Agenda - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF NEVADA

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Supervisor Heidi Hall, District I

Supervisor Robb Tucker, District II

Chair Lisa Swarthout, District III

Vice Chair Susan Hoek, District IV

Supervisor Hardy Bullock, District V

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950 Maidu Avenue, Suite 200

Nevada City, CA 95959-8617

(530) 265-1480

Fax: (530) 265-9836

bdofsupervisors@nevadacountyca.gov

Lauriana Cecchi, Interim Clerk of the Board

Alison Lehman, County Executive Officer

Trevor Koski, County Counsel

AGENDA

Time

Date

Location

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

9:00 AM

Board Chamber, First Floor

Eric Rood Administrative Center

950 Maidu Avenue

Nevada City, California

The Board of Supervisors welcomes you to their regular meeting.

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The County of Nevada will hold its regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Supervisors from inside the Board

Chamber, located at the Eric Rood Administrative Center, 950 Maidu Avenue, First Floor, Nevada City, CA 95959.

This meeting is open to in-person attendance.

Members of the public who are unable to attend in person may watch this meeting live online at

www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings and www.YouTube.com/c/CountyofNevadaCA or listen by telephone by

calling 530-278-6772. Please refer to page 8 for information on how to participate in the meeting, as well as the

various options being made available for members of the public to provide comment in both western and eastern

Nevada County.

The Board Chamber is accessible to people with disabilities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation to

participate in the meeting should contact the Clerk of the Board’s office by calling (530) 265-1480 at least four days

prior to the meeting. TTY/Speech-to-Speech users may dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service. Closed Captioning

is available for hearing impaired viewers.

The agenda and all supporting documents are available for review during regular business hours at the Clerk of the

Board office, 950 Maidu Avenue, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Nevada City, California. This agenda and certain supporting

documents may be obtained on the Clerk of the Board’s website at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings. To view

the supporting documents on this agenda for a particular item, click on the SR number to the left of the item. Please

note that the on-line agenda may not include all related or updated documents. Proposed actions and supporting

documents are considered draft until acted upon by the Board. All items listed on the agenda may be acted upon by the

Board of Supervisors.

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REGULAR MEETING: 9:00 AM

STANDING ORDERS:

Call the meeting to order.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Corrections and/or deletions to agenda.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

These items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. The Board of Supervisors will act upon them at

one time without discussion. Any Board member may request that an item be removed from the consent

calendar for discussion. Members of the public wishing to ask questions or hear discussion on items listed under

the consent agenda, may raise their concerns to the Board members prior to the consent agenda being

introduced. The Supervisors will take the concerns under consideration and decide if there is adequate reason

to remove the item from consent.

Health and Human Services Agency Director: Ryan Gruver

Resolution approving execution of a renewal agreement between the Department of

Health Care Services and Nevada County, pertaining to the Rate Range

Intergovernmental Transfer (“IGT”): an Agreement whereby Nevada County

retroactively receives federal financial participation Medi-Cal funds to cover

unreimbursed costs for previously provided mandated services for the period of January

1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors

to execute the Agreement.

SR 26-0598

Behavioral Health Director: Cari Yardley

Resolution approving execution of a professional services contract with Pacific Clinics,

for the provision of services including crisis intervention, mobile crisis services, and

the operation of a Crisis Stabilization Unit, in the maximum amount of $6,715,745, for

the term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and authorizing the Chair of the Board

of Supervisors to execute the contract.

SR 26-0574

Public Health Director: Toby Guevin

Resolution approving execution of a Mutual Aid Agreement with the signatory counties

of the California Governors’ Office of Emergency Services Mutual Aid Region IV,

which are the counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer,

Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Yolo, for the provision of

Emergency Medical and Health Disaster Services, from date of execution through

January 22, 2031, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the

agreement.

SR 26-0603

Social Services Director: Rachel Peña

Resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Crisis Intervention Services, dba

Sierra Community House, for the provision of Child Abuse Prevention services related

to the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) in Eastern Nevada County, in the

maximum amount of $86,102, for the contract term of July 1, 2026, through June 30,

2027, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the agreement.

SR 26-0592

Resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Nevada-Sierra Connecting Point

Public Authority, for the provision of Child Abuse Prevention services related to the

Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) in Western Nevada County, in the

maximum amount of $100,000, for the contract term of July 1, 2026, through June 30,

2027, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the contract.

SR 26-0593

Housing and Community Services Director: Tyler Barrington

Resolution approving an Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

between Nevada County, the City of Grass Valley, and the City of Nevada City,

pertaining to the delegation and administration of allocated Permanent Local Housing

Allocation (PLHA) funds, to extend the term of the MOU through the completion of

administration of funds for rounds one (1) through five (5), and authorizing the Chair of

the Board of Supervisors to execute the amendment.

