CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
Supervisors J. Gioia,
G. B. Uilkema, M. Greenberg, M. DeSaulnier, and F. D. Glover
Clerk of the Board,
John Sweeten (925 335-1900)
TUESDAY, MARCH 23,
2004
A G E N D A
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.
PROJECTED
___TIME____
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.
Inspirational
Thought - “Just because you do not take an
interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” ~Pericles (430 B.C.)
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS -
Items removed from this section will be considered with the Short
Discussion Items.
HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT
ITEMS
HA.1
ADOPT Resolution No. 5049 approving the Agency-Wide Budget in the amount
of $98,532,245 for the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa for
fiscal year ending March 31, 2005, as recommended by the Executive
Director. (All Districts)
Approved as listed.
9:35 A.M.
PRESENTATIONS
PR.1 PRESENTATION of a Service
Award to Gus Kramer, County Assessor, for 30
years of dedicated
service to Contra Costa County.
(Bart Gilbert, General Services Director)
PR.2 PRESENTATION to adopt
Resolution No. 2004/111 recognizing and honoring Sherry Roe, Executive Assistant
to the County Administrator, on the occasion of her retirement after 37 years of
distinguished service with Contra Costa County. (John Sweeten, County Administrator)
(All Districts)
PR.3 PRESENTATION to
announce the second arts passages exhibition at the County Administration
Building and to adopt Resolution No. 2004/104 recognizing District II artists
and arts organizations. (Supervisor
Uilkema; Jennifer Bevington, Arts & Culture Commission) (District
II)
CORRECTED TO READ: ACCEPTED the
presentation to announce the second arts passages exhibition at the County
Administration Building and to ADOPTED Resolution No.2004/114 recognizing
District II artists and arts organizations
9:50
A.M.
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 adopting an Information Security Program setting standards and
methods to safeguard County computers, facilities, personnel and data. (Tom Whittington, Chief Information Officer,
Department of Information Technology) (All Districts)
SD.3
CONSIDER accepting report from the Employment and Human Services Director
on the status of the Electronic Benefit Transfer Project implementation in
Contra Costa County. (John Cullen,
Employment and Human Services Director) (All Districts)
ACCEPTED report from the Employment and Human Services Director on the
status of the Electronic Benefit Transfer Project implementation in Contra Costa
County.
SD.4 CONSIDER approving and
authorizing the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County Executive
Director, or designee, to issue a Request for Proposals for the operation of
One-Stop Career Centers and provision of direct services for adult and
dislocated workers under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for the period
October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. (Bob Lanter, Workforce Development Board
Executive Director and Dorothy Sansoe, County Administrator’s Office) (All Districts) (5 minutes)
CONTINUED to
April 6, 2004, consideration of approving the Workforce Development Board of
Contra Costa County Executive Director, or designee, to issue a Request for
Proposals for the operation of One-Stop Career Centers and provision of direct
services for adult and dislocated workers under the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 for the period October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005.
PROJECTED
___TIME____
SD.5
CONSIDER accepting report from the Public Health Director on Tuberculosis
Epidemiology and adopting Resolution No. 2004/107 recognizing March 24, 2004 as
“World Tuberculosis Day in Contra Costa County”. (Wendel Brunner, M.D., Public Health
Director) (All Districts) (5 minutes)
ACCEPTED report from the Public Health Director on Tuberculosis
Epidemiology and ADOPTED Resolution No. 2004/107 recognizing March 24, 2004 as
“World Tuberculosis Day in Contra Costa County.
SD.6
ACCEPT report from the Board of Supervisors Ad Hoc Committee on Open
Space Funding; CONSIDER declaring the Board’s intent to work with the East Bay
Regional Park District to ask property owners in the County to approve a benefit
assessment district to raise funds for open space; SCHEDULE a decision on
forming a Joint Powers Authority with the East Bay Regional Park District for an
April Board of Supervisors meeting.
(Supervisors Gioia and DeSaulnier) (All Districts)
ACCEPTED the
report from the Board of Supervisors Ad Hoc Committee on Open Space Funding
regarding the status and recommended framework for a proposed open space funding
measure; DECLARED the Board of Supervisors’ intent to work with the East Bay
Regional Park District to form a Joint Powers Authority for the purpose of
asking property owners in the County to approve a benefit assessment district to
raise funds for open space; DIRECTED staff to return to the Board of Supervisors
with the Assessment District Engineer for discussion prior to approving the
Joint Powers Agreement with a breakdown of estimated costs used for
the mail out ballot process, the amount of costs from the schools and special
districts, the approximate amount of the funds repaid if the measure succeeds,
annual revenue for the funding and explore the possibility of
Bonds.
