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MINUTES
R.J. BEELER,1 st District
JANE DOLAN, 2nd District
MARY ANNE HOUX 3rd District
CURT JOSIASSEN, 4th District
FRED C. DAMS, 5th District
January 14, 1997
Call to order - Board of Supervisors room, County
Administration Building, 25 County Center Drive,
Oroville. Present: Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx,
Josiassen and Chair Pro Tem Davis. John S. Blacklock,
Chief Administrative Officer; Susan Minasian, County
Counsel; and Carol Roach, Assistant Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors.
Pledge of allegiance to the Flag of the United States of
America.
Invocation - (NONE)
97-05 Board of Supervisors Organization for 1997
Election of new Board Chair
MOTION: I NOMINATE FRED C. DAVIS,
OF THE BOARD FOR 1997.
S M
VOTE : l Y 2 Y 3 Y 9 Y 5 Y
Election of new Board Vice Chair
DISTRICT 5, AS CHAIR
(Unanimously Carried)
MOTION: I NOMINATE CURT JOSIASSEN, DISTRICT 4, AS VICE
CHAIR OF THE BOARD FOR 1997.
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VOTE: l Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously Carried)
Comments by Supervisors:
a. New Chair (CHAIR DAVIS EXPRESSED HIS CONFIDENCE IN
THE UNITY OF THE NEW BOARD, COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND
RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY, AND THEIR ABILITY TO WORK
TOGETHER ON COMMON GOALS TO INCLUDE INCREASING
ECONOMIC GROWTH, JOBS, REDUCTION IN WELFARE BY
GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK, AND RETURNING SERVICES
BACK TO THE COUNTY.)
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97-OS b. Other members of the Board (SUPERVISORS DOLAN AND
HOUX WELCOMED NEW BOARD MEMBERS)
97-06 Items removed from the Consent Agenda for Board
consideration and action.
1. Introduction of a salary ordinance amendment -
Public Works-Neal Road Sanitary Landfill/Management
(Budget Unit 757-001) - to create a new
classification of Recycling Coordinator I at salary
range 1191 (equal to Civil Engineering-Junior), to
create a new classification of Recycling
Coordinator II at salary range 1221 (equal to Civil
Engineering-Assistant), and the establishment of
one flexibly staffed Recycling Coordinator II, I as
approved in the 1996-97 final budget (Annualized
cost of $34,320/Department budget) - action
requested - WAIVE READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
Consent Agenda
97-07 1. Approval of minutes - action requested - APPROVE
MINUTES OF DECEMBER 31, 1996.
2. Budget transfer - action requested - APPROVE
BUDGET TRANSFER B-81.
3. Renaming of a
Panorama Drive
Road to End)
requested - ADC
HEARING FOR
10:00 A.M.
private road in the Chico area -
Public Hearing (Richardson Springs
to Indian Cliffs Drive - action
APT RESOLUTION 97-01 SETTING A PUBLIC
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1997 AT
4. County Library donations - in accordance with
Government Code Section 25355, donations of
$1,162.75 from Oroville Friends of the Library,
$200 from M. E. Amer, Chico, and $100 from Nadine
Doerr, Oroville have been received for the Butte
County Trust Fund for the purchase of books -
action requested - ACCEPT DONATIONS AND AUTHORIZE
LETTERS OF APPRECIATION.
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97-07 5. Report to the Board on a denied rezone for Jeff
Jarrett - rezone of 13.3 acres of land, AP 011-420-
025 and -016, from "U" (Unclassified) and S-H
(Scenic Highway) to PUD (Planned Unit Development),
property located on the north side of Skyway, at
the intersection of Skyway and Canyon Rim Drive,
east of Chico - action requested - INFORMATION
ONLY.
6. Treasurer-Tax Collector - Board authorization is
requested for the purchase of a workstation and an
orthopedic chair in the maximum amount of $2,500
(Department budget) as recommended by the Safety
Officer - action requested - APPROVE BUDGET
TRANSFER B-89 AND PURCHASE OF FIXED ASSET ITEM5.
7. Investments information report - the Treasurer-Tax
Collector submits the report as of December 31,
1996 in accordance with the Butte County Statement
of Investment Policy dated June 1, 1996 - action
requested - ACCEPT FOR INFORMATION.
8. Adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 19 of the
Butte County Code, entitled "Sewage Disposal" - the
proposed ordinance, which adds Section 19-10.2 to
the Butte County Code, increases applicant and
department flexibility to quickly repair failing
sewage disposal systems and to alleviate associated
adverse public health conditions - action
requested - ADOPT ORDINANCE 3320 AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIR TO SIGN. (FROM 12-31-96)
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97-07
9. Program Supplements No. 026 and 027 - reimbursement
of funds for qualified projects under State-Local
Transportation Partnership Program requires
execution of a Program Supplement to Master
Agreement SLTPP-5912. Program Supplements No. 026
and 027 cover funding for reimbursement of
participating share of construction costs for the
following projects:
Program Supplement
Project
026 Resurfacing of the Skyway, from
Paradise Town Limits to 3.1
miles west (Project No. SB97-
5912(003)
027 Reconstruction of Hamilton Nord
Cana Highway from Anita Road to
State Highway 99 (Project No.
SB97-5912 (005)
Action requested - ADOPT RESOLUTIONS 97-02 and 97-
03 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTS NO.
026 AND 027 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN.
10. County of Butte/LSA/K. H. Hofmann - proposed is an
agreement for preparation of a draft and final
environmental impact report for a project
identified as Central Butte General Plan Amendment
(GPA 96-04.) The applicant, K. H. Hofmann, has
deposited with the County a check in the amount of
$35,000 into the Environmental Impact Report Trust
Fund to be used to pay for the preparation of the
report by LSA, the Consultant - action requested -
APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFER B-88 RECOGNIZING AND
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE, APPROVE
AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN.
(Contract No. X10448)
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97-07 11. Addus Health Care, Inc. - proposed is an amendment
to the contract (extended by the Board to June 30,
1997) for the provision of In-Home Supportive
Services (IHSS) to provide for the increase in
minimum wage effective October, 1996 ($.05 per hour
for the period October 1, 1996 to February 28,
1997) and the State minimum wage increase of an
additional $.14 effective as of March 1, 1997 for
a total increase of $.19. The total amount of the
increase is estimated at $20,683 ($15,719
Federal/State; $4,964 County.) All other contract
details remain the same - action requested -
APPROVE AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIR TO SIGN SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF COUNTY COUNSEL
AND THE AUDITOR-CONTROLLER.
MOTION: I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH ITEM
3.03 CORRECTED TO REFLECT THE CHICO AREA, AND
REMOVAL OF ITEM 3.09.
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VOTE: l Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously Carried)
Regular Agenda
97-08 Appointments - commissions and committees. (169)
A. Appointments to committee vacancies. (NONE)
97-09 Update on Sacramento legislative and budget activities.
(209) (JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER,
REPORTED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE STATE
BUDGET, AND THE CALIFORNIA WELFARE REFORM PROPOSAL.)
97-10 Presentation on the Enloe Hospital's Touchstone Program
and adoption of a Resolution in Recognition of Enloe
Hospital's Contributions to the Well Being of Women,
Children, Families and the Communities of Butte County -
action requested - ADOPT RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR
TO SIGN. (415)
MOTION: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 97-04 AND AUTHORIZE
THE CHAIR TO SIGN.
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VOTE: l Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously Carried)
(PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION BY CHAIR DAVIS TO BETSY
GOWAN, MANAGER OF THE TOUCHSTONE PROGRAM)
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97-11 Local emergency - County participation in the National
Resource Conservation Service Program, and transfer of
funds from the Appropriation for Contingencies into the
Public Works Department budget to cover costs of non-road
related activities being conducted by that department.
MOTION: I MOVE, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54954.2[b](2), THAT THERE IS A NEED TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION AND THAT THE NEED FOR ACTION
CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD SUBSEQUENT
TO THE AGENDA BEING POSTED.
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VOTE: l Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously Carried)
MOTION: I MOVE TO A) APPROVE COUNTY PARTICIPATION IN
THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE
PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY PUBLIC WORKS
AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES; AND
B) APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFER OF $25,000 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR CONTINGENCIES,
690010-580, TO PUBLIC WORKS GENERAL SERVICES,
181-554, INTERFUND EXPENDITURES, TO PROVIDE
THE NECESSARY APPROPRIATION.
