MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF NAPA
September 25, 2001
1. Call to
Order.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR
SESSION, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 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.
DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS DAN CUNNINGHAM LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
3. Public
Comment.
NONE
4. Department Heads’ Reports and
Announcements.
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TERRY LONGORIA PRESENTED THE
BOARD WITH GEL PENS AND CLIFFORD BOOKS IN SPANISH WHICH ARE GIVEN TO CHILDREN
WHEN THEY RECEIVE THEIR IMMUNIZATIONS.
MS. LONGORIA REPORTED THAT FLU SHOTS WOULD BE ON SCHEDULE THIS YEAR.
ACTING LIBRARY DIRECTOR JANET MCCOY REPORTED THAT OCTOBER 14, 2001
WILL BE THE FIRST DAY THAT THE NAPA CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN THE
FOLLOWING EXPANED HOURS:
SUNDAY 2:00
P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
MONDAY 8:00
P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
TUESDAY 8:00
P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
MS. MCCOY ALSO REPORTED ON INCIDENT HANDLING AND REPORTING.
MS. MCCOY GAVE A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE NEW LIBRARY IN AMERICAN
CANYON.
Consent
Calendar
5. Chief Probation Officer requests
amendment of the Departmental Allocation List to delete one (1) Deputy
Probation Officer III and add one (1) Limited Term Deputy Probation Officer III
to the Probation Department, effective September 2, 2001, to implement AB 1913,
the Crime Prevention Act of 2000.
6. District Attorney and Chief Probation
Officer request the following actions related to the Victim Compensation and
Government Claims Board:
A. Adoption of a resolution authorizing the
District Attorney and the Chief Probation Officer to enter into restitution
contracts with the State of California; and
R-01-117
B. Approval of and authorization for the
District Attorney and the Chief Probation Officer to each sign agreements with
the State Board of Control for $56,621 and $23,884 respectively, for the term
July 1, 2001 through
7. Assessor/Recorder-County
Clerk requests the following actions related to the upgrade of the
Recorder-Clerk computer system:
A.
Approval of Budget Transfer No. 22
transferring $69,488 from the
Modernization, Micrographics and Vital Statistics trust
funds;
BT-22
B. Approval
to establish as a fixed asset one server in the Recorder-Clerk budget; and
C. Approval
to establish as fixed assets two routing switches in the Information Technology
Services budget.
8. Auditor-Controller requests
authorization to pay extraordinary travel expenses incurred by County employees
attending various out-of-state conferences as a result of terrorist acts in
Washington, D.C. and New York City.
9. Director of Health and Human Services
Agency requests approval of the Napa County In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
Advisory Committee's Bylaws effective September 2001. (Bylaws on file with the Clerk of the Board)
10. Director of Health and Human Services
Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal
of Agreement No. 4348 with J. Michael Murphy, EdD., for a maximum of $13,860
for the term July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 to provide consultation
services regarding children at risk.
A-4348
11. Director of Health and Human Services
Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal
of Agreement No. 4074 with Martin L. Forst, Ph.D., for a maximum of $10,000 for
the term July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 to provide evaluation services for
the County Tobacco Control Plan.
A-4074
12. Director of Health and Human Services
Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal
of Agreement No. 4000 with Community Resources for Children for a maximum of
$750,000 for the term July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 to administer and make
direct payments to providers of child care services.
A-4000
13. Director of Health and Human Services
Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign renewals of
the following agreements with Napa County Council for Economic Opportunity,
Inc. (NCCEO) for the term July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002:
A.
Agreement No. 4070 for a maximum of $33,752 to provide
community services in the CalWORK's Program; and
A-4070
B. Agreement No. 4278 for a maximum of
$2,768 to provide counseling services to specific clients of Child Welfare
Services and Children's Behavioral Health Programs.
A-4278
14.
Director of Health and Human Services Agency requests
approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the following agreements for
the term July 1, 2001 through June 30,
2002 to provide counseling
services in the Children's Behavioral Health and Child Welfare Services
Programs:
A. Renewal of Agreement No. 4149 with
Alternatives for Better Living, Inc. for a maximum of $1,500;
A-4149
B. Renewal of Agreement No. 3749 with Ron
Haimowitz, Ph.D., for a maximum of $9,792;
A-3749
C. Agreement with Gregory Matsumoto,
PsyD., for a maximum of $5,884; and
A-4591
D. Agreement with Carol Nagle, LCSW, for a
maximum of $1,460.
