CALENDAR FOR THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
AND FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AGENCIES, AND AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY
THE BOARD
BOARD CHAMBERS
ROOM 107, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 651 PINE STREET
MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA 94553-1229
FEDERAL
D. GLOVER, CHAIR, 5th DISTRICT
JOHN
GIOIA, 1st
DISTRICT
GAYLE
B. UILKEMA, 2nd DISTRICT
MARY
N. PIEPHO,
3rd DISTRICT
SUSAN
A. BONILLA,
4th DISTRICT
JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD AND
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, (925) 335-1900
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.
AGENDA
April 1, 2008
9:30 A.M. Convene,
call to order and opening ceremonies.
Inspirational Thought - "We
cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity
for our community…Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations
and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own." ~ Cesar Chavez
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.90 on the following agenda)
– Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar
by request of any Supervisor or on request for discussion by a member of the
public. Items removed from this section will be considered with the
Short Discussion Items.
PRESENTATIONS
PR.1 PRESENTATION
to acknowledge the selection of Dr. Patricia Stroh as the 2008 Administrator of
the Year by the California Head Start Association. (Joe Valentine, Employment
and Human Services Director) (All Districts)
PR.2 PRESENTATION
to declare April 2008 as “Alcohol Awareness Month in Contra Costa
County.” (Supervisors Piepho and Glover) (All Districts)
SHORT DISCUSSION ITEMS
SD.1 PUBLIC COMMENT (3 Minutes/Speaker)
SD.2 CONSIDER any Consent Items previously removed.
SD.3 CONSIDER adopting Resolution No. 2008/167
amending the language in Resolution No. 2002/615 approving general wage
increases for specified safety employees assigned to the Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District. (Lori Gentles, Human Resources Director) (All
Districts)
DELIBERATION
ITEMS
D.1 CONSIDER establishing the position of IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
Coordinator within the Health Services Department, and DIRECT the Health
Services Department to work with the Human Resources Department to establish a
job classification for this position. (Jason Crapo, County Administrator’s
Office) (All Districts)
D.2 CONSIDER directing the Health Services and
Agriculture Departments to work with the County Agricultural Task Force and
local farming groups to develop or expand existing distribution systems to
deliver local agricultural products to consumers throughout the County, and to
take related actions.
(Supervisors Gioia and Piepho) (All Districts)
11:00
A.M. Fifteenth Annual Cesar Chavez
Commemorative Celebration (Carlos
Baltodano, Former Building Inspection Director, Master of Ceremonies)
Closed Session
1:00 P.M.
D.3 HEARING on the recommendation of the County Planning
Commission for a proposed amendment of the
Residential Second Unit Ordinance that would increase the permitted size
of second units and increase the size of an attached accessory structure on
properties of five acres or more within agricultural zoning districts. The
proposal would apply to the unincorporated areas of the County. (Catherine Kutsuris, Community Development
Department) (All Districts)
D.4 HEARING
on the recommendation of the East County Regional Planning Commission to
approve a request to rezone approximately ten acres of property located at 215
Eagle Lane, Knightsen area, from Heavy Agricultural (A-3) General Agricultural
(A-2) (Tom Powers – Applicant, and Phillip & Barbara Hansen – Owners)
(County File RZ06-3182). (Catherine Kutsuris,
Community Development Department) (District
III)
D.5 ACCEPT
report from County Water Agency on Delta water issues; CONSIDER authorizing the
Chair, Board of Supervisors, to sign a letter to the State Department of Water
Resources indicating the County’s objection to any consideration of a peripheral
canal in the absence of a comprehensive plan to address the overall health of
the Delta; CONSIDER placing the question of developing a position on the
peripheral canal on a future Board agenda, and taking related actions. (Roberta Goulart, Contra Costa County Water Agency) (All Districts)
Closed
Session
Adjourn in memory of John Marin
and Richard Granzella
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Supplemental Calendar of Closed Session Items
Tuesday,
April 1, 2008, 9:30 a.m. and thereafter
Board
Chambers Room 107 and Room 101
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
1. Agency
Negotiators: Lori Gentles and Linda Ashcraft.
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 United Health Care Workers West; East County
Firefighters’ Assn.; Contra Costa County Defenders Assn.; Probation Peace
Officers Assn. of Contra Costa County; and Contra Costa County Deputy
District Attorneys’ Assn.
