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County
of Inyo
Board
of Supervisors |
SPECIAL MEETING
The Board of
Supervisors of the County of Inyo, State of California, met in special session
at the hour of 9:20 a.m., on Tuesday,
July 23, 2002, in the Board of Supervisors Room, County Administrative
Center, Independence, with the following Supervisors present:
Chairperson Linda Arcularius presiding, Julie Bear, Ervin R. Lent,
Carroll M. Hambleton, Jr., and Michael Dorame. Supervisor Dorame provided the Invocation, and
Supervisor Bear led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Public Comment
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The
Chairperson announced the public comment period.
Dr. Susan Holgate, Director of Health and Human Services, updated
the Board on the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Board activities.
The County Administrator advised the Board of the schedule for
public meetings on the African Bee situation in the County, to be held in
Olancha July 29, 2002, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., in Lone Pine on July
29, 2002, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in Independence on July 30, 2002,
from 6:00 p.m., to 7:00 p.m., in Big Pine on July 30, 2002, from 7:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m., and in Bishop, on August 1, 2002, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. The Chairperson informed
the public that the Board had concluded Budget Hearings yesterday, July
22, 2002.
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Sheriff/Identix
Contract
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Rd.
Dept./Annual Road Report Contract with State
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Moved by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor
Hambleton to approve the Contract between the County of Inyo and the State
of California for the preparation of the annual Road Report for fiscal
year ending June 30, 2002, in an amount not to exceed $4,000, contingent
upon the Board’s adoption of a FY 2002/03 budget; and authorize the
Chairperson to sign. Motion carried unanimously.
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Rd.
Dept./ Cascade Software Contract
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Moved by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor
Hambleton to approve the Agreement between the County of Inyo and Cascade
Software Systems, Inc., for the provision of software maintenance and
support services for the Road Department’s Cost Accounting Program for
the period of July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003, in an amount not to
exceed $8,317.90, contingent upon the Board’s adoption of a FY 2002/03
budget; and authorize the Chairperson to sign.
Motion
carried unanimously.
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P.W./Tennis
Court Rehabilitation Project
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Moved by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor
Hambleton to approve the Plans, Special Provisions and Bid Documents, for
the Inyo County Parks and Recreation Tennis Court Rehabilitation Project;
and authorize the Public Works Director to advertise for bids for the
project. Motion carried unanimously.
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H&H-Hlth
Serv./ Chlamydia Awareness Prevention Grant
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Moved
by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor Hambleton to (a) accept the
State funding for the Chlamydia Awareness and Prevention Project; and (b)
approve the Contract between the County of Inyo and the State of
California Department of Health Services for the Chlamydia Awareness and
Prevention Project, in an amount not to exceed $10,600, for the period of
July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2004; and authorize the Chairperson to
sign. Motion carried
unanimously.
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H&H-Hlth
Serv.-Emergency Serv./ State of California OES - Local Bioterrorism
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Moved
by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor Hambleton to (a) approve the
Contract between the County of Inyo and the State of California Emergency
Preparedness Office to address emergency response to local bioterrorism in
an amount not to exceed $43,758 for the period of February 15, 2002,
through August 31, 2003; and authorize the Chairperson to sign; and (b)
authorize the Director of Health and Human Services to sign the Local
Jurisdiction Work Plan. Motion
carried unanimously.
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H&H-Hlth
Serv./ Bioterrorism Preparedness Consulting Contract
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Moved
by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor Hambleton to declare
Bioterrorism Preparedness Consulting as a sole-source provider for
bioterrorism consulting services and approve the Contract between the
County of Inyo and Bioterrorism Preparedness Consulting for the provision
of consultation services for the period of July 15, 2002, through June 30,
2003, in an amount not to exceed $18,800, contingent upon the Board’s
adoption of a FY 2002/03 budget; and authorize the Chairperson to sign.
Motion carried unanimously.
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H&H-CalWorks/
Supt. Of Schools Child Care Services Contract
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Moved
by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor Hambleton to approve the
Contract between the County of Inyo and the Superintendent of Schools for
Child Care Services for the period of July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003,
in an amount not to exceed $380,000, contingent upon the Board’s
adoption of a FY 2002/03 budget; and authorize the Chairperson to sign.
Motion carried unanimously.
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H&H-Behavioral
Hlth Serv./NNA Final Contract FY 2002-2003
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Moved
by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor Hambleton to approve the
Amendment to the Negotiated Net Amount Contract between the County of Inyo
and the State of California, Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs for
the provision of alcohol and drug prevention and treatment services,
increasing the contract by $36,933 for the period of July 1, 2001, through
June 30, 2002, for a total final amount of $587,594; and authorize the
Chairperson to sign. Motion
carried unanimously.
