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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Supervisors J. Gioia, G. B. Uilkema, M. N. Piepho, M. DeSaulnier, and F. D. Glover

Clerk of the Board, John Sweeten (925 335-1900)

A G E N D A

TUESDAY APRIL 26, 2005

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.

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10:00 A.M. Convene and announce adjournment to Closed Session, Room 105. There were no Closed Session announcements.

10:30 A.M. Call to order and opening ceremonies.

Inspirational Thought - “The loss of joy does not make the world better – and, conversely, refusing joy for the sake of suffering does not help those who suffer. The contrary is true. The world needs people who discover the good, who rejoice in it and thereby derive the courage and impetus to do good.” ~Cardinal Ratzinger, Salt of the Earth

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

HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT ITEMS Approved as listed.

HA.1 AWARD and AUTHORIZE the Housing Authority Executive Director to execute a contract to Harn & Dolan in the amount of $31,750 to perform an independent audit for the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa for fiscal year 2004/2005. (Budgeted) (All Districts)

HA.2 ADOPT Housing Authority Resolution No. 5062 approving and authorizing the Housing Authority Executive Director to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with Public Employees Union Local 1 for Housing Authority clerical and maintenance employees and ADOPT Housing Authority Resolution No. 5063 establishing comparable benefit and salary modifications for unrepresented and exempt employees of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, as recommended by the Housing Authority Executive Director. (Budgeted; no impact on the County General Fund) (All Districts)

10:35 A.M.

URGENCY ITEM: By unanimous vote, with all Supervisors present, the following urgency items were added:

U.1 APPROVED a 20-year lease agreement and purchase option with J & L Properties, LLC (James J. Busby and Lynette L. Busby) for a new 35,640 square foot office building at 555 Escobar Street, Martinez for the County-Clerk Recorder, under the terms and conditions more particularly set forth in the lease, and AUTHORIZED the Director of General Services, or designee, to execute the lease, subject to final approval by the Director of General Services and County Administrator and approval as to form by County Counsel.

PRESENTATIONS Approved as listed.

PR.1 PRESENTATION to adopt Resolution No. 2005/249 proclaiming May 2005 as "Motorcycle Awareness Month in Contra Costa County". (Supervisor DeSaulnier) (All Districts)

SHORT DISCUSSION ITEMS - The Board will consider and take action on the following items: Approved as listed except as noted below:

SD.1 CONSIDER any Consent Items previously removed.

SD.2 CONSIDER adopting Resolution No. 2005/225 designating the Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall the “John A. Davis Juvenile Hall” in honor of the long time service to the youth and citizens of Contra Costa County by the late John A. Davis, who served as County Probation Officer for more than 30 years, and ORDER that a suitable nameplate be affixed in an appropriate location on the “John A. Davis Juvenile Hall” to permanently reflect this designation. (Lionel Chatman, County Probation Officer) (All Districts)

ADOPTED Resolution No. 2005/225 designating the Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall the “John A. Davis Juvenile Hall” in honor of the long time service to the youth and citizens of Contra Costa County by the late John A. Davis, who served as County Probation Officer for more than 30 years, and ORDER that a suitable nameplate be affixed in an appropriate location on the “John A. Davis Juvenile Hall” to permanently reflect this designation.

SD.3 CONSIDER re-affirming the Board of Supervisors' support for Proposition 42 (Transportation Congestion Improvement Act) and taking all possible measures to ensure the full and complete implementation of the Act; and asking the Board's representatives to the California State Association of Counties and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to secure support for an initiative for the November 2006 ballot to fix Proposition 42. (Supervisor DeSaulnier) (All Districts)

ACKNOWLEDGED the report of the California Transportation Commission that: “California’s transportation program is in crisis and on the verge of collapse”. It is estimated that by 2009 the state’s unfenced transportation needs will mushroom to $160 million; ACKNOWLEDGED that in March 2002 California voters by a nearly 70% margin approved Proposition 42, and by an even high figure in Contra Costa County, specifically intended to ensure that all funds paid in motor vehicle fuel taxes would be preserved for transportation projects and that the following year after its enactment all such funds were diverted by the Governor into the state’s General Fund; ACKNOWLEDGED that each year Contra Costa County loses at least $3 million in street and road maintenance funding. An additional $3.5 million is lost to the cities of our County; RECOMMENDED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County take all possible measures at their disposal to ensure the full and complete implementation of Proposition 42. This should include the creation of a partnership between government and private interests, elected officials and city/county organizations; ASKED Board’s representatives to (CSAC) California State Association of Counties and MTC representatives to work with (CSAC) and MTC to secure support for an initiative for the November 2006 Ballot to fix Proposition 42; and ADDED following language in the last sentence of the direction “Board Representatives on CSAC, MTC, and the Urban County Caucus should report to the Board of Supervisors on developments related to Proposition 42”.

