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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Supervisors J. Gioia, G. B. Uilkema, D. Gerber, M. DeSaulnier,
and F. D. Glover
Clerk of the Board, John Sweeten (925 335-1900)
AGENDA
TUESDAY
June 12, 2001
9:00 A.M. Call to order and opening ceremonies.
Inspirational Thought - "If all my friends were to jump off a
bridge I wouldn’t follow, I would be at the bottom ready to catch them when they
fell." - Unknown
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS - Items removed from this
section will be considered with the Short Discussion Items.
Approved as listed except as noted below:
C.3
HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT ITEMS
HA.1 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the
Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa to enter into a one year lease
renewal with Las Deltas Project Pride of North Richmond.
Approved as listed .
PRESENTATIONS
P.1 PRESENTATION adopting Resolution 2001/225 proclaiming June
15, 2001, as "Trade Union Woman Leaders’ Day" in Contra Costa County.
(Supervisor Gerber)
SHORT DISCUSSION ITEMS - The Board will consider and
take action on the following items:
SD.1 CONSIDER any Consent Items previously removed.
SD.2 CONSIDER report from the Family and Human Services
Committee on challenges in the Employment and Human Services Department.
(Supervisor DeSaulnier)
ACCEPTED report from the Family and Human Services Committee on
challenges in the Employment and Human Services Department.
SD.3 HEARING on Stormwater Utility Assessments for FY 2001/2002
for Stormwater Utility Areas 1 through 18, Countywide. [CDD-CP
#95-37]
CLOSED the public hearing; ADOPTED Resolution No. 2001/257 to adopt
Stormwater Utility Assessments for FY2002/2002 for Stormwater Utility Areas 1
through 18, Countywide; and DIRECTED staff to provide the Board with a detailed
description of the various program elements with the revenues that are raised.
SD.4 HEARING on the itemized costs of abatement for property
located at 50 Broadway Street, Oakley, Felix Fergoso, Owner. (Dan Stough,
Building Inspector)
CLOSED the public hearing; HEARD and CONSIDERED the itemized cost report
regarding the abatement of property of Felix Fregoso (Owner), 50 Broadway
Street, Oakley, and any objections of parties having legal interest in the
property; ADDED the costs of the abatement confirmation hearing thereto;
CONFIRMED the report; and DIRECTED the Clerk of the Board to file
it.
SD.5 HEARING on the itemized costs of abatement for property
located at 177 North Broadway, Bay Point, Edna Erwin, Owner. (Mike Molinari,
Building Inspector)
CLOSED the public hearing; HEARD and CONSIDERED the itemized cost report
regarding the abatement of pr-property of Edna Irwin (Owner), 177 N. Broadway
Street, Bay Point, and any objections of parties having legal interest in the
property; ADDED the costs of the abatement confirmation hearing thereto;
CONFIRMED the report; and DIRECTED the Clerk of the Board to file
it.
SD.6 HEARING on approval of Resolution 2001/239 authorizing obligations to be
undertaken by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority to
benefit the Tehiyah Day School, in an amount not to exceed $6,250,000 for
financing and refinancing of the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and
equipping of various educational facilities, including additional classrooms, an
auditorium, library, art and science rooms, computer/math center and new
athletic areas. (Laura Lockwood, CAO-Capital Facilities and Debt
Management)
CLOSED the public hearing; ADOPTED Resolution No. 2001/239 authorizing
obligations to be undertaken by the California Statewide Communities Development
Authority to benefit the Tehiyah Day School, in an amount not to exceed
$6,250,000, for financing and refinancing of the acquisition, construction,
rehabilitation and equipping of various education facilities.
10:00 A.M.
DELIBERATION ITEMS - The Board will consider and take
action on the following items:
D.1 PUBLIC COMMENT. (3 Minutes/Speaker)
The following people addressed the Board on Public Comment:
The following persons from the Public Employees Union Local One spoke
regarding employee working conditions and contract negotiations of the
Children's Services Division of Employment and Human Services Department:
Sandra Falk; Janice Ridgle; Denise Lybarger; Ivette Nazario; Lynn McPhee;
Donna Harris; Flora T. Castaneda; Gracie Torres; Chuck Egbert; and Gloria
DelCastillo.
Maria Lawrence, 138 Virginia Court, Alamo, addressed the Board regarding
improvements to a section of Green Valley Road in the Alamo
area.
