Supervisor District 2· 2025-01-06 to 2029-01-08 (current term began Monday January 6, 2025 and ends Monday January 8, 2029 per tularecounty.ca.gov supervisor page)
Pete Vander Poel
Tulare County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 42
- Total speaking time
- 3:18:46
- Avg per meeting
- 4:44
- Segments
- 2617
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Rural land divisions and small-lot zoning
No direct county cost, but the applicant cited a 75% state increase in water overage fees squeezing small farmers.
Goshen development and infrastructure
Property owners in Phase 4 will pay assessments for street maintenance through FY 2026/27 or upon first lot conveyance.
Proposition 1 housing bond on the ballot
Proposition 1, if passed, would fund affordable housing development statewide; without it, local housing development is expected to slow severely.
Permanent supportive housing capacity nearly exhausted
The county spends over $21 million a year on housing within behavioral health, and the BHSA housing bucket is already fully spent.
Monson ag hauling facility dispute (PSP 26023)
No direct county cost, but traffic and safety burdens on a rural crossing concern neighbors.
Eight-foot wall for gated compound near Highway 137 (PZV 26045)
Blocked HUD grant round threatens housed residents
About $3.5 million in bi-county continuum-of-care funding is at stake, with Family Services projects up for renewal as soon as April.
Prohousing Designation renewal
About 1,100 affordable units are coming online in Visalia over five years, but most still require subsidies clients can't get.
Tulare CARES emergency shelter opening
Anthem and partner organizations contributed funding including $8,000 for warming center food; the transitional rent benefit is funded through Medi-Cal managed care plans.
Kern County Homeless Response System
Kern County expects roughly $1.5 million in general fund contributions this year, with larger contributions anticipated as ARPA ends.
Springville subdivision stuck on water service
2026 Point-in-Time Count Results
Point-in-Time numbers directly affect how much state and federal homeless funding the county can compete for.
Behavioral Health Housing Program
No local cost identified — rent is paid through Medi-Cal managed care plans, with HHAP-6 funds separately flowing to interim housing sites.
Kaweah Delta maintenance agreement and flood control ordinance update
About $15 million for Hannah Ranch South, with $4 million sought from FEMA.
ERF Round 5 grant competition
Up to multi-million dollar grants for Visalia and Tulare could fund shelter operations, rental vouchers and interim housing — but this is the smallest and most competitive round yet.
Bringing four Dinuba-area residences into compliance
Owners face building-permit costs to bring the units up to code; neighbors get assurance the units are inspected.
Fresno County homeless services model
No direct Tulare County cost — it's a model to learn from as both counties face shrinking state and federal homelessness funding.
36-lot subdivision extension east of Kingsburg
Agricultural parcel divisions (Tipton and Tulare)
KCAO Food Bank Service Center project
A $22 million regional project with about $7.7 million on hand and $1.1 million of projected funding still unfunded.
Decisions during term (23)
Recorded while Poel was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Authorize the submission of a grant application to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Grants and Local Services, for the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program Round 5 Grant, for…
Approve the acceptance of Round 8 of County Allocation award from the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development, under the Transitional Housing Program, in an amount not to exceed $505,805, effective October 6,…
Extension of data center development moratorium (Ordinance No. 3671)
Item 29 — Position of opposition to data center development (Resolution 2026-0705)
Authorize the submittal of an application to participate in the Prohousing Designation Program administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, pursuant to Government Code section 65589.9. Authorize the Resource…
Approve the Community Development Block Grant Combined Closeout Package.
Forgive three (3) owner-occupied Community Development Block Grant Program loans totaling an amount of $36,988.17 per Community Development Block Grant Program guidelines. Find that forgiving these loans benefits the County and authorize…
Approve the Tulare County Council on Child and Youth Development Early Care and Education Needs Assessment Template for submission to the California Department of Social Services. Approve the Local Planning Council County Priorities Report…
Ratify and approve Agreement No. 32114-B with the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Permanent Local Housing Allocation for the rehabilitation of Mt. Whitney Place located in the City of Lindsay, in an amount not…
Ratify and approve Agreement No. 32827 with the California Department of Housing and Community Development, CalHome Program to provide affordable housing opportunities in Tulare County, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, retroactive…
Ratify the nominations of five eligible Census Tracts in unincorporated Tulare County: 06107000901, 06107000203, 06107003301, 06107004200, and 06107004302, to the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development for recommendation to…
Approve a subgrant agreement with the State of California Employment Development Department for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth programs, in an amount not to exceed $4,051,620, retroactive from April 1, 2026, through June…
Ratify and approve Local Government Formula Allocation for Returning Applicants – Streamlined Only Application for the 2023 California Department of Housing and Community Development, Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program grant…
Ratify and approve the Government Agency Taxpayer ID Form with the State of California for a pending agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development, CalHome Program to provide affordable housing opportunities…
Authorize the submission of a grant application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Grant Program.
Ratify and approve Standard Agreement No. 24-PIP-18693 with the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Prohousing Incentive Program to provide affordable housing opportunities in Tulare County in the amount of…
Ratify and approve an agreement with the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development, to accept Round 7 of the Transitional Housing Program and Round 4 of the Housing Navigation Maintenance Program funding, in an…
Approve the Tulare County Council on Child & Youth Development 2026 Annual Certification Statement.
Ratify and approve an amendment to Agreement No. 30298-B with the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program to provide affordable housing opportunities in Tulare County, in the…
Development Agreement No. DEV 25-002 with Smee Homes, Inc. (TSM 19-003 Phase 3, Goshen)
Voting record (4)(Development)
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