MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF NAPA
January 27, 2004
1. Call
to Order; Roll Call.
THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY,
JANUARY 27, 2004 AT 9:00 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: CHAIRPERSON MARK LUCE, SUPERVISORS
BILL
DODD, BRAD WAGENKNECHT AND DIANE DILLON.
SUPERVISOR RIPPEY WAS EXCUSED AT ROLL CALL BUT ARRIVED DURING ITEM
3. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY
CHAIR LUCE AT 9:00 A.M.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Presentations
and Commendations.
A. Director of Health and Human Services to discuss the Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship Program and the California State Association of Counties Award received in November 2003.
PRESENTATION MADE
4. Public Comment.
LLOYD LUCAS SPOKE REGARDING THE STREET LIGHT SCHEDULED TO BE INSTALLED AT HIGHWAY 121 AND CIRCLE OAKS DRIVE. MR. LUCAS PRESENTED A PETITION CONTAINING 152 SIGNATURES FROM NEIGHBORS WHO ARE OPPOSED TO THE STREET LIGHT BEING INSTALLED, AND REQUESTED THE BOARD PLACE THIS ISSUE ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
CHAIR LUCE DIRECTED STAFF TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER IN RESPONSE TO MR. LUCAS’ COMMENTS.
5. Department Directors’ Reports and Announcements.
PAM KINDIG, AUDITOR-CONTROLLER,
INTRODUCED CRAIG GOODMAN, THE COUNTY’S NEW ASSISTANT AUDITOR-CONTROLLER.
CRAIG GOODMAN STATED HE WAS
PLEASED TO BE WORKING FOR NAPA COUNTY.
JOHN TUTEUR,
ASSESSOR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK/REGISTRAR OF VOTERS REPORTED THAT EARLY VOTING
FOR THE MARCH 2004 PRIMARY WILL BEGIN FEBRUARY 2, 2004 FOR THE COUNTY AND THE
CITY OF NAPA, AND ON FEBRUARY 23, 2004 FOR THE CITIES OF ST. HELENA, AMERICAN
CANYON, CALISTOGA AND THE TOWN OF YOUNTVILLE.
MR. TUTEUR REPORTED THE EXPENSES FOR THE OCTOBER 7, 2003 SPECIAL ELECTION WERE $261,648.41, OF WHICH $230,000 WAS GENERAL FUND MONEY NOT PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED. HE STATED COUNTIES ARE WORKING TO RECEIVE STATE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE COSTS.
6A. Chief Probation Officer requests approval of
and authorization for the Chair to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4776
with ALDEA Children and Family Services increasing the amount by $20,807 for a
new maximum of $119,026 to provide individual and family counseling for Juvenile
Court wards. A-4776
(AMEND.
1)
6B. County Fire Chief and County Executive
Officer/Purchasing Agent request the following actions for County Vehicle 8038,
a 1974 Van Pelt fire engine:
1) Declare the fire engine as surplus and no longer required for public use; and
2) Authorize the sale of the engine to North West Lassen Fire Protection District for $2,500.
6C. Director of Health and Human
Services requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign the
renewal of Agreement No. 4444 with Napa County Office of Education for a
maximum of $57,744 for the term January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 to
provide a Special Education/Early Childhood Instructor for the Therapeutic
Child Care Center. A-4444
6D. Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement with Drug Abuse Alternatives Center for a maximum of $2,000 for the term June 26, 2003 through June 30, 2004 to provide outpatient alcohol and drug counseling services.
A-6241
6E. Director of Health and Human
Services requests approval to submit the Public Health Preparedness &
Response to Bioterrorism Application to the California Department of Health
Services (CDHS) for continuation of Bioterrorism funding for Fiscal Year
2003/2004.
6F. Director of Public Works requests
adoption of a resolution approving application for grant funds under per capita
grant program of the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood
Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 (Proposition 40) to encumber $1.1
million, and authorizing $100,000 to be passed through to the City of Napa to
increase its Program allocation.
R-04-07
6G. County Counsel requests adoption of resolution authorizing the
release of a General Assistance Lien recorded in 1955. R-04-08
6H. County Executive Officer requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to assign
County Agreement No. 4303 with David Early dba Design,
Community and Environment, Inc. to Wolfe Mason Associates, a successor
corporation. A-4303
6I. County Executive Officer requests
approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement with the Local
Agency Formation Commission of Napa County for reimbursement to the County for
administrative support services provided for the term July 1, 2003 through
June 30, 2004. A-4433
6J. County Executive Officer requests
approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign a Land Tenure Agreement
with the Division of Fairs and Expositions, Department of Food and Agriculture,
State of California for the term January 27, 2004 through January 26, 2024
committing the County's continued use of fairground property for fairground
purposes in return
for annual financial allocations from the
State of California. A-6243
7. Discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar.
NONE
APPROVED
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 6A THROUGH 6K.
BD-BW-MR-DD-ML
8A. 10:00
A.M. Joint Meeting with the
Conservation, Development and Planning Commission.
Discussion with the Conservation, Development and Planning
Commission and possible action by the Board of Supervisors regarding:
1)
Various aspects of processing
winery use permits.
2)
Current membership of Airport
Land Use Commission and possible alternatives.
3)
Code enforcement and code
compliance operations as it relates to use permit conditions of approval.
8A. Continued
4)
Options for implementing
Design Review.
5) Presentation
by the Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding the Total Maximum Daily
Load (TMDL) Study.
