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 MINUTE SUMMARY JUNE 17, 2008

PRESENT: SUPERVISORS RUHSTALLER, ORNELLAS, GUTIERREZ, MOW, VOGEL

Minutes of the Board of Supervisors' Meeting of June 10, 2008. Approved. Gutierrez/Mow/5 B-08-617

SCHEDULED MORNING ITEMS

9:00 a.m. - cdd - Public Hearing Regarding the Extension of An Urgency Ordinance Pertaining to Adult Entertainment (Development Title Text Amendment). (All Districts) (4/5ths Vote Required) (Government Code Section 25123) Mark Myles, Assistant County Counsel, gave a staff report. ToCan Nguyen also addressed the Board on this item. Approved Staff Recommendation. Gutierrez/Mow/5 B-08-618

9:00 a.m. - pw - Public Hearing for Approval of the San Joaquin County Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Program Update. Tom Flinn, Public Works Director; Mike Selling, Engineering Services Manager, Public Works Department; Rick Dowling, Principal of Dowling & Associates; ToCan Nguyen, And Steve Dial of the Council of Governments addressed the Board on this matter. Approved Staff Recommendation. Mow/Gutierrez/5 R-08-337

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

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

A) Collegeville Fire Protection District - 1 Position. Appointed Kurt Pettitt. Ornellas/Gutierrez B-08-619

APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS # 1-19.

Consent Item: #6, 14, 15 & 18 – Pulled for discussion by Supervisor Ruhstaller.

Consent Item: #6 – In response to Supervisor Ruhstaller, Public Works Director Tom Flinn explained that these particular wells are placed well beyond the other boundaries where we might expect to extract gas. Supervisor Ruhstaller commented that methane gas from the county’s dumps would be something that we should also be looking at. Desi Reno, Integrated Waste Manager, Solid Waste Division, of Public Works said that they have a scheduled tour in Butte County on Thursday, June 19, 2008. He further stated that the Foothill Landfill is producing enough methane - about 60 percent methane content which means that 3 megawatts of energy can be produced out of it. That is not the case with the other three landfills as of yet.

Consent Item: #14 – In response to Supervisor Ruhstaller, Capital Projects Director Gabe Karam stated that the county is on budget and on time for Ag Center Phase II. The Phase I Project for the roadway and utilities is completed.

Consent Item: #15 – Supervisor Ruhstaller requested Capital Projects Director Gabe Karam to give a brief description of this item.

Consent Item: #18 – In response to Supervisors Ruhstaller and Mow, Labor Relations Director John Bertke stated that there are six county employees that are on active service. He also explained the benefits these employees continue to receive, including their families while on paid military leave of absence.

ToCan Nguyen addressed the Board on Consent Items.

Cary Martin requested that the Board wholeheartedly support Consent Item #18.

Consent Items (continued)

Consent Items: #1-19. Approved. Mow/Gutierrez/5

CONSENT - HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

1. bhs - Approval of an Agreement and Purchases for Implementation of Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63) Information Technology Plan. A-08-407 and A-08-408

2. hcs - Approval of Applications for Appointment to San Joaquin General Hospital Medical Staff. B-08-620

3. hcs - Approval of Applications for Reappointment to San Joaquin General Hospital Medical Staff. B-08-621

4. phs - Approval of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Comprehensive Agreement. B-08-622 and A-08-409

CONSENT - PUBLIC WORKS

5. pw - Approval and Adoption of Plans and Specifications for the Banta Area Streets Resurfacing and Setting a Bid Opening Date of July 10, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. (5th District) R-08-338

6. pw - Approval and Adoption of Plans and Specifications for the Construction of Perimeter Landfill Gas Migration Monitoring Wells at the North County and Foothill Sanitary Landfills Project, and Setting a Bid Opening Date of July 17, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. R-08-339

7. pw - Approval of Second Amendment to Agreement for Contract Services to Operate the San Joaquin County Household Hazardous Waste Consolidation Facility and Provide Related Program Services. B-08-623 and A-08-410

8. pw - Agreement for Consultant Engineering Services for the McHenry Avenue Corridor Improvement Project. (4th District) B-08-624 and A-08-411

CONSENT - LAW & JUSTICE

9. da - Agreement between San Joaquin County and CIBER, Inc. to Purchase a Case Management System for the District Attorney's Office. B-08-625 and A-08-412

10. prob - Renewal of Agreement with the Community Partnership for Families for the Neighborhood Service Centers. A-08-413

Consent – Law & Justice (continued)

11. prob - Approve Agreement with Family and Youth Services of San Joaquin County for Operation of a Youth Services Bureau. A-08-414

12. prob - Approval of Employment Contracts - Crossroads Case Manager - Grant Funded (2). A-08-415 and A-08-416

CONSENT - GENERAL GOVERNMENT

13. cao - End of the Year Budget Adjustments and Appropriation Transfers. B-08-626

14. cao - Acceptance of the San Joaquin County Agricultural Center Phase 1 Contract and Execution of a Notice of Completion. R-08-340

15. cao - Requests for Proposals for Renewable Energy. B-08-627

16. cao - San Joaquin Council of Governments Annual Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2008-09. B-08-628

17. cc - Settlement of Legal Action Entitled Walter Hixson, et al. v. Chris Hope, Chief Probation Officer; San Joaquin County Superior Court Case No. CV029154. B-08-629

18. labor/rel - Adoption of the Resolution of the County of San Joaquin Providing for Additional Temporary Partially Paid Military Leave of Absence Benefits. R-08-341

19. treas/tax/colltr - Resolution Replenishing the Cash Difference Fund of the Treasurer-Tax Collector - Revenue and Recovery Division. R-08-342

DISCUSSION - GENERAL GOVERNMENT

1. cdd - Opposition to the Petition for Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction for the East Altamont Energy Center. Kerry Sullivan, Community Development Director, gave a staff report. Rick Thomas, Vice President – Project Development of CALPINE and Paul Sensibaugh, General Manager of the Mountain House Community Services District, addressed the Board on this matter. The Board postponed the Resolution in Opposition to the Petition for Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction for the East Altamont Energy Center until July 15, 2008. In addition, the Board directed that Community Development arrange meetings with the promoters of this project, and obtain information as to what Alameda County is benefiting from mitigation measures. Ornellas/Gutierrez/4-1; Mow-No

Discussion – General Government (continued)

2. cao - Approval of the San Joaquin County Master Plan Update. Gabe Karam, Capital Projects Director, and Tim Haley, Principal Manager of Programs of Jacobs Carter Burgess Inc., addressed the Board on this matter. The Chairman directed that this matter be brought back to the Board at a later date.

COMMUNICATIONS

bos - Received and Referred all Board Communications this date as Outlined on the Communications Distribution Listing. Approved. Mow/Gutierrez/5 B-08-631

PUBLIC COMMENT

ToCan Nguyen and Larry Baker, Coordinator of Beyond Incarceration, addressed the Board on various matters.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Chairman Vogel requested that staff look into and bring back to the Board a recommendation regarding the matter of Service First and the DUI Program situation.

Supervisor Mow called to the attention of the Board the issue of hospitals and jails, what the State is intending to do, and what it may mean to San Joaquin County. He requested that the County Administrator schedule this matter on a future agenda for discussion. Supervisor Ruhstaller also commented on this matter and pointed out that there is a website that provides information about the activities of the Receiver J. Clark Kelso (California Prison Health Care Receivership Corporation).

12:45 p.m. – The Board recessed.

2:00 p.m. – The Board went into Closed Session.

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, San Joaquin County Attorneys Association, San Joaquin County Probation Officers 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.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT

California Government Code Section 54957

Title: Registrar of Voters

3:20 p.m. - The Board returned from Closed Session. The Board appointed Austin Erdman as the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, effective June 23, 2008, under the terms stipulated in Resolutions R-96-136 and R-02-95. Gutierrez/Ruhstaller/5 B-08-632

NO SCHEDULED AFTERNOON ITEMS

ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2008 AT 9:00 A.M.

Mow/Gutierrez/5 B-08-633