CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Supervisors J. Gioia, G. B. Uilkema, D. Gerber, M. DeSaulnier, and F.
D. Glover
Clerk of the Board, John Sweeten (925 335-1900)
A G E N D A
TUESDAY
July 10, 2001
9:00 A.M. Call to order and opening ceremonies.
Inspirational Thought - "You can get everything in life you want, if
you will just help enough other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Pages 4-5) - Items removed from
this section will be considered with the Short Discussion Items.
Approved as listed except as noted below:
C.15
HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT ITEMS:
Approved as listed.
HA.1 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Housing Authority Executive Director
to execute a lease agreement with Contra Costa County for the use of Unit
602, 1744 4th Street, North Richmond, for the County Health Services Department’s
Partners in Health Program.
SHORT DISCUSSION ITEMS - The Board will consider and take
action on the following items:
SD.1 CONSIDER any Consent Items previously removed.
SD.2 HEARING on annual street lighting charges for Subdivision 00-8396;
TABULATE mailed in ballots; DETERMINE no majority protest exists; and consider
adoption of Resolution No. 2001/289 determining charges, confirming final
report, approving annexation and levying charges on the tax roll, Alamo
area. (Maurice Shiu, Public Works Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; TABULATED the mailed-in
ballots; DETERMINED no majority protest exists; and ADOPTED Resolution
No. 2001/289 confirming the diagram and assessment as set forth in the
Engineer's Report and authorizing the levy of street lighting charges for
Subdivision 00-8396, County Service Area L-100 , Alamo area.
SD.3 HEARING on annual street lighting charges for LP 99-2075; TABULATE
mailed in ballots; DETERMINE no majority protest exists; and consider adoption
of Resolution No. 2001/290 determining charges, confirming final report,
approving annexation and levying charges on the tax roll, Walnut Creek
area. (Maurice Shiu, Public Works Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; TABULATED the mailed-in
ballots; DETERMINED no majority protest exists; and ADOPTED Resolution
No. 2001/290 confirming the diagram and assessment as set forth in the
Engineer's Report and authorizing the levy of street lighting charges for
LP 99-2075, County Service Area L-100, Walnut Creek area.
SD.4 HEARING on annual street lighting charges for Minor Subdivision
97-0016; TABULATE mailed in ballots; DETERMINE no majority protest exists;
and consider adoption of Resolution No. 2001/291 determining charges, confirming
final report, approving annexation and levying charges on the tax roll,
Walnut Creek area. (Maurice Shiu, Public Works Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; TABULATED the mailed-in
ballots; DETERMINED no majority protest exists; and ADOPTED Resolution
No. 2001/291 confirming the diagram and assessment as set forth in the
Engineer's Report and authorizing the levy of street lighting charges for
Minor Subdivision 97-0016, County Service Area L-100, Walnut Creek area.
SD.5 HEARING on annual street lighting charges for Minor Subdivision
00-0001; TABULATE mailed in ballots; DETERMINE no majority protest exists;
and consider adoption of Resolution No. 2001/292 determining charges, confirming
final report, approving annexation and levying charges on the tax roll,
Walnut Creek area. (Maurice Shiu, Public Works Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; TABULATED the mailed-in
ballots; DETERMINED no majority protest exists; and ADOPTED Resolution
No. 2001/292 confirming the diagram and assessment as set forth in the
Engineer's Report and authorizing the levy of street lighting charges for
Minor Subdivision 00-0001, County Service Area L-100, Walnut Creek area.
SD6 HEARING on annual street lighting charges for County Service Area
L-100; TABULATE mailed in ballots; DETERMINE no majority protest exists;
and consider adoption of Resolution No. 2001/293 determining charges, confirming
final report, approving annexation and levying charges on the tax roll,
Countywide. (Maurice Shiu, Public Works
Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; and ADOPTED Resolution
No. 2001/293 to adopt the final Engineer's Report and levy the street light
service charges on the tax roll for County Service Area L-100, Countywide.
