MINUTES OF THE
MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY
OF NAPA
February 18, 2003
1. Call to Order; Roll Call.
THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,
2003 AT 9:00 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: CHAIRPERSON BRAD WAGENKNECHT, SUPERVISORS BILL DODD,
MIKE RIPPEY, MARK LUCE AND DIANE DILLON.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIR WAGENKNECHT AT 9:01 A.M.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
LIBRARY
COMMISSIONER TOM FEUTZ LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.
3. Public Comment.
NONE
4. Department
Heads’ Reports and Announcements.
NONE
Consent Calendar
5. Director of Child Support Services
requests the following actions:
A.
Approval
of and authorization for the Chair to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4589
with Print n’ Mail, Inc. to include electronic payment processing, at no cost
to the County; and A-4589
(AMEND. 1)
B.
Authorization
for the Director to sign the following amendments to agreements with the
California Department of Child Support Services, extending the term through
June 30, 2003:
i)
Amendment
No. 1 to the Plan of Cooperation; and
ii)
Amendment
No. 3 to the Annual Automation Cooperation Agreement.
6. Auditor-Controller
requests the Board accept and instruct the Clerk of the Board to file the
following Audit Reports:
A. County Executive Office for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2001; and
B. Auditor-Controller’s Office for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2000.
(Reports on file with the Clerk of the Board)
7. Auditor-Controller
requests the Board accept and instruct the Clerk of the Board to file the
Follow-up Letter for the Information Technology Services Division for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2001.
(Copy on file with Clerk of the Board)
8. Director
of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for the
Chair to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 3236 with Queen of the Valley
Hospital through its HIV Network Program, to expressly incorporate the provisions of the state
grant agreement governing the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency
(CARE) Program.
A-3236
9. Director of
Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for the Chair
to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4149 with Alternatives for Better
Living, Inc. increasing the amount by $1,250 for a new maximum of $1,750 to
provide more units of group counseling services for clients of the children’s
programs. A-4149
(AMEND.
1)
10. Director of Health and Human Services
requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign Amendment No. 1 to
Agreement No. 4497 with Chileda Habilitation Institute, Inc. increasing the
amount by $2,604 for a new maximum of $40,992 to provide residential day
treatment services to clients in the Children's Behavioral Health Program. A-4497
(AMEND.
1)
11. Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign the following agreements regarding the Substance Abuse Treatment Options Program (S.T.O.P):
A. Amendment No.
1 to Agreement No. 4675 with Community Action of Napa Valley, Inc. increasing the cost for drug testing from $10
to $15; and A-4675
(AMEND. 1)
B. Agreement with Alternatives for Better
Living, Inc. for a maximum of $20,000 for the term January 1, 2003 through June
30, 2003. A-4924
12.
Director of Health and
Human Services requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign
Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 3592 with St. Helena Hospital decreasing the
number of dedicated inpatient beds.
SUPERVISOR LUCE
ABSTAINED FROM THIS ITEM.
A-3592
(AMEND.
3)
13. Director of Public Works requests approval of and
authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement with Empire Elevator, Inc. for
a maximum of $33,347 for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 for
elevator equipment maintenance. A-4923
14.
Director
of Public Works requests approval of the following actions relating to the 2050
Napa
Valley Water Resources
Study:
A. Approval of Budget Transfer No. 72 transferring $7,750 within
the Capital Improvement budget unit to fund the additional cost for the
County’s portion of the study; and
(4/5 Vote Required) BT-72
B. Authorization for Chair to sign the Agreement to Fund and
Complete the 2050 Napa Valley Water Resources Study for a maximum cost to the
County of $63,750, commencing on March 3, 2003 or after “Agreement” is signed
by Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Cities, and Sanitation
District, and terminating on June 30, 2004.
A-4927
HELD FOR DISCUSSION
APPROVED REQUEST DD-BD-MR-ML-BW
15. Director of Public Works requests authorization for the Chair
to sign Certificates of Acceptance for the following Easement Deeds required
for the Lewelling Outfall Project:
A. Darcel C. Chaix and Denise Chaix Wiig,
Assessors Parcel No. 030-240-015;
B. William L. Bartolucci and Ardyth A. Bartolucci, Assessors
Parcel
No. 030-240-016;
C.
City
of St. Helena, Assessors Parcel Nos. 030-240-009 and 030-240-013; and
D.
Napa
Valley Wine Train, Inc., Assessors Parcel No. 009-120-027.
16. Director of Public Works requests acceptance of the work as complete and authorization for the Chair to sign and file a Notice of Completion with the Clerk/Recorder for Contract No. PW 02-05, “Napa County Hall of Justice, Historical Court House and Library HVAC Replacement Project.”
17. Director of Public Works requests adoption of a resolution temporarily closing portions of Silverado Trail, Oak Knoll Avenue, Big Ranch Road and El Centro Avenue from
7:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. on Sunday, March 2, 2003 for the running of the Napa Valley Marathon.
