PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON FEBRUARY 11 AND 18, 2003

ALL AGENDA ITEMS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND/OR ADOPTED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED BELOW THE ITEM.

 

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

 

Tuesday, January 28, 2003

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL - All Supervisors were present

1.

8:15 a.m.

CLOSED SESSION

1)

Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation

Dyan Alexander v. County of San Mateo
San Mateo County Superior Court No. 424384

Newton v. County of San Mateo
San Mateo County Superior Court No. 419895

Diaz-Renteria v. County of San Mateo
San Mateo County Superior Court No. 419231

County of San Mateo v. SBC Communications
San Mateo County Superior Court No. 424597

   

2)

Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation

Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9
One Case

   

3)

DSA Negotiations
County Negotiator - Keith Fleming

   

4)

County Negotiations
County Negotiator - Keith Fleming

 

No Report

 

2.

9:00 a.m.

REGULAR AGENDA (SEE PAGE 2)

CONSENT AGENDA (SEE PAGE 3)
GOVERNING BOARD OF OTHER AGENCIES
(SEE PAGE 8)

   

Nevin/Gordon

     

3.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

 

Speakers recognized by the President:
Louis Calabro, 4346 Shell Circle, San Bruno, 94060

MATTERS SET FOR SPECIFIED TIME

4.

9:15 a.m.

Receive the report from the Health Officer on Smallpox Vaccination planning (Health Services Agency)

     
   

Speakers recognized by the President:
Scott Morrow, Health Officer
John Maltbie, County Manager
Supervisor Mark Church, Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Jerry Hill, Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Mike Nevin, Board of Supervisors

     

5.

1:30 p.m.

Budget worksession (County Manager)

     
   

Speakers recognized by the President:
Supervisor Mike Nevin, Board of Supervisors
John Maltbie, County Manager
Paul Scannell, Assistant County Manager
Supervisor Jerry Hill, Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Mark Church, Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Rich Gordon, Board of Supervisors
Jan Stokley, 2121 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo, 94403
Nirmala Dittman, 945 California Drive, Burlingame, 94010

REGULAR AGENDA

COUNTY MANAGER

6.

County Manager's report

   

1)

Resolution (065778) urging the California Legislature to reject the Governor's proposed shift of local revenues and to honor the 1998 commitment to restore the Vehicle License Fee

   
 

Speakers recognized by the President:
John Maltbie, County Manager
Supervisor Mike Nevin, Board of Supervisors

   
 

Gordon/Church

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

7.

Resolution (065779) authorizing a Three Party Water Provision Agreement with the Cuesta La Honda Guild and the La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District for the provision of potable water to La Honda School (Supervisor Rich Gordon)

   
 

Gordon/Church

   

8.

Board members' committee reports

   

9.

Legislative Subcommittee meeting after adjournment of regular meeting

CONSENT AGENDA

ASSESSOR-COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER

10.

Resolution (065780) authorizing the Chief Elections Officer to render specified election services for the City of Belmont in conjunction with a special election to be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2003

   

11.

Resolution (065781) authorizing transfer in the amount of $144,606 from the Unanticipated Revenue Modernization Trust Fund account to the Contract Special Program Services account within the County Clerk-Recorder's budget unit to fund the contracts with Farallon and Science Applications International Corporation (4/5ths vote required)

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

12.

Ratification of a resolution (2064) honoring Maeva Neale for her dedicated service to the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council (Supervisor Rich Gordon)

   

13.

Ratification of a resolution (2065) honoring Lary Lawson for his dedicated service as a member of the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council (Supervisor Rich Gordon)

   

14.

Ratification of a resolution (2066) honoring Louie Figone for his dedicated service as Director of the Resource Conservation District (Supervisor Rich Gordon)

   

15.

Ratification of a resolution (2067) honoring Mary Louise Lee upon her retirement from SEIU Local 715 (Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson)

   

16.

Ratification of a proclamation (2068) designating January 19, 2003 as Richard "Dick" Bettinger Day Supervisor Jerry Hill)

   

17.

Ratification of a proclamation (2069) designating January 20, 2003 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson)

   

18.

Ratification of a resolution (2070) honoring Robert Wood for his dedicated service as a Reserve Police Officer with the City of Menlo Park Police Department (Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson)

   

19.

Resolution (2071) honoring Chief of Police Greg Cowart for his years of distinguished service in law enforcement (Supervisor Mark Church)

   

20.

Resolution (2072) honoring Commander Thomas Marriscolo for his years of distinguished service in the Burlingame Police Department (Supervisor Mark Church)

   

21.

Resolution (2073) honoring Police Chief Tim Guiney upon his retirement from the Broadmoor Police Department (Supervisor Mike Nevin)

   

22.

Resolution (2074) honoring the Baywood Owners Association upon its 75th Anniversary (Supervisor Mark Church)

   

23.

Recommendation for reappointment and appointment to the Assessment Appeals Board (Supervisor Jerry Hill and Supervisor Mike Nevin):

   

1)

Reappoint:
Arthur Bredenbeck, term expiring September 30, 2004

   

2)

Appoint:
Harris Dubrow, term expiring September 30, 2004

   

3)

Appoint:
Dennis Pantano, term expiring September 30, 2006

   

24.

1)

Accept the resignation of Elbert Mitchell as a Member at Large representative of the Community Development Committee

     
 

2)

Recommendation of appointment of Sharifa Wilson to fill the vacated Member at Large position for the Community Development Committee, term expiring September 30, 2005 (Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson)

COUNTY COUNSEL

25.

1)

Resolution (065782) changing the membership and clarifying the function of the Emergency Medical Care Committee

 

2)

Resolution (065783)creating the Housing and Community Development Committee

COUNTY MANAGER

26.

Resolution (065784) authorizing an amendment to the Lease Concession Agreement with Patricia Holmes for the operation of a stable complex at Wunderlich Park, extending the term through April 30, 2004

   

27.

Resolution authorizing a Subordination Agreement to subordinate the County's interest to new construction financing to enable Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center to construct a new office building at 1300 El Camino Real, Belmont (This item is to be removed from the Agenda)

EMPLOYEE AND PUBLIC SERVICES AGENCY

28.

Report recommending denial of the following claims:

 

Claims (Non-Culpable)

 

Miguel Diaz

Valerie Mary Schick

 

Ajaye and Gregory Hampton/ Christine Hallinan

Thomas N. Sorensen

 

Rosemary A. Lopez

State Farm Insurance / Otto Zielke

 

Antonio Perez

 
     

29.

Resolution (065785) authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Mercer Human Resources Consulting for actuarial studies of the County's retirement plan options, extending the term to September 30, 2003, increasing the amount by $37,000 to $136,000

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AGENCY

30.

Adoption of an ordinance (04155) establishing the Mid-Coast Area parks and recreation development fee applicable to new residential developments in the urban Mid-Coast area, and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

   

31.

Resolution(065786) :

1)

Authorizing an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for agricultural inspection and detection survey services for the Pierce's Disease/Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Control Program for FY 2002-03, in the amount of $310,980, no Net County Cost

2)

Designating the Agricultural Commissioner as the local public entity authorized to receive these local assistance funds

3)

Authorizing the Agricultural Commissioner to enter into future contract amendments should additional funding be allocated for expanded work activities during FY 2002-03

   

32.

1)

Resolution authorizing an agreement with the California Department of Forestry for fire protection services for FY 2002-03, in the amount of $7,100,111

     
 

2)

Resolution authorizing transfer in the amount of $15,398 from County Service Area #1 Non-General Fund Reserves to Services and Supplies for increased contract costs (4/5ths vote required)

     
 

3)

Resolution authorizing transfer in the amount of $257,623 from Structural Fire Non-General Fund Reserves to Services and Supplies Fire Protection for increased contract costs (4/5ths vote required)

   

This item was continued to the meeting of February 4, 2003.

HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY

33.

1)

Resolution (065787) accepting a Grant Award from the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, to provide outreach, case management, counseling, and drug treatment referral and placement to substance users at high risk for HIV and Hepatitis B/C, in the amount of $337,718

 

2)

Resolution (065788) authorizing transfer in the amount of $337,718 from Federal Aid-Other to various accounts for the provision of Substance Abuse/HIV and Hepatitis B/C Outreach

     

34.

Resolution (065789) authorizing an agreement with Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc. to provide outpatient laboratory services for FYs 2002-05, in the amount $475,000, Net County Cost, $21,750

   

35.

Resolution (065790) authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Jefferson Union High School District for operation of the Daly City Youth Health Center for FYs 2000-03, reducing the amount for FY 2002-03 by $8,727 to $61,233

   

36.

Resolution (065791) authorizing an amendments to the agreements with El Concilio of San Mateo and Free at Last to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS services for FY 2002-03, increasing the amount by $41,100 to $108,021 and $41,100 to $234,781, respectively

   

37.

1)

Resolution (065792) authorizing agreements with the San Mateo County Children and Families First Commission, Peninsula Community Foundation, San Mateo Health Commission and Peninsula Health Care District to administer the Health Kids program and to support Children's Health Initiative activities

 

2)

Resolution (065793) authorizing transfer in the amount of $772,216 from Foundation Grants-Other to various accounts for the provision of outreach and enrollment activities

 

3)

Resolution (065794) establishing an interest-earning trust fund for Healthy Kids San Mateo

 

4)

Resolution (065795) thanking the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County for its staff's work on implementing the San Mateo County Children's Health Initiative

 

5)

Resolution (065796) thanking the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco for its staff's work on implementing the San Mateo County Children's Health Initiative

HOSPITAL AND CLINICS

38.

Resolution (065797) authorizing an agreement with the Regents of the University of California to provide plastic surgery services for the term of June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, in the amount of $113,700

HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

39.

Resolution (065798) waiving the Request for Proposal process and accepting a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Juvenile Drug Court alcohol and drug treatment expansion services for the term of September 30, 2002 through September 29, 2005, in the amount of $1,198,572

   

40.

Resolution (065799) authorizing amendments to the agreements with Asian American Recovery Services, El Centro de Libertad, Free At Last, The Latino Commission, Project Ninety, Inc., Service League of San Mateo, Sitike Counseling Center, Women's Recovery Association and Youth and Family Assistance to provide alcohol and drug prevention and treatment services, increasing the amount by $1,633,211 to $3,519,919

SHERIFF

41.

Resolution (065800) authorizing transfer in the amount of $234,800 to recognize State Office of Emergency Services funds received from the Domestic Preparedness Grant awarded in December, and to establish an appropriation to purchase the approved equipment for various agencies and jurisdictions within San Mateo County (4/5ths vote required)

   

42.

Resolution (065801) authorizing:

1)

The Office of Emergency Services (OES) Area Coordinator to submit a grant application to the Governor's Office of Service and Volunteerism through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for administration of grant awards to purchase and distribute equipment and train personnel, in the amount of $14,000

   

2)

The OES Area Coordinator or his designee to execute the grant agreement and any other documents required by and for the program described in the grant

   

43.

Resolution (0657802) authorizing:

1)

The Office of Emergency Services (OES) Area Coordinator to submit a grant application to the Governor's Office of Emergency Services through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for administration of grant awards to supplement, modify, amend, or add emergency programs and annexes, in the amount of $168,618

   

2)

The OES Area Coordinator or his designee to execute the grant agreement and any other documents required by and for the program described in the grant

TAX COLLECTOR/TREASURER

44.

Resolution (065803) approving the San Mateo County Investment Policy

GOVERNING BOARD OF OTHER AGENCIES

45.

9:00 a.m.

1)

Acting as the Governing Board of the Ravenswood Highway Lighting District (RHLD) and the East Palo Alto Drainage Maintenance District (EPADMD):

 

a)

Hold concurrent public hearings to consider the transfer of 0.0212823700 of the property tax apportionment in Tax Code Area 21-014 from the RHLD to the EPADMD in order to provide additional financing for the EPADMD

 

b)

Close hearings - Nevin/Gordon

 

c)

Adopt a resolution (065804 and 065805) approving the transfer of the property tax apportionment as described above and notifying the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo of said change - Nevin/Church

2)

Acting as the Board of the Supervisors, adopt a resolution (065806) concurring in the proposed exchange of property tax revenues and notifying the Controller of the approved exchanges - Gordon/Nevin

   
 

Speakers recognized by the President:
Neil Cullen, Director, Public Works
Sandra Salerno, 25495 Southwick Drive, Hayward, 94544

 
 
 
 
 

The meeting adjourned at 9:42 a.m. in memory of Lilly Wong Yee, Patsy Monaghan, Bettylee Lawrence, to reconvene on Tuesday, February 04, 2003 at 8:15 a.m. in Closed Session - Litigation and Personnel Matters, and thereafter for the regularly scheduled Board meeting.