A-4592
15. Director of Health and Human Services
Agency requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the
following amendments to Agreement No. 3897A with the California Department of
Health Services (CDHS) regarding Medi-Cal Administrative Activities:
A. Amendment No. 1 increasing the amount by
$260,000 for a new maximum of $350,000 for the term July 1, 1999 through June
30, 2000; and
B. Amendment No. 1 increasing the amount
by $500,000 for a new maximum of $860,000 for the term July 1, 2000 through
June 30, 2003.
A-3897A
(AMEND. 1)
16. Director of Health and Human Services
Agency requests approval of revisions to the executed grant agreement with the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Transitional
Residential Alliance and Integrated Network (TRAIN) project.
17. Director of Public Works requests
approval of plans and specifications for the "Concrete Repairs at Various
Locations Project, " RDS 00-21, authorization to advertise for bids and
setting 3:30 p.m., on October 25, 2001 for opening of sealed bids.
18.
Director of Public Works requests authorization for
out-of-state travel for Linda Hoy, Public Works Accounting and Computer Systems
Supervisor, and Kim Henderson, Staff Services Analyst, to attend the Cascade
Automated Management Systems (CAMS)
Annual Conference in Eugene,
Oregon, from October 16 through 19, 2001 at an estimated cost of $1,200.
19.
Director of Public Works requests approval of and
authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Quincy Engineering for a
maximum of $152,500 for the term September 25, 2001 through June 30, 2002 for
the design of traffic flow improvements at the intersection of Highway
29/Highway12/Airport Boulevard.
SUPERVISOR DODD COMMENDED DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
KEN JOHANSON FOR HIS GOOD WORK IN BRINGING ABOUT THE ABOVE DESIGN
PROJECT. A-4593
20. Director of Public Works/Aviation
requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign a lease agreement
(Lease No. DTFA08-99-L-19201) with the Federal Aviation Administration for no
monetary consideration, for the term July 1, 1999 through September 30, 2001
with an option for automatic annual renewal through September 30, 2020, for the
Napa County Airport sites on which the Air Traffic Control Tower and the
Rotating Beam Ceilometer are located.
A-4590
21. Director of Public Works requests award
of the contract for the “Airport Boulevard Widening Project,” RDS 01-17, to
Heide and Williams of Napa, California, for their low bid of $294,517.70, and
authorization for Chairman to sign the construction contract.
22. Clerk of the Board
requests appointment of the following persons to the Measure A Financial
Oversight Committee with the terms of office listed below:
Representing Term
Expires
Robert A. Biale Agricultural
Industry January
1, 2004
Kevin Wynne City
of American Canyon January
1, 2004
23. County Counsel requests approval of and
authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4489 with
Curiale Dellaverson, Hirschfeld, Kelly & Kraemer, LLP, increasing the
amount by $50,000 for a new maximum of $172,000 for additional legal fees in
connection with binding interest arbitration matter between the County and the
Napa County Deputy Sheriff's Association.
24. Regional Coordinator requests approval of
and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with the Workforce
Investment Board of Solano County, Inc. for $227,516 for the term March 1, 2001
through June 30, 2002 to coordinate and implement the Caregiver Training
Initiative in Solano County.
A-4594
25. County Administrator requests approval of
and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with the Napa County
Resource Conservation District for a maximum of $3,125 for the term September
25, 2001 through December 31, 2001 for cost share match for the Sustainable
Winegrowing Manual Project.
A-4595
26. County Administrator/Purchasing Agent
requests authorization to declare certain items as surplus, remove them from
inventory, and dispose of them at public auction. (Complete list on file with the Clerk of the Board)
27. Approve minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meeting of August 14,
2001.
28. Discussion
of items removed from the Consent Calendar.
NONE
APPROVED CONSENT CALENDAR NUMBERS 5
THROUGH 27.
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Set
Matters
29.
9:05 a.m. - Public Hearing - Presentation by Scott Duyan, Head of School, on
the construction of the Blue Oak School located on former County property at
1436 Polk and 1201 Franklin Streets in the City of Napa.
PRESENTATION
MADE
30.
9:10 a.m. – Public Hearing - Board to
consider and approve the expenditures for the current fiscal year as
requested by the Sheriff, the District Attorney and the Director of Corrections
for the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (also known as the State
COPS Program).
