MINUTES OF THE

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF NAPA

 

January 7, 2003

 

 

1.        Call to Order.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2003 AT 9:00 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT:  CHAIRPERSON BILL DODD, CHAIRPERSON-ELECT BRAD WAGENKNECHT, SUPERVISORS MIKE RIPPEY, MARK LUCE AND DIANE DILLON.  THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRPERSON DODD AT 9:01 A.M.

 

2.        Pledge of Allegiance.

          SUPERVISOR DILLON LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

 

3.               Board of Supervisors' Organization for 2003.  Election of Officers

(Chair and Vice-Chair).

SUPERVISOR RIPPEY NOMINATED AND THE BOARD ELECTED SUPERVISOR WAGENKNECHT AS CHAIR AND SUPERVISOR LUCE AS VICE-CHAIR. 

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4.        9:00 a.m. - Board of Supervisors sitting as a Board of Equalization.

          (SEE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MINUTES)

 

5.        9:00 a.m. - Special Meeting: - Board of Supervisors sitting as the Napa County Public Improvement Corporation.

          (SEE NAPA COUNTY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION MINUTES)

 

6.        9:00 a.m. - Special Meeting - Board of Supervisors sitting as the Napa County Housing Authority.

          (SEE NAPA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY MINUTES)

 

7.        9:05 a.m. - Special Meeting - Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Directors of the Silverado Community Services District.

          (SEE SILVERADO COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT MINUTES)

 

8.        9:05 a.m. - 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)

 

9.        9:05 a.m. - Special Meeting - Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Monticello Public Cemetery District.

          (SEE MONTICELLO PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICT MINUTES)

 

10.      9:05 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)

 

 

 

11.      Public Comment.

          NONE

 

12.      Department Directors’ Reports and Announcements.

          NONE

 

Consent Calendar

 

13.      Chief Probation Officer requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Our Family Corporation for a maximum of $16,992 for the term October 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003 to provide housing, counseling and medical costs for a Napa County ward.                                                                                                                        A-4899

 

14.      Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 3555 with the City of Napa for a maximum of $8,400 for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003, for the Friday Night Live and Club Live Programs.                                                                                                                           A-3555

 

15.      Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4804 with Juanita Shoopman, LCSW, to provide assessment services for clients of the Children’s Programs.                                         A-4804

                                                                                                                           (AMEND. 1)

 

16.      Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Youth Leadership Institute, Inc., for a maximum of $10,000 for the term August 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003, to provide substance abuse services training.                                                                                                                              A-4900

 

17.      Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with The Regents of the University of California for a maximum of $7,500 for the term June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, to provide research on CalWORKs employment success.                                                                                                   A-4901

 

18.      Director of Health and Human Services requests approval to submit a letter of intent and application for a $350,000 grant from the Office of Justice Programs for the Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program.

 

19.      Director of Conservation, Development and Planning requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with VESTRA Resources, Inc. for $100,000 for the term

January 7, 2003 through June 30, 2003 for conversion of non-digital data sources into Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers.                                                        A-4902

 

20.      Director of Conservation, Development and Planning requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Funding Agreement No. 4291 with Quail Ridge Wilderness Conservancy, increasing the amount by $10,000 for a new maximum of $20,000, for additional development to promote research on its habitat and to foster education about and in appreciation of California’s native landscapes.                                                A-4291

                                                                                                                           (AMEND. 1)


 

21.      Director of Conservation, Development and Planning (CDPD) requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 7 to Agreement No. 3527 with the City of American Canyon for the setting of reimbursement rates for services provided by CDPD.           A-3527

                                                                                                                           (AMEND. 7)

 

22.      Director of Public Works requests the following:

 

A.       Approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4683 with Musci Natural Resource Assessment increasing the amount by $3,000 for a new maximum of $178,000 and amending the Scope of Services for County watershed education activities; and    

 

B.       Approval of Budget Transfer No. 49 increasing appropriations by $3,000 with offsetting revenue from a Department of Fish and Game grant.  (4/5 Vote Required)         

SUBSEQUENT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, STAFF REQUESTED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM BE RESCINDED.

