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
DAVID J. TWA, 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
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
9:30 A.M. Convene,
call to order and opening ceremonies.
Inspirational Thought - “Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.” ~ Jesse Jackson
CONSIDER
CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1
through C.79 on the following agenda) – Items removed from this section
will be considered with the Short Discussion 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.
PRESENTATIONS
SHORT DISCUSSIONS ITEMS
SD.1 PUBLIC
COMMENT (3 Minutes/Speaker)
SD.2 CONSIDER
any Consent Items previously removed.
SD.3 CONSIDER accepting report from Treasurer-Tax
Collector on County investment policies. (Bill Pollacek, Treasurer-Tax
Collector) (All Districts)
SD.4 CONSIDER adopting Resolution No. 2008/626
kicking off the 2008 Contra Costa County Combined Charities Drive. (Joe
Valentine, Employment and Human Services)
(All Districts)
DELIBERATION ITEMS
D.1 CONSIDER accepting report from County
Administrator on the status of the state budget. (John Cullen, County
Administrator) (All Districts)
D.2 CONSIDER adopting an official position
regarding a Peripheral Canal. (Supervisor Uilkema) (All Districts)
Closed
Session
1:00
P.M.
D.3 CONSIDER
accepting the report on the Health Services Department finances and governance
options; and authorizing the Health Services Director to proceed with an
evaluation ofdifferent governance and delivery options for the Medical Center,
Health Plan, and other clinic services. (William
Walker, M.D., Health Services Director) (All Districts)
Supplemental Calendar of Closed
Session Items
Tuesday,
September 23, 2008, 9:30 a.m. and thereafter
Board Chambers
Room 107 and Room 101
A. CONFERENCE
WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
1. Agency
Negotiators: Carlos Baltodano and
Keith Fleming.
Employee
Organizations: Contra Costa County Employees’ Assn., Local No. 1; Am.
Fed., State, County, & Mun. Empl., Locals 512 and 2700; Calif. Nurses
Assn.; Service Empl. Int’l Union, Local1021; 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: David Twa and Keith
Fleming.
Unrepresented
Employees: All unrepresented agency management employees
(Resolutions Nos. 2008/358 and 2008/359, including their respective exhibits),
and all other unrepresented agency employees.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov.
Code, § 54956.9(a))
1. Contra Costa
County v. Sosnowski & Associates, Inc., C.C.C. Superior Court No.
08-00104
2.
Peoples v. Contra Costa County, U.S.D.C. No. C07-00051
MHP
C. CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Property: Approx. 10-acre site located in southwest portion of Buchanan
Field Airport
Agency Negotiator: Keith Freitas
Negotiating parties: Contra Costa
County and Pacific Aviation, LLC
Under negotiation: price and payment
terms
D. CONFERENCE WITH REAL
PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Property: Approx. 10-acre site located in southwest portion of Buchanan
Field Airport
Agency Negotiator: Keith Freitas
Negotiating parties: Contra Costa
County and Buchanan Hangars, LLC
Under negotiation: price and payment
terms
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 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/627 ratifying
the prior decision of the Public Works Director to fully close a portion of
Marsh Creek Road from Deer Valley Road to Morgan Territory Road on August 21,
2008 and from Morgan Territory Road to Clayton city limits on August 22, 2008
from 10:00 p.m. through 4:00 a.m. for the purpose of roadwork, Clayton area.
(Districts III and IV)
C.2 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/628 ratifying
the prior decision of the Public Works Director to fully close all of Morgan
Territory Road from Marsh Creek Road to the Alameda County line on August 25
through August 30, 2008, for 24 hours a day, for the purpose of road work,
Clayton/Livermore area. (Districts III and IV)
C.3 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/629 ratifying
the prior decision of the Public Works Director to fully close all of McEwen
Road from 8:00 a.m. on September 5 through 10:00 a.m. on September 6, 2008, for
the purpose of roadwork, Martinez/Port Costa area. (District II)
C.4 APPROVE the Alhambra Valley Road Bank
Repair Project; and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to
advertise the project; and ADOPT related California Environmental Quality Act
findings, Alhambra Valley area. (Local Road Funds) (District II)
C.5 ADOPT
Resolution No. 2008/630 approving and authorizing the Public Works Director, or
designee, to partially close the intersection of San Pablo Dam Road (Road No.
