AGENDA

 

 NAPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

SPECIAL MEETING

MONDAY                    APRIL 29, 2002                 9:00 A.M.

TUESDAY                   APRIL 30, 2002                 9:00 A.M.

CAKEBREAD CELLARS, 8300 ST. HELENA HIGHWAY

RUTHERFORD, CALIFORNIA

 

 

Brad Wagenknecht

District 1

Mark  Luce

District 2

Mel Varrelman

District 3

Bill Dodd

District 4

Mike Rippey

District 5

 

Jay Hull

County Executive Officer

Mary Jean McLaughlin

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, Room 305, Napa, California 94559.  If you require an assistive listening device, interpreter or any other special arrangement please provide the Clerk of the Board with 24-hour notice by calling 253-4580 (253-6088TDD).

 

The agenda is divided into three sections:

 

CONSENT CALENDAR - 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 - These items are noticed hearings, work sessions and public hearings.

 

REGULAR CALENDAR - 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, the REGULAR CALENDAR will be considered.

 

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.         9:00 A.M.  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 agenda.  Individuals will be limited to a three-minute presentation.  No action will be taken by the Board of Supervisors as a result of any item presented at this time.

 

 

4.         BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ RETREAT.

           

            A.        SESSION I.

 

i)          Introductory Statements

ii)         Revisit Vision Statement and Guiding Principles

iii)        Board Evaluation/Board Relations

iv)                County Executive Officer Presentation

 

B.        SESSION II.

 

 i)         Conservation, Development and Planning Department Presentation

 ii)        Planning and Housing Issues

 

 

ADJOURN TO CONTINUATION OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2002 AT 9:00 A.M. AT CAKEBREAD CELLARS, 8300 SAINT HELENA HIGHWAY, RUTHERFORD, CALIFORNIA.


 

5.         CONTINUATION OF RETREAT.

 

            A.        SESSION III.

 

                        i)          Issues and Priorities

            ii)         Communications

iii)                Action Plan Developments

iv)                Staff/Board Member Roundtable

 

            B.        CLOSING REMARKS.

 

 

RECESS TO SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT 2:00 P.M. AT 1195 THIRD STREET, ROOM 305, NAPA, CALIFORNIA.

 

 

6.         2:00 P.M.  Consent Calendar.

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

 

7.         Director of Corrections requests approval of reallocation of $20,700 to establish a new fixed asset to purchase a projection system.  (4/5 vote required)

 

 

8.         District Attorney requests authorization for out of state travel for Gary Lieberstein, District Attorney, and Gary James, District Attorney Gang Investigator, to attend the National Youth Gang Symposium in Orlando, Florida, from June 10-13, 2002, at an estimated cost of $2,900.

 

 

9.         District Attorney and Chief Probation Officer request the following actions related to the State Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board Program:

 

            A.        Adoption of a resolution authorizing the District Attorney and the Chief Probation Officer to enter into restitution contracts with the State of California; and

            B.        Approval of and authorization for the District Attorney and the Chief Probation Officer to each sign agreements with the State Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board for $65,910 and $34,685 respectively for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 to track restitution claims filed by crime victims.

 

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Continued

 

 

10.       Chief Probation Officer requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 103 appropriating $87,932 in the Probation Department budget, with offsetting revenues from the Juvenile Drug Court Grant, for related program expenses.  (4/5 vote required)

 

 

11.       Chief Probation Officer requests adoption of a resolution approving the comprehensive multi-agency Juvenile Justice Plan Modification and submitting the plan to the State Board of Corrections for Fiscal Year 2002/2003 in the amount of $421,430.

 

 

12.       Sheriff requests the following actions in connection with the Avoid the Six Grant Program to provide a driving under the influence education and enforcement campaign:

 

            A.        Approval of Budget Transfer No. 102 appropriating $26,000 with offsetting revenues from the Office of Traffic Safety (4/5 vote required); and

            B.        Approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Patricia Costanza, dba The Marketing Department, for a maximum of $39,163 for the term April 23, 2002 through January 31, 2003.

 

 

FINANCE

 

 

13.       Auditor-Controller requests authorization to draw a warrant in the amount of $31,000 from the Napa County Fair Fund, payable to the Napa County Fair, for the purpose of replenishing their operating fund.

