MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF NAPA
August 7, 2001
1.
Call to Order.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR
SESSION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 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.
SUPERVISOR VARRELMAN LED THE SALUTE TO THE
FLAG.
3. Public
Comment
CAROLE KELLY AND TOM FEUTZ ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE IN SOLVING PROBLEMS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCREASED DEER POPULATION AS A RESULT OF NEW VINEYARDS AND
FENCING OF THOSE VINEYARDS.
STAFF WAS INSTRUCTED TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND PROVIDE A
RECOMMENDATION.
SCOTT HOLLIDAY, DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT,
JAMIE BROWNLEE, WIFE OF DEPUTY, AND MATT MACCOMBER, MEMBER OF THE
ASSOCIATION, URGED THE BOARD TO SETTLE CONTRACT DISPUTES AND AGREE TO THEIR
PROPOSED TERMS.
FORMER SUPERVISOR HAROLD MOSKOWITE ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND OTHERS
OPPOSED THE PROPOSED SUPERVISORIAL REDISTRICTING WHICH WOULD DIVIDE CAPELL
VALLEY INTO TWO (2) SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICTS AND REQUESTED THAT LAKE BERRYESSA
BE RETAINED WITHIN ONE (1) DISTRICT.
DEPUTIES MARK BROWNLEE AND LEROY ANDERSON ALSO SUPPORTED THE DEPUTY
SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION POSITION.
4. Department Heads’ Reports and
Announcements.
ASSESSOR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK JOHN TUTEUR UPDATED THE BOARD ON THE
SUPERVISORIAL REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
Consent
Calendar
5. Chief
Probation Officer requests the following actions related to the continuation of
grant funding for the Victim Witness Program with the Volunteer Center:
A.
Approval of and authorization for
Chairman to sign a grant agreement with the California Office of Criminal
Justice Planning for $163,052 for the term July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002;
and
A-4533
B. Approval
of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 14 to Agreement No.
1530-B with the Volunteer Center of Napa County for $163,052 for the term July
1, 2001 through June 30, 2002.
A-1530-B
(AMEND.
14)
6. District Attorney, Sheriff and Chief
Probation Officer request the following actions related to a Gang Violence
Suppression Grant:
A.
Approval of and authorization for District Attorney to
sign a grant
agreement with the State Office
of Criminal Justice Planning for $500,000 for gang prevention, intervention and
suppression programs; and
B. Approval of Budget Transfer No. 4 in
the amount of $500,000: increasing appropriations by $406,873 in the District
Attorney's budget, by $2,000 in the Sheriff's budget and by $91,127 in
Probation's budget, with offsetting revenues from the grant. (4/5 vote required)
BT-4
7. Assessor/Recorder-County
Clerk requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 8 appropriating $36,000 in the
Assessor, Auditor-Controller and Central Services budgets with offsetting
revenues from the AB 719 State-County Property Tax Administration Loan Program
for computer peripherals, training, and aerial photography. (4/5 vote required)
BT-8
8. Director
of Health and Human Services Agency requests approval of and authorization for
Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 4442 with Community Resources for
Children for a maximum of $10,000 for the term July 1, 2001 through June 30,
2002 to provide emergency child care.
A-4442
9. Director of Health and Human Services
Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal
of Agreement No. 3742 with the California Department of Health Services for a
maximum of $1,000 for the term July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 for costs
associated with the AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
A-3742
10. Director of Health and Human Services
Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign a Notice of
Intent with the California Department of Social Services to receive the Child
Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment (CAPIT) and Community Based Family
Resource and Support (CBFRS) allocations.
A-4559
A-4560
11. Director
of Conservation, Development and Planning requests approval of and
authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4225 with
the Phillips Group, modifying the hourly rates and extending the term through
June 30, 2002 for back-up
structural plan review/inspection services.
A-4225
12. Director of Conservation, Development and
Planning requests approval of and authorization for the Chairman to sign two
(2) agreements with Donna Oldford, each for a maximum of $20,160, for the term
July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002, to process Environmental Impact Reports and
Use Permit Applications for The Doctor’s Company and the Mai-Chardonnay Resort.
A-4559
A-4560
13. Director of Public Works requests
authorization for Chairman to sign a Certificate of Acceptance of an Easement
Deed from Susanna Rogers Kelham and Rawsom Kelham, Trustees of the 1995 Susanna
Rogers Kelham Trust, as a condition of Use Permit No. 98372-UP. (Assessor's Parcel No. 030-260-029)
14. Director of Public Works requests an
extension to August 7, 2002 for the completion date for improvements required
of the Panattoni Development Company for Phase II of the Napa Airport Centre
Subdivision Final Map No. 4612 as required by Agreement No. 3289.
A-3289
15. Director of Public Works requests
approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement
No. 4498 with Quincy Engineering, Inc. increasing the amount by $5,000 for a
new maximum of $50,446, modifying the Scope of Work ,and adding ten (10) days
to the timeline for completion of services related to a hydraulic analysis of
the area surrounding Deer Park Road.
A-4498
(AMEND.
1)
16. Director of Public Works/Aviation
requests authorization for Chairman to sign a Certificate of Acceptance of an
Avigation and Hazard Easement Deed from Nathaniel Anderson and Noreen
Anderson. (Assessor's Parcel No.
047-262-004)
17. Director of Public Works/Aviation
requests authorization to file the County Service Area No. 3 Sphere of
Influence Baseline Report with the Napa County Local Agency Formation
Commission. (Report on file with the Clerk
of the Board)
18. Clerk of the Board requests appointment
of the following three (3) applicants to serve on the Napa Valley Workforce
Investment Board with the term of
office to be determined:
Applicants
Reuben Jacob Katz
Steve Kokotas
Howard Peterson
19. Communications Manager requests approval
of Budget Transfer No. 7 transferring $1,690 within the Communications budget
to augment approved Fiscal Year 2001/2002 Final Budget fixed asset for the
purchase of two radio repeaters. (4/5
vote required)
BT-7
20. Job
Training Director requests ratification of the following training vendor
contracts:
Vendor Maximum
Alkar
Computer & Training $35,260
Boston
Reed $3,726
High-Tech
Institute $12,154
New
Horizons Computer Learning
Center $10,000
Sequoia
Institute $8,000
Pacific
Union College $9,732
21. Acting
Library Director requests authorization to accept a California Library Services
Act Grant in the amount of $24,000 for Fiscal Year 2001/2002 for the Families
for Literacy component of the Library’s Adult Literacy Program.
22. Regional Coordinator requests approval of
and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with the State of
California Employment Development Department for $188,598 for the term April 1,
2001 through June 30, 2003 to provide Workforce Investment Act Programs to
youth. A-4561
23. Regional Coordinator requests
authorization for out-of-state travel for David Parkinson, Regional Analyst, to
attend the Workforce Excellence Academy in San Antonio, Texas, from August
14-17, 2001, at an estimated cost of $2,500.
24. County Administrator requests approval of
and authorization for Chairman to sign the letter transmitting the response to
the 2000/2001 Grand Jury Third Mid-Year Final Report to the Presiding Judge of
the Superior Court.
25. Approve
minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meetings of June 19 (Continued from July 31,
2001) and June 26, 2001.
26. Discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar.
NONE
APPROVED CONSENT
CALENDAR NUMBERS 5 THROUGH 25.
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Set
Matters
27.
9:00 a.m. - Public Hearing - Special
Meeting:
Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Directors of
the Silverado Community Services
District.
(SEE SILVERADO
COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT MINUTES)
28.
9:00 a.m. - Public Hearing - Special
Meeting:
Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Directors of
the Lake Berryessa Resort
Improvement District.
(SEE LAKE BERRYESSA RESORT
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MINUTES)
29.
9:00 a.m. - Public Hearing - Special
Meeting:
Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Directors of
the Napa-Berryessa Resort Improvement District.
(SEE NAPA-BERRYESSA RESORT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MINUTES)
30.
9:00 a.m. - Public Hearing - Special
Meeting:
Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Trustees of
the Monticello Public Cemetery
District.
(SEE MONTICELLO
PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICT MINUTES)
31. 9:30 a.m.
- Public Hearing:
A. Director of Public Works requests the
following actions relating to the assessments for County Service Area No. 3
(CSA 3):
i) Accept
assessments for structural fire protection (the “Fire Protection Assessment”)
and street side landscaping, street lighting and street sweeping services (the
“Street Assessment”) proposed for adoption in CSA 3 by the Board in Resolution
00-70 and to determine whether, or to what extent, to adopt the Fire Protection
Assessment and/or the Street Assessment for the 2001/2002 Fiscal Year; and
ii)
Adopt a resolution
levying the Street Assessment and the Fire Protection
Assessment in CSA 3 for the 2001/2002 Fiscal Year.
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED – ASSESSMENTS
ACCEPTED
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
ADOPTED RESOLUTION BW-V-L-D-R
B.
Open Public Hearing and accept
public testimony on the Fiscal Year
2001/2002
budget, with a total appropriation of $193,611.
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED – TESTIMONY ACCEPTED
C.
Close Public Hearing and continue
consideration to a Special Meeting on
August 14, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. for final adoption.
