Well, first, good morning, everybody.

Today

is Tuesday, January 13th. And let's go ahead and call our first meeting, a public meeting of our 2026 of our county, to order.

Can

I please have our clerk call the roll?

Supervisor Apikoka. Here. Supervisor Young.

Here.

Supervisor Ellenberg is absent. Vice President Aranis.

Here.

President Lee.

Good

morning, President. You do have a quorum.

Thank

you. So, if you're in the chambers and require the Spanish or Vietnamese translation, translation devices are available at the back of the chambers.

The

clerk can assist you with the setup.

Translation

is also available on Zoom using the interpretation button. Additionally, as a gentle reminder for public commenters, staff, and those of us on dais, please speak clearly and at a measured pace directly to the microphone to ensure accurate translation. And this morning, may I also please have... Let's see. How about Supervisor Young to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance?

Gladly.

Please

stand if you're able.

All

right. Ready?

Begin. I

pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank

you.

This morning, our invocator is Josemar Reyes, our Santa Clara County Governor.

And I

believe we have a video to play from Supervisor Ellenberg.

Thank you, and Happy New Year, everyone.

I

am very sorry not to be in chambers

today. I

am in Washington, D .C., attending a conference with all of the state association presidents from across the country, as well as the executive directors.

And

I think I have shared that I am the 2026 president. I am the president of the California State Association of

Counties.

I'm looking forward to being a very active and strong advocate for Santa Clara County and the rest of the state throughout this year.

To

begin today's meeting, it is my deep honor to introduce today's invocator, Josemar Reyes.

Josemar

is the current Santa Clara County Poet Laureate and was previously named the 2024 Creative Ambassador for the City of California. Josemar is a writer,

poet,

and performer, and is widely recognized for his compelling storytelling and for centering the undocumented community and the queer experience with honesty, compassion, and power.

His

autobiographical solo show, Priecho, is the recipient of the Gerbaud Special Awards in the Arts and has toured nationally, reaching universities and cultural institutions across the country.

Josemar

also serves as the Performing Artist in Residence at MATLAB, where his work continues to be rooted in community, memory, and resistance.

As

we begin 2026 and reflect on new beginnings, I am so grateful for Josemar's voice and perspective. I also want to acknowledge and thank SV Creates for helping to make this first invocation of 2026 possible.

And

with that, please join me in thanking Josemar Reyes. And welcoming

Josemar Reyes to deliver this morning's invocation.

It's so beautiful to be here. Happy New Year. Feliz Año Nuevo. My name is Josemar Reyes. I am a proud product of Eastside San Jose. This is the place where I learned to write poetry, where I discovered poetry. And yes, I'm going to do this poem that was inspired by everything that we're witnessing right now. I think it's very bleak times, sometimes it feels. But I love the way in which we show the way in which our community shows up for each other. And so I think I wrote this poem thinking about that. There is something beautiful about being human. Something extraordinary about being empathetic. Allowing your heart to recognize someone else's need, someone else's

longing. So intuitively, your body responds. You offer water to those who are thirsty. A meal to someone who is hungry. Shelter to someone who needs. one in destitution. It reminds you of the blessing that is to exist as a collective. This world is harsh. It teaches us individuality. But we are not robots. You and I are all flesh,

all

heart. We did not make it here alone. Not without someone pouring into our spirits. Not without someone seeing us, fully seeing us, before we could recognize ourselves. This life is reciprocal. You give what you can. You receive what you need. And yes, sometimes our worlds feel too heavy to carry, too heavy to pause, too heavy to lend help. But that is the magic of community, of believing we are all in this together. Those who speak of God must understand that this universe requires all of us, you and me, existing in mutual care, mutual respect. And right now, times are bleak. So many of us are under attack. So many of us feel unseen, unprotected, neglected.

But if a people refuse to believe in God, refuse to see our worth, at least we have each other to mirror it back. Today, I see you for all you have endured, for all you continue to carry, for all the ways you show up anyway. I see you and I thank you for helping me recognize my own magic. I am grateful to coexist with you. We move forward and as all this crumbles, I know this, I am with you, weathering to the storm. We move forward together. Muchas

gracias. Enjoy the rest of your day. Thank you. Muchas gracias.