0961D) and Appian Way (Road No. 1271), for three consecutive nights between
October 6, 2008 and October 16, 2008, from 8:00 p.m. through 5:30 a.m., for the
purpose of roadway reconstruction, El Sobrante area. (District I)
Engineering
Services
C.6 MS 05-00005: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/631 approving the parcel map and
subdivision agreement for project being
developed by Thomas A. Halaszynski, as recommended by the Public Works
Director, Walnut Creek area. (District III)
C.7 MS 05-00005: ADOPT Resolution No.
2008/632 accepting Grant Deed of Development Rights (creek structure setback)
for project being developed by Thomas A. Halaszynski, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Walnut Creek area. (District III)
C.8 MS 84-00084 (Parcel A): ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/633 accepting
deferred improvement agreement as satisfied for project being developed by
Charles H. and Roberta Fuss, as recommended by the Public Works Director,
Brentwood area. (District III)
C.9 MS 84-00084 (Parcel B): ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/634 accepting
deferred improvement agreement as satisfied for project being developed by
Charles H. and Roberta Fuss, as recommended by the Public Works Director,
Brentwood area. (District III)
C.10 PA 04-00017 (Cross-reference SD 95-07984):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/635 accepting completion of landscape improvements
for subdivision agreement (right-of-way landscaping) for project being
developed by Shapell Homes, a Division of Shapell Industries, Ind., a Delaware
Corp., as recommended by the Public Works Director, San Ramon (Dougherty
Valley) area. (District III)
C.11 RA 06-01224 (Cross-reference SD 99-08381):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/636 accepting completion of improvements for project
being developed by Shapell Homes, a Division of Shapell Industries, Inc., a
Delaware Corp., as recommended by the Public Works Director, Danville area.
(District III)
C.12 SD 02-08681: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/637 accepting completion of landscape
improvements for subdivision agreement (right-of-way landscaping) for project
being developed by Shapell Homes, a Division of Shapell Industries, Inc., a
Delaware Corp., as recommended by the Public Works Director, San Ramon
(Dougherty Valley) area. (District III)
Special
Districts & County Airports
C.13 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with David Gates &
Associates, effective October 1, 2008, to extend the term from March 31, 2009
to March 31, 2010 and increase the payment limit by $100,000 to a new payment
limit of $350,000 for the provision of landscape architectural services,
Countywide. (Developer Fees and Special District Funds) (All Districts)
C.14 ADOPT the Big Oak Tree Park
Project Negative Declaration in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act; APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to advertise the
project; and DIRECT the Director of Conservation and Development to file a
Notice of Determination, Clyde area. (58% Prop 12 Grant, 33% Local Road and 9%
Clyde Improvement Club Funds) (District IV)
Claims,
Collections & Litigation
C.15 DENY claims by Richard Clark and Hal Washauer. (All Districts)
Honors &
Proclamations
C.16 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/621 honoring the Contra Costa Literacy
Coalition’s 2008 Literacy Conference, as recommended by Supervisor Bonilla.