SR 26-0611

Resolution to ratify a Purchase Agreement between the County of Nevada and Mr.

Ramesh Pitamber, Trustee of the Pitamber Irrevocable Trust dated March 26, 2002, for

purchase of approximately 0.3-acres of real property, otherwise known as the

“Stagecoach Motel”, located at 405 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley, California

95945 (APN: 008-510-042) in the amount of $934,000, for use as permanent

supportive veteran’s housing, pursuant to the California Department of Housing and

Community Development’s Homekey+ Veteran’s Housing Program, and authorizing the

Director of Information and General Services, or their designee, to execute all escrow

documents related to the purchase on behalf of the County of Nevada, and directing and

authorizing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Behavioral Health fiscal year 2026/27

budget. (4/5 Affirmative vote required)

SR 26-0575

Chief Probation Officer: Jeff Goldman

Resolution approving the agreement between the City of Grass Valley and the Nevada

County Probation Department, for AB109 police officer services, for fiscal year

2026/27, and authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute the

agreement.

SR 26-0601

District Attorney: Jesse Wilson

Resolution accepting the California Department of Insurance Workers’ Compensation

Insurance Fraud Program Grant, in the amount of $43,193, for the period of July 1,

2026, through June 30, 2027, and authorizing the District Attorney, and/or their

designee, to execute all required grant documents.

SR 26-0587

Community Development Agency Director: Trisha Tillotson

Approving of the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Nevada and the

Nevada County Resource Conservation District, supporting the Funding Our Future

Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Planning Grant, for the period of

January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2029, and authorizing the Community

Development Agency Director, or designee, to execute the Memorandum of

Understanding.

10.

SR 26-0573

Human Resources Director: Wendy Brodnick

Resolution amending Authorized Personnel Staffing Resolution 26-320, as amended,

effective August 11, 2026.

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SR 26-0612

Resolution amending Authorized Personnel Salary Resolution 26-321, as amended,

effective August 11, 2026.

12.

13.

SR 26-0613

SR 26-0614

Resolution authorizing renewal of a contract for a vendor-hosted software solution

between the County of Nevada and governmentjobs.com dba neogov, for a maximum

contract price of $389,800.23, for a three-year term beginning August 27, 2026, and

ending August 26, 2029, authorizing the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute

the contract, and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the fiscal year 2026/27

Human Resources budget. (4/5 Affirmative vote required)

Facilities Management Director: Justin Drinkwater

Resolution approving a Qualified List of Painting and Drywall Contractors and

authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute master services agreements with All Star

Painting KD, Inc., of Grass Valley, CA; Aidens’s Quality Painting, Inc., of Santa Clara,

CA; Tinnel Painting of Camptonville, CA; and D&H Painting of Rancho Cordova, CA,

for an initial period beginning on August 18, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and

approving the option to renew the agreements for up to four (4) additional 1-year

periods.

14.

SR 26-0149

Interim Clerk of the Board: Lauriana Cecchi

Acceptance of Board of Supervisors March 24, April 7, April 14, May 12, May 19, June

2, June 9, and June 16, 2026 minutes.

15.

SR 26-0629

Resolution making findings, accepting the appeal filed by Sandy Korth from the

decision of the Nevada County Zoning Administrator approving certificates of

compliance and lot line adjustment (PLN26-0023; LLA26-0002; COC26-0001-0004)

for parcels located within the Tahoe Creek Ranch APNs: 049-020-002, 049-020-003,

049-020-004, 049-020-010, 049-020-014, and 048-240-016 located in Truckee,

California 96161, and to schedule a public hearing on September 15, 2026, at 10:00

a.m. (District V)

16.

SR 26-0627

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:

Community Development Agency Director: Trisha Tillotson

Presentation on the Nevada County Recreation Coalition Regional Partnerships, the

2026 Nevada County Recreation Fair, and Congressional Recognition from U.S.

Representative Kevin Kiley. (Recreation Economy)

17.

SR 26-0570

Regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1.

Call the meeting to order:

Sanitation District Consent:

These items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. The Board of Directors will act upon them at one

time without discussion. Any Board member may request that an item be removed from the consent calendar

for discussion. Members of the public wishing to ask questions or hear discussion on items listed under the

consent agenda, may raise their concerns to the Board members prior to the consent agenda being introduced.

The Directors will take the concerns under consideration and decide if there is adequate reason to remove the

item from consent.

Resolution approving the Notice of Acceptance and Final Completion for the contract

for destruction of seven (7) groundwater monitoring wells for the Penn Valley Sewer

Zone to Arsenal Well Drilling, Inc, and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

to record the Notice in accordance with Civil Code Section 9208. (District IV)

18.

