HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09181984 - X.17 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY , CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on September 18, 1984 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisors Powers, Schroder
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Ordinance (s) Introduced
The following ordinance (s ) which amend(s ) the Ordinance
Code of Contra Costa County as indicated having been introduced , the
Board by unanimous vote of the members present waives full reading
thereof and fixes September 25, 1984 as the time for adoption
of same:
Amends Ordinance No. 84-36 adding Section 33-5. 363
to the Ordinance Code relative to the designation
and appointment of the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors.
hereby cer:ity that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered cn the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County administrator
By J , Deputy
cc: County Counsel
County Administrator
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County
FROM: WATER COMMITTEE
DATE:. September 18, 1984
SUBJECT: Water Committee Report
Specific Requests or Recommendations & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATION
Accept Water Committee Report.
BACKGROUND
1984 Water Legislation
The Water Committee reviewed pre-print Senate Bill 13 proposed by Senator Ayala concerning
water facilities. This proposed bill is expected to be the vehicle for a 1984 effort
for a Delta Water Transfer Facility. The Water Committee determined that it is too early
to take a position on this bill , but directed staff to monitor the bill closely. The
Water Committee asked staff to provide a summary of the disposition of water legislation
on which the Board took a position during the 1983-1984 Legislative Session. The Water
Committee noted that AB 3792 sponsored by Assemblyman Isenberg concerning the authorization
of Los Banos Grandes Reservoir for off-stream storage, and AB 2807 sponsored by Assemblyman
Robert Campbell concerning mechanical water hyacinth control in Rock Slough, were both
introduced at the request of the Board of Supervisors. If these bills should be signed
into law, it is appropriate for the Board to express its appreciation and to publicize
the bills with the Assemblymen. Staff was directed to monitor the progress of the bills
and make appropriate arrangements should they become law.
Water Hyacinth Control
John DeFremery, County Agricultural Commissioner, reported on the monitoring results of
the State's Water Hyacinth Control Program. Mr. DeFremery reported that the State implemented
all the safeguards requested by the County. All monitoring reports showed herbicide residues
less than previously set Federal and State limits. Less than 200 acres of water hyacinths
were treated. The herbicide spraying was over 95 percent effective in San Joaquin County.
The Contra Costa Water District and the State Department of Boating & Waterways were requested
to discuss whether or not the one-mile limit prohibiting spraying of herbicides from the
Contra Costa Water District's intake applies to Sand Mound Slough.
Committee for Water Policy Consensus
Supervisor McPeak reported on the last meeting of the Committee for Water Policy Consensus
where the Committee appointed a steering committee to plan for the future structure
Continued on attachment: X yes Signature:
Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee
Approve Other:
Signature(s):
Action of Board on: Approved as Recommended v Other
Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
Unanimous (Absent �L ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Absent: Abstain:
Attested
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DBO:cl--wc.bo.leg.rpt.t9 PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK
cc: County Administrator OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY
Agricultural Commissioner ADMINISTRATOR
The Bay Institute (via EC)
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and activities of the full Committee for Water Po.licy Consensus. The Water Committee
discussed staff' s memo on ideas for how Contra Costa County may be involved in future
activities of the Committee for Water Policy Consensus. The Water Committee felt that
funding and staffing of future activities for the Committee for Water Policy Consensus
should be shared by the participants in the Committee for Water Policy Consensus through
contributions of funding or staffing assistance. All these details will be discussed
in depth at the steering committee meeting and during the October 1984 meeting of the
full Committee for Water Policy Consensus.
Selenium Study - Bay Institute Proposal
The Water Committee heard a proposal from The Bay Institute of San Francisco to prepare
a hypothesis paper on how selenium from the Central Valley may have contributed to the
decline of the fisheries in the San Francisco Bay-Delta system. The committee noted that
this hypothesis goes beyond the issue of the San Luis Drain and discusses the existing
effects of agricultural drainwater discharge into the Delta. The Water Committee indicated
to The Bay Institute that they would recommend half the project cost ($1,250.00) for autho-
rization by the Board of Supervisors, if The Bay Institute can receive commitments from
other agencies for the other half of the cost of the paper.
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