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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)

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

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

Inspirational Thought - "I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace." ~Helen Keller

CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS - Items removed from this section will be considered with the Short Discussion Items.

SHORT DISCUSSION ITEMS - The Board will consider and take action on the following items:

DELIBERATION ITEMS - The Board will consider and take action on the following items:

D.1 PUBLIC COMMENT. (3 Minutes/Speaker) The following person presented testimony:

Closed Session

CONTINUED to October 16, 2001 consideration of proposed modifications to the Dougherty Valley Affordable Housing Program with regard to certain regulatory agreements and proposed condition of approval for application to future approvals.

C.62 ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/456 that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors contact representatives of Bay Area Supermarkets and representatives of organized labor and request that they immediately resume negotiations in order to reach an agreed union contract; and that the Board offer its services as a facilitator to the ensuing talks.

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

C.1 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to execute Right of Way Contracts; ACCEPT the Grant Deeds from Stephen C. Henderson Family Trust and Gregory C. Henderson & Marianne Henderson Family Trust; and AUTHORIZE payment of $3,034,000 for property rights in connection with the State Route 4 East, Railroad Avenue to Loveridge Road Project, Pittsburg area. [SCH# 2000112007] (Contra Costa Transportation Authority) (District V)

C.2 ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/454 approving the sale of County surplus property on Camino Diablo to the City of Lafayette, AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute a Quitclaim Deed on behalf of the County, and DETERMINE that the activity is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Class 12 Categorical Exemption, Lafayette area. [CDD-CP# 01-27] (District II)

C.3 RA 1110: ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/455 approving the road improvement agreement for Point of Timber Road Extension, RA 1110 (Subdivision 8023), by Hofmann Land Development Company, Brentwood area. (District III)

C.4 SUB 7679: ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/456 accepting completion of improvements and declaring certain roads as County roads for Subdivision 7679 being developed by Centex Homes, Byron area. (District III)

C.5 SUB 8250: ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/457 accepting completion of improvements for Subdivision 8250 being developed by Schuler Homes of California, Inc., Rodeo area. (District II)

C.6 SUB 8428: ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/458 approving the final map and subdivision agreement for Subdivision 8428 being developed by Hofmann Land Development Company, Brentwood area. (District III)

C.7 SUB 8428: ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/459 approving the subdivision agreement (Right of Way Landscaping) for Subdivision 8428 being developed by Hofmann Land Development Company, Brentwood area. (District III)

C.8 SUB 8430: ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/460 approving the final map and subdivision agreement for Subdivision 8430 being developed by Hofmann Land Development Company, Brentwood area. (District III)

C.9 SUB 8431: ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/461 approving the final map and subdivision agreement for Subdivision 8431 being developed by the Hofmann Land Development Company in the Brentwood area. (District III)

C.10 RATIFY the execution by the General Manager of Blackhawk Geologic Hazard Abatement District of a license agreement and amendment with property owner and award and execution of a contract with Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc., in the amount of $55,500, for emergency repair of a landslide located at 3130 Blackhawk Meadow Drive; AUTHORIZE General Manager to execute change orders up to total additional amount of $11,100; Danville area. (Blackhawk Geological Hazard Abatement District and the Property Owner) (District III)

C.11 APPROVE minutes for the month of September 2001.

C.12 DECLARE certain ordinances duly published.

C.13 DENY claims for Jean Valesano; Cory Benson; Richard Fenton; Lisa Fenton and Robert Havlin.

C.14 ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/462 commending the Alameda-Contra Costa Public Health Coalition for developing a domestic violence initiative to identify and help victims of domestic violence, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema. (All Districts)

C.15 ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/463 declaring the month of October 2001 as Arts and Humanities Month in Contra Costa County and October 10, 2001 as Arts Day in California, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema. (All Districts)

C.16 ADOPT Ordinance No. 2001-18, introduced September 25, 2001, to amend Section 33-5.393 of the County Ordinance Code to exclude the class of Assistant Retirement Administrator-Exempt from the Merit System.

C.17 APPROVE the providers recommended by the Contra Costa Health Plan’s Quality Council on August 24, 2001. (All Districts)

C.18 General Services (0063): AUTHORIZE and APPROPRIATE new revenue in the amount of $21,955 from accumulated depreciation and salvage of a retired vehicle, and transfer of $1,045 from the Sheriff to General Services for the purchase of a vehicle for AC Transit police services. (See C.58)

C.19 Community Services (0588)/Plant Acquisition (0111): AUTHORIZE additional revenues in the amount of $9,075,425 from a United States Department of Health and Human Services Head Start grant and APPROPRIATE to plant acquisition for nine facilities and playground construction throughout Contra Costa County.