11:00
A.M.
DELIBERATION
ITEMS - The Board will consider and
take action on the following items:
D.1 PUBLIC COMMENT. (3
Minutes/Speaker)
Dianne Cole, 2420 Tomar Court, (Friends
of Concord Airport Coalition),
Pinole, regarding Concord Airport;
Kennard Colts, 2420 Tomar Court, (Friends of Concord
Airport),
Pinole, regarding Concord Airport;
Ralph Hoffman, 60 St. Timothy Court, Danville regarding ethnicity in
Contra Costa County;
Lisa Kirk, P.O. Box 435, Bethel Island, regarding Environmental Impact
Report (E.I.R.) for Bethel Island;
Jacqueline Collins, Box 1095, Bethel Island, regarding Bethel Island
permit No.19900393;
10th Annual Cesar Chavez Commemorative
Celebration.
Closed Session: There were no Closed Session
announcements.
1:00
P.M.
D.2 CONTINUED HEARING
on the County-initiated General Plan Amendment and Rezoning to bring conformance
with the ALUC’s Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan. (Patrick Roche, Community Development
Department) (Districts III, IV) (To be continued to April 27, 2004 at 1:00
p.m.)
CONTINUED to April 27, 2004 at 1:00 p.m., the County-initiated General
Plan Amendment
and Rezoning to bring conformance with the ALUC’s Airport Land Use
Compatibility
Plan.
D.3 CONTINUED HEARING
on an appeal of the Briones Hills Preserve Alliance of a decision by the County
Planning Commission to approve a land use permit (Gan Shalom, Inc., Applicant
and Owner) for a cemetery on an 83-acre site located mostly in the southeast
quadrant of the Bear Creek Road/Hampton Road intersection and partially on the
northeast side of Bear Creek Road just east of Hampton Road, Martinez/Briones
Valley area, that is zoned for General Agricultural (A-2), including a request
by the applicant for approval of variances to the front and side yard
requirements to allow a perimeter fence taller than six feet. (Catherine Kutsuris, Community
Development Department) (District I)
CLOSED the public hearing; DENIED the
appeal by Carole Dwinell and the Briones Hills
Preserve Alliance; ADOPTED the Mitigated Negative Declaration
determination proposed
by the County Planning Commission as adequate for purposes of compliance
with the
California Environmental Quality Act; ADOPTED the Mitigation Monitoring
Program;
SUSTAINED the decision of the County Planning commission that grants a
Land Use
Permit for the proposed cemetery (Gan Shalom, Inc. Applicant & Owner)
subject to
conditions; GRANTED the requested variances to allow the proposed
perimeter fences to\
be taller than the maximum six feet in height normally allowed within
required front and
side yards and directed staff to add this variance authorization as a
modification to the
conditions of approval; ADOPTED the findings of the County Planning
Commission as the
basis for the approval of the land use permit to include the modifications to the
Conditions
of Approval by the Board of Supervisors as presented today and the
finding contained in
Exhibit I for the requested variances for the proposed perimeter fencing,
as the basis for the
Board’s approval for this project; and DIRECTED staff to file
a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk.
2:30 P.M.
D.4 CONSIDER
introducing Ordinance No. 2004-10 to prohibit the sale of large caliber firearms
in the unincorporated area of the County, waiving reading, fixing April 6, 2004
for adoption; and declaring intent to adopt findings in support of Ordinance No.
2004-10. (Supervisors Gioia and
Uilkema) (All Districts)
INTRODUCED Ordinance No. 2004-10 to prohibit the sale of large caliber
firearms in the
unincorporated area of the County; WAIVED
the reading, and FIXED April 6, 2004 for
adoption; DECLARED the intent to adopt findings in support of Ordinance
No. 2004-10;
and encouraged all cities in Contra Costa County to adopt an ordinance
prohibiting sale of large caliber firearms.
Contra Costa
County Mayors’ Conference
April 1,
2004
6:30
p.m.
