PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DECEMBER 11 AND 25, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 9:02 a.m.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL – Present: Supervisors Church, Hill, Gordon, Jacobs Gibson and Tissier

Absent: None.

1.

8:15 a.m.

CLOSED SESSION

A)

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation

Cazares, Fernando (Estate of) et al. v. County of San Mateo, et al.

United States District Court Case No. C06-1944 MJJ

Mahon, Thomas v. County of San Mateo, et al.

San Mateo County Superior Court Case No. 446698

Montara Water and Sanitary District v. County of San Mateo, et al.

San Mateo County Superior Court Case No. 463068

United States District Court Case No. C07-03176 JF

Toschi v. County of San Mateo, et al.

United States District Court Case No. C07-3625JL

No report.

2.

9:00 a.m.

REGULAR AGENDA (SEE PAGE 3)
CONSENT AGENDA (SEE PAGE 3)
GOVERNING BOARD (SEE PAGE 7)

All items on the consent agendas are approved by one roll call motion unless a request is made at the beginning of the meeting that an item be withdrawn or transferred to the regular agenda. Any item on the regular agenda may be transferred to the consent agenda.

Motion: Church / Second: Hill

3.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

Speakers recognized by the President:

Andy Coe, Stanford Hospital and Clinics

4.

9:00 a.m.

Presentation of commendations to San Mateo County women named as among the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier)

5.

9:15 a.m.

Resolution (069123) accepting the San Mateo County Children’s Report 2007 (Health Department)

Speakers recognized by the President:

Dr. David Alexander, Lucile Packard Foundation

Dr. Scott Morrow, Health Department

Supervisor Adrienne Tissier, Board of Supervisors

Supervisor Mark Church, Board of Supervisors

Motion: Hill / Second: Tissier

6.

9:15 a.m.

Introduction of an ordinance: (County Manager) (Continued from the meeting of November 27, 2007)

A)

Repealing and replacing San Mateo County Ordinance Title 3 Chapter 3.84 Fire Protection Regulations and adopting the 2006 edition of the International Fire Code, as amended by the 2007 California Fire Code published by the International Fire Code Council, together with all appendix chapters and referenced standard

B)

Making certain findings of local conditions and amending Chapter 3.84 Fire Protection Regulations of Title 3 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

Speakers recognized by the President:

Reyna Farrales, Deputy County Manager

George Mozingo, 850 Woodside Way, San Mateo 94401

Motion: Gordon / Second: Church

This item was continued to the meeting of December 18, 2007 for adoption.

7.

9:30 a.m.

A)

Accept the report on the County's Structural Budget Deficit

B)

Review key revenue and expenditure assumptions and policy issues

C)

Provide direction on a multi-year approach for eliminating the structural deficit by FY 2013

D)

Provide direction on deficit reduction strategies to set Net County Cost targets for departments (County Manager)

Speakers recognized by the President:

John L. Maltbie, County Manager

Reyna Farrales, Deputy County Manager

Jim Saco, Budget Director

Nadia Bledsoe, 144 Brentwood Drive, South San Francisco 94080

Louise Alido-Perez, 374 El Paseo, Millbrae 94030

Supervisor Jerry Hill, Board of Supervisors

Supervisor Rich Gordon, Board of Supervisors

Supervisor Mark Church, Board of Supervisors

Supervisor Adrienne Tissier, Board of Supervisors

Motion: Tissier / Second: Gordon

8.

1:30 p.m.

Presentation of Service Awards (Room 101, 455 County Center, Redwood City) (County Manager)

9.

County Manager’s report – No Report

10.

Board members’ committee reports – No Report.

11.

Recommendation for the appointment of Christopher Ranken to the San Mateo County Planning Commission representing District 3, term expiring December 31, 2010 (Supervisor Rich Gordon)

12.

Ratification of a resolution (2714) honoring Faith Missionary Baptist Church of Christ upon its 25^th anniversary (Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson)

13.

Ratification of a resolution (2715) honoring the Health Plan of San Mateo upon its 20^th anniversary (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier)

14.

Resolution (069124) approving standards of aid specified in the following Financial Assistance Programs for the provision of healthcare to uninsured patients of the San Mateo Medical Center: Charity Care Policy and Discounted Health Care Policy

This item was transferred to the Regular Agenda.

Speakers recognized by the President:

Supervisor Adrienne Tissier, Board of Supervisors

John L. Maltbie, County Manager

Reyna Farrales, Deputy County Manager

Supervisor Jerry Hill, Board of Supervisors

Motion: Tissier / Second: Hill

15.

Resolution (069125) extending the provision of continued employment status for reservists called for duty in connection with military expeditions and operations to combat terrorism and in connection with military operations in Iraq through June 30, 2008

16.

Resolution (069126 authorizing a transfer in the amount of $45,000 from Non-Departmental Reserves to Human Resources to cover FY 2007-08 costs associated with the creation of an Executive Leadership Academy (Jointly with the Human Resources Department)

17.

Adoption of an ordinance (04401) amending Title 2 Sections 2.10.080 Charge of County Buildings and Grounds and 2.27.020 Travel Expenses, previously introduced on November 27, 2007 and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

18.

