PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO MEETING OF THE |
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. | |||
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 | |||
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: Present: Supervisors Church, Groom, Gordon, Jacobs Gibson and Tissier Absent: None. | |||
1. |
8:15 a.m. |
CLOSED SESSION | |
A) |
County Negotiations – California Nurses Association (CNA) | ||
County Negotiator: Diana Doughtie | |||
B) |
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation | ||
In re Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | |||
United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, | |||
Case No. 08-13555 (JMP) | |||
C) |
Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation | ||
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9 | |||
Five cases | |||
Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9 | |||
One case | |||
No reportable action. | |||
2. |
9:00 a.m. |
REGULAR AGENDA (SEE PAGE 5) | |
All items on the consent agenda are approved by one roll call motion unless a request is made at the beginning of the meeting that an item be withdrawn or transferred to the regular agenda.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: Tissier / Second: Jacobs Gibson | |||
Supervisor Church introduced the new Director of the Health System, Jean Fraser. | |||
3. |
9:00 a.m. |
Presentation of the Employee of the Month for January 2009 to Charles Ice, Hazardous Materials Specialist IV, Environmental Health Division, Health System (County Manager) | |
Speakers recognized by the President: | |||
David S. Boesch, County Manager | |||
Greg Smith, Environmental Health | |||
Dean Peterson, Environmental Health | |||
4. |
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS | ||
No member of the public wished to speak. |
5. |
9:00 a.m. |
Presentation of a proclamation (2881) designating 2009 as Chinese New Year (Supervisor Mark Church) | |
Speakers recognized by the President: | |||
Supervisor Mark Church, Board of Supervisors | |||
Melody Lew, Organization of Chinese Amercians | |||
Motion: Gordon / Second: Jacobs Gibson | |||
6. |
9:00 a.m. |
A) |
Presentation of a proclamation (2882) designating January 2009 as National Mentoring Month (Supervisor Mark Church) |
Motion: Tissier / Second: Gordon | |||
B) |
Update Report on the S.A.F.E. Initiative | ||
Speakers recognized by the President: | |||
Supervisor Mark Church, Board of Supervisors | |||
Sarah Kremer, Mentoring Institute | |||
Keith Jones, Sequoia High School | |||
Kenna Guerrera, Sequoia High School | |||
Catherine Wier, Sequoia High School | |||
Greg Simon, Sequoia High School | |||
7. |
9:15 a.m. |
Resolution (069890) honoring Bill and Jean Lane by naming the education center at Edgewood Park the Bill and Jean Lane Education Center at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve (4/5ths vote required) (County Manager) | |
Speakers recognized by the President: | |||
David S. Boesch, County Manager | |||
Dave Holland, Department of Parks | |||
Julia Bott, San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation | |||
Bill Korbholz, Friends of Edgewood | |||
Ambassador Bill Lane | |||
Motion: Gordon / Second: Jacobs Gibson | |||
Ayes: Supervisors Church, Groom, Gordon, Jacobs Gibson and Tissier | |||
Noes: None | |||
8. |
9:30 a.m. |
Presentation of a resolution (2883) honoring Rich Allen as the 2008 Resource Conservation District Director of the Year (Continued from the meeting of January 6, 2009) (Supervisor Rich Gordon) | |
Speakers recognized by the President: | |||
Supervisor Rich Gordon, Board of Supervisors | |||
Rich Allen, Resource Conservation District | |||
Kellyx Nelson, Resource Conservation District | |||
Motion: Gordon / Second: Groom | |||
9. |
9:30 a.m. |
Public hearing to consider a resolution (069891) authorizing the San Mateo County Planning and Building Department to use a | |
A) |
Report and recommendation | ||
B) |
Close public hearing | ||
Speakers recognized by the President: | |||
Steve Monowitz, Planning and Building | |||
Paul Perkovic, Montara | |||
Motion: Gordon / Second: Jacobs Gibson | |||
C) |
Adopt resolution | ||
Motion: Tissier / Second: Gordon | |||
Ayes: Supervisors Church, Groom, Gordon, Jacobs Gibson and Tissier | |||
Noes: None | |||
10. |
9:45 a.m. |
Update on Shared Vision 2010-2025 (County Manager) | |
This item was continued to an unspecified date. | |||
11. |
10:00 a.m. |
A) |
Accept the FY 2008-09 County Budget Update |
B) |
Review key budget assumptions and provide direction regarding the preparation of the FY 2009-10 and FY 2010-11 budget | ||
C) |
Accept the following reports: Impact of the Hiring Freeze on Countywide Performance; Reserves Policy Review and Disparities in Reserves Balances; Food Stamp Enrollment Update; and the Medical Center Transportation Unit (County Manager) | ||
Speakers recognized by the President: | |||
David S. Boesch, County Manager | |||
Jim Saco, Budget and Performance, County Manager’s Office | |||
Supervisor Rich Gordon, Board of Supervisors | |||
Supervisor Mark Church, Board of Supervisors | |||
Supervisor Adrienne Tissier, Board of Supervisors | |||
Motion: Tissier / Second: Jacobs Gibson | |||
12. |
10:15 a.m. |
Recommendation to: (Continued from the meeting of January 6, 2009) (Supervisors Rich Gordon and Rose Jacobs Gibson) | |
A) |
Appoint Sabrina Brennan to the Midcoast Community Council, term expiring November 30, 2009 | ||
B) |
Decline to appoint Ric Lohman to the Midcoast Community Council | ||
C) |
Direct the County Counsel to draft a resolution specifying that persons who serve as elected directors of other local government agencies are ineligible for service on the County of San Mateo municipal advisory councils which include elected members | ||
Speakers recognized by the President: | |||
Supervisor Rich Gordon, Board of Supervisors | |||
Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson, Board of Supervisors | |||
Paul Perkovic, Montara | |||
G.A. Laster, El Granada | |||
Chris Mickelsen, Coastside County Water District | |||
Merrill Bobele, El Granada | |||
Kathryn Slater-Carter, Montara | |||
Sabrina Brennan, Moss Beach | |||
Cid Young, Moss Beach | |||
Neil Merrilees, Miramar | |||
Leonard Woren, Mid Coast Community Council | |||
Supervisor Adrienne Tissier, Board of Supervisors | |||
Motion: Gordon / Second: Jacobs Gibson | |||
Ayes: Supervisors Church, Groom, Gordon, Jacobs Gibson and Tissier | |||
Noes: None |
COUNTY MANAGER
13. |
County Manager’s report: | |
A) |
Preliminary Analysis of the 2009-10 State Budget as proposed by the Governor | |
B) |
Announcement of the NACo 2009 Achievement Award applications | |
Speakers recognized by the President: | ||
David S. Boesch, County Manager |
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
14. |
Board members’ committee reports |
Supervisor Jacobs Gibson was not comfortable with the word lottery for Agenda Item No. 9 and requested Planning and Building find a better word. The Board agreed. |
15. |
Approve the minutes for the meeting of January 6, 2009 |
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
16. |
Recommendation for the appointments to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee: (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier) | |
A) |
Terumi Kaneko, representing Contract Provider, term expiring December 31, 2009 | |
B) |
Dolly Clemente, representing Consumer, term expiring December 31, 2010 | |
17. |
Recommendation for the reappointment of April Vargas to the Agricultural Advisory Board representing conservationist, term expiring June 30, 2012 (Supervisor Rich Gordon) | |
18. |
Recommendation for the reappointment of Susan Salamy to the Arts Commission representing the Fifth District, term expiring January 5, 2013 (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier) | |
19. |
Ratification of a resolution (2884) honoring Cindy McCown upon her 25th anniversary with Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier) | |
20. |
Ratification of a resolution (2885) recognizing San Carlos Family Week and honoring the organizers and participants of the 2009 San Carlos Family Day upon its 10th anniversary (Supervisor Rich Gordon) |
COUNTY COUNSEL
21. |
Approve corrections to the identified tax rolls and corresponding tax refunds |
COUNTY MANAGER
22. |
Resolution (069892) authorizing a transfer in the amount of $36,000,000 from Other Financing Uses to Services and Supplies within the Contributions Budget Unit and reclassifying revenue in the amount of $36,000,000 to be received by the San Mateo Medical Center from Other Financing Sources to Charges for Services (4/5ths vote required) (Jointly with the Health System) |
23. |
Introduction of an ordinance amending Section 2.61.030 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code assigning the San Mateo County Planning Commission the responsibility to annually review the County’s Capital Improvement Program for consistency with the County’s General Plan and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety |
This item was continued to the meeting of February 3, 2009 for adoption. |
HEALTH SYSTEM
24. |
A) |
Resolution (069893) ratifying: | |
1) |
Amendment 2008-1 to the Hospital Agreement with the San Mateo Health Commission, increasing supplemental quarterly payments to the San Mateo Medical Center | ||