SD.7 HEARING on annual landscaping charges for County Landscape District
AD 1979-3 (LL-2); TABULATE mailed in ballots; DETERMINE no majority protest
exists; and consider adoption of Resolution No. 2001/294 determining charges,
confirming final report, approving annexation and levying charges on the
tax roll, Countywide. (Maurice Shiu, Public Works Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; DETERMINED no majority
protest exists; and ADOPTED Resolution No. 2001/294 confirming the diagram
and assessment as set forth in the Engineer's Report and authorizing the
levy of annual assessments for Countywide Landscape District AD 1979-3
(LL-2), Countywide area.
SD.8 HEARING on annual street lighting charges Minor Subdivision 98-0021;
TABULATE mailed in ballots; DETERMINE no majority protest exists; and consider
adoption of Resolution No. 2001/296 determining charges, confirming final
report, approving annexation and levying charges on the tax roll, Walnut
Creek area. (Maurice Shiu, Public Works Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; TABULATED the mailed-in
ballots; DETERMINED no majority protest exists; and ADOPTED Resolution
No. 2001/296 confirming the diagram and assessment as set forth in the
Engineer's Report and authorizing the levy of street lighting charges for
Minor Subdivision 98-0021, County Service Area L-100, Martinez area.
SD.9 HEARING on annual water service charges for County Service Area
M-26; DETERMINE no majority protest exists; and consider adoption of Resolution
No. 2001/298 determining charges, confirming final report, approving annexation
and levying charges on the tax roll, Bethel Island area. (Maurice Shiu,
Public Works Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; DETERMINED no majority
protest exists; ADOPTED Resolution No. 2001/298 determining charges, adopting
Final Engineer's Report, and directing the levy of annual water service
charges on the tax roll; and ADOPTED related Ordinance No. 10 for County
Service Area M-26, Bethel Island area.
SD.10 HEARING on annual water service charges for County Service
Area M-27; DETERMINE no majority protest exists; and consider adoption
of Resolution No. 2001/299 determining charges, confirming final report,
approving annexation and levying charges on the tax roll, Bethel Island
area. (Maurice Shiu, Public Works Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; DETERMINED no majority
protest exists; ADOPTED Resolution No. 2001/299 determining charges, adopting
Final Engineer's Report, and directing the levy of annual water service
charges on the tax roll; and ADOPTED related Ordinance No. 10 for County
Service Area M-27, Bethel Island area.
SD.11 HEARING on annual water service charges for County Service Area
M-28; DETERMINE no majority protest exists; and consider adoption of Resolution
No. 2001/300 determining charges, confirming final report, approving annexation
and levying charges on the tax roll, Bethel Island area. (Maurice Shiu,
Public Works Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; DETERMINED no majority
protest exists; ADOPTED Resolution No. 2001/300 determining charges, adopting
Final Engineer's Report, and directing the levy of annual water service
charges on the tax roll; and ADOPTED related Ordinance No. 10 for County
Service Area M-28, Bethel Island area.
SD.12 HEARING to consider adoption of Resolution No. No. 2001/295
approving Annexation #2 to Flood Control District Drainage Area 520 and
adoption of annual benefit assessment, Subdivision 7797, Oakley area. (Maurice
Shiu, Public Works Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; TABULATED the mailed-in
ballots; DETERMINED no majority protest exists; and ADOPTED the Resolution
No. 2001/295 determining charges, approving Annexation No. 2 to Flood Control
District Drainage Area 520 and levying charges on the tax roll, Oakley
area.
SD.13 HEARING to consider adoption of Resolution of Intention
No. 2001/297 to convey real property to the State Route 4 Bypass Authority
in connection with the State Route 4 Bypass Project, Antioch area. (Karen
Laws, Public Works Department)
CLOSED the public hearing; and ADOPTED Resolution
No. 2001/297 approving the conveyance between Contra Costa County and State
Route 4 Bypass Authority, authorizing the Chair, Board of Supervisors to
execute a Grant Deed to the State Route 4 Bypass Authority on behalf of
the County, and authorizing the Public Works Director to sign the Grant
Deed.