C.20 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with the State of California, Department of Aging and to accept Fiscal Year 2001/2002 Title V Senior Employment Program funding in the amount of $99,019 to provide temporary part-time employment of 13 low-income seniors. (10% County match required, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.21 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to accept the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 California Department of Aging, Title V, Senior Community Services Employment Program Amended Agreement to decrease the total reimbursement amount by $51,093 to a new reimbursement amount of $44,509 due primarily to lower than anticipated program enrollment. (All Districts)

C.22 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Workforce Development Board, to apply for and accept funding from the Young Offender Initiative in the amount of $3,100,000 for innovative re-entry services under the U.S. Department of Labor, Justice, and Health and Human Services, Young Offender Initiative: Re-entry Grant Program, for the period January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2003. (No County match required)

C.23 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant from the Stuart Foundation in the amount of $300,000 for implementation of the County Child Welfare Redesign Plan for the period October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2004. (No County match required) (All Districts)

C.24 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to execute a contract with Thibault Associates, Inc. in the amount of $130,000 to provide assistance with new networking infrastructure, for the period July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002. (Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.25 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Families First, Inc., to increase the payment limit by $364,000 to a new payment limit of $1,090,481 for family preservation services through June 30, 2002. (100% Federal funds) (All Districts)

C.26 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Sentencing Concepts, Inc., to extend the term through December 31, 2001, with no change in the payment limit for continuing electronic home monitoring services. (Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.27 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer to execute a contract with GE Capital Information Technology Solutions – North America, Inc., in the amount of $40,000 for the installation and adaptation of a network software management system on the Probation Department’s information network, through June 30, 2002. (Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.28 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, to execute a contract with Vallen Safety Supply Company in an amount not to exceed $120,000 to provide preventive maintenance and repair services for Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and equipment in the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District for the period October 1, 2001 to June 30, 2003. (Maintenance Budget) (All Districts)

C.29 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Anshen + Allen Architects to increase the payment limit by $31,510 to a new payment limit of $1,355,785 for additional design services related to the Martinez Health Center project. (Budgeted) (District II)

C.30 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director to execute a contract with Specialized Office Services and Products in the amount of $25,000 for architectural services for Office Landscape Partitions at 1340 Arnold Drive, Suite 220, Martinez, for the Health Services Department. (Bond Funds) (District II)

C.31 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director to issue the First Amendment authorizing extra work under the consulting services agreement dated September 12, 2000, with Artech Design Group to increase the payment limit by $20,500 to a new payment limit of $79,450 for Tenant Improvements at 2530 Arnold Drive, Second Floor, Martinez, for the Employment and Human Services Department. (Budgeted) (District II)

C.32 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director to issue the Second Amendment authorizing extra work under the consulting services agreement dated June 6, 2000, with James Miller & Associates, to increase the payment limit by $5,553 to a new payment limit of $107,668 for Remodel for the Property and Evidence Storage Division at 2099 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord for the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office. (Budgeted) (District II)

C.33 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer to execute a contract with Mark Morris and Associates in the amount of $140,624 for consulting and evaluation services for the Juvenile Crime Enforcement and Accountability Challenge II Demonstration Grant for the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002. (Grant Funded) (All Districts)

C.34 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with the City of Richmond for airborne law enforcement services.

C.35 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with ChildCare Careers, Inc., to increase the payment limit by $90,000 to a new payment limit of $245,000 to provide temporary teaching staff services through December 31, 2001. (100% Federal Funds) (All Districts)

C.36 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Moving Solutions, effective October 1, 2001, to increase the payment limit by $44,331 to a new payment limit of $95,000 to provide additional equipment and furniture moving, storage, and relocation services through March 31, 2002. (Enterprise I Fund, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.37 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Neighborhood House of North Richmond, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $152,874 to provide residential substance abuse treatment and detoxification services, through June 30, 2002. (100% State Proposition 36 revenue, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.38 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Vista Staffing Solutions in an amount not to exceed $50,000 to provide continuing physician registry services for inpatient psychiatric units at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, through September 30, 2002. (Enterprise I Fund including Third Party Payers, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.39 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a novation contract with Pleasant Hill Recreation and Park District to provide continuing congregate meal services for the County's Senior Nutrition Program in accordance with a specified fee schedule, through June 30, 2002, with a three-month automatic extension through September 30, 2002. (No County cost, Budgeted) (District IV)

C.40 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a novation contract with the City of Antioch, Leisure Services Department, to provide continuing congregate meal services for County's Senior Nutrition Program in accordance with a specified fee schedule, through June 30, 2002, with a three-month automatic extension through September 30, 2002. (No County cost, Budgeted) (District V)

C.41 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a novation contract with the City of El Cerrito to provide continuing congregate meal services for the County's Senior Nutrition Program in accordance with a specified fee schedule, through June 30, 2002, with a three-month automatic extension through September 30, 2002. (No County cost, Budgeted) (District I)

