Board of Supervisors

San Joaquin County

MINUTE SUMMARY

STEVEN GUTIERREZ

Chairman

First District

DARIO L. MARENCO

Vice Chairman

Second District

VICTOR MOW

Third District

JACK A. SIEGLOCK

Fourth District

LEROY ORNELLAS

Fifth District

MANUEL LOPEZ

County Administrator

TERRENCE R. DERMODY

County Counsel

LOIS M. SAHYOUN

Clerk of the Board

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Tuesday, March 1, 2005

A moment of silence was held.

PRESENT: SUPERVISORS ORNELLAS, MOW, SIEGLOCK, MARENCO, GUTIERREZ

Minutes of the Board of Supervisors' Meetings of February 15 & February 22, 2005. Approved. Sieglock/Mow/5 B-05-259

APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS # 1-10

Consent Items: #1–3; 5–7, 9 & 10 - Approved. Sieglock/Marenco/5

Consent Item: #4 - Supervisor Sieglock thanked staff and referred to a ‘Letter to the Editor” in today’s Lodi News Sentinel regarding Live Oak Road. Public Works Director Tom Flinn addressed the Board on this matter. Approved. Sieglock/Ornellas/5

Consent Item: #8 - Board Members brought up several issues and expressed concerns on this item. County Counsel Terrence Dermody stated that the only issue before the Board on this date was the annexation agreement. County Administrator Manuel Lopez also responded to concerns expressed by Board Members. Attorney Mike Hakeem and Susan Burns-Cochran, City Attorney for the City of Lathrop, addressed the Board on this matter. Approved. Ornellas/Sieglock/Gutierrez-Ayes; Mow/Marenco-No; 3/2

ToCan Nguyen addressed the Board on Consent Items.

CONSENT - HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

1. mhs - Approval of Agreement with the California Department of Mental Health for the 2004-05 Mental Health Performance Agreement. A-05-116

2. phs - Approval of Federally-Funded Out-of-State Travel to the Association of Public Health Laboratories Conference in Orlando, Florida. B-05-253

CONSENT - PUBLIC WORKS

3. pw - Award of Contract for the Morrison Gardens Resurfacing, Phase 6. (1st District) R-05-122

4. pw - Acceptance of a 2005-2007 Local Government Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program. Approved. Sieglock/Ornellas/5 B-05-254

5. pw - Approval of Final Map Entitled "Foppiano Place" Located Northeast of Stockton. (4th District) R-05-123

6. pw - Approval of Subdivision Agreement and Final Map Entitled "Carbona Station Unit No. 2," Located in the Valpico Area Southeast of Tracy. (5th District) R-05-124 & A-05-117

CONSENT - LAW & JUSTICE

7. so - Acceptance of 2005 Off-Highway Enforcement Grant and Approval of Related Budget Adjustments. (4/5th's Vote Required) B-05-255, B-05-256 & A-05-118

CONSENT - GENERAL GOVERNMENT

8. cao - Approval of Annexation Agreement with the City of Lathrop for the Central Lathrop Specific Plan Annexation. Approved. Ornellas/Sieglock/Gutierrez–Ayes; Mow & Marenco–No; 3/2. A-05-120

9. cao - Authorize Staff to Proceed with the Sewer Capacity Study for the Gianone Park Subdivision Project. B-05-257

10. hr - Adopt the Class Specification of Airport Director. A-05-119 & B-05-258

PRESENTATION

9:00 a.m. - bos - Proclamation Proclaiming March 2005 as “Social Worker Appreciation Month” in San Joaquin County. Dave Erb, Deputy Director of the Children & Adult Services, Human Services Agency, addressed the Board and received the proclamation.

DISCUSSION - HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

1. cao - Oral Presentation of Children and Families Commission (First 5 San Joaquin) 2003-04 Report to the Community. Children and Families Commission Members Sue de Polo, Dr. John Fuji and Dr. Gary Dei Rossi, Lani Schiff-Ross, Program Coordinator of First 5 San Joaquin, Kimberly Garca, Scott Webb, and ToCan Nguyen addressed the Board on this matter. Accepted Report. Sieglock/Marenco/5 B-05-260

2. mhs - Acceptance of Status Report - Public Guardian/Conservator's Office. Kenneth Cohen, Director of Health Care Services, Public Conservator Scarlet Hughes, Cary Martin and ToCan Nguyen addressed the Board on this matter. Accepted Report. Sieglock/Ornellas/5 B-05-261

DISCUSSION - GENERAL GOVERNMENT

1. cao - 2004-05 Midyear Budget Report & Preliminary Review of 2005-06 State Budget Impacts. County Administrator Manuel Lopez, Assistant County Administrator Rosa Lee, Human Services Agency Director Joe Chelli, Angel Picon and ToCan Nguyen addressed the Board on this matter. Accepted Report and Recommendations. Sieglock/Mow/5 B-05-262

COMMUNICATIONS

bos - Received and Referred all Board Communications this date as Outlined on the Communications Distribution Listing. Sieglock/Mow/5 B-05-263

PUBLIC COMMENT

Vincent Contino, Reverend Bob Hailey, Betty Sconyers and Angel Picon addressed the Board regarding a wage increase for Home Care Workers.

James Young addressed the Board regarding speeding of automobiles on the street where he resides.

Reverend Bob Hailey addressed the Board and recommended that an audit be conducted of Head Start. He also stated that employees of Head Start should be allowed to come before the Board to address the problems they experienced while working at Head Start.

ToCan Nguyen addressed the Board on various matters.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Supervisor Sieglock expressed that he would like to see a management and financial audit of Head Start.

Supervisor Sieglock suggested that instead of staff waiting around for a particular Board item to be discussed, that arrangements be made available to them so that they could conduct other business regarding their departments such as making telephone calls, etc. County Administrator Manuel Lopez stated that he would look into the matter. Supervisor Mow stated that he has offered his office.

CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

California Government Code Section 54957.6

Agency Negotiator: Manuel Lopez; Wayne Heine; John Bertke; Jeff Sloan; Bruce Heid

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. - hr - Service & Retire Award Presentation for November 2004 through January 2005 Service & Retirement. On behalf of the Board Chairman Gutierrez thanked all employees for their years of service and Supervisor Mow echoed his remarks.

ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2005 AT 9:00 A.M.

Sieglock/Ornellas/5 B-05-264

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).