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Key changes staff proposed
- Add Latrobe Road widening (Investment Boulevard to Golden Foothill Parkway) to the funded CIP; staff said recent traffic counts pushed the corridor into the 20‑year planning horizon and the project is estimated at about $9.5 million for environmental, design, right‑of‑way and construction.
- Remove Missouri Flat Road (China Garden to State Route 49) from the funded list and move it to the unfunded list because the new Diamond Springs Parkway alignment will carry the intended capacity improvements.
- Advance design and environmental work on White Rock Road widening (Post Street to south of Silver Valley Parkway) to fiscal year 2024–25, citing timetable advantages and near-term development pressures; staff estimated the White Rock project cost at roughly $18–19 million.
- Stop including the annual capital overlay/rehabilitation CORP list in this CIP workshop; the department will present those maintenance priorities as part of the upcoming Senate Bill 1 resolution package instead.

Why changes were proposed
Department director Rafael Martinez told supervisors the CIP is a planning tool to schedule projects across several horizons and to align funding with need. He said staff uses objective criteria and average‑daily‑traffic counts to determine when a corridor needs investment. \"When we did our annual routine average daily traffic data collection, we recognized that traffic volumes had increased on Latrobe, clearly showing that the need and the justification pushing it over the threshold,\" Martinez said.

Board and public input
Supervisors asked for clarity on funding mechanisms and timelines. Several members pressed DOT to coordinate project design with private development (for example, a planned retail distribution project near White Rock) to reduce construction impacts and to guard against late-stage cost increases. Public commenters generally praised DOT's work; a local speaker asked staff to publish a complete CIP project list (not only the change table) so residents could reconcile projects and timelines across reports.

Formal action and next steps
The board voted to accept the recommended changes and asked staff to return in June with a final adopted CIP and associated funding attachments. Transportation staff will coordinate with planning and affected jurisdictions on project sequencing, right‑of‑way needs, and grant opportunities.

Ending
DOT emphasized that environmental studies, utility coordination and right‑of‑way acquisition typically stretch projects over several years, and that accelerating design in the coming year gives the county a better chance to begin construction within multi‑year windows for high‑priority corridors.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","EDC Board Meeting 3-11-2025","oneSentenceSummary","County Department of Transportation outlined proposed changes to the 2025 Capital Improvement Program, adding a Latrobe Road widening project to the funded list and accelerating White Rock Road widening design to begin in FY2024–25; the board accepted the recommended updates for further action in June.","taxTitle","El Dorado County, California","taxId",12694,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6282491,"Board rezones two parcels for Diamond Springs Community Park; Boys & Girls Club to lead development",2592,10887000,13479000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2595994-8c55dd791e619c524cd70dcbc1f8bedf&start=10887&end=13479","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2595994-8c55dd791e619c524cd70dcbc1f8bedf/thumbnail_10887000.jpg","/articles/6282491/El-Dorado-County/California/Board-rezones-two-parcels-for-Diamond-Springs-Community-Park-Boys-Girls-Club-to-lead-development","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6282491-2c34fe2ae479b5d5a1049129aebe769e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771118095&Signature=PPzcnSQpYnh4E1WNnGSgkML1P4cPdTZ6hsGduNy0wv2pYKIWk96n5obLWnMcs-RLK2sOXYq6eX~K~JWhz1gEE1p9h0in0V0QpoH8jvGT81jH-0dcMuM6OlUPAW9hSHe-OX3ZtLOTJH~LJG1d5HYd9LBV5ZmHY7n46n0qPJ-tOsdGtpj2bR5gDGO~LqWZX~0aNw3bUrGE1pbl-wGReSiUvGiyd8EIGuyE~b8netFRUEN9FU682WOhCq7x5i~2DQfGIitjdhXV7ujyBqqFQnWajkBlgaBIZmDCidcVb-t6datvW2Ws9bxIfn0sBkBOcPiFSXP5dS1G2VcWZJWO2gbjbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted to rezone two parcels totaling about 35 acres in Diamond Springs to allow the development of the Diamond Springs Community Park.

Lede and context
The parcels — east of Farnsworth Lane and Oakdale Road — were rezoned from single-unit and one-acre residential zoning to \"recreational facilities, high intensity\" to implement an earlier board resolution and the park project approved in December 2023. The action followed a staff recommendation and an environmental addendum to the earlier certified Environmental Impact Report.

Why this matters
County staff told the board the zoning change aligns the site with the approved park uses and will facilitate an agreement with the Boys & Girls Club, which the county envisions owning the larger parcel and completing park development and eventual operation. \"The purpose for the rezone is to facilitate the implementation and development of the park by Boys and Girls Club,\" Associate Planner Anna Quan said.

Public comment and issues raised
Speakers from the neighborhood supported the park but raised concerns about traffic, emergency access and local maintenance:
- Bud Zeller, a Diamond Springs resident, asked that county planners consider broader circulation improvements and a loop road to provide redundancy for evacuation and emergency response.
- Nearby homeowners asked whether a planned parking lot across the street remained part of the design and flagged stormwater and culvert maintenance that affects neighboring yards.

Staff response and next steps
Chief Administrative Office staff said the county controls the south parcel and that deed restrictions (donor restrictions tied to the original land donation) require the property to remain a park unless certain conditions are met. The county is negotiating a transfer of the southern parcel to the Boys & Girls Club; staff said the county retains authority to set deed restrictions at transfer and that the county's parks office and planning staff will remain involved through the design phase.

The board vote
The Board adopted the addendum to the EIR and approved the rezone ordinance by a 4-1 vote.

Ending
Staff will continue design work under an existing county contract with a consultant team; the board and Parks staff said there would be additional opportunities for review of final park plans, traffic/circulation mitigation and coordination with neighborhood concerns as the project moves from design to construction.","Supervisors rezoned two parcels to 'recreational facilities, high intensity' to implement the previously certified Diamond Springs Community Park environmental review; the county will complete design work with a consultant and later transfer property to the Boys & Girls Club under negotiated deed restrictions.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6282495,"Board approves exchange of property-tax increment to allow El Dorado Senior Village annexation, 3-2",484,7816000,8300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2595994-8c55dd791e619c524cd70dcbc1f8bedf&start=7816&end=8300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2595994-8c55dd791e619c524cd70dcbc1f8bedf/thumbnail_7816000.jpg","/articles/6282495/El-Dorado-County/California/Board-approves-exchange-of-property-tax-increment-to-allow-El-Dorado-Senior-Village-annexation-3-2","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6282495-74a0f7574134cbbb1736178762d56bf0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771118095&Signature=U1fsM26NU8hhFXqKh5PWry25CEw7o5cQ~6KNtwGDYjjO4hUAHSFgapzzhDDepUFeGLxHrb~2PrtIZ0QrweC6Q5Y5nE8Sazr5ehEFN2ygSN4xy~txTxHp2pCcUKs80ZgTpoAPNEV357NwOu-L3ekqy3Dm7aNTqHmWr1bLAKW2SCbHbk4h18oK1Kxhicwb3fkbXXsRT6N-b1F1hB-AQ48SX0hZRZg-aiBvM3EPzAHv1yemxIgDrpF1~H2E7e45VrPmC5VjmPvSO8D30CUp~3RY2LK9--tyT93Z8d38MtrKhYcEPsprHhGEvTFN6VD-slyBDwlhd9HNVxvF7u0rRzrtnA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to authorize an exchange of property-tax increment to support the annexation of two parcels into the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) service area, clearing a technical step for the El Dorado Senior Village affordable senior housing project.

What the vote covered
The vote did not approve or deny the housing development itself — it authorized a county resolution setting how future property-tax increment would be allocated if the parcels are annexed into a service-providing district, consistent with the county's past practice. \"This is generally a fairly routine process,\" CAO staff said in explaining the purpose of the action. The allocation recommended in staff materials would give EID a fraction of the incremental property tax (2.6667 percent of the increment), with small proportional reductions to other local funds.

