The Agriculture, Environment, & Natural Resources (AENR) Policy
Committee met at CSAC’s 130th Annual Meeting. The
Committee is Chaired by Supervisor Heidi Hall, Nevada County and
Vice-Chairs Supervisor Jessica Pyska, Lake County and Supervisor
Tod Kimmelshue, Butte County.
During the Annual Meeting, the AENR policy committee welcomed
Senator Ben Allen as a guest speaker. Senator Allen, who authored
Proposition 4, the Climate Bond supported by CSAC and approved by
the voters earlier in the month, answered questions from the
audience. The committee also heard a presentation from Michael
Flores, Deputy Secretary at the Department of Food and
Agriculture, who discussed county fairgrounds and their potential
as climate resilience centers.
Supervisor Hall provided an update on the culmination of CSAC’s
efforts on the Insurance Working Group and the Policy Principles
the organization will adhere to when advocating on behalf of
counties on the topic of homeowner’s wildfire insurance. The
committee then voted to approve AENR’s 2025 priorities focused on
three key areas: community resilience, energy storage and
wildfire insurance. Additionally, the committee voted to approve
the edits to AENR’s chapters on the county platform: Chapter
Three: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Chapter Four: Energy; &
Chapter Fourteen: Climate Change.
To access the meeting materials, including the Insurance Working
Group Policy Principles, please visit CSAC’s website here.
