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Tanya Douse (introduced as Tanya Dallas in the audio) said interior restoration of the Carnegie Library in Yreka is nearly complete and that exterior work remains. \"We're bringing to a conclusion the interior improvements of the Carnegie Library here in Waurica,\" she said, and invited supervisors to a preview of the restoration.

Gilles Roberts, director of Ag and Innovations for the council, briefed the board on ag programs: a 13‑week food‑venture boot camp serving Siskiyou, Trinity and Shasta counties, after which graduates may apply for a $25,000 grant through the California Office of the Small Business; financial workshops in partnership with UC Cooperative Extension and Chico State; and ongoing work on the Healthy Soils program with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).

Roberts said the Yreka hospital used New Markets Tax Credits to finance an addition that he estimated delivered approximately $8,000,000 in value to the project. He said the council has been using the Carnegie Library restoration as a model to demonstrate tax-credit financing and that lessons learned are being shared with other county projects.

The board thanked the presenters. No formal actions were taken; presenters requested the board accept their update and noted they would return with further details as projects proceed.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","04/01/2025 - 9:00am\tBoard of Supervisors' Meeting Mtg 1","oneSentenceSummary","Siski Economic Development Council representatives reported interior restoration of the Carnegie Library in Yreka, use of New Markets Tax Credits by a local hospital ($8 million in value), a 13‑week food venture boot camp with $25,000 grant opportunities for graduates, and continued work on the Healthy Soils program.","taxTitle","Siskiyou County, California","taxId",26840,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":50,"_51":81,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6270899,"Board adopts proclamations for Child Abuse Prevention and National Crime Victims Rights Week",728,404000,1132000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3031485-8e749abddd7a96ea1e942ebd5151cfa4&start=404&end=1132","/articles/6270899/Siskiyou-County/California/Board-adopts-proclamations-for-Child-Abuse-Prevention-and-National-Crime-Victims-Rights-Week","The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors heard two proclamation requests during the meeting and adopted resolutions recognizing child‑abuse prevention efforts and National Crime Victims Rights Week.

Karen Fox, introduced herself as executive director of the local children and families commission and asked the board to adopt an April proclamation for child abuse prevention awareness and related resources. Mackenzie Bowles, project support coordinator, described outreach to elementary schools and community displays of children’s art that will be used as part of awareness activities.

Separately, a representative of the Siskiyou County District Attorney's Office said next week is National Crime Victims Rights Week and asked the board to read and adopt a proclamation. The district attorney's office representative read language emphasizing kinship, survivor support and trauma‑informed care. \"This proclamation reaffirms our dedication to building connections, standing in kinship with survivors, and creating a future where healing and hope are within reach for everyone,\" the reader said.

The board adopted the resolutions by roll call. The transcript records supervisors voting \"Aye\" to adopt the victims' rights proclamation; the child‑abuse prevention materials and yard‑sign outreach were accepted and staff were directed to distribute materials to schools and community partners.

No additional funding or programmatic directives were recorded for either proclamation at the meeting; community groups indicated they would return to present more detailed reports to the board in future meetings.","The board accepted proclamations from community groups and the District Attorney's Office recognizing April as child abuse prevention awareness month and designating National Crime Victims Rights Week; both proclamations were read and approved by the supervisors.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_47":90,"_49":50,"_51":91,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":92,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":93,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6270904,"County staff advance Homekey application with veteran prioritization; supervisors press for concrete MOU and service-cost clarity",946,3320000,4266000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3031485-8e749abddd7a96ea1e942ebd5151cfa4&start=3320&end=4266","/articles/6270904/Siskiyou-County/California/County-staff-advance-Homekey-application-with-veteran-prioritization-supervisors-press-for-concrete-MOU-and-service-cost-clarity","Health and Human Services staff returned to the board with a revised package for a proposed Homekey (Homekey Plus / Prop 1–funded) housing project the county and city are exploring, including a commitment to prioritize veterans in tenant selection.

Sarah Kallard, Health and Human Services, and Madeline Bryan, housing coordinator, said partners had agreed to prioritize veterans for the project and that the tenant selection plan would document the prioritization and could include set-aside units. \"In advance, we would be prioritizing veterans,\" Bryan said, and staff said they are exploring linking set-aside units to the state's veteran voucher program.

Supervisors questioned a template MOU in the packet, noting the draft appears to be an example from another county and would need substantial tailoring for Siskiyou County. One supervisor said he could not support moving forward unless the developer or co-applicant (Danco) agreed to finance the in‑kind services the county estimates at about $548,000 annually. \"If Danco needs this type of service to be able to develop this housing, then Danco should be paying that $548,000 … to the county to expand the services to provide those services to this housing project,\" the supervisor said.

Staff said the $548,000 estimate is for services the county already provides and that the amount was included in the NOFA submission as required by the granting agency. They emphasized the board would have the opportunity to review and approve any final MOU and tenant-selection plan if the application is successful.

Several supervisors said housing is needed across the county and expressed support for prioritizing veterans and for pursuing available grant funds, but others reiterated concerns about staffing supportive services and the long-term county obligations if the project proceeds. One supervisor said he would not support new housing projects until the county addresses local gaps in mental‑health and substance‑use treatment capacity.

No final contract or MOU was executed at the meeting. Board members asked staff to document prioritization in the application materials, to work with the state on possible voucher set-asides for veterans, and to return with a tailored MOU and enforceable language for prioritization and service commitments if the project advances.","Health and Human Services presented a proposed Homekey project that would prioritize veterans; supervisors voiced concerns about a draft MOU, a $548,000 annual in‑kind services figure, tenant selection, and staffing for supportive services.",{"_33":95,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":96,"_41":97,"_43":98,"_45":99,"_47":100,"_49":50,"_51":101,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":102,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":103,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6270909,"Board hears update on wolves, confirmed livestock losses and compensation fund concerns",1129,1518000,2647000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3031485-8e749abddd7a96ea1e942ebd5151cfa4&start=1518&end=2647","/articles/6270909/Siskiyou-County/California/Board-hears-update-on-wolves-confirmed-livestock-losses-and-compensation-fund-concerns","Patrick Griffin, Siskiyou County livestock–wolf liaison, told the Board of Supervisors the county has experienced a substantial number of confirmed wolf depredations since wolves began killing cattle in the county in 2022 and urged action to secure longer-term compensation for ranchers.

\"Over the last few years ... there's been 78 confirmed depredations and 9 probable confirmed,\" Griffin said, adding that wolves are protected under state and federal listing and that lethal take is restricted. He told the board a compensation program currently has $600,000 appropriated for direct loss reimbursements and that about $100,000 has been spent to date.

Griffin and supervisors discussed options to increase payments and to change how compensation is calculated. Griffin said Oregon is moving toward a multiplication factor for confirmed losses — \"about to establish a five-times multiplication factor\" — that would multiply the market value of a confirmed loss to better reflect the broader economic harm to producers. He said the county previously used a pilot program that paid for deterrents and deterrent costs but that funding for that work had ended.

Supervisors expressed concerns about the rapid local impact — including indirect losses such as weight loss, pregnancy problems and reduced reproductive performance — and urged the county to press state and federal agencies for action. One supervisor urged the board to \"push on the state's lack of initiative\" and to consider a status-review petition under the California Endangered Species Act; Griffin said a status review was due after the 2017 listing and could influence delisting timelines if the population meets criteria in the state wolf plan.

Board members and Griffin also discussed notifications and data sharing. Griffin said the notification system has improved and that daily alerts and cluster points are now being provided; he said a buffered public-access mapping tool with some delay is expected to be rolled out by the agency. Supervisors asked for more timely, usable data and for coordination with federal land managers and public-lands grazing managers.

On funding, several supervisors and speakers urged state-level support. One supervisor suggested the state should create a multi-million-dollar compensation fund; Griffin said the current $600,000 appropriation is insufficient and recommended exploring stable streams of funding and a higher multiplication factor for confirmed losses to better compensate ranchers.

The board did not take a formal regulatory action during the discussion but directed staff and supervisors to consider drafting letters and working with regional and federal partners to press for compensation and management changes.

The discussion included technical and public-safety considerations, disease-handling precautions during captures, and the utility of trappers and drone monitoring in the county's response.","County wolf liaison reports dozens of confirmed depredations since 2022 and urges a sustained compensation fund; supervisors discussed status review, notification tools and possible letters to state and federal wildlife agencies.",{"_33":105,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":106,"_41":107,"_43":108,"_45":109,"_47":110,"_49":50,"_51":111,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":112,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":113,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6270914,"Siskiyou supervisors authorize $100,000 payment and transfer of funds to resolve state boat grant",539,958000,1497000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3031485-8e749abddd7a96ea1e942ebd5151cfa4&start=958&end=1497","/articles/6270914/Siskiyou-County/California/Siskiyou-supervisors-authorize-100000-payment-and-transfer-of-funds-to-resolve-state-boat-grant","The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors on April 2025 authorized Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue to issue payment of $100,000 to the State of California and approved a corresponding transfer of funds to cover the cost after efforts to return an older grant-funded boat to the state did not succeed.

Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue told the board the matter is a continuance from the March 18 meeting and that county staff and state legislative offices had tried to negotiate returning the county's older vessel in lieu of payment. \"The hope is that the state would take our old boat back instead of having us pay for the new one we had,\" LaRue said, adding that the state extended the payment deadline to April 20.

LaRue recommended the county pay the $100,000 if the state will not accept the return of the older vessel: \"I guess, depending on the time period, if I don't know if there could be a motion to maybe give it a little more time, and then we'll just give them the check by the twentieth, which would be, I guess, the final extension date,\" he said.

Supervisors asked whether the purchase would affect the general fund; LaRue said the cost will be paid from the county's rural sheriff's funding and \"so it won't impact the general fund.\" He explained attempts to reassign the larger older vessel to another jurisdiction or return it to the state had been hampered by inspection and transfer requirements.

The board voted to authorize the sheriff to issue the payment and separately approved the transfer of $100,000 to cover the purchase. The transcript records Supervisor Valenzuela voting against the authorization to issue payment while Supervisors Harris, Kopsett and Overend voted in favor. The subsequent transfer of funds was recorded as approved by the board.

The board and sheriff discussed continuing efforts to transfer the older vessel back to state custody or to another agency that could use it; LaRue said staff will \"try to reach out again\" but that the county is preparing to keep the new boat and dispose of the older one.

The actions resolve the immediate payment deadline set by the state agency but leave active efforts underway to relocate or return the older boat and to limit long-term county costs associated with maintaining an oversized vessel for local lakes.","The Board authorized the sheriff to pay $100,000 to the State Department of Boating and Waterways and approved a $100,000 fund transfer to cover the payment after efforts to return the original vessel stalled.","actionData","errors"]

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Economic development council updates board on Carnegie Library restoration, tax-credit financing and ag support programs

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County staff advance Homekey application with veteran prioritization; supervisors press for concrete MOU and service-cost clarity

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Siskiyou supervisors authorize $100,000 payment and transfer of funds to resolve state boat grant