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
AGENDA
December 9, 2008
9:30 A.M. Convene,
call to order and opening ceremonies.
Inspirational
Thought - “We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of
us that we don't take time to enjoy
where we
are.” ~ Calvin & Hobbes
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1
through C.119 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 HEARING on the appeal of the notice and
order to abate a public nuisance on the real property located at 2543 Heide
Court, El Sobrante (Kimberly A. Hass, Richard & Carolyn Hass, Owners).
(Michael Angelo Silva, Department of Conservation and Development) (District I)
SD.4 HEARING to consider adoption of Ordinance No
2008-35 to establish a fee in the amount of $275 to be charged and collected
when the County removes from public or private property an abandoned vehicle
that has been declared a public nuisance. (Michael Angelo Silva, Department of
Conservation and Development) (All Districts) (See item C.32)
DELIBERATION ITEMS
D.1 CONSIDER
accepting the Industrial Safety Ordinance Annual Performance Review and
Evaluation Report as recommended by the Health Services Director. (Randy Sawyer
and Cho Nai Cheung, Health Services Department) (All Districts)
D.2 CONSIDER adopting Fiscal Year 2008/09 budget reductions to
adjust for the impact of State and other local revenue losses; approving
associated appropriations and revenue adjustments to rebalance the 2008/09
Adopted Budget; and acknowledging that further economic impacts will require
subsequent current year budget adjustments.
(David Twa, County Administrator) (All Districts)
11:00 A.M.
D.3 HEARING
on a recommendation of the County Planning Commission to rezone a 0.96-acre
parcel located at 4769 Pacheco Boulevard, Martinez area from R-7 Single Family
Residential District to R-6 Single Family Residential District. (Loving &
Campos Architects-Applicant) (Church of God Martinez/First Light Church (owner)
(County File No. RZ08-3200) (Catherine Kutsuris, Conservation and Development
Director) (District II)
Closed Session
1:00 P.M. Adjourn to the Housing Authority Board of
Commissioners meeting
Closed Session
Adjourn in memory
of
Herb Putnam
Joyce Seelinger
and
Carol Slatten
Supplemental Calendar of Closed Session Items
Tuesday, December
9, 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: Keith Fleming and David Twa.
Unrepresented
Employees: All unrepresented agency management employees (Resolutions
Nos. 2008/715 and 2008/359, including their respective exhibits), and all other
unrepresented agency employees.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL--ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation
of litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(c): Two potential cases.
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. 2008/742 approving and authorizing the Public Works Director, or
designee, to submit two Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) applications for
the Canal Road-Loftus Road Bikeway and the Stone Valley Road Bike Lane Gap
Closure Projects, Bay Point and Alamo areas. (Total project costs not to exceed
$1,800,000 - 90% BTA and 10% Local Road Funds) (Districts III and V)
C.2 APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute the amended Temporary
Permit for geotechnical, biological and archaeological studies and surveys with
East Bay Municipal Utility District, effective April 14, 2008 through November
1, 2009, for the Alhambra Valley Road Widening Project, Martinez area. (90%
High Risk Rural Road Grant and 10% Proposition 1B Funds) (District II)
C.3 APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Right of Way
contract with the CIT Group/Consumer
Finance, Inc., in the amount of $135,000 for purchase of property for
the State Route 4/Somersville to Highway 160 Project; and ACCEPT the Grant Deed
dated November 5, 2008, Antioch area. (Contra Costa Transportation Authority
Funds) (District V)
C.4 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/743 accepting as
complete the contracted work performed by MCK Services, Inc., for the Goodrick
Avenue Rehabilitation and Widening Project, as recommended by the Public Works
Director, North Richmond area. (Measure C Funds) (District I)
C.5 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/744 accepting as
complete the contracted work performed by Ghilotti Bros., Inc., for the York
Street Pavement Reconstruction Project, as recommended by the Public Works
Director, Richmond area. (Measure C Funds)
(District I)
C.6 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works
Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Vali Cooper and
Associates, Inc., effective December 9, 2008, to extend the term of the
contract from April 30, 2009 to April 30, 2010, and to increase the payment
limit by $250,000 to a new payment limit of $650,000 for subdivision inspection
and construction management services, Countywide. (Developer Fees) (All Districts)
Engineering
Services
C.7 DA 05-00052 (Cross-reference SD
99-08331): ADOPT Resolution No.