(District IV)
C.16A ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/649 honoring Concord and the “One City
One Book Event”, as recommended by Supervisor Bonilla. (District IV)
C.17 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/618 recognizing Dwight Hunter for
designing the Automated Regional Information Exchange System (ARIES), as
recommended by Sheriff-Coroner. (All Districts) (Consider with PR1)
C.18 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/617 recognizing Michelle Shanks for her
30 years of service to Contra Costa Health Services and Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center, as recommended by the Director of Health Services. (All
Districts) (Consider with PR2)
C.19 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/638 declaring September 2008 as
“Hispanic Heritage Month” in Contra Costa County, as recommended by Supervisor
Glover. (All Districts)
C.20 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/639 honoring Dorothy Sakazaki for her
many years of dedication as a Mt. View Sanitary Board Member and Community
Advocate, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema. (District II)
C.21 ADOPT Resolution
Nos. 2008/642-644 recognizing Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year nominees
Mary Dietler, Carol Elder and Mark Morrello, and Resolution Nos. 2008/645-646
recognizing Liberty Union High School District Teacher of the Year Jesse Ortega
and Knightsen School District Teacher of the Year Cathy Templeton, as
recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (All Districts)
Ordinances
C.22 ADOPT Ordinance No. 2008-24: Sidewalk
Maintenance and Repair, imposing a duty on property owners for injuries to
third parties as a result of property owner’s failure to maintain abutting
public sidewalk, Countywide. (All Districts)
Appointments
& Resignations
C.23 REAPPOINT Walter MacVittie as the East County Regional Planning
Commission (ECRPC) representative to the TRANSPLAN Committee, the Regional
Transportation Planning Committee for eastern Contra Costa County, as
recommended by the ECRPC. (Districts III and V)
C.24 APPOINT April
Treece to the Business #4 seat on the Workforce Development Board, as
recommended by the Internal Operations Committee. (All Districts)
C.25 APPOINT Dave
Thayer to the Medi-Cal Subscriber seat on the Managed Care Commission, as
recommended by the Internal Operations Committee. (All Districts)
C.26 APPOINT Jonathan Klein to the County #3
seat, and RE-APPOINT Irene Alonzo-Perez to the County #1 seat and Dan Bundy to
the Community #1 seat on the Affordable Housing Finance Committee, as
recommended by the Internal Operations Committee. (All Districts)
C.27 APPOINT Susan
M. Vought to the Mobile Home Tenant seat on the Mobile Home Advisory Committee,
as recommended by the Internal Operations Committee. (All Districts)
C.28 DECLARE vacant the District III seat on the First 5 Commission
due to resignation and Direct the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as
recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (District III)
Intergovernmental Relations
C.29 AUTHORIZE
the County Administrator, or designee, to execute the “Joint Exercise of Powers
Agreement for the Measure J Traffic Congestion Relief Agency” (dba TRAFFIX)
forming the entity that will oversee implementation of the San Ramon Valley
School Bus Program; and APPOINT Mary N. Piepho as the Board of Supervisors’
representative on the Board of Directors established in the Joint Exercise of
Powers Agreement, and designate the District III Chief of Staff as her
alternate. (100% Measure J Funds) (District III)
C.30 AUTHORIZE
the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to co-sign a letter with the Chair of the
Contra Costa County Mayors’ Conferences, transmitting the Board-adopted and
Mayors’ Conference-adopted “Contra Costa County Delta Water Platform” to our
legislative delegation and other interested parties, as recommended by the
County Administrator. (All Districts)
Personnel Actions
C.32 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No.
20602 to cancel three part time (24/40) Licensed Vocational Nurse positions
(represented), one part time (4/40) Licensed Vocational Nurse position (represented)
and one part time (8/40) Ultrasound Technologist I position (represented) and
add one full time and three part time (24/40) Certified Nursing Assistant
positions (represented) in the Health Services Department. (100% Enterprise I funds) (All Districts)
C.33 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/640 in the matter
of adjusting the salary step placement of the incumbent in the Director of
Conservation and Development-Exempt class to the fifth step of the salary
range, as recommended by the County Administrator. (Budgeted)
Grants & Contracts
APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following
agencies for
receipt
of funds and/or services:
C.34 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Librarian, or
designee, to sign a contract with the Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Lafayette to reimburse the County for equipment in the amount of $921,750 and books in the amount of $250,000
for the new Lafayette Library and Learning Center. (No County match) (District
II)
C.38 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or designee, to submit a funding application to the California
Department of Public Health in the amount of $9,795,700 for the continuation of
the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), for the
period October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2011. (No County match) (All
Districts)
C.39 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract to accept funding from the California Department of
Community Services and Development in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for
Community Services Block Grant Asset Building Program services for the term
October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. (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.40 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Director of Revenue Collections, or designee, to execute a
contract with K.B.R. Inc. (dba Rash Curtis Associates), in the amount of
$250,000 to provide third party collection services for a variety of delinquent
debts owed to the County for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011.