2. Agency
Negotiators: Lori Gentles and
John Cullen.
Unrepresented Employees: All unrepresented
agency management employees (Resolution No. 2008/147, 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. Bickert v. Contra Costa County, U.S.D.C. No. C
07-02636 WHA
2. Mary Campbell-Kniss v. Contra Costa
County,
W.C.A.B. No. WCK 0055325
3. Barbara Dallas v. County of Contra
Costa, et al., C.C.C. Superior Court No. C 07 01072
C. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY
NEGOTIATOR
1. Property: Danville Veterans’ Hall, 400 Hartz
Avenue, Danville, CA
Agency
Negotiators: Mike Lango and Dick
Awenius
Negotiating parties: Contra Costa County and the City of the Town of Danville
Under
negotiation: price and payment
terms
2. Property: 215 2nd St., 220 O’Hara Ave., 172-192 Delta Rd.,
APN 041-021-014 (Live Oak Ave.), all in Oakley
Agency
Negotiator: John Cullen
Negotiating
parties: County, East Contra Costa
Fire Protection District, and City of Oakley
Under
negotiation: price and payment
terms
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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 DP 88-03007: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/190 accepting offer of dedication for
roadway purposes for project being developed by The Stratford at Lafayette,
LLC, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Lafayette area. (District II)
C.2 RA
02-01129 (Cross-reference SD 95-07976):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/191 accepting completion of warranty period
and release of cash deposit for faithful performance for Windemere Parkway
Culvert #4 for project being developed by Windemere BLC Land Company, LLC, as
recommended by the Public Works Director, San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area.
(District III)
C.3 RA 03-01153 (Cross-reference SD
99-08306): ADOPT Resolution No.
2008/192 accepting completion of warranty period and release of cash deposit
for faithful performance for the subdivision agreement (right-of-way
landscaping) for project being developed by Shapell Homes, a division of
Shapell Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as recommended by the Public
Works Director, San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area. (District III)
C.4 RA 06-01224 (Cross-reference SD 99-08381):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/193 approving the road improvement agreement for
the Camino Tassajara Ridge Regional Trail (North Portion) for project being
developed by Shapell Homes, a division of Shapell Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Danville area.
(District III)
C.5 RA 06-01225 (Cross-reference SD 05-08943): ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/194 approving
the road improvement agreement for the Camino Tassajara Ridge Regional Trail
(South Portion) for project being developed by Shapell Homes, a division of
Shapell Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as recommended by the Public
Works Director, Danville area. (District III)
C.6 SD 99-08306: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/195 accepting offer of dedication for
road purposes for project being developed by Shapell Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, as recommended by the Public Works Director, San Ramon
(Dougherty Valley) area. (District III)
C.7 SD 04-08839: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/196 accepting completion of warranty
period and release of cash deposit for faithful performance for project being
developed by Davni II Development, LLC, as recommended by the Public Works
Director, Martinez area. (District II)
Special Districts & County Airports
C.8 ADOPT
the San Pablo Dam Road Street Lights Installation Project Negative Declaration
in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, APPROVE the
project, and DIRECT the Community Development Director to file a Notice of
Determination, as recommended by the Public Works Director, El Sobrante area.
