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Karina Bogovich of the Administrative Office summarized the background: Board referral 2023.19 directed staff to develop a policy to support equitable appointments to the Monterey County Regional Fire District Board of Directors, including broad notification of vacancies and meaningful recruitment across the district service area. That policy (Board Policy G-10) was adopted in February 2024, but a vacancy notice earlier this year was not disseminated consistent with the board's direction, prompting a follow-up referral (2025.04) requesting full and consistent implementation.

Bogovich said notification for the recent vacancy had been posted to a county-wide district offices email on Feb. 10, 2025, but staff recommended adding specific steps to reduce the chance of repeat failures. Proposed changes include sending vacancy notices to chiefs of staff for each supervisorial district and explicitly directing distribution to a Board-of-Supervisors \"all\" email list and county and fire-district social media and websites. Staff also proposed streamlining the application and nomination review process to clarify residency verification and supervisorial-district assignment and to return to the board in late June with a revised policy (G-20) and a new general appointment policy for special districts.

Supervisor Askew said the intent of the earlier policy was to ensure residents in all supervisorial districts, including newly developed areas such as East Garrison, have notice and an opportunity to apply; he urged explicit notification steps. Some board members asked that supervisors retain responsibility for posting and promoting vacancies via their offices and social-media channels; others supported staff'led posting to ensure consistency. Chief Sergeant Tee (representing district leadership) recommended streamlining the internal review team to reduce burden and suggested a short review team of administrative staff and the district representative could quickly verify residency and district assignment.

Board direction included: (1) staff to revise the policy to require explicit notification to the Board-of-Supervisors all-email list and to county and fire-district social channels; (2) staff to add chiefs of staff to the notification list as a safeguard; (3) staff to bring a revised G-20 and a general appointment policy for special districts back to the board for consideration in late June; and (4) staff and the Fire District to streamline the application review process for residency verification.

The Administrative Office and county counsel said they would draft the proposed policy amendments and return with a formal policy revision for the board's action. No formal board vote was required for the preliminary report; supervisors signaled support for the proposed steps.

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Craig Spencer, Housing and Community Development, told the board staff used U.S. Census Bureau sources (including the American Community Survey) to estimate that about 30% of residents in unincorporated Monterey County live in rental housing. Spencer said nearly half of renter households meet HUD's definition of cost-burdened (paying more than 30% of income for housing), and noted an increase in overcrowding measures (for example, units with more than two occupants per room rose between 2010 and 2023). He also reported coordination with the Sheriff's Office on court-ordered evictions since 2022 and said the Sheriff's Office does not capture eviction reasons in its records.

Spencer outlined that a rental registry is an option that would provide unit-level, up-to-date data (rental rates, number of bedrooms, owner contact, occupancy) but cautioned it is administratively intensive, potentially controversial, and would likely require an ordinance, registration fees, staffing and ongoing compliance monitoring.

Public commenters and board members urged continued work and broader distribution of the findings. Esther Malkin (Monterey County Renters United) called the analysis \"really important data\" and said cost-burdened renters are among those most at risk of homelessness. Michelle Clary noted the effect of rising rents on seniors and fixed-income residents.

Board members discussed next steps. Supervisor Kate Daniel (moved that day) and others said they want ongoing reporting; Supervisor Supervisor Askew and Supervisor Haskett urged the findings be used to coordinate county housing programs and nonprofit contracts. Supervisor Askew asked that HCD consult the county's homeless services and other program leads to better align funds and case management systems.

Chair Lopez asked staff to use the material as part of ongoing committee discussion. Supervisor Askin (via request) suggested the presentation be placed on the Health, Housing, Homelessness and Human Services (4H) committee agenda and that the county send the compiled data to state and federal delegates to support broader advocacy; the board signaled agreement.

HCD recommended continuing to use census-based survey data for county-wide trends but indicated staff can develop additional data collection (including the steps needed for a rental registry) if the board directs. The board gave direction to attach the presentation to the appropriate committee agenda and to prepare a non-action letter to state and federal representatives sharing the data for advocacy purposes.

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The action implements the county's eligibility as an urban county consortium and approves staff'recommended project allocations, while the board directed that the $150,000 proposed for a Marina bus-stop ADA project (submitted by Monterey-Salinas Transit, MST) be held in abeyance pending further review of alternative uses for that amount.

HCD program staff presented the plan and funding recommendations. Don Yanomitsu, Housing and Community Development, told the board, \"We're requesting the board of supervisors accept the consolidated plan, which includes the annual action plan, adopt and authorize HCD to submit the plan to HUD, approve the subrecipient agreement template...and authorize HCD to execute these agreements.\" He said funding projections are based on HUD estimates and a joint urban-county agreement with participating cities; final HUD allocations will adjust recommended amounts after release of final numbers.

The consolidated plan covers CDBG allocations across public services, public facilities, and administrative costs and uses a three-year joint powers agreement to apportion funds among the urban-county members. Staff reported the county met HUD's requirement on the fund utilization ratio (a reported 1.27 this year, under the 1.5 threshold) and said that keeping projects moving and invoices processed is essential to maintaining future funding levels.

On public services, HCD said 10 applicants requested $519,575 in aggregate, exceeding the public services cap; staff recommended reallocating a portion of the county's administrative set-aside to cover one applicant so other agencies could receive more funding. For public facilities, the county recommended $156,587 toward a roofing project for Community Homeless Solutions and recommended a partial award to Gonzales for a fire engine (recommended $630,566 of a $900,000 request, drawn partly from Gonzales' urban-county allocation and partly from unincorporated county funds). Staff said sidewalk and bus-stop improvements were also part of the recommended facility awards, and that some recommendations reflect estimated HUD amounts that will be adjusted when HUD issues the final entitlement.

Supervisor Luis Alejo questioned why MST was seeking CDBG funds for a bus stop and noted MST's recent unallocated fund balance; HCD clarified that the MST application was submitted by MST (not the city of Marina) and that MST indicated it lacked capital money to complete the ADA improvements. Board members debated prioritizing limited CDBG funding for disadvantaged unincorporated communities such as Las Lomas, Pajaro and Castroville versus projects inside member cities.

Chair Mary L. Lopez moved to approve staff recommendations but hold the $150,000 slotted for the MST Marina bus-stop project in abeyance pending a follow-up process; Supervisor Alejo seconded. No roll-call of individual supervisors was read; the board's voice vote approved the motion and the action carried.

The board instructed HCD to return with any technical adjustments after HUD releases final allocations and to continue tracking project invoicing to remain under HUD's fund-utilization metric. Staff said a public notice and solicitation process had already occurred and that subrecipient agreements and environmental reviews would be executed by HCD staff once projects were finalized.

The action moves the consolidated plan and FY25'26 annual action plan forward to HUD submission and authorizes HCD to execute agreements and environmental reviews; the $150,000 for the Marina/MST bus-stop improvement remains subject to further board direction.

Votes at a glance: the board approved the consolidated plan, the annual action plan, the subrecipient agreement template, and authorization for HCD to submit and execute required actions. The board also approved recommended project awards with the one allocation ($150,000 for MST bus-stop ADA) held in abeyance pending further review.

Implications: Adoption maintains Monterey County's eligibility for HUD CDBG entitlement funding as an urban county consortium and authorizes staff to finalize contracts and environmental reviews. Board members emphasized the need to prioritize limited federal CDBG dollars for disadvantaged unincorporated communities and to keep projects moving to preserve future HUD funding.

Background: CDBG is an annual HUD entitlement program that funds community development activities. The county's consolidated plan covers a five-year period (2025'29) and includes policies for allocating budgets, public participation and project eligibility.

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