(100% Collection revenue offset) (All Districts)
C.41 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Janet Smartt, effective September 23, 2008, to extend the term
from September 1, 2008 through October 31, 2009, and increase the payment limit
by $29,920 to a new payment limit of $265,480 for outreach, public education,
and communication services for Phase II of the “Keep the Delta Clean” (KDC)
Program, East County area. (Proposition 40 Grant Funds) (Districts III and V)
C.42 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract
agreement, including revised insurance provisions with Geopolis Spatial
Solutions in an amount not to exceed $41,600 for Global Positioning System and
Geographic Information System technical project support for the period July 1,
2008 through June 30, 2009, Countywide. (50% Flood Control and Water
Conservation District and 50% Road Funds) (All Districts)
C.43 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Rubicon Programs
Inc., effective September 1, 2008 to increase the payment limit by $5,000 to a
new payment limit of $67,001 to continue providing client advocacy and legal
services for County residents diagnosed with HIV disease, with no change in the
original term of March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009. (100% Federal Ryan
White CARE Act) (All Districts)
C.44 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Decade Software
Company, LLC, effective May 15, 2008 to extend the term from June 30 through
December 31, 2008 and increase the payment limit by $25,320 to a new payment
limit of $272,620 to continue providing software licenses and support services.
(100% Inspection Fees) (All Districts)
C.45 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Epic Systems
Corporation (dba Epic Systems Software), effective June 27, 2008, to extend the
term from August 31, 2008, through August 31, 2009 and to increase the payment
limit by $180,000 to a new payment limit of $2,400,000 to continue providing
license, installation, and support for Contractor’s “Cadence Enterprise
Scheduling” software at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. (100% Enterprise
Fund I) (All Districts)
C.46 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with The Data Systems
Group of California, effective July 10, 2008, extend the term from August 31,
2008 through August 31, 2009 and to increase the payment limit by $200,000 to a
new payment limit of $1,002,000 to continue to license and support electronic
claims and remittance system software. (100% revenue offset by Federally
Qualified Health Center funds) (All Districts)
C.47 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Lisa Locke (dba
Locke and Key Executive Search), effective August 1, 2008, to increase the
payment limit by $50,000 to a new payment limit of $100,000 to provide
additional recruitment services, with no change in the original term of January
1 through December 31, 2008. (100% Enterprise Fund I) (All Districts)
C.48 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Early Childhood
Mental Health Program, to increase the payment limit by $17,736 to a new
payment limit of $453,994 for providing wrap-around, day treatment and mental
health services for high risk, emotionally disturbed children, with no change
in the original term of July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. (30% Federal
Medi-Cal, 30% State Early and Periodic, Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment and
40% Proposition 10 Funds) (All Districts)
C.49 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Early Childhood
Mental Health Program, to increase the payment limit by $21,074 to a new
payment limit of $1,050,074 to reimburse the Contractor for providing mental
health services to children and families in West County as required under
federal law, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2006 through June
30, 2007. (50% Federal Medi-Cal, 48% State Early and Periodic, Screening,
Diagnostic and Treatment and 2% Mental Health Realignment Funds) (All Districts)
Leases
C.59 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services
Director, or designee, to exercise the option to extend the License with
American Tower Corporation for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31,
2013 for vault and tower space at the Rocky Ridge communications site in
Danville at a monthly fee of $4,480 as requested by the Department of
Information Technology; and ADOPT related California Environmental Quality Act
findings. (Budgeted) (District III)
C.60 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the Jordan Family
Trust, to lease the 3,600 square feet of warehouse space located at 887 Howe
Road, Martinez, for the period September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2011, as
requested by the Health Services Department; and ADOPT related California
Environmental Quality Act findings. (Budgeted) (District II)
C.61 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a facilities
use license agreement with St. Mary’s College in an amount not to exceed $250
for the period August 27 through October 26, 2008 including a mutual
indemnification clause, as recommended by the County Administrator. (All
Districts)
Other Actions
C.62 AUTHORIZE
the Deputy Director-Redevelopment, or designee, to execute required legal
documents to refinance $550,732 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funds to San Pablo Senior Associates II, a California limited partnership
