MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF NAPA
April 20, 2004
1. Call
to Order; Roll Call.
THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON TUESDAY,
APRIL 20, 2004 AT 9:00 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: CHAIRPERSON MARK LUCE, SUPERVISORS BRAD
WAGENKNECHT AND DIANE DILLON.
SUPERVISORS BILL DODD AND MIKE RIPPEY WERE EXCUSED. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIR
LUCE AT 9:01 A.M.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
MIRIAM CHAUM LED THE SALUTE TO
THE FLAG.
Presentations and Commendations
3A. Presentation of Retirement Resolution No.
04-31 to Barbara Salinas, Office Assistant II, Public Health, in recognition of
12 years of service.
PRESENTATION MADE R-04-31
3B. Presentation of a proclamation declaring April 18-24,
2004 as “County Government Week” in Napa County.
PRESENTATION MADE
3C. Presentation of a proclamation to the Napa County Commission on the
Status of Women proclaiming Tuesday, April 20, 2004, as “Equal Pay Day”.
PRESENTATION MADE
4. Public
Comment.
HERBERT FORD SPOKE REGARDING THE REINSTATEMENT OF
THE MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICE.
SUPERVISOR LUCE RESPONDED BY DIRECTING STAFF TO
PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
5. Department Directors’ Reports and Announcements.
NONE
6A. Chief Probation Officer requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement
with Dean R. Madeira dba Madeira Group International for a maximum of $15,000 for the term
April 20, 2004 through June
30, 2004, with an automatic annual renewal, for pre-employment background
investigations of prospective public safety employees. A-6268
6B. Director of Health and Human Services requests approval of and
authorization for the Chair to sign renewals of the following agreements
regarding the Transitional Residential Alliance and Integrated Network (TRAIN)
grant for the term January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004:
1) Agreement No. 3989 with Community
Action of Napa Valley, Inc., for a maximum of $86,629 to provide counseling
services for adult homeless and administer rent subsidies;
A-3989
2) Agreement No. 3990 with Napa Emergency
Women’s Services, Inc. (NEWS) for a maximum of $31,000 to provide case
management and referral for women and families including those with domestic
violence issues; and A-3990
3) Agreement No. 3991 with Progress
Foundation for a maximum of $28,938 to provide outreach and case management
services to the homeless population.
A-3991
6C. Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of
Weights and Measures requests approval
of and authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement with Terrance E. Lowell
& Associates, Inc. for a maximum amount of $5,700 for the term April 20,
2004 through August 31, 2004 to prepare the Engineer’s Report required for the
levy of assessments pertaining to the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease
Control District for Fiscal Year 2004/2005. A-5062
6D. Director
of Public Works requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign
Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 4846 with Bell Products, Inc. increasing the
annual amount by $352 for a new maximum of $13,066, to reflect a price increase
on the annual full maintenance of the Hall of Justice chiller units. A-4846
(AMEND. 2)
6E. County Counsel and the Napa Valley
Housing Authority request approval of
and authorization for the Chair to sign an agreement with Terrance E. Lowell
& Associates, Inc. for a maximum of $5,700 for the term April 20, 2004
through August 31, 2004 to prepare the Engineer’s Report required for the levy
of assessments pertaining to Napa County Service Area #4 (CSA#4) for Fiscal
Year 2004/2005.
A-6269
6F. Human Resources Director requests
adoption of a resolution regarding an
application for an industrial disability retirement with the Public Employee’s
Retirement System (PERS) for a Sergeant, effective April 28, 2004. R-04-49
6G. Human
Resources Director requests adoption of a resolution approving the following
actions in the Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk-Elections Department, effective
April 24, 2004:
1) Amend
the Departmental Allocation List to add three (3) Senior Assessment-Records
Assistant positions; delete two (2) of the resulting vacancies; and delete a
vacant Assessment-Records Supervisor position; and
2) Amend
the Table and Index to add Senior Assessment-Records Assistant.
R-04-50
6H. Local Enforcement Agency Manager requests adoption of a
resolution authorizing application to the California Integrated Waste
Management Board for a solid waste Local Enforcement Agency Grant in the amount
of $18,400, and authorization for the Assistant County Executive Officer to
execute the required documents. R-04-51
6I. County Executive Officer requests the
appointment of Eric Sklar to the Napa County Farmworker Housing Oversight
Committee representing the City of St. Helena with the term of office to expire
September 30, 2005.
6J. County Executive Officer requests the
reappointment of Patrick J. Garvey and Richard Salvestrin to the Farmworker
Housing Advisory Committee representing the category of Planted Vineyard Land
Owner with the term of office to expire April 23, 2007.
6K. County Executive Officer and Director of Health and Human Services request approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign the Workforce Investment Act Title I Subgrant Closeout for the grant period April 1, 2001 through December 31, 2003.
7. Discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar.
NONE
APPROVED
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 6A THROUGH 6K.
DD-BW-BD-MR-ML
X
X
8A. 9:20
A.M. First and final reading of an
ordinance, pursuant to Section 9314 of the Public Resources Code, appointing
one Director to the Board of Directors of the Napa County Resource Conservation
District to fill an unexpected vacancy in lieu of holding an election, with the
term of office to commence immediately and continuing until expiration of the
current term of that position on November 30, 2004.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the
proposed action may have a significant effect on the environment and therefore
CEQA is not applicable [See Guidelines For the Implementation of the California
Environmental Quality Act, 14 CCR 15061(b)(3)].
TITLE READ
THE BOARD WAIVED READING
THE BALANCE OF THE ORDINANCE.
BW-DD-BD-MR-ML
X
X
ADOPTED
ORDINANCE BW-DD-BD-MR-ML O-1236
X
X
8B. 9:30
A.M. Board of Supervisors meeting as a
Board of Equalization.
(SEE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MINUTES)
8C. 10:30 A.M. Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of
Weights and Measures to present Annual Crop
Report for 2003.
PRESENTATION MADE
8D. 1:30
P.M. Recess to the Napa County Flood
Control and Water Conservation District meeting.
(SEE FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT MINUTES)
9. Administrative
Items.
10. Legislative Items.
11. Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports
and Announcements.
SUPERVISOR WAGENKNECHT REPORTED
THAT EARTH DAY WAS CELEBRATED ON SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2004 AT CONNELLY RANCH. HE
STATED NAPA COUNTY AND ALL THE CITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY WERE RECOGNIZED WITH
THE PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION FOR THEIR COOPERATIVE WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES.
11.
Continued
SUPERVISOR DILLON REPORTED THAT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2004, SHE
AND SUPERVISOR WAGENKNECHT READ TO THE CHILDREN AT THE COUNTY LIBRARY.
12. Board of
Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.
SUPERVISOR WAGENKNECHT REQUESTED A
REPORT FROM THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ON THE RECENT RASH OF TRAFFIC RELATED
DEATHS IN THE AREA, INCLUDING WHAT COULD BE DONE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
ACCIDENTS.
13. County
Executive Officer Reports and Announcements.
NANCY
WATT, ASSISTANT COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REPORTED ON THE STATUS OF VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE (VLF) PAYMENTS AND STATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN THE
DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE BY WHICH VLF PAYMENTS ARE MADE, AND THAT THE FLOW OF
PAYMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (DMV) TO THE STATE CONTROLLER
FOR COUNTIES HAS BEEN STOPPED. MS. WATT
STATED THE COUNTY HAD RECEIVED NO REALIGNMENT PAYMENT SINCE FEBRUARY 2004. MS. WATT SAID THAT AB 1457, AUTHORED BY THE
STATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, PASSED SENATE APPROPRIATIONS AND IS NOW IN THE STATE
SENATE. THIS BILL WILL RESTORE THE
DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE AND RESTORE THE ABILITY FOR DMV TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO THE
COUNTIES.
MS. WATT GAVE A BRIEF REPORT ON AN
ALTERNATE PROPOSAL PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNOR FOR EDUCATION REVENUE AUGMENTATION
FUNDS (ERAF) AND STATED SHE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE BOARD IN
THE FUTURE AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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)
CLOSED
SESSION NOT HELD
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9: (Two cases)
CLOSED
SESSION HELD – ONE CASE ONLY – NO REPORTABLE ACTION
14. B. Continued
Initiation
of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9:
(One case)
CLOSED
SESSION NOT HELD
C. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6):
Agency Designated Representatives: Dennis Morris,
Human Resources Director
Employee
Organization: SEIU Local 614 - NAPE
(Employee Unit & Supervisory Unit of the County of Napa)
CLOSED SESSION HELD – NO
REPORTABLE ACTION
Adjournment.
ADJOURNED TO BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS’ REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 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