Pete Vander Poel
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 14
- Total speaking time
- 1:00:07
- Avg per meeting
- 4:18
- Segments
- 873
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Top issues during term (20)
El Niño storm preparedness for unhoused residents
Procurement amounts are limited to contracts needed to protect life and property; no specific dollar cap was stated.
Rural land divisions and small-lot zoning
Matheny tract water and sewer consolidation
A $13 million construction project funded through the state, with ongoing operations subsidized by the SAFER program.
Leadership of County Behavioral Health Services
Contracts on this agenda total over $7 million in county behavioral health and lab spending.
ICE access and Truth Act transparency
No direct cost stated.
Williamson Act agricultural preserves
William Act contracts typically reduce property taxes for participating agricultural landowners.
Data center moratorium and future zoning rules
Data centers could bring construction and operational jobs, but could strain water and power supplies if not properly vetted.
State legislative developments affecting the county
The Safer water funding negotiation left the county short of full funding, though a good chunk was recovered for this year; the new AB 2739 fund depends on future state appropriations.
2025 agricultural crop and livestock report
$9.142 billion in gross agricultural production, up about $797 million.
Behavioral health services contracts and grant oversight
Up to about $76 million combined across the three contracts and grant.
Goshen development and infrastructure
$1,907,853 for Road 67 plus $107,892 contingency; guardrail project cost not stated.
FEMA reimbursement for 2023 floods and 2020 fire secured
About $2 million in grant money is set aside for storm pump fixes, with roughly $35 million in disaster resilience funding flowing countywide.
HAP Round 7 homelessness funding allocation
Home Key Plus awards add veteran-dedicated units, including 24 senior veteran units at the Crescent Metals project in Visalia.
SGMA implementation and Tule subbasin probation
State budget cuts have stripped money even from basic drinking water capital projects.
Three Rivers road acceptance
No direct county cost; the action releases leftover developer securities from a 1990s subdivision.
Monson ag hauling facility dispute (PSP 26023)
No direct county cost, but traffic and safety burdens on a rural crossing concern neighbors.
County cybersecurity posture
The state partnership saves the county an estimated $300,000 a year versus a commercial vendor.
Red Ribbon Week drug prevention
Permanent supportive housing capacity nearly exhausted
Loss of federal PSH funding could displace 54 currently housed residents if no replacement funding is found.
SJV Biodiesel assessment appeal settlement
The settled taxable values — from roughly $5.96 million to $13.6 million — determine how much property tax the company pays on those assets.
Decisions during term (266)
Recorded while Poel was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent calendar, items 6 through 16
Introduction of ordinance amending Section 1-05-1670 (recording: parcel numbers required)
Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 26013 (Richard Stadden / Lane Engineers)
Special Use Permit No. PSP 26023 (Ranjit Singh Nagra)
Zone Variance No. PZV 26021 (John Stewart)
Zone Variance No. PZV 26046 (Donnie Lee Walton)
Tentative Parcel Map No. PPM 26033 (Donnie Lee Walton)
Zone Variance No. PZV 26045 (Doug Sterling Canby)
Adopt consent calendar (Items 9-21, 23-32)
Item 22: Family Services of Tulare County CMAA claims processing agreement
Item 6: Adopt zoning ordinances 3672 and 3673 (Zone Changes PZC 25-005 and PZC 25-008)
Item 7: Williamson Act Agricultural Preserves — continued
Closed session: authorize defense in EN et al. v. County of Tulare
Approve an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, for providing State funding to offset costs of providing trace forward and trace back investigation and inspection services for the state Phytophthora ramorum…
Authorized the Assessor/Clerk-Recorder to establish a Recorder Notification Program to help property owners promptly detect unauthorized or fraudulent transfers in accordance with Government Code section 27297.7, as enacted by Senate Bill…
Approve the new Conflict of Interest Code adopted by Alpaugh Irrigation District.
Approve the new Conflict of Interest Code adopted by Patterson Tract Community Services District.
Approve the amended Conflict of Interest Code adopted by Kaweah Delta Health Care District.
Approve training on November 12, 2026, for special districts and independent agencies on topics of basic function of local agencies.
Approve an amendment to Agreement No. 32266 with Forcum-Mackey Construction, Inc., for the Assessor/Clerk Recorder Relocation Project at 5961 S. Mooney Blvd., Visalia, increasing the agreement amount by $39,935.70 from $6,858,542.40 to…
Voting record (70)
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Approved Consent Calendar (Numbers 6 through 25) except items #13 and #21, which were pulled for separate consideration.
Approved
Approved
Approved
Directed legal counsel to defend and authorized the defense of any individual employees or officers, including those who may be named in the future, with a reservation of rights, in the case of Latosh
Consent Calendar (Items 4-22, except 13 and 15)
Approved Consent Calendar (Numbers 4 through 22) except for items #13 and #15, which were pulled for separate consideration.
Approved
Approved and appointed Supervisor Shuklian as CSAC representative and Supervisor Vander Poel as alternate representative.
BAART substance use disorder treatment agreement ($5.72M)
Remote Supervision Program agreement with CalMHSA ($250K)
CSAC Board of Directors appointments
Closed session — defense of employees in Payne v. County of Tulare
Approved
Approved
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Approved
Approved Consent Calendar (Numbers 6 through 35) with the exception of items #11, 21, 22, 24, and #25, which were pulled for separate consideration.
Authorized the defense of the County of Tulare and any individually named County defendants, including those to be named later, with a reservation of rights in the case of John JM Doe v. County of Tul
Consent Calendar (Items 6-35, minus pulled items)
Adopt SB 580 immigration interaction policies (Item 11)
Turning Point of Central California mental health agreement, up to $64,985,323 (Item 21)
Friendship Manor skilled nursing agreement, up to $400,000 (Item 22)
Behavioral health Launch Ready Bond grant agreement, up to $10,999,901.88 (Item 24)
Establish Bargaining Unit 24 – Fire Battalion Chiefs (Item 25)
Authorize county defense in John JM Doe v. County of Tulare (Closed Session Item A)
Item 28, Option B — Award Mountain Road 107 contract to Greg Bartlett Construction (failed)
Believed the written total made the numeric unit prices clear
Item 28, Option A — Waive bid irregularity and award Mountain Road 107 contract to Rehak Construction
Believed the clear written total made the bid valid
Item 29 — Position of opposition to data center development (Resolution 2026-0705)
Adopt FY 2026/27 Final Budget — Terra Bella Sewer Maintenance District
Adopt FY 2026/27 Final Budget — Tulare County Flood Control District
Adopt FY 2026/27 Final County Budget, elected-official COLAs and capital purchases
Consent Calendar (Items 5-38)
Mineral King Road & Wishon Drive Restoration — award to Walsh Montgomery (Option B)
Concerned about bridge slope stability and contractor failure to follow bid rules
Approved Consent Calendar (Numbers 6 through 22).
Approved
Consent Calendar (Items 6-22)
Letter requesting FEMA reimbursement assistance (Item 23)
45-day data center moratorium (Item 24)
Livestreaming options — Option C selected (Item 25)
He believed the county has done enough with audio participation and evening meetings, saying he doesn't see why something that isn't broken should be changed.