MINUTES OF THE

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF NAPA

January 26, 1999

1. Call to Order.

2. Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Public Comment.

TERRY LONGORIA, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ADVISED THE BOARD OF RECENT TRAGEDIES WHICH INCLUDED THE DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE, ROXANNE JOHNSON, THE SPOUSE OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE (ROWENA LINDBERG) AND SEVERAL FIRES, ONE WHICH TOOK THE LIVES OF TWO CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHER. THE FIRE VICTIMS HAD A SMOKE DETECTOR, HOWEVER IT WAS WITHOUT BATTERIES.

MS. LONGORIA ADVISED THAT WHEN MAKING HOME VISITS, SOCIAL WORKERS WILL NOW LOOK FOR FUNCTIONING SMOKE DETECTORS. MS. LONGORIA REQUESTED THE BOARD SUPPORT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THESE TRAGEDIES AND NOTED THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE MADRIGAL FAMILY.

ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINSTRATOR BEN ANGOVE INTRODUCED TWO NEW ANALYSTS: LORENZO ZIALCITA AND JANE HINSHAW.

Consent Calendar

4. Chief Probation Officer requests adoption of a resolution authorizing an application for a $26,373 grant from the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning for the Juvenile Accountability and Incentive Block Grant.

APPROVED W-V-R-BW-L R-99-7

5. Sheriff requests authorization for out-of-state travel for:

1. Deputy Joseph Steiner to attend the California Homicide Investigators

Training Seminar in Reno, Nevada from March 2 through 5, 1999 for an estimated cost of $600; and

 

5. Continued

2. Captain Michael Loughran and Lieutenant Kenneth Elwer to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Associates Conference in Seattle, Washington from July 16 through 21, 1999 for a total estimated cost of $2,700.

6. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 3592 with St. Helena Hospital for the term July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999 for Managed Care inpatient mental health services.

APPROVED W-V-R-BW-L A-3592

A

7. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Managed Care Agreement No. AUD5148 with Nathan Thuma, M.D.

APPROVED W-V-R-BW-L A-4117

8. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Physicians’ Health Partnership for the term July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999 to provide claims management of the physician portion of the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund.

APPROVED W-V-R-BW-L A-4118

9. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests authorization to amend the Departmental Allocation List in Social Services (Budget Unit 50100) with no net position increase, effective February 6, 1999 as follows:

1. Add one (1) Program Evaluation Supervisor, three (3) Eligibility Worker III positions, one (1) Staff Services Analyst I/II, one (1) Sr. Office Assistant, and one (1) Social Worker IV; and
2. Delete one (1) Eligibility Supervisor, three (3) Information System

(Details on file with the Clerk of the Board)

6. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests authorization to amend the Departmental Allocation List in Human Services Administration (Budget Unit 50000) to add one (1) Project Manager-Health and Human Services, effective February 6, 1999. (Details on file with the Clerk of the Board)

APPROVED W-V-R-BW-L

 

7. Management Information Services Director requests authorization for out-of-state travel for Rod Getsky, Information Systems Manager, to attend the SilverSummit ’99 Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida from May 9 through 15, 1999 for an estimated cost of $2,500.

APPROVED W-V-R-BW-L

8. Management Information Services Director requests authorization to apply for a grant from the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Local Government Start-up Grant Program to foster and support the integration of Geographical Information Systems software and training in Napa County.

APPROVED W-V-R-BW-L

9. County Administrator requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Child Abuse Prevention Services dba C.O.P.E. for a total of $150,000 for the term January 19, 1999 through June 30, 1999 for the purchase and renovation of the COPE Family Resource Center.

APPROVED W-V-R-BW-L A-4119

10. County Administrator requests adoption of a resolution in support of a grant application submitted by the Napa Food Bank to the California Department of Social Services for infrastructure needs.

APPROVED W-V-R-BW-L R-99-8

11. County Administrator requests acceptance of the listing of applicants for five openings on the Napa County Commission on Self-Esteem and consideration of the appointments for February 2, 1999 with terms of office to expire January 1, 2002:

16. County Administrator requests the following actions regarding the Tobacco Advisory Board:

1. Adoption of a resolution revising the terms of office; and

6. Continued

1. Appointment of the following persons with the terms of office to be determined by lot by the membership with one-third to expire January 31, 2000, one-third to expire January 31, 2001 and one-third to expire January 31, 2002:

17. Appointment of Supervisor Kathryn Winter to serve on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission with the term of office to commence February 10, 1999 through February 9, 2003.

APPROVED W-V-R-BW-L

18. Approve minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meeting of January 19, 1999.

19. Discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar.

20. 9:30 a.m. - Public Hearing - Appeal filed by Robert and Ariane Matschullat to a decision by the Conservation, Development and Planning Commission on December 2, 1998 to adopt a Negative Declaration and approve Use Permit No. 97219-UP of Hagafen Winery/Norman and Irit Weir to establish a new winery of 6,800 square feet and an annual production capacity of 50,000 gallons (with up to 25,000 gallons per year produced by up to four custom production operations involving crushing, fermentation, barrel aging and bottling) and a Marketing Plan on a 12.23 acre parcel located on the east side of Silverado Trail approximately 0.5 mile north of its intersection with Soda Canyon Road within an Agricultural Preserve (AP) Zoning District. (Assessor’s Parcel No. 039-130-002)

Environmental Determination: Negative Declaration Prepared.

