REGULAR MEETING

SAN MATEO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 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.

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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.

9:00 a.m.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON CONSENT OR CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS

If your subject is not on the agenda, or if you wish to speak on a consent or closed session agenda item, the President will recognize you at this time. Speakers are customarily limited to two minutes. A speaker’s slip is required.

2.

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agenda are approved by one roll call motion unless a request is made at the beginning of the meeting that an item be withdrawn or transferred to the regular agenda.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

CLOSED SESSION

The Board will adjourn to closed session to consider the following items at the end of the agenda, or at any time during the meeting as time permits. At the conclusion of closed session, the Board will reconvene in open session to report on any actions taken for which a report is required by law.

A)

Negotiations: AFSCME, BCTC and SEIU

County Negotiator: Keith Fleming

B)

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation

Monica Gutierrez vs. County of San Mateo

San Mateo County Superior Court Case No. 487763

C)

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation

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

One matter

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 the Employee of the Month Award for October 2009 to Melissa Kertz, Social Worker III, Human Services Agency (County Manager)

Supporting Document

5.

9:00 a.m.

Presentation of a resolution honoring the Mid-Peninsula Chapter of the Compassionate Friends upon their one year anniversary of service to the people of San Mateo County (Supervisor Mark Church)

Supporting Document

6.

9:00 a.m.

A)

Presentation of a proclamation designating October 2009 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month

B)

Presentation of a resolution honoring Elaine Tipton as the recipient of the 2009 Barbara Hammerman Award (Supervisor Mark Church)

Supporting Document Domestic Violence Awareness Proclamation

Supporting Document Barbara Hammerman Award

7.

9:15 a.m.

Presentation of a proclamation designating October 21, 2009 as National Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence (Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson)

8.

9:15 a.m.

Presentation on new options for WIC families: WIC Brings Healthier Food to our Community (Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson)

9.

9:30 a.m.

A)

Presentation of a proclamation designating October 2009 as Disabilities Awareness Month

B)

Presentation of the Annual Report by the Commission on Disabilities (Supervisor Carole Groom)

Supporting Document

10.

9:30 a.m.

Acting as the Governing Board of the Housing Authority, conduct a public hearing to consider Resolution No. 2009-11 amending the Moving to Work Annual Plan for 2009-2010 (Governing Board)

A)

Report and recommendation

B)

Close public hearing

C)

Resolution:

1)

Amending the Annual Plan to include specific rule changes for project-basing vouchers after the Public Housing disposition process and specific revisions to the use of the Housing Authority’s Public Housing Capital Funds and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds

2)

Authorizing the Director of the Department of Housing or his designee to execute any documents required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to certify the Plan amendments

Supporting Document Memo

Supporting Document Resolution

Supporting Document Attachment

11.

9:30 a.m.

Conduct a public hearing to consider a Design Review and Grading Permit to allow construction of a 5,364 square foot single-family residence with an attached 635 square foot garage, grading of 985 cubic yards and removal of 12 trees on a 20,001 square foot parcel located on Estrada Place, unincorporated Palomar Park area (Owners/Applicants: Babak and Shahla Ehteshami/ Appellants: Kurt Oppenheimer and James Goodrich): (Planning and Building)

A)

Report and recommendation

B)

Close public hearing

C)

Approve or deny appeal

Supporting Document Executive Summary

Supporting Document Memo

Supporting Document Attachment

Supporting Document Attachment

Supporting Document Attachment

12.

1:30 p.m.

Presentation of Service Awards (455 County Center, Room 101, Redwood City) (County Manager)

Supporting Document