2008/745 accepting completion of landscaping improvements for project being
developed by Danville Tassajara Partners, LLC, as recommended by the Public
Works Director, Danville area. (District III)
C.8 PA 06-00039 (Cross-reference SD 04-08856): ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/746 accepting
offer of dedication for public utilities easement for project being developed
by Shapell Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corp., as recommended by the Public
Works Director, San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area. (District III)
C.9 PA 06-00039 (Cross-reference SD
04-08856): ADOPT Resolution No.
2008/747 accepting offer of dedication for road purposes for project being
developed by Shapell Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corp., as recommended by the
Public Works Director, San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area. (District III)
C.
10 APPROVE Fiscal Year 2008/09 Budget
for Dougherty Valley maintenance, as recommended by the Public Works Director,
San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area.
(District III)
C.11 APPROVE disbursement of funds in the amount
of $338,000 from the Dougherty Valley CSA M-29 Capital Reserve Fund, as
recommended by the Public Works Director, San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area.
(District III)
Special
Districts & County Airports
C.12 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works
Director, or designee, to arrange for an additional allocation for construction
progress payments in an amount not to exceed $324,000 to the Town of Danville
for the County’s share of the costs of Phase II improvements at Hap Magee Ranch
Park, Alamo area. (County Service Area R-7A Funds) (District III)
Special
Districts & County Airports - continued
C.13 AUTHORIZE the
Public Works Director, or designee, to enter into negotiations with the San
Ramon Valley Fire Protection District for the potential acquisition of
approximately 0.702 acres located at 1193 Danville Boulevard for the possible
development of a future park site, Alamo area. (County Service Area R-7A Funds)
(District III)
C.14 ADOPT Resolution
No. 2008/748 accepting as complete the contracted work performed by Asbestos
Management Group of CA, Inc., on Phase 3 of the Orbisonia Heights Redevelopment
Project, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Bay Point area. (Contra
Costa County Redevelopment Agency Funds) (District V)
C.15 ADOPT Resolution
No. 2008/749 accepting as complete the contracted work performed by Asbestos
Management Group of CA, Inc., on Phase 4 of the Orbisonia Heights Redevelopment
Project, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Bay Point area. (Contra
Costa County Redevelopment Agency Funds) (District V)
C.16 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation
District, or designee, on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, to
execute a contract with O’Rorke, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $588,000 for
public education and industrial outreach activities mandated by the Joint
Municipal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits issued by the
San Francisco Bay and Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Boards for
the period November 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, Countywide. (Cities and
County Stormwater Utility Fee Assessments) (All Districts)
C.17 APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Director of Airports, or designee, to execute license agreements
for livestock grazing of the Habitat Management Lands at Byron Airport with the
following parties at an annual rate of $762, $732 and $2,868 respectively: 1)
Gary and Dolores Kuhn, 2) Jacqueline G. Stewart, and 3) Joseph C. and Patricia
A. Borges, Byron Airport (Lease revenue will accrue to the Airport Enterprise
Fund) (District III)
C.18
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Airports
Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County the Consent to
Assignment of Lease of a portion of the Buchanan Airport grounds between the
County and the current tenant, The Picchi Family Revocable Trust dated April
28, 1999, and the new tenant, CH-5 Eagles Nest, LLC, a California limited
liability company. (No fiscal impact) (District IV)
Statutory
Actions
C.19 APPROVE minutes, as on file with the Clerk of the Board, for the
month of November 2008. (All Districts)
C.20 APPROVE Board Member Meeting Reports for the
month of November 2008. (All Districts)
Claims,
Collections & Litigation
C.21 DENY
claims by Richard Jan; California State Automobile Association for Kengfai Lee;
Metlife Auto & Home for Cornellio Salazar; Brett Lewis; Lennon Everet;
California State Automobile Association for Lynn Arnone; Debra A. Zavala;
Alfredo S. Santa-Iglesia; Wanda Dowrelio; C & H Sugar Company, Inc.,
American Sugar Refining, Inc.; and amended claim by Brett Lewis.