All right. I believe on item four and five, we really don't have any this morning, so we move right into public comments, item six, which is an item reserved for the members of public to address the board on any items not on this agenda. Any public who would like to speak on items on the agenda should request to speak at this time. Please fill out the speaker card to return it to the clerk. We'll call up to 30 names now, and then the remainder names will then be called at the end of the agenda. In -person speakers will be called first, followed by our Zoom speakers. No further requests to speak will be accepted under

continued public comment. Reminder for public on Zoom, as soon as the first speaker in the chamber starts speaking, there will be no more speakers being taken. During public comment, to respect everybody's comments, we do not allow applause or boos. To show your support, you can raise and shake your hands quietly, and I just want to say thank you for your cooperation in keeping our meeting moving

orderly.

Clerk, how many speakers do we have today?

I currently have 12 speakers in person and one on Zoom for a total of 13 speakers. Thirteen speakers? Then let's do two minutes each. All right. Thank you. We are now closing the queue, and we'll start. I'll call several people up. You may speak in any order. We'll start with James Cooper, McKenna Cooper, Malia McLaughlin. Cole Cameron, Robert E., and Cindy H.

Go ahead. Speaker is built in. You may begin

speaking. Hello. My name is James Cooper. I'm the father of two Gilroy FFA students, one of whom is a senior this year. I would like to speak about the proposed date change and lack of adequate notice for the 2026 County Fair. The County Fair has an 81 -year history of supporting our youth who show an interest in agriculture. The state of California is the top in the U .S. in the production of agriculture, which includes produce from the Santa Clara County Valley. The FFA organization, along with the raising and showing of an animal at the fair, introduces students to the lessons of raising the food that feeds our nation. It also teaches them how to

operate the food that feeds our nation. It also teaches them how to operate a successful business. This is done by purchasing and raising a market animal, and then the final sale of the animal at the County Fair. The proposed date change will make it impossible for my 12th grader to show an animal, as she will be headed to college during the dates that are proposed. The Gilroy High School administration has already stated that Gilroy FFA will not be able to participate during the proposed dates. Other states will not be able to participate during the proposed dates. The schools may also do the same.

Last year's

fair included 33 animals from the Gilroy FFA. The lack of livestock participants will greatly minimize the actual purpose of the fair. Some students have already purchased animals as required to show for the original dates of the fair in 2026. These animals will reach their market peak during the original dates and will not be eligible to be shown at the later dates. The west side will not see any events to the local fair closing date, and while their products remain in place as they are overweighted, I will ask the Council to start meeting with the director at the fair.

As I have

already worked with one of the decisions that we made last year, the dentist athletes who typically past three years i'm speaking on behalf of my fellow livestock exhibitors all of whom are heavily impacted by the sudden change to the fair dates this year the fair director chose to change the dates unbeknownst to us exhibitors and our ffa advisors the dates chosen are later in the month than usual and they conflict with the start of school for several school districts in the county as a result of this change our district will not allow gilroy ffa to attend the fair because it conflicts with the first week of school and there are several other schools faced with

similar situations

although

the absence of so many 4 -h and ffa livestock may be overlooked now it will be striking to see the expo hall that was once filled with animals kids and fair patrons be almost empty even after the santa clara county fair has strongly supported livestock exhibitors for 81 years

showing

livestock at the fair has been an amazing opportunity that ffa and 4 -h members are so grateful to have these projects not only teach us about how to care for animals

they

teach us about finances commitment and responsibility the change to the fair dates would prevent santa clara county ffa and 4 -h members from showing at the santa clara county fair on behalf of my fellow livestock exhibitors i would like to ask the board to speak with the fair director regarding the situation and for any future changes to the dates to be discussed with all the ffa members and 4 -h members who are so grateful to have these projects all stakeholders ensuring that our voices will be heard thank you thank you and for the record ffa stands

for the futures farmers of

america great thank you ranked

choice voting sounds fair but it's a deceptive mess

it

confuses voters ballots get complicated mistakes pile up it delays results fraud becomes harder to detect by design it seems voters lose trust in the process it favors the future of the labors and the future of the farm and the future of the farmers and the Divers fringe candidates, not moderates, as evidenced. Extremists can sneak through. Look at San Francisco and Oakland

and

their recalls. It's not transparent. Algorithms decide winners. It's not auditable.

Simple majority is clear and direct, and it works. RCV muddles democracy. It doesn't assure it, as evidenced.

It's

a gamble with our elections. Don't fall for the lobbyist's lies and bribes.

Stick

with what works. And despite the lies, it's not cheaper. We know that.

Yes, please come

up. Thank you, Speaker. Good

morning and Happy New Year. And we all know that Measure A, the sales tax increase in Santa Clara County, passed with strong support

from District Attorney Jeff Rosen, Public Safety. Unions and Sheriff,

because they received assurance from county officers that some fund would support criminal justice and safety programs, not just health care.