R-03-24
18. Human Resources
Director requests adoption of a resolution revising the class specification for
Behavioral Health Care Manager–Mental Health and Substance Abuse, effective
February 18, 2003. R-03-25
19. Human Resources Director requests adoption of a resolution amending the Management Compensation Plan with regard to compensation and benefits, effective February 18, 2003.
REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA
20. Human
Resources Director requests adoption of a resolution with regard to the
following, effective February 18, 2003:
A. Amend
the Departmental Allocation List and Table and Index for the Health and Human
Services Agency; and
B.
Approve the
revised class specification for Chief Fiscal Officer. (Details on file with the Clerk of the Board)
R-03-26
21. Human Resources Director and Assessor/Recorder-Clerk requests
the following actions:
A. Approval of Budget Transfer No. 71 transferring $312,331 from the Property Tax
Administration and $80,975 from the Recorder Modernization trust funds to
Assessor ($21,950), Treasurer-Tax Collector ($11,800) and Information
Technology Services ($322,618); BT-71
B. Adoption of a resolution amending the Departmental Allocation List with
regard to adding an Appraiser Aide-Limited Term (LT) to the Assessor Division
of the Assessor/Recorder-County Clerk Department, effective March 1, 2003; R-03-27
C.
Authorization for Information
Technology Services Director to enter into a Professional Services Agreement
with Dell Computer Corporation for the training and configuration of the Image
Storage Hardware at an amount not to exceed $12,000; and
D. Establishment
of the following fixed assets in the Information Technology Services Budget:
Storage Area Network ($210,000) and Servers (3) ($40,975).
(4/5 Vote Required)
22. Information Technology
Services Director requests authorization to purchase training from Information
Discovery Systems, Inc. for the Permits Plus application software, at a cost
not to exceed $5,300.
23. Library Director requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign a five-year maintenance agreement with Checkpoint Systems, Inc. for a total of $25,967 for the term October 10, 2002 through October 10, 2007 for the Checkpoint Intelligent Library System in the American Canyon Library.
REMOVED
FROM THE AGENDA
24. Regional
Training Employment Coordinator requests approval of and authorization for the
Chair to sign an agreement with the Marin County Department of Health and Human
Services for a maximum amount of $398,124 for the term October 1, 2002 through
September 30, 2003 to implement Projects INCLUSION and DEVELOP for people with
disabilities seeking employment. A-4925
25.
Regional
Training Employment Coordinator requests approval of and authorization for the
Chair to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 4643 with the State of
California, Employment Development Department, extending the term to February
28, 2003 to complete the regional occupational outlook and training directory. A-4643
(AMEND.
1)
26. Acting County Executive Officer requests appointment of the
following applicants to serve on the Napa
County Farmworker Housing Oversight Committee:
Applicants Representing Term Expires
Margaret Duckhorn Napa
Valley Vintners’ Association September
30, 2003
Volker Eisele Napa Valley Grape Growers’
Association September 30, 2005
Patrick J. Garvey* Citizen At Large September 30, 2005
Bill Savidge* City of St. Helena September
30, 2005
Rosa Segura* Farmworker Committee September 30,
2005
*Incumbents
27.
Acting
County Executive Officer/Director of Emergency Services requests adoption of a
resolution extending the Proclamation of Local Emergency declared on December
16, 2002
R-03-28
28. Acting County Executive Officer/Purchasing Agent requests authorization to declare certain pieces of furniture and equipment as surplus and no longer required for public use, and to authorize their disposal at public auction. (Complete list on file with the Clerk of the Board.)
29. Discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar.
NUMBER 14 WAS HELD FOR DISCUSSION.
NUMBERS 19 AND 23 WERE REMOVED FROM
THE AGENDA.
APPROVED CONSENT CALENDAR 5 THROUGH 28,WITH
EXCEPTIONS AS NOTED ABOVE. ML-MR-BD-DD-BW
Set Matters
30. 9:05
A.M. - Library Commissioner Tom Feutz to present a status report on the Napa
City-County Library.
STATUS
REPORT PRESENTED
31.
9:15 A.M. – Director of Child Support Services
to discuss the Department’s status and request
Board support of State
efforts to gain federal approval for re-investing imposed federal penalties in
the child support system.
APPROVED
REQUEST
STAFF
WILL PREPARE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.
32. 9:30 A.M. - Board
of Supervisors meeting as a Board of
Equalization.
(SEE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MINUTES)
33. 10:00
A.M. - Auditor-Controller and Bartig,
Basler & Ray, Certified Public Accountants, to present Audit Reports and
Management Letter for Fiscal Year 2001-2002.
(Reports on file with the Clerk of the Board)
AUDIT
REPORTS PRESENTED
ACCEPTED
REPORTS ML-MR-BD-DD-BW
34. 10:30 A.M. - Housing
Director requests discussion and possible action relating to:
A.