SD.14 HEARING to adopt Resolution No. 2001/301 confirming a tentative
report by Emergency Medical Services and declare the Board’s intent to
levy specified assessments to be collected with the Fiscal Year 2001/2002
property taxes. (Art Lathrop, Emergency Medical Services Director)
CLOSED the public hearing; DETERMINED no majority
protest exists; and ADOPTED Resolution No 2001/301 confirming the Tentative
Report for County Service Area EM-1 (Emergency Medical Services) and declaring
intent to levy specified assessments on the 2001/2002 tax roll, Countywide
area.
SD.15 HEARING on proposed Police Service District special taxes for
County Service Area P-6, related ordinance adoption and fixing of election
thereof and formation of Zone 502, Subdivision 96-8023, Village II of Discovery
Bay West in the Discovery Bay area. (Catherine Kutsuris, Community Development
Department)
CLOSED the public hearing on proposed Police
Services District Special Taxes for County Service Area P-6; ADOPTED Resolution
No. 2000/115 creating Zone 502, Subdivision 96-8023 and authorizing a special
tax election; and ADOPTED Ordinance 2001-12 establishing fees for Zone
502, Village II of Discovery Bay West, Discovery Bay area.
SD.16 CONSIDER adopting Resolution No. 2001/303 to award a contract
to Taber Construction of Martinez in the amount of $10,292,000 for construction
of a new Family Law Center, and taking other related actions. (George Roemer,
County Administrator’s Office)
SD.17 HEARING on abatement appeal of Pittsburg Preschool and Community
Council, Inc., from the decision of the County Abatement Officer, declaring
the dwelling substandard with junkyard conditions and in violation of the
Contra Costa County Ordinance Code and Uniform Housing Code and declaring
said violations a public nuisance on property located at 10 Mountain View
Avenue, Bay Point area. (Mike Molinari, Building Inspection)
CLOSED the hearing; DENIED the appeal of Pittsburg
Preschool and Community Council, Inc., from the decision of the County
Abatement Officer, declaring the dwelling substandard with junkyard conditions
and in violation of the Contra Costa County Ordinance Code and Uniform
Housing Code and declaring said violations a public nuisance on property
located at 10 Mountain View Avenue, Bay Point area; AFFIRMED the determinations
of the County Abatement Officer; and DIRECTED the County Abatement Officer
to proceed and perform the work of the abatement, with an extension of
90 days to allow appropriate permits to be obtained and completion of work
in progress.
DELIBERATION ITEMS - The Board will consider and
take action on the following items:
D.1 PUBLIC COMMENT. (3 Minutes/Speaker)
There were no requests to speak at Public Comment.
D.2 ACCEPT the Health Services Department’s report on Power Disruption
Plans from Cal/ARPP facilities. (Lewis G. Pascalli, Hazardous Materials
Program Director)
11:00 A.M.
D.3 HEARING to receive bid proposals for weed abatement services for
the Contra Costa County, Bethel Island and East Diablo Fire Protection
Districts. (Bob Davis, Supervising Fire Inspector)
CLOSED the hearing; ACCEPTED the bid proposals
for weed abatement services for the Contra Costa County, Bethel Island
and East Diablo Fire Protection Districts; REFERRED the matter to the Fire
Chief, and DIRECTED the Fire Chief to return to the Board with a recommendation.
Closed Session
1:00 P.M.
D.4 CONSIDER the matter of Supervisorial redistricting as depicted
in Scenario 4D, as modified by Board direction on July 3, 2001. (Linda
Moulton, Community Development Department)
ACCEPTED supervisorial
redistricting scenario 4e, with modifications; and DIRECTED staff to prepare
an ordinance in accordance with the modified Scenario 4e to establish a
supervisorial redistricting plan for introduction on July 17, 2001. (AYES:
I, IV, V and II; NOES: III; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None).
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Board meets in all its capacities
pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 24-2.402, including as the Housing Authority
and the Redevelopment Agency. Persons who wish to address the Board should
complete the form provided for that purpose and furnish a copy of any written
statement to the Clerk.
All matters listed under CONSENT ITEMS
are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by
a member of the Board or a member of the public prior to the time the Board
votes on the motion to adopt.
Persons who wish to speak on matters
set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Chair calls for comments
from those persons who are in support thereof or in opposition thereto.
After persons have spoken, the hearing is closed and the matter is subject
to discussion and action by the Board.
Requests for reconsideration of a land
use (planning) decision must be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors within 10 days of the Board's decision, and must identify
the new information which was not before the Board of Supervisors when
the decision was made.
The County will provide reasonable
accommodations for disabled individuals planning to attend Board meetings
who contact the Clerk of the Board at (925) 335-1900; TDD (925) 335-1915.
An assistive listening device is available from the Clerk, Room 106.
Copies of taped recordings of all or
portions of a Board meeting may be purchased from the Clerk of the Board.
Please telephone the Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925) 335-1900,
to make the necessary arrangements.
Forms are available to anyone desiring
to submit an inspirational thought nomination for inclusion on the Board
Agenda. Forms may be obtained at the Office of the County Administrator
or Office of the Clerk of the Board, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, California.
Applications for personal subscriptions
to the weekly Board Agenda may be obtained by calling the Office of the
Clerk of the Board, (925) 335-1900. The weekly agenda may also be viewed
on the County’s Internet Web Page: WWW.CO.CONTRA-COSTA.CA.US.
The Closed Session agenda is available
each week upon request from the Office of the Clerk of the Board, 651 Pine
Street, Room 106, Martinez, California, and may also be viewed on the County’s
Web Page.
The Family and Human Services
Committee (Supervisors M. DeSaulnier and F.D. Glover) - meets on
the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 9:00 A.M. in Conference Room
A, 2425 Bisso Lane, Concord.
The Finance Committee
(Supervisors F.D. Glover and D. Gerber) - meets on the first and third
Mondays of the month at 9:00 A.M. in Room 108, County Administration Building,
651 Pine Street Street, Martinez.
The Internal Operations Committee
(Supervisors J. Gioia and M. DeSaulnier) - meets on the first and third
Mondays of the month at 10:00 A.M. in Room 105, County Administration Building,
651 Pine Street Street, Martinez.
The Transportation, Water &
Infrastructure Committee (Supervisors D. Gerber and J. Gioia) -
meets on the second Monday of the month at 10:00 A.M. in Room 105, County
Administration Building, 651 Pine Street Street, Martinez.
| Finance Committee |
7-16-2001
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9:00 a.m.
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See above |
| Internal Operations
Committee |
7-16-2001
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10:00 a.m.
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See above |
| PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS
THE BOARD MAY BE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES. |
AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon,
12 days before the Tuesday Board meetings.
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 AWARD a contract to Norman B. Houge, Inc., the lowest responsible
bidder, who has met the requirements of the County’s Outreach Program,
in the amount of $224,333, for the Withers Avenue Headwall Repair Project,
Pleasant Hill area. (Road Fund)
Special Districts & County Airports
C.2 ADOPT Resolution No. 2001/302 approving and authorizing the quitclaim
of development rights to Lone Tree Investments for Minor Subdivision 302-98,
Antioch area.
Statutory Actions
C.3 APPROVE minutes for the month of June 2001.
C.4 DECLARE certain ordinances duly published.
Appointments & Resignations
C.5 APPOINT David Freet as the City of Pleasant Hill’s representative
to the Aviation Advisory Committee, as recommended by the Pleasant Hill
City Council.
