Yolo County Grand Jury • 2023-2024 • Agency Response
Response to: 2023-2024 Yolo Grand Jury Report: "Addressing the Issue of Homelessness in Yolo County: We Won't Be Left Behind"

County of Yolo District 1, Oscar Villegas District 2, Lucas Frerichs District 3, Marie Vixie Sandy Board of Supervisors*

Published: July 23, 2024 4 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings

F1
The failure to commit the funds necessary to plan for the next Yolo County General Plan prolongs the lengthy and expensive process required to plan for the future of Yolo County. Response: The respondent disagrees with the finding and concurs with the response from the Department of Community Services. Department of Community Services response under separate cover: We disagree with the finding. The Board is aware of the need to update the General Plan in the future, though there is no statutory or regulatory requirement for how often the General Plan must be updated. When appropriate, the Board will allocate funds to update the General Plan as part of the annual budget process.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
By September 1, 2024, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors should begin committing the funds needed to develop the new General Plan. The General Plan is a process that will undoubtably take years to complete. Allocating the funds needed over multiple years would have less impact on the Yolo County budget. Response: The respondent will not implement the recommendation as it is not warranted at this time for the reasons described in the Department of Community Services response. Department of Community Services response under separate cover: We will not implement the recommendation as it is not warranted at this time. The General Plan does not need a comprehensive update; the housing element is the only portion of the general plan that is on a mandated update schedule. When appropriate, the Board will allocate funds to update the General Plan as part of the annual budget process.
F2
The General Plan process is lengthy and will take years to finalize. The failure to establish a timeframe for the General Plan risks a potential setback due to the length of time it will take to complete. Response: The respondent partially disagrees with the finding and concurs with the response from the Department of Community Services. Department of Community Services response under separate cover: We partially disagree with the finding. Though the process of updating the General Plan may be lengthy, the plan does not need to be updated in its entirety, allowing the county to update it in portions as necessary. When appropriate, the Board will provide guidance and establish a timeline for Yolo County staff to complete the changes.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
By September 1, 2024, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors should direct Yolo County staff to begin establishing timelines for the new General Plan. It will undoubtably take years to complete, necessitating the allocation of time and resources now to ensure completion by the expiration of the current General Plan. Response: The respondent will not implement the recommendation as it is not warranted at this time for the reasons described in the Department of Community Services response. As noted in that response, the Board will receive an informational presentation from staff regarding the General Plan and a potential update process later this year. Department of Community Services response under separate cover: We will not implement the recommendation as it is not warranted at this time. The current General Plan does not expire. When appropriate, the Board will coordinate with Yolo County staff to establish timelines and the allocation of resources. Staff anticipates returning to the Board in fall 2024 for an informational presentation on the General Plan and a potential process to update the General Plan or any of the Plan's constituent elements. Leslie Lindbo COUNTY of YOLO Director DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES 292 W Beamer St, Woodland, CA 95695 aty of Yota www.YoloCounty.org • (530) 666-8775 ounded 16 July 23, 2024 To: Honorable Judge Timothy Fall Superior Court of California, County of Yolo 1000 Main Street Woodland, CA 95695 To: Yolo County Grand Jury P.O. Box 2142 Woodland, CA 95776 RE: 2023-2024 Yolo County Grand Jury Report: The Yolo County General Plan - LET'S START THINKIN' ABOUT TOMORROW. Honorable Judge Fall and Grand Jury Foreperson: The following is the response to the findings and recommendations in the 2023-2024 Yolo County Grand Jury Report titled "The Yolo County General Plan - LET'S START THINKIN' ABOUT TOMORROW" from the Department of Community Services. For purposes of readability, we have included the Grand Jury's findings and recommendations in bold.

* This report's PDF did not contain easily extractable text and required Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for analysis. There may be minor errors in the extracted findings and recommendations due to OCR limitations with scanned documents.