SR 26-0605

Sanitation District Public Comment:

Members of the public shall be allowed to address the Sanitation District Board of

SR 26-0630

Directors on items not appearing on the agenda that are of interest to the public and are

within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. (Please refer to page 8 for

information on the various options available for members of the public to provide

comment in both western and eastern county.)

Sanitation District Adjournment:

Adjourn the meeting of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 Board of Directors and reconvene as the

Nevada County Board of Supervisors.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Members of the public shall be allowed to address the Board of Supervisors on items

SR 26-0626

not appearing on the agenda that are of interest to the public and are within the subject

matter jurisdiction of the Board. (Please refer to page 8 for information on the various

options available for members of the public to provide comment in both western and

eastern county).

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:

Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator: Shannan Moon

Informational presentation updating the Board of Supervisors on Flock Safety. (No

19.

SR 26-0616

action taken.)

*ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Pursuant to Government Code section 54954.2, Board members and the County Executive Officer may make a

brief announcement or brief report on their activities. Board members and the County Executive Officer may

also provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the

Board at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or direct staff to place a matter of business on a future

agenda.

*CLOSED SESSIONS:

Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4), County Counsel is requesting a

closed session to determine whether litigation should be initiated by the County in two

matters.

20.

SR 26-0588

Recess for lunch.

SCHEDULED ITEM: 1:30 PM

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:

Planning Director: Brian Foss

Public Hearing to consider the appeal filed by Nels Atkinson et al., regarding the Zoning

Administrator’s decision to approve a Conditional Use Permit application proposing the

construction and operation of a 150-foot-tall faux pine tree (monopine) unmanned

wireless communication facility located at 22044 Purdon Road, Nevada City, CA

95959. (APN: 062-180-081)

21.

SR 26-0406

Resolution to deny the appeal and to uphold the decision of the Planning Department to

approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP25-0009) for the construction and operation of

a new unmanned wireless communication tower located at 22044 Purdon Road, Nevada

City, CA 95959. (APN: 062-180-081)

21a. SR 26-0606

ADJOURNMENT:

*(The Board of Supervisors can discuss these items at any time during the meeting.)

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This agenda was posted on bulletin boards 72 hours in advance of the meeting at the following locations:

1. Eric Rood Administrative Center: outside Board office, outside Board Chambers, and outside main entrance.

2. Truckee Town Hall Administrative Center, 10183 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA 96161.

3. Outside the District V Board of Supervisors office, Truckee Town Hall Administrative Center.

4. Online at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings and nevco.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

Posted: August 6, 2026.

WAYS TO WATCH AND LISTEN DURING THE MEETING:

This Board of Supervisors meeting is open to the public. Staff and members of the public may observe the meeting

using the options listed below. Online streaming of Board of Supervisors meetings is provided to members of the public

as a courtesy. If an internet connection falters for any reason and there are no Board members attending the meeting

remotely, the Board of Supervisors will continue the public meeting in Chambers without online access.

1) Watch from inside the Board Chambers.

2) View at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings and www.YouTube.com/c/CountyofNevadaCA.

PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE THE MEETING:

1) Leaving an eComment at www.nevadacountyca.gov/boardmeetings.

2) Writing a letter to the Board of Supervisors at 950 Maidu Ave, Suite 200, Nevada City, CA 95959.

3) Emailing BOS.PublicComment@nevadacountyca.gov.

Written or emailed public comments received by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting will be provided to the Board

members electronically or in written format and will become part of the public record.

PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE MEETING:

1) In-Person:

Eric Rood Administrative Center: Members of the public can provide comment in-person inside the Board of

Supervisors’ Board Chambers at the Eric Rood Administrative Center.

2) Over the Phone:

Members of the public can call (530) 270-3474 to provide comments remotely. Callers will be prompted to “in fifteen

seconds or less, please state the item number or topic you wish to comment on, then press the pound key.” Callers will

then be placed in a call-in queue until they are permitted into the meeting to provide comment. If callers remain on the

line after providing public comment, they will be placed into listen-only mode. Callers can rejoin the comment call-in

queue by dialing *1 at any time if they wish to provide comment on items they have not already commented on.

Please provide your name, City or District of residence, and the agenda item you wish to comment on.

Members of the public may call the Clerk of the Board Office at 530-265-1480 if they have questions on the public

comment process.

Please provide your name, City or District of residence, and the agenda item you wish to comment on.

