On the agenda: Nevada City BOARD OF SUPERVISORS — Flock Safety (Aug 11)

COUNTY OF NEVADA
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

950 Maidu Avenue, Suite 200
Nevada City, CA 95959-8617
(530) 265-1480
Fax: (530) 265-9836
[email protected]

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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Lauriana Cecchi, Interim Clerk of the Board
Alison Lehman, County Executive Officer
Trevor Koski, County Counsel

AGENDA
Date

Time

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

9:00 AM

Location

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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AGENDA

August 11, 2026

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
1.

SR 26-0598

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.

Behavioral Health Director: Cari Yardley
2.

SR 26-0574

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.

Public Health Director: Toby Guevin
3.

SR 26-0603

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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.

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Social Services Director: Rachel Peña
4.

SR 26-0592

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.

5.

SR 26-0593

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.

Housing and Community Services Director: Tyler Barrington
6.

SR 26-0611

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.

7.

SR 26-0575

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)

Chief Probation Officer: Jeff Goldman
8.

SR 26-0601

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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.

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District Attorney: Jesse Wilson
9.

SR 26-0587

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.

Community Development Agency Director: Trisha Tillotson
10.

SR 26-0573

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.

Human Resources Director: Wendy Brodnick
11.

SR 26-0612

Resolution amending Authorized Personnel Staffing Resolution 26-320, as amended,
effective August 11, 2026.

12.

SR 26-0613

Resolution amending Authorized Personnel Salary Resolution 26-321, as amended,
effective August 11, 2026.

13.

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
14.

SR 26-0149

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.

Interim Clerk of the Board: Lauriana Cecchi
15.

SR 26-0629

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Acceptance of Board of Supervisors March 24, April 7, April 14, May 12, May 19,
June 2, June 9, and June 16, 2026 minutes.

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SR 26-0627

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August 11, 2026

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)

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:
Community Development Agency Director: Trisha Tillotson
17.

SR 26-0570

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)

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.

18.

SR 26-0605

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)

Sanitation District Public Comment:

SR 26-0630

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

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PUBLIC COMMENT:

SR 26-0626

Members of the public shall be allowed to address the Board of Supervisors 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).

*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:
Sheriff-Coroner/Public Administrator: Shannan Moon
19.

SR 26-0616

Informational presentation updating the Board of Supervisors on Flock Safety. (No
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:
20.

SR 26-0588

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.

Recess for lunch.

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AGENDA

August 11, 2026

SCHEDULED ITEM: 1:30 PM
*DEPARTMENT HEAD MATTERS:
Planning Director: Brian Foss
21.

SR 26-0406

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)

21a.

SR 26-0606

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)

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.

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AGENDA

August 11, 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 [email protected].
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.

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AGENDA

August 11, 2026

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.

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AGENDA

August 11, 2026

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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REFERENCES:
Board of Supervisors Order and Decorum 2026
Ralph M. Brown Act, California Government Code Sec. 54950, et. seq. (Open meetings law)
Nevada County Code Section 12.05.120 (Appeals)

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