MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NAPA COUNTY

May 2, 2000

 

 

1. Call to Order; Roll Call.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2000 AT 9:00 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: CHAIRMAN MEL VARRELMAN, SUPERVISORS MIKE RIPPEY, MARK LUCE, KATHRYN WINTER AND BRAD WAGENKNECHT.

2. Pledge of Allegiance.

BILL RYAN LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

  1. Public Comment

    2. NONE

  2. Department Heads’ Reports and Announcements.

NONE

Consent Calendar

  1. Assessor/Recorder-County Clerk requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 75 in the amount of $23,480 increasing Appropriations in the Assessor Budget Unit 11700 for Extra Help, Overtime, Mandatory Audit Services, and Training and in the Management Information Systems Budget Unit 17700 for Computer Peripherals, with offsetting revenues from the AB 818 State-County Property Tax Administration Loan Program.

    2. BT-75

  2. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests authorization to apply for a grant in the amount of $424,230 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Transitional Residential Alliance and Integrated Network (TRAIN) Project.

  3. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests authorization to amend the Departmental Allocation List in Behavioral Health (Budget Unit 42000) to add two (2) Mental Health Worker II (LT) positions through June 30, 2000, effective May 2, 2000.

    4. APPROVED AS AMENDED TO INDICATE MENTAL HEALTH WORKER I/II (LT) (RATHER THAN MENTAL HEALTH WORKER II (LT).

  4. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests authorization for Auditor to pay claims over one year old totaling $10,091 for medical services to children served in the California Children’s Services Program.

  5. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests approval of an icon for agency identification to be used on signs at the Old Sonoma Road complex.

    6.  

  6. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 3820 with the California Department of Health Services increasing the amount by $20,143 for a new maximum of $233,926 for the provision of AIDS Education and Prevention activities.

    7. A-3820

    (AMEND.1)

  7. Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 3432 with Sacramento Service & Development Corporation extending the term through March 31, 2001 for mail issuance of food stamp coupons to eligible clients.

A-3432

(AMEND.2)

12. Director of Conservation, Development and Planning requests:

    1. Approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with David C. Early dba Design, Community and Environment (DCE) for a maximum of $368,000 for services including:

    1. Update of the Housing Element of the Napa County General Plan;

    2. Provision of supporting documentation for the reauthorization of the County Growth Control Measure (A) and the preparation of a related General Plan Amendment, to expand the uses permitted in the Industrial Land Use Designations on lands east of State Highway 121, south of Napa State Hospital; and

    3. Any related environmental review documents required by State law.

A-4303

    1. Approval of Budget Transfer No. 82 transferring the following amounts to a new appropriation in Budget Unit 29000 to fund the above services:

    1. $30,000 from the Housing Element Update account in Budget Unit 29000; and

    2. $338,000 from the Contingency Fund in Budget Unit 91000.

4/5 vote required)

BT-82

13. Director of Conservation, Development and Planning requests authorization to reinstate an employee’s vacation hours dropped as a result of a reclassification.

14. Director of Conservation, Development and Planning requests authorization for Chairman to sign a letter to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) regarding the proposed Regional Housing Needs Determination for Napa County.

 

 

15. County Fire Chief requests authorization for Auditor to pay an invoice for $102 which is over one year old for reimbursement of fire department related training.

16. County Fire Chief requests authorization for David Shew, Napa County Fire Marshal, to attend the National Fire Prevention Association World Fire Safety Conference in Denver, Colorado from May 15-18, 2000 at a cost not to exceed $1,500.

17. Director of Public Works requests approval of:

A. Budget Transfer No. 80 transferring $110,000 from a Capital Building and Maintenance account to establish an appropriation for the Napa County Space Study in Budget Unit 16000; and

BT-80

B. Authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Michael Ross and Charles Drulis Architects & Planners in the amount of $95,830 for the term May 2, 2000 through March 31, 2001 for consultant services related to the study and analysis of County space and the preparation of a master space plan.

A-4309

18. Director of Public Works requests adoption of a resolution authorizing the:

A. Filing of the Fiscal Year 2000/2001 Transportation Development Act (TDA) claim with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC); and

R-00-53

B. Director of Public Works to sign any necessary documents related to the claim.

  1. Director of Public Works requests adoption of a resolution authorizing the City of Napa and the Napa County Transportation Planning Agency (NCTPA) to claim County Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds in the amount of $267,794 for a variety of jointly-funded transit services.

    2. R-00-52

  2. Director of Public Works requests adoption of a resolution approving and authorizing the Chairman to sign the Disaster Recovery Initiative Grant Agreement (State Contract

No. 99-DRI-011) with the California Department of Housing and Community Development.

R-00-55

21. Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Directors of the Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District:

(SEE LAKE BERRYESSA RESORT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MINUTES)

 

 

 

 

 

22. County Administrator requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with James Rowland for a maximum monthly cost of $7,933 for the term May 1, 2000 through July 1, 2002 to coordinate and direct the work of the County Probation Department.

A-4157

23. County Administrator requests approval to appoint the following interested persons to serve on the Tobacco Advisory Board with the term to expire January 31, 2002:

Applicants Category of Appointment

Elizabeth Miller (Incumbent) Health Care Organization

Diana Perez-Rhinehart Educational Institution

 

24. Approve minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meeting of April 18, 2000.

  1. Discussion of Items removed from the Consent Calendar.

NONE

APPROVED CONSENT CALENDAR NUMBERS 5 THROUGH 24, AS AMENDED. BW-R-L-W-V

 

Set Matters

 

26. 9:05 a.m. - Presentation of a Proclamation recognizing May 13, 2000 as National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive Day.

THE CHAIRMAN PRESENTED PROCLAMATION .

27. 9:10 a.m. - Presentation of the following to Jose Guillen, Court Executive Officer:

    1. Proclamation declaring the week of May 8, 2000 as Juror Appreciation Week; and

    2. Proclamation declaring May 12, 2000 as Law Day.

THE CHAIRMAN PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATIONS.

  1. 9:15 a.m. - Presentation of a Proclamation on behalf of the Napa County Commission on

Self-Esteem recognizing a Community Hero.

THE CHAIRMAN PRESENTED PROCLAMATION.

29. 9:20 a.m. - Job Training Director requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with the City of Napa for a maximum of $30,000 for the term July 1, 2000 through August 7, 2000 for the City Works Summer Youth Program.

BW-W-R-L-V A-4302

 

 

 

30. 9:30 a.m. - Public Hearing - Board to consider appeal of denial by Director of Public Works of lot line application by Duffy’s Myrtledale, Inc./Duffy’s Triple D Partnership Ltd. et. al.

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED - NO TESTIMONY PRESENTED

PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO JUNE 6, 2000 AT 10:00 A.M.

BW-W-R-L-V

31. 10:00 a.m. - Presentation by Napa Sanitation District’s General Manager on the State of the District.

PRESENTATION MADE

32. 1:30 p.m. - Recess to the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (NCFCWCD) meeting.

(SEE NAPA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT MINUTES)

Regular Calendar

 

33. Director of Public Works requests authorization to apply for two program grants from the California Department of Fish and Game in the following amounts:

A. $50,000, to develop and put on four locally-based Watershed Academies over a two-year period; and

APPROVED REQUEST W-BW-R-L-V

B. $150,000 per year for three years, to fund a Watershed Coordinator position

to develop and implement a Watershed Master Plan for Napa County.

CONTINUED TO LATER IN THE DAY PENDING DISCUSSION BY NAPA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD AT 1:30 P.M.

APPROVED REQUEST BW-W-R-L-V

34. County Administrator requests approval of the following actions pertaining to the Napa Valley Vintners Health Center Project:

A. Approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Napa Valley Vintners Health Center, L.L.C., in the amount of $450,000 for the term July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000 for the construction of a health center for low income individuals and families of Napa Valley; and

W-BW-R-L-V A-4301

B. Approval of Budget Transfer No. 81 in the amount of $150,000 increasing revenue and appropriations (funds previously approved during Final Budget Hearings Fiscal Year 1998/1999). (4/5 vote required)

W-BW-R-L-V BT-81

 

 

35. Discussion and possible action including, but not limited to, the following legislation:

    1. Senate Bill 1492 (Poochigian) - Property Valuation/Fair Market Value:Purchase Price:Presumption.

      2. THE BOARD WENT ON RECORD IN OPPOSITION OF SB 1492.

      L-BW-R-W-V

    2. Assembly Bill 212 (Aroner) - Child Care and Development. (Board to consider adoption of a resolution in support of the bill)

THE BOARD WENT ON RECORD IN SUPPORT OF AB 212.

R-W-BW-L-V

36. Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.

SUPERVISOR WINTER REPORTED ON A MEETING/RALLY ON FARM WORKER HOUSING HELD AT THE FARM WORKER CAMP. THE MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED INCLUDING MEDIA COVERAGE AND ISSUES WERE AIRED WITH PROGRESS BEING MADE. SHE INDICATED TOM SHELTON, REPRESENTING THE VINTNERS, FARM BUREAU AND THE GRAPE GROWERS SPOKE CONCERNING THE PLEA FOR A SPECIAL TAX ASSESSMENT. THE INDUSTRY IS PROPOSING A 25 PERCENT RATHER THAN A VOLUNTARY 10 PERCENT ASSESSMENT IN ADDITION TO SOLICITING VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

IT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HOUSING IS A YEAR-ROUND ISSUE AND MORE ATTENTION NEEDS TO BE GIVEN TO PROVIDING ADEQUATE HOUSING IN THE CITIES ON A PERMANENT BASIS. SUPERVISOR WINTER ADVISED THAT PETER DRIER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NAPA CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, DID A GOOD JOB REPORTING ON COORDINATED EFFORTS. THERE ARE MANAGEMENT ISSUES SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE ISSUES OF TOO MANY WORKERS.

SUPERVISOR WINTER FURTHER REPORTED THERE IS AN EFFORT UNDERWAY TO FIND PROPERTIES AND A WILLINGNESS OF PROPERTY OWNERS TO DONATE LAND FOR AN ADDITIONAL CAMP.

SUPERVISOR WINTER FURTHER ADVISED THAT HERB SCHMIDT WITH ROBERT MONDAVI WINERY, ANNOUNCED THE MONDAVI CAMP WILL OPEN MAY 17TH, FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF RENOVATIONS WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE THE NECESSARY HOUSING TO SOLVE THE IMMEDIATE CRISIS OF THE OVERFLOW AT THE CALISTOGA CAMP. THE MONDAVI CAMP IS WILLING TO REMAIN OPEN FOR ELEVEN MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND NEED TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR ESTABLISHMENT AS HAS BEEN GRANTED TO THE CALISTOGA CAMP.

SUPERVISOR WINTER ALSO INDICATED THE BERINGER CAMP HAS SOME ISSUES REGARDING TREES THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO RESOLVE.

 

37. Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.

NONE

38. Closed Session: None Scheduled.

CLOSED SESSION NOT HELD

 

Adjournment

ADJOURNED TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY,

MAY 9, 2000 AT 9:00 A.M.

 

 

MEL VARRELMAN

Chairman

 

ATTEST:

MARY JEAN MCLAUGHLIN

Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

TERI SISSON

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