 

 

HUMAN SERVICES

 

 

14.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests authorization to sign a grant application for $11,277 from the Napa-Solano Area Office on Aging to provide substance abuse prevention educational materials for seniors, their families and caregivers.

 

 

15.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of Budget Transfer No.        105 transferring $25,800 from Appropriations for Contingencies to the Public Health Unit budget to pay for professional services provided through Clinic Ole’s Indigent Contract in Fiscal Year 2001-2002.  (4/5 vote required)

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

HUMAN SERVICES - Continued

 

 

16.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests authorization for out of state travel for Karl Porter, Staff Services Analyst II, to attend the First National Citizens Review Panel Conference in Lexington, Kentucky, from May 21-26, 2002, at an estimated cost of $1,200.

 

 

17.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 3592 with St. Helena Hospital decreasing the number of dedicated inpatient beds.

 

 

18.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 3315 with the California Department of Mental Health for $595,115 for the term July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 for mental health beds at Napa State Hospital.

 

 

19.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Martin Forst, Ph.D., for $4,000 for the term April 1, 2002 through June 30, 2002 to provide consultation services to the Drug Court Steering Committee.

 

 

20.       Second reading and adoption of an ordinance adding Chapter 2.58 to the Napa County Code relating to the establishment of the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority of Napa County.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:  Exempt (general rule).

(CONTINUED FROM APRIL 23, 2002)

 

 

21.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) public authority rate package for submission to the California Department of Social Services.

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

PROPERTY

 

 

22.       Agricultural Commissioner requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 99 transferring $5,000 within the Agricultural Commissioner budget, and to remove the Water Test Bench from the Schedule of Approved Fixed Assets for the Fiscal Year 2001/2002 budget.  (4/5 vote required)

 

 

23.       Agricultural Commissioner requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an Agricultural Chemical Container Recycling Program contract with Western Ag Plastics which allows for a change of contractor operating the existing recycling program at no cost to the County.

 

 

24.       Director of Public Works requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Program Supplement Agreement No. M008 to Administering Agency-State Agreement No. 04-5921 for the preliminary work, design phase of the Cuttings Wharf Road Class II Bicycle Lane Project, RDS 02-10.

 

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

25.       Clerk of the Board requests approval for a waiver of competitive bidding and sole source award for the purchase of an FTR Gold digital audio system from JCG Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $6,835 to replace the current system in the Board of Supervisors’ meeting room.

 

 

26.       Clerk of the Board requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 100 transferring $5,000 from Appropriation for Contingencies to the Clerk of the Board budget to pay the Napa County League of Municipalities (NCLOM) for consultant costs for the Countywide Land Use & Housing Strategy Committee.  (4/5 vote required)

 

 

27.       Clerk of the Board requests appointment of the following applicant to serve on the Mental Health Board with the term of office expiring January 1, 2005:

 

            Applicant                                  Representing

                        Dorothy Lee Hansen     Concerned Citizen

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION - Continued

 

 

28.       Clerk of the Board requests appointment of the following applicants to serve on the Napa Valley Workforce Investment Board:

 

            Applicants                                Representing                                         Term of Office

            Susan K. Jensen                       Economic Development                        July 1, 2002

            Deborah L. Fries                      One Stop Partner                                 July 1, 2002

            George W. Holmes                   Private Sector Business                         To be Determined

            E.J. Hullana                              Private Sector Business                         To be Determined

            David Johnson                          Private Sector Business                         To be Determined

            Marie Mariolle                          Private Sector Business                         To be Determined

            Joseph  Salerno                        Private Sector Business                         To be Determined

 

 

29.       Job Training Director requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4302 with the City of Napa for a maximum of $35,643 for the term beginning May 1, 2002, to be renewed annually, for the implementation of the City Works Youth Program.

 

 

30.       Acting Personnel Director requests adoption of a resolution amending the Table and Index and approving the revised class specification for the position of Assistant Auditor-Controller, effective May 11, 2002.

