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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ED McLAUGHLIN, 4th District, Chair
VIVIAN MEYER, 1st District
JANE DOLAN, 2nd District
MARY ANNE ROUX, 3rd District
GORDON THOMAS, 5th District
December 5, 1995
Call to order -Board of Supervisors room, County Administration Building,
25 County Center Drive, Oroville. Present: Supervisors V. Meyer, Dolan, Houx,
Thomas and Chair McLaughlin. John S. Blacklock, Chief Administrative Officer;
Susan Minasian, County Counsel; and Carol Roach, Assistant Clerk of the Boazd.
Pledge of allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
Invocation (None)
Consent Agenda
95-359 1. Fire Department -Rural Community Fire Protection Grant (Resolution No.
95-86) -Board approval is requested for the purchase of one Thermoelectric
Generator ($3,539.25); one Duplexer Compact ($310 estimated); one VHF
repeater, transmitter, mounting and receiver ($5,010 estimated plus tax and
shipping); and two modules ($1,377 estimated each) -action requested -
APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFER B-057 ACCEPTING AND
ALLOCATING $5,000 ($5,000 STATFJ$6,971 DEPARTMENT BUDGET)
UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE, AND AUTHORIZE FIXED
ASSET EXPENDITURES NOT TO EXCEED $11,971.
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95-359 2. Fire Department - in 1990 several items of fire fighting equipment originally
acquired from the Federal Property and Administrative Act of 1949 (Federal
excess property) were returned to the General Services Administration and
ultimately sold. The Board of Supervisors was not asked to declare the items
surplus to the County because they were still the property of the Federal
government. Board action is now necessary to clear inventory and vehicle
licensing records -action requested -DECLARE 1969 KAISER JEEP
(VEHICLE 705); 1970 WHITE WATER TENDER (VEHICLE 708); 1963
DODGE FIRE TRUCK (VEHICLE 852); 1971 DODGE PICK-UP TRUCK
(VEHICLE 772); 1967 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK (VEHICLE
718/INVENTORY NO. 181172); 1971 INTERNATIONAL STAKE SIDE
TRUCK (VEHICLE 829); AND 1968 DODGE WATER TANKER
(VEHICLE 830/INVENTORY NO. 18600) SURPLUS TO NEEDS OF THE
COUNTY AND AUTHORIZE THEIR RETURN TO THE FEDERAL
EXCESS PROPERTY MANAGERS.
3. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) -Program Income Funds -
action requested -APPROVE UTII,IZATION OF CDBG PROGRAM
INCOME FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000 FOR USE
AS A MATCH WITH THREE OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE
FOR GROUNDWATER TESTING FOR THE McKINNEY PROPERTY
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
4. Adoption of a salary ordinance amendment -Public Health Department and
Mental Health Department Classification Studies -the organizational studies
for the two departments involved expanded program responsibilities for the
Public Health Department's California Crippled Children's Services (CCS)
Program and the Mental Health Department's Medi-Cal Managed Care
Program due to the decentralization of State services to the County level
making the County independent of the State for program services. The
proposed ordinance encompasses not only these two programs, but also
serves the purpose of the multi-department classification studies entailing
requests through the fiscal budget process, resolves and closes nine
grievances, and the meet and confer process involving three bargaining units
for the 1994-97 contract period -action requested -ADOPT ORDINANCE
3226 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN. (FROM 11-28-95)
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95-359 5. Adoption of a salary ordinance amendment -the Personnel Department
recently completed a classification study for the Public Works Department to
address a pending request agreed upon during the meet and confer process
with the Butte County Management Employees Association for the 1994-97
contract period, and recommends realigning the position of Supervisor-Fleet
Services/Stores Operations from salary range 1186 to salary range 1201, an
increase of 7-112%, to create a 12.5% differential, which is consistent with
other first line supervisor positions under the Road Maintenance Division.
The proposed ordinance, retroactive to October 7, 1995, resolves this aspect
of the outstanding grievance without going to arbitration. The total cost for
fiscal year 1995-96 is $2,138 (Department budget) -action requested -
ADOPT ORDINANCE 3227 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN.
