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PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DECEMBER 23 AND 30, 2008

REGULAR MEETING

SAN MATEO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 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 Marie Peterson, Assistant Clerk of the Board at least 2 working days before the meeting at (650) 363-4634 and/or mpeterson@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

   

A)

CNA Negotiations

 

County Negotiator: Diana Doughtie

   

B)

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation

   
 

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(3)(E)

   
 

One case

   
 

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(3)(B) and (C)

   
 

One case

   
 

Claimant: Genentech, Inc.

 

Agency Claimed Against: County of San Mateo

   

C)

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation

   
 

Genentech, Inc. v. County of San Mateo et al.

 

San Mateo County Superior Court Case No. CIV456781

   
 

Sprint Spectrum L.P. v. County of San Mateo

 

United States District Court Case No. C08-00342 CW

 

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.

Who We Are and What We Do: Human Resources (Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson)

     

5.

9:00 a.m.

Presentation of resolutions honoring the 2008 Women In County Government Award recipients: (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier)

   

A)

John L. Maltbie for Mary Welch Lifetime Achievement

   

B)

Beverly Beasley Johnson for Community Service

   

C)

Rita Kavanaugh for Self-Development

   

D)

Christine S. Lapuyade for Public Service, The Extra Mile

   

Supporting Document Attachment

Supporting Document Attachment

   

Supporting Document Attachment

Supporting Document Attachment

     

6.

9:15 a.m.

Presentation of a commendation to the Probation Department for their contributions to law enforcement and corrections (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier)

   

Supporting Document Attachment

     

7.

9:30 a.m.

Resolution extending the jail access fee of $215 through June 30, 2009 (4/5ths vote required) (Sheriff)

   

Supporting Document Board Memo

   

Supporting Document Resolution

     

8.

9:30 a.m.

A)

Recommendation for the appointment to fill the vacancy for Supervisor representing District 2 on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors or,

   

B)

Adopt a resolution calling a special election (County Counsel)

   

Supporting Document Board Memo

   

Supporting Document Resolution

     

9.

1:00 p.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)

   

Supporting Document Board Memo

   

Supporting Document Attachment

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