Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Ray Mueller, District 3
Subject: Reappointments to the Farmworker Advisory Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendations for the Farmworker Advisory Commission:
A) Reappointment of Nicolas Romero-Gonzalez, representing Farmworker, for a second term ending June 30, 2028; and
B) Reappointment of Judith Guerrero, representing Family Member, for a first full term ending June 30, 2028; and
C) Reappointment of Stephanie Perez, representing Community Based Organization (Puente), for a second term ending June 30, 2028; and
D) Clarify and reconfirm term end dates reflecting June 30 for all Farmworker Advisory Commission members.
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BACKGROUND:
On June 14, 2022, the Board of Supervisors established the San Mateo County Farmworker Advisory Commission (Resolution No. 078906) as further amended September 24, 2024 (Resolution No. 080650). In creating the Farmworker Advisory Commission, the Board recognized that the agriculture industry is a major component of the San Mateo County economy. The initial Resolution referenced a 2019 Needs Assessment conducted by the County's Healthcare for the Homeless and Farmworker Health (HCH/FH) Program, which found that, at the time, there were approximately 80 farms in the County, and they employed between 1,300-1,600 farmworkers. Yet many of these farmworkers had unmet needs and required support on issues such as employment, working conditions, immigration, healthcare, education, accessing safety net services, and affordable housing.
At the time when the Board created the Farmworker Advisory Commission, aside from HCH/FH, which is focused solely on providing healthcare to farmworkers, no County program existed to specifically promote the needs of farmworkers and their families, or to recommend programs, plans, and policies that would help farmworkers access benefits and services and address thei...
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