Board of Supervisors

San Joaquin County

MINUTE SUMMARY

 

 

KEN VOGEL

Chairman

Fourth District

 

LEROY ORNELLAS

Vice Chairman

Fifth District

 

STEVEN GUTIERREZ

First District

 

LARRY RUHSTALLER

Second District

 

VICTOR MOW

Third District

 

 

 

MANUEL LOPEZ

County Administrator

DAVID WOOTEN

 County Counsel

LOIS M. SAHYOUN

Clerk of the Board

 

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MINUTES

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008

 

PRESENT: SUPERVISORS RUHSTALLER, ORNELLAS, GUTIERREZ, MOW, AND CHAIRMAN VOGEL.

 

Minutes of the Board of Supervisors'  Meetings of December 11,  2007 and  January 7, 2008.  Approved.  Mow/Gutierrez/5   B-08-78     

 

SCHEDULED MORNING ITEMS

9:00 a.m. - assr/rec/co clerk - Public Hearing on Proposed Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk New Recording Fee.  Debra Wilson, Chief of Standards/Recorder-County Clerk, addressed the Board on this matter.  Approved Staff Recommendation.  Mow/Gutierrez/5  R-08-41

 

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

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

A)  Assessment Appeals Board - 1 Position. Reappointed Larry Solari.  Ornellas/Ruhstaller/5  B-08-79

B)  Children's Services Coordinating Commission - 1 Position.                          Appointed Delores Torres.  Ornellas/Ruhstaller/5  B-08-80

Appointments to Boards and Commissions (continued)

 

C)  Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee - 1 Position.                        Clerk of the Board to Readvertise Position.

D)  Housing Appeals Board - 1 Position. Reappointed John Whittock.  Ornellas/Ruhstaller/5  B-08-81

E)  In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee - 5 Positions.                          Clerk of the Board to Readvertise Positions.

F)  Juvenile Justice-Delinquency Prevention Commission - 2 Positions.                        Clerk of the Board to Readvertise Positions.

G)  Larch Clover Community Center Advisory Board - 5 Positions.                          Clerk of the Board to Readvertise Positions.

H)  SJC Mosquito & Vector Control District - 1 Postion.  Reappointed Alvin Inman.  Ornellas/Ruhstaller/5  B-08-82

I)  Stockton Port District - 1 Position.  Appointed Elizabeth Blanchard.        Mow/Gutierrez/4-1; Vogel-No   B-08-83

J)  Woodbridge Muncipal Advisory Council - 1 Position.  Appointed                      Garry Duncan.  Ornellas/Ruhstaller/5  B-08-84

 

APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS # 1-15. 

Supervisor Gutierrez requested the County Administrator to address late travel requests.  County Administrator Manuel Lopez explained that the two late travel requests on the agenda were for the most part inadvertently an oversight.  The County Administrator’s office will continue to bring this matter to the attention of the departments in order to avoid late travel requests.  Supervisors Mow and Ornellas and Chairman Vogel also expressed their concerns.  Mr. Lopez informed the Board that he will be meeting with all the Department Heads on January 24 at a Department Head Meeting and will convey the Board’s concerns.

ToCan Nguyen addressed the Board on Consent Items.

 

 

Approve Consent Items (continued)

Consent Item:               #3 – Supervisor Ornellas noted that the Mental Health Board is required by statute.  He suggested that we should look at other Boards and Commissions to see if there is a similar problem.  Supervisor Ruhstaller  emphasized that the reason for the modification is the need to have the necessary quorum, and it is important to have active members.  Supervisor Mow asked Behavioral Health Director Vic Singh’s assessment on this matter and whether there was anything being done to improve participation.  Mr. Singh stated that the Board is doing a good job of making appointments.  However, life circumstances come up that prohibit some members from attending a specific meeting.  Supervisor Mow stressed that it is important for the individuals that are responsible for the Boards and Commissions to involve the citizens/volunteers into the process so that their presence makes a difference.  Supervisor Gutierrez recollected that some time ago the matter of training for boards and commissions was discussed.  He added that the responsible contact persons inform the Board on what they can do.  Supervisor Ornellas suggested that the Boards and Commissions in which the Board Members participate should be reviewed with respect to their rules and bylaws.  Supervisor Ruhstaller concurred that the Boards and Commissions need to be reviewed.  Chairman Vogel requested the County Administrator to bring back this matter for further discussion by the Board.    