(Open Public Hearing and Continue to Board of Supervisors Meeting of February 9, 1999 at 9:30 a.m. Both Appellant and Applicant are Agreeable to this Time and Date)

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED

 

20. Continued

PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 9, 1999 AT 9:30 A.M.

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21. 9:30 a.m. – Public Hearing – Appeal filed by Skaggs Trucking to a decision by the

Conservation, Development and Planning Commission on October 21, 1998 to not adopt a Negative Declaration and to deny Use Permit Request No. 97426-UP proposing to establish a truck terminal with storage yard, maintenance shop and business offices and a contractor’s storage yard with separate office located at 200 Tower Road on a 5.81 acre parcel on the north side of Tower Road approximately 400 feet west of State Highway 29 within a General Industrial:Airport Compatibility Combination (GI:AC) Zoning District. (Assessor’s Parcel No. 057-110-018) Environmental Determination: Initial Study Program. (Continued from December 8, 1998) (Staff Requests that the Public Hearing be Continued to February 23, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. to allow Conservation, Development and Planning Commission an Opportunity to Finalize the Report)

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED

PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 23, 1999 AT 11:00 A.M.

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22. 10:00 a.m. - Public Hearing - Ordinance Amendment No. 98248-ORD proposing to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.104 of the Napa County Code by adding a new Section18.104.235 to allow exceptions to winery setback requirements for historical buildings and sites provided certain criteria are met. Environmental Determination: General Rule. (Staff Recommends that the Board of Supervisors Open the Public Hearing and Continue the Hearing to February 23, 1999 at 2:00 p.m.)

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED

PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 23, 1999 AT 2:00 P.M.

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Regular Calendar

23. Communications Manager to discuss and request authorization to secure consultant services to conduct a Feasibility Study and Needs Assessment of the County’s current telephone system.

APPROVED REQUEST W-V-R-BW-L

24. Discussion and possible action regarding legislation.

NONE

 

25. Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.

SUPERVISOR VARRELMAN REFERENCED A LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM KEN LARSEN WHICH CRITICIZED COUNTY EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR LACK OF SKILLS AND INTELLECT; SUPERVISOR VARRELMAN SUBSEQUENLTY COUNTERED THE COMMENTS BY ASSERTING THAT NAPA COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR VERY COMPETENT WORK IN THEIR ABILITY TO MEET THE OBLIGATIONS AND NEEDS OF ITS CITIZENS.

SUPERVISOR WAGENKNECHT ADVISED HE ATTENDED THE LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING WHERE THE FIVE TO TEN YEAR PLAN WAS DISCUSSED AND WAS IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE SERVICES AVAILABLE.

SUPERVISOR WINTER REPORTED ON THE ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS MEETING SHE ATTENDED IN WHICH SUPERVISOR STEEL OF ALAMEDA COUNTY ADVISED SHE IS PROPOSING THE NINE BAY AREA COUNTIES CONSIDER A YEARLY RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE FOURTH FRIDAY OF APRIL AS CHILDREN’S MEMORIAL DAY TO COMMEMORATE THE DEATH OF CHILDREN DUE TO VIOLENCE AND IT’S EFFECTS ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

SUPERVISOR WINTER FURTHER ADVISED SHE HAD MET WITH THE NORTH BAY DELEGATION OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE YEAR AND THAT PRESENTLY ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS IS TO GARNER SUPPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO LOWER THE THRESHOLD FROM 2/3 VOTE TO 50% + 1 VOTE MAJORITY ON MEASURES RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION, AS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURES FALL SHORT OF THE MONIES NEEDED FOR REPAIRS.

SUPERVISOR RIPPEY REPORTED THE FIRST NAPA RIVER WATERSHED TASK FORCE MEETING WAS PRODUCTIVE, AS ALL INVOLVED HAVE A SIMILAR UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR TASK.

SUPERVISOR RIPPEY ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT HAD MET WITH AND BRIEFED SENATOR WES CHESBORO AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN PAT WIGGINS IN DETAIL ON RELATED ISSUES AND REQUESTED SUPPORT IN SECURING STATE SUBVENTION FUNDS AND BUDGET MONIES.

26. Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.

NONE

27. Department Heads’ Reports and Announcements.

28. Closed Session regarding:

Adjournment

ATTEST:

PATRICIA GILMORE

Deputy Clerk of the Board

KEY

Vote: L = Mark Luce; R = Mike Rippey; V = Mel Varrelman; W = Kathryn Winter;

BW = Brad Wagenknecht

Notations under Vote: N = No; X = Excused; A = Abstained