PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON NOVEMBER 11 AND 25, 2008

REGULAR MEETING

SAN MATEO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008

A copy of the Board of Supervisors’ agenda packet is available for review at the Law Library, 710 Hamilton Street @ Marshall Street, across from the Hall of Justice. The library is open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Saturday 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals who need special assistance or a disability-related modification or accommodation (including auxiliary aids or services) to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the agenda, meeting notice, agenda packet or other writings that may be distributed at the meeting, should contact Dorothy Dale, Office Specialist at least 2 working days before the meeting at (650) 363-1802 and/or ddale@co.sanmateo.ca.us. Notification in advance of the meeting will enable the County to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting and the materials related to it. Attendees to this meeting are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.

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

Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation

Avina-Galvez v. County of San Mateo, et al.

San Mateo County Superior Court Case No. CIV468072

In re Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York,

Case No. 08-13555 (JMP)

Lopez, Michael v. County of San Mateo

WCAB Claim No. SM200910

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agenda are approved by one roll call motion unless a request is made at the beginning of the meeting that an item be withdrawn or transferred to the regular agenda.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

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 November 2008 as National Adoption Month (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier)

Supporting Document Proclamation

5.

9:15 a.m.

Introduction of Rock Orozco, San Mateo County Veteran Service Officer and Diana Kremer, San Mateo County Veteran Service Representative (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier)

6.

9:15 a.m.

A)

Report on the San Mateo County Investment Pool (Board of Supervisors)

Supporting Document Board Memo

B)

Resolution authorizing the County Manager or his designee to issue a Request for Proposals for the provision of investment advisory services to: (Finance and Operations Standing Committee: Supervisors Mark Church and Rich Gordon)

1)

Review the events and analyses that led to the decisions to invest in and hold Lehman securities, and determine whether investments were at all times in conformance with the County Investment Policy

2)

Assist in the revising and incorporating best practices in the current Investment Policy and thereafter annually review and recommend changes to the Investment Policy

3)

Assist the Treasurer and the Treasury Oversight Committee in monitoring ongoing investments

Supporting Document Board Memo

Supporting Document Resolution

Supporting Document Request for Proposal