CALENDAR FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

 

AND FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AGENCIES, AND AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY THE BOARD

 

BOARD CHAMBERS ROOM 107, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 651 PINE STREET

MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA 94553-1229

 

MARY N. PIEPHO, CHAIR,   3^rd DISTRICT

JOHN GIOIA , 1^st DISTRICT

GAYLE B. UILKEMA  2^nd DISTRICT

SUSAN A. BONILLA 4^th DISTRICT

FEDERAL D. GLOVER   5^th DISTRICT

 

JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, (925) 335-1900

 

The Board of Supervisors respects your time, and every attempt is made to accurately estimate when an item may be heard by the Board.  All times specified for items on the Board of Supervisors agenda are approximate. Items may be heard later than indicated depending on the business of the day. Your patience is appreciated.

 

TUESDAY

April 17, 2007

 

 

9:30 A.M.       Convene, call to order and opening ceremonies.

 

Inspirational Thought- “I will fight for budget honesty and eliminating the deficit to reduce the transfer of debt to younger generations.”~ Roscoe Bartlett

 

CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS   (Items listed as C.1 through C.63 on the following agenda) – Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Supervisor or on request for discussion by a member of the public.  Items removed from this section will be considered with the Short Discussion Items.  Approved as listed.

 

HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT ITEMS   Approved as listed.

 

HA.1    ACCEPT the Investment Report for the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa for the quarter ending March 31, 2007, as required by Senate Bill 564 (Chapter 783), as requested by the Housing Authority Executive Director. (All Districts)

 

SHORT DISCUSSIONS ITEMS  Approved as listed except as noted below:

 

SD.1    PUBLIC COMMENT (3 Minutes/Speaker)

The following people spoke requesting a salary increase for In-Home Support Service workers:

 

§         Maureen Ryan, Concord resident;

§         Mary Brown, Clayton resident;

§         Mildred Brown, El Sobrante resident;

§         Mary Ponce, Concord resident.

 

SD.2    CONSIDER any Consent Items previously removed.

 

SD.3    CONSIDER affirming the policy of the Redevelopment Agency to utilize a First Source Hiring Program; and the policy of the Workforce Development Board to support the First Source Hiring Program through the provision of technical assistance; and approving modified First Source Hiring Program in the North Richmond Redevelopment Project Area. (Jim Kennedy, Redevelopment Director, and Bob Lanter, Employment and Human Services Department) (All Districts)

 

SD.4    HEARING to consider adoption of Resolution No. 2007/204, which makes findings that the issuance of Mello-Roos Special Tax Bonds by the ABAG Finance Authority for nonprofit corporations to finance public improvements in the Windemere Ranch, Dougherty Valley, San Ramon area will result in significant public benefit. (Jim Kennedy, Redevelopment Director) (District III)

CLOSED the public hearing on financing public improvements in the Windemere Ranch - Dougherty Valley area with community facility district special tax bonds and revenue bonds proposed to be issued by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations and reassessment district bonds to be issued by ABAG; and ADOPTED Resolution 2007/204 accepting findings thereto.

 

DELIBERATION ITEMS  Approved as listed except as noted below:

 

D.1      HEARING on the 2007/08 Recommended County and Special District budgets. (John Cullen, County Administrator) (All Districts)

CLOSED hearing on the 2007/08 Recommended County and Special District budgets; ACKNOWLEDGED that the Recommended Budget balances annual estimated expenditures with estimated revenues; ACKNOWLEDGED that the recommended budget includes revenue and program items, which may be impacted by the adoption of the state budget and, depending upon the impact, it may be necessary to return to the Board for subsequent adjustments; ACKNOWLEDGED that although the recommended budget does not include a specific appropriation for contingency, the Board maintains its ability to manage General Fund contingencies during the fiscal year by use of reserve funds; and DIRECTED the County Administrator to prepare for Board adoption on May 1, 2007, the Fiscal Year 2007/08 County and Special Budgets.

