MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF NAPA
October 15, 2002
1. Call
to Order.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR
SESSION, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2002 AT 9:00 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS
PRESENT: CHAIRMAN BILL DODD,
SUPERVISORS MARK LUCE, MEL VARRELMAN, MIKE RIPPEY AND BRAD WAGENKNECHT.
2. Pledge of
Allegiance.
MARTHA BURDICK, PUBLIC WORKS
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER, LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
3. Public Comment.
CHESTER BIENKOWSKI RAISED CONCERNS REGARDING THE DEADLINE TO FILE AN
EXTENSION FOR HIS PROPERTY TAXES, AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO HIS
PROPERTY DURING THE SEPTEMBER 2000 EARTHQUAKE. MR. BIENKOWSK MISSED THE DEADLINE TO FILE BY SEVERAL DAYS AND BELIEVES
THAT AUTOMATIC EXTENSIONS SHOULD BE GRANTED FOR EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES.
SUPERVISOR VARRELMAN RECOMMENDED MR. BIENKOWSKI OBTAIN AN APPLICATION
FOR CHANGED ASSESSMENT FOR COMPLETION AND SUBMITTAL TO THE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION.
4.
Department Heads’ Reports and Announcements.
LIZ JOHNSON, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, ANNOUNCED REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
WILL BE GOING OUT FOR A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL INTERNET SYSTEMS
RECOGNITION.
Consent Calendar
5. Chief
Probation Officer requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign
the following agreements for services benefiting participants in the Youth and
Family Resource Network Program and their families:
A.
Funding agreement with Boys and
Girls Club of American Canyon for $10,000 for the term October 15, 2002 through
June 30, 2003; A-4854
B. Agreement
with Community Action of Napa Valley for $20,000 for the term July 1, 2002
through June 30, 2003; and A-4855
C. Amendment
No. 1 to Agreement No. 4769 with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Napa and Marin
increasing the amount by $34,320 for a new maximum of $44,320.
A-4769
(AMEND.
1)
6. Director of Health and
Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the
following agreements for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 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 $500; and A-4149
B.
Agreement
with Daniel Garcia, LCSW, for a maximum of $2,184.
A-4856
7. Director
of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for
Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4705 with Preferred
Healthcare Registry, Inc., to provide occupational and physical therapy
services. A-4705
(AMEND.
1)
8.
Director of Health and Human
Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an
agreement with Thomas Jackson, M.D., for a maximum of $7,500 for the term July
1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 to provide services in the Outpatient Managed
Care Program.
A-4857
9. Director
of Health and Human Services requests approval to terminate Agreement No. 4015
with Buckelew Programs, Inc., effective November 15, 2002.
10. Director of Public Works requests the acceptance
of donations of building and construction materials and training tower from
various organizations and suppliers for use in the future Firefighters
Association training facility planned for the existing training site located on
State Veterans Home property adjacent to Rector Reservoir at 7294 Silverado
Trail.
11. Director
of Public Works requests authorization to submit a completed grant application
in the amount of $86,242 to the State of California Department of Parks and
Recreation from funds encumbered to Napa County under the Proposition 12 Parks
Bond Act of 2000 to assist the Skyline Park Entrance Redesign/Reconstruction
Project.
12. Director of Public Works requests the
following:
A. Approval
of and authorization for Chairman to sign a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA)
between the City of Calistoga and Napa County allowing inclusion of paving
within Calistoga City limits along Silverado Trail adjacent to paving within
Napa County; and
B. Approval
of plans and specifications for the “Overlay Various County Roads Project,” PW
02-13, authorization to advertise for bids and setting 3:30 P.M. on
November 7, 2002 for opening of sealed bids.
REMOVED
FROM THE AGENDA
13. Director of Public Works/Aviation
requests authorization for Chairman to sign a Certificate of Acceptance of an
Avigation and Hazard Easement Deed from Mike Kowaleski and Melissa D.
Kowaleski. (Assessor’s Parcel No.
057-151-027)
14. Director of Public Works/Aviation
requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with
Tallwood Management Corporation, LLC, to lease 37,200 square feet of airport
land for the term October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2022 for the
construction of an aircraft storage hangar, at an annual rent of $8,928. A-4858
15. Director of Public Works and County
Executive Officer/Purchasing Agent request the following actions relative to
the former Animal Shelter facility (4/5 Vote Required):
A. Declare the animal shelter offices and
kennels and two trailer units as surplus and no longer required for public use;
B. Donate the animal shelter offices and
kennels and two trailer units to the Flood Control District for demolition; and
C. Authorize the removal of property
number 007 from the County’s fixed asset list.
16. County Counsel requests adoption of a
resolution approving Thomas P. Kenefick’s request to be exempted from the
approved County Service Area No. 4 (CSA No. 4) assessment because he provides
farmworker housing. Environmental
Determination: This activity is
included as part of establishing CSA No. 4, for
which a Negative Declaration was previously approved.