DISCUSSION HELD AND
PRESENTATION MADE – NO ACTION TAKEN
8B. 1:30 P.M. Director of Public Works and Christopher Farrar of the United States Geological Survey to discuss a report entitled Ground-Water Resources in the Lower Milliken–Sarco–Tulocay Creeks Area, Southeastern Napa County, California, 2000–2002.
DISCUSSION
HELD
9A. Director
of Public Works and Napa Sanitation District to discuss and request approval of
and authorization for the Chair to sign a letter of support for the Napa
Sanitation District proposal to perform a feasibility study of an aquifer
storage and recovery well to store reclaimed wastewater in winter months for
use during the summer irrigation season.
APPROVED
REQUEST BW-DD-BD-MR-ML
9B. Napa
County Privacy Officer and County Counsel to present update on activities
related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (HIPAA)
implementation requirements.
Six (6) appointments
with the term expiring October 1, 2005
Marilyn Y. Dunn * Elisabeth Frater **
Patricia Neil McDermott Kim Meredith
Holly S. Morris ** Samuel J. Reyes, Sr.*
Barbara M. Stone Jeanette “Jenny” Valassopoulos
Esbeyda Villares ** Wendy Walsh
Carol Marie Whichard
THE BOARD RE-APPOINTED MARILYN Y. DUNN, OLGA LIVIA CRUZ AND SAMUEL J. REYES, SR., AND APPOINTED PATRICIA NEIL MCDERMOTT,
CAROL MARIE WHICHARD AND JEANETTE VALASSOPOULOS.
BD-DD-MR-BW-ML
9C. Continued
One (1) appointment
with the term expiring October 1, 2004
Esbeyda Villares**
*Incumbent
**
Applied for both of the above terms
THE BOARD APPOINTED
ELISABETH FRATER.
BD-DD-MR-BW-ML
Applicants
Richard F. Luthy, Jr.
*
Incumbent
THE
BOARD RE-APPOINTED DENNIS SCHERZINGER.
ML-BD-MR-BW-DD
10. Legislative Items.
11. Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.
SUPERVISOR WAGENKNECHT STATED HE
WANTED TO ENSURE THE COUNTY AND NAPA SANITATION DISTRICT WERE BOTH INVOLVED
WITH THE RECYCLED WATER MASTER PLANNING.
SUPERVISOR LUCE RESPONDED THAT THE
NAPA SANITATION DISTRICT HAS BEEN INVOLVED AND ONE OF THE PROJECTS LOOKED AT
WAS THE REGENERATION OF THE SALT MARSHES AND BRINGING WATER TO THAT AREA.
SUPERVISOR DODD REPORTED THAT HE
AND SUPERVISOR WAGENKNECHT PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING
ON JANUARY 22, 2004, AND STATED THE
BOARD APPROVED THEIR FIRST PROJECT.
SUPERVISOR DODD REPORTED THAT HE AND
SUPERVISOR DILLON ATTENDED THE NAPA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY MEETING
ON JANUARY 21, 2004, AND STATED THE AGENCY APPROVED A $60,000 EXPENDITURE TO
REVIEW A HALF-CENT SALES TAX PROPOSAL FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS.
12. Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.
NONE
13. County Executive Officer Reports and Announcements.
WILLIAM CHIAT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REPORTED THE COUNTY SAVED APPROXIMATELY $319,800 BY TAKING TWO FURLOUGH DAYS IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY.
MR. CHIAT REPORTED THE
LEGISLATIVE SUB-COMMITTEE MET
JANUARY 26, 2004 AND DISCUSSED
SENATE BILL 744 (SB 744), BY SENATOR DUNN, THAT WOULD MOVE AUTHORITY TO THE
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO OVERRIDE HOUSING PROJECT
DECISIONS BY COUNTY BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS AND CITY COUNCILS. HE STATED SB 744 PASSED THE SENATE AND WILL
NOW BE PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY FOR A VOTE.
MR. CHIAT REPORTED THAT ON
JANUARY 26, 2004 HE AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN A CONFERENCE CALL
WITH OTHER COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS REGARDING THE STATE BUDGET. MR. CHIAT STATED THERE ARE CURRENTLY
DISCUSSIONS IN SACRAMENTO TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES TO EDUCATION REVENUE
AUGMENTATION FUNDS (ERAF) TO SHIFT $1.3 BILLION FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO THE
STATE.
MR. CHIAT ALSO REPORTED ON THE
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 21, 2004, THE PROGRESS OF THE
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT TEAM, AND THE EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION PROGRAM BEING
IMPLEMENTED.
HE ANNOUNCED THAT ON MONDAY,
JANUARY 26, 2004, THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM KICK-OFF
HELD AT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND OUTLINED THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM.
MR. CHIAT ALSO STATED HE IS
SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH THE NAPA CONFERENCE AND VISITORS’ BUREAU (CVB) TO
DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL OF JOINT PROJECTS AND THE POTENTIAL OF COUNTY
REPRESENTATION ON THE CVB BOARD.
14. Closed Session.
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code Section 54956.9 (a))
Name of case: Jorge Deharo, Hector Olvera, Latinos Unidos de Napa, an Unincorporated Association v. County of Napa et. al. (Case No. 26-22255)
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 3, 2004
AT 9:00 A.M.
_____________________________________
MARK LUCE, Chairperson
ATTEST: _____________________________________
PAMELA MILLER, Clerk of the Board
KEY
Vote: ML =
Mark Luce; DD = Diane Dillon; BD = Bill Dodd; MR = Mike Rippey; BW = Brad
Wagenknecht
The maker of the motion and second are reflected
respectively in the order of the recorded vote.
Notations
under Vote: N = No; X = Excused; A =
Abstain