MINUTES OF THE

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF NAPA

March 2, 2004

1.         Call
to Order; Roll Call.

THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY,
MARCH 2, 2004 AT 9:00 A.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT:  CHAIRPERSON MARK LUCE, SUPERVISORS

BILL
DODD, BRAD WAGENKNECHT AND DIANE DILLON.
SUPERVISOR RIPPEY WAS PRESENT AT ROLL CALL AND EXCUSED PRIOR TO ITEM
5.  THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER
BY CHAIR LUCE AT 9:04 A.M.

2.         Pledge
of Allegiance.

DAVE WHITMER, AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER/SEALER OF
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, LED THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

Presentations and
Commendations

3A.      Presentation of Retirement Resolution
No. 04-18 to Beth Craigie, Supervising Mental Health Counselor II-Licensed, in
recognition of over 15 years of service.

PRESENTATION
MADE                                                                                        R-04-18

3B.       Presentation of a proclamation to Napa County Agricultural
Commissioner and Sealer of Weights and Measures David R. Whitmer proclaiming
March 1-7, 2004 as Weights and Measures Week.

PRESENTATION
MADE

4.         Public
Comment.

TERRENCE KEENAN SPOKE REGARDING THE NAPA RIVER
RECLAMATION DISTRICT AND APPEALED TO THE BOARD NOT TO PUT ANY MORE FLOOD
RESPONSIBILITIES ONTO THE DISTRICT BOARD.
MR. KEENAN REFERENCED SEVERAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CORRESPONDENCE DATED
JUNE 4, 1979, FROM THE NAPA RIVER IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, AND MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS OF AUGUST 13, SEPTEMBER 10
AND OCTOBER 22, 2002.  MR. KEENAN,
UNDER THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST ACT, REQUESTED A COPY OF THE INVESTIGATION
REPORT FROM THE INVESTIGATION THAT HE FELT WAS TO HAVE OCCURRED BY THE BOARD OF
THE NAPA RIVER RECLAMATION DISTRICT.

5.         Department
Directors’ Reports and Announcements.

GARY LIEBERSTEIN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND BRUCE HEID,
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, INTRODUCED KAREN KLUSSENDORF, NEW
ASSISTANT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR/ASSISTANT PUBLIC GUARDIAN.

5.         Continued

MS. KLUSSENDORF STATED SHE WAS GLAD TO BE WORKING
FOR THE COUNTY.

DAVE WHITMER PROVIDED AN UPDATE REGARDING THE VINE
MEALY BUG.

BOB
PETERSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, ANNOUNCED THAT THE CALIFORNIA
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION APPROVED THE FUNDING FOR THE INTERIM CONGESTION
RELIEF PROJECT AT HIGHWAY 29 AND JAMIESON CANYON ROAD, AND STATED CONSTRUCTION
WILL BEGIN THIS SUMMER.  THE PROJECT
WILL ADD A THIRD NORTHBOUND LANE ON HIGHWAY 29 AND

A THIRD NORTHBOUND LANE ON AIRPORT ROAD.  MR. PETERSON ACKNOWLEDGED THE EFFORTS OF
SUPERVISOR DODD IN SECURING THE FUNDING.

Consent Calendar

6A.      Director
of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for the
Chair to sign the renewal of Agreement No. 4573 with Suzanne Seymour, dba
Falcon Truck School, for a maximum of $15,200 for the term January 1, 2004
through June 30, 2004 to provide training services to clients participating in
the Training and Employment Center Program.

A-4573

6B.       Director
of Health and Human Services requests approval of and authorization for the
Chair to sign an agreement with Allen, Shea and Associates for a maximum of $2,500
for the term February 13, 2004 through June 15, 2004 to prepare the five year
Maternal Child Health Community Needs Assessment report.                                                        A-6248

6C.      Assessor and
Treasurer/Tax Collector request approval of Budget Transfer No. 47 increasing
appropriations in the Capital Improvement Program budget by $57,000, with
offsetting revenues from the State-County Property Tax Administration Grant
Program for ergonomic workstation improvements in the Tax Collector’s
Office. (4/5 vote required)                                  BT-47

6D.      Director
of Emergency Services requests approval of Budget Transfer No. 48 transferring
$75,409 within the Emergency Services budget and approval to establish the
following fixed assets to be purchased from approved Homeland Security grant
monies: (4/5 vote required)

Three Motorola 100 Watt UHF Repeaters                    $20,996

One Field Bio-Terrorism field detection set                   $54,413

BT-48

6E.       County
Executive Officer requests adoption of a resolution amending the Table and
Index of classes for an Attorney III in County Counsel establishing the salary
at $50.19 per hour and amending the Departmental Allocation List with regards
to deleting one (1) Attorney IV LT, effective February 28, 2004.                                                                                              R-04-28

7.         Discussion of items
removed from Consent Calendar.

NONE

APPROVED
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 6A THROUGH 6E.

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X

Set Matters – Public
Hearings

8A.      9:30
A.M.  PUBLIC HEARING  Auditor-Controller
requests consideration of and possible adoption of a resolution increasing the
Criminal Justice Administrative Fee (booking fee) from $105 to $116 per
booking, effective July 1, 2004, pursuant to Section 29550 of the California
Government Code.