That's why in the end of October, all of them decided to support Measure A, if you still remember that.

But

now District Attorney Jeff Rosen believe they were deceived. After county officers say it will be all go to the health care. I kindly remind the supervisors. These were your words and promises that convinced key stakeholder to back the major

support

that was crucial for his passage

today.

We simply asked for full transparency on the final allocation of this fund and basic accountability to ensure that the fund is supported. In short, they reached the intended purpose. Thank you for your attention and your commitment for our community trust. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Malia McLaughlin.

I'm

the current chairperson for the Veterans Commission, and I'm here to plead, especially for Supervisor Aranis and Supervisor Young to please you have openings for our commission.

Could

you please go forth and do some action on appointing someone?

That's

all I'm requesting.

If

you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you.

Try

that again.

Here

we go.

Thank

you.

It

was done over in the time.

Yes, it's a

I won't need it all. I just really appreciate the opportunity to have Malia and Rob, our vice chair, step in replacing me as I become just a commissioner for a while until I move on to the emeritus status.

What

she said,

please, I've

been here for six or eight months asking for the same thing, and I hope. Her softer, gentler voice might be heard this time. There's another item on the agenda that I couldn't frankly find specifically that also, I think, supports this, and I hope that that is considered also.

I'm

an old farm boy from Tulare County, so I have future farmer of America all around me all the time as a child, and I'm really happy that the Coopers have brought forward a concern that I support also and that some action. Is taken to make that change and dates back to when it was so there's not a conflict between school with these kids moving forward in a possible career. We really need them. So again, thank you very much for all your support, all the the biggest small things you've done in so many different ways and that you can support our vets that provide that freedom to do anything we want.

Thank you. We're going to call forward our next set of

speakers, and I'll remind. It asked in -house speakers are microphone is built into the podium, so if please keep your cell phones away from the microphone, and it will avoid the feedback. So our next set of speakers are Brian B. Alice K. Megan Davies. Mark Trout. Raymond Goins. And Monica Sim, and you may speak in any order, please just announce your name, thank you.

Good morning. My name is Megan Davies.

I am the mom of three high schoolers who are members of Gilroy FFA. The Santa Clara County Fair changed the dates this year to August 14th through the 24th, which is the first week of school when it has historically been held in the summer, late July, early August. It was communicated the reason for this change was to secure a multi -year carnival contract. This is blatantly disrespectful and unfair to livestock students dismissing their time and money invested. I attended and voiced my objection to this abrupt and unsolicited change at the Santa Clara County Fair meeting on December 15th, and also the December 16th county meeting. My specific situation is that my senior will be unable

to complete raising his steer, or come back to show and sell his animal as his college is not local and will already be in session. It is unjust that he has invested thousands of dollars for his steer project with no consideration or respect for his financial or time spent in raising his steer. The steer project was purchased in September. The fair date change was not announced until December. There was zero change management applied to such a drastic change in fair dates. At the December 15th Fair meeting, Mrs. Duarte said 25 head of cattle are shown at our fair. 100 ,000 plus dollars is at risk for steer kids who have already purchased animals. It is

extremely unfortunate that the Santa Clara County Fair has lost sight of our future. The youth of our county have lost sight of our future and the youth of our county have lost sight of our future. who will continue to make their impact on our world and will be our future leaders. Raising livestock teaches our ag youth lifelong skills such as time management, financial planning, leadership skills, etc. We have nothing if we don't have a strong agricultural root. I understand that the fair is a business, but to be so severely short -sighted of the big picture and only focused on financials is a tremendous shame. My hope is that the livestock portion of the fair can

still be held this year at the long -standing dates then fair date changes

can be considered.

Good morning President Lee, board, and administration. Before I get

started with what I want to talk about since I have an extra minute I want to say thank you to the

Future

Farmers of America for being here. I'm really sorry that you have to be here, but our board is not serious. That is the truth. Our county is not representing its taxpayers and its residents. That's a big problem and that's why I'm here. I'm hopeful that they will find a way to accommodate your request here especially with the investment that you folks have made. But when it comes to money matters, again, they are not serious. Last November we had another election and we had another problem with vote counting and the voting system. As you know, I and other election observers have been here to report issues with the county's voting system vendor. This vendor has a

history of contractual non -compliance and this county's leadership is a very hard one. leadership has lacked the courage to terminate that contract and claw back the contract value as is legally permitted. We're talking about tens of millions of dollars. I believe it is past time to terminate

the

county executive and the county council. They have failed to protect the taxpayers of this county.