(FROM 11-28-95)
MOTION: I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED.
M S
VOTE: l Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y S Y (Unanimously Carved)
FOR THE RECORD: SUPERVISOR ROUX ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTE
ON ITEM 3.03 -SUBJECT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(CDBG).
Regular A eg nda
95-360 Appointments -commissions and committees.
A. Appointments to committee vacancies. (NONE)
95-361 Update on Sacramento legislative and budget activities. (JOHN S. BLACKLOCK,
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, REPORTED ON THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES [CSAC] ANNUAL MEETING)
95-362 Utility user tax ballot measure:
A. Introduction of an ordinance levying a utility user tax subject to voter
approval at an election on March 26, 1996, and repealing current ordinance
effective upon Board acceptance of the certified election results of the
regularly scheduled Statewide Primary Election of March 26, 1996 -action
requested -WAIVE READING OF THE ORDINANCE; AND
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95-362 B. Consideration of a resolution calling an election on March 26, 1996, for
approval of the utility user tax -action requested -CONTINUE TO BOARD
MEETING OF DECEMBER 12, 1995 FOR ADOPTION. (FROM 11-28-
95) (95) (**00)
MOTION: I MOVE FOR A MOTION OF INTENT TO 1) TO PUT ON THE
MARCH 26, 1996 ELECTION BALLOT A MEASURE BEFORE
THE VOTERS OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BUTTE
COUNTY A UTILITY USERS TAX WITH ALL OTHER
PROVISIONS RAG THE SAME; (2) TO ADD A BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS' MEETING FOR DECEMBER 19, 1995; AND
3) TO PUT ON THE DECEMBER 12, 1995 MEETING AGENDA
AN ITEM WAIVING THE FIRST READING OF THE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE, WITH FINAL READING CALENDARED FOR
DECEMBER 19, 1995.
M S
VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 (Motion Withdrawn)
MOTION: I MOVE TO WAIVE READING OF THE ORDINANCE LEVYING
A UTILITY USER TAX SUBJECT TO VOTER APPROVAL AT
AN ELECTION ON MARCH 26, 1996, AND REPEALING
CURRENT ORDINANCE EFFECTIVE UPON BOARD
ACCEPTANCE OF THE CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS OF
THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED STATEWIDE PRIMARY
ELECTION OF MARCH 26, 1996.
M S
VOTE: l Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y S Y (Unanimously Carried)
MOTION: I MOVE FOR A MOTION OF INTENT TO AMEND A
RESOLUTION CALLING AN ELECTION ON MARCH 26, 1996,
IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY, FOR
APPROVAL OF THE UTILITY USER TAX.
M S
VOTE: l Y 2 N 3 Y 4 Y S Y (Motion Carried)
RECESS: 10:50 A.M.
RECONVENE: 11:20 A.M.
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95-363 Adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 23B of the Butte County Code, entitled
"Water Wells" from the March 14, 1995 Board of Supervisors' meeting as amended
October 10, 1995 -action requested -ADOPT ORDINANCE AND AUTHORIZE
THE CHAIR TO SIGN. (FROM 11-28-95)
Adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 23B of the Butte County Code, entitled
"Water Wells" from the September 26. 1995 Board of Supervisors' meeting -action
requested -ADOPT ORDINANCE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN.
(11-28-95) (205)
MOTION: I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 3228 AMENDING CHAPTER
23B OF THE BUTTE COUNTY CODE, ENTITLED "WATER
WELLS" FROM THE SEPTEMBER 26. 1995 BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS' MEETING LINKED TO THE DECEMBER 4,
1995 LETTER TO THE BOARD FROM THE BUTTE BASIN
WATER USERS ASSOCIATION (BBWUA) WHEREIN WITHIN
A PERIOD OF TIlV1E NOT EXCEEDING b0 DAYS (TO INCLUDE
A 30 DAY INTERIM REPORT) A BBWUA
RECOMMENDATION IS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD WHICH
REPLACES THE SEPTEMBER 26, 1995 ORDINANCE WITH AN
ORDINANCE WHICH ADDRESSES WELL INTERFERENCE
PROBLEMS IN BUTTE COUNTY.