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
APPROVED REQUEST V-BW-L-D-R
31.
9:15 a.m. - 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)
32. 9:30 a.m. – Public Hearing - Board to consider Application for Temporary
Event License Request No. 01008-E filed by Kristina Gargiulo/Nation Media Group
to hold an event Destination Health:Wellness in the Wine Country which will
provide a series of interactive and educational activities designed to relay an
overall message of a healthy lifestyle and include fitness classes, beauty
makeovers, cooking demos, massage, health screenings, rock climbing wall, reflexologist,
food, wine tastings, and music at St. Supery Winery on Saturday, September 29,
and Sunday, September 30, 2001, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with an overall
expected attendance of 3,000 persons at 8440 St. Helena Highway, Rutherford. (Assessor’s Parcel No. 030-190-019)
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
APPROVED REQUEST. STAFF WAS INSTRUCTED TO REVIEW THE PROCESS
WITH FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS BEING REQUIRED NINETY (90) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF
THE EVENT AND REPORT BACK WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. D-L-V-BW-R
A
33.
9:30 a.m. – Public Hearing - Board to
consider appeal filed by John L.
& Rue W. Ziegler, James & Margaret Watson, Erika Mee, Willis Blakewell
to the Conservation, Development and Planning Director’s decision of June 19,
2001 to approve Nextel Communication/Athene Neal-Site Plan Approval Request
File 00247-SPA to (1) construct an unmanned Nextel communication facility
consisting of a new 50’ tall (from
existing grade) “slimline” 12’2/4” diameter pole
generally located south of an existing barn on the subject property, and (2)
install a 3-panel array consisting of 6 antennas on
the top of the pole, each having a height of 8’, a
width of 5” and a depth of 12’, and (3) construct new ground-mounted telecom
support equipment consisting of a primary radio cabinet, primary power cabinet,
battery cabinet, telecommunication cabinet, telecommunication and power
connections all located within the existing barn building on the subject
property, and (4) install approximately 16 lineal feet of underground cable
between the new monopole and the equipment room, and (5) construct two new air
conditioning units on the roof of the equipment room, and (6) construct a new
emergency propane-powered back-up generator within a 5’ by 8’ area immediately
south of the new monopole, and (7) install a new propane storage tank within
an area of 5’ by 10’, approximately 60 feet south of the generator with
a new underground connection, and (8) install a new GPS antenna on the roof of
the existing barn, and (9) install underground cable between the equipment room
and an existing power pole west of the facility, and (10) install a facility
identification sign per County requirements at the property access drive at Mee
Lane, located on the south side of Mee Lane, approximately one quarter mile
east of the intersection of Mee Lane and Highway 29 within an Agricultural
Preserve (AP) Zoning District.
(Assessor’s Parcel No. 030-080-029)
953 (N) Mee Lane, St. Helena.
Environmental Determination: None required (Ministerial Act).
(Staff requests continuance of Public Hearing to
November 20, 2001 at 10:00 A.M.)
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED – NO TESTIMONY
PRESENTED
PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER
20, 2001 AT 10:00 A.M.
BW-V-L-D-R
34. 9:30 a.m. – Public Hearing - Board to
consider appeal filed by Stuart Sloan, et al., to a decision by the
Conservation, Development and Planning Commission on July 18, 2001 to approve
Kathryn Hall Winery – Use Permit Request No. 00166-UP to establish a winery
with an annual production of 18,000 gallons per year within a proposed 4,600
square foot winery building and for the following: (a) 6,400± square
feet of proposed caves attached to the winery; (b) private marketing
activities; and (c) to utilize an existing off-site wastewater pond. The winery site is 40.03 acres, located on
Auberge Road, a private road off of Rutherford Hill Road, 7,000± feet north of Silverado Trail
within an Agricultural Watershed (AW) Zoning District (Assessor’s Parcel No.
030-300-033); the wastewater pond is located on Assessor’s Parcel No.
030-300-026 SFAP, owned by Rutherford Hill Winery; and crosses Assessor’s
Parcel No. 030-300-034 SFAP.