D.2 CONSIDER approving recommendations related to the
Industrial Safety Ordinance and Inherently Safer Systems. (Supervisor
Gerber)
DIRECTED staff to review draft language from County Counsel to amend the
Industrial Safety Ordinance; SOLICITED a comprehensive and integrated report
from the County Administrator’s Office, Health Services Department, Community
Development Department and County Counsel regarding departmental needs should
the Industrial Safety Ordinance be amended to allow departmental discretion in
the Inherently Safer System actions; REFERRED the draft amendment language and
to the Hazardous Materials Commission, Public Environmental Health Advisory
Board, PACE (Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers
International Union) Health and Safety Committee and the Internal Operations
Committee for comments and DIRECTED that the Internal Operations Committee also
analyze the relevant CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) issues, these
comments and report for Board consideration in October 2001; REQUESTED feedback
from the State Office of Emergency Services(OES), the California Environmental
Protection Agency (CALEPA), and OSHA; DIRECTED that correspondence be
coordinated by the Internal Operations Committee; DIRECTED the Board of
Supervisors meeting at which this matter will be considered begin at 1:00 p.m.
with this matter scheduled at 6:00 p.m. to promote greater public participation;
and DIRECTED County Counsel to consider the legal impact of a language amendment
to the Industrial Safety Ordinance requiring a Contra Costa County approved
Safety Plan to operate; (AYES: I, III, IV, V and II; NOES: None; ABSENT: None;
ABSTAIN: None); ADDITIONALLY DIRECTED County Counsel to obtain a peer review
regarding liability under the Tort Claims Act. (AYES: I, IV, V and II; NOES:
III; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None)
11:00 A.M.
D.3 HEARING on an appeal filed by Michael Bauman,
(Permittee and Owner) Bauman Landscape, from the Planning Commission’s decision
to uphold the Zoning Administrator’s decision to revoke administrative permit
#NR950020 for a contractor yard. The subject is located at the northwest corner
of Brookside Drive and Third Street (115 Brookside Drive), North Richmond area.
(To be continued to July 24, 2001, 11:00 a.m.)(Maureen Toms, Community
Development Department)
CONTINUED to July 24, 2001, at 11:00 a.m., the hearing on an appeal filed by
Michael Bauman, (Permittee and Owner) Bauman Landscape, from the Planning
Commission’s decision to uphold the Zoning Administrator’s decision to revoke
administrative permit #NR950020 for a contractor yard. The subject is located at
the northwest corner of Brookside Drive and Third Street (115 Brookside Drive),
North Richmond area.
AJ.1 ADJOURNED today's Board meeting in honor of the memory of Russell J.
Bruzzone of Lafayette, builder of the Moraga Shopping Center in Moraga and Plaza
Shopping Center, as well as homes in the Burton Valley and Happy Valley areas of
Lafayette.
Closed Session
CONSENT ITEMS
(Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request
of any Supervisor or on request for discussion by a member of the
public).
Consent Items of Board Members
C.1 ADOPT Resolution 2001/234 honoring Alameda-Contra Costa
Medical Association Executive Director William Guertin, for his service to the
East Bay medical community and patients, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema.
C.2 ADOPT Resolution 2001/238 honoring Lynnette Tanner-Busby,
on her election as President of the Contra Costa Taxpayers’ Association and
commending that association for thereby recognizing her abilities and
accomplishments as a woman in business and public service in Contra Costa
County, as recommended by Supervisor Gerber.
C.3 ADOPT Resolution 2001/236 honoring the 75th Anniversary of the
Martinez Historical Society, as recommended by Supervisor
Uilkema.
CORRECTED TO READ: ADOPTED Resolution No. 2001/236 honoring the
25th Anniversary of the Martinez Historical Society, as recommended
by Supervisor Uilkema.
C.4 ACCEPT Grand Jury Report No. 0102 "Disposition of Discovery
House," and REFER to the County Administrator.
C.5 ACCEPT Grand Jury Report No. 0103 "The Health Services
Department Financial Management Performance," and REFER to the County
Administrator.
C.6 REAPPOINT Harold Parsley as the District IV representative
on the Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board, as recommended by Supervisor
DeSaulnier.
C.7 ADOPT Resolution 2001/242 recognizing the Pacific Area
Training Team of the United States Coast Guard for it’s work with disadvantaged
youths at Richmond High School. (Supervisor Gioia)
Other Actions
C.8 ADOPT the 2001/2002 Proposed Budget Schedules for County
Funds.
Redevelopment Agency
C.9 As the Governing Board of the Contra Costa County
Redevelopment Agency, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director – Redevelopment,
to execute a contract with Cannon Design Group in an amount not to exceed
$21,000 for the preparation of Design Guidelines for the Bay Point Redevelopment
Area.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Board meets in all its capacities pursuant to Ordinance
Code Section 24-2.402, including as the Housing Authority and the Redevelopment
Agency. Persons who wish to address the Board should complete the form provided
for that purpose and furnish a copy of any written statement to the Clerk.
