Remarks by Mindy Sotelo
108 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 5
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“Thank you. I attended the ribbon cutting along with Supervisor Kuro for Southside Haven Community. And I think we all should be really proud about what that is doing for our community and the need. And I realize it's not enough, but it's a good start. And so I really want to say thank you to Enrique and Tracy and all of your teams, RMA. It was a huge push and a big effort getting it done, but we finally did it. And so congratulations, you guys. It was a really nice event. I really enjoyed touring some of the tiny homes. So thank you for all the effort there and really doing something positive…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. I'm just curious, based on our conversation last night, I just kind of want to understand the process. And so it appears that one of these items came to the Planning Commission two years ago. Why does it take two years to then get before the Board of Supervisors? Like, what is the process for, like, it got approved two years ago from the Planning Commission, and then we're seeing it now two years later?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, great. Thank you. So there's nothing on part of the county that we did something or didn't do something. This really is led by the applicant when they kind of meet all their conditions of approval, then they come back. and then we do this process?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. I appreciate you explaining that. You're welcome. Thank you. That's my only question. Thank you.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. OK, a couple of things. I agree on the percentage. 100% might be too high. And I guess I want a little bit of clarification how that would work. Let's take Vets Park, for instance. And we know that there are some paving issues. The entire parking lot needs to be redone. There's lighting that needs to be redone. Each of those could potentially be over a million dollars, right? So if somebody took and said, I want to sponsor the lighting project, But the lighting is only one piece of that entire park. Does that, because they've chosen that one item, does that count as 100% or does it…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, okay, I got you. And I think that there could be some, on like a park bench, 100% makes perfect sense, right? On something like lighting that maybe is a million dollars, I don't know, is 100% correct. Maybe it is, I don't know. I would like it to have a little bit more discussion with Parks and Rec, Vets Park Commission, the Tourism Committee, Just because I guess I see this as like, this is really us working together with the community. And I think right now is a really critical time to have these discussions and to make people feel and not just feel, but like be really heard right…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. I appreciate the clarification. I almost feel like we would need the on-site, but I think the off-site is a given too, right? Like following up with a thank you note and maybe some public recognition and our website. I would think that that all falls hand in hand. So it's not an either or, but it really should be kind of and in addition to. I would just a point of clarification. I agree with what Supervisor Currow is saying with that spark commission and who is taking care of that spark. I just want to make it clear that it is not teams that is doing it. It is the leagues,…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“I support your recommendation. I will just add, though, it just kind of came to me, we probably need to include REACH as well, because REACH is kind of the nonprofit for all of the parks, and their whole thing is raising money for the parks and awareness, etc. And so that might be a great group for us to bring into this conversation as well. They may have some ideas. So again, I think that more is better than less kind of community involvement right now. So if I could just ask that we reach out to REACH as well and get some feedback. So that's it. Thank you.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Leigh Ann. Great presentation. I agree with Supervisor Crow and I think there kind of has to be a plan. But I'm really excited to dive into this, to set some of these policies, move forward with these recommendations. And so I realize this is the start, right? This isn't where it's going to end. But I think that we are really moving in the right direction. And I appreciate all the time that you put into this and going through all of this quite extensively and with all of these recommendations. So I am supportive of this. So thank you.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“like this grant is needed in our community, right? And so I'm struggling with like, how do we access this funding that is so incredibly needed? And then at the same time, committing to stuff possibly in the future. But I'm kind of, I mean, I guess some of these things, whether we commit to in a grant or not, are going to fall under the responsibility of the county though, right? Like having cooling centers, dealing with some of the, being prepared for some of these extreme heat or flooding, earthquake, whatever the kind of disaster is, we need to be doing some of those. So how do we leverage…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Second. Can I just ask, sir? Yes. are there opportunities for us to stay like what our role could be in this? You know, like I get Hunter, I agree with you regarding the city of Hollister and their involvement. I think it was a natural look to the County first because of OES and, and all of that. Right. And I think they've done work with kind of the VOAD. And so I don't think it was a, slight to the city or I think it was just kind of that natural oh yes kind of a thing is there anything that we can do I mean this really does help our community is there anything that we could say where okay…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Well, yeah, I just, I think it'd be just helpful as we submit this, just laying it out there a little bit, what we can do. And so, yeah, so.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah, I'll make it quick. A lot of mine have already, questions have already been kind of answered. On that attached versus detached and this wall, I think in order for them to be in compliance, they have to be attached. Am I? Because I think they actually prefer to be detached. And so I think that that's just, they have to be attached. Attached with no access. Right. Right. But they have to be attached. I'm just curious, Abraham, does this project completely meet all of our affordable housing requirements and everything that they're trying to do?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“So are we being told by one of the courts that this is what, in order to be in compliance, this is what we have to do?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. I appreciate the clarification. I don't have any further questions, thank you.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Sorry, I just thought of, I have another question. How do these, you know, with this if kind of language, how do the numbers correspond to our arena numbers? Like let's say there's 30 and hypothetically 10 decide that they're not going to, I don't, we're not going to rent them out. So now we are looking at 20. Are we still getting credit for our arena numbers for the 30 or are we now at the 20?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Do we have any other communities that have done this that are getting credit or not getting credit? If they've built these ADUs, is it counted? I mean, I understand what you're saying is that, yes, it does essentially count towards it, but with this language of this if may put into question, possibly, but with the deed restriction, it looks like it counts towards our RENA numbers. Are there any jurisdictions that we have you know, look towards and seeing the way that they do it and oh yes, this is how they did that model and HCD has accepted it or is there anything at risk and I don't know.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. And then my other question would just be, are the duets considered affordable too? Because I know we're spending a lot of time talking about the ADUs, but are the duets considered affordable?”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“Can I ask a quick question on that one for 2.3? So how would that work if you have... I don't know, let's say I buy it and I want to put my elderly parent there or I have a child that is maybe special needs or I just have a child, young adult trying to figure out life and I want to rent to them. Do I have the ability to do that as the homeowner? If they qualify.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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“So they would still have to, they go through the income qualifications. But they could absolutely qualify. Okay. Just wanted clarification on that. Thank you.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 15, 2026
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Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“I just wanted, I've got a lot of the same questions that Supervisor Carro has and Supervisor Kosmicki, but just for purposes of this special meeting, are we able to possibly, and Chair, this is going to be a question to you and maybe to Council, are we able to kind of do things maybe a little bit differently today? I mean, we're going to take one item kind of at a time. I understand public comment was already given. But I do look to people in this room as somewhat experts. And I'm wondering, can we have somewhat of a back and forth dialogue today with people that are in the audience for…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you. I just wanted to, as we're, I think there's going to be helpful input from the audience. So thank you.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“So I guess I didn't understand this part of it, and I don't know how much we want to get into people's businesses. So I was hoping we were going to be able to just set a rate per acre. We're not going to worry about how many crop cycles they're doing. We're not worrying about how many they're growing, not growing. They got permitted. They pulled a permit for 100 acres. We're charging on 100 acres. So, Rebecca, is there any way that we potentially could go in that direction or absolutely not? There's no workaround that we would be able to charge for the eight. Here's the problem. People are…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
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“Well, I don't know. I would like to hear from, I think there are people in the industry, I think, have some comments. I would love to hear what they have to say with kind of what we're discussing.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026