Why it mattered to speakers
- EID asked the board to adopt the staff-recommended exchange, noting water and wastewater service are essential public services and that a small portion of future increment helps offset fixed capital and operating costs. \"Property taxes are intended to help fund essential public services. There is hardly a government service more essential than the provision of water and wastewater service,\" Brian Paulson, general counsel for EID, told the board.
- Supporters of the project, including Housing Eldorado and the developer, said the site is identified in the county's housing element for affordable senior housing and that final construction financing is contingent on access to water and sewer. The developer's attorney said removing the parcels from the housing inventory would increase the county's exposure under state housing law and that the parcels are needed to demonstrate available water and sewer for sites in the county's housing inventory.
- Opponents — residents near the proposed project — raised traffic, infrastructure and safety concerns. Lisa Stewart, a resident who said she shared a fence with the site, asked the board to \"reject the proposed annexation\" and to delay action until a full impact assessment is completed.

Tax-exempt status concern
County staff flagged a complicating issue: low-income housing projects can be eligible for the welfare property-tax exemption, a state property-tax exclusion that syndicators or nonprofit owners sometimes apply for once construction is complete and the developer pulls building permits. \"We have some indications that it could be,\" CAO staff said; the exemption would remove most or all taxable value from property taxes and could leave other districts with less revenue than the incremental split would suggest. Staff said the exemption is applied for annually and is typically requested after the developer pulls building permits.

Board decision and vote
After the public hearing and discussion, the Board approved staff's recommended allocation. The motion carried 3-2; the transcript records Supervisors Trumbo and Parlin voting no. The board majority said the incremental split is small, that access to water and sewer is a precondition for construction financing, and that refusal to approve the exchange could jeopardize a project the county has identified to meet part of its housing obligations.

Ending
The choice authorizes a technical tax-increment allocation to EID consistent with past practice; staff noted the project's final tax status will depend on whether the owner later qualifies for a welfare exemption. Opponents cited traffic and location concerns and urged delay until a fuller local impact assessment is completed.","The Board of Supervisors agreed to an exchange of property tax increment with the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) to facilitate annexation of two parcels tied to the El Dorado Senior Village project; two supervisors voted no amid resident concerns about traffic, location and potential tax-exempt status under the welfare exemption.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6282499,"El Dorado County officials begin review of discretionary programs as budget gap widens",1075,1429000,2504000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2595994-8c55dd791e619c524cd70dcbc1f8bedf&start=1429&end=2504","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2595994-8c55dd791e619c524cd70dcbc1f8bedf/thumbnail_1429000.jpg","/articles/6282499/El-Dorado-County/California/El-Dorado-County-officials-begin-review-of-discretionary-programs-as-budget-gap-widens","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6282499-27d1277707e65d87553572bff403ee4d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771118095&Signature=Zy5r-WZ~D21EDGe2dgZyhDEAop7RresjZdNfTSsI467b~xVLMCbsCoaxeBZvacjqUvexFFWT377dn9Rzxsex4M0vi5Sa2KB0vTtCzMhH7GlkYIR4bOlcA4KsRbiLX2fTRpPGY2NeVE765TmPrY~Tl9JeLOy5uHQnO3~VfBsLj3K1rzi~LuEFU-qN0ueFloxA0ov3J0TNYURHn5turO~48pEeTSaieTc6AaPdaKmeMFr8Brb-v66J31NQ3f-LZli1ew-DkHKHTUewxSOI~jDKi1JLKO0fMC34perSabvowRZhy7mc48KKZ4vxDh5tmT8SQ0SaSYMB~nM~XuH8Bc-W3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","El Dorado County officials on Tuesday opened a broad review of discretionary programs and outside agency contributions as staff works to close a large projected budget gap.

Chief Administrative Officer Sue Henneke told the Board of Supervisors the item was intended to place county programs on a spectrum from fully discretionary to mandated and to show where the board has authority to change services or funding levels. \"...we are working through all of those with your departments right now as we are looking to develop the recommended budget,\" Henneke said, noting the process would identify where the county could reduce net county cost without violating state or federal mandates.

