REGULAR MEETING

SAN MATEO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010

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agenda are approved by one roll call motion unless a request is made at the beginning of the meeting that an item be withdrawn or transferred to the regular agenda.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

County Negotiations: DSA and SEIU

County Negotiator: Diana Doughtie

B)

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation

Thomas Mahon v. County of San Mateo, et al.

San Mateo County Superior Court Case No. CIV 486981

Thomas Marriscolo v. County of San Mateo

WCAB Claim No. SM070224

Sprint Spectrum L.P. v. County of San Mateo, et al.

United States District Court Case No. C08-00342 CW

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 for December 2010 to Michael Carignan, Senior Accountant, Human Resources Department (County Manager)

Supporting Document

5.

9:00 a.m.

Presentation of a resolution honoring Jose Ceja upon receiving the 2010 Erich Jenkins Memorial Youth Advocate of the Year Scholarship (Supervisor Carole Groom)

Supporting Document

6.

9:00 a.m.

Presentation of a resolution honoring the 75th Anniversary of Federal Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (Supervisors Carole Groom and Rose Jacobs Gibson)

Supporting Document

7.

9:15 a.m.

Presentation of resolutions honoring the 2010 Women in County Government Award recipients (Supervisor Carole Groom)

A)

Beatriz Rodriguez for Community Service

B)

Mignon Page-Broughton for Self-Development

C)

Elaine Azzopardi for Public Service, The Extra Mile

D)

Donna Vaillancourt, Distinguished Honoree

Supporting Document Beatriz Rodriguez

Supporting Document Mignon Page-Broughton

Supporting Document Elaine Azzopardi

Supporting Document Donna Vaillancourt

8.

9:15 a.m.

Presentation on an approach to workforce development in the health care sector (Supervisor Mark Church)

9.

9:30 a.m.

Public hearing to consider a resolution certifying the Mitigated Negative Declaration as complete, correct and adequate, and prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and applicable state and county guidelines, and adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Replacement Jail Project at Woodhouse Industrial Park, Redwood City (Planning and Building)

A)

Report and recommendation

B)

Close public hearing

C)

Adopt resolution

Supporting Document Memo

Supporting Document Resolution

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10.

9:30 a.m.

Public hearing to consider the purchase of the Woodhouse Industrial Park property as the site for the Replacement Jail Project (County Manager)

A)

Resolution authorizing the County Manager or his designee to:

1)

Subject to the City of Redwood City satisfactorily meeting its conditional vacation of right-of-way and transfer of property undertakings as set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding between the County and Redwood City, accept assignment from Redwood City of four Options to Purchase the land and improvements commonly known as 20, 50, 70 and 80 Chemical Way, Redwood City by executing the Assignment and Assumption Agreement with Redwood City

2)

Exercise each and all of the Options to Purchase for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo

3)

Execute notices, extensions, documents, applications, leases and agreements associated with the acquisition and improvement of the property, including without limitation, escrow instructions, certificates of acceptance and relocation agreements in order to facilitate the acquisition and improvement of the property and to meet the intent of the resolution and the Board

B)

Resolution authorizing a transfer in the amount of $17,878,258 from Non-Departmental ERAF Reserves to various accounts in the Capital Projects Fund for the acquisition of the property and related fees and costs, including title and escrow, tenant relocation, environmental insurance, due diligence, and site related studies (4/5ths vote required)

Supporting Document Executive Summary

Supporting Document Memo

Supporting Document Resolution

Supporting Document Memorandum of Understanding

Supporting Document Agreement

Supporting Document Appropriation Transfer Request

11.

9:45 a.m.

Public hearing to consider an ordinance: (Planning and Building)

A)

Adopting the latest editions of the 2010 California: Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 2, Residential Code, Title 24, Part 2.5, Electrical Code, Part 3, Mechanical Code, Part 4, Plumbing Code, Part 5, Energy Code, Part 6, Elevator Safety Construction Code, Part 7, Historical Building Code, Part 8, Fire Code, Part 9, Existing Building Code, Part 10, Green Building Standards Code, Part 11 and Reference Standards Code, Part 12

B)

Re-adopting Division VII of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code amending Sections, 9100, 9150, 9180, 9200, 9104, 9113, 9114, 9117, 9184, 9015, 9041 and 9058, adding Sections 9118 and 9119, and amending the Ordinance Code to reference the International Building Code and the International Residential Code and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

1)

Report and recommendation

2)

Close public hearing

3)

Adopt ordinance

Supporting Document Executive Summary

Supporting Document Memo

Supporting Document Ordinance

12.

9:45 a.m.

Public hearing to consider an ordinance: (County Manager)

A)

Repealing and replacing Title 3, Chapter 3.84 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code and adopting the 2009 Edition of the International Fire Code as amended by the 2010 California Fire Code published by the International Fire Code Council together with Appendix chapters 4, B, C, D, F, H, I, J and referenced standards

B)

Making certain findings of local conditions and amending Chapter 3.84 Fire Protection Regulations of Title 3 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code and waiver of reading the ordinance in its entirety

1)

Report and recommendation

2)

Close public hearing

3)

Adopt ordinance

Supporting Document Memo

Supporting Document Attachment

Supporting Document Ordinance