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9:00 A.M. Convene and announce adjournment to Closed Session, Room 105.

    There were no Closed Session announcements.

9:30 A.M. Call to order and opening ceremonies.

(Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Supervisor or on request for discussion by a member of the public).

Road and Transportation

C.1 ROAD CLOSURE: RATIFY previous permission by Public Works Director to completely close a portion of Knightsen Avenue on Wednesday, September 13, 2000, through Friday, September 15, 2000, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of repairing the railroad crossing, Knightsen area.

C.2 ADOPT Resolution of Intention to sell surplus vacant County site at Willow Pass Road and Goble Drive, Bay Point area. [CDD-CP#94-78] (Funding: N/A)

C.3 ADOPT Resolution of Intention to sell surplus vacant County site on Evora Road opposite Pomo Street and DETERMINE that the project is a Class 12 Categorical Exemption, Bay Point area. [CDD-CP#00-12] (Funding: N/A)

Engineering Services

C.4 SUB 7840: DECLARE certain roads as County roads for a subdivision developed by Braddock and Logan Group, Pacheco area.

C.5 MS 12-97: APPROVE the parcel map for a minor subdivision being developed by Anthony LoForte, Martinez area.

Special Districts & County Airports

C.6 AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer to sign a letter on behalf of the Flood Control District indicating no opposition to the annexation of a portion of the District's San Ramon Creek Channel to Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Alamo area.

C.7 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the conveyance of an easement to Pacific Bell Telephone Company over a portion of County property in Discovery Bay, and DETERMINE that the activity is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of CEQA guidelines, Discovery Bay area. [CP00-61] (Funding: Pacific Bell)

C.8 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the conveyance of an easement to Pacific Bell Telephone Company over a portion of County property in Clyde, and DETERMINE that the activity is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of CEQA guidelines, Clyde area. [CP00-62] (Funding: Pacific Bell)

C.9 AUTHORIZE GHAD General Manager to amend the existing consulting services agreement with Farallon Geographics, San Francisco, California, from $24,000 to $85,000, and EXECUTE an agreement with Contra Costa County for membership in Contra Costa County's Computer Mapping/Geographic Information System, Danville area. (55% Blackhawk GHAD, 35% Canyon Lakes GHAD, 10% Wiedemann Ranch GHAD)

Statutory Actions - None

Claims, Collections & Litigation

C.10 DENY claims of Associated International Insurance Company and C. B. Patel and G. Patel (dba Holiday Lodge Motel); Berkeley Farms, Inc.; K. Enke; G. Nelson, Jr.; M. Schroer and C. Schroer; and S. Weeks, N. Weeks, C. Weeks, D. Darnell and M. Darnell; and DENY Amended Claim of R. McConahey.

C.10 CORRECTED TO READ:  DENIED claims of Associated International Insurance Company and C. B. Patel and G. Patel (DBA Holiday Lodge Motel); Berkeley Farms, Inc.; K. Enke; G. Nelson, Jr.; M. Schroer and
 C. Schroer; and S. Weeks, N. Weeks; C. Weeks, D. Darnell and M. Darnell; and DENY application to file late claim of R. McConahey.

Hearing Dates - None

Honors & Proclamations - None

Ordinances

C.11 ADOPT Ordinance 2000-30, introduced September 12, 2000, providing the Purchasing Agent with specified services discretion.

C.12 ADOPT Ordinance 2000-31, introduced September 12, 2000, authorizing additional Merit Board meetings.

Appointments & Resignations

C.13 APPOINT Bill Gram-Reefer to the Public Sector District IV Alternate seat on the Economic Opportunity Council, as recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier.

C.14 REAPPOINT George T. Brown and Richard Lujan to At-Large Commissioner seats, Julie Medina to the Tenant seat and Sarah Geneva Green to the Tenant Over 62 seat on the Advisory Housing Commission, as recommended by the Internal Operations Committee.

C.15 ACCEPT the resignation of Rocio Gomez from the Substance Abuse Advisory Board, DECLARE a vacancy, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to apply the Board's policy for filling the vacancy, as recommended by Supervisor Canciamilla.

