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HHSA Deputy Director Lynette Engelhart Stott presented a fee study from MGT Consulting covering the county’s senior daycare program and public guardian services. The county operates two adult day services, in Placerville and El Dorado Hills, serving an average of about 7.5 participants per site. HHSA noted the program’s current general fund subsidy is roughly $666,000 and estimated a subsidy of about $170 per participant per day based on fiscal-year 2024–25 participant days.

On senior daycare, MGT offered two options: (1) a one-time increase that would recover about 87% of costs and raise the daily fee substantially, and (2) a phased approach the department recommended (option 2) that would spread increases over three years (roughly a 33% increase year-over-year under the consultant’s example). Under both options the study recommended raising the enrollment fee (currently $50) toward a figure shown in the consultant’s tables and eliminating a client shower-assistance fee. Engelhart Stott told the board that staff recommends option 2 to moderate the impact on families.

On the Public Guardian program, Nathaniel Houston, program manager for protective services, explained the office is a court-appointed conservatorship and representative-payee service. Public Guardian fee collections are constrained by court approval and by state probate code limits; Houston specifically cited Probate Code sections (identified in the meeting as 62640–62641) that limit collections from clients receiving public benefits. Houston said moving from an hourly structure to a revised flat-fee structure and charging for previously unbilled work (initial investigations and fiscal work) could increase revenue; MGT estimated the proposed public guardian fee changes could raise about $587,000 in potential revenue if allowed by the court.

Board direction and votes: After public comment and discussion about affordability, alternatives and sites, a motion was made and amended on the dais. The board removed an instruction to “explore alternating site locations” and instead asked staff to study the possibility of consolidation or a single-site study; the board added an instruction to include an annual consumer-price-index (CPI) escalator for both public guardian and senior daycare fees. The motion directed staff to return with resolutions to increase the senior daycare program fees in phased increments over three years and to return with a resolution to increase public guardian fees as recommended by staff and MGT. The consolidated motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

What supervisors and residents asked: Supervisors pressed staff on participant ability to pay and whether families use private alternatives or long-term-care insurance; staff said the department does not currently collect income data from members and that some participants may use long-term-care plans or other short-term funding sources. Several board members and commenters asked staff to analyze consolidation (one site vs. two), private-sector availability and transportation challenges for residents who live far from the sites. The board asked staff to return with more information on participant income, comparative private options, and a clearer cost/revenue analysis before finalizing a fee resolution.

Next steps: Staff will prepare fee resolutions for senior daycare and public guardian incorporating board direction (three-year phased increases for senior daycare, the public guardian fee schedule changes, and an annual CPI escalator), to return to the board. For public guardian fees, implementation requires court approval in conservatorship cases and must comply with probate-code limits on collections from clients receiving public benefits.

Why this matters: The county subsidizes senior daycare and conservatorship services from the general fund. Staff framed the recommended fee changes as a step to reduce general-fund subsidy and to better recover the actual cost of service; board members cautioned that increased fees could reduce participation or price out lower-income families without additional subsidy or alternative funding.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","EDC Board Meeting 3-4-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Board of Supervisors on March 4 directed county staff to phase increases to senior daycare fees over three years and to pursue updated public guardian fees, adding a yearly CPI escalator, after HHSA presented a consultant’s fee study.","taxTitle","El Dorado County, California","taxId",12694,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_32":75,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":76,"_40":77,"_42":78,"_44":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6295330,"Planning and Building director reports progress on review process overhaul; online applications and working meetings cited",861,2829000,3690000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2520939-8d9e56abc7b05660f0628c517fdc6ba7&start=2829&end=3690","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2520939-8d9e56abc7b05660f0628c517fdc6ba7/thumbnail_2829000.jpg","/articles/6295330/El-Dorado-County/California/Planning-and-Building-director-reports-progress-on-review-process-overhaul-online-applications-and-working-meetings-cited","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6295330-ee9e9cec95a6f6240ec957bb19a6f039/orig.mp4?Expires=1770238602&Signature=EbqvBxsUbTrw2hJqTfV2QlTlEJH9pq6XDOn6x09r7QYIbaENfnlVFJqqMklbE3Soiih15hcNQwKlyWGQlyIYo2071csxA7Cu2keBTDB8gtqTh23p1zn1UmcRr~RT1fDuPpZ6tulluqZ4s-PPFH2Y2m~qLXsPtYDOJxdhxVKRi2trVMo7AxW8G~azlOOKJ2df~37ihbVHMLhHQaMsXUIkifWOK-b5phA6mt60uTItO3WD6UWpZcnbhR3otgzmXXKQ317hLpS1MZ3fuvwbMHIVoXFbS7zisrnm7nGGESUYcVeJ86bdgXiuA9-fvgAwgrm-z7PIDgAQBDo8K5biqmfJpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The El Dorado County Planning and Building Department reported steady progress on a six-area plan to improve development review at the Board of Supervisors’ March 4 meeting.

Kyle Zimelman, who leads the department’s economic development and administration process-improvement effort, told the board staff have focused on simplifying applications, strengthening cross-department collaboration and expanding digital services. “We’ve seen a 40% decrease in lobby traffic for permit applications that have gone online,” he said.

Zimelman outlined seven priority areas: simplify application packets and eliminate redundancy; create a cross-department working group; publish public-facing timelines and an interactive project map; evaluate technology tools (TrackIt and PlanCheck) for online submissions and digital document management; strengthen internal culture and staff development; set measurable performance standards; and embed process improvements into leadership and retrospective meetings.

The department intends to publish clearer timelines and flowcharts on its website, expand an interactive projects map and add performance dashboards showing application status and dates. Zimelman said staff will bring further demonstrations of the website changes at the next six-month update.

Public comment and board feedback: Residents and former staff members who spoke welcomed the improvements but asked for more visible metrics. Linda Campbell, a resident of El Dorado Hills, said the “next report” should include before-and-after timelines for specific procedures to make the benefit visible to applicants. Former DOT staffer Chris Payne suggested additional outreach to planning commissioners to strengthen staff-commission collaboration.

Why this matters: The department’s changes aim to shorten review times and reduce in-person customer service demand at a time the county faces budget and staffing constraints. Staff said budget limits will affect the pace of new technology rollouts and that some items will require additional funding decisions.

Next steps: Staff will continue the rollout, finalize code updates necessary to support new forms and the interactive map, and return to the board with additional demonstrations and the next six-month update.","The Planning and Building Department told the board it has cut in-person lobby traffic for permit applicants by 40% through online filings, launched interdepartmental working groups and plans public-facing timelines and an interactive projects map.",{"_32":87,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":88,"_40":89,"_42":90,"_44":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6295333,"Residents urge pause for Newtown bridge project, raise NAGPRA and property-rights concerns",516,1964000,2480000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2520939-8d9e56abc7b05660f0628c517fdc6ba7&start=1964&end=2480","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2520939-8d9e56abc7b05660f0628c517fdc6ba7/thumbnail_1964000.jpg","/articles/6295333/El-Dorado-County/California/Residents-urge-pause-for-Newtown-bridge-project-raise-NAGPRA-and-property-rights-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6295333-bb286aa0428c4b0f7b1569771b43901b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770238602&Signature=OVbbGLXSyTB5zsIT-0SZ6t45~11lB~v4LgOnN0RZd4ZGGp~96mv6N-x9spqDWO8-nPxf0z0Pi-NSimn6-x5d2a3jJk2P2xFTOPmLd7xsTb-e63Q-Cv9UBW0IJqakZ4sVVerygkWxop94rsvAYe1oHJRmBkPFdQwlJF5eOS0jZ5E39jGglqRCvFGgWGw4p6qqto-~2pExgKBF0g7VkmYPHe9FKZ0i44zcKYO5uf93nTliYIMXdZuWv9y3xULs~QYBnlUHAZldUmB5KUxx70XYCQbbxPy7g8OQkClDddBJCgt2EsKfOm9Vz4JUKvwmD10aVouL4y7tcKewrnUU298wVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Speakers at the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors’ March 4 meeting urged supervisors to pause a bridge replacement project on Newtown Road, saying it would take or alter residents’ private property and harm documented Native American sites.

Sue Taylor, a resident who identified herself during the meeting, told supervisors the county’s design would “destroy the last years of this woman's life” by replacing a culvert with a concrete boxed structure that would run through a property owner’s front yard. “This woman … has spent $90,000 fighting this county,” Taylor said during public comment, and asked the board to “have some mercy and change your heart and do something to change this.”

Members of the Nisenan community pressed county officials to apply federal repatriation law before construction. “I would like to request the county look into NAGPRA laws,” said Laura Galvin, who identified herself as “a member of the Nisenan community.” She asked how the county could ensure lineal descendants have input; she urged supervisors to “ask that building stop until that take place.”

Engineer and local resident Chris Payne told the board he is concerned about winter surfacing and traction on the bridge because of its location against a north-facing slope. He said the design was not “a bad design from an engineering point of view,” but urged supervisors to “think twice about it before you take any action.”

Board action kept the item on the consent calendar at the start of the meeting. A motion to adopt the agenda “with no changes” passed on a voice vote, 3–2, which left the Newtown item in the consent list rather than pulled for separate discussion.

Why this matters: Speakers argued the county’s proposed boxed-bridge design would have irreversible impacts to private property and to a documented native site. They asked the board to consider less intrusive alternatives — for example, rehabilitating the existing culvert — and to apply federal protections where human remains or cultural materials may be involved.

What county staff said in previous materials: Public documents and the project’s outreach materials show the county sought bridge funding that would require replacing the present culvert; commenters argued the same connectivity could be achieved with less intrusive fixes.

Next steps: The board did not take a separate vote on the Newtown design at the March 4 meeting beyond adopting the agenda. Commenters asked supervisors and staff to pause design or grant approvals pending tribal consultation and a review of less intrusive options.","Public commenters told the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on March 4 that a planned bridge replacement on Newtown Road would damage private property and a documented Native American site. Speakers requested the county revisit design alternatives including replacing the culvert rather than building a long boxed bridge.","actionData","errors"]

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Board directs phased fee increases for senior daycare, OKs public guardian fee updates and annual CPI adjustment

Planning and Building director reports progress on review process overhaul; online applications and working meetings cited

Residents urge pause for Newtown bridge project, raise NAGPRA and property-rights concerns