CONSENT ITEMS
(Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Supervisor or on request for discussion by a member of the public)
Road and Transportation
C.1 RESCIND Board action of March 13, 2007 (Item C.2), approving the conveyance of Contra Costa County interest in real property to the City of Pittsburg; APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute the Quitclaim Deed to the City of Pittsburg in connection with the State Route 4 East Railroad to Loveridge Project, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Pittsburg area. (Contra Costa Transportation Authority funds) (District V)
C.2 APPROVE the quitclaim of the County’s interest in a vacated portion of Imhoff Place and Imhoff Drive and AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute the Quitclaim Deed to the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Martinez area. (No fiscal impact) (District II)
C.3 DETERMINE the vacation of an excess portion of Saranap Avenue is not required for street or highway purposes; DECLARE that the proposed area is ordered vacated; and ADOPT related California Environmental Quality Act findings, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Walnut Creek area. (No fiscal impact) (District II)
Engineering Services
C.4 MS 04-00015: ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/205 approving the parcel map and subdivision agreement for project being developed by Ben Simhayoff and Oshrat Herscu, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Walnut Creek area. (District III)
C.5 RA 95-01032 (Cross-reference SD 91-07578): ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/206 accepting completion of warranty period and release of cash deposit for faithful performance for project being developed by Toll Brothers, Inc., as recommended by the Public Works Director, San Ramon area. (District III)
C.6 RA 06-01214 (Cross-reference SD 03-08508): ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/207 approving the road improvement agreement for Bollinger Canyon Road Trail Crossing for project being developed by Windemere BLC Land Company, LLC, as recommended by the Public Works Director, San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area. (District III)
C.7 SD 98-08134: ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/208 accepting completion of landscape improvements for subdivision agreement (right-of-way landscaping) for project being developed by Shapell Industries of Northern California, a division of Shapell Industries, Inc., as recommended by the Public Works Director, San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area. (District III)
C.8 SD 05-09005: ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/209 accepting completion of improvements for project being developed by Shapell Homes, a division of Shapell Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Danville area. (District III)
C.9 SD 05-09021: ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/210 approving the subdivision agreement (right-of-way landscaping) for project being developed by Windemere BLC Land Company, LLC, as recommended by the Public Works Director, San Ramon (Dougherty Valley) area. (District III)
Special Districts & County Airports
C.10 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical and Environmental Sciences, effective April 17, 2007, to increase the payment limit by $37,000 to a new payment limit of $87,000 to provide on-call environmental assessment services for various projects, Countywide. (48% Flood Control & Water Conservation District funds, 48% Local Road funds, and 4% Airport Project funds) (All Districts)
C.11 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or designee, to execute a contract with LSA Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $160,000 to prepare an environmental document pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and to secure regulatory permits for the Lower Walnut Creek Interim Protection Measures Project, for the period April 17, 2007 through December 31, 2008, Concord area. (Zone 3B funds) (District IV)
C.13 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Airports Director, or designee, to terminate a T-Hangar and Shade Hangar Rental Agreement with Mark Spowart and AUTHORIZE the County Counsel to pursue legal action to evict the tenant. (District IV)
Statutory Actions
C.14 DECLARE certain ordinances duly published. (All Districts)
Claims, Collections & Litigation
C.15 DENY claims by Raymond Anthony Eli; Denise J. Bernier; AT&T California by: Mary Ann Candini; Lidia Mai; and Byron Walker. (All Districts)
Honors & Proclamations
C.16 ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/203 honoring Steve Adams upon his retirement from the Golden Rain Foundation of Rossmoor, as recommended by Supervisor Uilkema. (District II)
C.17 ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/191 honoring the life of Freddie Lee Harris, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia. (District I)
C.18 ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/214 declaring the month of April 2007 as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” in Contra Costa County, as recommended by Supervisor Piepho. (All Districts)
Appointments & Resignations
C.19 APPOINT Bill Pinkham to the District I seat on the Countywide Bicycle Committee, as recommended by Supervisor Gioia. (District I)
C.20 APPOINT Thomas Wright to the District IV representative appointee 5 seat on the County Service Area M-16 Citizens Advisory Committee, as recommended by Supervisor Bonilla. (District IV)
Appropriation Adjustments - Fiscal Year 2006/07
C.23 General Services (0063)/Employment and Human Services (0589): APPROVE Appropriations and Revenue Adjustment No. 5089 authorizing new revenue in the amount of $13,674 from accumulated depreciation and estimated salvage, and appropriating it to purchase two replacement vehicles for the Community Services Bureau of the Employment and Human Services Department in accordance with the vehicle replacement policy. (All Districts)
