SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2004

 

 

 

A moment of silence was held.

 

PRESENT: MOW, SIEGLOCK, GUTIERREZ, MARENCO, ORNELLAS

 

Minutes of the Board of Supervisors' Meeting of January 27, 2004.  Approved.  Seiglock/Mow/5  B-04-133

 

Consent Items:              Supervisor Sieglock requested that Item #3 be pulled for discussion and that Item #6 be postponed for one week.  Supervisor Mow also indicated that he had a question regarding a consent item.

 

Chairman Ornellas stated that the scheduled presentations would be made prior to discussion of

consent  items.

                                   

9:00 a.m. -       bos – Presented Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of February 2004 as "American Heart Month”.  Doreen Bestolarides, addressed the Board on this matter.

 

9:00 a.m. -       bos – Presented Proclamation Proclaiming February 19 of Each Year as "Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Day" and Approval of Board Letter Urging Governor Schwarzenegger to Proclaim February 19 of Each Year as "Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Day”.  Marine Chuck Tatum, addressed the Board on this matter and distributed copies of a book he wrote about the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Chairman Ornellas announced that he would recognize a group in attendance that requested to

speak under Public Comment before proceeding on with the consent items pulled for discussion.

 

Public Comment:        Stockton Councilman Gary Giovanetti, representing a group of elected officials, addressed the Board calling upon Baxter Dunn to resign as Sheriff of San Joaquin County.  He further stated that if the Sheriff fails to resign, the group is prepared to move forward to recall him and place the matter before the voters at the next election. 

 

                                    Ralph White addressed the Board regarding statements presented by Councilman Gary Giovanetti.

 

                                    ToCan Nguyen, addressed the Board on this matter.

 

Consent Items:              #3, 6, & 10- Pulled for discussion.

 

Consent Item:                           #3 - Kenneth Cohen, Interim Health Care Services Director, responded to Supervisor Sieglock’s question regarding future funding of the California Healthcare for Indigents Program. 

 

Consent Item:                           #6 – Supervisor Sieglock asked that this item be postponed until February 10, 2004.

 

Consent Item:                           #10 – Supervisor Mow firmly stated that he does not feel layoff notices should not be sent out to employees until after the Board has reviewed and had discussions regarding the proposed budget.  He also commented that he hoped the Board would receive better updates from the state before June 14, 2004 to keep abreast of events in Sacramento.

 

Consent Items:              #1 – 5 & 7 – 14  – Approved  Sieglock/Marenco/5

 

 

SCHEDULED MORNING ITEMS

9:00 a.m. -       bos - Appointments to Boards & Commissions:

A) Boggs Tract Community Center Advisory Board - 1 Position.  Clerk of the Board to Readvertise.

B) Children's Services Coordinating Commission - 1 Position.  Clerk of the Board to Readvertise.

 

DISCUSSION - GENERAL GOVERNMENT

1.                  cao - Preliminary Review of Proposed 2004-05 State Budget & Recommended 2003-04 Midyear Budgetary Actions.  Manuel Lopez, County Administrator, and Rosa Lee, Assistant County Administrator, addressed the Board on this matter.  Approved staff recommendations.   Sieglock/Gutierrez/5  B-04-134

COMMUNICATIONS

bos - Received and referred Board Communications this date as outlined on the Communications Distribution Listing.  Sieglock/Gutierez/5  B-04-135

 

PUBLIC COMMENT

Rosemary Moon Atkinson, of the organization Campaign for Common Ground, informed the Board of their Vision Statement and invited the Board to attend a Public Forum regarding “How can we Protect our Communities and Farmland from Suburban Sprawl”.  The public forum is scheduled for   Monday, February 9, 2004 between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Family and Resource Center located at 509 W. Weber Street, Stockton.

 

ToCan  Nguyen, addressed the Board on various matter.

 

Reverend Bob Hailey addressed the Board regarding the Grand Jury investigation of the death of Mondez Denmon who died at the San Joaquin County Jail on September 5, 2003.

 

 

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

There were no Board questions or comments.

 

CLOSED SESSION

CCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

California Government Code Section 54957.6

Agency Negotiator:       Manuel Lopez; Don Turko John Bertke; Jeff Sloan; Geoff Rothman, Donna Williamson

                                     

Employee Organizations: SEIU, San Joaquin Deputy Sheriff's Association, San Joaquin

County Correctional Officers Association, San Joaquin County Law Enforcement

Management Association, Sheriff Deputy Sergeant Association, California Nurses

Association, San Joaquin County Management Association, San Joaquin District

Attorney Investigator's Association, Union of American Physicians and Dentists, and

Unrepresented

 

SCHEDULED AFTERNOON ITEMS

1:30 p.m. -       h/r - Service & Retiree Award Presentation for May, June, July, August, September, October and November 2003 Service and Retirement.

 

CONSENT - HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

1.                  age/cs - Accept Additional Emergency Food and Shelter Program Phase 22 Grant Funds for Federal Fiscal Year 2003-04.  (4/5th's Vote Required)  B-04-124 & B-04-125

2.                  hcs - Approval of Out-of-State Travel to Attend Ventilator Service Training at Cary, North Carolina. B-04-126

3.                  hcs - Approval of Description of Proposed Expenditures Report for the California Healthcare for Indigents Program for Fiscal Year 2003-04. B-04-127 & A-04-78

4.                  hcs - Approval of Emergency Medical Services Specialist Contract Extension.  A-04-79

5.                  hsa - Authorize Submission of a Waiver Request to the State of California for Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents Work Requirements for Food Stamp Recipients.    B-04-128

6.                  hsa - Approval of Contract with Council for the Spanish Speaking for Vendor Payment Service.  Continued to February 10, 2004.

 

CONSENT - PUBLIC WORKS

7.                  pw - Approval of a Priority Listing for Potential San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency Projects.  B-04-129

8.                  pw - Award of Contract for the Sidewalk Accessibility Program, Phase II. (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Districts)  R-04-66

CONSENT - LAW & JUSTICE

9.                  s/o - Authorize Purchase of Computers for Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Unit and Approval of Budget Adjustments in the Sheriff-Patrol Budget. (4/5th's Vote Required)  B-04-130 & B-04-131

 

CONSENT - GENERAL GOVERNMENT

10.              cao - Adoption of 2004-05 Budget Timetable.  B-04-132

11.              fac/mgmt - Approve Lease Agreement Between the County and Western World Properties for Sixth Floor Office Space in the California Building, 11 South San Joaquin Street, Stockton, CA.  A-04-80

12.              fac/mgmt - Approval of Volunteer Caretaker Agreements for Micke Grove Regional Park.  A-04-81 & A-04-82

13.              purch - Accept Contract for the Light Fixture Energy Conservation Retrofit at Public Works, Juvenile Justice Center, Sheriff's Operations Center, Honor Farm and Jail Distribution Center.  R-04-67

14.              retirement - Resolution Amending Rules for Election of the Second, Third, Seventh, and Eighth Members of Board of Retirement.  R-04-68

 

ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2004 AT 9:00 A.M.

Sieglock/Marenco/5  B-04-136

 

Note:      If you need disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at (209) 468-2350 at least 48 hours prior to the start of the meeting.  Government Code Section 54954.2(a).