A G
E N D A
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
DEL NORTE COUNTY
STATE OF
981 H STREET,
ROOM 100
CRESCENT CITY,
CA 95531
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REGULAR
MEETING |
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 |
10:00 AM |
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The Board
of Supervisors of the A closed
session may be held at some time during the meeting to discuss litigation
and/or personnel matters. There is a
90-day statute of limitations relating to decisions rendered after a public
hearing of the Board of Supervisors and a 60-day statute of limitations
relating to ministerial actions of the Board of Supervisors. NOTE:
If you challenge the decision of the Board of Supervisors in court,
you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised
at the public hearing described in the notice, or in written correspondence
delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing. (Govt. Code § 65009). When providing written correspondence to
the Board of Supervisors you must provide a copy to the Clerk of the Board
for inclusion in the official record. |
Present: Leslie McNamer, Martha
McClure, Chuck Blackburn, Sarah Sampels and David Finigan
Absent: None
CLOSED SESSION 8:30 A.M.
Hold a closed
session to consider and discuss litigation and personnel matters: I) Personnel
negotiations pursuant to Government Code 54957.6 between County negotiators Personnel
Program Manager and the County Administrative Officer and the Del Norte County
Employees' Association, Sheriffs Employees' Association, represented and unrepresented
bargaining units, II) Conference with legal counsel - anticipated litigation
pursuant to Government Code 54956.9(b); significant exposure to litigation, one
case; III) Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation pursuant to
Government code 54956.9(a) one case, County
of Del Norte vs. Beckett et al, Case No. CVUJ 05-1557; IV) Initiation of
litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9, 2 cases. Conduct interviews for Director of Mental
Health/Drug & Alcohol.
REGULAR SESSION 10:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M. Call the meeting to order and
take roll.
·
The
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Supervisor Leslie McNamer.
·
Introduction
of new employees to the Board of Supervisors.
Action: New employee Michelle Carlson was introduced by the Director of
Health and Social Services and Debra Poindexter was introduced by the
Treasurer-Tax Collector.
·
This
Board of Supervisors meeting is conducted in honor of the following employee's
service to Del Norte County; James Diehl, 5 years.
·
Report
of any actions from closed session by County Counsel.
Action: County Counsel reported no final action was taken in Closed
Session.
·
The
Chair requests any deletions, corrections or additions from Board members to the
agenda at this time. In order to add an
item to the agenda, the matter must have come to the attention of the County
subsequent to the posting of the agenda and the matter requires action before
the next regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
CONSENT AGENDA
Comments
from members of the public may be heard at this time regarding matters on the
Consent Agenda only.
Action: The Consent Agenda was unanimously approved.
No public comment was heard.
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
Chuck Blackburn
Second:
Martha McClure
Vote Yea:
5 Chuck
Blackburn, Martha McClure, Leslie McNamer, David Finigan, Sarah Sampels
Vote Nay:
0 None
Vote Abstain: 0 None
1.
Approve
and Adopt the minutes from the September 12, 2006 meeting.**
2.
Adopt
a Resolution of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors Honoring Richard
Miles.**
Action: DNCO Resolution 2006-76
Action: DNCO Resolution 2006-77
4.
Adopt
a Proclamation declaring September 30 and October 1, 2006 as "SURF'S UP
WEEKEND".
5.
Adopt
a Proclamation declaring October 19, 2006 as International Credit Union Day .**
6.
Adopt
a Proclamation declaring October 2006 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.**
7.
Adopt
a Proclamation declaring October 11, 2006 as Lights on After School Day.**
8.
Adopt
a Proclamation declaring October 6-8, 2006 as "Sea Cruise Weekend".**
9.
Appoint
Reweti Wiki to the Aviation Advisory Commission.**
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-160
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-161
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-162
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-163
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-165
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-165
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-166
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-167
Action: DNCO Resolution 2006-78
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-168
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-169
Action: DNCO Agreement 2006-170
REGULAR ITEMS
SCHEDULED ITEMS:
Action: Public comment was heard from Donald Johnson and Richard
Miles. County Counsel was directed to
review the letter submitted by Mr. Johnson and provide comment.
Action: Following discussion by the Board after hearing sworn testimony
the Code Enforcement Officer and Beverly Craft, owner of the property, and on a
motion by Supervisor Finigan, seconded by Supervisor McClure and carried
unanimously, the Board declared the property a public nuisance. A 90 day extension was granted to the
property owner with the Code Enforcement Officer to report on the progress to
the Board at the end of the 90 days.
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
David Finigan
Second:
Leslie McNamer
Vote Yea:
5 Leslie
McNamer, Martha McClure, Chuck Blackburn, Sarah Sampels, David Finigan
Vote Nay:
0 None
Vote Abstain: 0 None
Action: After hearing sworn testimony from the Code Enforcement Officer
and Dennis Sutton, owner of the property, the Board continued this item to the
October 10, 2006 Board of Supervisors Meeting.
Action: Following discussion by the Board after hearing sworn testimony
the Code Enforcement Officer and Kendra Jones, owner of the property, and on a
motion by Supervisor McNamer, seconded by Supervisor Blackburn and carried
unanimously, the Board confirmed the existence of a nuisance and directed staff
to work with Solid Waste to place a dumpster at the property. The Code Enforcement Officer is to monitor
the progress weekly and report back to the Board in 60 days, 30 days if no
progress has been made.
