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Votes at a glance: Board approves consent agenda including forest‑health letter; LTC names officers, OKs $25,000 Caltrans PPM agreement
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved the consent agenda 5‑0 on Jan. 14, including a letter supporting a Cal Fire grant application for the Monati Forest Health and Fire Mitigation Project.
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors approved the consent agenda on Jan. 14 by a 5‑0 vote. The consent agenda included CA2, a letter of support for the National Forest Foundation's application to the Cal Fire Forest Health Grant Program for the Monati Forest Health and Fire Mitigation Project.
Sitting as the Local Transportation Commission (LTC), commissioners then selected Supervisor Toso as the 2025 LTC chair and Supervisor Poe as vice chair by unanimous votes. The LTC also approved an agreement with Caltrans to allow up to $25,000 in reimbursements for planning, programming and monitoring (PPM) activities for fiscal year 2024–25 and authorized the LTC executive director to sign the agreement, subject to County Counsel approval.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (includes CA2: letter of support for National Forest Foundation's Cal Fire Forest Health Grant application for Monati Forest Health and Fire Mitigation Project): Motion to approve consent agenda as presented; mover: Supervisor Toso; second: Supervisor Poe; vote: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain; outcome: approved.
- LTC 2025 chair: Motion to select Commissioner Toso as 2025 Local Transportation Commission chair; mover: Commissioner Smelcom; second: (recorded in meeting); vote: unanimous; outcome: approved.
- LTC 2025 vice chair: Motion to select Commissioner Poe as 2025 Local Transportation Commission vice chair; mover: Commissioner Smelcom; second: (recorded in meeting); vote: unanimous; outcome: approved.
- LTC Caltrans PPM agreement: Motion to approve agreement with Caltrans for up to $25,000 in reimbursements for PPM for FY2024–25 and authorize the LTC executive director to sign, subject to legal form approval by County Counsel; mover: Commissioner Smelcom; second: Commissioner Poe; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved.
Meeting minutes confirmed that no items were removed from the consent agenda and that the board recorded the consent vote as "Motion carries 5‑0." The LTC's Caltrans agreement was described at the meeting as routine annual funding to support planning and monitoring of state‑funded transportation projects.
No additional votes or ordinances were taken on Jan. 14; the board recessed after the LTC adjourned and reconvened briefly for board information and adjournment.