PUBLIC
HEARING CLOSED
APPROVED
REQUEST
32. 10:00
a.m. - Director of Public Works/Aviation
requests discussion on the role of the Napa County Airport after a presentation
by David Dietz and Mike Shutt of Shutt Moen Associates.
PRESENTATION MADE
33. 10:30 a.m. - Public Hearing - Board to
consider appeal filed by Nicholas R. Van Male, Attorney on behalf of Robert
Lichtman, Wesley and Lauren Thollender, Earl and Janet Thollender, Peggy
Pochini, Marie R. Rogers, Madonna Day, Bud and Lisa Pochini and Peter and Libby
Fourkas to the Conservation, Development and Planning Commission decision on
May 2, 2001 to approve Tom Eddy – Use Permit Request No. 00175-UP to establish
a 48,000 gallon/year winery within a proposed 10,200 square foot winery
structure with retail sales by appointment only, a marketing plan, and custom
production activities for 3 custom producers involving crushing, fermentation,
barrel aging, bottling and utilizing up to 15,400 gallons/year of the proposed
total production capacity, located on a 14± acre
parcel on the northeast side of State Highway 128, at the Napa/Sonoma County
line within the Agricultural Watershed (AW) Zoning District. 3870 Highway
128. (Assessor’s Parcel No.
017-110-001)
Environmental
Determination: Negative Declaration
adopted.
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
PUBLIC HEARING REOPENED
PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO AUGUST 21, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M.
BW-V-L-D-R
34. 11:15 a.m. - Don Peterson and Dale Wagerman, Napa County's
legislative lobbyists, to provide status report.
STATUS REPORT PRESENTED
35. 1:30 p.m. - Recess to the Napa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District meeting.
(SEE NAPA COUNTY
FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT MINUTES)
36. 2:00 p.m. - Recess to the Napa County Flood Protection and
Watershed Improvement Authority Special
Meeting.
(SEE NAPA COUNTY FLOOD
PROTECTION AND WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY DISTRICT MINUTES)
Regular Calendar
37. Director of Public Works requests
approval of a proposal from the Arts and Culture Committee of the Napa Chamber
of Commerce to place a 30' x 14' mural on the north-facing wall of the Carither's
Building, at no cost to the County.
APPROVED REQUEST BW-V-L-D-R
38. Clerk of the Board requests appointment
of one (1) person from the following applicants to serve on the Airport Land
Use Commission:
Applicants
Michael
J. Baldini Marc
B. Francis
John C.
Fiore Gary
E. Wooton
THE BOARD APPOINTED GARY E. WOOTON.
D-V-L-BW-R
CHAIRMAN RIPPEY SUGGESTED THAT THE ABOVE APPLICANTS BE ENCOURAGED TO
APPY FOR FUTURE OPENINGS ON THE AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION.
39. 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 January 1, 2003:
Applicants Category
of Appointment
Julie Huntington de Polo Member
Cynthia D. Meza "
Jorge B. Lopez, M.P.A. "
Carmen J. Garcia "
SUPERVISOR WAGENKNECHT NOMINATED AND THE BOARD APPOINTED JULIE
HUNTINGTON DE POLO.
BW-V-L-D-R
40. County Counsel requests adoption of a
resolution condemning the practice of Steer-tailing as an inhumane and cruel
activity.
ADOPTED RESOLUTION V-BW-L-D-R R-01-88
41. Discussion
and possible action regarding legislation.
NONE
42. Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports
and Announcements.
STAFF
WAS INSTRUCTED TO SELECT FUTURE DATES IN WHICH TO SCHEDULE CONTINUED PUBLIC
HEARINGS ON THE NAPA SANITATION DISTRICT – GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST #GPA
95-06 AND THREE (3) APPEALS FILED AS TO THE DECISION OF THE CONSERVATION,
DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION ON APRIL 18, 2001 TO APPROVE HCV NAPA
ASSOCIATES LLC - USE PERMIT REQUEST #98177-UP - DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO CONSTRUCT A
RESORT, GOLF COURSE, AND CONVENTION CENTER ON A 405-ACRE SITE LOCATED WITHIN
AND ADJACENT TO THE NAPA AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL AREA SPECIFIC PLAN BUSINESS PARK.
43. Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda
Items.
NONE
44. Closed
Session regarding:
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)
CLOSED
SESSION HELD – NO REPORT
Adjournment
ADJOURN TO BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2001 AT 9:00 A.M.
MIKE
RIPPEY
Chairman
ATTEST:
MARY JEAN MCLAUGHLIN
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
TERI SISSON
Supervising 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