MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
NAPA COUNTY
March 20, 2001
1. Call to Order; Roll Call.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR
SESSION, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2001 AT 9:00 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
PRESENT: CHAIRMAN MIKE RIPPEY,
SUPERVISORS MARK LUCE, MEL VARRELMAN, BILL DODD AND BRAD WAGENKNECHT
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
JACKIE
DOLLAR LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
3. Public Comment
MURIEL
FAGIANI REQUESTED THAT ITEM NUMER 15 BE HELD FOR
DISCUSSION.
4. Department
Heads’ Reports and Announcements.
NONE
5.
District Attorney requests approval of Budget Transfer
No. 70 increasing appropriations by $20,000 with offsetting revenue from
Forfeitures & Penalties to replace and upgrade computers. (4/5 vote required)
BT-70
6.
Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests
authorization to submit a grant application to the California Department of
Mental Health to provide mental health services to infants, preschool children
and their families.
7. Director
of Conservation, Development and Planning requests approval of and
authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 6 to Agreement No. 3527 with
the City of American Canyon extending the term through June 30, 2001 to provide
hourly back-up building inspection services to the City of American Canyon.
A-3527
(AMEND. 6)
8. Director
of Conservation, Development and Planning requests adoption of a resolution
authorizing the Director to sign and file a grant application in the amount of
$4,000 with the United States Geological Survey, to partially offset the cost
of preparing a digital copy of the County’s landslide maps.
R-01-31
9. Director
of Public Works requests amendment of the Departmental Allocation List to add
one (1) Engineering Aide III position, effective March 20, 2001.
10. Director
of Public Works requests award of the contract for the "Napa City/County
Library Landscaping Modifications Project," PW 01-04, to Live Oak
Landscape Construction Company of Vacaville, California for their low bid of
$27,481 and authorization for Chairman to sign the construction contract.
11. Director
of Public Works requests acceptance of the work as complete and authorization
for Chairman to sign and file a Notice of Completion with the Clerk/Recorder
for Contract No. PW 99-13, "Re-roof of Building 'B' at Health and Human
Services Project."
12. Director of Public Works
requests adoption of a resolution of intent to abandon a portion of Rancho
Drive between West Park Avenue and West Pueblo Avenue, and set April 10, 2001
at 9:05 A.M. as the date and time for the public hearing.
R-01-30
13. County Counsel requests
approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement
No. 4384 with Donna Oldford increasing the amount by $10,000 for a new maximum
of $20,000 for the provision of supplemental planning services.
A-4384
(AMEND. 1)
14. County
Counsel requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment
No. 2 to Agreement No. 4232 with Susan McGuigan increasing the amount by
$25,000 for a new annual maximum of $55,000 for the provision of supplemental
legal services.
A-4232
(AMEND. 2)
15. County
Counsel requests adoption of a resolution authorizing the issuance of Napa
Valley Unified School District (Napa County, California) Election of 1996
General Obligation Bonds, Series E, in the amount of $4,700,000.
HELD FOR DISCUSSION
APPROVED V-BW-L-D-R R-01-33
16. County Counsel requests
authorization for out-of-state travel for Cheryl Huber, Paralegal, to attend
the First Annual Privacy and Data Protection Summit in Arlington, Virginia from
May 2-4, 2001, at an estimated cost of $2,225.
A-4419
(AMEND. 2)
17. Information Technology
Services (ITS) Director requests the following:
A.
Approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign
Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 4419 with Acuent, Inc. amending the Scope of
Services and increasing the amount by $75,000 for a new maximum of $324,200 for
PeopleSoft consulting; and
A-4419
(AMEND. 2)
B.
Approval of Budget Transfer No. 71 in the amount of
$75,000 from the Technology account in Central Services increasing
appropriations in the ITS budget. (4/5
vote required)
BT-71
18. Library Director requests
authorization for out-of-state travel for Frances Houser, Literacy and
Volunteer Services Coordinator, to attend a family literacy materials and
services training in Washington, D.C. from April 26-29, 2001, at no cost to the
County.
19. Library
Director requests authorization to apply for the following grants from local
library support groups:
A.
Grant in the amount of $30,000 from the Library
Foundation for public use databases;
B.
Grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Library
Foundation for the 2001-2002 speaker series; and
C.
Grant in the amount of $20,000 from the Napa Friends of
the Library for Phase II of the seismic shelving project.