Appropriation Adjustments - 2000 - 2001 FY - None

Legislation

C.16 ADOPT a position in opposition to Proposition 36 (the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000), as recommended by Supervisor Gioia.

C.16 RELISTED to October 3, 2000, consideration of adopting a position in opposition to Proposition 36 (the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000), as recommended by Supervisor Gioia.

C.17 ADOPT a position in support of West Contra Costa Unified School District Measure M, a $150 million general obligation bond measure to repair and upgrade elementary schools, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia.

Personnel Actions

C.18 REALLOCATE the salary of Ultrasound Technologist I in the Health Services Department. (Salary Savings)

C.19 ESTABLISH the class of Care Management Administrator and ADD one full time position in the Health Services Department. (Realignment Revenue)

C.20 ADD one full time Clerk-Experienced Level position, one full time Building Inspector II position, one full time Building Plan Checker II position and one Structural Engineer-Building Inspector position in the Building Inspection Department. (Building Permit Fees)

C.21 REALLOCATE one full time Clerk-Experienced Level position and incumbent to Secretary-Journey Level in the Community Development Department. (Revenue Offset)

C.22 REALLOCATE the salaries of Senior Auditor-Appraiser, Auditor-Appraiser II, and Auditor-Appraiser I in the Assessor's Office. (Budgeted)

C.23 REALLOCATE the salary of the class of Treasurer-Tax Collector on the salary schedule.

C.24 REALLOCATE the salaries of the classes of Fingerprint Technician I, II, Lead Fingerprint Technician, Fingerprint Examiner I, II and Lead Fingerprint Examiner at a 5% salary increase. (Budgeted)

C.24 CORRECTED TO READ: REALLOCATED the salary of the class of Fingerprint Technician I, II, Lead Fingerprint Technician, Fingerprint Examiner I, II and Lead Fingerprint Examiner at a 5% salary increase, in the Sheriff-Coroner's Office.

C.25 ADD four full time Social Service Information System Analyst positions and ADD one Social Service Information System Analyst-Project position in the Employment and Human Services Department.

C.26 ADD one full time Staff Development Supervisor position, four full time Social Service Staff Development Specialist positions, one full time Social Service Staff Development Specialist-Project position and one Clerk-Lead Specialist position in the Employment and Human Services Department. (19% County, 81% State and Federal Funds)

C.27 REALLOCATE the salary of the class of County Administrator on the salary schedule.

C.28 ADD one full time Secretary-Advanced Level position in the Employment and Human Services Department. (20% County and 80% State and Federal Funds)

C.29 ADD three full time Social Service Employment Placement Counselor positions in the Employment and Human Services Department. (State and Federal Funds)

C.30 ADD one full time Social Casework Assistant position in the Employment and Human Services Department. (State Funds)

C.31 RECLASSIFY one full time Clerk-Specialist position to Clerical Supervisor in the General Services Department.

C.32 ADOPT a resolution authorizing pay for performance for the classes of Social Service Division Manager, Social Service Business Systems Application Manager and Social Service Fraud Prevention Manager in the Employment and Human Services Department and REALLOCATE the salaries on the salary schedule.

C.33 ADOPT a resolution amending the Performance Pay Plan for the class of Director of Community Development.

Grants & Contracts

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following agencies for receipt of funds and/or services:

C.34 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the State Department of Health Services to increase the payment limit by $9,712 to a new payment limit of $1,870,457 to provide additional funds for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program through September 30, 2002. (No County Match)

C.35 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the State Department of Mental Health to increase the payment limit by $2,149,666 to a new payment limit of $4,783,748 to provide additional funds for Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services through June 30, 2000. (No County Match)

C.36 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with the State Department of Health Services in the amount of $69,100 for HIV laboratory services provided by the County’s Public Health Laboratory through June 30, 2001. (No County Match)

C.37 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with the State Department of Health Services in the amount of $356,111 for the County to continue implementation of the Immunization Registry Project through June 30, 2001. (No County Match)

C.38 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to submit a funding application along with the necessary certifications and assurances to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the amount of $200,000 for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Grant and, if awarded, to execute a grant contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to perform responsibilities related to the receipt of funding through December 31, 2001. (10% County Match - Budgeted)

C.39 ADOPT a resolution allowing the Health Services Director, or designee, to apply for and, if approved, accept a second round Special Cold Weather Funding grant in the amount of $11,700 according to Chapter 793, Statutes of 1999 Standard Agreement.

