AGENDA

 

   NAPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

 

TUESDAY                   MAY 8, 2001                    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 Administrator

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.               Presentation of a proclamation declaring May 12, 2001 as National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive Day.

 

 

4.               Presentation of a proclamation declaring May 13-19, 2001 as National Historic Preservation Week.

 

 

5.               Presentation of a proclamation to Dave Whitmer, Agricultural Commissioner, declaring May, 2001 as Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Awareness Month.

 

 

6.        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.

 

 

7.        Department Heads’ Reports and Announcements.

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

 

8.               District Attorney requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 90 transferring $5,489 within the District Attorney's budget and establishing a fixed asset for the purchase of an LCD projector.

 

 

9.        District Attorney requests authorization for out-of-state-travel for Daryl Roberts, Deputy District Attorney, to take deposition testimony in Phoenix, Arizona, from May 14-16, 2001 at an estimated cost of $750.

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Continued

 

 

10.      Director of Corrections requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 88 appropriating $4,000 and establishing offsetting revenue in the Correction's budget for DNA testing.  (4/5 vote required)

 

 

11.      Sheriff requests approval of the following actions related to a donation from the Office of National Drug Control Policy:

 

A.              Acceptance of a donation from the Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center of a Night Vision Kit and establishing a fixed asset in the amount of $16,000; and

B.              Authorization for out-of-state travel for Deputy Michael Hunter to attend training in covert operations equipment in San Antonio, Texas, from May 27-29, 2001 at an estimated cost of $100.

 

 

HUMAN SERVICES

 

 

12.      Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4089 with the County of Sonoma to reallocate funds to enhance the data collection system for patient care data.

 

 

13.      Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests authorization to apply for a Healthy Families/Medi-Cal Outreach grant in the amount of $156,000 for the term July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2003 to provide enrollment information and assistance to all eligible children and families.

 

 

14.      Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests authorization for out-of-state travel for Kristie Brandt, Chief Public Health Manager, to attend the Fourth Annual Touchpoints National Networking Conference in Greenville, South Carolina, from June 7-10, 2001 at an estimated cost of $1,800.

 

 

PROPERTY

 

 

15.      Acting Director of Conservation, Development and Planning requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 87 in the amount of $5,648 transferring funds within the Department's budget units and establishing a fixed asset for the purchase of a laser jet color printer.

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

PROPERTY - Continued

 

 

16.      Agricultural Commissioner requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 4168 with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the term April 1, 2001 through September 30, 2001 to cover costs associated with pest detection services, trapping Olive Fruit Fly, with reimbursement not to exceed $5,716.

 

 

17.      Agricultural Commissioner requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Balzac Communications for a maximum of $57,000 for the term February 15, 2001 through June 30, 2001 to develop educational resources materials and implement a coordinated public awareness campaign regarding Pierce's Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter.

 

 

18.      County Fire Chief requests authorization to pay petty cash reimbursements totaling $19.02 which are over one year old.

 

 

19.      Director of Public Works requests the following actions relating to a replacement vehicle for the District Attorney:

 

A.              Approval of Budget Transfer No. 89, transferring $3,840 from the District Attorney's budget to the Vehicle Replacement fund to purchase a replacement vehicle for the District Attorney at an estimated cost of $19,134 (4/5 vote required); and

B.              Waiver of competitive bidding requirements and authorization of a sole source award to Kastner Pontiac GMC Honda, Napa, California, for the purchase of a used sedan in the amount of $19,134.

 

 

20.      Director of Public Works requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 80 increasing appropriations for depreciation in both the Vehicle and Equipment Replacement budgets by $120,000 each due to prior year depreciation expense recorded in the current fiscal year.  (4/5 vote required)

 

 

21.      Director of Public Works requests adoption of the County's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, methodology and goal for Fiscal Year 2000/2001.  (Copy on File with the Clerk of the Board)

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

PROPERTY - Continued

 

 

22.      Director of Public Works requests the following actions relating to the “Napa County Animal Shelter Project,” PW 01-05:

 

A.              Approval of Budget Transfer No. 91 in the amount of $1,798,202, transferring $213,902 from the Planning Remodel account in the Capital Improvement budget to the Animal Shelter Project, and increasing appropriations in the Animal Shelter Project (Fund 1070) by $1,584,300 to a total of $1,834,300, with offsetting revenue from the Flood Control Project (Fund 6020); and

B.              Authorization to award the construction contract to Page Construction Company, Inc. of Novato, California, for their low total base bid of $2,395,600, including Additive Alternate No. 1 and Deductive Alternate No. 2, and authorization for Chairman to sign the construction contract.

 

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

23.      Information Technology Services Director requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with VESTRA Resources, Inc. for $122,169 for the term May 8, 2001 through June 30, 2002 to develop a single, accurate, multi-purpose Geographic Information System (GIS) database to include records of survey, fault data, floodplain elevations, split parcels and roads.

 

 

24.      Regional Training Employment Coordinator requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with the Sonoma County Junior College District for a maximum of $600,000 for the term January 2, 2001 through December 31, 2002 to provide H-1B related training to Sonoma County residents.

 

 

25.      Regional Training Employment Coordinator requests authorization for out-of-state travel for Donald Callison, Staff Services Analyst II, to attend the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals 12th Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 20-23, 2001 at an estimated cost of $1,750.

 

 

26.      Regional Training Employment Coordinator and Auditor-Controller request authorization for out-of-state travel for Cari Smith, Staff Services Analyst II and Carol Wright, Accountant-Auditor II, to attend the Department of Labor, H-1B Grantees Conference in Washington, D.C., from May 30, 2001 through June 1, 2001 at an estimated cost of $3,000.

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION - Continued

 

 

27.      County Administrator requests amendment of the Departmental Allocation List adding one (1) Principal Management Analyst-Limited Term (LT), effective May 8, 2001 through December 31, 2001.

 

 

28.      Second reading and adoption of an ordinance increasing the per diem pay and mileage reimbursement for members of the Napa County Grand Jury.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:  Not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

 

 

29.      Approve minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meeting of April 17, 2001.

 

 

30.      DISCUSSION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

 

 

SET MATTERS

 

 

31.      9:05 A.M.  Presentation by Victoria Ables regarding Steer Tailing in Napa County.  (Supervisor Wagenknecht)

 

 

REGULAR CALENDAR

 

PROPERTY

 

 

32.      Acting Director of Conservation, Development and Planning to discuss and request the following possible actions regarding the implementation of the Napa River Watershed Task Force (NRWSTF) recommendations:

 

A.       Establish a Watershed Task Force Oversight Committee to recommend priority actions for the implementation of the NRWSTF recommendations to the Board of Supervisors;

B.       Establish the composition of the Committee to include but not be limited to representatives of the following; appointment of each to the Committee to be confirmed by the Board at a future meeting:

i)        One (1) member of the Board of Supervisors;

ii)        One (1) member of the Conservation, Development and Planning Commission;

iii)       Two (2) members of the NRWSTF recommended by the Task Force; and

iv)       Two (2) public at large members to be appointed by the Board.

                     Technical Advisory Members:  (non-voting members)

v)       Director of Public Works;

vi)       County Agricultural Commissioner; and

vii)      Representative of the Resource Conservation District.

     C.       Personnel Actions Requested:

                     i)        Amend the Departmental Allocation List to add one (1) Deputy Planning Director;

                     ii)        Amend the Table and Index to add a Deputy Planning Director; and

                     iii)       Approve revised class specification for Deputy Planning Director.

                     (Details on file with the Clerk of the Board)

 

 

33.      Acting Director of Conservation, Development and Planning to discuss and request possible action concerning the Department’s criteria used in the review of a General Plan Amendment - Measure J Exemption.

 

 

REGULAR CALENDAR - Continued

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

34.      Clerk of the Board requests appointment of one (1) person from the following applicants to serve on the Napa County Children and Families Commission  with the term of office to commence immediately and expire on January 1, 2003:

 

Applicants                          Category of Appointment

Beverly Saxon Leonard                   Member

Jorge B. Lopez, M.P.A.                  Member

George J. Monteverdi, M.D.           Member

Carmen J. Garcia                           Member

 

 

35.      County Administrator requests authorization for Chairman to sign a letter to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) on American Canyon Fire Protection District's requested annexation of South Kelly Road 194, LLC and concurrent amendment of its Sphere of Influence.

 

 

36.      Discussion and possible action regarding legislation.

 

 

37.      Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.

 

 

38.      Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.

 

 

39.      Closed Session regarding:

 

A.       CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR  (Government Code

Section 54957.6)

 

Agency negotiator:  Bruce Heid

Employee organization:  Napa Association of Public Employees

 

B.       CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9 (a))

 

Name of case:  County of Napa/Deputy Sheriff's Association (CSMCS Case No.

ARB-00-0423, NB 2000)

 

 

ADJOURN TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY,

MAY 15, 2001 AT 9:00 A.M.