MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF NAPA
August 14, 2001
1.
Call to Order.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR
SESSION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2001 AT 9:00 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
PRESENT: CHAIRMAN MIKE RIPPEY,
SUPERVISORS MARK LUCE, BILL DODD AND BRAD WAGENKNECHT. SUPERVISOR MEL VARRELMAN WAS EXCUSED.
2. Pledge of
Allegiance.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY GARY LIEBERSTEIN LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
3. Public Comment
AL CARDWELL SPOKE CONCERNING HIS APPLICATION FOR CHANGED ASSESSMENT
OF HIS PROPERTY TAXES.
KENNETH R. DALY ADVISED THE BOARD OF AN ALLEDGED PARCEL OF LAND THAT
IS LANDLOCKED WITHIN A VINEYARD OWNED BY
DONALD HARMS, WHO RESIDES AT 3185 DRY CREEK ROAD. MR. DALY INDICATED THE APPROXIMATE 1 ACRE
PARCEL WAS SOLD IN 1860 BY HIS
ANCESTORS TO NAPA COUNTY FOR $1 TO HOLD THE PROPERTY IN TRUST AS A
CEMETERY. MR. DALY REQUESTED THE COUNTY
RE-ESTABLISH RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES OF THE PARCEL AND PROVIDE
SECURITY FENCING. MR. DALY SUGGESTED
EITHER A MAINTENANCE BUDGET BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE CEMETERY OR THAT IT BE GIVEN
BACK TO THE ORIGINAL
OWNERS OR THEIR DECENDENTS.
THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AND SUPERVISOR MARK
LUCE, AS THE DISTRICT SUPERVISOR.
4. Department Heads’ Reports and
Announcements.
CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER JIM ROLAND ADVISED THAT NAPA COUNTY’S
PROPOSAL FOR THE USE OF CPA 2000 FUNDS WERE APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF
CORRECTIONS AND A PROGRESS REPORT IS DUE TO THE STATE ON AUGUST 15, 2001 THAT
REQUIRES BOARD APPROVAL.
THE BOARD ACCEPTED THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND REFERRED TO STAFF
ACCORDINGLY.
Consent
Calendar
5. Chief Probation Officer requests
authorization for out-of-state travel for Amy Stout, Deputy Probation Officer,
and Lisa DeLaca, Juvenile Hall Counselor, to attend the Rocky Mountain
Conference on Restorative Community Justice in Keystone, Colorado, from
September 3-6, 2001 at an estimated cost not to exceed $2,200.
6. District Attorney requests amendment of
the Departmental Allocation List adding one (1) Limited Term District Attorney
Investigator and one (1) Limited Term Senior Account Clerk to be funded by the
Gang Suppression Grant, effective August 18, 2001.
7. Auditor-Controller
requests the following:
A.
Adoption of a resolution adopting the tax rates for
Fiscal Year 2001-2002
Secured
Tax Roll; R-01-95
B.
Adoption of a resolution establishing Fiscal Year
2001-2002 appropriation
limit and estimated revenue subject to the
limit for the County of Napa, as required by Article XIII-B of the California
Constitution; and
R-01-101
C.
Authorization to prepare the necessary accounting entries
to close the
financial
books for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2001.
8. Director of Health and Human
Services Agency requests approval to submit continuation of funding grant
applications to the Napa County Child and Families Commission for the term
March 1, 2002 through February 28, 2003 in an amount totaling $229,723 for the
Therapeutic Child Care Center and the Touchpoints Training Project.
APPROVED, AS AMENDED TO
INDICATED NAPA COUNTY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COMMISSION (RATHER THAN NAPA COUNTY
CHILD AND FAMILIES COMMISSION).
9. Director of Health and Human
Services Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign
renewal of Agreement No. 946 with the California Department of Veteran's
Affairs for release of FY 2001/2002 State funding for the County Veterans
Service Office.
A-946
10. Director of Health and Human
Services Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the
renewal of Agreement No. 4204 with Alternatives for Better Living, for a
maximum of $115,850, for the term July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002, for
provision of services to the Napa County Drug Court.
A-4204
11. Director
of Public Works requests adoption of a resolution restricting the parking,
stopping, and standing of vehicles on portions of Coombsville Road along Mt.
George School.
R-01-94
12. Director
of Public Works requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an
agreement with Franks Janitorial Service for a maximum of $4,020 for the term
August 14, 2001 through June 30, 2002, with an option for automatic annual
renewal, for office cleaning at the County's Records Center located at 994
Kaiser Road.
A-4562
13. Director of Public Works requests
approval of and authorization for Chairman to execute Subordination Agreements
relating to County Lease Agreements Nos. 3399 and 4506, with the Norman and
Else Madsen 1992 Revocable Trust, for office space located at 1710 Soscol
Avenue.
A-4506A
A-3399A
14. Director of Public Works requests
amendment of the Departmental Allocation List adding one (1) full-time Account
Clerk II position and deleting one (1) half-time Account Clerk II position,
effective September 1, 2001.
15. Director of Public Works requests
approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Michael
Ross ♦ Charles Drulis Architects & Planners, Inc., of Sonoma, CA, for
a maximum of $920,918 for the term August 20, 2001 through August 31, 2005, to
prepare plans, specifications and engineering, assistance with construction
bidding and administration, and coordination activities with the Board of
Corrections for the expansion and modernization of the Napa County Juvenile
Justice Center.
A-4535
16. Acting Library Director requests approval
to apply for a grant in the amount of $3,547 from the California State Library
for Fiscal Year 2001-02 for the Public Library Staff Education Program.
