Let's do a uh roll call vote. Okay. No question from the public. Based on your motion. No, we did listen to the public. I didn't hear your motion. Didn't hear your motion. We make our motion based on um public comment that we've heard already. So, we we have. Member Hayes? Uh I uh Hayes, I. Conklin, I. Olsen, I. Robinson, I. Okay, this passes 4 to 0. All right, uh we are going to be moving on to 8D4, uh which is information and this is going to be a presentation um from the North Coast State Carpenters Union. Looking for Good evening, Board. My name is Sean Reese and this is Chris Martinez. We are organizers for the North Coast State Carpenters Union. We have met with some of you here, but for those that don't know about us, we wanted to give you a little bit of insight.
Um But yeah, I think that's Oh, and next June 9th is the next meeting and if you want to meet your friendly historical commission members, they will be at the farmers market this summer. I don't have those dates, but they are planning to be there and maybe at the next meeting I'll be able to show those dates with folks. That's what I've got. Thank you, Makita. Appreciate update. Uh stormwater committee. Who's stormwater? Oh, I am, but we they You know, they did meet, but I missed it. Okay. Not a problem. That's all right. Uh sustainability committee. Um I will plan to go to their next meeting. Okay. >> [laughter] >> Now that you have some free time. Now that I'm Now that I'm Town forest committee. I haven't been to a meeting recently and or touch base. I think there was um They were not happy with what how things went at town meeting, so I'm not quite I haven't had a chance to regroup with them and see what we'll be doing moving forward regarding that property, if anything.
No, >> despite the, you know, not the greatest of starts for Miko Estaris, if this lead does hold, she will get her first win of the season on the mound as Holly Cashion will face Catherine Granada to lead it off. 0 for three. First pitch is outside for ball one. So >> nobody out. Runners on first and second. It's Walsh and Clinton. >> One is upstairs. Two balls and no strikes. >> Holl's going to pitch with confidence right now. She's a good pitcher. She She's just got to find the strike zone. She's just missed those first two. Time to put him right over the plate right now. 20 is low. >> She's missed outside, high and low. >> So, it is a three ball, no strike count here to Granada. And I assume she will be taking this pitch here, especially with a new pitcher in the game.
I just skipped it. Mr. B, Mr. Proer Bowl for so long. I worked with both of them as a teacher the vice principal and principal not coach but I coach against Eric basketball guys Mr. W Mr. Gon you go to school in this district >> you go to school in this district >> no kids >> okay Mr. W went to school here and he spent 38 years a teacher as a egg teacher all the hours they put in I think I'd be a safe bet to say that no other human has spent more time in this district as a student, a teacher and Mr. P and he has contributed so much to his life to everything the district. I mean I for years and years and years hearing him announce football always be touching my mind forever. So I wish him and the best of luck.
Our office is based out of Redding, but we cover the nine northern counties of the state from Glenn County to the Siskiyous and from the Nevada border to the coastal counties. We represent all carpenters performing carpenter work. Uh just before I get started, I'd like to say there was an article that came out earlier that suggested all contractors working with the Chico Unified School District are risky. I want to make it very clear. Our message tonight is about pathways to apprenticeship and exposing the practices of modern building and the likes of Bulldog Stadium. That said, we are a member-driven organization representing more than 30,000 carpenters here in northern California and more than 57,000 carpenters across the western three states. We have five training centers located here in northern California and we have an international training center located in Las Vegas, Nevada. We also work closely with a help program called Helmets to Hard Hats, where we help veterans transition from a life in the military into a lifelong career in the trades.
Upper Charles trail committee. So, there's been a little bit of progress there. Back in February, we had a meeting with some people who are going to be doing helping us with some planning, and I believe we've received some kind of quote from them. I haven't had a chance to follow up with the either the town forest committee I mean with the Upper Charles trail committee or Diane, cuz Diane Mortensen in town manager's office has been managing that, but I believe there has been some progress on that. I just don't know what it is. Okay. I would like to add to this list uh comp plan implementation moving forward. So, while I was away, nothing was done. Anna reached out to me to say um we need to get this going. I let her know that I think we should wait until June. I didn't think May was a good time to do that.
>> I would have to think. Uh, seeing three straight from a new pitcher, it would be take all the way. >> And she does. And it is a strike. So, it is three balls in one strike as all the cash looks to battle back. I I actually would be taking all the way on this one as well, Jacob. Three 3-1. I I wouldn't even think about swinging this ball. >> And she will. And it is a line drive into left field for a base hit. Isabelle Walsh will score standing. And down to second goes Clinton. An RBI single from Granada. And that is a 98 game now. And that run will go on Usaris's line. And up and up comes a an offensive weapon. Uh we did see her put one over the fence earlier today. Uh so this is a really tough spot right now that the clockers find themselves in with runners on first and second, no outs and power at the plate.