C.22 GRANT late
claim to Tayanie Dixon, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Michelle
Eastland; and amended late claim for Tayanie Dixon, by and through her Guardian
Ad Litem, Michelle Eastland. (All Districts)
Hearing Dates
C.23 ADOPT
Resolution No. 2008/750 accepting the Engineer’s Report for County Service Area
(CSA) L-100, Land Use Permit 00-2107; declaring the intent to levy and collect assessments
and fixing a public hearing for January 27, 2009 to adopt the proposed annual
assessments and complete public noticing, as recommended by the
Public Works Director, Concord area. (CSA L-100 Funds) (District IV)
C.24 ADOPT
Resolution No. 2008/752 accepting the Engineer’s Report for County Service Area
(CSA) L-100, Minor Subdivision 07-0026; declaring the intent to levy and
collect assessments and fixing a public hearing for January 27, 2009 to adopt
the proposed annual assessments and complete public noticing, as recommended by
the Public Works Director, Alamo area. (CSA L-100 Funds) (District III)
C.25 ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/753 accepting the
Engineer’s Report for County Service Area (CSA) L-100, Land Use Permit 05-2069;
declaring the intent to levy and collect assessments and fixing a public
hearing for January 27, 2009 to adopt the proposed annual assessments and
complete public noticing, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Antioch
area. (CSA L-100 Funds) (District V)
C.26 ADOPT
Resolution No. 2008/754 accepting the Engineer’s Report for County Service Area
(CSA) L-100, Minor Subdivision 06-0005; declaring the intent to levy and
collect assessments and fixing a public hearing for January 27, 2009 to adopt
the proposed annual assessments and complete public noticing, as recommended by
the Public Works Director, Walnut Creek area. (CSA L-100 Funds) (District II)
C.26-2
ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/751 accepting the Annexation Engineer’s Report
for County Service Area (CSA) L-100, Minor Subdivision 07-0025; declaring the
intent to levy and collect assessments and fixing a public hearing for January
27, 2009 to adopt the proposed annual assessments and complete public noticing,
as recommended by the Public Works Director, Alamo area. (County Service Area
L-100 Funds) (District III)
Honors &
Proclamations
C.27 ADOPT
Resolution No. 2008/755 to honor former Contra Costa County Supervisor Mark
DeSaulnier in recognition of his appointment to the California State Senate, as recommended by Supervisor
Bonilla. (All Districts)
C.28 ADOPT
Resolution No. 2008/756 and 2008/757 to honoring, respectively, Greg Manning
and Bill Walcutt for their service on the Clayton City Council, as recommended
by Supervisor Bonilla. (District IV)
C.29 ADOPT Resolution
No. 2008/758 honoring Guillermo Muniz for his outstanding leadership,
generosity and dedication to the needs of the Latino Community and the East
County Adult Mental Health Clinic, as recommended by the Health Services
Director. (All Districts) (See PR2)
C.30 ADOPT Resolution
No. 2008/732 recognizing Raymond Gonzales on the occasion of his 35 years of
dedication service to the Health Services Department, as recommended by the
Health Services Director. (All Districts) (See PR1)
C.31 ADOPT Resolution
Nos. 2008/760 through 2008/763 recognizing recipients
of the 2008 San Ramon Chamber of Commerce/City of San Ramon Community Awards,
as recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (District III)
Ordinances
C.32 INTRODUCE
Ordinance No. 2008-36, designating the Sheriff and the Director of the
Department of Conservation and Development as the officials authorized to
enforce the Abandoned Vehicle Ordinance, WAIVE reading, and FIX December 16,
2008 for adoption. (All Districts) (See D.1)
Appointments
& Resignations
C.33 RE-APPOINT
Kay Perry-Thayer, Doug Stewart, and Bette Wilgus to the Pacheco Municipal Advisory
Council, as recommended by Supervisor Bonilla. (District IV)
C.34 DECLARE vacant the Appointee 7 seat on the County Services Area P5
Citizens Advisory Committee; and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the
vacancy, as recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (District III)
C.35 RE-APPOINT
John Jones to the County Services Area P5 Citizens Advisory Committee, as
recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (District III)
C.36 DECLARE
vacant the District III Community-Based Organization seat on the Juvenile
Systems Planning Advisory Committee; and DIRECT the Clerk of Board to post
vacancy, as recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (District III)
C.37 DECLARE
vacant the At-Large 2 seat effective December 31, 2008 on the Alamo