R-02-211
17. Regional
Training Employment Coordinator requests authorization for Chairman to sign a
regional consortium grant application for $3,000,000 to the U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training Administration for H-1B visa funds for the
purpose of health care training in the four North Bay counties of Napa, Solano,
Sonoma and Marin.
18. County Executive
Officer/Purchasing Agent and Information Technology Services Director request
the following (4/5 Vote Required):
A. Declare
certain personal computers and monitors as surplus and no longer required for
public use (Complete list on file with the Clerk of the Board); and
B. Authorize
the Purchasing Agent to dispose of the personal computers and monitors by
donating them to Vichy Elementary School (Napa Valley Unified School District)
and Sheriff’s Activities League.
19. County Executive
Officer/Purchasing Agent and Information Technology Services Director request
the following (Unanimous Vote Required):
A. Declare
certain personal computers and monitors as surplus and no longer required for
public use (Complete list on file with the Clerk of the Board);
B. Declare
that the individual value of these personal computers and monitors does not
exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500); and
C. Authorize
the Purchasing Agent to dispose of the personal computers and monitors by
public sale.
HELD FOR DISCUSSION
APPROVED V-BW-R-L-D
20. Adoption
of Retirement Resolution No. 02-210 for Marge Erickson, Administrative
Secretary I, Library, in recognition of 15 years of service.
R-02-210
21. Approve minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meeting of September
24, 2002.
22. Discussion
of items removed from the consent calendar.
SEE ITEMS 12 AND 19.
APPROVED CONSENT CALENDAR NUMBERS 5 THROUGH 21, AS AMENDED.
V-BW-L-R-D
Set
Matters
23. 9:10 a.m. - Special Meeting - The Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of
Directors of the Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District.
(see
lake berryessa resort improvement district minutes)
24. 9:10 a.m. - Special Meeting - The Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of
Directors of the Napa-Berryessa Resort Improvement District.
(SEE
NAPA-BERRYESSA RESORT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MINUTES)
25. 9:10 a.m. - Public Hearing -
Conservation, Development and Planning Director requests consideration and
possible adoption of the following in relation to the Napa County Juvenile
Justice Center Project:
A. Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant
Impact in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and
B. Mitigated
Negative Declaration in accordance with the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA).
NEPA STATUS: In accordance with
the National Environmental Policy been
prepared for the proposed Napa County Juvenile Justice Center Replacement
Project, Napa County, California. This
project is subject to NEPA review because it is being funded, in part, with
federal funding available under the Violent Offender
Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Initiative Formula Grant award from the
Office of Justice Programs, Corrections Program Office, U.S. Department of
Justice.
Mitigated Negative
Declaration, the proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not
included, potentially significant environmental impacts in the following areas:
aesthetics (night-time light), air quality (construction activities), noise
(construction), and traffic (parking).
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
APPROVED REQUESTS V-BW-L-R-D
26. 9:10 a.m. - Director of Public Works
requests approval of plans and specifications for the “Napa County Juvenile
Justice Center Project,” PW 02-17, authorization to advertise for bids upon
receipt of the approved Finding of No Significant Impact document from the
Department of Justice and the California Board of Corrections, and setting 3:30
P.M. on December 5, 2002 for the opening of sealed bids.
APPROVED REQUEST V-L-R-BW-D
27.
9:30 a.m.
- Board of Supervisors meeting as a Board of Equalization.
(SEE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
MINUTES)
28. 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)
Regular Calendar
29. Discussion
and possible action referring the "Forest and Water Protection Ordinance
of 2002" to the Department of Conservation, Development and Planning to
prepare a report pursuant to Section 9111 of the Elections Code.
THE BOARD TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
·
DIRECTED
THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER TO PREPARE THE FISCAL ANALYSIS.
PURSUANT TO SECTION 9111 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE:
·
DIRECTED
CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING DEPARTMENT PREPARE ITEMS 2 THROUGH 7,
AS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT DATED OCTOBER 15, 2002.
REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFOMRATION UNDER ITEM 8:
·
ANALYSIS
OF THE POTENTIAL FOR INVERSE CONDEMNATION
·
ANALYSIS
OF THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF PROPERTY VALUE
·
COMPARISON
WITH WATERSHED TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
·
IDENTIFY
POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND IMPACTS, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
V-R-L-BW-D
30. Discussion and possible action regarding
legislation.
NONE
31. Board
of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.
SUPERVISOR
WAGENKNECHT REPORTED ON A RECENT MEETING OF THE NAPA COUNTY LEAGUE OF
GOVERNMENTS (NCLOG).
32. Board
of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.
NONE
33. Closed Session regarding:
Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated
Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b):
(One case)
CLOSED SESSION HELD – NO REPORT
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2002 AT 9:00 A.M.
BILL
DODD
Chairman
ATTEST:
MICHELLE PRICE
Deputy Clerk of the Board
KEY
L = Mark Luce; R = Mike Rippey;
V = Mel Varrelman; D= Bill Dodd; BW = Brad Wagenknecht
Notations
under Vote: N = No; X = Excused; A =
Abstain