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
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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