AGENDA NAPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TUESDAY APRIL 20, 2004 9:00 A.M.
Brad Wagenknecht District 1	Mark Luce District 2	Diane Dillon District 3	Bill Dodd District 4	Mike Rippey District 5
	William S. Chiat County Executive Officer	Pamela Miller Clerk of the Board	Robert Westmeyer County Counsel

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Board of Supervisors meets each Tuesday at 9:00 A.M. at 1195 Third Street, Suite 305, Napa, California 94559. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Assistive listening devices and interpreters are available through the Clerk of the Board of the Napa County Board of Supervisors. Requests for disability related modifications or accommodations, aids or services may be made to the Clerk of the Board’s office no less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date by contacting (707) 253-4580 (253-6088TDD).

The agenda is divided into three sections:

CONSENT ITEMS - These matters typically include routine financial or administrative actions, as well as final adoption of ordinances that cannot be both introduced and adopted at the same meeting. Any item on the CONSENT CALENDAR will be discussed separately at the request of any person. CONSENT CALENDAR items are usually approved with a single motion.

SET MATTERS - PUBLIC HEARINGS - These items are noticed hearings, work sessions, and items with a previously set time.

ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - These items include significant policy and administrative actions and are classified by program areas. Immediately after approval of the CONSENT CALENDAR, if the time for hearing SET MATTERS has not arrived, ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS will be considered.

Documents for all agenda items are on file with the Clerk of the Board.

ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON A MATTER ON THE AGENDA please proceed to the rostrum and, after receiving recognition from the Chair, give your name, address, and your comments or questions. In order that all interested parties have an opportunity to speak, please be brief and limit your comments to the specific subject under discussion. Time limitations shall be at the discretion of the Chair or Board.

AGENDA AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.co.napa.ca.us

1. CALL TO ORDER; ROLL CALL

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. PRESENTATIONS AND COMMENDATIONS - NONE

A. Presentation of Retirement Resolution No. 04-31 to Barbara Salinas, Office Assistant II, Public Health, in recognition of 12 years of service.

B. Presentation of a proclamation declaring April 18-24, 2004 as “County Government Week” in Napa County.

C. Presentation of a proclamation to the Napa County Commission on the Status of Women proclaiming Tuesday, April 20, 2004, as “Equal Pay Day”.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT

In this time period, anyone may address the Board of Supervisors regarding any subject over which the Board has jurisdiction but which is not on today's posted agenda. In order to provide all interested parties an opportunity to speak, time limitations shall be at the discretion of the Chair. As required by Government Code, no action or discussion will be undertaken on any item raised during this Public Comment period.

5. DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS’ REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

6. CONSENT ITEMS

Law & Justice

A. Chief Probation Officer requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement with Dean R. Madeira dba Madeira Group International for a maximum of $15,000 for the term April 20, 2004 through June 30, 2004, with an automatic annual renewal, for

pre-employment background investigations of prospective public safety employees.

Human Services

B. Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign renewals of the following agreements regarding the Transitional Residential Alliance and Integrated Network (TRAIN) grant for the term January 1, 2004 through

December 31, 2004:

Human Services - Continued

1) Agreement No. 3989 with Community Action of Napa Valley, Inc., for a maximum of $86,629 to provide counseling services for adult homeless and administer rent subsidies;

2) Agreement No. 3990 with Napa Emergency Women’s Services, Inc. (NEWS) for a maximum of $31,000 to provide case management and referral for women and families including those with domestic violence issues; and

3) Agreement No. 3991 with Progress Foundation for a maximum of $28,938 to provide outreach and case management services to the homeless population.

Community Resources & Infrastructure

C. Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement with Terrance E. Lowell & Associates, Inc. for a maximum amount of $5,700 for the term April 20, 2004 through August 31, 2004 to prepare the Engineer’s Report required for the levy of assessments pertaining to the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District for Fiscal Year 2004/2005.

D. Director of Public Works requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 4846 with Bell Products, Inc. increasing the annual amount by $352 for a new maximum of $13,066, to reflect a price increase on the annual full maintenance of the Hall of Justice chiller units.

