AGENDA

 

   NAPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

 

TUESDAY                  SEPTEMBER 24, 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.         Sheriff requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the following agreements for police services for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003:

 

            A.        Agreement with the Town of Yountville (original Agreement No. 1841) for the same service level and increasing the existing contract by $64,125 for a new estimate of $391,156; and

            B.        Amendment No. 7 to Agreement No. 3220 with the City of American Canyon adding an additional Sergeant and increasing the existing contract by $370,088 for a new estimate of $1,669,162.

 

 

FINANCE

 

 

6.         Auditor-Controller requests the Board accept and instruct the Clerk of the Board to file the following Audit Reports:

 

A.        For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001:

 

            i)          Department of Probation-Mary Arnold Trust

            ii)         Department of Probation-Probation Trust

iii)        Conservation, Development and Planning Department

 

B.        For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002:

 

i)          Napa Special Investigation Bureau-Special Investigation Fund

            (Reports on file with Clerk of the Board)

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

HUMAN SERVICES

 

 

7.         Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 4585 with California State University, Sacramento Foundation, for a maximum of $2,400 per student per year for the term September 25, 2002 through July 31, 2003 to provide stipends for fieldwork performed at the Health and Human Services Agency.

 

 

8.         Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 4724 with Locumtenens.com, Inc., for a maximum of $100,000 for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 to provide recruitment and psychiatric services to the mental health program.

 

 

9.         Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 4747 with the Napa County Office of Education for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 extending the time period to use County Contributions funds.

 

 

10.       Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 5 to Agreement No. 3402 with the California Department of Health Services increasing the amount by $16,994 for a new maximum of $1,247,040 for operation of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program.

 

 

11.       Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Allen, Shea & Associates for a maximum of $5,000 for the term September 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002 to develop a grant proposal to the Alcohol and Drug Programs for the Safe and Drug Free School and Communities Request for Proposal.

 

 

12.       Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Buckelew Programs, Inc. for a maximum of $211,056 for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 to provide housing alternatives for mentally ill clients.

 

 

13.       Director of Health and Human Services recommends that the Board approve the revised fee schedule for licensing and certification/accreditation of pre-hospital care personnel to establish a standardized regional fee structure in the three Emergency Medical Services regional counties.

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

PROPERTY

 

 

14.       Agricultural Commissioner requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4638 with Balzac Communications increasing the amount by $17,250 for a new maximum of $87,400 for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 to continue development of educational resources materials and implementation of a coordinated public awareness campaign relating to Pierce’s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter.

 

 

15.       Director of Conservation, Development and Planning requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 4303 with Design, Community and Environment, Inc. extending the term to June 30, 2003 and providing for automatic renewal on an annual basis.

 

 

16.       Director of Conservation, Development and Planning requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with LANDWATCH, Inc. for a maximum of $70,000 for the term September 24, 2002 through June 30, 2003 for review of erosion control plans.

 

 

17.       Director of Public Works requests award of the contract for the “Napa County Airport Emergency Generator Replacement Project,” PW 02-16, to Fort Bragg Electric, Inc. of Fort Bragg, California for its low bid of $171,890 and authorization for Chairman to sign the construction contract.

 

 

18.       Director of Public Works requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Bell Products, Inc. for a maximum of $9,594 for the term September 24, 2002 through June 30, 2003 with automatic fiscal year renewal provisions for the inspection, preventive maintenance, and limited repair of the heating and cooling systems of certain County buildings.

 

 

19.       Director of Public Works requests adoption of a resolution in support of the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council’s Rector Ridge Trail Project and Staging Area in the Rector Wildlife Area.

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

20.       County Counsel requests authorization for out of state travel for Robert Westmeyer to attend the International Association of Privacy Officers Privacy and Data Security Academy and Expo in Chicago, Illinois, from October 15-18, 2002 at an estimated cost of $3,000.

 

 

21.       Housing Director requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an Assumption Agreement and related documents between the County, the Napa Valley Housing Authority and Jefferson Street Senior Housing Corporation (JSSHC), transferring the former California Department of Forestry property located at 3400 Jefferson Street, Napa, from the Housing Authority to JSSHC, for the development of 78 units of affordable senior housing.

 

 

22.      Information Technology Services Director requests authorization to purchase specialized training and consulting services for the Microsoft Netblaze Program at a cost of $15,000.

 

 

23.       Library Director requests:

 

A.        Approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 6 to Agreement No. 2685 with the Town of Yountville for additional hours for the Yountville Library; and

B.        Approval of the schedule of open hours for the Yountville Library.

 

 

24.       County Executive Officer requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 4612 with Community Action of Napa Valley, Inc. for a maximum of $126,825 for the term October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 to provide tobacco cessation services.

 

 

25.       County Executive Officer and Personnel Director request approval to change the official name of one of the County Executive Office divisions from Personnel Services to Human Resources, effective September 24, 2002.

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – Continued

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION – Continued

 

 

26.      County Executive Officer/Purchasing Agent, County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures, and Director of Health and Human Services request the following:

 

            A.        Declare one cord of firewood as surplus and no longer required for public use; and

            B.        Authorize the disposal of said firewood by donation to the following tax-exempt Health and Human Service organization:

 

                           Progress Foundation, Inc., Laurel House

 

 

27.       Approve minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meeting of July 16, 2002.

 

 

28.       DISCUSSION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.


 

 

SET MATTERS

 

 

29.       9:05 A.M.  Special Meeting:

 

            The Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Directors of the Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District (LBRID):

 

            CONSENT

A.        Approve minutes of the Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District meeting of August 13, 2002.

            B.        District Engineer requests the following (4/5 vote required):

                        i)          Adoption of a resolution authorizing the District Engineer to enter into and execute an Installment Sale Agreement with Municipal Finance Corporation for the aggregate principal amount of $307,500 with an interest rate of no more than 5% to provide financing for water and wastewater system improvements;

                        ii)         Approval of Budget Transfer No. 21 appropriating $300,000 with offsetting revenues from the Installment Sale Agreement; and

                        iii)        Approval to establish as a fixed asset a wastewater tank in the amount of $60,000.

            C.        Adjournment.

 

 

30.       9:15 A.M.  PUBLIC HEARING:

 

A.        First reading and intention to adopt an ordinance amending Title 15 of the Napa County Code to adopt by reference with modifications the 2001 California Building Code, Volumes I and II, with appendix Chapters A3 Division Ii and Iv; A4 Division I; A9, A15, A18, A21, A23, A27, A29, A30, A31 Divisions I, Ii and Iii; A33 and A34 Division I and Iii; the 2001 California Plumbing Code with appendices A, B, C and D; the 2001 California Mechanical Code with appendices A, B, C and D; the 2001 California Electrical Code; the 2001 California Fire Code; the 2001 California Housing Code;  the 2001 Historical Building Code; the 2001 California Code for Building Conservation, Appendix Chapter 1; the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings of the International Conference of Building Officials; and the 2000 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; to adopt implementing regulations relating to said codes; to amend section 17.34.010 as it relates to adopted standards; and

B.        Consideration and intention to adopt resolution making findings in support of modifications and changes to State Building Standards Code due to local climatic, geological and topographical conditions.

            ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Categorical Exemption:General Rule California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (14 CCR 15061(b)(3)).

 

 

SET MATTERS - Continued

 

 

31.       9:30 A.M.  PUBLIC HEARING  Board to consider and approve the expenditures for the current fiscal year as requested by the Sheriff, the District Attorney and the Director of Corrections for the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (also known as the State COPS Program).

 

 

32.         9:30 A.M.  PUBLIC HEARING  Appeal by Norbert J. Dickman of the approval by the Director of Public Works of the Lot Line Adjustment Application of the lands of James Creek Vineyards, LLC.

            (APPLICANT AND APPELLANT REQUEST CONTINUANCE TO OCTOBER 22,

              2002 AT 9:45 A.M.)

 

 

33.       10:30 A.M.  PUBLIC HEARING  First reading and intention to adopt an ordinance   adding new Chapters 3.12 and 3.54 to Title 3 of the Napa County Code pertaining to the levy and collection of assessments for County Service Area No. 4 and the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District.

            ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:  Negative Declaration prepared.  According to the Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have no potential environmental impacts.

 

 

34.       2:00 P.M.  Board of Supervisors to consider requests for discretionary County Contributions funds.

 

 

REGULAR CALENDAR

 

 

FINANCE

 

 

35.       Auditor-Controller to discuss and request adoption of resolution authorizing the issuance of a promissory note to fund payment of the 2001-2002 delinquent secured taxes in connection with the implementation of the Teeter Plan, as set forth in Revenue and Taxation Code Section 4703.2.

 

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

36.       Clerk of the Board requests Chairman Dodd nominate Chelsea Crown to serve on the Napa County Commission on Self-Esteem with the term of office to expire on June 30, 2006.

 

 

REGULAR CALENDAR – Continued

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION - Continued

 

 

37.       County Executive Officer requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 22 establishing and appropriating General and Non-General fund balances for Fiscal Year 2002/2003 budgets.  (4/5 vote required)

 

 

38.       Discussion and possible action regarding membership in the North Bay Watershed Association.

 

 

39.       Discussion and possible action regarding legislation.

 

 

40.       Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.

 

 

41.       Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.

 

 

42.       Closed Session regarding:

 

A.        CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED

LITIGATION

 

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

 

            B.        CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR  (Government Code Section

                        54957.6):

 

Agency negotiator:  Charla Freckmann, Personnel Director

Employee organization:  SEIU Local 614 (NAPE)

Unrepresented employees:  Non-Classified, Management and Confidential

Employees (Excluding Elected Officials)

 

 

 

ADJOURN TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2002 AT 9:00 A.M.