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H&H-Behavioral
Hlth Serv./JPA Mental Hlth Data System Microcom-
puter Users Assoc
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Moved
by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor Hambleton to (a) approve the
Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) allowing Inyo County to participate as part
of twelve counties in a Mental Health Data System Microcomputer Users
Association and authorize the Chairperson to sign; and (b) authorize a
$2,223 expenditure payable to Glenn County as the JPA Administrator, for
Inyo County’s participation in the JPA.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Sheriff/Simplex
Grinnell Contract
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The Undersheriff Jack Goodrich, asked that
throughout the Contract the reference to “June 31, 2003” be changed to
reflect “June 30, 2003. Moved
by Supervisor Dorame and seconded by Supervisor Lent to approve the
Contract between the County of Inyo and SimplexGrinnell for maintenance
services for the period of July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003, in an
amount not to exceed $28,200, contingent upon the Board’s adoption of a
FY 2002/03 budget, as amended to reflect the date of “June 30, 2003”;
and authorize the Chairperson to sign.
Motion carried unanimously.
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CSA #2/Payment of Invoice
for Emergency Services
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The County Administrator provided a brief
overview of the request for authorization to pay a vendor invoice for
emergency repair work on the CSA #2 sewer system. He explained that the Auditor would not pay the invoice
under a warrant as in the past, but was changing the procedure and
requiring it be authorized for payment through the purchasing process.
Mr. Mendez explained that through the purchasing process anything
over $2,000 requires Board approval.
Mr. Jeff Jewett, Public Works Director, explained that in the past
Public Works would authorize the necessary repairs and once they were
completed and approved, the invoice was sent to the Auditor’s Office on
a “warrant request” for payment.
The Board requested that the Auditor join the meeting in order to
discuss the change in process and postponed further discussion on the item
until the Auditor was available.
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CAO-Personnel/ Liebert
Cassidy Whitmore Contract
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The County Administrator explained that the
Contract with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore would provide training
opportunities for Staff. In
response to a query regarding the recent management training, Mr. Mendez
indicated that he would be providing the training material provided at the
session to the Board. Moved
by Supervisor Dorame and seconded by Supervisor Bear to approve the
Contract between the County of Inyo and Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, for
special employment relations services for the period of July 1, 2002,
through June 30, 2003, in an amount not to exceed $2,500, contingent upon
the Board’s adoption of a FY 2002/03 budget; and authorize the
Chairperson to sign. Motion carried unanimously.
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CSA #2/Payment of Invoice
for Emergency Services
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The Auditor, Mr. George Holland, joined the
meeting and provided additional clarification on the request for
authorization to pay a Dr. Drain invoice for repair of the CSA #2 sewer
system. He explained that
while in the past he had paid these types of invoices on a warrant request
from the Public Works Department, in reviewing this invoice he had
determined that the CSA #2 was a County operation and as such work
performed for the CSA #2 should have to follow the County’s purchasing
procedures. Mr. Paul Bruce, County Counsel, explained the difference
between a CSD, which is a Community Services District and has autonomy in
its operations, and a CSA, which is a County Service Area, whose
operations are governed by the County.
The Board, Mr. Mendez, Mr. Jewett, and Mr. Holland discussed the
process change for payment of CSA #2 invoices.
Several Board Members expressed concern with the delay in payment
of invoices this extended process has caused, explaining that it would
seem that the vendor is being penalized by a change in the internal
payment process. Alternatives
and options to expedite payments were discussed, with the Board requesting
that a Contract with Dr. Drain for emergency repair services be formulated
and presented to the Board in the future.
Moved by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor Dorame to
direct the Auditor-Controller to pay an invoice from Doctor Drain, Inc.,
in the amount of $5,714 plus any applicable late charges for annual
maintenance of the sewer systems, as well as all future invoices for
work/materials performed for the CSA #2, until such time as a Contract for
these services is approved. Motion
carried unanimously.
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CAO-Personnel/ Employee
Organizations MOU Amendments
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The County Administrator and County Counsel
provided additional clarification on the term of the extension to the
Employee Organization MOU’s. They
explained that the existing terms of the MOU’s would remain in place
until such time as different MOU’s are approved or negotiations reach
impasse. Moved by Supervisor
Hambleton and seconded by Supervisor Dorame to approve
A) amendment No. 1 to the Comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding
between the County of Inyo and the Inyo County Employees Association
extending the terms of the current MOU; and B) Amendment No. 1 to the
Comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Inyo and
the Elected Officials Assistants Association extending the terms of the
existing MOU; and C) authorize the Chairperson to sign.
Motion carried unanimously.
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BofS/Minute Approval
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The
County Administrator requested that the Board divide the minutes of the
June 25, 2002, Board Meeting into a morning and afternoon session to
facilitate approval due to Supervisor Dorame’s absence from the entire
meeting, Supervisor Bear arriving after the meeting had begun and
Supervisor Lent leaving before the meeting had concluded.
Moved by Supervisor Hambleton and seconded by
Supervisor Lent to approve the minutes of the morning session of the June
25, 2002, Board of Supervisor Meeting.
Motion carried unanimously, on a
three-to-zero vote, with Supervisors Arcularius, Lent and Hambleton voting
yes, and with Supervisors Dorame and Bear abstaining.
Moved by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor Hambleton to
approve the minutes of the afternoon session of the June 25, 2002, Board
of Supervisors Meeting. Motion
carried unanimously, on a three-to-zero vote, with Supervisors Arcularius,
Bear and Hambleton voting yes, and with Supervisors Dorame and Lent
abstaining.
Moved by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor
Dorame to approve the minutes of the July 2, 2002, Board of Supervisors
Meeting. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Supervisor Hambleton and seconded by
Supervisor Lent to approve the minutes of the July 9, 2002, Board of
Supervisors Meeting. Motion carried unanimously, on a four-to-zero
vote, with Supervisors Arcularius, Lent, Hambleton and Dorame voting yes,
and with Supervisor Bear abstaining.
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Board Members and Staff
Reports
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The Board
Members reported on their activities during the preceding weeks, since the
last Board Reports, including Interagency Visitor Center Meeting, a Great
Basin Air Pollution Control Board Meeting, a tour of the Big Pine
Convalescent Hospital property, an LTC Meeting, an update on the Big Pine
Fire, the NACo Annual Conference, Child Development Policy Institute Board
Meeting, Standing Committee Meeting, the Junior Livestock Auction and with
Supervisor Arcularius asking that a discussion regarding how the County
wants to proceed with the Wilderness Act being agendized.
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Closed Session
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The Chairperson recessed open session at
12:40 p.m., to convene in closed session, with all Board Members present
to discuss Agenda Items No. 17. CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING/ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(a)(c) – One Case -
Sierra Club v. City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power, Inyo
County Superior Court Case No. SICVCV01-29768;
No. 18. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
EXISTING/ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)(c) – One Case - Irrigation of Laws Ranch Dispute between LADWP and
County of Inyo, Adjudication of Dispute Pursuant to the Long Term Water
Agreement entered June 1997 as Stipulation and Order of Judgment, Inyo
County Superior Court, Case 12908; No. 19.
CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING/ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(a)(c) – One Case - LORP Pumpback Station
Dispute between LADWP and County of Inyo, Adjudication of Dispute Pursuant
to the Long Term Water Agreement entered June 1997 as Stipulation and
Order of Judgment, Inyo County Superior Court, Case 12908; No. 20. CONFERENCE
WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
- Instructions to Negotiators re: wages, salaries and benefits –
Employee Organization - ICEA - Negotiators - County Administrator and
Personnel Analyst; and No. 21. CONFERENCE
WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
- Instructions to Negotiators re: wages, salaries and benefits –
Employee Organization - Elective Officials Assistant Association (EOAA) -
Negotiator - County Administrative Officer and Personnel Analyst.
The Chairperson recessed closed session at 12:45 p.m., reconvening
at 2:00 p.m., with all Board Members present to continue closed session
discussion.
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Report on Closed Session
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The Chairperson recessed closed session at
4:50 p.m., to reconvene in open session to receive a report on closed
session. County Counsel
reported there were no items discussed in closed session which were
required by law to be reported on in open session.
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Adjournment
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The
Chairperson adjourned the Special Meeting in memory of Lorna Gracey, a
retired Inyo County Employee and the wife of past Supervisor Robert Gracey,
who had passed away last week. The
Chairperson adjourned the meeting in Lorna’s memory at 4:50 p.m., to
9:00 a.m., August 6, 2002, in the Board of Supervisors Room, at the County
Administrative Center, in Independence.
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Chairperson,
Inyo County Board of Supervisors
Attest: RENÉ
L. MENDEZ
Clerk of the Board
by:
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Patricia
Gunsolley, Assistant
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