In

a few minutes, they will be asking the board for permission to do more land deals when this county is broke. I challenge this board to demonstrate the courage that they claim they have

and

use the word no, just like my mother used to say when we didn't have the resources in our family to do certain things. No. These same people were presented a budget last spring that was unrealistic. They knew it. And now we have a new sales tax and the county's still in debt. There's still a billion dollar shortfall here. So these people are not serious. Thank you. Hi,

I'm Alice.

I'm disappointed to see that both a Facebook ad and a case commissioner, Steve Chesson, used counties poorly planned and managed special election as a ruse to push for the false claim that ranked choice voting would save the county money.

In

every place that RCV was implemented, there was zero evidence that it saved county any money. Instead, each city and county, with astronomical voter education costs, election after election, still leaving the most vulnerable voter space confused and end up driving voter turnout even lower. Casing Point in Alaska, they budgeted

$150

,000 for voter education and ended up with over $3 .1 million in one election just on voter education alone. This obvious of conflicts of interest and decision -making, the exception must stop now. Okay? And I have many friends that have tried to apply for a case. A case is supposed to be protecting

our election. And it's obvious you can see with all the fraud, I mean, you know, the error

that just came out, it's pretty embarrassing. So you need people that are non -partisan, not one topic specific on ranked choice voting. We need people that are really knowledgeable and willing to do serious work in there. Okay? And we have gone to the case commission multiple times. And I have friends that apply for it, not even consider. Okay? This county is not just for your ranked choice voting lobbyists. It's for everyone. And our election must be protected. Thank you.

Good morning. My name is Rembin Goins. I am a community health worker who provides care for patients that are incarcerated here in Santa Clara County. And I also have a unique perspective. I have a unique perspective as being a person that was once incarcerated here in Santa Clara County and I was an inmate. I'm here to speak on the behalf of those people that are currently incarcerated here in Santa Clara County and throughout anywhere else.

My standpoint here is we people elect officials into power to protect the people. But we forget about the people who are victimized by unjust laws that are enforced by law enforcement. Now, some of my brethren have fallen victim to incarceration. They stand in our correctional facilities and the care that they receive from medical is imperative to create a safer community for all of us. If they arrest people because they are a public safety threat to themselves and others and we put them in an incarcerated situation and they receive a lack of medical care because they are not have the opportunity to have proper medical care as everybody else, that becomes a public safety threat once

they come home. Because when you incarcerate somebody that has an existing medical condition, a mental health condition, and they are thrown into jail, that mental health and medical condition only is exactly what they need. And it's not a good thing that they have to be incarcerated. It doesn't help us when they are released back in our community which creates a system of survival back in how do I get care for myself and which laws will then be broken because they have to provide for themselves. With the current costs that we have received by national standards, those populations will be directly impacted when they come home. Whether it be insurance, for medical care, for mental health

care, rent services, whatever other services that this county has provided to a lot of populations. Those are things that we have to be careful about. It is imperative that we take care of our most marginalized first, take care of the roots of society that have been left behind by society, and see what that looks like. Water the roots. Let the roots grow seeds so

that

way we can see what the tree of our community looks like and we all can be filled with fruits, not just one percent. We are currently being oppressed, you know what I'm saying, over police. Nationally, we see that ICE is going rogue in this country. Well, here in San Jose, we have a localized ICE, it was called San Jose Police Department, and I was a victim of that. So as time evolves, we have to do better as a people, we have to do better as a county. We all up here represent equality and equity. Let's show the county, let's show the country how we can lead.

Good morning, my name is Monica Simon. Good morning members of the Santa

Clara County Board of Supervisors. I'm here today to express our concern about the recently announced state change for the 2026 Santa Clara County Fair. This change was communicated only last month after animals had already been purchased and on feed for several months in preparation for the fair's traditional summer schedule. The proposed new date coincides with the start of the school year, whereas previous fairs have always been held during summer. This creates serious challenges for our youth exhibitors, especially graduating seniors and those completing their final year in 4 -H or FFA. It jeopardizes their ability to earn their American degree, the highest honor and the ability to participate in the fair, and the ability to participate

in the fair. The fair is a community -based event, which is based on community and organization, which depends on completing these projects. Beyond individual impact, this decision affects the entire community. The fair is more than an event. It's an educational experience that teaches responsibility, leadership, and agriculture literacy. These programs strengthen ties between urban and rural communities and prepare our future workforce. Disrupting this tradition on short notice undermines these goals. We understand the changes related to difficulties. So. So. Securing carnival rides during the usual time frame. While we appreciate those challenges, the Livestock and Youth programs are foundational to the fair's mission and should not be compromised. Therefore, we respectfully request two things. First, that the

Livestock portion of the 2026 fair be held during its normal summer schedule. Second, that adequate advance notice be provided for any future date changes so families and students can plan responsibly. Thank you for your time and your continued support of Youth Agricultural Programs. We look forward to working together to ensure the success

of the fair for everyone involved. Thank you. The

fear of the Lord is to hate pride.