Environmental Determination:
Negative Declaration adopted. (Continued From September 18, 2001)
STAFF WAS INSTRUCTED TO REVIEW THE ACTUAL COST OF PROCESSING AN
APPEAL VERSUS WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO PAY.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
SUPERVISOR VARRELMAN MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR
WAGENKNECHT TO DECLARE INTENT TO DENY THE APPEAL AND REFER TO COUNTY COUNSEL
FOR POSSIBLE MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL LANGUAGE FOR CONSIDERATION
BY THE BOARD ON OCTOBER 9, 2001 AT 9:25 A.M.
HOWEVER, FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, THE MOTION WAS WITHDRAWN.
PUBLIC HEARING REOPENED L-D-V-BW-R
THE BOARD DECLARED INTENT TO DENY THE APPEAL AND INSTRUCTED COUNTY
COUNSEL TO PREPARE RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINDING OF FACT AND DECISION ON THE
APPEAL INCLUDING CONCEPTUAL LANGUAGE AS STATED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO OCTOBER 9, 2001 AT 9:25 A.M. V-BW-L-D-R
N
N
35. 10:30 a.m. – Public Hearing - Board to consider appeal filed
by Thomas F. Carey, Attorney on behalf of Mario Perelli-Minetti Winery
to the Conservation, Development and Planning Director’s June 18, 2001 decision
to require a Use Permit for Minor Modification Request No. 00438-MOD for the
addition of three (3) custom producers (one an alternating proprietor) to the
existing 20,000 gallon winery. The
winery is located on an 8.8 acre parcel on the southwest side of Silverado
Trail approximately 500 feet southeast of Zinfandel Lane within an Agricultural
Preserve (AP) Zoning District.
(Assessor’s Parcel No. 030-250-006)
1443 Silverado Trail, St. Helena.
Environmental Determination: Exempt from California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA). Appellant Requests
Withdrawal of the Appeal.
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
THE BOARD ACCEPTED WITHDRAWAL OF THE
APPEAL.
BW-D-L-V-R
Regular Calendar
36. Discussion and possible action regarding
County contribution to the victims of the World Trade Center tragedy in New
York.
STAFF WAS INSTRUCTED TO
FORWARD LETTER TO CALIFORNIA COUNTIES SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
(CSAC) AND ALL CALIFORNIA COUNTIES REQUESTING THAT THEY JOIN IN MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS.
STAFF WAS INSTRUCTED TO
PREPARE BUDGET TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 FOR NAPA COUNTY’S CONTRIBUTION
TO THE TWIN TOWERS FUND (TO BE EARMARKED FOR FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND
PARAMEDICS).
37. Recognition of Proposition 36 Agency
Workgroup participants for their efforts in implementing the Substance Abuse
and Crime Prevention Act of 2000.
(Supervisor Dodd)
STAFF WAS INSTRUCTED TO FORWARD LETTERS OF APPRECIATION TO
PARTICIPANTS. D-BW-L-V-R
38. Discussion
and possible action including, but not limited to, the following legislation:
SB 497
(Sher): Land Use: Relating to Energy Conservation/Lot Line
Adjustments/
Certificates
of Compliance.
STAFF
WAS INSTRUCTED TO FORWARD A LETTER TO GOVERNOR DAVIS COMMUNICATING THAT THE
ABOVE LEGISLATION IS ONE INSTANCE WHERE
LOCAL CONTROL WOULD BE WELL SERVED.
V-BW-L-D-R
39. Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports
and Announcements.
SUPERVISOR
VARRELMAN EXPRESSED POPE VALLEY CONSTITUENTS' GRATIFICATION FOR THE BOARD’S
CONTRIBUTION FOR THEIR CEMETERY.
SUPERVISOR
LUCE REPORTED THAT THE SOLANO COUNTY COURT GRANTED NAPA SANITATION DISTRICT
RELIEF IN PENDING LITIGATION WITH REGARD TO THEIR PERMIT PROCESS.
SUPERVISOR
WAGENKNECHT SUGGESTED THE NEED TO SET PARAMETERS REGARDING WHEN A DECISION WILL
BE MADE ON THE NAPA SANITATION DISTRICT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT.
40. Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda
Items.
NON-SPECIFIC
DATE – GENERAL REVIEW OF COUNTY
ORDINANCES AND ENFORCABILITY.
(SUPERVISOR LUCE)
41. Closed
Session: None Scheduled.
CLOSED SESSION NOT HELD
Adjournment
ADJOURNED TO BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 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