SD.4 HEARING to adopt Resolution No. 2005/250 accepting tabulation of mail-in ballots and confirmation of diagram and assessment, and authorizing the levy of street light charges for MS 04-0009 County Service Area L-100, Lafayette area. (County Service Area L-100 Funds) (Eileen Doten, Public Works Department) (District II)

CLOSED the public hearing; ADOPTED Resolution No. 2005/250 accepting tabulation of mail-in ballots and confirmation of diagram and assessment, and authorizing the levy of street light charges for MS 04-0009 County Service Area L-100, Lafayette area.

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

D.1 PUBLIC COMMENT. (3 Minutes/Speaker)

D.2 CONSIDER comments of the Board of Supervisors on the Urban Limit Line Task Force Summit held on March 31, 2005 and determine actions to be taken. (Dennis M. Barry and Patrick Roche, Community Development Department) (All Districts)

CONSIDERED comments of the Board of Supervisors on the Urban Limit Line Task Force Summit held on March 31, 2005. The Board indicated unanimous support for numbers 1, 2, 4, and 6 of the Worth Amendments, had a 2/yes 3/no split on number 3, regarding Clayton, and all 5 members agreed that they would be willing to entertain proposals regarding Worth Amendment number 5, regarding the Concord Naval Weapons Station.

1:00 P.M.

D.3 CONTINUED hearing on an appeal of the Silver Hills Estates and Camino Diablo Homeowners Association of an East County Regional Planning Commission Decision to Grant a land use permit (County File #LP992027) for an outdoor firing range on a 39-acre parcel located at #280 Camino Diablo, in the Byron area. (Brentwood Rod and Gun Club - Applicant & Owner) (Catherine Kutsuris, Community Development Department) (District III)

CONTINUED to May 24, 2005 at 1:15 p.m. the open hearing on an appeal of the Silver Hills Estates and Camino Diablo Homeowners Association of an East County Regional Planning Commission Decision to Grant a land use permit to Brentwood Rod and Gun Club for an outdoor firing range on a 39-acre parcel located at #280 Camino Diablo, in the Byron area; DECLARE the Board’s intent to deny the land use permit applications, and grant the appeal of the Silver Hills Estates and Camino Diablo Homeowners Associations; and DIRECTED staff to report back to the Board with it’s findings for denial of the land use permit, and address concerns raised by the Contra Costa Water District in regard to compliance with the CEQA requirements of the prepared Environmental Impact Report.

Adjourn in memory of Al Compaglia

AJ.1 Adjourned in memory of Al Compaglia.

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).

Engineering Services

C.1 PA 02-00004: ADOPT Resolution No. 2005/251 accepting offer of dedication for park purposes for project being developed by Windemere BLC Land Company, L.L.C., San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area. (District III)

C.2 SD 90-07562: ADOPT Resolution No. 2005/252 accepting offer of dedication for roadway purposes for project being developed by Shea Homes, Bethel Island area. (District V)

Special Districts & County Airports

C.3 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with ENGEO, Inc., in the amount of $178,508, to act as General Manager of the Wiedemann Ranch Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD), for the period May 1, 2005 through April 30, 2008, San Ramon area. (Wiedemann Ranch GHAD Funds) (District III)

C.4 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Kleinfelder, Inc., in the amount of $456,751, to act as General Manager of the Canyon Lakes Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD), for the period May 1, 2005 through April 30, 2008, San Ramon area. (Canyon Lakes GHAD Funds) (District III)

C.5 APPROVE participation by the Flood Control and Water Conservation District (FCWCD) and the Contra Costa Water Agency in a multi-agency effort to produce an East Contra Costa County Functional Equivalent Integrated Regional Water Management Plan and to prepare an East Contra Costa County Proposition 50, Chapter 8 Regional Planning Grant application and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, FCWCD, or designee, to arrange issuance of a warrant to the Contra Costa Water District, as the lead agency, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for the Flood Control District’s share of the grant preparation costs, and AUTHORIZE the Contra Costa Water Agency to provide in-kind services not to exceed $5,000, as recommended by the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee, East County area. (Flood Control Zone 1 Funds) (District III, IV & V)