(County Service Area L-100 funding) (District I)
C.9 ADOPT
Resolution No. 2008/198 establishing a rate of $30 per Equivalent Runoff Unit
for Stormwater Utility Area 17 (unincorporated County) for Fiscal Year
2008/2009 and requesting the County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District to adopt annual parcel assessments for drainage maintenance and the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program, as recommended
by the Public Works Director, Countywide. (Stormwater
Utility Area 17 funding) (All Districts)
C.10 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Azevedo’s Landscape, effective February 1, 2008, to extend the
term from February 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009 and increase the payment
limit by $24,000 to a new payment limit of $43,000 for continuing landscape and
grounds maintenance services, Rodeo area. (Countywide Lighting & Landscaping
District, Zone 38 funding) (District II)
C.11 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Keller Mitchell
& Company, effective April 1, 2008, to extend the term from March 31, 2008
through March 31, 2009 and increase the payment limit by $50,000 to a new
payment limit of $200,000 for continuing landscape architectural services,
Countywide. (Developer fees) (All Districts)
Claims, Collections & Litigation
C.12 DENY claims by Nikki Merrit; Angela Federigi; Raymond Boisvert;
Mark Johnson, Mamie Johnson, Jordan Johnson, William Johnson, Julia Johnson,
Rachel Johnson, and Michael Johnson; and Joe Hagan, and late claims by Shin Hyang, Isela Muro, Anthony
Bernard Signorelli, and Carl Baity, Jr. (All Districts)
C.13 RECEIVE
report concerning the final settlement of Mikisa Boone vs. Contra Costa County
and AUTHORIZE payment from the General Liability and Medical Malpractice Trust
Fund in the amount of $300,000 to the parents of Deonna Green, as recommended
by the County Administrator. (All Districts)
Honors &
Proclamations
C.14 ADOPT
Resolution No. 2008/197 acknowledging the selection of Dr. Patricia Stroh as
the 2008 Administrator of the Year by the California Head Start Association, as
recommended by Employment and Human Services Director. (All Districts) (See PR.1)
C.15 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/200 recognizing
the 66th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan and proclaiming April 5,
2008 as Bataan-Corrigidor Survivors Day in Contra Costa County, as recommended
by Supervisor Glover. (District V)
C.16 ADOPT Resolutions Nos. 2008/201 through
2008/209 to honor the AFSCME Union, Local 2700; Arts and Culture Commission of
Contra Costa; Central Labor Council of Contra Costa County AFL-CIO; Health
services Department; Employment and Human Services Department; General Services
Department; Public Employees Union Local #; and Public Works Department, for
their support and sponsorship of the 15th Annual Cesar E. Chavez
Commemorative Celebration, as recommended by the 2008 Cesar E. Chavez
Committee. (All Districts)
Appointments
& Resignations
C.20 RE-APPOINT Bertha Stobb to the District V
seat (mobile home park tenant) on the Mobile Home Advisory Committee, as
recommended by Supervisor Glover. (District V)
C.21 RE-APPOINT
Joseph Duarte to the District V seat (mobile home park owner) on the Mobile
Home Advisory Committee, as recommended by Supervisory Glover. (District V)
C.22 RE-APPOINT
Larry Wirick to the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (Tri-Delta Transit)
Board, as recommended by Supervisor Glover.
Ordinances
C.38 ADOPT Ordinance No. 2008-13, as introduced on March 18, 2008,
amending Section 33-5.403 of the Contra Costa County Ordinance Code to exempt
from the Merit System the classes of Director, Department of Conservation and
Development-Exempt and Deputy Director, Department of Conservation and
Development-Exempt, and to eliminate the classification of Director of Building
Inspection, as recommended by the Human Resources Director. (No fiscal impact)
(All Districts)
C.39 INTRODUCE
Ordinance No. 2008-15 to establish the Contra Costa County Department of Conservation
and Development, WAIVE reading, and FIX April 8, 2008 for adoption, as
recommended by the County Administrator.
(All Districts)
Intergovernmental
Relations
C.40 SUPPORT
Assembly Bill 2168 (Jones), which would authorize the adoption of regulations
to encourage the direct sale by farmers to the public, establish farm stands as
a form of direct marketing outlet, and require farm stands to meet specified
requirements, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner, Health Services
Director, and the Community Development Director. (All Districts)
Personnel Actions
C.41 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No.
20543 to reclassify two Forensic Toxicologist I positions to Criminalist I
(represented); four Forensic Toxicologist II positions to Criminalist II
(represented); and three Forensic Toxicologist III positions to Criminalist III
(represented); and transition incumbents into the new classifications. (Cost
savings) (All Districts)
C.42 APPOINT James Stein, an existing County
employee, as the Interim County Surveyor with full authority accorded by law to
the County Surveyor in those duties related to land survey, until such time as
a permanent County Surveyor is appointed, as recommended by the Public Works
Director. (Budgeted) (All Districts) (Consider with C.43)
C.43 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No.
20291 and Resolution No. 2008/212 to establish the Public Works Department
class of County Surveyor-Exempt (unrepresented), allocate it to the Salary
Schedule, and implement two 2.5% outstanding performance pay steps, as
recommended by the Assistant County Administrator-Human Resources Director. (No
fiscal impact) (All Districts) (Consider with C.42)
C.44 ADOPT
Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20542 to establish the non-sworn classes of
Forensic Manager (represented) and Forensics Supervisor (unrepresented), and
allocate them to the Salary Schedule, reclassify one Senior Forensic
Toxicologist and incumbent to Forensic Supervisor, and transfer one Supervising
Forensic Toxicologist and incumbent to Forensic Manager in the Office of the
Sheriff. (One element of a cost saving
reorganization) (All Districts) (Consider with C.46)
C.45 ADOPT
Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20546 to add one Deputy Sheriff position
(represented) in the Office of the Sheriff for illegal dumping enforcement
activities. (100% North Richmond Waste
and Recovery Mitigation fees) (District I)
C.46 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/216 to grant
approval to establish a Non-Sworn Bargaining Unit within the Deputy Sheriffs'
Association-Management Unit Memorandum of Understanding. (No fiscal impact) (All Districts) (Consider
with C.44)
Grants & Contracts
APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following
agencies for receipt of funds and/or services:
APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following parties
as noted for the purchase of equipment and/or services:
C.53 APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Lawrence V. Gossett, effective March 31, 2008, to extend the
term through March 31, 2010 with no change to the payment limit for on-call
plan check, map check, and application review services for various projects,
Countywide. (Developer fees) (All
Districts)
C.54 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute a purchase order, on behalf of
the Employment and Human Service Department, in the amount of $395,301 for the
purchase of computer equipment for the California Works Information Network
(CalWIN) Project, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
(100% CalWIN funding) (All Districts)
C.55 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with Guardian Security Agency, effective March 2,
2008, to increase the payment limit by $196,210 to a new payment limit of
$295,210 with no change in the term of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, to
provide security guard services at the Department’s Children’s Centers. (80%
Federal, 10% State, 10% County General Fund) (All Districts)
C.56 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with Dr. Robert Sargent, effective March 1, 2008,
to increase the payment limit by $25,000 to a new payment limit of $67,000 with
no change in the term of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, to provide additional
psychological and mental health status evaluations, and substance abuse
counseling for general assistance recipients. (100% County General Fund) (All
Districts)
C.57 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute
a contract with the Contra Costa Community College District at Contra Costa
College, San Pablo, to provide bioscience training to Contra Costa County
residents utilizing Alameda County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Life
Sciences Expansion Project Grant funds in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for
the period October 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. (100% Alameda County -WIB
Life Sciences Expansion Project Grant funds) (District I)
C.58 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with the Contra Costa Community College District at Los
Medanos College, Pittsburg, to provide a “Bridge" and a
"Pre-Bridge" Career Pathways Project Program for disadvantaged,
foster care, and out-of-school youth, in an amount not to exceed $90,000 for
the period September 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008. (100% State Workforce
Investment Act Youth Formula funding) (District V)
C.59 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or designee, to execute a contract with New Connections in an amount
not to exceed $106,350 to provide services to County residents with HIV
disease, for the period March 1 through June 30, 2008. (No impact to the
General Fund) (All Districts)
C.60 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Kid Commuter, LLC,
effective February 1, 2008, to increase the payment limit by $25,000 to a new
payment limit of $50,000 to provide transportation services to additional
children with significant and chronic medical conditions, with no change in the
original term of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. (100% California
Children’s Services funding) (All Districts)
C.69 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the County Building Official, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with William Stewart Heating and Air to extend the term by six months
through October 14, 2008, with no change to the payment limit, to provide home
weatherization services to low-income County residents. (100% State funds) (All
Districts)
C.70 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract with
Applied Survey Research, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$30,057 to provide program evaluation services for the Zero Tolerance for
Domestic Violence Initiative, for the period April 1 through August 31, 2008.
(60 % Vital Records fee, 40% Federal funding) (All Districts)
Leases
C.71 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director, or designee, to execute a lease
with Youth Homes, Inc., for the two year period beginning April 1, 2008 and
ending March 31, 2010, for approximately 3440 square feet of a residential home
and office space at 2025 Sherman Drive, Pleasant Hill, for the operation of a
children’s group home program, at a monthly rent of $2,000, as requested by the
Employment and Human Services Department; ADOPT related California
Environmental Quality Act findings and TAKE related actions. (Revenue accrues
to the Employment and Human Services Department) (District IV)
Other Actions
C.72 CONTINUE
the emergency action originally taken by the Board of Supervisors on
April 10, 2007, regarding the Lower Walnut Creek Interim Protection Measures
Project, Pacheco area. (Flood Control Zone 3B funding) (Districts II & IV)
C.74 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and
Human Services Director, or designee, to increase enrollment from a maximum of
20 children to a new maximum of 24 children in dual, state and federally funded
classrooms in the Department’s child care centers, effective February 19, 2008,
as approved by the Federal Administration for Children and Families. (No impact
to the County General Fund) (All Districts)
C.75 RECEIVE
Grand Jury Report No. 0802 “Delinquent School Food Safety Inspections Place
Student Health and Public School Lunch Program Funding at Risk” and REFER it to
the County Administrator for response, as recommended by the County
Administrator. (All Districts)
C.76 ACCEPT
the Fiscal Year 2006/07 Community Facilities District report on County
Community Facilities District No. 2001-1 (Norris Canyon) as required by
Sections 50075.3 and 53411 of the California Government Code, as recommended by
the Auditor-Controller. (All Districts)
C.77 DECLARE
as surplus and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to dispose of
specified vehicles and equipment no longer needed for public use, as
recommended by the General Services Director. (No fiscal impact) (All
Districts)
C.78 GRANT
a request submitted by Palmer Madden and Susan Paulus to extend by five years
from August 9, 2008 to August 9, 2013, the period allowed for filing a parcel
map for a Venting Tentative Map, that was approved by the Board of Supervisor
on August 9, 2005, pertaining to the parcel located at 1900 Las Trampas Road,
Alamo area, as recommended by the Community Development Director. (File
#MS04-0008) (District III)
C.79 APPROVE bid
documents and specifications for two new Job Order Contracts for capital
facility construction, each with a maximum contract value of $2 million, and
DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to advertise for bids to be received on May 1,
2008, as recommended by the General Services Director. (Charge to project
budgets, as needed) (All Districts)
C.80 APPROVE
the consolidation requests of the Antioch Unified School District, San Ramon
Valley School District and City of Orinda as on file in the Contra Coast
Elections department for the June 3, 2008 Direct Primary Election, as
recommended by the Clerk-Recorder (Registrar of Voters). (100% Election fees)
(Districts II, III, and IV)
C.81 AUTHORIZE
the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the agreement
among Contra Costa County, the Ironhouse Sanitary District, Cities of Antioch,
Brentwood and Pittsburg, and the Delta Diablo Sanitation District, for household
hazardous waste collection service, primarily for the purpose of allocating
capital costs of the proposed expansion of the Delta Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Facility, as recommended by the Community Development Director.
(100% Solid Waste Franchise fees) (Districts III and V)
Redevelopment Agency
C.90 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Redevelopment Director to execute a purchase and sale
agreement with Francisco J. and Angela M. Selinger, ACCEPT the Grant Deed from
Francisco J. and Angela M. Selinger and AUTHORIZE payment in the amount of
$550,000 for property rights for accepted Parcel No. 094-012-023 at 55 S.
Broadway Avenue, in connection with the Orbisonia Heights Redevelopment
project, Bay Point area. (100% Redevelopment Funds) (District V)
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.
Comments on matters listed on the agenda
or otherwise within the purview of the Board of Supervisors can be submitted to
the office of the Clerk of the Board via mail:
Board of Supervisors, 651 Pine Street Room 106, Martinez, CA 94553; by fax: 925-335-1913; or via the County’s web page: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us, by
clicking “Submit Public Comment” (the last bullet point in the left column
under the title “Board of Supervisors.”)
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.
STANDING COMMITTEES
The
Family and Human Services Committee
(Supervisors Susan A. Bonilla and Mary N. Piepho) - meets on the fourth Monday
of the month at 1:00 p.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine
Street, Martinez.
The
Finance Committee (Supervisors Mary N. Piepho and John Gioia) -
meets on the second Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 101, County
Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The
Internal Operations Committee (Supervisors
Susan A. Bonilla and Gayle B. Uilkema) - meets
on the first Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 101, County
Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Public Protection Committee (Supervisors
John Gioia and Federal D. Glover) – meets on the third Monday
of the month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651
Pine Street, Martinez.