Pittsburg
Senior Citizens Center
300 Presidio
Lane
Pittsburg,
California
THE BOARD WILL NOT MEET ON MARCH 30, 2004
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 DETERMINE that
the 2004 Slurry/Cape Seal Project is a California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Class 1 Categorical Exemption; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works
Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Countywide. (Local Road Funds)
(All Districts)
C.2 DETERMINE that
the 2004 Microsurface Treatment Project is a California Environmental Quality
Act Class 1c Categorical Exemption; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works
Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, South County area. (Measure C
Funds) (District III)
C.3 APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with May and Associates, Inc., effective January 1, 2004, to extend
the term from January 1 to December 31, 2004 with no change in the payment limit
for biological assessment associated with the Orwood Bridge Replacement Project,
East County area. (80% Highway Bridge Repair Funds & 20% Local Road Funds)
(District III)
Engineering
Services
C.4 RA 1137: ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/133 accepting
offer of dedication for detector loop easement for project being developed by
Windemere BLC Land Company, L.L.C., San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area. (District
III)
C.5 RA 1145: ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/134 approving
the road improvement agreement for project being developed by Shea Homes, Bethel
Island area. (District V)
C.6 SUB 7562: ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/135 approving
the final map and subdivision agreement for project being developed by Shea
Homes, Bethel Island area. (District V)
C.7 SUB 7562: ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/136 approving
the drainage improvement agreement for project being developed by Shea Homes,
Bethel Island area. (District V)
C.8 SUB 7695: ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/137 accepting
completion of warranty period and release of cash deposit for faithful
performance for project being developed by Karmont Development, Inc., Walnut
Creek area. (District III)
C.9 SUB 8118: ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/138 accepting
completion of public improvements and declaring certain roads as county roads,
and accepting completion of warranty period and release of cash deposit for
faithful performance for project being developed by Western Pacific Housing –
Glen View, LLC, Pacheco area. (District IV)
C.10
SUB 8239: ADOPT Resolution
No. 2004/139 approving the first extension of the subdivision agreement and
amending subdivision agreement for project being developed by Gene R. Schmidt,
Inc., Alamo area. (District III)
C.11
SUB 8685: ADOPT Resolution
No. 2004/140 approving the final map and subdivision agreement for project being
developed by Shapell Industries of Northern California, San Ramon (Dougherty
Valley) area. (District III)
Special
Districts & County Airports
C.12
ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/141 establishing the rate per Equivalent Runoff
Unit for Stormwater Utility Area 17 for Fiscal Year 2004/2005 and requesting the
Flood Control and Water Conservation District to adopt annual parcel assessment
for drainage maintenance and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Program, Countywide. (All Districts)
C.13
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water
Conservation District, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with ENGEO,
Inc., effective March 23, 2004, to extend the term from January 1 through August
31, 2004 with no change in the payment limit, for additional geotechnical
services for Oakley and Trembath Basins Project, Antioch area. (Drainage Area 56
Funds) (District V)
C.14
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water
Conservation District, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Fugro
West, Inc., effective March 23, 2004, to extend the term from January 1 through
August 31, 2004 with no change in the payment limit, for additional geotechnical
services for the Upper and Lower Sand Creek Basins Geotechnical Study, Brentwood
area. (Drainage Area 104 Funds) (Districts III & V)
C.15
APPROVE and RATIFY the decision of the Canyon Lakes Geologic Hazard
Abatement District Manager, Gray-Bowen and Company, Inc., or designee, to
execute and award a contract to Grade Tech, Inc., in the amount of $60,000 to
provide cleaning of B-58 ditches located within the district, for the period
February 1 through June 30, 2004, San Ramon area. (Canyon Lakes Geologic Hazard Abatement District Funds) (District
III)
C.16
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Canyon Lakes Geologic Hazard Abatement District
Manager, Gray-Bowen and Company, Inc., or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with NorCal Engineering Consultants, effective March 1, 2004, to
increase the payment limit by $24,000 to a new payment limit of $40,000 for
preventive maintenance and major construction programs, San Ramon area. (Canyon
Lakes Geologic Hazard Abatement District Funds) (District
III)
C.17
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Flood Control District and
Water Conservation District, or designee, to execute a Letter of Mutual
Understanding for the ABAG-CALFED Task Force’s Integrated Regional Water
Management Plan and to participate in the ABAG-CALFED Task Force effort,
Countywide. (No impact to the General Fund) (All
Districts)
C.18
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to purchase
three trucks and ten trailers for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District to store and transport multi-casualty equipment purchased under the
Homeland Security Program. (100%
Homeland Security Funds) (All Districts)
Claims,
Collections & Litigation
C.19
DENY claims of Ted Tawfik; Thomas James Carr; Dina Gibson; Dan Brauckrick
Services, Inc.; and late claim for Rodney McKinney and Sandra McKinney. (All Districts)
C.20
AUTHORIZE and DIRECT the County Counsel to initiate legal action to
recover monies owed for outstanding debts and costs of suit related to services
rendered by the County, as recommended by the County Administrator. (All Districts)
Honors &
Proclamations
C.21
ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/142 honoring Sue Severson for being named the
Orinda Citizen of the Year, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema. (District II)
C.22
ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/110 recognizing Richmond City Councilmember Nat
Bates as the recipient of the 2004 Don Bosco Award, as recommended by Supervisor
Gioia. (District
I)
C.23
ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/109 proclaiming March 25, 2004 as Peacemakers
Day in Contra Costa County, in recognition of those who have made a significant
contribution to promoting peace and nonviolence in our communities, as
recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier.
(All Districts)
C.24
ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/112 recognizing and honoring George Roemer,
Senior Deputy County Administrator and Director, Criminal Justice Agency, on the
occasion of his retirement after 30 years of distinguished service with Contra
Costa County, as recommended by the County Administrator. (All Districts)
C.25 ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/143
recognizing and congratulating Isaac “Skip” Epperly, Administrative Services
Assistant III of the Public Works Department, on the occasion of his retirement
after 28 years of County service, as recommended by the Public Works Director.
(All Districts)
C.25
CORRECTED TO READ: ADOPTED Resolution No. 2004/108 recognizing and
congratulating Isaac “Skip” Epperly, Administrative Services Assistant III of
the Public Works Department, on the occasion of his retirement after 28 years of
County service, as recommended by the Public Works Director.
Ordinances
C.26
ADOPT Ordinance No. 2004-09, introduced March 16, 2004, levying special
taxes within the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Community Facilities
District. (District
V)
Appointments
& Resignations
C.27
APPOINT Madeline Ibrahim to the District I Alternate seat on the
Emergency Medical Care Committee, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia. (District I)
C.28
AMEND term expiration dates for three Assessment Appeals Board
representatives so that the official record may be updated, as recommended by
the County Administrator.
(Districts I, IV, V)
C.29
RE-APPOINT Ellen Elster, Jim Cerreta, Alfred Granzella, Donald L.
Bouchet, Jerome E. Hatfield, Edgar H. Grubb, and Charles T. O'Connor to the
Treasury Oversight Committee, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector and
the Internal Operations Committee.
(All Districts)
C.30
RE-APPOINT David Del Simone to the Board of Trustees of the Law Library,
as recommended by the Internal Operations Committee. (All Districts)
C.31
APPOINT Belinda Owens and Casey Kent Dychtwald to the Countywide Youth
Commission, as recommended by the Internal Operations Committee. (All Districts)
C.32
APPOINT Louis Cheng, Reginald Manuel, Derald Harris, and John E. Ramos to
the Homeless Continuum of Care Advisory Board, as recommended by the Internal
Operations Committee. (All
Districts)
C.33 RE-APPOINT Glen Williams as
the Bay Point representative on the East County Regional Planning Commission, as
recommended by Supervisor Glover.
(Districts III, V)
C.34 APPOINT Judy Clayton to the
District II-C seat of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board, as recommended
by Supervisor Uilkema. (District
II)
Appropriation
Adjustments - 2003/2004
FY
C.35
Office of the Sheriff (0255, 0263, 0131): AUTHORIZE new revenue in the amount of
$172,519 from contract cities, State COPS, and P-6 zones and APPROPRIATE to
Sheriff’s Field Operations Bureau for the Air Support Unit; AUTHORIZE the
adjustment and reallocation of existing revenues and appropriations to reflect
operations of the Air Support Unit.
(All Districts)
C.35
Office of the Sheriff (0255, 0263, 0131): AUTHORIZED new revenue in the amount of
$172,519 from contract cities, State COPS, and P-6 zones and APPROPRIATED to
Sheriff’s Field Operations Bureau for the Air Support Unit; AUTHORIZED the
adjustment and reallocation of existing revenues and appropriations to reflect
operations of the Air Support Unit. (AYES: I, III, IV, V; NOES: II; ABSENT:
None; ABSTAIN: None)
C.36
General Services (0063):
AUTHORIZE new revenue in the amount of $15,799 from accumulated
depreciation and salvage of a vehicle and APPROPRIATE to Fleet Services to
purchase a replacement vehicle for the District Attorney. (All Districts) (See C.67)
Grants &
Contracts
APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following agencies
for receipt of
funds and/or services:
C.37 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
Building Inspection Director to execute a Joint Exercise of Powers contract
amendment with the City of Lafayette to provide additional building inspection
services to the city. (District
II)
C.38
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with the California State Department of Community
Services and Development to increase the reimbursable amount by $586,086 to a
new reimbursable amount of $752,775 to provide additional funding for the
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program services for the period January 1
through December 31, 2004. (No
County Match) (All
Districts)
C.39
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
accept a grant award from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services -
Health Resources and Services Administration in an amount not to exceed $397,868
for the Community Access Program (CAP) Collaboration of Care Program to increase
access to care for uninsured children and adults for the period September 1,
2003 through August 31, 2004. (No
County Match) (All
Districts)
C.40
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director to submit a funding
application to the California Integrated Waste Management Board in an amount not
to exceed $25,400 for the Solid Waste Program to support the solid waste
facilities permit and inspection programs for the period July 1, 2004 through
June 30, 2005. (No County
Match) (All
Districts)
C.41
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with the County of Alameda, as the federal Ryan White CARE
Act grantee, to pay Contra Costa County an amount not to exceed $1,500,545 to
continue to coordinate essential services to Contra Costa County residents with
HIV and their families for the period March 1, 2004 through February 28, 2005.
(No County Match) (All Districts)
C.42
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with the County of Alameda, as the federal Ryan White CARE
Act grantee, to pay Contra Costa County an amount not to exceed $174,593 for the
HIV CARE Consortium to improve the quality, availability and organization of
healthcare and support services for individuals with HIV for the period March 1,
2004 through February 28, 2005. (No
County Match) (All
Districts)
APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following parties
as noted for the
purchase of equipment and/or services:
C.43
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Information Technology, or
designee, to execute a contract with HJW, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$158,000 to provide aerial photography services for the Geographic Information
System for the period April 1 through September 30, 2004. (Funded by GIS consortium agencies) (All
Districts)
C.44
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute an
Interagency Agreement with the City of Pinole to provide staffing for one patrol
position in Pinole for the period March 22 through December 31, 2004 on an as
needed basis. (100% reimbursement
by the City of Pinole) (District II)
C.45
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a
contract with the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa in an amount
not to exceed $30,783 to provide dedicated security personnel at Housing
Authority Projects for the period January 1 through March 31, 2004. (Budgeted) (Districts I, II)
C.46 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract with Michael G. Ross in
an amount not to exceed $85,000 to provide continued department director
services for the department for the period April 1 to September 30, 2004. (Salary savings from position vacancy)
(All Districts)
C.47 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
General Services Director to execute a contract with Madelon “Mickey” Davis in
an amount not to exceed $65,000 for administrative and personnel services for
the period April 1 through December 31, 2004. (Salary savings from position vacancies)
(All Districts)
C.48 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Lawrence V.
Gosset in the amount of $200,000 for plan check, map check, and application
review services for various projects for the period April 1, 2004 through March
31, 2006, Countywide. (Developer Fees) (All Districts)
C.49
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or
designee, to execute a contract with San Francisco Community Initiative Fund in
an amount not to exceed $37,750 for televised foster and adoptive parent
recruitment for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. (Budgeted, 50% Federal, 50% State) (All Districts)
C.50
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with Amstyle, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $125,000 to
provide temporary programmer/analysts to design, develop, maintain, and enhance
custom software applications and documentation for the period April 1, 2004
through March 31, 2005. (Budgeted,
Enterprise I: 13.5% County, 86.5 Patient/Third Party Revenues) (All Districts)
C.51
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with Family Stress Center, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$228,577 to continue to provide respite and mentoring services to families of
children with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances for the period
January 1 through June 30, 2004, including an automatic extension through
December 31, 2004 in an amount not to exceed $228,577. (Budgeted, 80% Federal, 19% State,
1% County) (All
Districts)
C.52
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with Charles Windham, M.D., in an amount not to exceed
$86,104 to provide professional outpatient psychiatric emergency services for