20. Library
Director requests adoption of a resolution supporting the California property
tax revenue shift exemption for dependent and independent library special
districts.
R-01-28
21. Regional
Training Employment Coordinator requests amendment of the Departmental
Allocation List to add one (1) Staff Services Analyst I/II-Limited Term (LT)
effective March 20, 2001 through December 27, 2002.
22. County
Administrator/Director of Emergency Services requests adoption of a resolution
extending the Proclamation of Local Emergency declared on February 20, 2001
relating to a major debris flow at the northern end of Lake Berryessa.
R-01-34
23. Approve
minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meeting of February 27, 2001.
24. Discussion of items removed from the Consent
Calendar.
(SEE ITEM NUMER 15)
APPROVED CONSENT CALENDAR NUMBERS 5 THROUGH 14 AND 16 THROUGH 23. BW-L-V-D-R
Set Matters
25. 9:05 a.m.- Chair of
the Napa County Children and Families Commission to present update.
UPDATE
PRESENTED
26. 9:15 a.m. - Public Hearing - Auditor-Controller
requests consideration and possible adoption of a resolution establishing the
property tax administration fee allocable to the public entities in Napa County
for Fiscal Year 2000-2001 for services rendered in Fiscal Year 1999-2000. (Noticed Public Hearing by Clerk of the
Board)
PUBLIC
HEARING HELD
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION V-D-BW-L-R R-01-29
27. 9:30 a.m.
- Board of Supervisors meeting as a Board
of Equalization:
(SEE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MINUTES)
28. 10:00
a.m. - Director of Public Works to present an overview of current energy
bills proposed in the Legislature, and request the following actions relating
to energy conservation on County occupied facilities:
A.
Adoption of a resolution concerning energy conservation
measures and direction to further reduce energy consumption by five to ten
percent (5%-10%);
ADOPTED RESOLUTION V-BW-L-D-R R-01-32
B.
Approval of a revised Energy Conservation Policy; and
APPROVED REQUEST V-BW-L-D-R
C.
Direction to explore other alternatives for conservation
and energy savings, such as alternate work days, solar retrofit, pursuit of
grants, and to return to the Board with further recommendations.
APPROVED REQUEST V-BW-L-D-R
29. 10:15 a.m. - County
Administrator to discuss and request possible action on the following:
A.
Status update of Boardroom audio/visual technology and
public channel access;
UPDATE PRESENTED
B.
Approval of Budget Transfer No. 72 in the amount of
$23,000 from Public Works Capital Improvement budget increasing appropriations
in Information Technology Services by $23,000 to establish as a Fixed Asset
Internet Protocol TV equipment (4/5 vote required); and
APPROVED REQUEST D-BW-L-V-R BT-72
N
C.
Board of Supervisors' evening meetings.
DISCUSSED – NO ACTION
30. 1:30 p.m. - Recess to the Napa County
Flood Control and Water Conservation District (NCFCWCD) meeting.
SEE NAPA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT MINUTES.
Regular Calendar
31. Discussion
and possible action including, but not limited to, the following legislation:
Support of AB 44 (Wiggins) Disaster Relief: Earthquake
THE
BOARD WENT ON RECORD IN SUPPORT OF AB 44.
BW-D-L-V-R
32. Board
of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.
NONE
33. Board
of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.
NONE
34. Closed Session regarding:
A. Conference With Labor Negotiator (Government Code
Section
54957.6)
Agency
Negotiator: Bruce Heid
Employee
Organization: Napa County Deputy
Sheriffs’ Association
B. Conference
With Real Property Negotiator
(Government Code
Section 54956.8)
Property: Assessor's Parcel No. 057-021-008
Negotiating Parties: Herbert Gunn, Jr., Trustee
Under
Negotiation: Price for purchase
of property and terms of payment.
C. Conference
With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): (Two Cases)
D.
Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release (Government Code
Section 54957)
CLOSED SESSION HELD – NO REPORT
Adjournment
ADJOURNED TO BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2001 AT 9:00 A.M.
MIKE
RIPPEY
Chairman
ATTEST:
MARY JEAN MCLAUGHLIN
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
JULIE LLOYD
Deputy Clerk of the Board
KEY
Vote: L = Mark Luce; R = Mike Rippey; V = Mel Varrelman; D= Bill Dodd;
BW = Brad Wagenknecht
Notations
under Vote: N = No; X = Excused; A =
Abstain