Claims, Collections & Litigation

C.6 DENY claims of Tonia and Cynthia Cowart; Tia M. Gier; and deny claim and amended claim for California State Automobile Association for Robin Rogers. (All Districts)

Hearing Dates

C.7 RECEIVE revised property tax administration calculation report prepared by the Auditor-Controller for the 2004/2005 charges, and FIX May 24, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. for hearing to consider and adopt findings on property tax administrative costs, as recommended by the County Administrator. (All Districts)

C.8 ADOPT Resolution No. 2005/253 accepting the Engineer’s Report for Annexation No. 3 to Drainage Area 67A, for Subdivision 7553, and fixing a hearing June 14, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. in compliance with Proposition 218, Alamo area. (Drainage Area 67A Funds) (District III)

Honors & Proclamations

C.9 ADOPT Resolution No. 2005/254 proclaiming May 2 through May 6, 2005 as the ELKS NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK and urging all citizens to recognize those who commit themselves to raising funds for the support of the youth and to join in the celebratory dinner on May 7, 2005 in recognition of the Elks National Youth Week at the Pittsburg Elks Lodge, as recommended by Supervisor Glover. (District V)

C.10 ADOPT Resolution No. 2005/255 honoring Judge John Minney on the occasion of his retirement from the bench after 30 years, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema. (All Districts)

Appointments & Resignations

C.11 DECLARE vacant the District IV-B seat on the Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board held by Barbara Dallas due to her resignation, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier. (District IV)

C.12 APPOINT Lynda Hayes to the District IV-C seat on the Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board, as recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier. (District IV)

C.13 ADOPT Resolution No. 2005/248 re-appointing Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema to the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority Board of Directors to a two-year term expiring April 30, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema. (Districts II, III, & IV)

Appropriation Adjustments - 2004/2005 FY

C.14 Public Works-Sanitation District 6 (7365): APPROVE Appropriations and Revenue Adjustment No. 5144 authorizing new revenue in the amount of $9,300 from sewer service charges, and appropriating it for unanticipated expenditures related to special department expenses. (District II)

C.15 General Services Fleet Operations (0063): APPROVE Appropriations and Revenue Adjustment No. 5119 to appropriate accumulated depreciation and estimated salvage in the amount of $9,103 for a vehicle being replaced by the Fleet Services division of General Services. (All Districts) (Consider with C.48)

C.16 Employment and Human Services (0503, 0504): APPROVE Appropriations and Revenue Adjustment No. 5146 to authorize new federal and state revenue in the amount of $9,142,000; to appropriate expenditures in the Children and Family Services Bureau for the “Promoting Safe and Stable Families” and “System of Care” programs; and to transfer appropriations within Children and Family Services Bureau and Workforce Services Bureau for fiscal year 2004/2005. (All Districts)

C.17 Employment and Human Services (0501, 0502, 0503, 0504): APPROVE Appropriations Adjustment No. 5147 to re-allocate expenditure appropriations in the amount of $12,948,446 among the Administrative Bureau, Children and Family Services Bureau, Aging and Adult Services Bureau, and Workforce Services Bureau to reflect actual and anticipated spending for fiscal year 2004/2005. (All Districts)

Intergovernmental Relations

C.18 AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to submit comments to State legislature on two proposed State Park and Resource Bond measures, SB153 and AB1269, urging inclusion of funding for implementation of Natural Community Conservation Plans and an equitable allocation of local park funds to agencies serving the park needs of unincorporated residents, as recommended by the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee. (All Districts)

C.19 OPPOSE SB 995 (Florez), which would allow Indian tribal governments to issue tax-exempt bonds, as recommended by the County Administrator. (All Districts)

C.20 ADOPT Resolution No. 2005/246 in support of federal funding for navigation projects, including continued annual channel maintenance, potential deepening and consideration of beneficial reuse in the Delta, as recommended by the Community Development Director. (All Districts)

C.21 SUPPORT inclusion of language in the federal Water Resources Development Act to eliminate restriction on use of Army Corps of Engineers dredge vessels, making Corps dredges more available for use in the Bay Area, as recommended by the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee. (All Districts)

C.22 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute the Full and Final Settlement and Release of Claim among the County, the City of San Ramon, Shapell Industries, and Windemere BLC Land Company for fiscal year 2003/2004 and a contract regarding advance of funds to the City of San Ramon for municipal services provided within the boundaries of Community Services Area M-29 (Dougherty Valley area). (100% CSA M-29 property tax and special assessment revenue) (District III)

C.23 SUPPORT the City of Antioch in its request for $140 million in Federal funds for the State Route 4 East Corridor, as recommended by Supervisor Glover. (Districts III & V)

C.24 ADOPT the position that the methodology for implementation of the Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63) should ensure that Contra Costa County receives its fair share of allocations; and AUTHORIZE and DIRECT the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to send a letter to that effect to the State Department of Mental Health requesting its support in this issue, as recommended by the Health Services Director. (All Districts)

Personnel Actions

C.25 ADOPT Resolution No. 2005/256 providing for a temporary salary increase for one Management Analyst III (Labor Relations Analyst) in the Human Resources Department to compensate the employee for additional duties assumed pending the appointment of a new Labor Relations Manager. (Offset by salary savings) (All Districts)

C.26 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 19832 to establish the class of Redevelopment Project Manager-Project; add one position and allocate to Salary Schedule; and cancel one Principal Planner-Level A position in the Community Services Department. (All Districts)

C.27 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 19772 to retitle the class of Deputy Director of Environmental Health to Assistant Director of Environmental Health Services in the Health Services Department. (No cost) (All Districts)

C.28 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 19860 to add one Database Administrator position in the Health Services Department. (Budgeted, Enterprise I to be charged to Enterprise II) (All Districts)

C.29 ADOPT Resolution 2005/257 to amend Resolution No. 2005/60 to add four positions that were omitted from the original Phase II 2004/2005 Budget Rebalancing Plan approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 10, 2004; and to eliminate changes to two positions that no longer require adjustments. (No fiscal impact) (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.30 ADOPT Resolution No. 2005/223 authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute grant documents on behalf of the Contra Costa County Anti-Terrorism Approval Body to provide funding in an amount not to exceed $2,508,982 for homeland security and emergency response activities for the period ending twenty four (24) months from the federal award date. (No County match) (All Districts)

C.31 AUTHORIZE the Community Development Director, or designee, to sign the Standard Agreement provided by the State Water Resources Control Board to amend the scope of work of the Proposition 13 grant that the Community Development Department was awarded in 2001 for the Contra Costa County Watershed Atlas and Creek Restoration Strategy (Atlas). (No fiscal impact) (All Districts)

C.32 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with San Diego State University Foundation to pay the County an amount not to exceed $1,199 for the California Kids Plate Professional Development Program (for safer streets and neighborhoods) for the period January 1 through July 30, 2005, and to indemnify San Diego State University Foundation for any claims arising out of performance of this contract. (No County match) (All Districts)

C.33 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., to pay the County an amount not to exceed $37,540 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infections Program – Retail Foods Project, for the period December 30, 2004 through December 29, 2005, and to indemnify Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., for any claims arising out of performance of this contract. (No County match) (All Districts)

C.34 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drugs Programs, effective July 1, 2004, to increase the payment limit by $538,312 to a new payment limit of $11,251,368 to reflect an increase in State funding, Federal Block Grant funding, and Federal Drug Medi-Cal funding for the substance abuse prevention and treatment program, with no change in the term of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2008. (No County match) (All Districts)

C.35 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, execute a contract amendment with the State Department of Health Services, effective March 31, 2004, to increase the payment limit by $61,758,245 to a new payment limit of $481,108,196 and to extend the term from March 31, 2004 to March 31, 2005; and to execute a new contract with the State Department of Health Services to pay the County an amount not to exceed $255,180,000 for the Medi-Cal Local Initiative for the period April 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008. (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.36 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Lamphier-Gregory, effective April 26, 2005, to extend the term from March 31 to December 31, 2005 and increase the payment limit by $63,430 to a new payment limit of $88,430 to allow for additional environmental review services related to the Buena Vista Wind Energy Project, Byron area. (Applicant fees) (District III)

C.37 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer to execute a contract with Solano County in the amount of $3,500 per month per ward for the placement of wards at the Fouts Springs Youth Facility for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. (Budgeted) (All Districts)

C.38 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Family and Child Counseling Center, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $50,000 to provide Medi-Cal mental health specialty services for the period June 1, 2005 through June 30, 2007. (Budgeted, 49% State, 51% FFP Medi-Cal) (All Districts)

C.39 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Estelle Gregory, M.D., effective April 20, 2005, to increase the payment limit by $20,980 to a new payment limit of $75,000 to provide inpatient psychiatric services in addition to outpatient emergency psychiatric services at Contra Cost Regional Medical Center, with no change in the term of January 15 through December 31, 2005. (Budgeted, Enterprise I: 12.6% County, 87.4% Patient/Third Party Revenues) (All Districts)

