AGENDA

 

   NAPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

 

TUESDAY                  MAY 21, 2002                        9:00 A.M.

 

 

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.         Department Heads’ Reports and Announcements.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

 

5.         Director of Corrections requests approval of Court Ordered transfer of Cash Bail Trust Fund in the amount of $1,283 to the General Fund.

 

 

6.         District Attorney requests authorization to sign a grant application with the Office of Criminal Justice Planning for the Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program in the amount of $91,182 for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.

 

 

7.         District Attorney, Public Defender, Chief Probation Officer and Acting Director of Health and Human Services request authorization for Michael Mauntner, Deputy District Attorney, Greg Galeste, Deputy Public Defender, Betsinda Biederman, Deputy Probation Officer II, Joni Yacoe, CEO, Alternatives for Better Living, Inc., and Claudia Millimaki, board member, Alternatives for Better Living, Inc., to attend the 8th Annual Drug Court Training Conference in Washington, D.C., from June 11-15, 2002, at an estimated cost of $10,100.

 

FINANCE

 

 

8.         Auditor-Controller and County Executive Officer request the following actions to adjust salary and benefit accounts in various budgets:  (4/5 vote required)

 

            A.        Approval of Budget Transfer No. 117 appropriating $3,220,284 with offsetting revenues from Appropriations for Contingencies;

            B.        Cancellation of Corrections designation in the amount of $11,895; and

            C.        Cancellation of 1999-2000 Realignment designation in the amount of $613,844.85.

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

HUMAN SERVICES

 

 

9.         Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Adanna Henry for $14,000 for the term April 19, 2002 through June 30, 2002 to provide consultation regarding the development of the Napa County Residential Stabilization Center.

 

 

10.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the following agreements for the term March 1, 2002 through June 30, 2002 for substance abuse and chemical dependency services for at-risk youth:

 

A.        Agreement with Community Action of Napa Valley, Inc. for $20,000; and

B.        Agreement with Alternatives for Better Living, Inc. for $20,000.

 

 

11.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 3432 with Sacramento Services and Development, Inc. for a maximum of $53,950 for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 for mail issuance of food stamp coupons to eligible clients.

 

 

12.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the following amendments to provide services in the Mental Health Outpatient Managed Care Program:

 

A.         Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4547 with Joni Yacoe, MFCC, increasing the amount by $1,500 for a new maximum of $4,000; and

B.         Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4661 with Bill Ruhs, LCSW, increasing the amount by $1,500 for a new maximum of $4,000.

 

 

13.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No.1 to Agreement No. 4613 with Nancy Waldeck, MFCC, increasing the amount by $4,050 for a new maximum of $6,390, for additional counseling services in the Children’s Behavioral Health Programs.

 

 

14.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4011 with Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, Inc., increasing the amount by $4,500 for a new maximum of $21,950 for drug screening services for agency clients.

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

HUMAN SERVICES – Continued

 

 

15.       Acting Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of the Fiscal Year 2002/2003 application to the California Department of Mental Health for $10,739 in federal McKinney Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) funds.

 

 

PROPERTY

 

 

16.       Agricultural Commissioner requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 3547 with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Measurement Standards, increasing the amount by $12,360 for a new maximum of $35,610 for the reimbursement of costs associated with the performance of licensed Weighmaster audits.

 

 

17.       Agricultural Commissioner requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture reimbursing the County for costs not to exceed $7,500 over the period of October 1, 2001 through June 30, 2003 for activities related to the collection of acreage/variety information from producers of certain permanently planted agricultural crops including grapes, prunes, and walnuts.

 

 

18.       Agricultural Commissioner requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture reimbursing the County for costs not to exceed $60,000 over the period of March 1, 2002 through November 30, 2002 for activities related to the implementation of the Oak Mortality Disease Control Regulations.

 

 

19.       Conservation, Development and Planning Director requests adoption of a resolution approving the creation of a joint Napa River Watershed Conservancy/Watershed Information Center Board of Directors, and a Technical Advisory Committee.

 

 

20.       Director of Public Works requests award of the contract for the “Napa County Airport

T-Hangars Project,” PW 01-15, to Hess Construction of American Canyon, California for their low bid of $382,400, and authorization for Chairman to sign the construction contract.

 

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

PROPERTY – Continued

 

 

21.       Director of Public Works requests approval of plans and specifications for the “Napa County Corrections and Communications Floor Covering Installation Project," PW 02-12, authorization to advertise for bids and setting 3:30 P.M. on June 20, 2002 for opening of sealed bids.

 

 

22.       Director of Public Works/Director of Aviation requests approval of and authorization for Chair­man to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 3370 with R.A. Bridgeford, Inc., extending the term through May 31, 2005 for the continuation of the provision of aircraft fueling services at the Napa County Airport.

