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Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Meeting Video and Summary for Tuesday 3/11/08
San Andreas, CA...We have over 3 1/2 hours of Supervisorial Meeting Goodness enclosed for you to watch. There were lots of weighty issues before the board. Land for the new jail topped the list and getting the new jail grant ready to send on to Sacramento. The meeting summary and video are enclosed...
SUMMARY OF THE MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF CALAVERAS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
HELD ON MARCH 11, 2008
PRESENT: Steve Wilensky, Chair; Russ Thomas, Vice-Chair; Thomas Tryon, Bill Claudino and Merita Callaway, Supervisors; James Jones, County Counsel; Robert Lawton, County Administrative Officer; and Carol Gates, Supervising Board Clerk
ABSENT: None
CONSENT AGENDA
Minutes of a regular Board of Supervisors meeting held on February 26, 2008 - Board action: approved 5-0
CORRESPONDENCE: February 22-28, 2008 - Board action: approved, as processed, 5-0
MINUTE ORDER approving an allocation from the discretionary fund for District I, in the amount of $216.66, and the discretionary fund for District V, in the amount of $216.66, for the "Train Times" event in Valley Springs, to assist in the administrative fee; Supervisors Claudino and Thomas - Board action: approved, 5-0
MINUTE ORDER appointing an applicant to the Domestic Animal Advisory Committee, for an unexpired term to 12/31/2010, as a District V alternate member, to serve under the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors; Supervisor Thomas - Board action: approved the appointment of applicant Dori Kaplan, as an alternate representative from District V, to serve an unexpired term to 12/31/2010; 5-0
RESOLUTION approving an amendment to the agreement between Calaveras County and Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. for Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services, to increase the total amount of the agreement from $75,000 to $150,000, for the period 7/1/07 to 6/30/08; Behavioral Health - Board action: approved, as submitted, 5-0
RESOLUTION accepting the canvass of the February 5, 2008 election; County Clerk/Elections - Board action: approved 5-0
MINUTE ORDER approving extension of the contract between the County and VESTRA to continue to provide the tasks for editing the current, countywide land use layer, as well as developing or editing non-land use GIS layers, for an additional amount not to exceed $15,600.00, which will be reimbursed by Calaveras Council of Governments, utilizing a grant received by Cal-Trans for this specific use; approve the extension of the contract to June 1, 2008; Community Development Agency - Board action:
continued to the meeting of 03/25/2008
MINUTE ORDER approving extension of contract between the County and Lamphier-Gregory to continue to provide the environmental review for the California Asbestos Monofill project for the additional amount not to exceed $20,000.00, to be funded by the applicant; approve the extension of the contract to December 31, 2008; and approve a budget transfer, in the amount of $20,000.00 (requires 4/5 vote) in conjunction therewith; Community Development Agency - Board action: approved 5-0
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R E G U L A R A G E N D A
PUBLIC COMMENTS: a) Ed Lark, Public Access Television, informed that it has been brought to his attention that certain candidates, who are running for a position of the Board of Supervisors, feel that they are subject to unfair competition because three other candidates – namely Kathy Mazzaferro, Sarah Lunsford and Ron Klass – all have regular TV shows that offer them more exposure than the competing candidates. He stated that it has been suggested that their shows be cancelled until after the election. Lark informed that after consulting with a law firm that specializes in access television facilities, it is now clear that public access TV follows a different set of regulations than conventional TV stations. Lark advised that in order to provide equal political coverage to all candidates, he has arranged to televise a special series of interviews between now and the election day. Each candidate will be interviewed for one-half hour and each interview will be aired once each day for seven consecutive days.
b) Bonnie Newman, Valley Springs, CA informed that she was the sole member participant on the negotiating team for SEIU-UHW this past year. The contract ran out in March of 2007. When approaching the County to negotiate a new contract, she was asked to postpone it until the budget was finalized. Now an entire year has gone by without a contract. She stated that one of the clauses in the contract that was finalized and ratified is not legal – the retroactive pay the UHW was expecting for not completing the contract earlier. Newman asked, that at this point, will they need to back to square one, and if so, does this mean they have lost over a year of any benefits that they could have accumulated. Francine Osborn, Human Resources, advised that it will not be necessary to start over, there is language in the retro-activities that was agreed to. Osborn informed that she will be working with Ms. Newman and they will only need to work through that one issue.
c) Ron Klass addressed the Public Access issue. He informed that he is half of the Ron & John show. He stated that Ed Lark/Public Access, does a tremendous job, his talent and expertise are a real credit to the community. Klass emphasized that they do not refer to local politics on the show.
d) Don Boos presented the Board with an array of daffodils. He informed that the Northern California Daffodil Society, of which Murphys is one of 3 locations, annually have a daffodil show. This weekend the show will be held at Ironstone. There will be free parking at Ironstone along with a County sponsored shuttle bus available for transporting participants to downtown Murphys. Mr. Boos informed that Murphys is becoming well known
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in California as the daffodil region of the United States. Calaveras County and Murphys will soon be recognized as one of the top hot spots for daffodils in the world. In the year 2010 the American Daffodil Society will be holding their convention in Murphys, at Ironstone for 3 days, the second weekend in March. The event will bring people from major daffodil growing regions throughout the world. There will be approximately 20 to 30 individuals from Australia and New Zealand, 10 or 12 from Tazmania and approximately 10 to 12 from the UK, Ireland and England. Daffodils, of various varieties, will be seen for the first time. Mr. Boos urged the community to support the event and organize groups to gold-up the countryside.