PERSONS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD

CONTROL OF MEETING:

The Board Chair shall first caution any individual at the meeting that their behavior is disrupting the meeting and that

failure to cease the disruptive behavior could result in removal. After warning, the Chair will request the individual to

leave if the individual does not stop their disruptive behavior. Additionally, the Chair reserves the right to recess the

meeting until the person leaves or is escorted out and order is restored.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Matters on the Agenda: The Board shall allow public comment on items appearing on the agenda when the agenda item

is considered by the Board. Comments by the public must be relevant to the item on the agenda being considered by

the Board. This includes: a. Consent Agenda; b. Community Presentations; c. Department Head Matters; d. Individual

Board Member Items; and e. Scheduled Items. At special meetings of the Board, public comment will only be allowed

on matters appearing on the agenda.

Matters not on the Agenda: At regular meetings of the Board, members of the public shall be allowed to address the

Board of Supervisors on matters not appearing on the agenda which are of interest to the public, and which are within

the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, the Board shall not take any action

or discuss any matter not appearing on the agenda although staff may be asked to briefly respond to or follow up on

such items. At special meetings of the Board, public comment will only be allowed on matters appearing on the agenda.

ORDER AND DECORUM:

Individuals or organizations desiring to address the Board shall:

1) Address the Board from the designated podium, virtual kiosk, or other designated location, including

teleconferencing system(s). Speakers are encouraged but not required to give their name and location of residence

before addressing the Board. This is to identify the speaker's supervisorial district.

2) Speakers shall direct their comments to the Board, through the Chair, and not to the audience or staff.

3) Speakers may comment on specific matters before the Board with reasons for the position taken.

4) The Chair may, at their discretion, increase the allotted time for any given speaker, but shall not be required to do so.

5) A speaker may not yield time to another speaker.

6) No individual may speak more than once during general public comment or on an item on the agenda unless

recognized by the Chair as having new information.

7) In the interest of civil discourse, the rules as specified in this Order and Decorum of Board Business and Robert’s

Rules of Order, to the extent such rules are not in conflict with the Brown Act, shall apply at all Board meetings. It shall

be the responsibility of the Chair to ensure that public comment is conducted in such a manner in order to avoid

disruptive activity, promote mutual respect, keep comments focused on the subject being discussed, avoid personal

attacks, prohibit hate speech and the threat of violence.

8) At the start of each meeting, the Chair shall remind the public of the rules and expectations of the public including

distinguishing the process for: a) public comment for items on the consent agenda; b) general public comment for items

not listed on the agenda; and c) public comment for items on the agenda.

9) Applicants, applicant representatives, and appellants desiring to speak shall be permitted to speak first during the

public comment portion of a public hearing for no more than ten (10) minutes (or fifteen (15) minutes at Appeal

Hearings) unless different rules for conducting the hearing are provided by County Code or other applicable law. Time

limits may be modified at the Chair of the Board’s discretion.

DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS (Gov. Code section 84308)

Members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts

over $50,000 (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land

use permits and other entitlements, if the Board member received more than $500.00 in campaign contributions from

the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively

supports or opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item. The disqualification applies to contributions received

within 12 months before the final decision and continues for 12 months after the final decision. Members of the Board

of Supervisors who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made campaign contributions

totaling more than $500.00 to a Board member are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject

proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member

and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or verbally at

the time of the hearing.

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

All members of the public shall be allowed to address the Board on any item which is noticed on the Board’s agenda as

a public hearing. The Chair of the Board may limit the total amount of time allocated for the public hearing and may limit

any individual desiring to address the Board to no more than three (3) minutes. Any person may provide the Board with

a written statement in lieu of or in supplement to any oral statement made during a public hearing. Written statements

shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Board.

Whenever a public hearing is conducted, the public hearing is closed and the matter is continued to a subsequent

meeting for Board deliberation and/or action, the Board shall not allow public comment and/or testimony on that item at

the subsequent hearing. However, at the initial public hearing, prior to taking action, the Board may, at its sole

discretion, elect to continue the matter and reopen the public hearing. At the subsequent hearing, all information will be

considered. The Board may also, at the initial public hearing, prior to taking action, announce that the public hearing is

being continued for specific information and the public testimony will only be heard on new information specific to the

Board’s direction. If, after the public hearing is closed and the Board later decides to reopen the public hearing for

public testimony, appropriate notices must be published.

ORDINANCES:

1) By statute, an ordinance may be passed immediately upon introduction only after notice and a public hearing.

2) An urgency ordinance may be passed immediately upon introduction with a 4/5 affirmative vote.

3) All other ordinances shall not be passed within five days of their introduction, nor at other than a regular meeting or

at an adjourned regular meeting unless authorized by statute as indicated above. The Board of Supervisors will address

ordinances at first readings and will make any amendments. The public is urged to address ordinances at first readings;

as passage of ordinances will be held at second readings, after waiving further reading of the ordinance.

INFORMATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE:

The Board may direct any item of informational correspondence to a department head for appropriate action.

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