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
Leslie McNamer
Second:
Chuck Blackburn
Vote Yea:
5 Leslie
McNamer, Chuck Blackburn, David Finigan, Martha McClure, Sarah Sampels
Vote Nay:
0 None
Vote Abstain: 0 None
29. 11:00
A.M. Public Hearing for James Donnelly
Rezone (R0609).**
Action: DNCO Ordinance 2006-18
A summary of the project was given by the Community Development
Director. Public comment was heard from
Joe Hostler and Richard Smith, Mr. Donnelly's representative. On a motion by Supervisor McNamer, seconded
by Supervisor Blackburn, the Board unanimously approved the project by adopting
the Negative Declaration and Findings and adopted an Ordinance Replacing
Non-Coastal Zoning Map C-3 Pursuant to Chapter 20-52 of the Del Norte County
Code.
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
Leslie McNamer
Second:
Chuck Blackburn
Vote Yea:
5 Leslie
McNamer, Chuck Blackburn, Martha McClure, David Finigan, Sarah Sampels
Vote Nay:
0 None
Vote Abstain: 0 None
30. 11:15
A.M. Continuation of Budget Hearings and
Adoption of the Final Budget.**
Action: DNCO Resolution 2006-079
DNCO Resolution 2006-080
A summary of the proposed final budget was presented by the County
Administrative Officer. Comment was
heard from Dawn Ansell, President of the Del Norte County Employees
Association, Interim Chief Probation Officer Connie Merrill, and Paul
Dillard. The Board received written
comments from Steve Hendricks, Juvenile Hall Superintendent and from the Del
Norte County Employees Association.
On a motion by Supervisor Finigan, seconded by Supervisor
Blackburn, with Supervisor McClure voting no, the Board approved the following:
1. Approved the 2006-2007
fiscal year budgets and adopted a Resolution Fixing Tax Rates for 2006-2007
Fiscal Year (Excluding Effects of SB1096) and a Resolution Adopting General
County and Special Budgets of Del Norte County, State of California.
2. Established the
following positions as requested during the Proposed Budget hearings and
deferred until the adoption of the final budget:
Building Maintenance:
(1) Custodian I/II effective 1/01/07
Information Technology:
(1) Assistant Information Technology Director effective 11/3/06
Sheriff Patrol:
(2) Deputy Sheriff I/II/III (funded with AB 443) effective
10/05/06
(1) Deputy Sheriff I/II/III (funded with DMV and AB 443) effective
10/05/06
(1) Deputy Sheriff I/II/III (tribal funded) effective 11/03/06
Jail:
(1) Cook I/II/III effective 11/03/06
(1) Correctional Officer I/II/III effective 10/05/06
Mental Health:
(1) Secretary I/II/III effective 10/05/06
3. Modified the following
positions to provide the ability to reflect actual and future job assignments
within the respective departments effective 10/05/06:
Veteran's Services:
(1) Veteran's Service Aid to an Account Clerk I/II
Agriculture/Animal Control:
(1) Secretary III to an Administrative Secretary
Administration:
(1) Administrative Services Manager to the Assistant County
Administrative Officer
(1) Office Technician I/II/III to Senior Account Clerk
Drug & Alcohol:
(1) Office Assistant I/II to Senior Account Clerk
Mental Health:
(1) Office Assistant I/II/III to a Medical Records Clerk I/II
Health & Social Services:
(1) Part-time Health Educator I/II/III to full time effective
10/05/06.
4. Approved the
restructuring plan as presented for both Probation and Juvenile Hall as
follows:
Established (3) Supervising Deputy Probation Officers
Established (1) Legal Process Clerk
Eliminated the Juvenile Hall Superintendent position
Eliminated (2) Probation Aide positions
Eliminated (1) Deputy Probation Officer I/II/III
Reclassified (1) Juvenile Correction Officer Recruit I/II/III to
Senior Juvenile Correctional Officer.
5. Authorized the staffing
chart to be modified to reflect the changes.
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
David Finigan
Second:
Chuck Blackburn
Vote Yea:
4 David
Finigan, Chuck Blackburn, Leslie McNamer, Sarah Sampels
Vote Nay:
1 Martha
McClure
Vote Abstain: 0 None
Action: SHN representatives Roland Johnson and Brian Freeman gave a brief
presentation. On a motion by Supervisor
Finigan, seconded by Supervisor McNamer, the Board unanimously approved the
Preliminary Engineering and Geotechnical study for the Klamath Beach Road
Repair Project submitted by SHN Consulting Engineers & Geologists, Inc. as
requested by FEMA and concur with their recommendation that Option 2, Soldier
Pipe Wall Lagging with Tiebacks is the construction method the County wishes to
restore Klamath Beach Road to predisaster function and capacity.
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
David Finigan
Second:
Leslie McNamer
Vote Yea:
5 David
Finigan, Leslie McNamer, Chuck Blackburn, Martha McClure, Sarah Sampels
Vote Nay:
0 None
Vote Abstain: 0 None
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Motion:
Move to adopt
Move:
David Finigan
Second:
Leslie McNamer
Vote Yea:
5 David
Finigan, Leslie McNamer, Martha McClure, Chuck Blackburn, Sarah Sampels
Vote Nay:
0 None
Vote Abstain: 0 None
LAND USE:
Motion:
Move to approve
Move:
Chuck Blackburn
Second:
Leslie McNamer
Vote Yea:
4 Chuck
Blackburn, Leslie McNamer, David Finigan, Sarah Sampels
Vote Nay:
1 Martha
McClure
Vote Abstain: