County of San Benito, CA

Ray Espinosa

County Administrative Officer

481 FourthStreet

County Administration Building

Hollister,California 95023

www.cosb.us

Meeting Agenda-Final

August 8, 2016 - 9:00 AM

 

 Board of Supervisors

Robert Rivas

Board Chairman

District No. 3

Jaime De La Cruz

Vice-Chair

District 5

Margie Barrios

District 1

Anthony Botelho

District 2

Jerry Muenzer

District 4

 

 

 

 

 

SAN BENITO COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Margie Barrios

District No. 1

Anthony Botelho

District No. 2

Robert Rivas

District No. 3

Chair

Jerry Muenzer

District No. 4

Jaime De La Cruz

District No. 5

Vice - Chair


County Administration Building - Board of Supervisors Chambers, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister, California

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

August 8, 2016

9:00 AM

Mission Statement

 The County Board of Supervisors will recognize the public trust it holds, will on all occasions conduct business with honesty, integrity, and respect for the individual, and will hold the organization of County government to that same standard.

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors welcomes you to this meeting and encourages your participation.

  • If you wish to speak on a matter which does not appear on the agenda, you may do so during the Public Comment period at the beginning of the meeting.  Please complete a Speaker Card and provide it to the Clerk of the Board prior to the meeting.  Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda.  When addressing the Board, please state your name for the record.   Please address the Board as a whole through the Chair.
  • If you wish to speak on an item contained in the agenda please complete a Speaker Card identifying the item(s) and provide it to the Clerk of the Board prior to consideration of the item.

 

Each individual speaker will be limited to a presentation total of (3) minutes.

CALL TO ORDER
a.Pledge of Allegiance
Pledge of Allegiance to be led by Supervisor Jerry Muenzer, District #4.
b.Acknowledge of Certificate of Posting
Certificate of Posting
Adjourn to Closed Session
CLOSED SESSION
Matters discussed during Closed Session include existing and pending litigation, personnel matters and real property negotiations. Reportable actions taken by the Board during Closed Session will be announced during open session. (Gov. Code Section 54957.1(a) and (b), Ralph M. Brown Act.)
1.

CLOSED SESSION-CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9: Number of Cases: (1 )

Closed session is authorized by Section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(2).  Issues relating to the legal status of the Office of Education.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 235.6

2.CLOSED SESSION - CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

Agency designated representatives:  Allyson Hauck, Ray Espinosa, Joe Paul Gonzalez, Melinda Casillas, Georgia Cochran, and Steve Coffee.

Employee Organizations:

Institutions Associations

Law Enforcement Management

Management Employees’ Group

SEIU Local 521 (General Unit Employees)

Deputy Sheriff’s Association

SEIU United Long Term Care Workers Local 6434

Unrepresented Employees (Confidential, Confidential Management, Appointed Department Heads)

Authority:

California Government Code Section 54957.6

SBC FILE NUMBER: 235.6

3.

CLOSED SESSION - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL_EXISTING LITIGATION

Subdivisions (a) and (d)(1) of Section 54956.9

Name of Case:  Award Homes, Inc. v. County of San Benito, City of Hollister, et. al., Superior Court of California, County of San Benito, Case No. CU-15-00099

SBC FILE NUMBER: 235.6

4.

CLOSED SESSION - CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR

Property: (APN's 050-110-030 and 050-110-031), Hollister, California

 

Agency Negotiator(s):  Alan Yamamoto, Behavioral Health Services Director; Adam Goldstone, Capital Project Manager; Brent Barnes, Resource Management Agency Director; Ray Espinosa, CAO; Joe Paul Gonzalez, Clerk-Recorder-Auditor; Maria Sanchez, Behavioral Health Case Management Services/Administrative Services Specialist II; Matthew W. Granger, County Counsel; Barbara J. Thompson, Assistant County Counsel; and Shirley L. Murphy, Deputy County Counsel

 

Negotiating Parties:  Sonny Flores, Executive Dir., Community Services Development Corporation

 

Under Negotiation:  price and terms of payment

 

Authority:  California Government Code section 54956.8

SBC FILE NUMBER: 235.6

 

PLEASE NOTE:  THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL CONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION AT 10:00 A.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE.