C.42 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with New Horizons Technology, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $150,000 to provide systems analysis, design, and software development through August 31, 2002. (Enterprise I Fund, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.43 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the Regents of the University of California (U.C. Davis School of Internal Medicine), effective July 1, 2001, to increase the payment limit by $54,500 to a new payment limit of $794,500 to provide additional Hematology and Oncology clinic services, through June 30, 2002. (Enterprise I Fund including Third Party Payers, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.44 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Touchstone Counseling Services in an amount not to exceed $50,000, to provide physician professional outpatient psychotherapy services for Contra Costa Health Plan members, through March 31, 2002. (Enterprise II Fund including Member Premiums and Third Party Payers, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.45 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a novation contract with the City of San Ramon to provide continuing congregate and home-delivered meal services for the County's Senior Nutrition Program in accordance with a specified fee schedule through June 30, 2002, with a three-month automatic extension through September 30, 2002. (No County cost, Budgeted) (District III)

C.46 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a novation contract with the City of San Pablo to provide continuing congregate and home-delivered meal services for the County's Senior Nutrition Program in accordance with a specified fee schedule through June 30, 2002, with a three-month automatic extension through September 30, 2002. (No County cost, Budgeted) (District I)

C.47 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with John M. Hollender in an amount not to exceed $68,300 to provide vocational services coordination services, through September 30, 2002. (100% Mental Health Realignment, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.48 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Lorre Henderson (Specialty: Otolaryngology), effective October 1, 2001, to decrease the payment limit by $20,007 to a new payment limit of $903,396 to reflect a reduction in administrative duties and responsibilities as Chief of Surgery, through September 30, 2002. (Enterprise I Fund including Third Party Payers) (All Districts)

C.49 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with STAT Nursing Services in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to provide continuing nursing registry services for patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, through September 30, 2002. (Enterprise I Fund, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.50 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Cardiomedix, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $46,000 to provide continuing cardiac telemedicine monitoring services, through August 31, 2003. (Enterprise I Fund, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.51 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Desarrollo Familiar, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $93,362 to provide continuing mental health services for Spanish-speaking CalWORKs participants, through June 30, 2002. (SAMHWORKs revenue through the Employment and Human Services Department, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.52 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Integrated Environmental Services, effective October 1, 2001, to increase the payment limit by $297,477 to a new payment limit of $515,367 and to extend the term through September 30, 2004, for additional reusable sharps container waste management services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. (Enterprise I Fund, Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.53 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Temp Care Teacher’s Connection in the amount of $75,000 to provide temporary teaching staff services for the period September 15, 2001 through March 14, 2002. (100% Federal Head Start Funds) (All Districts)

C.54 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director to execute a sublease with Placer Title Company, Inc., for the premises at 1320 Arnold Drive, Suite 163, Martinez, as requested by the Health Services Department, and DETERMINE that the sublease is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines. (Health Services Budget, 100% State/Federal Funds) (District II)

C.55 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director to execute a sublease with Diablo Funding Group, Inc., for the premises at 1200 Central Blvd., Suite B, Brentwood, as requested by the Supervisor, District III, and DETERMINE that the sublease is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines. (Board of Supervisors’ Budget) (District III)

C.56 ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/465 approving plans and specifications for the renovation of the District Attorney Offices in Richmond, DETERMINE that this project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Class 1(a) categorical exemption, and DIRECT the County Administrator’s Office to advertise for bids. (District I)

C.57 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the renewal of Cardroom License Number 6, known as "California Grand Casino" located at 5867 Pacheco Boulevard, Pacheco for the period November 26, 2001 through November 25, 2002. License will be issued to Lamar V. Wilkinson, owner of the cardroom establishment. (District IV)

C.58 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fleet Manager to purchase one Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. (This vehicle will be purchased for AC Transit Police Services by the Sheriff’s Department, and all costs will be reimbursed by AC Transit) (See C.18)

C.59 ACCEPT report from County Administrator regarding the County’s 2000 Affirmative Action Annual Progress Report.

C.60 APPROVE proposal to allow development (driveway improvements) within a scenic easement for a proposed residential development on a descriptive parcel consisting of a portion of Lot 6 of Subdivision 5156 (Alamo Ranch), located at #191 Alamo Ranch Road, in the Alamo area (Bianchini -Applicant & Owner). (APN 191-190-034) (District III)

C.61 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Redevelopment Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Macias Gini & Company to increase the payment limit by $25,000 to a new payment limit of $49,000 for technical assistance in the accounting and financial management functions of the Redevelopment Agency. (No General Funds cost.) (Districts I, II, IV and V)

C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--ANTICIPATED LITIGATION