Carre Brown 1st District Supervisor Vice-Chair |
John McCowen 2nd District Supervisor |
John Pinches 3rd District Supervisor Chair |
Dan GJerde 4th District Supervisor |
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Mendocino
Agenda Regular
Meeting May
6, 2014 – 9:00 AM Board
Chambers, Room 1070, County Administration Center |
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Following the
posting of the Agenda, all agenda item supporting documentation, including
any material submitted to the Clerk after distribution of the Agenda packet,
is available for public review through the Executive Office, Persons wishing
to file documentation on any agenda item for the official record must submit
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1. Open Session
(a)
Roll Call
(b)
Pledge of Allegiance
2. Proclamations
Items in this
section are automatically adopted unless specifically pulled by a Supervisor.
Proclamations may be presented or commented on as needed.
3. Public Expression
Members of the
public are welcome to address the Board on items not listed on the agenda, but
within the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors. The Board is prohibited by
law from taking action on matters not on the agenda, but may ask questions to clarify
the speaker's comment. The Board limits testimony on matters not on the agenda
to 3 minutes per person and not more than 10 minutes for a particular subject
at the discretion of the Chair of the Board.
Individuals
wishing to address the Board under Public Expression are welcome to do so
throughout the meeting. To best facilitate these items, please review and
complete the public comment/speaker form available at the back of the Boardroom
and present to the Clerk. If you wish to submit written comments, please
provide 10 copies to the Executive Office staff, located in the
4. Consent Calendar
The Consent
Calendar is considered routine and non-controversial and will be acted upon by
the Board at one time without discussion.
Any Board member may request that any item be removed from the Consent
Calendar for individual consideration.
See section at
the end of this document for the full listing of Consent items
5. County Executive Office and Departmental Matters
EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
(a)
Chief
Executive Officer's Report
(Available Online at:
http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/administration/CEOReports.htm)
Recommended Action/Motion: Accept the report of the Chief
Executive Officer.
(b)
Discussion
and Possible Action Including Review, Adoption, Amendment, Consideration or
Ratification of Legislation Pursuant to the Adopted Legislative Platform
Recommended Action/Motion: Provide direction to staff
regarding matters of legislation.
Recommended Action/Motion: Adopt a resolution appointing
_____________ as Mendocino County Auditor/Controller, effective June 22, 2014,
authorizing the Chair to sign same.
PLANNING
AND BUILDING SERVICES
(d)
Noticed Public Hearing
(Continued from April 8, 2014) - Adoption of an Ordinance to Approve the Update
of the Mendocino Town Plan (Chapter 4.13 of the General Plan) and the Town
Zoning Ordinance (Division III of Title 20 of the
Mendocino County Code) (GP 2-2013/OA 1-2013) and Adoption of a Resolution for
Submittal of a Local Coastal Plan Amendment to the California Coastal
Commission (This
item is being further continued to June 3, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. or as soon
thereafter as the matter may be heard)
TRANSPORTATION
(e)
Transportation
Director's Report
Recommended Action/Motion: Accept the report of the
Transportation Director.
6. Board of Supervisors And Miscellaneous
(a)
Supervisors'
Reports Regarding Board Special Assignments, Standing and Ad Hoc Committee
Meetings, and Other Items of General Interest
(b)
Report Out of the Mendocino
County Board of Supervisors Drought Ad Hoc Committee, Including 1) Discussion
and Possible Direction to Staff to Transmit a Letter to NOAA Fisheries Asst.
Regional Administrator, Ms. Irma Lagomarsino;
and 2) Discussion and Possible Direction to Staff to Communicate with the
California Deptartment of General Services Regarding Finalization of the
Delayed Contract for Eel River Recovery Project Monitoring for the 2014 Field
Season (Sponsors: Supervisors Hamburg and Brown)
Recommended Action/Motion: 1) Direct staff to transmit a
letter to NOAA Fisheries Asst. Regional Administrator, Ms. Irma Lagomarsino,
regarding its denial of a request to transfer emergency water in a sale to
Redwood Valley County Water District through the Potter Valley Project and 2)
Direct staff to communicate with the California Dept. of General Services
regarding the finalization of a contract for the 2014 Eel River Recovery
Project monitoring funds.
Recommended Action/Motion: Discuss and/or give further
direction to staff regarding proposed interpretive rule by U.S. EPA and USACE
on Clean Water Act Section 401(f)(1)(A).
Recommended Action/Motion: Approve sending the letter of
support for SB 1381 (Evans) that would require the labeling of foods containing
GMO ingredients.
Recommended Action/Motion: Direct staff to prepare and
transmit a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board in support of
Millview County Water District's appeal of the draft Order revoking License No.
5763, authorizing the Chair to sign same; and further direct that the letter be
submitted no later than noon on Friday, May 9, 2014.
7. Board of directors matters
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board
of Directors of the: In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Governing
Board; Mendocino County Air Quality Management District; Mendocino County
Library District; Mendocino County Public Facilities Corporation; Mendocino
County Water Agency; and the Board of Supervisors Acting as the Governing Board
of the Successor Agency for the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Mendocino.
8. Modifications to Agenda
Items
added to the agenda subsequent to agenda publication, up to 72 hours in advance
of the meeting, pursuant to Government Code section 54954.
9. Closed Session
Notice
to the public regarding closed session:
As provided in the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code sections 54950 et
seq., the Board of Supervisors may meet in closed session with members of its
staff, County employees, and its attorneys.
These sessions are not open to the public and may not be attended by
members of the public. The matters the
Board will meet on in closed session are identified below or are those matters
appropriately identified in open session as requiring immediate attention and
arising after the posting of the agenda.
Any public reports of action taken in the closed session will be made in
accordance with Government Code sections 54957.1.
(a)
Pursuant
to Government Code Section 54957.6 - Conference with Labor Negotiator - Agency
Negotiators: Carmel J. Angelo, Kyle Knopp, Tammi Weselsky, Juanie Cranmer, and
Donna Williamson; Employee Organization(s):
All
(b)
Pursuant
to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) - Conference with Legal Counsel -
Existing Litigation: Willits
Environmental Center, et al. v. County of Mendocino, Mendocino County Superior
Court Case No. SCUK-CVPT-14-63921
(c)
Pursuant
to Government Code Section 54957 - Public Employee Appointment - Interim
Library Director
10. Communications Received and Filed
Communications
received and filed are retained by the Clerk throughout the Board proceedings.
To review items described in this section, please contact the Executive Office
staff in Room 1010.
(a)
United States Department of
Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Notice of
proposition to expand Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones national marine
sanctuaries; draft documents related to this proposal may be found online at:
http://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/expansion_cbgf.html.
(b)
California State Transportation
Agency, Department of Motor Vehicles - Response to Board of Supervisors letter
dated March 25, 2014, regarding Ambulance Driver Certificate exemption requirements.
(c)
State of California, Business,
Transportation, and Housing Agency, Department of Transportation - Notice of
proposal to improve fish passage in Ryan Creek on Route 101 North of the City
of Willits in Mendocino County; additional information may be obtained by
contacting Kendall Schinke, Senior Environmental Planner, at
kendall_schinke@dot.ca.gove.
(d)
State Water Resources Control
Board - Notice of public workshop
regarding temporary modifications to State water project and Central Valley
water right requirements related to Delta flows and water quality in response
to drought conditions, scheduled for May 6, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., in the Joes
Serna Jr. - CalEPA Headquarters Building Coastal Hearing Room at 1001 I St.,
Second Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814; additional information may be obtained by
contacting Jean McCue at jean.mccue@waterboards.ca.gov, or (916)341-5351.
(e)
State Water Resources Control
Board - Notice of approval of $4 million
in funding to provide interim replacement drinking water for economically
disadvantaged communities with contaminated water supplies; additional
information available online at:
www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/caa/dw_droughtfund/.
(f)
State of California Natural
Resources Agency, Department of Water Resources - Water Conditions in
California, Report 2, April 1, 2014.
(g)
State of California, Wildlife
Conservation Board - Notice of consideration of the allocation of a grant to
Sanctuary Forest to assist in its acquisition of a conservation easement that
will allow continued forest management practices and preservation of wildlife
habitat located in Mendocino and Humboldt Counties, identified as APNs
215-201-03 and 215-202-05; this proposal is scheduled for the May 22, 2014
Conservation Board meeting; additional information is available online at
www.wcb.ca.gov, or by calling (916) 445-0137.
(h)
City of Fort Bragg - Letter from
City Council expressing concerns in regards to potential closure of the Buddy
Eller Center Emergency Shelter.
4. Consent Calendar - Continued
The Consent
Calendar is considered routine and non-controversial and will be acted upon by
the Board at one time without discussion.
Any Board member may request that any item be removed from the Consent
Calendar for individual consideration.
Items Recommended for Approval:
MINUTES
(a)
April 22, 2014,
Regular Board Meeting
APPOINTMENTS
Recommended Action/Motion: Appoint Point Arena City
Councilmember Deborah Heatherstone as an elected member to the Mendocino County
Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee.
ASSESSOR/CLERK-RECORDER
(c)
Certification
of the April 8, 2014 Special Coast Life Support District Election
Recommended Action/Motion: Certify the Special Coast Life
Support District Election.
EXECUTIVE
OFFICE
(d)
Adoption of a
Resolution Renewing its Declaration of a Local Emergency and Extending the
Existence of a Local Emergency Due to Drought Conditions and Imminent Threat of
Disaster in Mendocino County Pursuant to Resolution No. 14-007,
14-008, 14-015, 14-033 & 14-046
Recommended Action/Motion: Adopt a Resolution renewing
Mendocino County's declaration of a local emergency and extending the existing
local emergency due to drought conditions.
(e)
Approval of the
Bylaws of the Mendocino County Library Advisory Board
Recommended Action/Motion: Approve the Bylaws of the
Mendocino County Library Advisory Board.
GENERAL
SERVICES AGENCY
(f)
Authorization
to Acquire Replacement Vehicles for the Sheriff's Office (Fixed Asset) Due to
Vehicle Accidents, Approval of a Request for an Increase in Appropriations and
Revenue in the Vehicle Replacement Fund Budget Unit 0711,
Line Items 864370 and 826410 in the amount of $115,786.22 and Approval of a
Revised Fixed Asset Schedule as an Amendment to the FY 13/14 Budget
Recommended Action/Motion: Authorize the acquisition of
replacement vehicles for the Sheriff's Office (Fixed Asset) due to vehicle
accidents, approve a Request for an Increase in Appropriations and Revenue in
the Vehicle Replacement Fund Budget Unit 0711, Line Items 864370 and 826410 in
the amount of $115,786.22 and approve a revised Fixed Asset Schedule as an
Amendment to the FY 13/14 Budget; and authorize the Chair to sign same.
HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
Recommended Action/Motion: Authorize Ford Street Project to
submit an application to the State of California, Department of Health Care
Services incorporating a multiple offender 18 month driving under the influence
(DUI) program.
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(h)
Adoption of
Resolution Authorizing Changes to the Position Allocation Table as Follows:
Budget Unit 1110, Auditor - Controller; Delete One (1) FTE Accountant, Add One
(1) FTE Auditor; and Authorize Reclassification and Salary Adjustment
to Affected Incumbent
Recommended Action/Motion: Adopt the Resolution authorizing
changes to the Position Allocation Table as follows: Budget Unit 1110, Auditor
- Controller; delete one (1) FTE Accountant, add one (1) FTE Auditor; authorize
reclassification and associated salary adjustment to affected incumbent, and
authorize Chair to sign same.
PLANNING
AND BUILDING SERVICES
(i)
Approval of
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Subrecipient Agreement in an Amount
Not to Exceed $686,000 Between the County and the Community Development
Commission of Mendocino County (CDC) to Operate
Several Projects Funded by the County's 2012 CDBG Program
Recommended Action/Motion: Approve the CDBG Subrecipient
Agreement with the Community Development Commission of Mendocino County.
TRANSPORTATION
(j)
Adoption of
Resolution Approving Amendment No. 5 to Board of Supervisors (BOS) Agreement
No. 00-324/Department of Transportation (DOT) Agreement No. 990099,
Professional Services Agreement with Rau and Associates,
Inc., in the Amount of $85,000, for Additional Engineering Work for the
Reconstruction and Widening of Roadway on East Side Potter Valley Road, CR 240,
M.P. 2.40 to M.P. 6.42 (Potter Valley Area)
Recommended Action/Motion: Adopt the Resolution approving
Amendment No. 5 to BOS Agreement No. 00-324/DOT Agreement No. 990099, authorize
Board Chair to execute the Amendment in the amount of $85,000, and authorize
the Director of Transportation, or his designated representative, to sign any
and all amendments to the Agreement not to exceed $15,000.
(k)
Adoption of
Resolution Authorizing Department of Transportation (DOT) to Advertise for Bids
and Award DOT Contract No. 140023 to Construct Automated Weather Observation
System with Altimeter and Visibility Sensors (AWOS-AV), Security Fencing and Rotating Beacon at Little River
Airport (Little River Area)
Recommended Action/Motion: Adopt the Resolution authorizing
the Director of Transportation to advertise for construction bids and award DOT
Contract No. 140023, for the construction of AWOS-AV, security fencing, and
rotating beacon at Little River Airport, and authorize Chair to sign the Resolution.
Recommended Action/Motion: Adopt the Resolution authorizing
the Director of Transportation to process the necessary adjustment of $40,000
in funds from the State Proposition 1B Local Streets and Roads (LSR) from Feliz
Creek Bridge surplus to seals and overlays, and authorize the Chair to sign the
Resolution.
TREASURER-TAX
COLLECTOR
(m)
Acceptance of
the March 31, 2014 Report of Mendocino County Pooled Investments
Recommended Action/Motion: Accept the March 31, 2014 Report
of Mendocino County Pooled Investments.
Additional
Meeting Information for Interested Parties
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reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting material
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1010. Proposed actions and supporting documents are considered draft until
acted upon by the Board
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