 

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

23.       Clerk of the Board requests appointment of the following applicant to serve on the Napa County Commission on Aging with the term of office to expire September 30, 2003:

 

            Applicant                                  Representing

            Barbara P. Beato                      Organization Concerned with Older Adults

 

 

24.       Clerk of the Board requests appointment of the following applicants to serve on the Mental Health Board:

 

Applicants                                Representing                                         Term Expiration

Beatrice Bostick                       Interested and Concerned Citizen          January 1, 2005

Betty Lou Mukerji                    Interested and Concerned Citizen          January 1, 2004

Synthia S. Smith                       Consumer                                             January 1, 2003

 

 

25.       County Counsel requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with the law firm of Trucker Huss, for a maximum of $20,000 for the Fiscal Year 2001/2002 and $20,000 annually thereafter, for legal services related to deferred compensation plans, CalPERS matters and income and tax reporting obligations.

 

 

26.       Library Director requests approval to apply for a California Library Services Act grant in the amount of $29,997 for a Families for Literacy component to the Library’s Adult Literacy Program.

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION – Continued

 

 

27.       Acting Personnel Director requests adoption of a resolution appointing Natasha Merkuloff Nichols to the Director of Child Support Services position, effective June 8, 2002.

 

 

28.       Regional Coordinator requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Goodwill Industries of the Redwood Empire for a maximum of $25,000 for the term April 1, 2002 through September 30, 2002 to develop and implement a marketing campaign to increase employment, choice and wages for people with disabilities.

 

 

29.       County Executive Officer requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 3295 with the State of California for a maximum of $71,000 for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003, with offsetting revenue from the State of California, for the Arts in Mental Health Program.

 

 

30.       County Executive Officer requests authorization for out of state travel for Supervisor Rippey to attend the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program in Boston, Massachusetts from June 9-28, 2002, at a cost of $10,000.

 

 

31.       Approve minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meeting of May 7, 2002.

 

 

32.       DISCUSSION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.


 

 

SET MATTERS

 

 

33.       9:05 A.M.  Special Meeting:

 

            The Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Monticello Public Cemetery District:

 

            CONSENT

            A.        Approve minutes of the Monticello Public Cemetery District meeting of

                        February 19, 2002.

            B.        Clerk of the Board requests the appointment of five (5) members from the following applicants to serve on the Monticello Public Cemetery District Advisory Committee with the terms of office to be determined:

 

Applicants

                        Richard Hosmer Adams Blum

                        George C. Gosling, Jr.*

                        Florence Mathison*

                        Debbie McIntosh*

                        Albert A. McKenzie*

                        Harold Moskowite

                        Jean Rappenecker*

                        Patrick Scribner

 

                        *Former Cemetery District Advisory Committee Member.

 

            C.        Adjournment.

 

 

34.       9:30 A.M.  Board of Supervisors meeting as a Board of Equalization:

 

            A.        Approve minutes of Board of Equalization meeting of April 16, 2002.

 

            B.        Agenda review.

 

C.        STIPULATIONS*

 

01-39               EDS/SHL Corporation

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 046-610-011)

 

01-45               EDS

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 046-610-011)

                                   

            *Stipulations on file with the Clerk of the Board.

 

 

 

 

SET MATTERS – Continued

 

Item No. 34 – Continued

 

 

D.        WITHDRAWALS*

 

01-04               Norman F. Seidenverg

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 820-001-053)

 

01-14               Larry D. Sweetser

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 820-004-120)

 

*Withdrawals on file with the Clerk of the Board.

 

 

E.         REQUESTS FOR CONTINUANCE*

 

01-08               Richard J. McCormick – Aircraft N4080Y

(CESSNA 185 A)

 

01-38               Larry N. Davis – Aircraft N75883

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 820-004-352)

 

01-43               Vintage Flyers, Inc. – Aircraft N20858

(Assessor’s Parcel No. 820-001-073)

 

            *Requests for Continuance on file with the Clerk of the Board.

 

F.         Adjourn to Board of Equalization meeting Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at

9:30 A.M.

 

 

35.       9:30 A.M.  PUBLIC HEARING  Board to consider whether or not to reconsider its decision of November 20, 2001 granting appeal filed by John L. & Rue W. Ziegler, James & Margaret Watson, Erika Mee, Willis Blakewell to the Conservation, Development and Planning Director’s decision of June 19, 2001 to approve Nextel Communication/Athene Neal-Site Plan Approval Request File 00247-SPA to (1) construct an unmanned Nextel communication facility consisting of a new 50’ tall (from existing grade) “slimline” 12’2/4” diameter pole generally located south of an existing barn on the subject property, and (2) install a 3-panel array consisting of 6 antennas on the top of the pole, each having a height of 8’, a width of 5” and a depth of 12’, and (3) construct new ground-mounted telecom support equipment consisting of a primary radio cabinet, primary power cabinet, battery cabinet, telecommunication cabinet, telecommunication and power connections all located within the existing barn building on the subject property, and (4) install approximately 16 lineal feet of underground cable

 

SET MATTERS – Continued

 

Item No. 35 - Continued

 

            between the new monopole and the equipment room, and (5) construct two new air conditioning units on the roof of the equipment room, and (6) construct a new emergency propane-powered back-up generator within a 5’ by 8’ area immediately south of the new monopole, and (7) install a new propane storage tank  within  an area of 5’ by 10’, approximately 60 feet south of the generator with a new underground connection, and (8) install a new GPS antenna on the roof of the existing barn, and (9) install underground cable between the equipment room and an existing power pole west of the facility, and (10) install a facility identification sign per County requirements at the property access drive at Mee Lane, located on the south side of Mee Lane, approximately one quarter mile east of the intersection of Mee Lane and Highway 29 within an Agricultural Preserve (AP) Zoning District.  (Assessor’s Parcel No. 030-080-029)  953 (N) Mee Lane, St. Helena.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:  None Required (Ministerial Act).

            (PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 29, MARCH 26, APRIL 9,

             AND APRIL 16, 2002; APPLICANT REQUESTS CONTINUANCE TO JULY 9,

             2002 AT 9:15 A.M.)

 

 

36.       9:30 A.M.  Don Peterson and Dale Wagerman, Napa County's legislative advocates, to present update on the state budget.

 

 

37.       10:00 A.M.  Conservation, Development and Planning Director to discuss and request possible action on State Timber Harvest and Timberland Conversion permits.

 

 

38.       11:30 A.M.   County Counsel requests the following actions as they relate to County Service Area No. 4:

 

            A.        Discussion of Engineers Report pertaining to proposed assessments for County Service Area No. 4.

            B.        Adopt resolution doing the following:

i)          Accepting Engineers Report.

ii)         Setting a Public Hearing for July 16, 2002 at 9:15 a.m. to hear protests to the establishment of the proposed assessment and receive ballots and tabulate at the conclusion of the hearing.

iii)        Directing the Clerk of the Board to comply with the requirements of Article XIII D of the California Constitution with respect to notice requirements and balloting procedures for the proposed assessment.

iv)        Designating Rob Paul, Deputy County Counsel, as the person to answer questions regarding the assessments and protest proceedings.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:  This activity is included as part of establishing CSA No. 4 for which a negative declaration was previously approved.

 

 

SET MATTERS – Continued

 

 

39.       1:30 P.M.  Recess to the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (NCFCWCD) meeting.  (See NCFCWCD Agenda) 

 

 

40.       2:00 P.M.  PUBLIC HEARING  Appeal filed by Thomas and Vicki Weinert, to a decision by the Conservation, Development and Planning Commission on February 6, 2002 to approve Herman Winery – Use Permit Request No. 99532-UP-(Revised) to establish a 50,000 gallon/year winery including custom production activities (crushing, fermentation, barrel ageing, bottling, storage, office, and distribution) for a maximum of two entities utilizing 25% of the proposed production capacity (12,500 gallons/year), the construction of a winery structure totaling 14,800 square feet, an outdoor covered crush pad, and 11 new parking spaces; retail wine sales and tours/tasting by appointment only, and to implement a marketing plan with a maximum of sixteen marketing events per year located on a 20-acre parcel on the east side of Big Ranch Road 2,500 feet north of Trancas Street, within an Agricultural Preserve (AP) Zoning District.  (Assessor’s Parcel No. 038-190-001)  2120 Big Ranch Road, Napa.

            ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:  Mitigated negative Declaration adopted.

            (PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED FROM APRIL 23 AND MAY 7, 2002)

 

 

41.       2:15 P.M.  Consideration and possible adoption of a resolution, including findings, implementing the Board's decision upholding on appeal the decision of the Conservation, Development and Planning Commission approving Use Permit No. 00088-UP, the Olney Winery, located on the west end of Dry Creek Road, approximately 1,500 feet south of its intersection with Linda Vista Avenue, in an Agricultural Watershed (AW) Zoning District, Assessor's Parcel Number 035-120-035. (Public Hearing Closed)

            (CONTINUED FROM MAY 7 AND MAY 14, 2002)

 

 

REGULAR CALENDAR

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

42.       Discussion and possible action regarding legislation.

 

 

43.       Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.

 

 

44.       Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.

 

 

REGULAR CALENDAR - Continued

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION - Continued

 

 

45.       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,

JUNE 4, 2002 AT 9:00 A.M.