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following parties as noted for the purchase of equipment and/or services:

C.40 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Larry Wornian, Ph.D., in the amount of $50,000 to provide professional outpatient psychotherapy services for the Contra Costa Health Plan through July 31, 2001. (Member Premiums, Third Party Revenue)

C.41 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Daniel Chin, O.D., in the amount of $50,000 to provide professional optometry services for the Contra Costa Health Plan through July 31, 2001. (Member Premiums, Third Party Revenue)

C.42 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Christine Chiang, O.D., in the amount of $50,000 to provide professional optometry services for the Contra Costa Health Plan through July 31, 2001. (Member Premiums, Third Party Revenue)

C.43 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with East Bay Vascular in the amount of $50,000 to provide professional vascular services for the Contra Costa Health Plan through July 31, 2001. (Member Premiums, Third Party Revenue)

C.44 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Patricia Austin, M.D., Inc., (dba Pacific Eye Care), in the amount of $50,000 to provide professional ophthalmology services for the Contra Costa Health Plan through August 31, 2001. (Member Premiums, Third Party Revenue)

C.45 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Optima Ophthalmic Medical Association, Inc., to provide professional health care services for the Contra Costa Health Plan to be paid in accordance with a specified fee schedule through April 30, 2001. (Member Premiums, Third Party Revenue)

C.46 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Thomas N. Paige, M.D., in the amount not to exceed $100,000 to provide professional dermatology services at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center from October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001. (Patient Fees, Third Party Revenue)

C.47 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Ramon Berguer, M.D., to provide professional surgical services at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center to be paid in accordance with a specified fee schedule through August 31, 2002. (Patient Fees, Third Party Revenue)

C.48 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Gupta Etwaru, M.D., to provide professional ophthalmology services at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center to be paid in accordance with a specified fee schedule through August 31, 2003. (Patient Fees, Third Party Revenue)

C.49 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Kiran Koka, M.D., in the amount of $50,000 to provide Medi-Cal mental health specialty services through June 30, 2001. (State and Federal Funds)

C.50 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with S. Victor Montoya in the amount of $95,500 to provide consultation and technical assistance with regard to mental health services and mental health systems of care through September 30, 2001. (Mental Health Realignment)

C.51 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Carolyn Bell (dba Yvonne’s Home Care Services) to provide continuing emergency residential care for mentally disturbed adults who are potentially eligible for SSI/SSP in an amount not to exceed $847 per client per month through December 31, 2000, and in an amount not to exceed $890 per client per month beginning January 1, 2001, through August 31, 2001, and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to pay an amount to clients not to exceed $174 per month through December 31, 2000, and an amount not to exceed $183 per month beginning January 1, 2001, through August 31, 2001, for incidental expenses and personal needs. (Mental Health Budget, partially offset by SSI/SSP reimbursement)

C.52 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center (dba Noack Family Home) to provide continuing emergency residential care for mentally disturbed adults who are potentially eligible for SSI/SSP in an amount not to exceed $847 per client per month through December 31, 2000, and in an amount not to exceed $890 per client per month beginning January 1, 2001, through August 31, 2001, and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to pay an amount to clients not to exceed $174 per month through December 31, 2000, and an amount not to exceed $183 per month beginning January 1, 2001, through August 31, 2001, for incidental expenses and personal needs. (Mental Health Budget, partially offset by SSI/SSP reimbursement)

C.53 ACKNOWLEDGE receipt of notice from Christina C. Koch requesting contract termination effective August 14, 2000.