That's what God says in the Holy Book. You know, the last time I was here, Sylvia walked out, and I don't know, sometimes we have to do that, make a visitation to the restroom. And I don't know if that's why she walked out, but she missed my speech, and she missed a parent's speech that's been calling in for, like,

years.

Every day I pray for that guy. I really do. I don't think he's lying. I don't think he's lying, okay? And this is one reason why I want Jesus to come back. He's going to kill the wicked. All the wicked will be destroyed. There'll be no unrighteous people on this earth. Now, you are in the capacity, okay, the office. Even if it's... You were vote -frauded in, and I probably won city council in 2010, I guess it was, you know? But whatever. You're still here, okay? And I supposedly lost, but you're here. Even if it's through vote fraud, Nebuchadnezzar was king in Babylon, and they didn't vote, you know, in his days. So you

have

the power. I don't. But this is what God says about you, not me. Of course, it applies to everyone. But... Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God. The powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God, and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Hmm. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good? And thou shalt have praise of the same. Look what's happening, though, with Stuart Roach and Enrico Terrio, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers. That's what

it says. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do good,

and

you'll have praise of the same.

Read it, folks. It's God's word. Thank you. Our next speaker is

Perrin.

Yes, hello. Good morning to you all. I'll

ask that. No Measure A funds go to the district attorney's office. And that's because he's using public money to help sex traffic children in support of his political supporters. And he's also using money to incentivize his political supporters to assault

parents

who simply don't want their kids to be molested and are trying to protect. And it didn't just happen to me. It's happened to other parents.

This attorney

is

behaving in a reckless and abhorrent manner and destroying our community. And

we

should not give him a single penny more. And he's wasting money

on

Daniel Chung's salary. He just won't. Mr. Chung just wanted to protect. My kids.

Now he wants to come back to work. He's always wanted to work. And Jeff Rosen has thrown away more than $800 ,000 of Daniel Chung's salary in the last four years. And let's not forget that Jeff Rosen previously altered timesheets to give millions of dollars, gifting millions of dollars on this bill and on the stock market. to his top 15 attorneys with thousands of hours that he padded on their salaries.

And

you can't discount that.

He

can do that stuff again. Please, Google D .A. Jeff Rosen, petitioned sex trafficking for more information on what he's doing to my children.

Please

don't give him any more money.

Thank

you for your time.

And this concludes our public speakers. Yes, James, go ahead.

I just wanted to make one comment for those speakers who were commenting about the date of the county fair. I want to encourage you to reach out to the Fairgrounds Management Corporation Board of Directors.

It's

a separate board apart from county administration.

FMC

has the authority regarding the scheduling of events, including the county fair. They hold public meetings.

It's

a Brown Act body, much like the Board of Supervisors, and would encourage you to direct your comments to them.

We

don't supervise the executive director or the operation of the fairgrounds. We don't supervise the fair itself. That being said, we'll certainly reach out with an inquiry.

But

I just wanted to direct you to the right body regarding the scheduling of the fair.

Yes,

Vice President Arenas.

Go ahead.

I also wanted to just thank you for coming in and sharing your concerns about the FFA and not being able to participate,

and

I'm so sorry that it's happening.

My

team is also here to connect you with the right contacts so that we can make sure that you are heard. Thank you. Thank you for making it all the way here.

Thank you. And now we're moving on to our next item of the agenda.

But

before we move over, I just want to say, first of all, thank you for those who attended today's public hearing and public comments,

and

this is really one of those forums that we show what the freedom of speech is. This is a country where you could speak for or against the government, unlike some places like Iran, where you can see the type of deaths that's happening when people are being suppressed, and the speech on criticizing government. You could say whatever you want, practically, up here, to tell your elected leaders of what you feel was right and what's wrong,

but

it's exactly what this freedom of speech is about, and we're strongly proud to hold that tradition.

Thank

you.

All

right.