Beautification Steering Committee for Zone 36; and DIRECT the Clerk of the
Board to post vacancy, as recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (District III)
C.38 RE-APPOINT
Richard Jacobson and F.X. McLellan to the County Services Area P5 Citizens
Advisory Committee, as recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (District III)
C.39 RE-APPOINT
Cesare Ciatti, Gary Rogers and Brian Hill to the County Services Area P-2B
Citizen Advisory Committee, as recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (District III)
C.40 DECLARE
vacancy in the District I seat of the Fish and Wildlife Committee, due to
resignation, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post vacancy, as recommended
by Supervisor Gioia. (District I)
C.41 RE-APPOINT
Jess Erickson to the Appointee 5 seat on the County Services Area P-2B Citizens
Advisory Committee, as recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (District III)
Appropriation
Adjustments - FY 2008/09
C.42 AUTHORIZE
the Auditor-Controller to reduce the Designation for Litigation and Audit
Exceptions; and AUTHORIZE the transfer of appropriations in the amount of
$354,589 to the Department of Child Support Services for payment to the State
Department of Child Support Services as reimbursement of disallowed costs
claimed by the County, as recommended by the County Administrator. (100% County
General Fund) (All Districts)
C.43 AUTHORIZE
the Auditor-Controller to reduce the Designation for Litigation and Audit Exceptions;
and AUTHORIZE the transfer of appropriations in the amount of $156,119 to the
Employment and Human Services Department for payment to the State Employment
Development Department as reimbursement of disputed costs paid on behalf of the
County, as recommended by the County Administrator. (100% County General Fund)
(All Districts)
C.44 Sheriff-Coroner
(0255)/Cal-ID (0274): APPROVE
Appropriations and Revenue Adjustment No. 5036 authorizing new revenue in the
Office of the Sheriff-Coroner in the amount of $603,700 from the Cal-ID Fund
for the purchase of fingerprint identification equipment. (All Districts)
(Consider with item C.115)
C.45 Sheriff-Coroner
(0255): APPROVE Appropriations and
Revenue Adjustment No. 5038 authorizing new revenue in the amount of $130,484
from the Office of Traffic Safety “Avoid the 25” Grant and appropriating it to
fund DUI prevention and interdiction operations. (No County match) (All
Districts)
C.46 General
Services Fleet Operation (0063):
APPROVE Appropriations and Revenue Adjustment No. 5037 authorizing new
revenue in the amount of $4,222 from accumulated depreciation and estimated
salvage and appropriating it to purchase one replacement vehicle for the
Department of Agriculture-Weights and Measures. (All Districts)
Intergovernmental
Relations
C.47 AUTHORIZE
the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to sign a letter to the County’s state
legislative delegation and Governor opposing the elimination of funding for the
Williamson Act Program, as recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (All Districts)
C.48 AUTHORIZE
the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to sign a letter to the County’s congressional
and state legislative delegation regarding proposed economic stimulus proposals
and suggestions for expediting local projects, as recommended by the
Legislation Committee. (All Districts)
Personnel Actions
C.49 ADOPT
Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20650 to add one Public Works Resource
Assistant position (represented) and cancel one Maintenance Worker III position
(represented) in the Public Works Department. (100% Road Funds) (All Districts)
C.50 ADOPT
Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20639 to add one Civil Litigation Secretary
position (represented) in the Office of the County Counsel. (Liability trust
funds/savings) (All Districts)
C.51 ADOPT
Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20638 to add one Deputy County Counsel-Deep
Class position (unrepresented) in the Office of the County Counsel. (Liability
trust funds/savings) (All Districts)
C.52 ADOPT
Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20644 to add one Paralegal position
(represented) in the Office of the Public Defender. (Cost savings from
elimination of temporary positions) (All Districts)
C.53 ADOPT
Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20640 to add two Election Services
Technician positions (represented), and cancel one vacant Clerk Experienced
Level position (represented) and one Clerk Senior Level position (represented)
in the Clerk-Recorder Department. (No net County cost) (All Districts)
C.54 ADOPT
Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20653 to add one Information Systems
Programmer/Analyst II position (unrepresented) and cancel one Network Analyst
II position (unrepresented), in the Department of Child Support Services. (Cost
savings) (All Districts)
C.55 Acting as the In-Home Support Services
(IHSS) Public Authority governing board, ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/735 to
establish the class of Public Authority Account Clerk Supervisor
(unrepresented), and cancel one Registry Specialist position (unrepresented) in
the IHSS Public Authority. (Cost neutral) (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.63 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with the Contra Costa Community College District to pay the
County an amount not to exceed $60,000 for off-campus child care provided to
CalWORKs participants enrolled as students at Contra Costa College for the
period July 1, 2008 through June 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.67 APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract with
Lofton & Jennings in an amount not to exceed $155,000 for bond disclosure
counsel services for the period July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010. (Budgeted, Notes and Warrants Interest) (All
Districts)
C.69 APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract with
Tamalpais Advisors, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $275,000 for financial
advisory services for the period July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010. (Budgeted,
Notes and Warrants Interest) (All Districts)
C.70 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County
Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract with Bond Logistix LLC in an
amount not to exceed $100,000 for arbitrage rebate consulting services for the
period July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010. (User Department fees) (All Districts)
C.71 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
with John Muir Health, Inc. (dba John Muir Community Health Alliance), in an
amount not to exceed $3,000 for the County's use of a mobile van to provide
health services in Central and East County for the period January 1 through
December 31, 2009, including mutual indemnification against any claims arising
out of the performance of this contract. (100% Federal Health Care for the Homeless
Grant) (All Districts)
C.72 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
with San Ramon Fire Protection District to provide emergency ambulance services
in the County’s Emergency Response Area 4 for the period November 3, 2008
through October 31, 2018, including a mutual indemnification for both parties
from any claims arising out of the performance of this contract. (No County cost) (All Districts)
C.73 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health
Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with The PC Professional,
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $128,000 to provide consultation and technical
assistance with regard to hardware and software support services for the period
November 1, 2008 through October 31, 2009. (100% Enterprise Fund I) (All
Districts)
C.74 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
with DJR Healthcare Consulting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $750,000 to
provide professional management and oversight of the Department's Information
Technology Unit for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011. (100%
Enterprise Fund I) (All Districts)
C.89 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with Sponamore Associates, a subsidiary of PRISM
LLC, to extend the term from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2009 with no
change to the payment limit of $166,280 to continue the preparation of an
environmental impact report. (100% Applicant fees) (District III)
C.90 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
the University of California at Berkeley in an amount not to exceed $30,460 to
provide continuation of external evaluation services for the System of Care
Parenting for Permanency Grant including mutual indemnification against any
claims arising out of the performance of this contract for the period October
1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. (100% Federal) (All Districts)
C.91 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with First Place for Youth, effective October 1, 2008, to increase
the payment limit by $36,000 to a new payment limit of $826,000 to provide peer
interviewer services to emancipated youth through the Transitional Housing
Assistance Program, with no change in the term of July 1, 2008 through June 30,
2009. (94.6% State - Transitional Housing Program - Plus Funding; 5.4% Federal