General Administration & Finance

E. County Counsel and the Napa Valley Housing Authority request approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement with Terrance E. Lowell & Associates, Inc. for a maximum of $5,700 for the term April 20, 2004 through August 31, 2004 to prepare the Engineer’s Report required for the levy of assessments pertaining to Napa County Service Area #4 (CSA#4) for Fiscal Year 2004/2005.

F. Human Resources Director requests adoption of a resolution regarding an application for an industrial disability retirement with the Public Employee’s Retirement System (PERS) for a Sergeant, effective April 28, 2004.

General Administration & Finance - Continued

G. Human Resources Director requests adoption of a resolution approving the following actions in the Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk-Elections Department, effective April 24, 2004:

1) Amend the Departmental Allocation List to add three (3) Senior Assessment-Records Assistant positions; delete two (2) of the resulting vacancies; and delete a vacant Assessment-Records Supervisor position; and

2) Amend the Table and Index to add Senior Assessment-Records Assistant.

H. Local Enforcement Agency Manager requests adoption of a resolution authorizing application to the California Integrated Waste Management Board for a solid waste Local Enforcement Agency Grant in the amount of $18,400, and authorization for the Assistant County Executive Officer to execute the required documents.

I. County Executive Officer requests the appointment of Eric Sklar to the Napa County Farmworker Housing Oversight Committee representing the City of St. Helena with the term of office to expire September 30, 2005.

J. County Executive Officer requests the reappointment of Patrick J. Garvey and

Richard Salvestrin to the Farmworker Housing Advisory Committee representing the category of Planted Vineyard Land Owner with the term of office to expire April 23, 2007.

K. County Executive Officer and Director of Health and Human Services request approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign the Workforce Investment Act Title I Subgrant Closeout for the grant period April 1, 2001 through December 31, 2003.

7. DISCUSSION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR

8. SET MATTERS - PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. 9:20 A.M. First and final reading of an ordinance, pursuant to Section 9314 of the Public Resources Code, appointing one Director to the Board of Directors of the Napa County Resource Conservation District to fill an unexpected vacancy in lieu of holding an election, with the term of office to commence immediately and continuing until expiration of the current term of that position on November 30, 2004.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the proposed action may have a significant effect on the environment and therefore CEQA is not applicable [See Guidelines For the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)]

8. SET MATTERS - PUBLIC HEARINGS – Continued

B. 9:30 A.M. Board of Supervisors meeting as a Board of Equalization:

1) Approve minutes of Board of Equalization meeting of March 16, 2004.

2) Agenda review.

3) STIPULATIONS

03-20 Vintners Golf Club LLC

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 850-000-134)

03-62 Mike and Kathy McDaniel

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 004-491-026)

03-118 Ruth Education, LLC

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 003-153-009)

4) WITHDRAWAL

02-21 Albertsons, Inc.

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 002-011-006)

5) HEARINGS

02-54, 02-56 & Sterling Vineyards

02-62 (Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 020-150-051, 020-210-031 &

020-200-030)

02-66 American Tower, L. P.

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 860-002-257)

03-25/03-27 & Sterling Vineyards

03-29/03-38 (Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 030-200-047, 030-200-053,

030-200-054, 020-150-050, 020-150-051, 020-210-020,

020-210-029, 020-210-030, 020-210-031, 020-370-028,

020-420-028, 020-040-029 & 020-420-030)

03-28 Domaine Mumm

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 030-200-030)

6) Adjourn to Board of Equalization meeting Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at 9:30 A.M.

C. 10:30 A.M. Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures to present Annual Crop Report for 2003.

8. SET MATTERS - PUBLIC HEARINGS - Continued

D. 1:30 P.M. Recess to the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (NCFCWCD) meeting (See NCFCWCD Agenda).

9. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS - NONE

10. LEGISLATIVE ITEMS - NONE

11. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

12. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

13. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

14. CLOSED SESSION

A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Government Code Section 54956.9 (a))

Name of case: Jorge Deharo, Hector Olvera, Latinos Unidos de Napa, an Unincorporated Association v. County of Napa et. al. (Case No. 26-22255)

B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9: (Two cases)

Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9:

(One case)

C. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6):

Agency Designated Representatives: Dennis Morris, Human Resources Director

Employee Organization: SEIU Local 614 - NAPE (Employee Unit & Supervisory Unit of the County of Napa)

15. ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURN TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2004 AT 9:00 A.M.