HomeMy WebLinkAboutM010897MINUTES
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
R. J. BEELER, 1st District
JANE DOLAN, 2nd District
MARY ANNE HOUX 3rd District
CURT JOSIASSEN, 4th District
FRED C. DAMS, 5th District
January 8, 1997
Call to order - in the absence of a Chair or Vice Chair,
call to order by John S. Blacklock, Clerk of the Board -
special meeting pursuant to Government Code Section
54956 - Board of Supervisors room, County Administration
Building, 25 County Center Drive, Oroville. Present:
Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Josiassen and Davis.
John S. Blacklock, Chief Administrative Officer; Susan
Minasian, County Counsel; and Carol Roach, Assistant
Clerk of the Board.
Pledge of allegiance to the Flag of the United States of
America.
97-01 Selection of a Chair Pro Tem - random selection of a
temporary Chair of the Board.
Supervisor Fred C. Davis, District 5, randomly selected
as Chair Pro Tem to serve until Board of Supervisors
organization for 1997 at the regular meeting of the Board
on January 14, 1997.
Regular Agenda
97-02 Emergency road repairs - flood damage - pursuant to
Public Contracts Code Sections 20134 and 22050, Board
authorization is requested to proceed with emergency road
repairs without adoption of plans and specifications,
including, but not limited to the following roads:
• Midway at Butte Creek
• Butte Creek Bridge at Durham-Dayton Highway
• Butte Creek Bridge at Nelson Road
• Oroville Quincy Highway
• Stringtown Road
• Pacific Heights Road
• Humboldt Road in Butte Meadows Area
Action requested - AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO
ENTER INTO CONTRACTS AS NECESSARY TO MAKE EMERGENCY
REPAIRS.
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97-02 MOTION: I MAKE FINDINGS 1) AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT
SEVERE STORMS, SEVERAL KEY ROADS, BRIDGES,
AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN BUTTE COUNTY
HAVE BEEN RENDERED UNUSABLE. AFFECTED ROADS
AND BRIDGES INCLUDE THE MIDWAY AT BUTTE CREEK,
BUTTE CREEK BRIDGE AT DURHAM-DAYTON HIGHWAY,
BUTTE CREEK BRIDGE AT NELSON ROAD, OROVILLE
QUINCY HIGHWAY, STRINGTOWN ROAD, PACIFIC
HEIGHTS ROAD, AND HUMBOLDT ROAD IN THE
BUTTE MEADOWS AREA; 2) THE DAMAGE TO THOSE
ROADS AND BRIDGES HAS LEFT MANY BUTTE COUNTY
COMMUNITIES IN AN ISOLATED, OR NEAR ISOLATED,
CONDITION IMPEDING THE MOVEMENT OF EMERGENCY
VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, FOOD SUPPLIES, AND OTHER
RELIEF. THE DAMAGE ALSO INTERFERES WITH THE
ABILITY FOR RESIDENTS TO MOVE FREELY AND
SAFELY BETWEEN THEIR HOMES, PLACES OF
EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER NECESSARY DESTINATIONS;
3) TO NOT UNDERTAKE THE IMMEDIATE REPAIR OF
THOSE AFFECTED ROADS AND BRIDGES WOULD NOT
ONLY UNNECESSARILY IMPERIL THE HEALTH, SAFETY
AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF BUTTE COUNTY,
BUT MAY ALSO IMPEDE THE DELIVERY OF RELIEF TO
COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF BUTTE COUNTY SUCH AS
THE MARSYVILLE-YUBA CITY AREAS OF BUTTER AND
YUBA COUNTIES; AND 4) COMPLIANCE WITH THE
COMPETITIVE BID STATUTES, WHICH CAN REQUIRE
BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE WEEKS, WOULD CAUSE
UNNECESSARY DELAY IN THE DELIVERY OF RELIEF TO
THOSE RESIDENTS OF BUTTE COUNTY VICTIMIZED BY
THE RECENT STORMS AND RESULTING FLOODS; AND
MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO
ENTER INTO CONTRACTS AS NECESSARY TO MAKE
EMERGENCY REPAIRS.
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VOTE: l Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously Carried)
THE BOARD EXPRESSED ITS APPRECIATION FOR THE UNBELIEVABLE
JOB [DURING AND AFTER RECENT, SEVERE STORMS BEING DONE
BY EMPLOYEES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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97-03 Urgency Ordinance Prohibiting Use of a County
Highway by Commercial Vehicles Exceeding a Gross
Weight of 14,000 lbs. - action requested - ADOPT
ORDINANCE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR PRO TEM TO SIGN.
(268)
MOTION: I MOVE TO ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE 3319 AND
AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR PRO TEM TO SIGN.
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VOTE: l Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously Carried)
97-04 Public Comment. (PRESENTATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE
MINUTES. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS PROHIBITED BY STATE
LAW FROM TAKING ACTION ON ANY ITEM PRESENTED IF IT IS NOT
LISTED ON THE AGENDA.) (353) (NONE)
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business before
the Board, the meeting was adjourned at
9:17 a.m. to reconvene on Tuesday,
January 14, 1997 at 9:00 a.m.
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Chair, Board of Supervisors
ATTEST: JOHN S,~.BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer
and Jerk of the Board of Supervisors
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