C.40 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Catholic Charities CYO of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $162,796 to provide day treatment, mental health, and medication support services to seriously emotionally disturbed children at its St. Vincent’s School for Boys for the period April 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, including an automatic extension through December 31, 2006 in an amount not to exceed $74,714. (Budgeted, 33.3% Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 30.1% State EPSDT, 33.3% Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 3.3% Mental Health Realignment) (All Districts)

C.41 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with MedStaff Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (formerly MedStaff, Inc.), in an amount not to exceed $750,000 to continue to provide temporary help nursing registry services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center for the period May 1, 2005 through April 30, 2006. (Budgeted, Enterprise I: 12.6% County, 87.4% Patient/Third Party Revenues) (All Districts)

C.42 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Access Nurses, Inc., effective April 1, 2005, to provide an additional level of temporary nursing services to include per diem nurses at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers, with no change in the payment limit of $750,000 and no change in the term of September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005. (Budgeted, Enterprise I: 12.6% County, 87.4% Patient/Third Party Revenues) (All Districts)

C.43 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Donn C. Hatcher in the amount of $38,560 for management training for the department’s Leadership Development Program for the period April 19 through June 30, 2005, Countywide. (Public Works, Building Inspection & Community Development Department Funds) (All Districts)

Other Actions

C.44 APPROVE a one-year extension of the Development Plan for office, multiple-family residential, storefront, and civic use space, and the expansion of the existing BART parking garage on the 18-acre BART property at the Pleasant Hill BART Station. (Applicant fees) (District IV)

C.45 APPROVE a one-year extension of the Development Plan for an approximately 49,000 sq. ft. office building at 3035 Oak Road in the Pleasant Hill BART Station Area, as recommended by the Community Development Director. (Applicant fees) (District IV)

C.46 APPROVE a one-year extension of the Development Plan for an approximately 157,370 sq. ft. office building and a 530-space parking garage located at 3055 Oak Road in the Pleasant Hill BART Station area, as recommended by the Community Development Director. (Applicant fees) (District IV)

C.47 ACCEPT 2004 Annual Reports for County Service Area R-7A, Citizens Advisory Committee and Alamo Beautification Steering Committee, Zone 36, as recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (District III)

C.48 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to purchase a replacement vehicle for a General Services Department-Fleet Services Division vehicle that was damaged in an accident beyond economical repair. (Depreciation and replacement funds) (All Districts) (Consider with C.15)

C.49 RECEIVE Grand Jury Report No. 0503 entitled, “Don’t Eat Lunch at Byron Boys Ranch!” and REFER to the County Administrator for response.

C.50 CONSENT to joint legal representation of the County and the Pittsburg Redevelopment Agency by Goldfarb & Lipman on various projects relating to affordable housing and redevelopment, and AUTHORIZE the County Counsel to execute the consent document. (District V)

C.51 ADOPT Resolution No. 2005/258 accepting as complete the contracted construction work performed by Dennis J. Amoroso Construction, Inc. (original contractor) and Robert L. Brown Construction, Inc. (replacement contractor) for the County Animal Services Facility at 4800 Imhoff Place, Martinez for the Animal Services Department as recommended by the General Services Director. (All Districts)

C.52 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to submit to the California Department on Aging the Contra Costa County Area Agency on Aging 2005-2009 Four-Year Area Plan for services under the Older Americans Act and Older Californians Act community-based programs, and AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to sign the letters of transmittal. (All Districts)

C.53 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute an Unpaid Student Training Agreement amendment with Trustees of the California State University, on behalf of San Francisco State University, effective June 1, 2005, to modify the agreement to provide field experience and instruction to Registered Nurse Program students in addition to Clinical Laboratory Science Program students, with no change in the term of October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2007. (All Districts)

Redevelopment Agency

C.54 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Redevelopment Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Allan D. Kotin & Associates, effective April 1, 2005, to increase the payment limit by $46,500 to a new payment limit of $225,000 to provide additional property financial consulting services, with no change in the term through December 31, 2005. (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.

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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 Federal D. Glover and Mark DeSaulnier) - meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at 10:30 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez .

The Finance Committee (Supervisors John Gioia and Mary N. Piepho) - meets on the first Monday of the month at 10:00 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 Mary N. Piepho and Federal D. Glover) - meets on the second Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 108, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.

Internal Operations Committee	5-02-05	9:00 a.m.	See above
Finance Committee	5-02-05	10:00 a.m.	See above
Family & Human Services Committee	5-02-05	10:30 a.m.	See above