All matters listed under CONSENT ITEMS are considered by the
Board to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Board or a member
of the public prior to the time the Board votes on the motion to adopt.
Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS
will be heard when the Chair calls for comments from those persons who are in
support thereof or in opposition thereto. After persons have spoken, the hearing
is closed and the matter is subject to discussion and action by the Board.
Requests for reconsideration of a land use (planning) decision
must be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 10
days of the Board's decision, and must identify the new information which was
not before the Board of Supervisors when the decision was made.
The County will provide reasonable accommodations for disabled
individuals planning to attend Board meetings who contact the Clerk of the Board
at (925) 335-1900; TDD (925) 335-1915. An assistive listening device is
available from the Clerk, Room 106.
Copies of taped recordings of all or portions of a Board
meeting may be purchased from the Clerk of the Board. Please telephone the
Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925) 335-1900, to make the necessary
arrangements.
Forms are available to anyone desiring to submit an
inspirational thought nomination for inclusion on the Board Agenda. Forms may be
obtained at the Office of the County Administrator or Office of the Clerk of the
Board, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, California.
Applications for personal subscriptions to the weekly Board
Agenda may be obtained by calling the Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925)
335-1900. The weekly agenda may also be viewed on the County’s Internet Web
Page: WWW.CO.CONTRA-COSTA.CA.US.
The Closed Session agenda is available each week upon request
from the Office of the Clerk of the Board, 651 Pine Street, Room 106, Martinez,
California, and may also be viewed on the County’s Web Page.
The Family and Human Services Committee
(Supervisors M. DeSaulnier and F.D. Glover) - meets on the second and fourth
Mondays of the month at 9:00 A.M. in the Private Industry Council Conference
Room, 2425 Bisso Lane, Concord.
The Finance Committee (Supervisors F.D. Glover
and D. Gerber) - meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at 9:00 A.M.
in Room 108, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street Street,
Martinez.
The Internal Operations Committee (Supervisors J.
Gioia and M. DeSaulnier) - meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at
10:00 A.M. in Room 105, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street Street,
Martinez.
The Transportation, Water & Infrastructure
Committee (Supervisors D. Gerber and J. Gioia) - meets on the second
Monday of the month at 10:00 A.M. in Room 105, County Administration Building,
651 Pine Street Street, Martinez.
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Finance Committee |
6-18-01 |
9:00 a.m. |
see above |
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Internal Operations Committee |
6-18-01 |
10:00 a.m. |
see above |
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PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MAY BE
LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES. |
AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the Tuesday
Board meetings.
Revised Supplemental Calendar of Closed
Session Items
For The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County
And for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities
Governed by the Board
Tuesday, June 12, 2001, 9:00 a.m. and
thereafter
Board Chambers Room 107 and Room 105
Administration Building,
651 Pine Street, Martinez,
California
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATORS
1. Agency Negotiators: Leslie
Knight, Kathy Ito, and Keith Fleming.
Employee Organizations : Contra Costa
County Employees’ Assn., Local No. 1; Am. Fed., State, County, & Mun.
Empl., Locals 512 and 2700; Calif. Nurses Assn.; Service Empl. Int’l Union,
Local 535; C.C.C. Appraiser’s Assn.; District Attorney’s Investigators
Assn.; Deputy Sheriffs Assn.; United Prof. Firefighters, Local 1230;
Physicians’ & Dentists’ Org. of Contra Costa; Western Council of
Engineers; United Chief Officers Assn.; Service Empl. Int’l Union Health
Care Workers, Local No. 250, and Oakley-Knightsen Firefighters’
Assn.
2. Agency Negotiators: Leslie Knight, Kathy Ito,
and John Sweeten.
Unrepresented Employees: All
unrepresented agency management employees (Resolution No. 2000/372 including its
Exhibits), unrepresented nursing classification employees, and all other
unrepresented agency employees.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov.
Code, § 54956.9(a)):
1. L. Tarango
Trucking, et al. v. Contra Costa County, et al., U.S.
District Court No. C98-02955 WHO
2. Karin Morris
v. Contra Costa County, CCC Superior Court No. C
99-04223
3. Patricia
Etridge v. County of Contra Costa, C.C.C. Superior Court No.
C00-04283
4. Yohanan Family
Limited Partnership, dba Sun Valley Village v. County of Contra Costa, et al.,
C.C.C. Superior Court No. C00-1495
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