e) Glen Inouye, an energy consultant, submitted a potential policy guide baseline report regarding the global warming climate change element for inclusion in the general plan. He identified ways to deal with the threat of global warming by addressing fire safety policies, carbon reduction policies, and water policies. Mr. Inouye stated that the County can address reducing green house gas emissions by outlining steps to reduce energy consumption. He suggested ways the County could save money and increase revenue such as energy audits/upgrades and enforcing permit laws for HVAC change outs and installs. He informed that by adding a climate change element to the general plan may avoid litigation by the California Attorney General, who has threatened to sue counties that do not address climate change in their general plan. Mr. Inouye stated that while global warming and climate change may be controversial theories, federal and state laws are being crafted to address the problems and the county should move in that direction.
f) Tim McSorley, Executive Director/Council of Governments, informed that on Thursday he will be appearing before the California Transportation Commission along with his counterparts in Amador and Alpine Counties, together known as the Tri-County partnership, regarding 4 projects – the Amador Bypass on Highway 49, the Cooks-Hams passing lanes on Highway 88, the Cottage Springs passing lane on Highway 4. The Angels Camp bypass that will begin construction in the next month or two. Together the 4 projects are in excess of $100 million dollars. The success of the partnership resulted in the timely completion. He informed that they are about to enter into the MOU-2, again involving the Tri-Counties. Both Amador and Calaveras will be assuming the lead responsibilities for what is known as the project approval environmental documentation phase of the two major projects, one the Pine Grove Project on Highway 88, and the second, the Wagon Trail Project on Highway 4. These projects are significant on a regional and inter-regional basis. A funding scheme will be presented to the CTC with a large portion of the projects federally funded. The projects under the MOU-2 are in excess of $150 million dollars.
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10. Discussion and possible action re: RESOLUTION implementing the provisions of Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) authorizing pre-tax payroll deduction plan for service credit purchases (contribution Code 14); Administration/Human Resources - Board action: requested staff to obtain additional clarification and to bring back to the Board in the form of a study session or action item, as determined by Human Resources.
11. Discussion and possible action re: RESOLUTION authorizing application for a Local Adult Detention Facility Assembly Bill 900 Construction Grant; appointing the Sheriff as the person authorized to sign the grant application; appointing the County construction manager; the project financial officer; and the project contact person; (continued from the meeting of 03/04/2008); Sheriff/Administration - Board action: approved 5-0
Discussion and possible action re: review of the Maximus Financial Services User Fee Study for the Community Development Agency (CDA); take public input on the user fee study; provide feedback to CDA relative to proposed amendments to the vendor-generated fee schedule; set public hearing date for formal consideration of new fees for the Building and Planning Department; Community Development Agency – Board action: requested that CDA staff review issues raised, report back to the Board, and scheduled the first public hearing for April 8, 2008.
Discussion and possible action re: consideration of a reduction of the Administrative Use Permit fee for special events hosted by local community-based organization; Community Development Agency - Board action: County Counsel Jones offered to report back to the Board advising of legal options in minimizing the cost of traditional events, start-ups, and finding a way to insure that all events are submitted to the County for some form of review.
Review of correspondence, reports and various matters of concern;
a) Supervisor Thomas will drive to Bass Lake on Thursday to attend a Sierra Nevada Conservancy meeting regarding a $64,000 grant for the purpose of starting the habitat conservation plan; while at Bass Lake will attend their annual Boat Fete;
b) Supervisor Callaway will attend a LAFCO training session on Friday;
c) Supervisor Claudino will attend the Mello Drama in Valley Springs Friday evening;
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d) Supervisor Tryon will be at Irish Days in Murphys on Saturday and next Monday will attend a LAFCO meeting;
e) Chair Wilensky, on Wednesday and Thursday, will be in attendance at the Sierra Nevada Conservancy meeting, representing the Central South Counties, regarding the distributing of grants for local projects of which 5 are coming up for review regarding Calaveras County;
f) Counsel Jones and CAO Lawton had nothing to bring before the Board.
15. CLOSED SESSION: pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(b)(1); conference with legal counsel; anticipated litigation - significant exposure to litigation (one case); County Counsel; Board action: cancelled
CLOSED SESSION: pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6, conference with labor negotiators: County representatives - CAO and Assistant CAO-Director of Human Resources and Risk Management; SEIU re: Miscellaneous Employees; Human Resources - Board action: none
CLOSED SESSION: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8; Property APN's as follows: 44-011-050; 44-011-049; 44-011-051; and 44-011-052; Agency negotiator; Brent Harrington or alternate to be determined; Negotiating parties: Ryan Voorhees, Greg Opinski; Under negotiation: instruction to negotiator regarding potential purchase, price, financing options; County Counsel/Administration - Board action: nothing to report
Discussion and possible action approving an agreement to purchase real property for the construction of a new adult correctional facility; (continued from the meeting of 03/04/2008) County Counsel/Administration - Board action: approved 5-0
Discussion re: Well Ordinance; Environmental Management Agency – Staff will return to the Board with the proposed document for introduction. The slotted casing requirement is being removed from the document as discussed by the industry (well drillers) comments.
Discussion and possible action re: joint meeting between the Board of Supervisors and the City of Angels City Council regarding their respective general plan updates; Community Development Agency - Board action: no formal action taken; discussion was held re: the general plan update process; county-wide economic development strategy; joint economic development element; revenue-sharing possibilities; airport land use;
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traffic circulation; Highway 4/49 corridors; residential development; how the City will fit into the County’s newly-stated goal to provide higher-density community centers and avoid rural sprawl; and Copperopolis development impacts. Chair Wilensky invited the City to attend next Tuesday’s study session re: economic development with the Chamber of Commerce. Wilensky thanked everyone for attending today’s meeting.
