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Board approves consent agenda item 1, continues item 2 to Feb. 26; public raises questions about general and road funds
Summary
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the remaining consent item 1 and continued item 2 to the Feb. 26 land use session because item 2 requires four votes and a supervisor was absent. Callers questioned the county's general revenue and road fund balances and how funds were being used for tree and road projects.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved item 1 on the land use consent agenda and continued item 2 to the board's next land use session on Feb. 26, 2025, because item 2 requires four votes and Supervisor Anderson was absent.
Supervisor Montgomery Stepp moved approval of the consent agenda; Supervisor Desmond seconded. Vice Chair Lawson Rumer announced the motion "passes unanimously with all supervisors who are present and voting aye." The board said item 2 was continued to Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, to allow the required four-vote threshold to be met.
Public comment on consent items included detailed budget and program questions. Catherine Rhodes, a caller, referenced the county's periodic financial report and told the board the general revenue fund held "$604,000,000 in cash" and that the road fund (account 11100) had "$241,000,000." Rhodes suggested the board consider using road-fund cash balances for right-of-way purchases related to the future widening of Highway 67 near Ramona. Other callers questioned the net carbon benefit of tree-planting programs and urged careful review of contracts and project costs.
Why it mattered: the decision to continue item 2 preserves the board's procedural requirement for matters needing four votes and gives the absent supervisor an opportunity to participate. Public commenters used the consent discussion to press for transparency on fund balances and to connect budget choices to local projects such as road widening and tree programs.
Ending: Item 1 moved forward under the consent agenda; item 2 will return to the board on Feb. 26, 2025, when a four-vote quorum for that item can be obtained.
