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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 12201983 - 2.19 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on December 20, 1983 , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Torlakson, Schroder NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Supervisor McPeak SUBJECT: Emergently Ambulance Contract - Zone 7 (Antioch area) The Board having received letters from John M. Starr, Attorney for Antioch Ambulance Company and William R. Galstan, City Attorney, City of Antioch requesting that the Board of Supervisors reconsider its action of November 29 , 1983 granting an emergency response dispatch contract for Zone 7 (Antioch area) to East Contra Costa Ambulance Company; and Mr. Starr having addressed the Board contending that Antioch Ambulance ' s bid was for lower rates , that they could provide paramedic services immediately and have dedicated emergency vehicles available and that Antioch Ambulance should therefore have been granted the contract for Zone 7; and Daneen Flynn, Attorney for East Contra Costa Ambulance Company, having maintained that no new information had been presented which would cause the Board to reconsider its action and having asked that Mr. Starr' s request for reconsideration be denied; and Supervisor Torlakson having stated his belief that grounds for reconsideration did exist because the Board was not aware of the complete rate structure when they awarded the contract to East Contra Costa Ambulance Company, and that he has concerns as to whether due process was followed in awarding the contract; and Supervisor Schroder having indicated he does not see any grounds for reconsideration; and The Board members having variously discussed the matter; and Supervisor Torlakson having moved to refer the matter to County Counsel and the Health Services Department to determine whether there is a basis for reconsideration of the Board' s decision of November 29 , 1983 to award the contract for Zone 7 to East Contra Costa Ambulance Company and to determine whether there were any procedural violations involved in the review of the bids and in the recommendation to award the contract to East Contra Costa Ambulance Company and report to the Board on January 17, 1984 and Supervisor Powers having seconded the motion; the motion passed on the vote noted above. I hereby certify that this is a true and correctcopyof an action taken and entered on the minutes of thB 'Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED &,'d Gx Ciiiivio C,ork of the Board Orig. Dept.: County Administrator By v Dep uty cc: County Counsel Acting Health Services Director D. Bergman, Health Services J. Starr, Attorney W. Galstan, Attorney D. Flynn, Attorney �� 421 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on December 20, 1983 , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson, Schroder NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: 'Hazardous Waste Task Force The Board on November 1, 1983 having established a Hazardous Waste Task Force, and having authorized the Hazardous Waste Steering Committee to meet to nominate members for appointment to the Task Force; and The County Administrator having reported on behalf of the Steering Committee and having made several recommendations regarding the composition, membership, charge and timetable for the Task Force; IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the Board' s order of November 1, 1983 is AMENDED as follows : 1. A twenty-one member Hazardous Waste Task Force is hereby CREATED to consist of representatives from the following, and the following persons are hereby APPOINTED to the Task Force: Community-Public Interest Representatives League of Women Voters Member: Arlis Ungar 517 Silverado Drive Lafayette, CA 94549 Alternate: Louise Vogelsberg 1245 Navellier Street E1 Cerrito, CA 94530 Sierra Club Member: Al Greenberg 105 Wilson Way Larkspur, CA 94939 Alternate: Elizabeth Kilham 122 Carlyle Way Benicia, CA 94510 Citizens for a Better Environment Mike Belliveau 942 Market Street, Suite 505 San Francisco, CA 94102 Environmental Defense Fund Shelly Guyer 2606 Dwight Way Berkeley, CA 94704 West County Conservation Group Jean Siri 1015 Leneve Place El Cerrito, CA 94530 �{r 422 -2- Academic Representative David 011is Department of Chemical Engineering University of California Davis, CA 95616 Citizen-at-Large and Chairman of the Task Force Paul de Falco 117 .-Natalie Drive Moraga, CA 94556 Private Industry Representatives California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy Peter Fearey 215 Market Street, Suite 1311 San Francisco, CA 94105 California Manufacturers Association Pending nomination Bay Area League of Industrial Associations Pending nomination Council of Richmond Industries M. M. "Tubby" Snodgrass 4505 Mac Donald Avenue Richmond, CA 94800 The. Industrial Association Pending nomination Pacific Gas and Electric Company Ronald Morris 1030 Detroit Avenue Concord, CA 94520 IT Corporation Mark Posson 4575 Pacheco Boulevard Martinez, CA 94553 Labor Representatives Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union Stephen M. Rojek P. O. Box 268 Martinez, CA 94553 Central Labor Council Member: Richard K. Hoyer 9 Corte Lado Martinez, CA 94553 Alternate : John Stiglich 1641 Greenridge Pittsburg, CA 94565 Medicine California Medical Association Pending nomination t. 423 • -3- Government Board of Supervisors The Honorable Sunne Wright McPeak 2301 Stanwell Drive Concord, CA 94520 Contra Costa Mayors' Conference The Honorable Kathy Radke 525 Henrietta Street Martinez, CA 94553 Hazardous Materials Committee William Maxfield 2010 Geary Road Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Solid Waste Commission Ernest Del Simone 1504 Douglas Drive El Cerrito, CA 94530 2. The Task Force is to be guided by the following principles: (1) to encourage on-site recycling, resource recovery, reuse and treatment of hazardous waste by those industries which generate hazardous waste in order to minimize transportation problems; (2) to encourage off-site disposal of hazardous waste by those industries that generate hazardous waste; (3) to minimize the use of landfill as the final disposal method for hazardous waste; (4) to take appropriate advantage of available state of the art technology which will assist in accomplishing the other three principles; (5) to encourage public knowledge of hazardous waste issues and participation by the public in the process of resolving hazardous waste problems. 3 .. The Task Force is charged with the following tasks : (1) to prepare a work plan and budget for the Task Force; (2) to determine the amount of hazardous waste generated by this county and to identify the hazardous waste streams disposed of in this county; (3) to determine where hazardous wastes are disposed of, including hazardous waste generated outside this county which is disposed of inside the county; (4) summarize applicable state and federal laws and regulations which regulate hazardous waste storage, transportation, and disposal, and outline the responsibilities of each federal , state, and local agency having jurisdiction over various elements of hazardous waste; iut 4 OA -4- (5) to determine how best the hazardous waste which is generated in this county should be handled in terms of storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal; (6) to determine what new technology, methodologies, and processes are needed in order to accomplish the principles identified above, including off-site disposal; (7) to determine the best ways to maximize public knowledge of and awareness about hazardous waste issues in order to assist the public in participating in the process of resolving hazardous waste problems; (8) to recommend to the Board of Supervisors how changes should be achieved, what role each element of the public and private sector should play in accomplishing the plan proposed by the Task Force, and what further actions the Board of Supervisors should take. 4 . The Task Force is to make an interim report to the Board by June 30 , 1984 covering charges (2) , (3) and (4) . 5. The Task Force is to make an interim report to the Board by December 31, 1984 covering charges (5) and (6) . 6. The Task Force is to accomplish charge (7) by March 31, 1985.- 7. 985.7. The Task Force is to make a final report to the Board covering charge (8) by June 30, 1985. 1 hereby certify that this is a true andcorrect copy of an ectior? taken and entered on the minutes of th@ Boar i Ofvisors on the date shown. A T TE;77' , : .«.. .._.._....e.. . 020. lydz3 ai+d C,X G ' of ti:;o Board Deputy Orig: County Administrator cc : All Members of the Task Force Dan Bergman, Health Services Cecil Williams, Director, OES Auditor-Controller ��i 425