S M
MOTION: 1 N 2 Y 3 Y 4 N S Y (Motion Carried)
(BOARD DIRECTION TO PLACE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE
BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 12, 1995 AN ITEM FOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR McLAUGHLIN AS THE BOARD' S
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE 11 MEMBER SUBCOMMITTEE OF BBWUA TO
DEAL WITH THE WELL SPACING/WELL INTERFERENCE ORDINANCE
REGULATIONS WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY WITHIN
THE NEXT 60 DAYS)
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95-364 Director-Development Services -proposed is a contract extension (to provide for a
contract expiration of January 1, 1997) to the employment contract for the Director-
Development Services - action requested - APPROVE EXTENSION TO
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR DIRECTOR-DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN. (1415)
MOTION: I MOVE TO APPROVE EXTENSION TO EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACT FOR DIRECTOR-DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND
AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN.
S M
VOTE: 1 N 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y S N (Motion Carried)
95-365 Items removed from the Consent Agenda for Board consideration and action.
(NONE)
Public Hearings and Timed Items
95-366 Public hearing -consideration of the adoption of a proposed ordinance amending
Chapter 43 of the Butte County Code, entitled "Public Health Department Fees",
solely with regard to water well permit fees -action requested -ADOPT
ORDINANCE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN. (FROM 11-28-95)
(14b0)
MOTION: I MOVE THAT THIS ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE
AGENDA AS TT IS NO LONGER APPLICABLE BASED ON THE
BOARD'S ADOPTION OF THE SEPTEMBER 26, 1995 "WATER
WELLS" ORDINANCE.
M S
VOTE: 1 2 3 4 S (Motion Withdrawn)
(NO ACTION TAKEN ON THIS ITEM)
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95-367 Public Comment. (PRESENTATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MII~TUTES.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS PROHIBITED BY STATE LAW FROM
TAKING ACTION ON ANY ITEM PRESENTED IF IT IS NOT LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.) (1475)
Kathy Hodges, Oroville -spoke in support of a "Drug House Abatement
Ordinance".
2. Priscilla Hanford, Paradise -addressed the Board on behalf of the League of
Women Voters of Butte County in support of the need for the study of local
government in our schools.
95-368 CLOSED SESSION: The Board recessed at 12:10 p.m. to a closed session
conference with legal counsel for a public employee
performance evaluation pursuant to Government Code Section
54957 (Chief Administrative Officer).
RECONVENE: The Board reconvened at 1:08 p.m. following a closed session
conference with legal counsel for a public employee
perforniarice evaluation pursuant to Government Code Section
54957 (Chief Administrative Officer). (NO
ANNOUNCEMENTS)
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95-369 Communications
Convnunications received and referred. (COPIES OF ALL COMMUNICATIONS
ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OFFICE.)
A. Jay R. Vargas, Secretary, State Department of Veterans Affairs -writes to
bring to the Board's attention facts concerning the successful operation of
our County Veterans Service Office (CVSO). (REFER TO CHIEF
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND GENERAL SERVICES DIRECTOR)
B. L. Robert Ulibarri, Chief Executive Officer, Visions Enterprises -forwards a
completed Environmental Assessment for review, and on behalf of the Chico
Rancheria Tribal Council, respectfully requests input and analysis on the
impacts the proposed action will have in relationship to local, state and federal
policies. (REFER TO DIRECTOR-DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND
COUNTY COUNSEL)
C. Irene T. Itamura, District Director, State Department of Transportation
(Caltrans} -responses to the Board Chair's letter of October 23, 1995
requesting Caltrans to consider installing a traffic signal at SR 99 and Keefer
Road. (REFER TO DIRECTOR-PUBLIC WORKS)
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned at 1:08 p.m. to reconvene on Tuesday,
December 12, 1995 at 9:00 a.m.
C'
ED McLAUGHLIN, Chair
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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