The
Transportation, Water &
Infrastructure Committee (Supervisors
Gayle B. Uilkema and Mary N. Piepho) - meets
on the third Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 108, County
Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Capital Facilities Committee (Supervisors Federal D. Glover and Susan A.
Bonilla) - meets as needed in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651
Pine Street, Martinez.
Capital
Facilities Committee
Internal Operations
Committee
Family and Human
Services Committee
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04/07/08
04/14/08
04/07/08
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p.m.
10:00
a.m.
1:00
p.m.
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See
above
See above
See above
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Finance Committee
Public Protection Committee
Transportation Water & Infrastructure
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04/04/08
04/21/08
04/21/08
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a.m.
10:00
a.m.
10:00
a.m.
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above
See
above
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AD HOC COMMITTIES
Ad Hoc committees of the Board of Supervisors meet on an
as-needed basis at the direction of the committee chair. Please contact the offices of the committee
chairs for meeting times and information.
Smart Growth: Chair,
Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Airport Committee
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PERSONS WHO WISH TO
ADDRESS THE BOARD MAY BE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES.
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AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the
Tuesday Board meetings.
Glossary
of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order):
Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms,
abbreviations, and industry-specific language in its Board of Supervisors
meetings and written materials.
Following is a list of commonly used language that may appear in oral
presentations and written materials associated with Board meetings:
AB Assembly Bill
ABAG Association of
Bay Area Governments
ACA Assembly
Constitutional Amendment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AFSCME American Federation of State County and
Municipal Employees
AICP American Institute of Certified Planners
AIDS Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ALUC Airport Land Use
Commission
AOD Alcohol and
Other Drugs
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid
Transit District
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development
Commission
BGO Better Government Ordinance
BOS Board of
Supervisors
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
CalWIN California Works
Information Network
CalWORKS California Work Opportunity and Responsibility
to Kids
CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response
CAO County
Administrative Officer or Office
CCCPFD (ConFire) Contra Costa County
Fire Protection District
CCHP Contra Costa
Health Plan
CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority
CDBG Community Development
Block Grant
CEQA California
Environmental Quality Act
CIO Chief
Information Officer
COLA Cost of living
adjustment
ConFire (CCCPFD) Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District
CPA Certified Public
Accountant
CPI Consumer Price
Index
CSA County Service
Area
CSAC California State
Association of Counties
CTC California Transportation Commission
dba doing business
as
EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District
ECCFPD East Contra Costa Fire Protection District
ECCRPC East Contra Costa Regional Planning
Commission
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EMCC Emergency
Medical Care Committee
EMS Emergency
Medical Services
EPSDT State Early
Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program (Mental Health)
et al. et alii (and
others)
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA Federal
Emergency Management Agency
F&HS Family and
Human Services Committee
First 5 First Five
Children and Families Commission (Proposition 10)
FTE Full Time
Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GHAD Geologic Hazard
Abatement District
GIS Geographic
Information System
HCD (State Dept of) Housing & Community
Development
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
HIV Human
Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
HR Human Resources
HUD United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Inc. Incorporated
IOC Internal Operations Committee
ISO Industrial
Safety Ordinance
JPA Joint (exercise
of) Powers Authority or Agreement
Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area
LAFCo Local Agency
Formation Commission
LLC Limited
Liability Company
LLP Limited
Liability Partnership
Local 1 Public Employees Union Local 1
LVN Licensed
Vocational Nurse
MAC Municipal
Advisory Council
MBE Minority Business
Enterprise
M.D. Medical Doctor
M.F.T. Marriage and
Family Therapist
MIS Management Information System
MOE Maintenance of Effort
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
NACo National
Association of Counties
OB-GYN Obstetrics and
Gynecology
O.D. Doctor of
Optometry
OES-EOC Office of Emergency
Services-Emergency Operations Center
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
Psy.D. Doctor of
Psychology
RDA Redevelopment
Agency
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposal
RFQ Request For Qualifications
RN Registered Nurse
SB Senate Bill
SBE Small Business Enterprise
SRVRPC San Ramon Valley Regional Planning
Commission
SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee
TRANSPAC Transportation
Partnership & Cooperation (Central)
TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County)
TRE or TTE Trustee
TWIC Transportation,
Water and Infrastructure Committee
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
vs. versus (against)
WAN Wide Area
Network
WBE Women Business Enterprise
WCCTAC West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee