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ADMINISTRATION - Chief Administrator Gabriel Hydrick
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Requested Action(s)
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a) INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION regarding a name proposal for Sq. Hill Road (Sq. 24-482) in accordance with Assembly Bill (AB) 2022, to identify appropriate replacement names for "Sq_" names on features and places with names informed by tribal consultation and respectful tribes and tribal communities
b) Public Comment
c) Request approval and authorization for staff to complete the form provided by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to provide a replacement name of Loybas Hill Road in place of Sq. Hill Road and submit the proposal to the California Advisory Committee of Geographic Names (CACGN)
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Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact.
Background Information:
At the Board of Supervisors meeting held on February 28, 2023, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to complete and submit the form provided by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to replace the name of Sq. Hill and rename it Loybas Hill. This name was selected following consultation with the Nomlaki Tribe for recommendations.
It was later brought to the County's attention that while the feature was renamed, the road itself still needed to be addressed. The name proposal before the Board today is specifically to address a proposal to rename the road, Sq. Hill Road to Loybas Hill Road and to obtain public input, if any, as to the proposed name. County Administration staff has sent letters to residents of the addresses on the road in order to invite input and provide notice of this meeting. Additional attempts were made to consult with tribal communities and after receiving no responses, staff recommends moving forward with the proposal before the Board.
A road currently located in the private community of Lake California, Sq. Creek Place (Sq. 24-435), is the last feature within Tehama County that remains to be addressed, however that is not within the County's jurisdiction and has been bro...
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