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VOTE: 1 Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously Carried)
97-12 Repart to the Board - existence of a local emergency -
action requested:
A. Status report by the Emergency Services Officer;
and
B. Consideration of a resolution confirming that the
local emergency, as declared on December 31, 1996,
continues to exist throughout Butte County - action
requested - ADOPT RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIR TO SIGN. (1198)
MOTION: I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 97-OS AND AUTHORIZE
THE CHAIR TO SIGN.
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VOTE: l Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously Carried)
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97-13 Items removed from the Consent Agenda for Board
consideration and action.
1. Introduction of a salary ordinance amendment -
Public Works-Neal Road Sanitary Landfill/Management
(Budget Unit 757-001) - to create a new
classification of Recycling Coordinator I at salary
range 1191 (equal to Civil Engineering-Junior), to
create a new classification of Recycling
Coordinator II at salary range 1221 (equal to Civil
Engineering-Assistant), and the establishment of
one flexibly staffed Recycling Coordinator II, I as
approved in the 1996-97 final budget (Annualized
cost of $34,320/Department budget) - action
requested - WAIVE READING OF THE ORDINANCE. (2292)
(**99)
MOTION: I MOVE TO WAIVE READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
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VOTE: l Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously Carried)
Public Hearings and Timed Items
97-14 Public hearing - Bill Hauselt - consideration of an
appeal of the Development Review Committee's denial of a
tentative subdivision map (item for which a previously
certified environmental impact report and supplemental
negative declaration have been prepared), AP 047-430-003
and 047-490-015, request to divide 96 acres of land into
95 parcels, property located on the east side of Highway
99, approximately 500 feet south of Garden Brook Drive
and 1.5 miles north of Garner Lane, Chico area - action
requested - OPEN HEARING AND CONTINUE OPEN TO
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M. (75) (PUBLIC
HEARING OPENED AND CONTINUED OPEN TO TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 11, 1997 AT 10:00 A.M.)
THE BOARD WELCOMED TOM PARILO,
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
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97-15 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.) (122)
1. Bill Wilson, Oroville - 1) congratulations to new
Board members; 2) suggested that new Board respect
the County Charter; and 3) take control of
department head contracts being renewed prior to
termination.
2. David Dewey, Chico - to address flooding on the
Keefer Slough, north Chico area: 1) flood control
proposals of the early 1980's (to introduce Rock
Creek water into Mudd Creek; and to flood a
retention pond between the middle of Garner and
Hicks.) In his opinion, present flooding in this
area caused by the overflow of Rock Creek into the
Keefer Slough.
3. Mike Kelley, Oroville - 1) a November, 1990 County
agreement with the State Department of Water
Resources which allowed increased in the flood
storage capacity of Lake Oroville; and 2) silt in
Lake Oroville from PG&E dam releases above the Lake
contain mercury.
97-16 Closed Session. (NONE)
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Communications
97-17 Communications received and referred. (COPIES OF ALL
COMMUNICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CLERK OF THE BOARD
OFFICE.) (525)
A. David E. Bartlett, District Superintendent,
Northern Buttes District, California Department of
Parks and Recreation - writes that his department
is actively seeking to reduce alcohol related
problems connected to the annual tubing phenomenon
on the Sacramento River, and is investigating the
implementation of an alcohol consumption ban at two
portions of Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park -
Irvine Finch River Access and Big Chico Creek area.
The purpose of this letter is to solicit Board
support on this change in policy. (REFER TO
SHERIFF-CORONER AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER)
(BOARD DIRECTION TO INCLUDE LAW ENFORCEMENT,
TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND TRESPASS ISSUES, AND
CONSIDERATION OF A SIMILAR BAN ALONG COUNTY AND
PRIVATE PROPERTIES IN THESE AREAS)
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business before
the Board, the meeting was adjourned at
10:56 a.m. to reconvene on Tuesday,
January 28, 1997 at 9:00 a.m.
ATTEST:
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of tY~'e Board of Supervisors
BY ~ ~ ~. ~~~iCl~c ~
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