(Borrower), for the Casa Adobe affordable housing project in San Pablo; ADOPT
related California Environmental Quality Act findings; and APPROVE related
actions. (District I)
C.63 AUTHORIZE
County Clerk-Recorder to expand the confidentiality of voter registration
information to include specified public safety officials pursuant to California
Election Code §2166.7, as recommended by the Clerk-Recorder. (All Districts)
C.64 ACKNOWLEDGE
RECEIPT of June 3, 2008 letter from Signature Properties withdrawing its
request for a General Plan Amendment/Specific Plan in the North Richmond area;
and AUTHORIZE the Director of Conservation and Development to continue
processing the General Plan Amendment/Specific Plan for the North Richmond area
at an estimated cost of $850,000. (Budgeted, Redevelopment Funds) (District I)
C.65 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the County Library to offer teens an opportunity to “read down”
their fines during Teen Read Week, October 12–18, 2008. (Estimated net loss of
$4,300 in foregone Library fines) (All Districts)
C.66 ACCEPT
report detailing blanket purchase order activity by County departments for the
period January 1 through June 30, 2008, as recommended by the General Services
Director. (All Districts)
C.67 DECLARE
as surplus and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to dispose of specified
vehicles no longer needed for public use, as recommended by the General
Services Director. (All Districts)
C.68 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute seven purchase
orders to enable the General Services Department to provide print, mail, fuel,
and moving services for County departments, at a total of $2,300,000, as
recommended by the General Services Director. (All Districts)
C.74 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
County Administrator, or designee, to issue a Request for Proposals for an
integrated law and justice information and case management system to replace
the County’s aging Law and Justice Information System, and to begin developing
an operational and financing plan to move applications off of the County’s
mainframe within three to five years, as recommended by the Public Protection
Committee. (No present fiscal impact)
(All Districts)
C.75 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the In-Home Supportive
Services (IHSS) Public Authority Executive Director, or designee, to submit a
request to the California Department of Social Services, Adult Program Branch
to increase the IHSS Public Authority rate for Contra Costa County from $13.47
per hour effective March 1, 2008 to $13.94 per hour effective October 1, 2008.
(50% Federal, 32.5% State, 17.5% County) (All Districts)
C.76 ADOPT
final changes to close out the Fiscal Year 2007/08 County and Special District
Budgets, including changes to revenues, appropriations, reserves, designations;
and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to make the necessary changes in the
financial accounting system; and ADOPT final changes in the Fiscal Year 2008/09
County and Special District Budgets, including designations and changes to
appropriations, revenues, reserves, and fund balances; and AUTHORIZE the County
Administrator and Auditor-Controller to make technical adjustments to the
budgets, as recommended by the County Administrator. (Lisa Driscoll) (All Districts)
Redevelopment Agency
C.77 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Redevelopment
Director to execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement between Contra Costa County
Redevelopment Agency and Deutsche Bank; and AUTHORIZE payment for property rights
for Parcel 094-013-008 in connection with the Orbisonia Heights Redevelopment
Project, Bay Point area. (District V)
C.78 APPROVE
purchase and Sale Agreement; and ACCEPT the Grant Deed from Ricky Jackson and
Lori-Broom Jackson for the purchase of 231 Ruby Avenue in North Richmond
identified as Assessor’s Parcel number 408-230-079; and AUTHORIZE the
Redevelopment Director to execute said Purchase and Sale Agreement on behalf of
the Redevelopment Agency. (100% Redevelopment funds) (District I)
C.79 AUTHORIZE the
Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or designee, to
execute an agreement with Janet M. Duchi for the replacement of culvert between
the Serafix Detention Basin and the Serafix Sedimentation Basin, as recommended
by the Public Works Director, Alamo area. (41.7% Janet M. Duchi and 58.3% Flood
Control Drainage area 76A funding) (District III)
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 third Monday of the month at 1:00
p.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
Legislation Committee (Supervisors Susan A. Bonilla and Mary N.
Piepho) – meets on the third Wednesday of the month 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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Finance Committee
Legislation Committee
Public Protection Committee
Transportation Water &
Infrastructure
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Oct 20, 2008
Oct 6, 2008
Sept 29, 2008
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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
CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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
OPEB Other Post Employment Benefits
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
SEIU Service Employees International Union
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