APPROVED, AS AMENDED TO INDICATED
A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,095 (RATHER THAN $3,547).
17. Job Training Director requests approval
of and authorization for Chairman to sign the following agreements for the term
July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 for client job skills training:
A. Agreement with Boston Reed Company
for a maximum of $8,000; and
A-4557
B. Agreement with Palkar, Inc. for a
maximum of $40,000.
A-4558
18. Job Training Director requests approval
of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with the Napa Valley
College at a cost not to exceed $94,961 for the term May 1, 2001 through
September 30, 2002 for activities related to Caregiving Training Initiative
grant program.
A-4556
19. Local
Enforcement Agency Manager requests:
A.
Adoption of a resolution authorizing the submittal of an
application to the
California
Integrated Waste Management Board for the 2001/02 Waste
Tire Enforcement Grant in the
amount of $32,894 for the term September, 2001 through April, 2004; and
R-01-87
B.
Authorization for the Assistant County Administrator to
execute the
required documents.
20. Regional Coordinator requests
approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an application for a
$750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability
Employment Policy to build capacity in local One-Stop Centers to provide
customized employment services.
21. Approve
minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meetings of July 10, 2001.
22. Discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar.
NONE
APPROVED CONSENT CALENDAR NUMBERS 5 THROUGH 21, AS AMENDED. D-L-V-BW-R
X
Set
Matters
23.
9:00 a.m. - Auditor-Controller requests approval of the final appropriation and
revenue levels, and adoption of a resolution establishing the total financing
requirements for Fiscal Year 2001/02 Final Budget for County Service Area No. 3
governed by the Board of Supervisors.
(Public Hearing Closed)
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION BW-L-V-D-R R-01-93
X
24.
9:00 a.m. - Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Directors of the Silverado
Community Services District.
(SEE
SILVERADO COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT MINUTES)
25.
9:00 a.m. - Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Directors of the Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement
District.
(SEE LAKE BERRYESSA RESORT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
MINUTES)
26.
9:00 a.m. - Board of Supervisors sitting as
the Board of Directors of the Napa-Berryessa
Resort Improvement District:
(SEE NAPA-BERRYESSA RESORT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MINUTES)
27.
9:00 a.m. - Board of Supervisors sitting as
the Board of Trustees of the Monticello
Public Cemetery District.
(SEE
MONTICELLO PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICT MINUTES)
28. 9:30 a.m. - Captain Jim McLaughlin, California
Highway Patrol, to report on success of 'Saturation Patrols' to reduce injuries
and accidents.
PRESENTATION MADE.
THE BOARD REQUESTED CHP, NAPA AREA
ENFORCEMENT DATA/CITATION COUNTS FOR CARNEROS HIGHWAY.
29. 2:00 p.m. - Recess to the Napa County
Flood Protection and Watershed Improvement Authority meeting.
(SEE NAPA COUNTY FLOOD PROTECTION AND
WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES)
Regular Calendar
30. Clerk of the Board request appointment of the
following three (3) persons to serve on the Napa County Commission on Self
Esteem. Appointees to be nominated by
the Supervisors as listed below with the specified terms of office:
Applicants
Dee M.
Cage
Douglas
T. Draeger
Robert
Lee Carr
Category
of Appointment Term of Office
Supervisor
Mark Luce 1-1-02
Supervisor
Mel Varrelman 1-1-04
Supervisor
Bill Dodd 1-1-03
SUPERVISOR DODD NOMINATED AND THE BOARD APPOINTED ROBERT LEE CARR
WITH THE TERM OF OFFICE TO EXPIRE JANUARY 1, 2003. BW-L-V-D-R
X X
30.
Continued
CONTINUED THE APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE BY SUPERVISOR
MARK LUCE AND SUPERVISOR MEL VARRELMAN TO AUGUST 21, 2001.
31. Discussion
and possible action regarding legislation.
COUNTY COUNSEL ROBERT WESTMEYER ADVISED REGARDING THE SENATE PASSAGE
OF AB 1550, A BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW THE COUNTY TO ESTABLISH A FARMWORKER
HOUSING SERVICE AREA TO FUND FARMWORKER HOUSING.
32. Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports
and Announcements.
SUPERVISOR
BILL DODD REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 12/JAMISON CANYON STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE
SPIRIT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN LOCAL AND SOLANO COUNTY OFFICIALS AND CAL TRANS. SUPERVISOR DODD ADVISED THAT STEERING
COMMITTEE MEETINGS WOULD BE HELD QUARTERLY.
33. Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda
Items.
NONE
34. Closed
Session regarding:
A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9 (a))
i)
Name of Case: Napa Citizens for Honest Government et al.,
Plaintiffs
and Appellants, v. Napa County Board of Supervisors, Defendant and
Appellant.A089095 (Napa County Superior Court No. 26-04014)
CLOSED SESSION HELD – NO REPORT
ii)
Name of Case: County of Napa/Deputy Sheriff's Association
(CSMCS Case No. ARB-00-0423, NB 2000)
THE BOARD AUTHORIZED COUNSEL TO FILE A REQUEST FOR
REHEARING. L-BW-V-D-R
X
B. Conference
with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation
Initiation
of litigation pursuant to Government Code
Section
54956.9(c): Bonanno v. Central Contra
Costa Transit Authority (participating as amici)
THE BOARD AUTHORIZED COUNSEL TO FILE AN AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF
THE CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
BW-D-L-V-R
X X
Adjournment
ADJOURNED TO BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 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