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23.            Director of Public Works requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with CH2O, Inc. for a maximum of $5,000 for the term July 1, 2002 through

June 30, 2003 with automatic fiscal year renewal provisions for hydronic heating, ventilation,

and air conditioning (HVAC) system maintenance.                                          A-4903

 

24.            Director of Public Works requests acceptance of the work as complete and authorization for Chairman to sign and file a Notice of Completion with the Clerk/Recorder for Contract No.

     PW 02-18, “Administration Building Modifications on the 2nd & 3rd Floors” Project.

 

25.      Director of Public Works requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign escrow and any other necessary documents required for the division of the following County-owned properties in relation to the planned issuance of Certificates of Participation:

 

A.       Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 003-216-009 and 003-272-012;

 

B.       Assessor’s Parcel No. 004-291-001; and

 

C.       Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 057-210-009 and 057-210-054.

 

26.      Director of Public Works requests approval to reduce the retention from 10% to 2% for the “Napa County Animal Shelter Project,” PW 01-05.

 

27.            Director of Public Works requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 50 appropriating $20,750 in the Capital Improvement Program budget, with offsetting revenue from the Department of Child Support Services to complete a minor remodel project in that department, effective

December 31, 2002.  (4/5 vote required)                                                        BT-50


 

28.      Director of Public Works requests the following (4/5 Vote Required):

 

A.       Ratification of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with Keith Gale Construction in the amount of $173,000 on a cost plus not to exceed 15% basis, for emergency bank stabilization and sewer repairs on Milliken Creek;

 

B.               Ratification of Agreement for Emergency Watershed Protection Program with DLS Inns, Inc., dba Milliken Inn, for payment by the property owner of the 25% local cost share under the federal Emergency Watershed Protection Program for the work described in

          (A), including acceptance of $25,000 from David Shapiro and Lisa Holt;

 

C.       Ratification of Agreement for Right of Entry and Temporary Construction Easement with DLS Inns, Inc., dba Milliken Inn, for the work described in (A);

 

D.       Ratification of Cooperative Agreement No. 69-9104-3-209 with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the United States Department of Agriculture for the latter to fund 75% of the cost of the work described in (A), pursuant to the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, including authorization for Chairman to sign any amendments thereof up to the maximum authorized by NRCS;

 

E.       Authorization for Chairman to sign in a form to be approved by County Counsel, agreement with the Napa Sanitation District (NSD) to fund up to 15% of the sewer portion of the work in (A) to the extent such work is not funded by NRCS under (D); and                                                                                                                           A-4904

 

F.       Approval of Budget Transfer No. 48 increasing appropriations by $173,000 in the Capital Improvement Budget with offsetting revenues from NSD, NRCS and DLS Inns, Inc., dba Milliken Inn.                                                                                       BT-48

          HELD FOR DISCUSSION                     

 

          APPROVED REQUEST                           BD-MR-ML-DD-BW

 

29.            County Counsel requests that the Board of Supervisors call a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956, to be held Wednesday,

January 8, 2003, commencing at 8:00 A.M., at the County Administration Building, 1195 Third Street, Room 305, Napa, California, for the sole purpose of conducting a closed session, authorized by Government Code Section 54957, to discuss, and possibly take action, on the following matter:  Appointment of the County Executive Officer.

 

30.      Regional Training Employment Coordinator requests approval of and authorization for Chairman to sign an agreement with HalfthePlanet Foundation for a maximum of $87,620 for the term October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2004 to create youth centered planning and development opportunities in the North Bay for Project DEVELOP.                                      A-4905

 

 

31.      Acting County Executive Officer requests adoption of a resolution extending the Proclamation of Local Emergency declared on December 16, 2002 relating to recent severe storm and flooding.                                                                                                                  R-03-01


 

32.      Acting County Executive Officer and the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors request adoption of a 2003 meeting schedule for the Board of Supervisors specifying the Board will meet each Tuesday except for the following Tuesday dates:

 

          April 15, 2003                                         November 11, 2003

          May 27, 2003                                November 25, 2003

July 1, 2003                                  December 23, 2003

          September 2, 2003                         December 30, 2003

 

33.      Acting County Executive Officer/Purchasing Agent and Director of Corrections request the following actions relating to the proposed upgrade of the Jail’s security control system:

 

A.       A waiver of competitive bidding requirements and authorization to make a sole source award for the purchase of a Touch Screen HMI Control System from ALSTOM Power Conversion, Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the total amount of  $115,256; and

