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Board
of Supervisors
MINUTE
SUMMARY |
VICTOR
MOW Chairman Third
District KEN
VOGEL Vice
Chairman Fourth
District LEROY
ORNELLAS Fifth
District STEVEN
GUTIERREZ First
District LARRY
RUHSTALLER Second
District |
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MANUEL
LOPEZ DAVID
WOOTEN LOIS
M. SAHYOUN Clerk
of the Board |
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
A moment of silence was held.
PRESENT: SUPERVISORS VOGEL, RUHSTALLER, ORNELLAS, GUTIERREZ, AND CHAIRMAN
MOW.
Minutes of the Board of Supervisors' Meeting of September 25, 2007. Approved. Vogel/Ruhstaller/5 B-07-993
SCHEDULED MORNING ITEMS
PRESENTATIONS
9:00 a.m. - oes
- Presentation Recognizing Plan2survive Public Education Campaign Donors. Director of Emergency Operations Ron Baldwin,
Tim Runion of the Stockton Fire Department, Andy Prokop, President & CEO of
9:00 a.m. - bos - Proclamation Proclaiming the Month
of October 2007 as "Head Start Awareness Month". Chairman Mow presented the proclamation to Adolfo
Muñoz, Head Start Grantee Director, Ms. Gloryanna Rhodes, Executive Director,
Child Development Council, Inc., and Ms. Andrea Jackson, Chair, Grantee Policy
Council. Mr. Munoz and Mmes Rhodes and
Jackson addressed the Board.
Presentations (continued)
9:00
a.m. - bos - Presentation
Proclaiming the Month of October 2007 as "Domestic Violence Awareness
Month". Chairman Mow presented the
proclamation to Sheri Rizo, Law Enforcement Coordinator of Women’s Center of
San Joaquin County. Ms. Rizo
addressed the Board.
9:00
a.m. - bos - Recognition of Bruce
Hopperstad, Retiring Chief Deputy Director, Behavioral Health Services. On behalf of the Board, Chairman Mow presented
Mr. Hopperstad a plaque for his many years of service to
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
9:00 a.m. - bos - Appointments to Boards &
Commissions:
A) Advisory Water Commission - 4 Positions. Clerk
of the Board to Readvertise.
B) Boggs Tract Rural Fire District - 1 Position. Clerk
of the Board to Readvertise.
C) Children's Services Coordinating Commission - 1
Position. Clerk of the Board to Readvertise.
D) Equal Employment
E) In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee -
1 Position. Clerk of the Board to Readvertise.
F) Juvenile Justice-Delinquency Prevention
Commission - 1 Position. Clerk of the Board to Readvertise.
G)
H) Solid Waste Management Independent Hearing Panel
- 1 Position. Clerk of the Board to Readvertise.
I) Workforce Investment Board - 3 Positions. Clerk
of the Board to Readvertise.
Chairman Mow announced that Consent Items #3had been removed from the agenda.
ToCan Nguyen addressed the Board on Consent Items.
Consent Items: #1, 2 & 4– 8. Approved. Ornellas/Gutierrez/5
CONSENT - HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES
1.
bhs - Approval
of Agreement with the California Department of Mental Health for the
Conditional Release Program. A-07-782
2.
hcs - Approval
of EMSystem Use Agreement and Authorize Cost Sharing Memorandums of
Understanding with
3.
hcs - Approval of
Out-of-State Travel to Attend a Residency Coordinators Workshop in
CONSENT - PUBLIC WORKS
4.
pw - Increase
of Permit Counter Change Fund for the Department of Public Works. B-07-995
5.
pw - Acceptance
of the Mackville Road Resurfacing Contract and Execution of a Notice of
Completion. (4th District) R-07-561
6.
pw - Acceptance
of the Gawne Road Resurfacing Contract and Execution of a Notice of Completion.
(4th District) R-07-562
CONSENT - LAW & JUSTICE
7.
s/o - Increase
Public Administrator's Revolving Fund from $30,000 to $40,000 and Related
Budget Adjustments. B-07-996 and
B-07-997
8.
s/o - Approval
of Sponsored Out-of-State Travel to Firearms Training in
9.
s/o -
Sheriff-Custody Out-of-State Travel to American Jail Association Board Meeting in
CONSENT - GENERAL GOVERNMENT
10.
air -
Acceptance of the Transportation Security Administration Assistance Award for
Law Enforcement Support. B-07-1001
and A-07-784
11.
bos - Appoint
Supervisor Ken Vogel as the Alternate on the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District. B-07-1002
12.
cao - State Citizens’
Option for Public Safety Program: Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2006-07. B-07-1003
13.
cc - Settlement
of Legal Action Entitled Charlie Cisneros v.