The board received a spreadsheet of county programs that currently use general fund dollars and a separate list of outside contributions, including longtime payments to local fire districts, the Resource Conservation District and the Sacramento–Placerville Transportation Corridor Joint Powers Authority (JPA). Henneke said staff planned to return with more detail on facilities, projects and a draft plan to distribute the remaining budget gap across departments \"on or before 04/08/2025.\"

Why it matters: Supervisors face a substantial shortfall that staff said will not be closed by trimming discretionary contributions alone. The discussion framed options for near-term reductions, longer-term structural changes and how to balance service impacts with available reserve and grant funds.

What staff briefed the board on
- Definitions and scope: Henneke explained county programs were classified as mandated (required by state, federal or voter-approved local law), discretionary (county chooses to provide), complex-discretionary (where repeal or reduction would trigger ordinance changes, grant implications or other ripple effects) and support services (centralized functions such as procurement and county counsel that support both mandated and discretionary services). \"Although mandated, as I mentioned, there may be discretion on the level of service offered,\" she said.
- Net county cost list: Staff and departments provided a list only of programs that use the general fund. Those programs may also include state or federal funding but the spreadsheet focused on county general fund contributions.
- Outside contributions: The packet included longstanding outside payments—examples discussed by the board and public included contributions to local fire districts (tourism-related reimbursements), the Resource Conservation District, the Placerville Aquatic Center and the Sacramento–Placerville Transportation Corridor JPA. Henneke said those payments are discretionary and could be reduced or discontinued, but each had unique complications.
- Timing and next steps: Staff recommended a two-track approach: 1) identify discretionary programs the board wants staff to examine further and 2) prepare a proportional distribution of the remaining budget gap across departments so the board can see service impacts prior to making adoption decisions.

Public comments focused on service impacts and alternatives
- Janelle Horn, Recorder Clerk, urged the board to consider internal consolidations and administrative efficiencies, including absorbing records-management duties into the recorder's office as a potential $372,000 general-fund saving.
- Dennis DeShahara, community services director for the City of Placerville, and other public speakers warned against cutting the Placerville Aquatic Center, saying the pool provides life-safety and swim-education services and that a funding cut would jeopardize those programs.
- Several senior advocates and nonprofit representatives urged supervisors to protect senior day programs and other safety-net services or to pursue non-profit partners and grant funding rather than immediate eliminations.

Board discussion and staff direction
Supervisors debated process and scope and emphasized the need for more information before choosing cuts.
- Supervisor Durbin emphasized that departments should provide their own proposals to absorb target cuts and suggested staff present scenarios that describe the service impacts of specified percent reductions. \"Identifying a number of percent that we're gonna have to cut as a county ... and how do we get there?\" Durbin said.
- Supervisor Lane asked staff to prioritize work that would present concrete impacts and cautioned against making \"emotional decisions\" without department input; Lane also asked that core public safety services be protected as a priority.
- Chair Turnbull and others requested staff gather firm data on several items that had come up in public comment, including: the county's actual financial exposure for the Juvenile Treatment Center (JTC) — specifically how many juveniles are El Dorado County residents versus out-of-county placements — and whether a roughly $9.6 million grant tied to a proposed JTC project would impose long-term constraints if accepted.

Formal action
Board members voted to give staff the direction described in the CAO's report and to return with details at future meetings. The motion to direct staff to pursue the analyses and return with proposals, timelines and impacts passed 5-0.

What comes next
Staff said it will work with department heads and the board ad hoc budget group to develop recommended options and to return with: 1) more detailed analyses of specific discretionary programs and outside contributions flagged by the board, 2) a list of facilities and capital projects for possible schedule or scope changes, and 3) a draft plan to allocate the budget gap across departments for the board's April 8 meeting. Henneke cautioned the board the spreadsheet alone would not close the shortfall and that the county will need multi-part solutions combining program reductions, restructured delivery, and limited use of one-time reserves.

Ending
Supervisors and members of the public agreed more targeted data and departmental proposals are needed. The board set a near-term timetable for follow-up and asked staff to prioritize practical impact assessments so elected officials can weigh service trade-offs before budget adoption later this year.","County staff presented a list of programs with net county cost and asked supervisors to direct which discretionary items and outside contributions to explore as part of closing a large budget gap; board authorized staff to pursue follow-up information and return by April 8.","actionData","errors"]

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