PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON FEBRUARY 17, 2009

REGULAR MEETING

SAN MATEO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009

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.

8:30 a.m.

CLOSED SESSION

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)

Mi’sha Edwards–Smith v. County of San Mateo

WCAB No. 480394

Maria Mora v. County of San Mateo

WCAB No. SFO 495251

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agenda are approved by one roll call motion unless a request is made at the beginning of the meeting that an item be withdrawn or transferred to the regular agenda.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 by Second Harvest Food Bank serving San Mateo County (Supervisor Adrienne Tissier)

5.

9:15 a.m.

Accept a 2008 Flex Your Power Award and an Association of Bay Area Governments Energy Watch rebate check, in the amount of $418,344.97 (Department of Public Works)

Supporting Document: Board Memo

6.

County Manager’s report

7.

Board members’ committee reports

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.

8.

Recommendation for the reappointment of Harvey Kaplan to the First 5 Commission representing a Public Member, term expiring December 31, 2011 (Supervisor Rich Gordon)

Supporting Document: Board Memo

9.

Ratification of a proclamation designating February 1, 2009 as Chinese New Year Day in honor of Foster City’s celebration of the Year of the Ox (Supervisor Carole Groom)

Supporting Document: Proclamation

10.

Resolution authorizing:

A)

The issuance and sale of bonds of the Millbrae School District

B)

Prescribing the terms of sale by competitive bid, or in the alternative by negotiated sale, in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 of said bonds

C)

Approving forms of and authorizing distribution of Official Notice of Sale, Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds and Bond Purchase Contract

D)

Delegating to the County Treasurer-Tax Collector authorization to award bid for said Bonds and authorizing execution of necessary certificates

Supporting Document: Board Memo

Supporting Document: Resolution

11.

Resolution authorizing an agreement with Alan Biller & Associates, Inc. for the provision of investment consulting services for the term of February 4, 2009 through May 29, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $95,000

Supporting Document: Board Memo

Supporting Document: Resolution

Supporting Document: Agreement

12.

Adoption 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, previously introduced on January 27, 2009 and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

Supporting Document: Board Memo

Supporting Document: Ordinance

13.

Resolution authorizing an agreement with the California Department of Public Health for the provision of HIV-1 viral load testing for FYs 2008-11, in the amount of $180,000, no Net County Cost

Supporting Document: Board Memo

Supporting Document: Resolution

Supporting Document: Agreement

14.

A)

Report recommending denial of the following claims:

Claims (Non-Culpable)

Ronald Ray Davis (2)

Henry James Koehler

Karla Fernandez

Michael Lester

Robert L. Forrest

Stanford University Hospital

Davena Gentry

Jerald and Sandra Wolkoff

B)

Application for leave to present a late claim (No statutory basis for excuse)

Pamela Morgan

Supporting Document: Board Memo

15.

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

Supporting Document: Board Memo

Supporting Document: Ordinance

Supporting Document: Attachment

16.

Adoption of an ordinance amending the salary ordinance and accepting the report on the total number of positions in the County, previously introduced on January 27, 2009 and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

Supporting Document: Board Memo

Supporting Document: Ordinance

Supporting Document: Attachment

17.

Introduction of an ordinance amending the following sections of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety:

A)

Section 2.50.080 establishing record of survey and map checking fees

B)

Paragraph 5.b. (2) of Section 7010 establishing requirements and charges for record of survey maps

Supporting Document: Board Memo

Supporting Document: Ordinance

18.

Introduction of an ordinance amending Section 2.53.070 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code clarifying the permissible use of fees that are charged to mitigate the burden on existing County public roads and drainage systems that is caused by new development in the unincorporated area of the County and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

Supporting Document: Board Memo

Supporting Document: Ordinance

19.

Introduction of ordinance amending Chapter 2.54 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code specifying bidding procedures for public works projects, and adopting uniform construction cost accounting procedures and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

Supporting Document: Board Memo

Supporting Document: Ordinance

20.

Introduction of an ordinance amending Chapter 4.24 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code regarding sewer connections and discharge of waste into the sewer system and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

Supporting Document: Board Memo

Supporting Document: Ordinance

21.

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