Regular Meeting AM - Jan 06, 2026 (Agenda)

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN

1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, California

Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 6, 2026

9:00 A.M.

Note: Members of the Board of Supervisors may have an interest in certain contracts that the Board considers where the member holds a position on a non-profit corporation that supports the functions of the County. Supervisors are assigned to these positions as part of annual committee assignments by the Chairman of the Board. These interests include, with the Supervisor holding the position, the following: California State Association of Counties (Supervisors Peters and Perez); Community Action Partnership of Kern (Supervisor Parlier); Kern County Network for Children (Supervisor Peters); Kern Economic Development Corporation (Supervisors Peters, Couch and Flores); Southern California Water Coalition (Supervisors Couch and Flores); Tobacco Funding Corporation, Kern County (Supervisors Couch and Perez); Kern County Foundation, Inc. (Supervisor Perez); and Kern Medical Center Foundation (Supervisors Couch and Flores).

BOARD RECONVENED

Supervisors: Peters, Parlier, Flores, Couch, Perez

ROLL CALL: All Present

SALUTE TO FLAG - Led by Jose Lopez, Veterans Service Officer, in honor of Luis Carlos Ruan, U.S. Army

NOTE: The vote is displayed in bold below each item. For example, Flores-Perez denotes Supervisor Flores made the motion and Supervisor Perez seconded the motion.

CONSENT AGENDA/OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: ALL ITEMS LISTED WITH A "CA" OR "C" WERE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND APPROVED BY ONE MOTION.

BOARD ACTION SHOWN IN CAPS

1) Resolution honoring Fifth District Supervisor Leticia Perez for her numerous accomplishments as 2025 Chairwoman of the Board of Supervisors - ADOPTED RESOLUTION; MADE PRESENTATION; SUPERVISORS PEREZ, FLORES, PARLIER, COUCH AND PETERS, HEARD

NICHOLAS CULLEN, DIRECTOR, ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT INTRODUCED FRANCIS,A 1-YEAR OLD MALE SMALL BREED MIX AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT THE KERN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - PET OF THE WEEK

Peters-Couch: All Ayes

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2) Proclaim January 2026 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO DUSTIN CONTRERAS, KERN COALITION AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING; DUSTIN CONTRERAS AND OPHELIA FLORES, TEJON TRIBE ADVOCACY PROGRAM, HEARD

Parlier-Flores: All Ayes

3) Proclaim January 2026 as National Eligibility Workers Recognition Month in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; MADE PRESENTATION TO LITO MORILLO, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES; LITO MORILLO AND NANETTE UZZLE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES, HEARD

Couch-Flores: All Ayes

APPOINTMENTS

CA-4) Appointment of Elizabeth Chavez as P Service Commission, term to expire July Flores-Couch: All Ayes

Fifth District Member to the Civil 2029 - MADE APPOINTMENT

CA-5) Appointment of Amy Travis as At-large Member to the Kern County Museum Foundation Board of Trustees, term to expire July 17,2027 - MADE APPOINTMENT Flores-Couch: All Ayes

CA-6) Re-appointments of Michael Stevenson, David Perkins, and Sheryl Barbich as At-large Members to the Kern County Museum Foundation Board of Trustees, terms to expire November 10, 2028 - MADE RE-APPOINTMENTS Flores-Couch: All Ayes

CA-7) Appointment of Garrison Moratto as At-large Member to the North of the River Recreation and Park District, term to expire December 20, 2029 - MADE APPOINTMENT

CA-8) Re-appointment of Cory Quintano as At-large Member to the West Side Mosquito and Vector Control District, term to expire January 1,2028 - MADE RE-APPOINTMENT

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

9) This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Board on any matter not on this agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff for factual information or request staff to report back to the Board at a later meeting. Also, the Board may take action to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME BEFORE MAKING YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU!

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RUSSELL PERSON AND MERCY PENA HEARD REGARDING ASSEMBLY BILL 1249

MICHAEL GUILLEN HEARD REGARDING CODE COMPLIANCE

TOMASENA RIVERS HEARD REGARDING EBT BENEFITS

LISA POLLARD HEARD REGARDING CONSTITUENT EDUCATION

BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS

10) On their own initiative, Board members may make an announcement or a report on their own activities. They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda (Gov. Code Sec. 54954.2[a][2])

SUPERVISOR FLORES THANKED DISTRICT ATTORNEY CYNTHIA ZIMMER AND HER STAFF FOR THEIR WORK TO OBTAIN GRANT FUNDING FOR A DUI PROSECUTION PROGRAM IN KERN COUNTY