REGULAR MEETING

SAN MATEO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2008

 
 

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If you wish to speak to the Board, please fill out a speaker’s slip located on the table near the door. If you have anything that you wish distributed to the Board and included in the official record, please hand it to the Clerk of the Board who will distribute the information to the Board members and staff.

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

 

1.

8:15 a.m.

CLOSED SESSION

   

A)

CNA Negotiations

 

County Negotiator: Diana Doughtie

   

B)

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation

   
 

Obiajulu, Vincent v. San Mateo County Probation Department

 

United States District Court Case No. C07-03870 JCS

   

C)

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation

   
 

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

   
 

One case

   
 

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9

   
 

Three cases

   

2.

9:00 a.m.

REGULAR AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA

     
 

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agenda are approved by one roll call motion unless a request is made at the beginning of the meeting that an item be withdrawn or transferred to the regular agenda.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

     

3.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

   

If your subject is not on the agenda, the President will recognize you at this time. Speakers are customarily limited to two minutes. A speaker’s slip is required.

 

MATTERS SET FOR SPECIFIED TIME

Times listed under this section are approximate. The Board makes every effort to adhere to the times listed, but in some cases, because of unexpected presentations, items may not be heard precisely at the time scheduled. In no case will any item be heard before the scheduled time.

 

4.

9:00 a.m.

Presentation of a proclamation designating October 2008 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Supervisor Mark Church)

 

Supporting Document Proclamation

   

5.

9:00 a.m.

Presentation of a resolution honoring the recipient of the 2008 Hammerman Award, Detective Sergeant Linda Gibbons (Supervisor Mark Church)

 

Supporting Document Resolution

   

6.

9:15 a.m.

Presentation of a proclamation designating October 16, 2008 as International Credit Union Day (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier)

 

Supporting Document Proclamation

   

7.

9:30 a.m.

Presentation of a proclamation designating October 2008 as Disabilities Awareness Month (Supervisor Jerry Hill)

 

Supporting Document Proclamation

   
   
   

8.

9:30 a.m.

Presentation of a proclamation designating October 2008 as National Arts and Humanities Month (Supervisor Jerry Hill)

 

Supporting Document Proclamation

   

9.

10:00 a.m.

Public hearing to consider an appeal of an after-the-fact Coastal Development Permit to allow the construction of a fence which includes site restoration with 250 cubic yards of excavation located diagonally across Date Street along the edge of the State Highway 1 bypass right-of-way, unincorporated Montara area (Applicant/Owner/Appellant: Caltrans). This project is appealable to the California Coastal Commission: (Planning and Building)

   

A)

Report and recommendation

   

B)

Close public hearing

   

C)

Approve or deny appeal

 

Supporting Document Executive Summary

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Attachment

   

10.

10:30 a.m.

Public hearing to consider amending Chapter 14, Division VII of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, Building Regulations, consisting of Sections 1401 through 1408, modifying the Green Building Program and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety: (Planning and Building)

   

A)

Report and recommendation

   

B)

Close public hearing

   

C)

Adopt ordinance

 

Supporting Document Executive Summary

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Ordinance

REGULAR AGENDA

PLANNING AND BUILDING

11.

A)

Resolution authorizing: (Continued from the meeting of September 30, 2008)

   

1)

An amendment to the agreement with Impact Sciences to prepare Draft and Final Environmental Impact Reports for the Ticonderoga/Highland Estates Subdivision, extending the term through December 31, 2009, increasing the amount by $57,580 to $171,885, no Net County Cost

   

2)

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

 

B)

Resolution authorizing a transfer in the amount of $57,580 from Unanticipated Revenue to Contractual Services to cover costs associated with the project (4/5ths vote required)

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Agreement

 

Supporting Document Appropriation Transfer Request

PUBLIC WORKS

12.

Resolution:

 

A)

Approving the Pescadero Transfer Station gate fee rates

 

B)

Directing the Director of the Department of Public Works to provide notice by mail to the operator of the Pescadero Transfer Station/Materials Recovery Facility of the new gate fee rates and to provide notification to each customer visiting the facility with a flyer that identifies the new gate fee rates, effective October 20, 2008

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Attachment

 

Supporting Document Attachment

COUNTY MANAGER

13.

County Manager’s report

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

14.

Resolution adopting the Peninsula Partnership Leadership Council Bill of Rights for Children and Youth in San Mateo County (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier, Health Department and Human Services Agency)

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Attachment

   

15.

Board members’ committee reports

CONSENT AGENDA

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.

ASSESSOR-COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER

16.

Resolution:

 

A)

Waiving the Request for Proposal process and authorizing an agreement with SouthTech Systems, Inc. for the provision of software licensing and maintenance services for the term of October 7, 2008 through October 6, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $263,250

 

B)

Authorizing the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder or his designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Agreement

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

17.

Recommendation for reappointment of Felicitas Rodriguez, Katherine Kerns and Valerie Gibbs to the San Mateo County Mental Health Board, terms expiring September 30, 2011 (Supervisor Rich Gordon)

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

   

18.

Ratification of a resolution honoring the County of San Mateo Human Services Agency upon receiving its accreditation from the Council on Accreditation (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier)

 

Supporting Document Resolution

19.

Ratification of a resolution honoring Roberta Reynolds, Ph.D. for her dedication and commitment to the literary community of San Mateo County (Supervisor Jerry Hill)

 

Supporting Document Resolution

COUNTY COUNSEL

20.

Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of San Mateo-Foster City School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2008, Series A, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $55,000,000

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

COUNTY MANAGER

21.

Approve the report containing the County’s responses to the following 2007-08 Grand Jury report: Victims of Domestic Violence and Responding Law Enforcement Officers Need Better Support Reports

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

   

22.

Approve the report containing the County’s responses to the following 2007-08 Grand Jury report: Planning Issues Related to Leachate Disposal

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

   

23.

Approve the report containing the County’s responses to the following 2007-08 Grand Jury report: The Future of Trash Management in San Mateo County

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

   

24.

Adoption of an ordinance amending the Master Salary Ordinance for changes related to the FY 2008-09 budget, previously introduced on September 30, 2008 and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

 

Supporting Document Ordinance

GOVERNING BOARD

25.

Acting as the Governing Board of the San Mateo County Flood Control District, adopt a resolution authorizing the County Manager to enter into agreements with EagleLIFT, Inc. for repair work to Colma Creek Flood Control District channel wall upstream of Spruce Avenue, South San Francisco area, in an amount not to exceed $200,000

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

   

26.

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

 

(Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.)

   
 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Attachment

 

Supporting Document Attachment

27.

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

 

(Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.)

   
 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Attachment

 

Supporting Document Attachment

 

Supporting Document Attachment

HEALTH

28.

Resolution authorizing a superseding agreement with the State Department of Mental Health for Mental Health Services Act funding for FYs 2004-09, increasing the amount by $3,310,078 to $22,133,849

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Agreement

PUBLIC WORKS

29.

Resolution authorizing:

 

A)

A Memorandum of Understanding with the California Coastal Commission, Montara Water and Sanitary District, Moss Beach Ranch, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and the San Mateo County Resource Conservation District for the establishment of the Steering Committee for the James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Critical Coastal Area Pilot Project

 

B)

The Deputy County Manager for Community Services or her designee to be the primary contact for the Steering Committee

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Memorandum of Understanding

   

30.

Resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with the City/County Association of Governments, Caltrans District 4, the Cities of Belmont, Burlingame, Foster City, Millbrae, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo, South San Francisco, Menlo Park, and East Palo Alto, the Town of Atherton, Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority to acknowledge and agree to work cooperatively to assist in the development of the Smart Corridors Project

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Memorandum of Understanding

   

31.

Resolution establishing no parking zones for specified hours for street sweeping on Third Avenue between Middlefield Road and Edison Way, North Fair Oaks area

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

   

32.

Make a finding to continue the local emergency declaration for constructing slope stabilization within the landslide, La Honda area (4/5ths vote required)

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

SAN MATEO MEDICAL CENTER

33.

Resolution authorizing:

 

A)

An agreement with Alliance Imaging for the provision of magnetic resonance imaging services for the San Mateo Medical Center for the term of April 15, 2008 through April 14, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $1,575,000

 

B)

The Chief Executive Officer of the San Mateo Medical Center or his designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Agreement

   

34.

Resolution authorizing:

 

A)

Agreements with Barry McNamara, M.D. and John McNamara, M.D. for the provision of ophthalmology services for the term of September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $254,700 per agreement

 

B)

The Chief Executive Officer of the San Mateo Medical Center or his designee to execute subsequent amendments and minor modifications, in an amount not to exceed $25,000

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

 

Supporting Document Agreement

 

Supporting Document Agreement

   

35.

Resolution:

 

A)

Approving the acquisition of cook-chill system equipment through a Request for Proposals process

 

B)

Authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into a five-year competitively selected lease arrangement for the cook-chill equipment

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

SHERIFF

36.

Resolution authorizing:

 

A)

The acceptance of additional funding from the FY 2008 State Homeland Security Grant through the State of California Office of Homeland Security from the United States Department of Homeland Security, in the amount of $116,386

 

B)

The Sheriff in his capacity as Office of Emergency Services Area Coordinator to execute the grant and any related documents

 

Supporting Document Board Memo

 

Supporting Document Resolution

     
     
   

Telecasts of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors meetings can be seen throughout most of San Mateo County, Thursdays at 7:30PM, replayed on Fridays at 8:00AM and Saturdays at 10:00AM on Peninsula TV Channel 26. Palo Alto Cable viewers can see the meetings Thursday nights at 7:00PM on Channel 29. For more information on air dates for other communities, please contact Peninsula TV at (650) 637-1936. The agenda can be accessed on the World Wide Web at: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/bos/home/0,2151,1864_26218,00.html. The San Mateo County Ordinance Code can be accessed on the World Wide Web at: http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/sanmateo/index.htm

 

Public records that relate to any item on the open session agenda for a regular board meeting are available for public inspection. Those records that are distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting are available for public inspection at the same time they are distributed to all members, or a majority of the members of the Board. The Board has designated the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, located at 400 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063, for the purpose of making those public records available for inspection. The documents are also available on the County's Internet Web site, at the link for Board of Supervisors agendas for upcoming meetings. The website is located at: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/bos/home/0,2151,1864_26218,00.html.