C.6 APPOINT Lynn Carol Money to the District II-C seat of the Alcohol
and Other Drug Advisory Board of Contra Costa County, as recommended by
Supervisor Uilkema.
C.7 APPOINT Larry K. Casagrande to the Appointee 9 seat and William
W. Bennett to the Alternate seat on the Rodeo Municipal Advisory Council,
as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema.
C.8 APPOINT Patricia Johnson to the District II seat on the Contra Costa
Commission for Women, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema.
C.9 REAPPOINT Karen Schermerhorn to the Appointee 5 seat on the County
Service Area R-10 Citizens Advisory Committee, as recommended by Supervisor
Uilkema.
C.10 APPOINT Kay Perry-Thayer to the Appointee 4 seat on the Pacheco
Municipal Advisory Council, as recommended by Supervisor DeSaulnier.
C.11 APPOINT Steven Mehlman to the District III seat on the Contra Costa
County Planning Commission, as recommended by Supervisor Gerber.
C.12 APPOINT Claudia Waldron as the Alamo Parks and Recreation Committee
CSA R-7A representative to the Steering Committee for Alamo Beautification,
Zone 36, as recommended by Supervisor Gerber.
C.13 APPOINT Walter S. Fields as the District V representative on the
Ad Hod Intercity Rail Advisory Committee, as recommended by Supervisor
Glover.
Personnel Actions
C.14 ADD eight Hospital Attendant positions in the Health Services Department.
(Reduction in nursing registry services)
Grants & Contracts
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County
and the following agencies for receipt of funds and/or services:
C.15 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Building Inspection Director to negotiate
and execute a contract with the California Energy Commission for the County
to be fully reimbursed for its costs in providing design review, plan check,
and construction inspection of the Contra Costa (Antioch) Power Plant Unit
8 Power Project.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County
and the following parties as noted for the purchase of equipment and/or
services:
C.16 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee
to execute a contract with Karen Shuler in an amount not to exceed $38,460
for the provision of professional consultation and technical assistance
to the Mental Health Commission for the period July 1, 2001 through June
30, 2002.
Other Actions
C.17 CONTINUE the emergency action originally taken by the Board on
October 26, 1999 on the Emergency Upgrade of County Telecommunications
Infrastructure.
C.18 CONTINUE the emergency action originally taken by the Board of
Supervisors on December 14, 1999 based on the increasing/epidemic number
of AIDS/HIV and Hepatitis C cases among injection drug users in Contra
Costa County.
C.19 CONTINUE the emergency action originally taken by the Board of
Supervisors on November 16, 1999 regarding the issue of homelessness in
Contra Costa County.
Redevelopment Agency
C.20 ADOPT Amendment No. 3 to the Redevelopment Agency’s Fiscal Year
2000/2001 budget for the Bay Point Project area to designate $10,000 from
unallocated Capital Project funds to Clearland Avenue sidewalk improvements.
SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
July 10, 2001
PRESENTATION:
P.1 PRESENTATION to adopt Resolution No. 2001/304 recognizing Ron
Raab for his many years of dedicated service on the San Ramon City Council.
(Supervisor Gerber)
Supplemental Calendar of Closed Session
Items
For the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County
and for Special Districts, Agencies and
Authorities Governed by the Board
Tuesday, July 10, 2001, 9:00 a.m. and
thereafter
Board Chambers Room 107 and Room 105
Administration Building,
651 Pine Street, Martinez, California
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
1. Agency Negotiators: Leslie Knight, Kathy
Ito, 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, 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 Health Care Workers, Local No. 250, and Oakley-Knightsen
Firefighters’ Assn.
2. Agency Negotiators: Leslie Knight, Kathy Ito,
and John Sweeten.
Unrepresented Employees: All unrepresented
agency management employees (Resolution No. 2000/372 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. Karin Morris v. Contra Costa County,
CCC Superior Court No. C 99-04223
2. Kyle Kentera v. Contra Costa County, U.S.
District Court No. C 00-405 WHO