C.24 Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (7300): APPROVE Appropriations Adjustment No. 5086 authorizing additional revenue in the amount of $103,550 from the Fireman’s Fund and Wal-Mart Foundation donations and expenditure appropriations for services and supplies. (All Districts)
C.25 Probation (0308): APPROVE Appropriations and Revenue Adjustment No. 5092, authorizing new revenue in the amount of $75,000, and an appropriations increase for the expenditure of those funds on project management, statistical analysis, and Probation staff development related to an Enhanced Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Technical Assistance Project for analysis and understanding of DMC in the juvenile justice system. (All Districts)
Intergovernmental Relations
C.26 OPPOSE Senate Bill 893 (Cox), which would eliminate funding for county First 5 Commissions, moving all Proposition 10 funds to the State’s California Families and Children’s Commission for children’s health services, as recommended by the Executive Director of First 5 Contra Costa. (All Districts)
C.27 SUPPORT Assembly Bill 389 (Salas), which would appropriate $5,000,000 to the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund the activities of county veteran service officers, as recommended by the Contra Costa County Veterans Service Officer. (All Districts)
C.28 AMEND the County Legislative Platform to include the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) State Health Care Reform Recommendations as County policy positions, as recommended by the County Administrator. (All Districts)
C.29 SUPPORT Assembly Bill 1275 (DeSaulnier), which would authorize a county board of supervisors to authorize an increase in the fees for certified copies of marriage certificates, birth certificates, fetal death records, and death records, up to a maximum of $4 per copy for the purpose of funding governmental oversight and coordination of domestic violence prevention, early intervention, and prosecution efforts in the county, as requested by Assembly Member DeSaulnier. (No effect in Contra Costa County)
C.30 SUPPORT Assembly Bill 190 (Bass), which would reduce child welfare worker caseloads by phasing in the SB 2030 optimal standards; SUPPORT Assembly Bill 324 (Beall), which would increase foster parent rates and improve recruitment, retention and support of caregivers; SUPPORT Assembly Bill 340 (Hancock), which would streamline the licensing/approval process for foster parents, relative caregivers, and adoptive parents; SUPPORT Senate Bill 720 (Kuehl), which would enable pregnant and parenting teens to be placed with their babies in foster care; and SUPPORT Senate Bill 776 (Vincent), which would provide the ability to transfer criminal record history, exemptions and subsequent arrest notifications between counties when a caregiver moves, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director. (All Districts)
C.31 AUTHORIZE the Chair to sign a letter to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission regarding the distribution of transit funds from Proposition 1B and Proposition 42 as recommended by the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee. (All Districts)
Personnel Actions
C.32 ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 20295 to add four (4) Account Clerk-Experienced Level positions (represented) and CANCEL four (4) Clerk Senior Level positions (represented) in the Sheriff-Coroner Department. (100% General Fund) (All Districts)
Grants & Contracts
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following agencies for receipt of funds and/or services:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following parties as noted for the purchase of equipment and/or services:
C.42 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Lisa Broughton, effective April 30, 2007, to extend the term from April 30 through October 31, 2007 and increase the payment limit by $20,000 to a new payment limit of $40,000 to continue providing outreach and education services with regard to the Breast-feeding Support Program. (100% State Department of Health Services - Nutrition Network) (All Districts)
C.43 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Anna Hiscox, MFT, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 to provide Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services for the period April 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009. (49% State, 51% Federal Medi-Cal funds) (All Districts)
C.44 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Dorothy A. Klein in an amount not to exceed $103,600 to provide consultation and technical assistance with regard to substance abuse and mental health services for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility for Kids (CalWORKs) participants for the period April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008. (100% State CalWORKs funds) (All Districts)
Other Actions
C.56 APPROVE the Notice of Intention to sell real property identified as Assessor’s Parcel No. 095-341-035, located at 2102 Paige Court, as recommended by the Public Works Director, Pittsburg area. (Contra Costa Transportation Authority revenue) (District V)
C.62 ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/213 approving the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan: Association of Bay Area Governments Report “Taming Natural Disaster” and adopting the plan as the County’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; DIRECT the Office of Emergency Services to submit the plan to the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (No fiscal impact) (All Districts)
C.63 ACCEPT report and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute the Maintenance of Effort Certification Form for Fiscal Year 2006/07 as required by Chapter 886, Statutes of 1994 to receive Proposition 172 funds, and to submit the Certificate to the County Auditor-Controller. (All Districts)
GENERAL INFORMATION
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All matters listed under CONSENT ITEMS are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Board or a member of the public prior to the time the Board votes on the motion to adopt.