 

B.               Approval of Budget Transfer No. 51 increasing appropriations in the Capital Improvement Program budget by $15,256 with offsetting revenues from the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.  (4/5 Vote Required)

APPROVED AS AMENDED TO INDICATE REVENUES FROM THE STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE FUND (RATHER THAN INMATE WELFARE TRUST FUND).                                                                                             BT-51

                                                                       

34.      Acting County Executive Officer/Purchasing Agent, Director of Health and Human Services, and Information Technology Services Director request the following:

 

A.       Declare certain personal computers 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 said computers by donating them to the Foster Kids Fund, with the stipulation that the computers be provided to foster children living in Napa County.

 

35.      Approve minutes of Board of Supervisors’ meetings of November 5 and November 12, 2002.

          SUPERVISOR DILLON ABSTAINED FROM THIS ITEM.

 

36.      Discussion of items removed from the consent calendar.

          APPROVAL OF NUMBER 22 WAS RESCINDED.

 

NUMBER 28 WAS HELD FOR DISCUSSION.

 

APPROVED CONSENT CALENDAR NUMBERS 13 THROUGH 21 AND 23 THROUGH 35, AS AMENDED.                                   BD-MR-ML-DD-BW

 


 

Set Matters

 

37.      9:15 a.m. - Recess to the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority of Napa County meeting. 

(SEE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY OF NAPA COUNTY MINUTES)

         

38.      9:30 a.m. - Reading by Dorothy Lee Hansen, Napa County Poet Laureate.

          READING HELD

 

39.      10:00 a.m. - Public Hearing  - Appeal filed by Jay V. Hanson to a decision by the Director of Public Works to deny a Lot Line Adjustment filed by Phoebe Dinsdale and Jay V. Hanson for the property located at 2873 and 2877 Redwood Road.  (Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 041-110-027 and

          041-110-028.) Continued from August 6, August 27 and November 5, 2002.

          PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO MARCH 4, 2003 AT 9:15 A.M.

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40.            10:30 a.m. - Public Hearing - Appeal filed by Joseph F. Barletta and D. Michael Enfield to a decision by the Director of Public Works to approve a Lot Line Adjustment of the lands of Lyle E. and Jean M. Schafer and Silverado Owners Association.  Continued from November 12 and December 10, 2002.  Staff requests that this item be continued to a future date to be re-noticed.

SUPERVISOR DILLON RECUSED HERSELF FROM THIS ITEM DUE TO A FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

 

PUBLIC HEARING REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA FOR RE-NOTICING AT A FUTURE DATE.                                    MR-BD-ML-BW

                                                                                            

 

41.      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)

 

42.            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

 

 

43.      Discussion and possible action regarding appointments to thirty-nine various committees, commissions and advisory boards on which individual Board of Supervisors’ members serve including but not limited to the following (Full Listing on file with the Clerk of the Board):

 

A.       Appointments to committees, commission and boards with current vacancies or expiring terms:

 

SECTION A

ALL APPOINTMENTS TO REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FROM SECTION A:

3.               California State Association of Counties - Agricultural and Natural

Resources Policy Committee.

SUPERVISOR DILLON, REPLACING SUPERVISOR RIPPEY

 

4.               California State Association of Counties - Government Finance and Operations Policy Committee.

SUPERVISOR DILLON, FILLING VACANCY

         

5.        California State Association of Counties - Health and Human Services Policy Committee.

          SUPERVISOR LUCE, REPLACING SUPERVISOR DODD

 

6.               California State Association of Counties - Housing, Land Use and Transportation Policy

Committee.

          SUPERVISOR DODD, REPLACING SUPERVISOR LUCE

         

7.               California State Association of Counties – Economic Development Policy Committee.

          SUPERVISOR LUCE, FILLING VACANCY

 

8.        Emergency Medical Care Committee.

          SUPERVISOR DILLON, FILLING VACANCY

 

9.        Local Agency Formation Commission.

SUPERVISOR WAGENKNECHT, FILLING VACANCY AND SUPERVISOR DODD BECOMING THE ALTERNATE

 

12.      Napa County Transportation Planning Agency.

                     SUPERVISOR DILLON, FILLING VACANCY

 

14.      Regional Council of Rural Counties.

          SUPERVISOR DILLON, REPLACING SUPERVISOR LUCE

 

15.      Upper Valley Waste Management Agency.

          SUPERVISOR DILLON, FILLING VACANCY

 

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43.            Continued

 

B.               Appointments to committees, commissions and boards with no specific term:

 

SECTION B

ALL APPOINTMENTS TO REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FROM SECTION B:

 

8.        Napa River Watershed Conservancy/Watershed Information Center Board of Directors.

SUPERVISOR DILLON, REPLACING SUPERVISOR WAGENKNECHT

 

14.      Association of Bay Area Governments - Regional Planning Committee.

SUPERVISOR DILLON, REPLACING SUPERVISOR DODD

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SUPERVISOR RIPPEY REQUESTED A NEW ITEM 15 BE ADDED TO SECTION B TO INCLUDE THE ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS’ FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE.

 

12.            South Napa County Joint Cities/County Working Group.

SUPERVISOR RIPPEY AND CHAIR WAGENKNECHT ADVISED THAT THE ABOVE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SUPPLANTED BY THE NAPA COUNTY LEAGUE OF GOVERNMENTS.

 

C.              Appointments to committees, commissions and boards with terms expiring after January 2003:

 

SECTION C

ALL APPOINTMENTS TO REMAIN THE SAME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FROM SECTION C:

 

5.        Mental Health Board.

SUPERVISOR DILLON, REPLACING SUPERVISOR RIPPEY

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44.      Discussion and possible action regarding legislation.

          NONE

 

45.      Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.

          SUPERVISOR RIPPEY ANNOUNCED HE WOULD BE OUT OF TOWN FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING JANUARY 21, 2003.

 

          SUPERVISOR LUCE REPORTED THE NAPA SANITATION DISTRICT (NSD) FINALIZED ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE NAPA STATE HOSPITAL (HOSPITAL) TO PROVIDE IRRIGATION TO THEIR SYSTEM.  NSD WILL PROVIDE THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FOR IMPROVING THE HOSPITAL’S SPRINKLER SYSTEM, AND IN RETURN NSD WILL SELL WATER TO THE HOSPITAL AND OBTAIN A TANK LOCATION UP ON THE HILL.  AS A RESULT, THIS AGREEMENT IS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH.

 

46.      Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.

          SUPERVISOR DODD REQUESTED THAT TWO OR THREE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR RETREATS BE SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR WITH THE FIRST ONE BEING HELD IN FEBRUARY.   THE RETREAT SHOULD INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE FOLLOWING:

 

·       BUDGET FOR ALL RETREATS

·       UPDATE REGARDING LITIGATION FROM PAST LAWSUITS AGAINST THE COUNTY

·       STATUS REGARDING THE DIRECTION OF THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING DEPARTMENT

 

          SUPERVISOR LUCE COMMENTED HE WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THE BOARD’S VISION STATEMENT, AND IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET ASKED HOW WILL THE BOARD PROCEED WITH THE PROCESS AND SET PRIORITIES TO ADDRESS WHERE THE LARGE BUDGET CUTS WILL COME FROM.

 

47.      Closed Session.

 

                     Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - (Government Code

Section 54956.9 (a))

 

Name of case:  Andy Barbour vs. County of Napa

(WCAB No. SFO 0448673)

          CLOSED SESSION HELD – NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

 

Adjournment.

CHAIR WAGENKNECHT ADJOURNED THE MEETING IN MEMORY OF MARY RIPPEY, LOIS BACHMEIER AND BOB BENNING TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ SPECIAL MEETING, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2003 AT 8:00 A.M., 1195 THIRD STREET, SUITE 305, NAPA, CALIFORNIA.

 

                                                                                                                                    

BILL DODD, Chairperson

 

                                                                                                                                     

                                                              BRAD WAGENKNECHT, Chairperson-Elect

 

ATTEST:       __________________________________________

                     MICHELLE PRICE, Deputy Clerk of the Board

 

 

KEY

 

Vote:   BW = Brad Wagenknecht; BD = Bill Dodd; MR = Mike Rippey; ML = Mark Luce;

DD = Diane Dillon

 

Notations under Vote:  N = No; X = Excused; A = Abstain