 

Closed Session

There were no Closed Session announcements.

Supplemental Calendar of Closed Session Items Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 9:30 a.m. and thereafter Board Chambers Room 107 and Room 101     A.         CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS   1.         Agency Negotiators: David Mackowiak and Keith Fleming.   Employee Organizations: Contra Costa County Employees’ Assn., Local No. 1; Am. Fed., State, County, & Mun. Empl., Locals 512 and 2700; Calif. Nurses Assn.; Service Empl. Int’l Union, Local 535; District Attorney’s Investigators Assn.; Deputy Sheriffs Assn.; United Prof. Firefighters, Local 1230; Physicians’ & Dentists’ Org. of Contra Costa; Western Council of Engineers; United Chief Officers Assn.; Service Empl. Int’l Union United Health Care Workers West; East County Firefighters’ Assn.; Contra Costa County Defenders Assn.; Probation Peace Officers Assn. of Contra Costa County; and Contra Costa County Deputy District Attorneys’ Assn.   2.         Agency Negotiators:  Lori Gentles and John Cullen.   Unrepresented Employees: All unrepresented agency management employees (Resolution No. 2006/743, including its Exhibits), unrepresented nursing classification employees, and all other unrepresented agency employees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.12    DECLARE as surplus and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to dispose of four East Contra Costa Fire Protection District fire engines no longer needed for public use, as recommended by the General Services Director.  (All Districts)

 

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.21    Plant Acquisition (0111):  APPROVE Appropriations Adjustment No. 5087 authorizing a refund to the Superior Court of Contra Costa in the amount of $59,788 from the balance of funds provided to the County for various capital improvements to court facilities. (All Districts)

 

C.22    General Services(0063): APPROVE Appropriations Adjustment and Revenue Adjustment No. 5091 authorizing new revenue in Fleet Operations in the amount of $226,559 from accumulated depreciation and estimated salvage, and appropriating it to purchase 13 replacement vehicles for the Employment and Human Services Department in accordance with the vehicle replacement policy. (All Districts)

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:

 

C.33    AMEND Board action of February 13, 2007 (Item C.38), which authorized the Health Services Director to execute a contract with the John Swett Unified School District, to correct the payment limit from $600 to $800, to provide for the Public Health Department’s Scoliosis Screening Project for 7th and 8th grade students, for the period January 1 through December 31, 2007. (No County match) (District II)

 

C.34    ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/211 approving and authorizing the Health Services Director, or designee, to submit an application to the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development, and to execute required documents to receive an amount not to exceed $200,000 for the Federal Emergency Shelter Grant Adult Interim Housing Program, for Fiscal Years 2007/08 and 2008/09. (No County match) (All Districts)

 

C.35    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) to pay the County the amount of $60,000 for the WCCUSD School Health and Support Services Coordinator Project, for the period April 5 through June 30, 2007.  (No County match) (District I)

 

C.36    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to submit a renewal application to the Department of Health and Human Services and execute a contract to accept Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funding in the amount of $399,736 to provide substance abuse treatment and services for chronically homeless persons participating in the West County Interim Housing Program through June 30, 2011.  (No County match) (All Districts)  

 

C.37    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the State Department of Health Services Office of AIDS, effective July 1, 2006, to increase the payment limit to the County by $349,538 to a new payment limit of $4,113,299 to continue providing additional HIV prevention education services, with no change in the original term from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2007. (No County match) (All Districts)

 

C.38    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, effective July 1, 2006, to reflect an increase in the state, Federal Block Grant, and Federal Drug Medi-Cal funding, in the amount of $99,110 for Fiscal Year 2006/07, to a new payment limit of $11,199,973, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2008. (No additional County match) (All Districts)

 