>> I think Mr. approach to this because I heard you would always tell the stories >> about is it Germany or where >> yeah he played basketball so I basketball in Europe spent a lot of time in Germany >> I think Crystal told me that that is gonna you won't be able to replace that >> and those side stories that you told you guys have hard teachers to replace that are going to be retiring so tell him he's too so it's going to be tough um replacing those teachers. You guys are going to be missed, but then the new ones come and that's what happens. The new you guys have energy and that's what our kids need because it's it's hard being a teacher. You guys um you have a hard job and the secretaries that it's a you guys hard and outsource. It's principles.
Where they gain access, instant access to our membership, and they get to train as a carpenter and live a great life as a carpenter. Um I'm happy to mention that our Carpenters Union recently received award for being the second largest in retention and recruiting of these veterans across all trades nationwide. Our members come from all walks of life. We are your fathers, we are your mothers, your brothers, and your sisters. We all come together with one common goal, to build things with our hands and earn our way through our day. We have a an apprenticeship, a pathway to the apprenticeship that helps these apprentices enter the middle class. Our apprenticeship alone has graduated 68% of our carpenters over the last five years alone. Uh apprenticeship is also an extended education. We also have a a with Chico State University where our union sponsors roughly four to five Chico State students each year where they become apprentices, they train, and uh they get the knowledge to become uh They They gain college credit.
My plan is to touch base with Susan and just double check if people have actually applied to be part of the comp plan implementation, Okay. and depending on what I see there, I was going to then reach out to members of the comp plan committee to see if any of them want to continue, and then I was going to connect with Anna to see what we have and how we might need to recruit again, and then hopefully bring something forward middle of June uh to see how we can move this forward. Thank you. Good. Thank you. Zoning Board of Appeals. I think Michael gave a really good >> [laughter] >> So. I think we're good. >> We're good. We're very good. And And I just want to add something with respect to that. Um I want to give kudos to the ZBA for uh holding their ground and supporting uh the DPW saying that they wanted a gravity feed system which was the best system that was available and not a um mechanical power pump sewer system uh sewage uh station there.
Yeah, I wouldn't like I would love to jinx this, but it does seem like the clockers could be going into their half of the inning either tied or down a run as that one is low for ball one. Still nobody out here. Tying run is at second. >> Really big spot here to try to induce a ground ball if you can pop up. That's got to be the goal right now. >> 10 is swung on and missed. Good pitch there from Cashin. It's one and one. Perfect spot for an infield fly right here, Jacob. I would love I'd love to see her try to put another one over the fence and get under it >> and give us a nice easy one. >> That's a beautiful pitch and it was stared at there and it's one and two here to Rafon. >> Yeah, she fooled her with that off speed pitch.
Um, I appreciate all you guys what you do and the teachers appreciation week. Um, you guys have a hard job, so it's good that it's it's um I think I'm ready for summer. I think the teachers are more ready. So, you guys um I would like to comment on that. I would to the comment that our board confidence is striving to accelerate and improve sites, facilities, programs, aletics for our students. I would also like to bring up another topic that um there are protections for elected officials. um that protect protect against harassment confidential confidentiality measures. Um and I say that because I didn't appreciate where my child's location was brought up. That's my only business and it's a minor. So to expose that personal piece of information um is not a thing. You want to attack me. Um and and in the light of transparency, I will share what I've shared with many um community uh citizens that have come to me and ask why my son goes to another school.
So, when they come out of that, they actually get hired back by our signatory contractor but in project management roles and project engineering roles. Appren- They All of our apprentices gain credit. This is an earn as you learn style of apprenticeship. So, with that being said, that means our apprentices come on the job site and they make money while they're learning. And it it's awesome. Uh part of our part of our way that we ensure these apprentices have opportunities in the future is by being a watchdog organization, a resource for the community to help create opportunity for these apprentices. We are placed in the industry so that workers and taxpayers don't get taken advantage of. We work with district attorneys to criminally prosecute wage theft, and we have some examples. Uh one of the examples is Proframe. The charges against the Rocklin-based contractor Proframe were a company underpaid workers on a public affordable housing project in Sacramento where at least 15 employees were affected, receiving only 50% of the wages they were due, meaning they were having them work 8 hours a day and only paying them for four.
Because they'd have to dig 35 ft underground. And they'd have to >> Which project? This is 55. Okay. And uh they you know Damal gave a great explanation and great great information was provided. Um and they supported they supported the DPW. Good. And and and and it was nice to see that and uh hopefully that will continue. I I know it's probably not what uh the applicant wanted to hear but at this stage of the game you know, it it's it's what's best for Ashland and not anybody else for that matter. So. That's good. All right. Consent agenda. >> I move that we approve the consent agenda as presented. Second. They second. All right. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Okay, that's 5-0. Thank you. Uh town manager reports, community center improvement project update. And I will turn this over to Katherine. Thank you.
Uh she was certainly looking fast ball all the way and she got fooled a little bit. We'll see how Holly comes back now that she is ahead of the count. >> This is a big pitch. Here's the one, two. >> Oh, just missed. That was awfully close. >> Yeah, not so sure where that missed. Again, we got a tough angle. I I I feel like that was close, but it totally just missed outside if anything. I would have loved to have seen her get that one, though. >> Here comes the 2- two. That's a line drive into left. That's a base hit. Runner hits third. Clinton will come to the plate. Usarus will cut it off and there will be no throw. So another single here with nobody out and it is nodded at nine. >> Yeah. And this is exactly what they didn't want to happen.
Um and quite frankly, he attended a private Christian school. Um and he wanted to go with his friends and um we have neighbors in our neighborhood that go there. So, um I think as a parent a lot of people understand that you don't you don't want to expect your child to start all over again. Um they want to stay with their friends. Their friends are a big part of their life. Um they're trust and respect and we want him to have that connection. Um another note was that right after I got on the board, uh we were kind of thrust into uh having to make a decision on the community schools plan and some other hot topics and um that was really difficult because again being a board member and learning how this all works is a huge learning curve and after we did that vote in February that was about two months after we got on the board I started to notice that people were treating me differently and I frankly didn't want my son to come to a school where either he would be treated you know biased favor in favor of him or treating him differently.
There's also the situation of US Framing West where a criminal complaint was filed by Attorney General Rob Bonta who specified 31 felony counts, including allegations of wage theft, payroll tax evasion, and prevailing wage theft that resulted in losses to the state and 19 workers of over 2.6 million dollars. On our Construction Wage Watch website, you can find a multitude of examples, workers speaking out, and case files, and find resources for workers who are being taken advantage of. This is just one of the many facets of how we protect the community against systematic wage theft and safety violations. As a public agency, Chico Unified School District is tasked with responsibly spending taxpayer money. As a watchdog organization, we have the resources to help bear the brunt of that responsibility. As well as protect and ensure jobs for students in the future. We have found that multiple general contractors pre-qualified to bid on Chico Unified School District projects have questionable business histories that may not be deemed responsible.
Um so right now we are awaiting doors for the office spaces and mini splits. So as soon as those come in, those will be installed. The food pantry is on track to move on June 4th and June 5th, um if all goes well and according to schedule. Yep. That's great. I I went down there after the COA meeting and it looks fantastic. It's just mind-blowing. The work that was done and that can be done. Really, really nice. Great job. Great job, everybody. Um Warren Barn project update. Michael, I'll turn it over to everybody. Yeah, so some of the work that's going to be done this week doing some rough plumbing, you know, as you can see, frames up. Yeah, so do some roof work and some installation. Um actually doing some concrete work in front of Henry's place as well. Um and then if all goes well in the next couple of weeks, they'll start the interior work and including some of the windows and the doors.
This is a situation now where they get that 9-6 lead. Uh they they couldn't put any across in the in the bottom of the fifth and now it's it's a brand new ball game here. It's It's nine and nine and there are still no outs with runners on first and second. >> Poles will bat 04 the walk fouls that one back. Big hack on the first pitch. So they've been going station to station. Still first and second here, but nobody out. And now will not be qualified for a win in this game. >> Yeah, that's unfortunate for Nico. Um but she she did put up a valiant effort. Uh so they just have to do with their bats instead. Yep. >> As that one is fouled away as well. And that seems like it's first time in a long time we've seen an O2 count here from Ashland pitching.
So, that was another exciting factor. Um, another exciting factor was the fact that I had uh media reaching out to me asking where my kids went to school. And mind you, I have not just a high schooler, but two. My youngest is in kindergarten. And then I proceeded to see people over my fence in my backyard and drones flying over my house. So, As you can imagine, as an elected official, I'm thinking, "What the hell did I just get myself into?" And I feel intimidated, and I feel fearful for my children. So, I don't think that it is right that people bring in um our our choices of where we set our kids to school. What if my kid homes? Would that unqualify me? That's not a qualifying factor for any board member to serve on the board. That's not a qualification to run for this office.