5.

CLOSED SESSION-CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9: Number of Cases: (1)
Closed session is authorized by Section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(1).

SBC FILE NUMBER: 235.6

Reconvene into Regular Session (at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter)

c.Presentations and Recognitions

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Present Proclamation to the R.E.A.C.H. San Benito Foundation acknowledging Jim Ostdick.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 430

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Present Proclamations to the San Benito Health Foundation declaring August 7-13, 2016 as Health Center Week; August 2016 as Breastfeeding Awareness Month; and August 11, 2016 as National Farm Worker Day in San Benito County.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 430

d.Public Comment
Opportunity to address the Board on items of interest not appearing on the agenda.  No action may be taken unless provided by Govt. Code Section 54954.2.
e.Department Head Announcements: Information Only
f.Board Announcements: Information Only
CONSENT AGENDA

These matters shall be considered as a whole and without discussion unless a particular item is removed from the Consent Agenda.  Approval of a consent item means approval of the recommended action as specified on the Agenda Item Transmittal.

 

If any member of the public wishes to comment on a Consent Agenda Item, please fill out a speaker card, present it to the Clerk prior to consideration of the Consent Agenda and request the item be removed and considered separately.

6.

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER - K. OVERSTREET

Approve State contract, 16-C0024, with the Department of Pesticide Regulation for the collection and submission of historical compliance and enforcement data for Calendar Year 2015 for the period of July 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017, in the amount of $13,654.52.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 1.1

7.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT - A. YAMAMOTO

Approve contract renewal with North Valley Behavioral Health, LLC for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, for a maximum amount of $100,000.00.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 810

8.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT - A. YAMAMOTO

Approve contract with Sumo Medical Staffing for Psychiatry Services for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, for a maximum annual total of $374,440.00.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 810

9.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Approve Proclamation declaring September 2016 as "Childhood Awareness Month" in San Benito County.  To be sent to the American Cancer Fund for Children, Inc.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 430

10.

CLERK/AUDITOR/RECORDER - J. P. GONZALEZ

Appointment of Louie Valdez of the Administrative Office as the Alternate member to the Trindel Board of Directors.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 608

11.

CLERK/AUDITOR/RECORDER - J. P. GONZALEZ

Appoint Louie Valdez of the Administrative Office as the Alternate member to the CSAC-EIA Board of Directors.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 608

12.

COUNTY CLERK-AUDITOR-RECORDER-ELECTIONS - J. P. GONZALEZ

Adopt Resolution accepting the certified Statement of Election results for the June 7, 2016 Presidential and Statewide Primary Election.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 285

RESOLUTION NO: 2016-66

13.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - K. O'NEILL

Approval to update the San Benito County  Emergency Medical Services Patch. 

SBC FILE NUMBER: 1068

14.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY - J. RYDINGSWORD

Approval of Revised CalWORKs Expanded Subsidized Employment (ESE) agreement Template.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 130

15.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY - J. RYDINGSWORD
Adopt Resolution accepting the 2016 Community Services Block Grant Targeted Initiatives grant, approving the grant agreement and authorizing the Director or Deputy Director to approve and execute the grant agreement and any amendments and other documents related to the grant, for and on behalf of the County Of San Benito, and authorize budget adjustment to appropriate the funds.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 130

RESOLUTION NO: 2016-61

16.

 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY - J. RYDINGSWORD
Approve Contract with Nancy Diehl for Public Health Nursing Services and Training for the Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, for a total amount not to exceed $75,000.00.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 130

17.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY - J. RYDINGSWORD

Authorize the submission of the 2016 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) application through the Monterey/Salinas/San Benito County Continuum of Care (CoC) in the amount of $230,000.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 130

18.

HUMAN RESOURCES  - G. COCHRAN

Approve and adopt new class specification and salary range for Paralegal - County Counsel with a salary range of $18.4904 to $24.7904 per hour.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 630

19.