C.54 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Addiction Research and Treatment, Inc., (dba Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment – BAART) to correct the fee schedule for methadone maintenance treatment services, with no change in the contract term. (Federal and State Funds)

C.55 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Bi-Bett Corporation in the amount of $216,123 to provide professional perinatal treatment services for CalWORKs clients at Wollam House through June 30, 2001. (State CalWORKs Funds)

C.56 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director-Redevelopment to execute an amendment to the Cooperative Agreement between the County, the County Redevelopment Agency, the City of Walnut Creek, the East Bay Regional Park District, and Caltrans for the Iron Horse Trail construction. (See Item C.69)

C.57 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the Contra Costa Community College to extend the term from July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001, for domestic violence training with no change in payment limit.

C.58 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute contracts with the Center for Human Development, the North Richmond Neighborhood House, and an Interdepartmental Agreement with the Sheriff's Department in the amount of $10,988, $23,412, and $21,222 respectively for Weed & Seed services for the period of October 1, 1999, through July 31, 2000. (Federal Funds)

C.59 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Denise McCown, Claire Marchiano, and Richard Cox in the amount of $47,000 each for services as EHSD One-Stop Center Coordinators for the period of October 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001. (State and Federal Funds)

C.60 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute an amendment to the consulting services agreement with Kleinfelder Inc., increasing the payment limit by $6,000 to a new payment limit of $30,906 for continued construction and inspection services for the Clinical and Public Health Laboratory. (Budgeted)

C.61 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a renewal contract in the amount of $48,000 with American Management Systems to provide software maintenance for the County Budget System through June 30, 2002. (Budgeted)

C.62 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Counsel, or designee, to execute a contract with Barbara Rebecca Byrnes to provide professional legal services to be paid in accordance with a specified fee schedule through March 31, 2002. (Third Party Revenues)

Leases

C.63 AUTHORIZE the General Services Director to execute a lease amendment with Wilfrid F. Holden and Ruth A. Holden for the premises at 3707 Bissell Avenue, Richmond, for continued use by the Public Defender. (Budgeted)

Other Actions

C.64 APPROVE the Medical Staff appointments and reappointments, as recommended by the Medical Executive Committee on August 21, 2000.

C.65 ADOPT a resolution authorizing the sale and issuance of 2000 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes for the Mt. Diablo Unified School District in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.

C.66 AUTHORIZE the payment of $600 from the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund to the County Administrator's Law and Justice System Development Division to continue to fund production of quarterly reports on fish and game-related violations in the County for three years, as recommended by the Fish and Wildlife Committee.

C.67 APPROVE renewal of Cardroom License No. 6, known as "California Grand Casino," located at 5867 Pacheco Boulevard, Pacheco, Lamar V. Wilkinson, owner, for the period of November 26, 2000, through November 26, 2001.

C.68 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE a temporary 5 MPH zone during dredging operations of the deep water ship channel from the Carquinez Bridge to Light 54 on the San Joaquin River, to be in effect only when the dredge is operating.

Redevelopment Agency

C.69 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director-Redevelopment to execute an amendment to the Cooperative Agreement between the County, the County Redevelopment Agency, the City of Walnut Creek, the East Bay Regional Park District, and Caltrans for the Iron Horse Trail construction. (See Item C.56)

Correspondence - None

Consent Items of Board Members - None

Information Items - None
 
 

Honors & Proclamations

C.70    ADOPT a resolution honoring the late Ernest D. Pasley, former Director of the Mt. view Sanitary District Boad, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema.

C.71    ADOPT a resolution proclaiming the week of September 18 - 24, 2000, as "National Pollution Prevention Week" in Contra Costa County, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema on behalf of the Mt. View Sanitary District.
 

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The Family and Human Services Committee (Supervisors J. Canciamilla and J. Gioia) - meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 10:00 A.M. in Room 108, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.

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The Internal Operations Committee (Supervisors G. B. Uilkema and M. DeSaulnier) - meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 9:00 A.M. in Room 105, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.

The Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee (Supervisors J. Gioia and G. B. Uilkema) - meets on the second Monday of the month at 1:00 P.M. in Room 105, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
 
 

ADJOURNMENT: The Board adjourns today's meeting to the Committee meeting(s) as noted: (See above for time and place of meetings)