14.
cc - Settlement
of Legal Action Entitled Aaron Foster, etc. v. County of San Joaquin, et al.;
San Joaquin County Superior Court Case No. CV024820. B-07-1005
15.
cob - Approve
Announcement of 1 Position on the Advisory Water Commission. B-07-1006
16.
cob - Approve Announcement of 3 Positions on the
Local Child Care Planning Council. B-07-1007
17.
fac/mgmt -
Approve Escrow Agreement for Security Deposits in Lieu of Retention for Micke
Grove Regional Park Expansion Project.
A-07-785
18.
hr - Implement
Classification Project #05-029 in Public Works - Utility Districts. R-07-563
DISCUSSION - GENERAL GOVERNMENT
1.
cao - Federal
Advocacy Annual Legislative and Budgetary Report. Paul Sweet and Mike McSherry of
Fleishman-Hillard Government Relations, Inc., briefed the Board on this
matter. Accepted Report. Gutierrez/Vogel/5 B-07-1008
2.
cao - State
Advocacy Annual Legislative Report. Don
Peterson of Peterson Consulting, Inc. introduced one of the advocates of his
firm Karen Lang. Mr. Peterson briefed
the Board on this matter. Accepted Report. Gutierrez/Vogel/5 B-07-1009
3.
cao - Organizational Consolidation of Registrar of Voters and Information
Systems Division. Postponed to
October 9, 2007.
COMMUNICATIONS
bos - Received and Referred all Board
Communications this date as Outlined on the Communications Distribution
Listing. Approved. Ornellas/Vogel/5 B-07-1010
PUBLIC COMMENT
ToCan Nguyen addressed
the Board on various matters.
Reverend Bob Hailey
addressed the Board on various matters.
Ulysses Madison
introduced himself as the new Manager of SEIU Local 1021.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS
Supervisor Ornellas stated
that a decision should be forthcoming shortly regarding the Veterans
Clinic. He had sent a letter to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs reaffirming
Secondly, Supervisor
Ornellas sent a letter to Board Members in
Lastly, with respect
to the San Joaquin Valley Partnership, Supervisor Ornellas informed the Board
of a recent telephone conference that consisted of himself, Sunne McPeak, Kern
County Supervisor Ray Watson, Fresno Mayor Alan Autry, Gary Podesto, Fritz
Grupe and Tom Flinn. The group will be
meeting again October 11 in
Chairman Mow expressed
that in his previous experience he was always cautious as to opinions that might
not be reflective of the Board of Supervisors.
He did not want to commit to any decision because he could not speak for
the Board, only for himself. Supervisor
Ornellas stressed that he would not support anything that would mean a
Supervisor Ruhstaller thanked
County Administrator Manuel Lopez and Director of Capital Projects Gabe Karam
for the updates on the various county building projects. He reminded the
Supervisor Vogel
stated that the San Joaquin County Farm Bureau is still concerned about the
scrap metal situation in the County.
They are encouraging the Board to contact the cities in their districts regarding
this matter. Additionally, Supervisor
Vogel informed the Board that there is a town hall meeting in
Board of
Supervisors Questions and Comments
(continued)
Supervisor Gutierrez
expressed his concern for full discussion and debate by the Board prior to any
decision being made such as department head matters.
Secondly, Supervisor
Gutierrez commented on the Ken Burns series on the war as it relates to the
Stand Down.
Supervisor Gutierrez
referred to a recent article in the newspaper regarding the zoo and an
educational component that is being discontinued due to the lack of
funding. He requested a report to the
Board to see if there is some type of support to continue the educational
component. Chairman Mow also expressed
his concern regarding this matter and inquired as to whether or not this program
was supported by the Zoological Society.
Director of Capital
Projects Gabe Karam unveiled a model of the new
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR
NEGOTIATOR
Agency Negotiator:
Manuel Lopez; John Bertke; Geoff Rothman
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, San Joaquin County
District Attorneys Association, San Joaquin County Probation Officers Association
and Unrepresented
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Stanislaus
NO SCHEDULED AFTERNOON ITEMS
ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9,
2007 AT 9:00 A.M.
Vogel/Ornellas/5
B-07-1011
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