 

 

31.       County Executive Officer/Director of Emergency Services requests the following actions related to attendance at the Integrated Emergency Management Course, Earthquake, in Mt. Weather, Virginia, from May 11-17, 2002:

 

            A.        Authorization for out of state travel for 33 County employees to attend training session (List on file with the Clerk of the Board); and

            B.        Approval of Budget Transfer No. 104 appropriating $36,354 in the Emergency Services budget, with offsetting revenues from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  (4/5 vote required)

 

 

32.       County Executive Officer/Purchasing Agent requests authorization to declare certain items as surplus, no longer required for public use, and dispose of them at public auction.  (Complete list on file with the Clerk of the Board)

 

 

33.       Approve minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meetings of March 19 and March 26, 2002.

 

 

34.       DISCUSSION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.


 

 

SET MATTERS

 

 

35.       9:30 A.M.  PUBLIC HEARING Appeal filed by Irving Thomas to the Conservation, Development and Planning Director’s decision of September 5, 2001 to approve AT&T Wireless/Edgar Ilsley – Site Plan Approval Request No. 00383-SPA to (a) remove four 13-foot “whip” antennas from an existing 10-foot tall unmanned concrete building on the site; (b) add six unmanned AT&T Wireless Panel Antennas, each with a height of 8 feet, a depth of approximately 6.3 inches and a width of 11.6 inches mounted approximately 4 feet above the top of and on the south and west elevations of the same existing building; (c) replace an existing open mesh circular antenna dish attached to the southwest corner of the uninhabited concrete building with a new solid antenna with a diameter of approximately 10 feet; and (d) add new power and telecom connections to existing equipment, located on a 114.10+ acre parcel on the east side of Silverado Trail at the terminus of a private access road within an Agricultural Watershed (AW) Zoning District.  (Assessor’s Parcel No. 032-530-023)  6280(A) Silverado Trail, Yountville.

            ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:  None Required (Ministerial Act).

(CONTINUED FROM DECEMBER 11, 2001, JANUARY 29, FEBRUARY 19 AND

 MARCH 12, 2002)

(CLERK TO CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING TO 2:00 P.M. FOR LACK OF A

             QUORUM; STAFF REQUESTS BOARD CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING TO

 JUNE 4, 2002 AT 9:25 A.M.)

 

 

36.       2:00 P.M. Closed Session regarding:

 

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

 

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

 

 

37.       2:05 P.M.  Special Meeting:

 

The Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Directors of the Silverado Community Services District:

 

A.        Approve minutes of Silverado Community Services District meeting of

            January 15, 2002.

B.        District Manager requests adoption of a resolution declaring weeds on various parcels within the District as a fire hazard and ordering their removal.

C.        Adjournment.

 

 

 

SET MATTERS - Continued

 

 

38.       2:10 P.M.  Napa Superior Court requests the following:

 

            A.        Adoption of a resolution declaring the week of May 13, 2002 as Juror Appreciation Week; and

            B.        Adoption of a resolution declaring Friday, May 17, 2002 as Napa County’s celebration of Law Day.

 

 

39.       2:15 P.M.  Agricultural Commissioner to present to the Board of Supervisors copies of the Napa Sustainable Winegrowing Group publication “Vineyards in the Watershed” authored by Juliane Poirier Locke.

 

 

40.       2:20 P.M.  County Executive Officer requests Board direction to Napa County Fire to establish a new location adjacent to Calistoga, effective July 1, 2002; to continue to provide City of Calistoga dispatch and apparatus maintenance services at no cost through June 30, 2003; and to authorize the Chairman to sign a letter thanking the City of Calistoga for the previous fire response service provided.

 

 

41.       2:30 P.M.  Discussion and possible direction on Timber Harvest activities which may include:

 

A.        Preparation of local rules for adoption by the State Board of Forestry for timber harvesting in Napa County; and

B.        Preparation of zoning amendments to control the location of timber harvesting activities and maximize the County's jurisdiction over timber conversions.

            (Supervisor Varrelman)

 

 

REGULAR CALENDAR

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

42.       Clerk of the Board requests appointment of one (1) member of the Board to serve on the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for a four-year term of office expiring the first Monday in May 2006.

 

 

REGULAR CALENDAR - Continued

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION - Continued

 

 

43.       Discussion and possible action regarding legislation.

 

 

44.       Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.

 

 

45.       Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.

 

 

46.       Closed Session regarding:

 

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR  (Government Code Section 54957.6)

 

Agency negotiator:  Charla Freckmann

Employee organization:  SEIU Local 614 representing employees in the NAPE and DSA bargaining units.  Discussions will also reference unrepresented groups including management and non-classified.

 

 

ADJOURN TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY,

MAY 7, 2002 AT 9:00 A.M.