- System of Care Grant) (All Districts)
C.92 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and
Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with
Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa, effective November 1, 2008, by decreasing
the payment limit by $76,605 to a new payment limit of $126,060 to provide
long-term care ombudsman services to seniors with no change in the contract
term of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. (100% Federal - Older Americans Act
Title IIIB and Title VII) (All
Districts)
C.93 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or
designee, to execute a contract with New Dawn Technologies, Inc., in an amount
not to exceed $2,539,815 to provide, design, and implement a customized,
integrated law and justice information and case management system for the
period December 9, 2008 through September 30, 2014, including five years of
system maintenance. (100% County General Fund, Budgeted) (All
Districts)
C.94 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent,
on behalf of Health Services Department, to execute a contract with Dell in an
amount not to exceed $148,226 for the purchase of ninety-six Dell Personal
Computer systems and forty-eight Liquid Crystal Display monitors. (100% Enterprise I Fund) (All
Districts)
C.95 APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a
contract amendment with Entrix, Inc., to extend the term from October 16, 2008
to April 16, 2009, with no change to the payment limit of $359,898 for
providing continual services on the Air Products and Chemical Environmental
Impact Report, and to amend the name Community Development Department to the
Department of Conservation and Development. (100% Applicant fees)
Leases
C.96 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
General Services Director, or designee, to execute a Second Amendment to Lease
with the Thalapaneni Family Trust, to extend the lease for 3501 Lone Tree Way,
Suite 4, Antioch, through December 31, 2010, and to terminate the County’s
occupancy of 3501 Lone Tree Way, Suite 2 effective December 31, 2008, as
requested by the Health Services Department; and ADOPT related California
Environmental Quality Act findings. (Budgeted) (District V)
C.97 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director, or designee, to execute a Second
Amendment to the Agreement for Operation and Maintenance of Pittsburg Branch
Library at 80 Power Avenue, Pittsburg, with the City of Pittsburg, to extend
the term for a one-year period beginning December 19, 2008; and ADOPT related
California Environmental Quality Act findings. (Budgeted) (District V)
C.98 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services
Director, or designee, to execute a First Amendment to Lease with Jupiter
Investments, LLC, to extend the lease for 2523 El Portal Drive, Suite 206, San
Pablo through November 30, 2010, and to terminate the County’s occupancy of
2523 El Portal Drive, Suite 203, San Pablo, effective November 30, 2008, as
requested by the Health Services Department; and ADOPT related California
Environmental Quality Act findings. (Budgeted) (District I)
Other Actions
C.102 ADOPT
Resolution No. 2008/718 authorizing, on behalf of Antioch Unified School
District (Schools Facilities Improvement District No.1), the sale and issuance
of General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series A in a principal amount
not to exceed $10,000,000, as recommended by the County Administrator. (All
Districts)
C.103 APPROVE the Delegation of
Investment Authority to the County Treasurer for Calendar Year 2009, as
recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector. (All Districts)
C.104 ACCEPT the
Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report as of September 30, 2008, as
recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector. (All Districts)
C.105 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, as
recommended by the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation
District. (Flood Control Zone 3B Funds) (Districts II & IV)
C.106 DECLARE as
surplus and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to dispose of vehicles
no longer needed for public use, as recommended by the General Services
Director. (All District)
C.107 APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute
all required legal documents to provide $1,400,000 in Fiscal Year 2008/09
Community Development Block Grant Housing Development Assistant Funds to Eden
Housing, Inc. (Eden), a California non profit public benefit corporation, for
the senior affordable housing project in Lafayette; and (2) ADOPT all related
California Environmental Quality Act findings for the project (District II)