PUBLIC HEARING HELD
– NO TESTIMONY PRESENTED

ADOPTED
RESOLUTION              BW-DD-BD-MR-ML                                               R-04-29

X

8B.       9:35 A.M.  PUBLIC HEARING   Auditor-Controller requests
consideration and possible adoption of a resolution establishing the property
tax administration fee allocation for public entities in Napa County for Fiscal
Year 2003-2004, for services rendered in Fiscal Year 2002-2003, as authorized
by Chapter 3.44 of the Napa County Code Section 95.3 of the Revenue and
Taxation Code.

PUBLIC HEARING HELD
– NO TESTIMONY PRESENTED

ADOPTED
RESOLUTION              BD-DD-MR-BW-ML                                               R-04-30

X

8C.      9:45 A.M.  Presentation
by the Agenda Automation Steering Committee on the automated agenda process,
new Board Letter and Agenda formats, and availability of the Packet material
on-line.

PRESENTATION MADE

8D.      11:00
A.M.  Napa Sanitation District (NSD)
presentation on Reclaimed Water Master Plan and discussion of opportunities to
extend service to the Milliken-Sarco-Tulocay (MST) area as recommended by the
United States Geological Survey (USGS).

PRESENTATION MADE

8E.       1:30
P.M.  Recess to the Napa County
Flood Control and Water Conservation District meeting.

(SEE
NAPA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT MINUTES)

Administrative Items

9A.      Director of Conservation, Development
and Planning to provide presentation of status of development of the
Conservation, Development and Planning Strategic Action Plan.

PRESENTATION
MADE

9B.       Clerk of the Board requests one
(1) appointment from the following list of applicants of a Director to the
Governing Board of the Circle Oaks County Water District with the term of
office to expire January 2007:

Applicants

William Crawford

Linda S. McLeish

THE
BOARD APPOINTED WILLIAM CRAWFORD.

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10.       Legislative
Items.

A.        The
Legislative Subcommittee will present a report. The Board may or may not take
action on any or all items presented for discussion.

Presentation
of the Draft 2004 Legislative Platform

THE
BOARD ADOPTED THE 2004 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.

DD-BW-BD-MR-ML

X

11.
Board of Supervisors’ Committee Reports and Announcements.

SUPERVISOR LUCE REPORTED
THAT HE ATTENDED THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES’ MEETING IN
WASHINGTON, D.C., AND STATED IT WAS VERY BENEFICIAL TO WORK WITH OTHER
COUNTIES.  HE COMMENTED THAT HE
ATTENDED A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS, INCLUDING INTER-OPERABILITY AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE.  SUPERVISOR LUCE ANNOUNCED
THAT THE NEXT CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 2004 IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

12.       Board of
Supervisors’ Future Agenda Items.

SUPERVISOR
DODD REQUESTED STAFF PROVIDE A DATE WHEN DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD REGARDING THE HOTEL/MOTEL/RESORT USE IN
THE SOUTH COUNTY.

WILLIAM CHIAT, COUNTY
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, RESPONDED THAT COUNTY STAFF HAS BEEN MEETING WITH CITY STAFF
REGARDING THIS ISSUE.

ROBERT WESTMEYER, COUNTY COUNSEL, RESPONDED THAT THE
COUNTY MET WITH THE CITY LAST WEEK, AND SUBSEQUENT TO THAT MEETING THE CITY
PROVIDED THE COUNTY WITH INFORMATION, WHICH HAS BEEN AMENDED AND GIVEN BACK TO
THE CITY FOR ADDITIONAL INPUT.

13.       County
Executive Officer Reports and Announcements.

WILLIAM CHIAT REPORTED HE PARTICIPATED IN A
CONFERENCE CALL ON MARCH 1, 2004 WITH OTHER COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS AND STATED
NOTHING IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING WITH THE STATE BUDGET, AS EVERYONE IS WAITING TO
SEE THE OUTCOME OF TODAY’S ELECTION AND THE OUTCOME OF THE BALLOT
MEASURES.

MR. CHIAT REPORTED STAFF IS MAKING PROGRESS PUTTING
TOGETHER THE PROPOSED COUNTY BUDGET.

14.       Closed
Session.

A.        CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Government Code
Section 54956.9 (a))

Name of case:  Jorge
Deharo, Hector Olvera, Latinos Unidos de Napa, an Unincorporated Association v.
County of Napa et. al. (Case No. 26-22255)

CLOSED
SESSION HELD – NO REPORTABLE ACTION

B.         CONFERENCE WITH
LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c)
of Government Code Section 54956.9:

(One case)

CLOSED
SESSION NOT HELD

Adjournment.

ADJOURNED TO BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS’ SPECIAL MEETING, TUESDAY,

MARCH 9, 2004 AT
8:00 A.M.

_____________________________________

MARK LUCE, Chairperson

ATTEST:         _____________________________________

PAMELA
MILLER, Clerk of the Board

KEY

Vote:    ML
= Mark Luce; DD = Diane Dillon; BD = Bill Dodd; MR = Mike Rippey; BW = Brad
Wagenknecht

The maker of the motion and second are reflected
respectively in the order of the recorded vote.

Notations
under Vote:  N = No; X = Excused; A
= Abstain