the period January 1 through December 31, 2004. (Budgeted, 100% Mental Health
Realignment) (All
Districts)
C.53
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with Gloria G. Hill in an amount not to exceed $45,717 to
continue to provide family advocacy services for families of individuals with
mental disabilities for the period February 1, 2004 through January 31,
2005. (Budgeted, 100% Mental Health
Realignment) (All
Districts)
C.54
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with Murray Eiland, M.D., effective May 1, 2004, to
increase the payment limit by $26,880 to a new payment limit of $135,880 to
provide additional hours of psychiatric services at the Concord Adult Mental
Health Clinic, with no change in the original term of August 1, 2003 through
July 31, 2004. (Budgeted, 100%
Mental Health Realignment) (All
Districts)
C.55
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., effective
April 1, 2004, to increase the payment limit by $1,195,000 to a new payment
limit of $7,776,491 to provide services to additional clients and provide
services of a psychiatrist at the Crestwood Healing Center, with no change in
the term of July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004; and to increase the automatic
extension payment limit by $597,499 to a new payment limit of $3,888,245, with
no change in the term of the automatic extension through December 31, 2004. (Budgeted, 100% Mental Health
Realignment) (All
Districts)
C.56
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee to
execute contract amendment with Pradeep Kumar, M.D., effective January 1, 2004,
to increase the payment limit by $4,500 to a new payment limit of $101,100 to
provide additional hours of psychiatric emergency services, with no change in
the term of June 1, 2003 through May 31, 2004. (Budgeted, 100% Mental Health
Realignment) (All
Districts)
C.57
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with Alexander Gorodetsky, M.D., effective January
1, 2004, to increase the payment limit by $23,764 to a new payment limit of
$153,764 to provide additional psychiatric emergency services, with no change in
the term of April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004. (Budgeted, 100% Mental Health
Realignment) (All
Districts)
C.58 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with
Patricia L. Austin, M.D., Inc., effective March 1, 2004, to increase the payment
limit by $10,000 to a new payment limit of $140,000 to provide additional
ophthalmology services, with no change in the term of April 1, 2003 through
March 31, 2004. (Budgeted,
Enterprise I: 13.5% County, 86.5%
Patient/Third Party Revenues) (All
Districts)
C.59
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to
execute a cancellation agreement with Thomas B. Hargrave III, M.D., effective at
the close of business February 29, 2004; and to execute a renegotiated contract
with Thomas B. Hargrave, III, MD., in an amount not to exceed $25,000 to provide
professional gastroenterology services for the period March 1, 2004 through
January 31, 2005. (Budgeted,
Enterprise I: 13.5% County, 86.5%
Patient/Third Party Revenues) (All
Districts)
C.60
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute
a contract amendment with Blankinship and Associates, Inc., effective March 23,
2004, to increase the payment limit by $96,000 to a new payment limit of
$216,000 for continuing monitoring, testing, and reporting services related for
the Aquatic Pesticides National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Monitoring Project Countywide. (County Watershed Program Funds) (All
Districts)
C.61
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute
a contract amendment with Francisco and Associates, Inc., effective March 23,
2004, to extend the term from October 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004 with no
change in the payment limit, for establishing a Community Services District and
setting the assessments in the Town of Knightsen, Knightsen area. (U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Grant Funds) (District
III)
C.62
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute
a contract amendment with Essex Environmental, effective March 1, 2004, to
extend the term from March 1 to December 31, 2004 and to increase the payment
limit by $7,500 to a new payment limit of $43,500 for environmental consulting
services, Countywide. (48% Flood Control and Water Conservation District Funds,
48% Local Road Funds and 4% Airport Funds) (All District)
Leases
C.63
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director, or designee, to
execute the Third Amendment to the lease with Arnold A. Bernstein to extend from
September 30 to December 30, 2004 the lease for the premises at 3431 Macdonald
Avenue, Richmond, for the County’s General Assistance Program pending the
remodel of County-owned space. (Budgeted; Employment and Human Services
Department)
Other
Actions
C.64
APPROVE consolidation of $2,525,802 in recaptured and unallocated funds
in the HOME Investment Partnerships Act funds into the Fiscal Year 2003/2004
HOME Housing Development Assistance Fund and allocation of 10 percent of program
income to program administration, as recommended by the Community Development
Director. (All
Districts)
C.65
APPROVE consolidation of $2,276,251 in recaptured and unallocated
Community Development Block Grant funds in the Fiscal year 2003/2004 CDBG
Housing Development Assistance Fund, as recommended by the Community Development
Director. (No General Fund impact)
(All Districts)
C.66
ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/144 establishing retirement plan contribution
rates for employers and employees effective July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005,
as recommended by the County Administrator and approved by the Retirement
Board. (Reflected in the 2004/2005
Budget Forecast) (All Districts)
C.67
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to purchase one
vehicle for the District Attorney to replace a high-mileage vehicle that is
uneconomical to repair, as recommended by the County Administrator. (Accumulated depreciation and salvage)
(All Districts) (See C.36)
C.68
ACCEPT follow-up reports from the Employment and Human Services and
Community Services Departments emanating from the Countywide Single Audit of
2002, as recommended by the Finance Committee. (All Districts)
C.69
APPROVE amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code for the Health
Services Department.