HUMAN RESOURCES - G. COCHRAN

Receive status report of "frozen" vacation balances of unrepresented employees.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 630

20.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - B. BARNES

Approve contract with In Studio Architecture for architectural services on the Homeless Services Center project in the amount of $66,400.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 105.3

21.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - B. BARNES

Declare the vehicles and equipment on the attached list to be surplus; and

authorize staff to remove surplus vehicles and equipment from inventory per County policy and practice.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 105.3

22.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - B. BARNES

Approve Amendment #1 to contract with First Carbon Solutions in the amount of $52,800 for Environmental Work related to the Fay Major Subdivision Project for the period of March 3, 2016 to completion; and authorize a 10% change order authority in the amount not to exceed $5,280 to the RMA Director.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 105

REGULAR AGENDA

For each regular agenda item, the following schedule shall occur:

a) Staff report.

b) Public opportunity to address the Board on a particular agenda item. Please fill out a   speaker card and present it to the Clerk prior to consideration of the item.

c) Consideration by the Board.

23.

HUMAN RESOURCES - G. COCHRAN
Receive a report regarding health care providers for county employees and retirees; take action to select provider, and approve documents for selected provider, or provide other direction to staff.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 630

24.

HUMAN RESOURCES - G. COCHRAN

1) Adopt Resolution, approving side letters with all bargaining groups (Including the Service Employees International Union, Local 521 (SEIU), the Institutions Association (IA), the Deputy Sheriff's Association (DSA), the Management Employees Group (MEG) and the San Benito County Law Enforcement Management Group (LEM), establishing a 2% COLA effective July 3, 2016, direct deposit of payroll, and electronic submission of time sheets; and taking other related action;

(2) Adopt Resolutions; providing these same benefits to, and requirements on, unrepresented employees (confidential, confidential management and unrepresented), appointed department heads, and elected department heads.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 630

RESOLUTION NO: 2016-62; RESOLUTION NO: 2016-63; RESOLUTION NO: 2016-64; RESOLUTION NO: 2016-65

25.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - B. BARNES

Approve contract with Earth Systems for Geotechnical Investigation Services for the Fire Station #3 Project in the amount of $14,550; and receive Fire Chief update.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 105.3

26.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - B. BARNES

Receive General Plan Implementation Update; including discussion regarding CR District and Affordable Housing.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 790

27.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE - R. ESPINOSA

Approve letter of support of HR 1838, a bill which would establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area. 

SBC FILE NUMBER: 119

28.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE - R. ESPINOSA

Receive report from attendees of the National Association of Counties (NACo) conference, held in Long Beach, California, from July 22, 2016-July 25, 2016. 

SBC FILE NUMBER: 1112

PUBLIC HEARING
29.

PUBLIC HEARING: 1:30 P.M.

 

County Administrative Office.  Open Joint Public Hearing on (1) 2016-2017 Recommended County Budget and (2) 2016-2017 Capital Outlay Budget.   Close Public Hearing, and Adopt 2016-2017 Budget, including all associated budgets, including but not limited to Capital Outlay Budget, Road and Ridges, and County Service Areas; (2) Adopt Resolution Adopting 2016-2017 budget, including all budget schedules, Schedule of Authorized Positions, and Schedule of Fixed Assets, and (3) Adopt Resolution Establishing Gann Limit.  

ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the next regular meeting of August 23. 2016.

NOTE: A copy of this Agenda is published, along with supportive documents, on the County's Web site on the Friday preceding each Board meeting and may be viewed at www.cosb.us/government/meetings-agendas/. All proposed agenda items with supportive documents are also available for viewing at the San Benito County Administration Building, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister, CA between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). This is the same packet that the Board of Supervisors reviews and discusses at each Board meeting.

 

As required by Gov. Code Section 54957.5 any public record distributed to the Board of Supervisors less than 72 hours prior to this meeting in connection with any agenda item shall be made available for public inspection at the office of the Clerk of the Board, San Benito County Administration Building, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister, CA 95023. Public records distributed during the meeting will be available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the County. If the public record is prepared by some other person and distributed at the meeting it will be made available for public inspection following the meeting at the office of the Clerk of the Board.

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) the Board of Supervisors meeting facility is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board's office at (831) 636-4000 at least 48 hours before the meeting to enable the County to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.