Supervisor District III, Second Vice Chair· 2025-01-07–2029-01-08
Brian Veerkamp
El Dorado County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 18:13
- Avg per meeting
- 4:33
- Segments
- 278
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Top issues during term (20)
Black Rice Road solar security gate dispute
Road association dues of about $500 a year per household cover road upkeep; a fence or screen for the Nichols property would strain those funds.
Automatic License Plate Readers in El Dorado County
About $250,000 a year, paid from state realignment funds rather than the general fund.
Commercial project at 1063 Magua St
South Fork American River management and boating rules
No specific dollar figures were given, but water conditions directly affect the tourism dollars that sustain local businesses.
Wildfire Resilience and Wildlife Habitat
Costs to the county aren't set yet since the symposium idea is going back for more detail.
TBID Civitas contract progress
Not yet defined — TBIDs typically assess member businesses to fund tourism promotion.
Biomass power unit at Placerville Jail
Potential savings of roughly $400,000 a year in jail energy costs; a $1.8 million estimate was mentioned but not itemized.
Older adult services funding and proposed budget cuts
New grant and Medi-Cal claiming revenues could offset meal and program costs starting in FY 2026/2027.
Business Drive open storage lot appeal
Denying the project preserves land for job-generating uses in an area with a large jobs shortfall, but forgoes property and sales tax revenue from the facility.
Winter Storm 2026/27 Preparedness
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and 2027 Emergency Operations Plan
A shutoff could mean temporary power loss for affected customers this weekend.
Bergstrom Organ restoration and status
El Dorado town intersection safety
Zone B funds are now sufficient to begin the environmental document for the improvement project.
Caldor Fire rebuilding timeline
El Dorado & Diamond Springs Design Standards
No direct county cost, though critics warned of litigation costs to taxpayers.
Museum collection additions and removals
North Beach renovations in Gold Rush Park
Southpointe Meadows subdivision time extension
No direct county cost; the developer is funding engineering and drainage studies while the final map is completed.
Wildfire Evacuation Readiness and Training
Tahoe Basin solid waste franchise transfer to Recology
Residents of Tahoma and Meeks Bay will see new mandatory collection rates set at a June 23 hearing.
Decisions during term (474)
Recorded while Veerkamp was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Camerado As-Built RV Storage and Expansion Project (MUP25-0003)
Adoption of the Agenda and Approval of Consent Calendar
Approval of the Minutes from the September 30, 2026 regular meeting (Item 1)
Receive and file October 2026 Monthly Finance Report (Item 2)
Wildlife management interference ordinance — County Counsel review (Item 3)
Reschedule December 2026 meeting to December 16 (Item 6)
Initiation of litigation (Closed Session Item 1)
Consent Calendar (Items 6-21 and 29)
Ordinance 5272 — Recorder-Clerk fee schedule update
Recology franchise assignment (Item 24)
El Dorado & Diamond Springs Design Standards (Item 26)
Biomass combined heat and power unit at Placerville Jail (Item 27)
Defense of Russell v. County litigation (Item 28)
Clerk of the Board recommending the Board approve the Minutes from the regular meeting on October 20, 2026.
Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board: 1) Receive and file the FY 2026-27 Bridge Funding and Sustainability Plan prepared and submitted by National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) El Dorado County Western Slope and South…
Human Resources Department recommending the Board: 1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 169-2026 to approve, due to an upward reclassification, the deletion of 1.0 FTE Sr. Administrative Analyst allocation and the addition…
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board: 1) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (B) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the Social Rehabilitation Treatment Services services…
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board: 1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 171-2026 authorizing the County to accept the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Transitional…
Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board: 1) Approve and ratify the Chair’s signature on the First Amendment to competitively bid Agreement for Services 8113 with Social Entrepreneurs, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2026-27…
Department of Agriculture recommending the Board: 1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the first amendment to Cooperative Service Agreement 26-7306-6574-RA (10392) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health…
Voting record (104)
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