Moving

on to the next item of the agenda, which is the approval of the consent calendar and changes to the Board of Supervisors agenda. Any of our, my colleague has any issues that you might want to, you know, change on the agenda?

Actually,

maybe

I'll

ask our clerk to read the proposed changes to the consent calendar first, and then we'll go from there.

Rhonda?

Thank

you. We have a correction to item number eight.

The

first sentence should read as follows. Item number eight is a public hearing for the Santa Clara County Financing Authority Leased Revenue Bonds Capital Facilities 2026, Series A.

There's

a request from Supervisor Abacoga to remove item 43 from the consent calendar. Item 43 is to consider recommendations relating to corporate sponsorship, marketing, and advertising program.

There's

a request from administration to hold item number 48 to January 27th, 2026. Item number 48 is to approve second amendment to agreement with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority relating to providing supplemental law enforcement services, amending the scope of services and cost recovery in an amount equal to the County's cost of providing services with no change to the term of the agreement. There's corrections to items number 51E and 51G.

The

item should reflect that they are jointly submitted by Supervisors Jung and President Lee,

and

51E should read as follows.

Item

number 51E. Item 51E is to adopt accommodation for the Federation of Reserve Officers Academies,

Republic

of Vietnam Armed Forces, for its dedication to preserving the heritage and traditions of the Reserve Officers Academies.

Item

51G is to adopt accommodation for the South Vietnamese Navy Veterans, NORCAL, for strengthening community ties and contributing positively to cultural awareness and public service.

And

this concludes our consent calendar update. Thank you, Rhonda. Seeing no changes on the line. Oh, actually, Supervisor Young, your light's on.

No

changes on my part.

Just

a comment on item 41.

I

want to thank KJ and the staff for speaking with my office.

I

look forward to meeting with you and your team and more engagement about developments in District 2 and continued community engagement with our partners.

I

want to acknowledge our staff's commitment to that.

Thank

you.

Thank you. Rhonda, anybody in public would like to speak on these consent items?

I do have one person on Zoom.

Okay. Let's do two minutes.

All

right. We're closing the public speaker queue. We've got one person. Parent, we've asked you to unmute.

Yes,

I'd like to speak to item number 27. I am in complete support of reelecting President Lee as president for another term. I would like to see in this term if President Lee is willing to prioritize protecting my children, my 13 -year -old son. He's already confirmed to me. I would like to see in this term if President Lee is willing to prioritize protecting my children, my 13 -year -old son. He's already confirmed to me that my ex -wife is letting somebody rape him. There would have been unnecessary bathing with the children. There were sexual contact between two of the children. And all of this stuff has had a severe impact on the mental health of

my children. They became withdrawn and anxious all the time. And the problem is that my children have never gotten a screening and they need one.

And because of a conflict of interest. And a retired judge and a well -connected attorney, they're involved and they want the sexual abuse to continue.

The county is refusing to help my kids. And as far as I know,

I

mean, the law mandates that they get help. You can't just leave my kids to continue to be sexually molested.

And I'd ask if President Lee, if you do get reelected. And we vote yes on your new term, which I suspect that you will. If you could please help my kids get a screening this term.

Thank

you so much for your time and I appreciate your help.

And that

concludes our public speakers. I'm sorry.

Thank

you. Yes, and as we have California law does prohibit disclosure of information related to certain investigations of suspected child abuse. And that we are not authorized by law to speak to these specifics.

However, our child welfare departments are required by law to immediately cross -report these type of issues with law enforcement and public should be assured that the county does take these allegations of child abuse and neglect seriously and take appropriate actions.

Thank

you. Yes, Vice President Arenas.

Yes, I just wanted to comment on item 56 and thank the county executive for his leadership in making sure that the south part of our county has the children's advocacy.

This is a place where under one roof, children and youth can receive counseling assessments, forensic exams. When there is abuse that is happening, and in the meantime, I know that we are expanding our taxi service and transport to San Jose CAC,

the

Children's Advocacy Center. And in the meantime, we're also going to have community service. solutions be somebody that an agency that accompanies some of the families during the very difficult times

but

I'm looking forward to breaking ground I'm looking forward to actually having a structure out there that not only

that represents

a home for some of our children but also a place that is nearby and just accessible and so I'm really happy about this item and look forward to just having it done and completed

hopefully

a knock on word on wood that everything comes out as well as it can be and that we can see this Advocacy Center finished real soon so thank you oh and then also Casey I know it's been working really hard on this as well so thank you thank you James for your leadership