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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)

 

A G E N D A

TUESDAY

NOVEMBER 12, 2002

 

The Board of Supervisors respects your time, and every attempt is made to accurately estimate when an item may be heard by the Board.  All times specified for items on the Board of Supervisors agenda are approximate.  Items may be heard later than indicated depending on the business of the day.  Your patience is appreciated.

 

Closed Session Announcement:  By unanimous vote, with all Supervisors present, the Board announced that Eldon Luce, Executive Director of the Public Authority (IHSS), is leaving that position at the end of this month. The Board appointed Ms. Frances Smith as Interim Executive Director while the search for a permanent Executive Director is conducted

 

PROJECTED

___TIME____

9:30 A.M.        Convene, call to order and opening ceremonies.

 

Inspirational Thought  -  “An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.”  ~Sir Winston Churchill

 

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

Approved as listed except as noted:  C.3, C.57

                      

HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT ITEMS

 

HA.1    ADOPT Resolution No. 5031 approving collection loss write-off in the amount of $30,397.29 for the quarter ending September 30, 2002, as recommended by the Housing Advisory Commission.  (All Districts)

 

 

9:35 A.M.

 

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

Approved as listed except as noted

 

SD.1    CONSIDER any Consent Items previously removed.

 

SD.2    CONSIDER adopting Resolution No. 2002/680 naming the new Head Start and Child Development facility, now under construction at 2730 Maine Avenue in Richmond, The George Miller III Head Start Child Development Center.  (Supervisor Gioia) (District I)

 

SD.3    CONSIDER approving and authorizing the Community Development Director to execute a contract with Frontier Associates for up to 600 hours staff time at no charge to the County, to assist in the development and implementation of a Green Building Program for public and private construction, through December 31, 2003.  (Dennis M. Barry, Community Development Director) (All Districts)

 

SD.4    CONSIDER approving recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Open Space to allocate $450,000 from the County (Dougherty Valley) Regional Enhancement Fund to pay for costs related to taking the Proposed Open Space Funding Measure to a mailout ballot; to authorize the Community Development Director, or designee, to approve expenditures and perform other administrative actions to support the Measure including recruitment of an assessment engineer and outside bond counsel; and to request that a recommendation on the mailout ballot be brought back to the Board upon completion of the assessment engineering.  (Supervisors Gerber and Gioia) (All Districts)

APPROVED the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Open Space to allocate $450,000 from the County (Dougherty Valley) Regional Enhancement Fund to pay for costs related to taking the Proposed Open Space Funding Measure to a mailout ballot; to authorize the Community Development Director, or designee, to approve expenditures and perform other administrative actions to support the Measure including recruitment of an assessment engineer and outside bond counsel; and to request that a recommendation on the mailout ballot be brought back to the Board upon completion of the assessment engineering which would include a cost allocation in the timeline

 

SD.5    CONSIDER authorizing the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to sign a letter to the Chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) requesting that it proceed with its pending paratransit study, and a letter to the Chair of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority requesting participation in the conduct of MTC’s pending paratransit study.  (Supervisor DeSaulnier) (All Districts)

 

SD.6    CONSIDER accepting and adopting findings and proposed Integrated Pest Management Policy developed by the Integrated Pest Management Policy Task Force, and taking related actions as recommended by the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee.  (Supervisor Gerber) (All Districts)

ACCEPTED and ADOPTED the Findings and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Policy developed by the Integrated Pest Management Policy Task Force; Deferred a decision to fully implement the policy until the Board completes an assessment of financial priorities for the County; DIRECTED the County Administrator to work with the Agriculture, Health Services, Public Works, and General Services departments to carry out the intent of the policy within the County’s existing administrative structure and financial resources and to incorporate the concept of Integrated Pest management as described in the policy into County pest control contracts with the assistance of the IPM Policy Task Force; DIRECTED the County Administrator to work with the IPM Policy Task Force to estimate the cost to implement the IPM policy and identify potential funding source; and REQUIRED the Integrated Pest Management Task Force to report to the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee on the status of the aforesaid directives in one year.

 

SD.7    CONSIDER accepting the second annual report from the Chief Probation Officer for programs funded through the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act.  (Steven Bautista, County Probation Officer) (All Districts)

 

SD.8    CONSIDER accepting report and recommendations from the Internal Operations Committee on the County’s efforts to confiscate weapons and illegal drugs from convicted felons.  (Supervisor DeSaulnier; Steven Bautista, County Probation Officer) (All Districts)

ACCEPTED the report prepared by the County Probation Officer on the Developing Increased Safety Through Arms Recovery Management (D.I.S.A.R.M.) Program, regarding the efforts being made in Contra Costa County to confiscate weapons and illegal drugs from convicted felons, and SUPPORTED the efforts of the Probation Department to secure grant or other funds to expand those efforts

 

SD.9    CONSIDER claim of Patrick and Isabel Kesler for refund of taxes for 1996 through 2000 tax years.  (John Sweeten, County Administrator) (District III)

CONTINUED to December 3, 2002, 9:30 a.m. consideration of the claim of Patrick and Isabel Kesler for refund of taxes for 1996 through 2000 tax years

 

SD.10  CONSIDER approving a contract with the California Division of Forestry to provide fire protection service in the Marsh Creek and Morgan Territory areas.  (Scott Tandy, County Administrator’s Office) (District III)

APPROVED contract with the California Division of Forestry to provide fire protection service in the Marsh Creek and Morgan Territory area; INCLUDE that the project is also exempt from the provision of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to section 15061(b)(3); DIRECTED the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District to report back to the Board of Supervisors within 12 months to measure performance; and PREPARE a feasibility study regarding the placement of a water tender unit and to include number of calls (inquiries) within 90 days.

 

SD.11  CONSIDER approving schedule of public hearings to consider the fiscal year 2003/2004 budget.  (John Sweeten, County Administrator) (All Districts)

SCHEDULED December 10, 2002 for a public workshop on the County’s fiscal outlook for Fiscal Year 2003/2004, June 9-13, 2003 for public hearings on the FY 2003/2004 Recommended Budget, and June 24, 2003 for Board adoption of the FY 2003/2004 Recommended Budget.

 

SD.12  CONSIDER accepting report from the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and approving comments on the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board’s proposed amendment to Contra Costa County’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, Countywide. (Mitch Avalon, Public Works Department) (All Districts)

ACCEPTED report with amendments from the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and approved comments on the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board’s proposed amendment to Contra Costa County’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

 

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:

 

Frank Dell, 1400 Sunset Road, Brentwood, regarding Home Base Businesses

 

Closed Session

 

2:00 P.M.

 

D.2      CONSIDER adopting recommendations from the Hazardous Materials Commission and the Public and Environmental Health Advisory Board concerning proposed amendments to the Industrial Safety Ordinance and changes to the implementation guidelines.  (Michael Kent, Health Services Department) (All Districts) (Continued from November 4, 2002)

 

            CONSIDER adopting ordinance to amend the Industrial Safety Ordinance with regard to contractor worker skills training and testing, oil refinery safety training and skills testing, drug and alcohol testing, and contractor safety record.  (Dennis Barry, Community Development Director; Lewis Pascalli, Jr., Hazardous Materials Program Manager) (All Districts)

CONTINUED to December 3, 2002, 10:30 a.m. consideration of adopting recommendations from the Hazardous Materials Commission and the Public and Environmental Health Advisory Board concerning proposed amendments to the Industrial Safety Ordinance and changes to the implementation guidelines; and consideration of adopting ordinance to amend the Industrial Safety Ordinance with regard to contractor worker skills training and testing, oil refinery safety training and skills testing, drug and alcohol testing, and contractor safety record.

 

 

Closed Session

 

 

THE BOARD WILL NOT BE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 19, 2002, nor NOVEMBER 26, 2002

 

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).

 

Road and Transportation

 

C.1      APPROVE Port Chicago Highway Overlay & Widening project contingency fund increase in the amount of $10,000 for a new contingency fund total of $68,874 effective November 12, 2002, for unforeseen extra work on the project, Bay Point area. (58.2% Measure C Funds, 22.5% Navy Mitigation Funds, 7.8% Local Road Funds, 6.7% Redevelopment Agency Funds, & 4.8% Area of Benefit Funds) (Districts V)

 

C.2      ADOPT Resolution No. 2002/708 accepting as complete the contracted work performed by B & B Grading & Paving, Inc., for the Port Chicago Highway Overlay & Widening project, Bay Point area. (58.2% Measure C Funds, 22.5% Navy Mitigation Funds, 7.8% Local Road Funds, 6.7% Redevelopment Agency, & 4.8% Area of Benefit Funds) (District V)

 

C.3      APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute a contract with the City of Livermore in the amount of $50,000 for the County to provide right-of-way services in connection with the Vasco Road/I-580 Interchange Project, for the period November 12, 2002 through the completion of all assigned tasks, Livermore area. (City of Livermore) (All Districts)

RELISTED to December 3, 2002 to approve and authorize the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute a contract with the City of Livermore in the amount of $50,000 for the County to provide right-of-way services in connection with the Vasco Road/I-580 Interchange Project, for the period November 12, 2002 through the completion of all assigned tasks, Livermore area.