A)

Resolution (069127):

1)

Accepting a Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities grant from the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (DADP) for the South Coast Project for the term of October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2012, in the amount of $1,125,000

2)

Authorizing the Director of the Health Department or her designee to execute documents necessary for the implementation of the grant

3)

Waiving the Request for Proposal process requirement for the agreements with La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District, South Coast Children’s Services and WestEd funded by the grant

B)

Resolution (069128) authorizing a transfer in the amount of $183,750 to recognize DADP revenues and increase expenditures for FY 2007-08 (4/5ths vote required)

19.

Resolution (069129) authorizing:

A)

Fee for service agreements with Asian American Recovery Services, BAART Behavioral Health Services, Inc., Our Common Ground, Inc., El Centro de Libertad, Free at Last, Project Ninety, Inc., Pyramid Alternatives, Service League of San Mateo County, Sitike Counseling Center, The Latino Commission, Women’s Recovery Association and Youth and Family Enrichment Services for the provision of alcohol and drug treatment and recovery services for the term of January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, in the total amount of $4,159,449, $167,535 Net County Cost

B)

The Director of the Health Department or her designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 each

20.

Resolution (069130) authorizing:

A)

Flat rate agreements with Asian American Recovery Services, Our Common Ground, Inc., El Centro de Libertad, Free at Last, Project Ninety, Inc., Pyramid Alternatives, Service League of San Mateo County, Sitike Counseling Center, The Latino Commission, Youth and Family Enrichment Services and Women’s Recovery Association for the provision of alcohol and drug treatment and recovery services for the term of January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, in the total amount of $9,947,480, $2,008,108 Net County Cost

B)

The Director of the Health Department or her designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 each

21.

Resolution (069131) authorizing:

A)

An agreement with Crime Scene Cleaners, Inc. for the provision of property cleaning services for conserved clients for the term of December 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $240,000

B)

The Director of the Health Department or her designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000

This item was transferred to the Regular Agenda.

Speakers recognized by the President:

Supervisor Jerry Hill, Board of Supervisors

Michael Murphy, County Counsel

Alan Merrifield, 181 Barroilhet Avenue, San Mateo 94401

Motion: Hill / Second: Gordon

22.

Resolution (069132):

A)

Waiving the Request for Proposal process and authorizing an agreement with Horizon Services, Inc. for the provision of residential alcohol and drug detoxification services for the term of January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $897,708, no Net County Cost

B)

Authorizing the Director of the Health Department or her designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000

23.

Resolution (069133):

A)

Waiving the Request for Proposal process and authorizing an agreement with Youth and Family Enrichment Services for the provision of First Chance Sobering Station and Alcohol and Other Drug Helpline services for the term of January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, in the amount of $490,394, $88,583 Net County Cost

B)

Authorizing the Director of the Health Department or her designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000

24.

Resolution (069134):

A)

Waiving the Request for Proposal process and authorizing an agreement with Youth Leadership Institute for the provision of Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention services for the term of January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, in the amount of $132,346, no Net County Cost

B)

Authorizing the Director of the Health Department or her designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000

25.

Resolution (069135) authorizing:

A)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer Division, the Department of Parks and the Department of Public Works to participate in the San Mateo County Weed Management Area for the term of December 4, 2007 through June 30, 2008

B)

The Agricultural Commissioner to execute any documents necessary to implement the MOU, to seek grant funding for local weed control projects and enter into any amendments to the MOU that do not involve the expenditure or commitment of County funds

26.

Report recommending denial of the following claims:

Claims (Non-Culpable)

Don L. Quintana

Joshua F. Snyder

27.

Introduction of an ordinance amending the salary ordinance and accepting the report on the total number of positions in the County and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

This item was continued to the meeting of December 18, 2007 for adoption.

28.

Resolution (069136) authorizing the Director of Public Works to use an alignment with two-foot offset to the north of the right-of-way centerline as the center of the minimum improvements that are proposed to be constructed on Princeton Avenue from Broadway to Columbia Avenue, Princeton-by-the-Sea area

29.

Resolution (069137) authorizing the Director of Public Works to submit an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement funding to finance the following projects: F-Street Sidewalk and Streetscape Improvement, Santa Cruz Avenue Sidewalk and Access Ramp, Westborough Boulevard Bike Lanes Colored Slurry Seal, and Middlefield Road and Barney Avenue Solar Powered Lighted Crosswalks, and committing the necessary non-federal match and stating the assurance to complete the project, in the amount of $676,000

30.

Adoption of an ordinance (04402) amending Chapter 7.04 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code revising prima facie speed limits in public rights-of-way, previously introduced on November 27, 2007 and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

31.

Accept the report on the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund for FY 2006-07

32.

Acting as the Governing Board of the Oak Knoll Sewer Maintenance District, adopt a resolution (069138) setting a time and place for a public hearing to consider the proposed annexation of the Lands of Withrington, Redwood City area to the Oak Knoll Sewer Maintenance District

(Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:15 a.m.)

The meeting adjourned at 11:23 a.m. to reconvene on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 8:15 a.m. in Closed Session - Litigation and Personnel Matters, and thereafter for the regularly scheduled Board meeting.