C.39    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute and transmit an application along with the necessary certifications and assurances to the Employment and Human Services Department, Community Services Bureau, for funding from the Community Services Block Grant Program in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for the operation of the County's Calli House Homeless Youth Shelter Program in Richmond during Fiscal Year 2007/08.  (Federal funds to fulfill 40% match, no additional appropriation needed) (District I)

 

C.40    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Librarian to apply for and accept funding in the amount of $2,000 from the Lafayette Community Foundation for the Lamorinda Reads! program for the Lafayette Community Library. (No County match) (District II)

 

C.41    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Bay Alarm Company to accept an amount up to $50,000 in sponsorship proceeds designated for the provision of scholarships, classes, and recruiting for the Law Enforcement Training Center for the period September 1, 2006 through August 31, 2008, with Sheriff’s Charities as the funds intermediary. (All Districts)

 

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)

 

C.45    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Nancy J. Frank, effective February 1, 2007, to increase the payment limit by $24,885 to a new payment limit of $94,920 to provide additional program development services for the implementation of the Mental Health Services Act, with no change in the original term of May 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007. (100% State Proposition 63 funds) (All Districts)

 

C.46    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Contra Costa Crisis Center, effective May 1, 2007, to increase the payment limit by $20,000 to a new payment limit of $128,598 to provide additional services, including providing financial management and oversight of a suicide prevention conference and training session, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, and no change in the automatic extension, in an amount not to exceed $54,299. (85% Mental Health Realignment, 6% State Mental Health Services Act, 9% Grant from California Assembly Member Mark DeSaulnier’s office) (All Districts)

 

C.47    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Frank Lee, effective April 30, 2007, to extend the term from April 30 through November 30, 2007 and to increase the payment limit by $50,867 to a new payment limit of $152,602 to continue providing consultation and technical assistance with regard to compliance with state, federal and other regulatory agencies. (Enterprise Funds II and III) (All Districts)

 

C.48    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director to execute contracts with Huntsman Architectural Group, VBN Architects, and Shah Kawasaki Architects, each in the amount of $250,000, to provide as-needed architectural services for various County projects for the period April 17, 2007 through April 17, 2009. (Budgeted, Plant Acquisition) (All Districts)

 

C.49    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director to execute a contract amendment with Theodore Johnson to extend the term from July 31 to December 31, 2007 and increase the payment limit by $50,000 to a new payment limit of $100,000 to provide additional as-needed project management services for capital projects administered by the General Services Department. (Budgeted, Plant Acquisition) (All Districts)

 

C.50    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Department Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Interaction Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $30,100 to provide strategic planning consultation services to the Director and Executive Team, for the period March 1 through June 30, 2007. (All Districts)

 

C.51    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with George Scott Tandy, effective March 27, 2007, to increase the payment limit by $69,431 to a new payment limit of $175,091 and extend the term from March 31 to September 30, 2007 to continue management consultation services to the Emergency Public Safety Radio System Replacement Project. (100% General Funds) (All Districts)

 

C.52    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Information Officer, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with AVD (Advanced Voice and Data) to extend the term from December 31, 2007 to June 30, 2008 and to increase the payment limit by $100,000 to a new payment limit of $175,000 for telecommunications services. (All Districts)

 

C.53    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Buck Consultants, LLC, effective April 18, 2007, to increase the payment limit by $91,000 to a new payment limit of $150,000 and extend the term from June 30 to December 31, 2007 for continuing consultation and technical assistance on accounting standards for retiree healthcare and other post-employment benefits. (All Districts)

 

C.54    APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Child Support Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Donn C. Hatcher in the amount of $38,560 to provide management training for the Leadership Development Program, on May 22, 29, and 30, 2007. (100% Federal, State, other funding: no County General Fund cost) (All Districts)

 

Other Actions

 

C.55    CONTINUE the emergency action originally taken by the Board of Supervisors on November 16, 1999 regarding the issue of homelessness in Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Health Services Director.  (All Districts)

 

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.57    DECLARE as surplus and authorize the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to dispose of specified equipment no longer needed for public use, as recommended by the General Services Director. (All Districts)