2) |
The Intergovernmental Agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services for the transfer of public funds | ||
B) |
Resolution (069894) authorizing a transfer in the amount $9,000,000 from Unanticipated Revenue to Services and Supplies and Non-Departmental Services (4/5ths vote required) |
HUMAN RESOURCES
25. |
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 February 3, 2009 for adoption. | |
PROBATION
26. |
Resolution (069895) authorizing: | |
A) |
An agreement with Pyramid Alternatives for the provision of substance abuse counseling, education, anger management, life-skills training, and supportive supervision to clients in the Adult Probation Bridges Program for the term of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $229,213, $229,213 is Net County Cost | |
B) |
The Interim Chief Probation Officer or his designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 |
PUBLIC WORKS
27. |
Resolution (069896) authorizing an agreement with the Broadmoor Police Protection District for the reimbursement of certain costs associated with the school crossing guard program, Daly City area for FY 2008-09, in the amount of $40,000 | |
28. |
Resolution (069897) authorizing an agreement with the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for the distribution of San Mateo County Measure A funds for local transportation purposes | |
29. |
Resolution (069898) authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Works to submit an application to the California Office of Traffic Safety for the acquisition of a Traffic Collision Database Software system for FY 2009-10, in the amount of $30,000 | |
30. |
Resolution (069899): | |
A) |
Awarding a contract to Linc Lighting and Electrical for the lighting retrofit at the San Mateo Medical Center, in the amount of $220,431.99 | |
B) |
Authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Works to execute change orders, in the maximum amount of $33,065.01 | |
31. |
A) |
Resolution (069900) authorizing the installation of stop signs, El Granada area |
B) |
Resolution (069901) authorizing the installation of a turn restriction sign, West Menlo Park area | |
C) |
Resolution (069902) establishing no parking zones, El Granada and North Fair Oaks areas | |
D) |
Resolution (069903) establishing a time limited parking zone, North Fair Oaks area | |
E) |
Resolution (069904) abolishing a loading zone, North Fair Oaks area | |
32. |
Resolution (069905) approving the scope of work and specifications in conformance with prevailing wage scale requirements for the cleaning of HVAC ductwork at the Burlingame Long Term Care Facility | |
(Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.) | ||
33. |
Resolution (069906): | |
A) |
Appointing the Director of the Department of Public Works as the County’s Director on the Board of Directors of the South Bayside Waste Management Authority, effective March 1, 2009 | |
B) |
Designating the Department of Public Works Waste Management and Environmental Services Manager as the alternate member, effective immediately | |
34. |
Make a finding to continue the local emergency declaration for constructing slope stabilization within the landslide, La Honda area (4/5th vote required) |
SHERIFF
35. |
Resolution (069907): | |
A) |
Waiving the Request for Proposals process and authorizing an agreement with Hormann America, Inc. for the provision of furnishing and maintaining a complete and upgraded high speed emergency alert system for the term of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $260,000 | |
B) |
Authorizing the Sheriff or his designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 | |
36. |
Resolution (069908) authorizing: | |
A) |
An agreement with Liebert & Associates for the provision of functional programming services to assist the Jail Planning Unit with pre-architect planning for the term of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $138,900 | |
B) |
The Sheriff or his designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 | |
37. |
Resolution (069909) authorizing: | |
A) |
An agreement with Motorola Inc. for the provision of equipment and installation of a P25 Public Safety Radio Network for the term of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $1,966,453, no Net County Cost | |
B) |
The Sheriff or his designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 | |
The meeting adjourned at 11:27 a.m. in memory of Jacques Littlefield, Michael Joseph Wegher, Lahori Ram and John Lynch to reconvene on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. in Closed Session – Litigation and Personnel Matters, and thereafter for the regularly scheduled Board meeting. |