Consent Items:  #1-15 - Approved.  Gutierrez/Mow/5

CONSENT - HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

1.                  bhs - Approval of Amendment to Fourth Modification of Lease Agreement for Behavioral Health Services.  A-08-34

2.                  bhs - Approval of Agreements with Central Valley Low Income Housing Corporation and the University  of the Pacific for Housing Empowerment and Employment Recovery Services.  A-08-35 and A-08-36

3.                  bhs - Approval of the Modification to the Mental Health Board Bylaws. B-08-85

4.                  cao - First 5 San Joaquin Children and Families Commission Recommendation to Approve One Year of Funding for Round 18 Child Care Mini-Grant Agreements.                 A-08-37 through A-08-57

5.                  hcs - Approval of Contract with Carestream Health, Inc. for a Picture Archiving and Communication System and Radiology Information System. A-08-58 and B-08-86

6.                  hsa - Approval of Late Travel Request. B-08-87 and B-08-88

Consent – Health & Human Services (continued)

7.                  hsa - Approval to Sign Manteca Unified School District Use Permit for the Basketball Program. B-08-89 and A-08-59

CONSENT - PUBLIC WORKS

8.                  pw - Acceptance of the Slurry Seal 2007 Contract and Execution of a Notice of Completion. (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Districts)  R-08-42

9.                  pw - Approval and Adoption of Plans and Specifications for the Mackville Road Resurfacing and Setting a Bid Opening Date of February 14, 2008, at 1:30 P.M.                 (4th District) R-08-43

CONSENT - LAW & JUSTICE

10.              css - Approval of Late Travel Request.  B-08-90

11.              da - Request for Out-of-State Travel to Attend the Protection Children On-Line Seminar in Washington D.C.  B-08-91

12.              prob - Authorize Out-of-State Travel to Attend American Probation and Parole Association Winter Training Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.  B-08-92

CONSENT - GENERAL GOVERNMENT

13.              cob - Approve Announcement of 2 Positions on the Advisory Water Commission.              B-08-93

14.              eedd - Authorization to Accept Funding from Kaiser Permanente for One-2-One Project. B-08-94

15.              h/r - Assign One Allocation of Office Supervisor and Delete One Allocation of Senior Office Assistant in Public Health- California Children's Services. R-08-44

COMMUNICATIONS

   bos - Received and Referred all Board Communications this date as Outlined on the Communications Distribution Listing. Approved.  Gutierrez/Ruhstaller/5  B-08-95

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENT

On behalf of her mother, Ermelin Ortiz addressed the Board regarding complaints in their neighborhood with respect to carports and the problems that have been created between neighbors.  Supervisor Ruhstaller stated that this matter came up at a recent meeting at Garden Acres.  It is a code enforcement issue driven by a complaint.  Supervisor Ruhstaller said that he is waiting for a report from Code Enforcement and as soon as it is received he will share the information with the Ortiz family and other residents.  Supervisor Gutierrez recalled a similar matter he had in his district. 

ToCan Nguyen addressed the Board.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Supervisor Ornellas referred to a letter received from Reclamation District 2074 and in the last paragraph Reclamation District 2030 thanked the Public Works Director, his staff and the Public Information Officer for their work.

Supervisor Ruhstaller reported on his trip to New Orleans in which he toured the flooded and damaged areas. 

Supervisor Mow informed the Board that he and Health Care Services Director Ken Cohen met with a representative of U.C. Merced regarding San Joaquin County’s role with a medical school at U.C. Merced.  There will be a followup meeting.  Nothing has been resolved at this point. 

Supervisor Gutierrez requested that the matter of funding for Drug Court be placed on an upcoming agenda in the next couple of weeks.

Chairman Vogel commented that although the Board has been troubled about the lateness on the report of a new jail, the Board needs to move forward in meeting with the various City Councils to look for some kind of funding source for correctional staff for that facility.  Supervisor Mow is willing to serve on an ad hoc committee to further the process with the cities.  Supervisor Ornellas indicated that he would also be interested in serving on this committee.  Chairman Vogel stressed that financing a jail is one thing and providing funding for correctional staff is  ongoing.

Supervisor Ornellas said that at a recent Air District meeting he attended, the Legislative Advocate for the Air District made a statement that the State of California is going to be out of money at the end of March.      

CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

            California Government Code Section 54957.6

            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, and Unrepresented

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

            Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956(b); 1 case.

NO SCHEDULED AFTERNOON ITEMS

ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2008 AT 9:00 A.M.

Ornellas/Ruhstaller/5  B-08-96