C.70
ACCEPT report prepared by the Employment and Human Services (EHS)
Director providing an update on the statewide and County food stamp error
problem and describing the Department's success in lowering the County's error
rate to an acceptable level, DIRECT the EHS Director to report back to the
Internal Operations Committee in March 2005 on the County's food stamp error
rate for FFY 2004, and TAKE related actions, as recommended by the Internal
Operations Committee. (All
Districts)
C.71
ADOPT policy governing the scheduling of County Supervisor items on the
Board of Supervisors agenda, as recommended by the County Administrator and
requested by the Board of Supervisors on March 16, 2004. (All Districts)
C.72
DELETED
C.73
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or
designee, to revise the Contra Costa County In-Home Supportive Services Public
Authority rate change to the State
from $11.61 to $12.02 per hour effective April 1, 2004. (All Districts)
C.74
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or
designee, to issue a Request for Qualifications through the Family and
Children’s Trust Committee for childcare services and/or subsidies for
low-income families in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for the period July 1,
2004 through June 30, 2005. (100% Childcare Affordability Funds) (All
Districts)
C.75
AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to remit payment in the amount of $1,216
to the Estate of John Cifarelli to reimburse the United States Treasury for an
overpayment of Social Security Disability benefits, as recommended by the Health
Services Director. (All
Districts)
C.76
CONTINUE the emergency action originally taken by the Board of
Supervisors on December 14, 1999 based on the increasing/epidemic number of
AIDS/HIV and Hepatitis C cases among injection drug users in Contra Costa
County. (All
Districts)
C.77
CONTINUE the emergency action originally taken by the Board of
Supervisors on November 16, 1999 regarding the issue of homelessness in Contra
Costa County. (All
Districts)
C.78 ADOPT Resolution No. 2004/145
accepting as complete the contracted construction work performed by Norse
Construction/BC Services JV for the Re-Roofing at George Miller Center-West
(Buildings C, D, F and G) Project, 2801 Robert Miller Drive, Richmond, as
recommended by the General Services Director. (District I)
C.79
CONTINUE the emergency action originally taken by the Board of
Supervisors on August 5, 2003 regarding the construction of the Asbury Graphite
Wastewater System as recommended by the Public Works Director, Hercules area.
(Contra Costa Transportation Authority Funds) (District II)
C.80
CONTINUE the emergency action originally taken by the Board of
Supervisors on November 18, 2003 on the Juvenile Hall Addition Project, as
recommended by the County Administrator.
(All Districts)
Redevelopment
Agency
C.81 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
Redevelopment Director to execute a contract with the Community Housing
Development Corporation of North Richmond in an amount not to exceed $600,000 to
continue the Youthbuild Program in North Richmond for a two (2) year period
beginning July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2006. (100% U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development funds) (District I)
Correspondence
C.82 RECEIVE Grand Jury Report No.
0402 entitled, “What Your Tax Bill Does Not Tell You and What You Need to
Know” and REFER to the County Administrator
and Treasurer-Tax Collector for response.
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 persons with disabilities
planning to attend Board meetings who contact the Clerk of the Board at least 24
hours before the meeting, 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 Mark
DeSaulnier and John Gioia) - meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month
at 2:00 P.M. in Room 105, County Administration Building, 651 Pine
Street, Martinez.
The
Finance Committee
(Supervisors John Gioia and Millie Greenberg) - meets on the fourth Monday of
the month at 11:30 A.M. in Room 108, County Administration Building, 651 Pine
Street, Martinez.
The
Internal Operations
Committee (Supervisors
Gayle B. Uilkema and Mark DeSaulnier) - 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 Millie Greenberg and Gayle
B. Uilkema) - meets on the second Monday of the month at 1:30 P.M. in Room
108, County
Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
Internal
Operations Committee |
04-05-04 |
Cancelled |
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.