 

C.58    AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director-Redevelopment, or designee, to amend and resubmit the County’s Fiscal Year 2006/07 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan and execute required legal documents to provide $1,184,000 in Fiscal Year 2006/07 CDBG Housing Development Assistance Funds to American Baptist Homes of the West, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, for the Valley Vista senior affordable housing project in San Ramon; and ADOPT related California Environmental Quality Act findings. (District III)

 

C.59    ADOPT Resolution No. 2007/212 authorizing the deposit of County of Contra Costa Public Financing Authority bond proceeds in the Local Agency Investment Fund, as recommended by the County Administrator. (All Districts)

 

C.60    ADOPT the 2007/2008 Proposed Budget schedules for Countywide Funds and Special Districts, as recommended by the County Administrator. (All Districts)

 

C.61    ACCEPT recommendations of the Fish and Wildlife Committee regarding the awarding of 12 grants from the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund, and AUTHORIZE the Auditor/Controller to release funds totaling $48,557 to the following recipients: (No Impact to the General Fund) (All Districts)

 

            Awardee                                                                                                           Amount

            Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District                                                $5215

            KIDS for the Bay                                                                                                 $4630

            Lindsay Wildlife Museum                                                                                      $2690

            Legless Lizard Working Group                                                                              $2850

            Contra Costa Resource Conservation District                                                         $5024

            Regional Parks Foundation for the East Bay Regional Park District                         $4500

            San Pablo Watershed Neighbors and Education and Restoration Society                  $5080

            Contra Costa Resource Conservation District                                                         $3730

            California Wildlife Foundation                                                                                $5783

            Contra Costa County Animal Services Department                                                 $1329

            Friends of Pinole Creek Watershed                                                                        $1200

            San Ramon Historic Foundation                                                                             $6526

 

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

 

 The Board meets in all its capacities pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 24-2.402, including as the Housing Authority and the Redevelopment Agency.  Persons who wish to address the Board should complete the form provided for that purpose and furnish a copy of any written statement to the Clerk.

 

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.

 

Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Chair calls for comments from those persons who are in support thereof or in opposition thereto.  After persons have spoken, the hearing is closed and the matter is subject to discussion and action by the Board. 

 

Comments on matters listed on the agenda or otherwise within the purview of the Board of Supervisors can be submitted to the office of the Clerk of the Board via mail:  Board of Supervisors, 651 Pine Street Room 106, Martinez, CA  94553; by fax:  925-335-1913; or via the County’s web page:  http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us, by clicking “Submit Public Comment” (the last bullet point in the left column under the title “Board of Supervisors.”) 

 

Requests for reconsideration of a land use (planning) decision must be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 10 days of the Board's decision, and must identify the new information which was not before the Board of Supervisors when the decision was made.

 

The County will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Board meetings who contact the Clerk of the Board at least 24 hours before the meeting, at (925) 335-1900; TDD (925) 335-1915.  An assistive listening device is available from the Clerk, Room 106.

 

Copies of taped recordings of all or portions of a Board meeting may be purchased from the Clerk of the Board.  Please telephone the Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925) 335-1900, to make the necessary arrangements.

 

Forms are available to anyone desiring to submit an inspirational thought nomination for inclusion on the Board Agenda. Forms may be obtained at the Office of the County Administrator or Office of the Clerk of the Board, 651 Pine Street, Martinez, California.

 

Applications for personal subscriptions to the weekly Board Agenda may be obtained by calling the Office of the Clerk of the Board, (925) 335-1900.  The weekly agenda may also be viewed on the County’s Internet Web Page:

http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us./

 

The Closed Session agenda is available each week upon request from the Office of the Clerk of the Board, 651 Pine Street, Room 106, Martinez, California, and may also be viewed on the County’s Web Page.

 

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.	See above 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.	See above See above

 

PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MAY BE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES.

 

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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