Approval of
and authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement between the County of
Napa, City of Napa, City of St. Helena, and the Town of Yountville creating a
joint housing trust fund board known as the "Community Affordable Housing
Advisory Board," and A-4926
B. Adoption of a resolution (1) dissolving
the Napa County Housing Trust Fund Board and replacing it with the Community
Affordable Housing Advisory Board, and (2) confirming the appointment of
Supervisors Dodd and Wagenknecht to serve as members of the Community
Affordable Housing Advisory Board. R-03-29
APPROVED REQUESTS BD-ML-MR-DD-BW
35. 11:00 A.M. - Discussion and
possible action regarding:
A.
The failure of the Pringle Erosion Control Plan (ECP No. 99117)
which resulted in erosion and sedimentation into the Friesen Lakes, and
B.
Possible corrective measures, including authorization for the
Chair to sign an agreement (AUD-5541) with Levine-Fricke ( LFR) increasing the
amount by $7,088 for a new maximum of $17,000 for additional inspection
services related to the erosion control improvements.
DISCUSSION
COMMENCED AND WAS CONTINUED TO APPROXIMATELY 2:00 P.M.
BD-DD-MR-ML-BW
STAFF
ADVISED THE BOARD THAT THE SCOPE OF SERVICES OUTLINED IN EXHIBIT “A” OF THE
LEVINE-FRICKE (LFR) AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY (TO UNDER
$10,000), WHICH ALLOWS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT &
PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO THE LFR AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY.
35. Continued
STAFF
FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE APPLICANT HAS
AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE COUNTY FOR THE COSTS OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY
LFR.
SUBSEQUENT
TO LFR’S SERVICES BEING COMPLETED, A REVISED EROSION CONTROL PLAN WILL BE
PROVIDED TO THE BOARD WITHIN (45 TO 60 DAYS).
36. 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
37. District Attorney requests the following actions
pertaining to a California Office of Criminal Justice Planning three-year cycle
Elder Abuse grant:
A. Approval of and authorization for District Attorney to sign a
grant application in the amount of $120,000 for the first term beginning April
1, 2003 through
March 31, 2004; and
B. Adoption of a resolution in support of the District
Attorney’s grant application.
ADOPTED RESOLUTION BD-DD-MR-ML-BW R-03-30
38. Discussion and possible action regarding legislation.
CHAIRMAN WAGENKNECHT ADVISED THAT HE RECEIVED AN
E-MAIL FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES REQUESTING THE BOARD
SEND A THANK YOU LETTER TO THE LEGISLATORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT REGARDING THE
VEHICLE LICENSE FEES.
39. Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.
SUPERVISOR DODD REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING:
·
A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE NAPA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY AND
THE SOLANO TRANSIT AUTHORITY MET TO DISCUSS THE HIGHWAY 12/JAMIESON CANYON
PROJECT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THE GOVERNOR TO TAKE AWAY $7 MILLION IN FUNDING
ALREADY EARMARKED FOR THIS PROJECT.
·
IN ADDITION, THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECEIVED A PRESENTATION ON THE RAIL
STUDY, WHICH WILL BE AGENDIZED FOR A FUTURE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING.
39. Continued
SUPERVISOR LUCE REPORTED THAT ON HIS RECENT TRIP TO
WASHINGTON, D.C., HE MET WITH STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE SENATE APPROPRIATION’S COMMITTEE
REGARDING FUNDING. THIS YEAR THE COUNTY
RECEIVED $9 MILLION OF THE $15 MILLION REQUESTED. THE COUNTY REQUESTED $24 MILLION FOR
USE NEXT YEAR, AND THE PRESIDENT CURRENTLY HAS $7.5 MILLION IN THE BUDGET.
40. Board of Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.
NONE
41. Closed Session regarding:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION (Government Code
Section 54956.9(a)):
Name of case: Steve Tibbetts vs. County of Napa (WCAB No. SFO
450581)
CLOSED SESSION HELD
THE BOARD SETTLED
THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,500.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section
54957.6):
Agency negotiator: Charla
Freckmann, Personnel Director
Unrepresented
employees: Non-Classified, Management and Confidential
Employees (Excluding
Elected Officials)
CLOSED
SESSION HELD – NO REPORTABLE ACTION.
C. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Government
Code
Section 54956.8)
Property: Assessor’s Parcel No. 038-190-019
Negotiating
parties: John L. Miller and Linda
S. Miller, Trustees of the John L.
Miller and
Linda S. Miller Revocable Trust and County of Napa
Under
negotiation: Price and terms of
payment
CLOSED
SESSION HELD – NO REPORTABLE ACTION.
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
AT 9:00 A.M.
BRAD
WAGENKNECHT, Chairperson
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
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