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The Family and Human Services Committee (Supervisors Federal D. Glover and Susan A. Bonilla) - meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at 10:30 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez .
The Finance Committee (Supervisors John Gioia and Mary N. Piepho) - meets on the first Thursday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez .
The Internal Operations Committee (Supervisors Susan A. Bonilla and Gayle B. Uilkema) - meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at 9:00 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee (Supervisors Gayle B. Uilkema and Federal D. Glover) - meets on the second Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Capital Facilities Committee (Supervisors Mary N. Piepho and John Gioia)- meets as needed.
Internal Operations Committee
Family and Human Services Committee |
05-07-07
05-07-07 |
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m. |
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See above |
Finance Committee
Transportation Water & Infrastructure
Capital Facilities Committee |
05-03-07
05-14-07
As needed |
10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. |
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See above
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Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order):
Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific language in its Board of Supervisors meetings and written materials. Following is a list of commonly used language that may appear in oral presentations and written materials associated with Board meetings:
AB Assembly Bill
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AFSCME American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
AICP American Institute of Certified Planners
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ALUC Airport Land Use Commission
AOD Alcohol and Other Drugs
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development Commission
BGO Better Government Ordinance
BOS Board of Supervisors
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
CalWIN California Works Information Network
CalWORKS California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response
CAO County Administrative Officer or Office
CCHP Contra Costa Health Plan
CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority
CDBG Community Development Block Grant
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CIO Chief Information Officer
COLA Cost of living adjustment
ConFire Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
CPA Certified Public Accountant
CPI Consumer Price Index
CSA County Service Area
CSAC California State Association of Counties
CTC California Transportation Commission
dba doing business as
EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EMCC Emergency Medical Care Committee
EMS Emergency Medical Services
EPSDT State Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program (Mental Health)
et al. et alii (and others)
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
F&HS Family and Human Services Committee
First 5 First Five Children and Families Commission (Proposition 10)
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GHAD Geologic Hazard Abatement District
GIS Geographic Information System
HCD (State Dept of) Housing & Community Development
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
HR Human Resources
HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Inc. Incorporated
IOC Internal Operations Committee
ISO Industrial Safety Ordinance
JPA Joint (exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement
Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area
LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission
LLC Limited Liability Company
LLP Limited Liability Partnership
Local 1 Public Employees Union Local 1
LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse
MAC Municipal Advisory Council
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
M.D. Medical Doctor
M.F.T. Marriage and Family Therapist
MIS Management Information System
MOE Maintenance of Effort
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
NACo National Association of Counties
OB-GYN Obstetrics and Gynecology
O.D. Doctor of Optometry
OES-EOC Office of Emergency Services-Emergency Operations Center
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Psy.D. Doctor of Psychology
RDA Redevelopment Agency
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposal
RFQ Request For Qualifications
RN Registered Nurse
SB Senate Bill
SBE Small Business Enterprise
SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee
TRANSPAC Transportation Partnership & Cooperation (Central)
TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County)
TRE or TTE Trustee
TWIC Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
vs. versus (against)
WAN Wide Area Network
WBE Women Business Enterprise
WCCTACWest Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee