Carre Brown 1st District Supervisor |
John McCowen 2nd District Supervisor |
John Pinches 3rd District Supervisor Vice-Chair |
Dan GJerde 4th District Supervisor |
DAN 5th District Supervisor Chair |
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Chief Executive Officer/ Clerk of the Board |
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Thomas R. Parker |
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(707) 463-4441 Fax (707) 463-5649 cob@co.mendocino.ca.us |
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Mendocino
Agenda Regular
Meeting April 8,
2013 – 11:00 AM Board
Chambers, Room 1070, |
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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 ten (10)
copies of each document to the Executive Office. Members of the public
are advised that all cell phones or electronic devices are to be silenced
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TIMED ITEMS
Timed
Items
Please note that all
times provided are considered approximate.
9:00 a.m.: Board of Equalization Meeting (See Separate Agenda)
1:30 p.m.: Informational Presentation Related to Implementation of the
Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Also Known As Health Care
Reform) in
OPEN SESSION
1. Open Session
(a)
Roll Call
(b)
Pledge of Allegiance
PROCLAMATIONS
2. Proclamations
Items in this section
are automatically adopted unless specifically pulled by a Supervisor.
Proclamations may be presented or commented on as needed.
PUBLIC EXPRESSION
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
CONSENT CALENDAR
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.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS
5.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Recommended Action/Motion: Accept the informational presentation.
Recommended Action/Motion: No action necessary. Staff recommends the Board receive the
informational presentation and direct staff to update the Board as further
developments warrant.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND MISCELLANEOUS
6. Board of Supervisors And Miscellaneous
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MATTERS
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.
MODIFICATIONS TO AGENDA
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.
CLOSED SESSION
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:
(b)
Pursuant
to Government Code Section 54956.9(d) - Conference with Legal Counsel -
Anticipated Litigation: Significant Exposure to Litigation - Two Cases
(c)
Pursuant
to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) - Conference with Legal Counsel -
Existing Litigation: Coast Action Group, Russian RiverKeeper v.
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AND FILED
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 the Interior,
Fish and Wildlife Service - Notice of Initiation of Review of the Status of
West Coast Fisher Population; an informational collection period is open from
March 19, 2013, to May 3, 2013; comments may be submitted via email to
FisherWestDPS@fws.gov, via website at www.regulations.gov (Docket No.
FWS-R8-ES-2013-0054), or via mail to Public Comments Processing, Attn:
FWS-R8-ES-2013-0054, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 2042-PDM, Arlington, VA 22203;
additional information is also available by viewing the Federal Register Notice
online at www.fws.gov/yreka.
(b)
State of
(c)
State of California, Fish and Game
Commission - Notice of findings regarding the Pacific fisher, rejecting the
petition to list the fisher as a threatened or endangered species under the
California Endangered Species Act (CESA); the Commission will reconsider the
status of the species under CESA when the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife completes and submits its status review as required by Fish and Game
Code Section 2074.6.
(d)
State of California, Natural Resources
Agency, Department of Water Resources - Water Conditions in California, Report
2, March 1, 2013.
(e)
(f)
Mendocino Transit Authority (MTA) -
Notice of claim for funds for Fiscal Year 2013/2014.
Additional Meeting Information
Additional Meeting
Information for Interested Parties
·
The Board of Supervisors
complies with ADA requirements and upon request, will attempt to reasonably
accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting material available
in appropriate alternative formats (pursuant to Government Code Section
54953.2). Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in the
meeting should contact the Executive Office by calling (707) 463-4441 at least
five days prior to the meeting
·
If you wish to address
the Board on any matter on the agenda, please review and complete the public
comment/speaker form available at the back of the Board Chambers. If you wish
to submit documentation, please provide 10 copies to Executive Office staff,
located in the
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A copy of the Agenda
Packet is available for public review in the Executive Office, Room 1010.
Proposed actions and supporting documents are considered draft until acted upon
by the Board
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Additional information
on specific agenda items may be obtained by contacting the sponsoring
departments. Contact information for County departments may be obtained at www.co.mendocino.ca.us/departments.htm
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Board proceedings are
broadcast on the local Public Access Channel to accommodate greater public
access; tune in at the corresponding Open Session time as posted on the front
page of the Agenda
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LIVE WEB STREAMING OF
BOARD MEETINGS: www.mendocinoaccess.org. For technical assistance, please contact
Mendocino Access Television at (707) 357-0624
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Please reference the
departmental website to obtain additional resource information for the Board of
Supervisors: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/bos
Thank you for your
interest in the proceedings of the Mendocino