 

C.4      APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the City of Richmond, effective November 12, 2002, to define the responsibilities for completion of portions of the Richmond Parkway, North Richmond area. (Local Road Funds) (District I)

 

Engineering Services

 

C.5      SUB 8002:  APPROVE correction of Resolution No. 2000/476 levying assessments and annexing subdivision into Countywide Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District 1979-3 (LL-2) Zone 68, Danville area.  (District III)

 

Special Districts & County Airports

 

C.6      APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to execute the Consent to Assignment of Lease with Robert W. West, Jr. and Pamela L. West assigning the leasehold interest to F. M. Aviation, Inc., for the premises at 145 John Glenn Drive, Concord area. (Airport Enterprise Funds) (District IV)

 

C.7      APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, to execute a contract with Eisenberg, Olivieri & Associates in the amount of $40,000 to provide technical consulting services for the period October 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003, Countywide. (City and County Stormwater Utility Fee Assessments) (All Districts)

 

C.8      APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, to execute a contract with the Aquatic Outreach Institute in the amount of $40,000 to provide grant administration services for the Aquatic Outreach Institute Teacher Action Grant Program for the period July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003, Countywide. (City and County Stormwater Utility Fee Assessments) (All Districts)

 

C.8A    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer to execute, on behalf of the Flood Control and Water Conservation District, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement with The Trust for Public Lands, for the acquisition of the Cowell Ranch property, for property rights for the future expansion of the Marsh Creek Reservoir, Brentwood area (Flood Control District Zone 1 Funds) (District V)

           

Claims, Collections & Litigation

 

C.9      DENY claims of Richard Bruzdowski, Rebecca E. Bruzdowski, Brentwood Rod and Gun Club, Inc., Brian Baker, State Farm Insurance Companies for Maria Rosales, Raymond Wong, Carole Marsala, Jason Higgins, Alan Iannaccone, George Soehngen, and Lamos Wayne Sturgis.

 

Honors & Proclamations

 

C.10    ADOPT Resolution No. 2002/709 honoring Mary McCosker for being nominated as the Lafayette Citizen of the Year, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema.  (District II) 

 

C.11    ADOPT Resolution No. 2002/683 honoring the De La Salle High School Boys’ Sports Teams for their 2001 season and winning streak, as recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier.  (District IV)

 

C.12    ADOPT Resolution No. 2002/682 honoring the Clayton Valley High School Girls’ Soccer Team on winning the 2001 league championship, as recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier.  (District IV)

 

C.13    ADOPT Resolution No. 2002/681 honoring the Clayton Valley High School Boys’ Baseball Team on  a successful 2001 season, as recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier.  (District IV)

 

C.14    ADOPT Resolution No. 2002/684 honoring the Ygnacio Valley High School Boys’ Sports Teams for a successful 2001 season, as recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier.  (District IV)

 

C.15    ADOPT Resolution No. 2002/717 recognizing World AIDS Day and honoring Rev. Sheila Cook of Unity Church of Richmond for being one of the first ministers in West Contra Costa County to help people infected with HIV/AIDS, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia.  (All Districts)

 

Appointments & Resignations

 

C.16    DECLARE vacant the Board’s Appointee 2 seat on the Airport Land Use Commission due to the resignation of Michael Harkleroad, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as recommended by the Community Development Director.  (All Districts)

 

C.17    REAPPOINT on an interim basis Jonothan Dumas to the Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity pending a new recruitment, DIRECT staff to develop recommendations to broaden the definition for the Labor Involved in Training seat, and REFER to the Internal Operations Committee a review of Board advisory body term limits, as recommended by the Internal Operations Committee.  (All Districts)

 

C.18    REAPPOINT on an interim basis James R.S. Toland and Tom Bloomfield to the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District Board of Directors pending the completion of interviews in December, as recommended by the Internal Operations Committee.  (All Districts)

 

C.19    REAPPOINT Frank Jurik as the Board of Supervisors’ representative to the East Bay Regional Parks District’s Park Advisory Committee, as recommended by the Internal Operations Committee.  (All Districts)

 

C.20    APPROVE appointment of Walt Warren as the Chevron representative to the Advisory Board to the North Richmond Center for Health to fill the unexpired term of John Milton and to a full three-year term expiring December 31, 2005, as recommended by the Health Services Director.  (District I)  

 

C.21    APPOINT Joan Means as the District I-A representative to the Family and Children’s Services Advisory Committee, as recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier.  (District IV)

 

C.22    APPROVE the Medical Staff appointments and reappointments, as recommended by the Medical Executive Committee on October 21, 2002.  (All Districts)

 

Appropriation Adjustments  - 2002/2003 FY

 

C.23    General Services-Fleet Services (0063):  AUTHORIZE new revenue in the amount of $643,526 from accumulated depreciation and estimated salvage from 39 vehicles and APPROPRIATE to Fleet Services to replace 39 vehicles on the Master Vehicle Replacement List.   (All Districts)

 

C.24    Public Works (0650)/Fleet Services (0063):  AUTHORIZE transfer in the amount of $69,569 from Public Works to Fleet Services to purchase six replacement vehicles from the Master Vehicle Replacement List.  (All Districts)

 

C.25    Building Inspection (0341):  AUTHORIZE new revenue in the amount of $174,000 from the Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund and APPROPRIATE for staff costs associated with code enforcement activities in District V. 

 

Personnel Actions

 

C.26    ADD seven Custodian II positions in the General Services Department.  (Combination of department user fees and outside revenues) (All Districts)

 

C.27    ADD one Building Inspector II position in the Building Inspection Department.  (Permit fees) (All Districts)

 

C.28    ADD one Watershed Management Planning Specialist position in the Public Works Department.  (No General Fund cost) (All Districts)

 

C.29    RECLASSIFY one Secretary-Advanced level position to Clerk-Senior Level in the County Administrator’s Office.  (Cost savings) (All Districts)

 

C.30    RECLASSIFY one Network Administrator I position to Business Systems Analyst in the Department of Information Technology.  (Cost neutral) (All Districts)

 

C.31    ESTABLISH and ALLOCATE to the Salary Schedule the following three classes in the Department of Information Technology:  Business Systems Analyst, Senior Business Systems Analyst, and Business Systems Manager; and ADOPT Resolution No. 2002/714 authorizing performance pay for the classes of Senior Business Systems Analyst and Business Systems Manager.  (Budgeted) (All Districts)

 

C.32    RETITLE the class of Records Bureau Manager to Records Manager in the Sheriff-Coroner Department.  (No cost) (All Districts)

 

C.33    RECLASSIFY one Public Administrator Program Assistant position to Deputy Public Administrator in the District Attorney’s Office.  (Revenue offset) (All Districts)

 

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 Community Services Director, or designee, to submit a funding application to the California Department of Community Services and Development in an amount not to exceed $15,000 for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program services for the period January 1 through December 31, 2003.  (No County Match)  (All Districts)

 

C.35    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Services Director, or designee, to submit a funding application to the California Department of Education in the amount of $6,797,704 for continuing general childcare and state preschool services for the period July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.  (No County Match)  (All Districts)

 

C.36    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to accept two grant awards, one for $250,000 and one for $75,000, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for a total amount not to exceed $325,000 for the Ryan White Title III Early Intervention Planning Grant to expand primary care services to low-income or uninsured individuals with HIV in West County for the period September 30, 2002 through September 29, 2003.  (No County Match)  (District I)

 

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following parties

as noted for the purchase of equipment and/or services:

 

C.37    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Michael Henn, effective November 13, 2002, to increase the payment limit by $28,000 to a new payment limit of $53,000 for continuing current planning services through March 31, 2003.  (Developer fees) (All Districts)

 

C.38    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Darwin Myers Associates to increase the payment limit by $30,000 to a new payment limit of $50,000 for continuing geotechnical review services through June 30, 2003.  (Applicant fees) (All Districts)

 

C.39    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Environmental Science Associates, effective November 13, 2002, to increase the payment limit by $15,000 to a new payment limit of $65,000 for continuing diversion program implementation services through June 30, 2003.  (Waste Collection Franchise fees) (All Districts)

 

C.40    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with U.S. Nursing Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, to provide temporary nursing registry services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center through May 31, 2003.  (Enterprise I Budget) (All Districts)

 

C.41    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with BondLogistix, L.L.C., to increase the payment limit by $25,350 to a new payment limit of $50,000, and to extend the term from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003 for arbitrage rebate calculation services. (minimal General Fund impact) (All Districts)

 

C.42    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Nulinx International, Inc., in the amount of $75,500 for development of a custom Internet-based server platform for family and child assessment data for the period July 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003.  (Budgeted, 100% Federal Head Start Basic Grant)  (All Districts)

 

C.43    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Cheryl Sanderson Boshers to increase the payment limit by $400 to a new payment limit of $47,900 for additional early intervention outreach services through June 30, 2003.  (Budgeted, 15% County, 35% State, 50% Federal)  (District V)

 

C.44    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Evelyn Aguilar to increase the payment limit by $18,900 to a new payment limit of $53,900 for additional early intervention outreach services through June 30, 2003.  (Budgeted, 15% County, 35% State, 50% Federal)  (Districts III & IV)

 

C.45    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Cheryl Orr to increase the payment limit by $400 to a new payment limit of $43,900 for additional early intervention outreach services through June 30, 2003.  (Budgeted, 15% County, 35% State, 50% Federal)  (Districts I & II)

 

C.46    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a novation contract with Desarrollo Familiar, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $273,651 to provide continuing information and referral, consultation and education, and outpatient mental health services for the Familias Unidas Counseling Center for the period July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003, including an automatic extension in an amount not to exceed $136,826 for the period July 1 through December 31, 2003.  (Budgeted, 15% Federal Medi-Cal Revenue, 85% Mental Health Realignment)  (District I)

 

C.47    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Opportunity West in an amount not to exceed $132,000 for continuing temporary emergency shelter and services to homeless youth in crisis for the period September 30, 2002 through September 29, 2003.  (Budgeted, 100% Federal)  (All Districts)

 

C.48    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with East Bay Nephrology Medical Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $65,000 to provide continuing professional nephrology/internal medicine services for Contra Costa Health Plan members for the period October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003.  (Budgeted, Enterprise II, Health Plan Member Premiums)  (All Districts)

 

C.49    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Jack Dudler, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $50,000 to provide continuing professional urgent care services for Contra Costa Health Plan members for the period December 1, 2002 through November 30, 2003.  (Budgeted, Enterprise II, Health Plan Member Premiums)  (All Districts)

 

C.50    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Bob Katin in an amount not to exceed $33,700 to develop and implement, on behalf of the Hazardous Materials Program, an intensive public participation program related to safety plans and programs required under the Industrial Safety Ordinance for the period December 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003.  (Budgeted, 100% Industry fees)  (All Districts)

 

C.51    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Kimberly S. Mayer in an amount not to exceed $98,603 to provide continuing consultation, training, and technical assistance with administration and evaluation of the CalWORKs program for the period January 1 through December 31, 2003.  (Budgeted, 100% State CalWORKs Funds)  (All Districts)

 

C.52    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Brenda L. Underhill, effective January 1, 2003, to extend the term through June 30, 2003 and to increase the payment limit by $21,500 to a new payment limit of $42,683 to provide additional hours of consultation and technical assistance to the Child Welfare Services, CALWORKS, Alcohol Drug Abuse Perinatal Task Force (ADAPT) and the Born Free programs. (Budgeted, 100% State Proposition 10 Funds)  (All Districts)

 

C.53    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with STAND! Against Domestic Violence, effective January 1, 2003, to increase payment limit by $5,873 to a new payment limit of $97,798 to provide additional services to Proposition 10 clients at the Rose Mary Corbin House through June 30, 2003.  (Budgeted, 100% State Proposition 10 and CalWORKs Funds) (All Districts)

 

C.54    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., effective December 31, 2002, to extend the term to September 30, 2003 to provide professional health care services for Medi-Cal recipients enrolled in Kaiser Foundation Health Plan with no change in the original payment limit of $5,500,000.  (Budgeted, Enterprise II, Health Plan Member Premiums)  (All Districts)

 

C.55    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Input Systems, Inc., effective November 30, 2002, to extend the term through November 30, 2003 and establish a new annual payment limit of $24,000 to continue to provide a personal computer-based data management system for the Department’s Environmental Health Division.  (Budgeted, 100% Environmental Health Permit fees)  (All Districts)

 

C.56    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a cancellation agreement with Nancy Grace Boda (formerly Nancy Boda Steber) effective at the close of business November 15, 2002 and to execute a new contract with Nancy Grace Boda in an amount not to exceed $85,200 to provide financial consultation and technical assistance to the Mental Health Director for the period November 18, 2002 through October 31, 2003.  (Budgeted, 75% Federal, 25% Mental Health Realignment)  (All Districts)

 

Leases

 