C.108 APPROVE request from Catholic Charities of the East Bay
(CCEB) to sell property located at 1631 Cypress Avenue, Richmond and repay the
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) principal loan amount of
$270,000; 2) APPROVE request from CCEB to forgive approximately $100,000 in
accrued interest on the HOPWA loan; 3) AUTHORIZE the Conservation and
Development Director, or designee, to execute the appropriate documents to
reconvey the Deed of Trust and HOPWA Loan and Regulatory Agreement; and 4)
ADOPT related California Environmental Quality Act findings. (District I)
C.109 ACCEPT 2008
Annual Report submitted by the North Richmond Waste & Recovery Mitigation
Fee Joint Expenditure Planning Committee. (No fiscal impact) (District I)
C.110 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
submit the Contra Costa County Area Agency on Aging Area Plan Year End Report
for Fiscal Year 2007/08 to the California Department of Aging; and AUTHORIZE
the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to sign the Letter of Transmittal. (All
Districts)
C.111 DECLARE
and ACCEPT the Results for the November 4, 2008 General Election, as
recommended by the Clerk-Recorder. (All Districts)
C.112 APPROVE
the Second Amended 2008/09 North Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Expenditure
Plan, as recommended by the Conservation and Development Director. (No impact
to County general fund) (District I)
C.113 ACCEPT
year-end report on the accomplishments of the 2008 Public Protection Committee
and APPROVE recommendations for the disposition of Committee referrals, as
recommended by the Committee. (All Districts)
C.114 ACCEPT
the 2008 End of Year Report from the Advisory Council on Equal Employment
Opportunity regarding its activities, accomplishments,
attendance/representation, training/certification and proposed work
plan/objectives for 2009. (All Districts)
C.115 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the
Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order
with Cogent Systems, Inc., in the amount of $464,125 for the purchase of two
Programmable Matching Accelerators for fingerprint identification. (100% Cal-ID
Fund) (All Districts) (Consider with item C.44)
C.116 APPROVE
and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a
non-financial agreement with Buildfolio, Inc., to provide the County’s
Hazardous Materials Division access to Contractor’s computer source code
effective January 1, 2008 into perpetuity. (All Districts)
C.117 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services
Director, or his designee, to submit a Group Home Application for the Chris
Adams Girls Center, to the State of California, Department of Community Care
Licensing, beginning January 1, 2009.
(All Districts)
C.118 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Animal
Services Director to host a luncheon on December 14, 2008 and expend an amount
not to exceed $3,000 in appreciation for the 180 volunteers who provide many
hours of valuable public service to the County, as recommended by the County
Administrator. (Budgeted) (All Districts)
C.119 AUTHORIZE the disbursement of $113,443 from
the Dougherty Valley Enhancement Designation to the John Swett High School
Careers Academy of the John Swett Unified School District, the New Horizons
Career Development Center, and the Carquinez Regional Environmental Education
Center to provide industrial education and vocational training to West County
youth as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema.
(District II)
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.
Any
disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting
agenda and distributed by the Clerk of the Board to a majority of the members
of the Board of Supervisors less than 72 hours prior to that meeting are
available for public inspection at 651 Pine Street, First Floor, Room 106,
Martinez, CA 94553, during normal
business hours.
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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See above
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See above
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Finance Committee
Legislation Committee
Public Protection Committee
Transportation Water &
Infrastructure
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Dec 15, 2008
Dec 15, 2008
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cancelled
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See above
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AD
HOC COMMITTEES
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
Municipal
Advisory Council Review 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: