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Ryan Quist, director of Sacramento County Behavioral Health Services, told the board the combined commission is intended to ensure coordinated guidance across mental-health, substance‑use and crisis‑response systems. Quist said the proposal grew from a year of joint work with members of the two existing advisory boards and county counsel to meet welfare and institutions code requirements and the voter‑approved Behavioral Health Services Act.

Under the staff recommendation approved by the board, the commission’s inaugural structure will include up to 21 seats: one ex officio supervisor, five consumer seats (one per supervisorial district), five family-member seats (one per district), and ten public‑interest representatives (two per district). The commission will also be able to recruit subject‑matter participants and invite agency representatives to meetings as the law suggests. Terms will be three years, staggered initially, with a two‑term consecutive limit and a one‑year reappointment cooldown.

The board also directed staff to add a county homeless‑services director as an ex officio participant to ensure close coordination with homelessness strategy, and asked staff to formalize continuing crisis‑continuum oversight so the Community Wellness Response Team (CWRT) and other crisis partners such as the county’s 988/WellSpace contractor remain fully integrated in planning and reporting.

Public comment included longtime advisory‑board members and people with lived experience. John Durbin of WellSpace observed that mental‑health and substance‑use issues are “inextricably intertwined” and said WellSpace supports the consolidation. Keisha Harris, who serves as a family‑member representative on the Mental Health Board, urged the commission to keep member self‑identification and “Stop Stigma” efforts visible so lived‑experience voices remain prominent.

Why it matters: The newly formed commission replaces two separate advisory bodies and is the county’s response to state guidance and local needs for a coordinated approach to behavioral health, crisis response and treatment services. Supervisors said the change is intended to reduce silos, speed coordination between crisis response partners and give a single forum for diverse stakeholders to advise the board and county staff.

What’s next: Staff will open applications, stagger initial terms, and return with bylaws implementing the board’s direction, including a formalized crisis‑continuum committee and agreed reporting from partners such as WellSpace and sheriff’s crisis‑response liaisons.

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“We are your council of governments,” Corliss said in opening his presentation, explaining SACOG’s role in coordinating cities and counties on transportation, housing and climate goals. Corliss said the plan updates the Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy and must meet state mandates such as greenhouse-gas reduction targets under Senate Bill 375, administered by the California Air Resources Board.

Corliss, and Todd Smith of Sacramento County Planning, emphasized housing and safety as top outreach themes. “Housing was probably the top theme in this whole plan,” Corliss said, adding residents also flagged safety and insufficient transit service. SACOG’s analysis, he said, expects the region to grow to about 3.1 million people, requiring on average a bit more than 10,000 housing units per year to match job growth.

Todd Smith, Sacramento County’s planning director, outlined county-specific infill opportunities. He described Stockton Boulevard, where SACOG’s Green Means Go pilot has helped finance infrastructure for the San Juan Apartments affordable housing project, and said county and city staff are working to align land-use rules along the shared corridor. Smith also described plans on North Watt Avenue to update corridor land use and address infrastructure constraints such as sewer capacity around the Watt/I‑80 light-rail station.

SACOG staff said outreach for the draft plan included polling, focus groups and community pop-ups across the region and that jurisdictions will be able to include locally tailored priorities in the regional plan. The agency plans to release a draft and environmental review for public comment in June, with adoption targeted for November. Corliss summarized the timeline: release for public comment in June, a 55‑day comment period, a draft in September and adoption in November.

Supervisors asked for clarifications on several points: whether rising pedestrian and bicycle injuries reflect increased use, how regional grant priorities may shift under the current federal administration, and how to ensure county roads maintenance is prioritized alongside infill and new-growth investments. Corliss said usage data for walking and bicycling are limited and that federal grant programs now include new screens such as areas of persistent poverty. Supervisors also discussed ensuring that infill and so‑called new-growth areas both meet the blueprint’s principles for sustainable development.

Why it matters: SACOG’s blueprint steers allocation of certain transportation funds and frames regional growth policy. The plan’s housing forecast and corridor priorities will inform local planning, grant competitiveness and the county’s work on transit, safety and infrastructure investments.

What’s next: SACOG will release Blueprint 2025 and its environmental review for public comment in June, and the county expects to coordinate follow‑up outreach and an off‑site tour in the Arcade community to highlight local conditions and priorities.

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Blossom Ridge (County Service Area No.1, Zone 1)
The board held a public hearing and adopted a resolution confirming a benefit‑category change and the levy of an increased annual service charge for the Blossom Ridge subdivision. Clerk staff reported one returned ballot that represented 100% of the property owner’s allocation and was in favor of the change; no majority protest was filed. Outcome: adopted (unanimous among members present).

Floodplain management ordinance amendment (zoning code component)
Planning and Water Resources staff presented FEMA‑requested amendments to the county’s standalone floodplain management ordinance to keep the county in the National Flood Insurance Program. The board approved an ordinance amendment consistent with Planning Commission recommendations and found the action exempt under CEQA guidance as presented. Outcome: adopted (unanimous vote).

Gardiner split zone / Williamson Act modification (Delta community)
The board approved a boundary line adjustment that reduces a vineyard parcel enrolled in a Williamson Act agricultural preserve by about a half acre to create an open‑space buffer adjacent to an existing residence; staff simultaneously rescinded and reestablished the preserve on the adjusted property boundaries. Planning staff recommended approval; the Ag Advisory Committee and Delta Citizens’ MAC recommended the change. Outcome: approved (unanimous vote).

Letters of public convenience and necessity (alcohol licenses)
The board approved two PCN requests under the county’s alcohol‑license review process:
- Billiard El Tapatio (6110 Watt Ave., North Highlands): Approved a Type 40 (beer) license for an existing billiard hall. Applicant agreed to restrict sales to on‑site consumption and accepted sheriff’s conditions limiting hours. Outcome: approved (unanimous vote).
- Grocery Outlet (1309 Fulton Ave., Arden‑Arcade): Approved a Type 21 off‑sale license for a proposed Grocery Outlet supermarket. Store plan shows alcohol would occupy about 5% of floor area; applicant accepted sheriff‑recommended conditions limiting hours and certain sales practices. Outcome: approved (unanimous vote).

How the board voted: Most items were adopted by unanimous vote of supervisors present. For the Foothill Farms CPAC item the board approved the resolution with Supervisor Kennedy recording a no vote and Supervisor Hume absent; for other items the board recorded unanimous votes among members present.

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Nicole Lee, assistant clerk of the board, presented a recommended boundary map that merges the Foothill Farms area into a single CPAC and proposed a county supervisorial-seat distribution adjustment to reflect the change. Lee said the consolidated CPAC would be the fifteenth advisory council for unincorporated communities and that the county clerk’s office had completed outreach to affected advisory bodies and the planning commission; the Planning Commission recommended approval.

Supervisor Phil Desmond, who brought the request on behalf of District 3, described the change as community driven. “Foothill Farms is a very distinct community,” Desmond said, and residents had asked for a dedicated advisory forum rather than being split between two CPACs. Diane Kiefer, vice president of the Foothill Farms Association, told the board the split diluted local input and urged approval to restore “a platform to voice our concerns concerning planning projects.”

Clerk staff told the board three current North Highlands CPAC members live in the newly defined Foothill Farms area; the board appointed those three as initial members to the new CPAC and directed staff to announce the four remaining positions and return with nominations, targeting the first meeting for mid‑June or mid‑July.

Why it matters: CPACs advise the county on land use and planning for unincorporated communities. Establishing a single, local CPAC for Foothill Farms concentrates local input and creates a standing venue for residents to review planning projects affecting their neighborhood.

What’s next: Staff will open recruitment for the remaining seats, return nominations for board appointment and begin CPAC meetings on the timeline provided. The board adopted the resolution with Supervisor Kennedy voting against the item; Supervisor Hume was absent.

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