C.57    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director, or designee, to execute a facility lease amendment and related documents with Transocean Funding, Inc. for property located at 1275 Hall Ave., Richmond, and 1340 Arnold Dr., Martinez, to reduce the overall interest costs on outstanding County debt on these properties.  (All Districts)

RELISTED to December 3, 2002 consideration to approve and authorize the General Services Director, or designee, to execute a facility lease amendment and related documents with Transocean Funding, Inc. for property located at 1275 Hall Ave., Richmond, and 1340 Arnold Dr., Martinez, to reduce the overall interest costs on outstanding County debt on these properties

 

Other Actions

 

C.58    ACKNOWLEDGE receipt of the Annual Report of the Byron-Brentwood-Knightsen Union Cemetery District for the year 2000/2001.  (District III)

 

C.59    APPROVE 2003 work plan of the Better Government Task Force.  (All Districts)

 

C.60    ACCEPT report and APPROVE recommendation from the Community Development Director on the proposed Richmond Parkway Transit Center Boundary Reorganization.  (District I)

 

C.61    ADOPT Resolution No. 2002/715 calling for the formation of a project area committee for the proposed Downtown El Sobrante Redevelopment Project Area, and adopting procedures related thereto.  (District I)

 

C.62    ACKNOWLEDGE receipt of the Treasurer’s Reconciliation Report as of August 31, 2002, as requested by the 1992 Audit Management Letter of December 30, 1992 from KPMG Peat Marwick.  (All Districts)

 

C.63    RECEIVE Grand Jury Report No. 0301 entitled, “Underfunded Employee Benefits Threaten The County’s Financial Stability,” and REFER to the County Administrator for response.

 

C.64    ADOPT Resolution No. 2002/716 providing for the issuance and sale of bonds for Mt. Diablo Unified School District Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes 2002/2003 in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000. (Districts III and IV)

 

C.65    DECLARE as surplus and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to dispose of specified vehicles and equipment. (All Districts)

 

C.66    ACCEPT the report form the Lewin Group, Inc., and Henry W. Zaretsky & Associates, Inc., entitled “Management Assessment of the Contra Costa County Health Services Department” and the report from Pacific Health Consulting Group, L.L.C., entitled “Assessment of Enrollment and Retention in Healthy Families and Medi-Cal for Children,” and REFER these audit reports to the Finance and Internal Operations Committees.  (All Districts)

 

Redevelopment Agency

 

C.67    AUTHORIZE the Redevelopment Agency Executive Director, or designee, to submit the Redevelopment Agency’s 2001/2002 Annual Report of Financial Transactions to the State Controller, and to the State Department of Housing and Community Development.  (All Districts)

 

Ordinance

 

C.68    ADOPT Ordinance No. 2002-45, introduced on November 5, 2002, rezoning land from Limited Office (O-1) and Single-Family Residential (R-15) to Planned Unit (P-1), Pleasant Hill BART Station area.  (RZ023116) (District IV)

 

 

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 F. D. Glover  and M. DeSaulnier) - meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 9:00 A.M. in Room 108, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.

 

The Finance Committee (Supervisors G. B. Uilkema and D. Gerber) - meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at 10:30 A.M. in Room 108, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.

 

The Internal Operations Committee  (Supervisors M. DeSaulnier and G. B. Uilkema) - meets on the first and third 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 D. Gerber and F. D. Glover) - meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 10:30 A.M. in Room 105, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.

 

 

 

Internal Operations Committee

11-18-02

Cancelled

See above

Finance Committee

11-18-02

Cancelled

See above

Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee

11-25-02

10:30 a.m.

See above

Family & Human Services Committee

11-25-02

Note time change-- 

  5:00 p.m.

See above

Internal Operations Committee

12-02-02

  9:00 a.m.

See above

Finance Committee

12-02-02

10:30 a.m.

See above

                                        

 

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.

 

 

 

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, November 12, 2002, 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; 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 East County 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.                              Edward Titus vs. City of Hercules, et al., U.S. District Court No. C 02-1722 SI

2.                              Ryan Covarrubias vs. Contra Costa County, U.S. District Court No. C 99-4670 SBA

3.                              Cynthia Lang vs. County of Contra Costa, C.C.C. Superior Court No. C 02-02032

4.                              George Dye vs. County of Contra Costa, C.C.C. Superior Court No. C 02-02552

5.                              James McCarthy-Chavis vs. Contra Costa County, W.C.A.B. No. WCK 0058413

C.             CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to       litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(b):  One potential case.

            D.           PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT

            Title:  Public Authority Executive Director