HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01142020 -CALENDAR FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
AND FOR SPECIAL DISTRICTS, AGENCIES, AND AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY THE BOARD
BOARD CHAMBERS ROOM 107, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 651 PINE STREET
MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA 94553-1229
JOHN GIOIA, CHAIR, 1ST DISTRICT
CANDACE ANDERSEN, VICE CHAIR, 2ND DISTRICT
DIANE BURGIS, 3RD DISTRICT
KAREN MITCHOFF, 4TH DISTRICT
FEDERAL D. GLOVER, 5TH DISTRICT
DAVID J. TWA, CLERK OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, (925) 335-1900
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ANNOTATED AGENDA & MINUTES
January 14, 2020
9:00 A.M. Convene and announce adjournment to closed session in Room 101.
Closed Session
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code § 54957.6)
1. Agency Negotiators: David Twa and Richard Bolanos.
Employee Organizations: Public Employees Union, Local 1; AFSCME Locals 512 and 2700; California Nurses
Assn.; SEIU Locals 1021 and 2015; District Attorney Investigators’ Assn.; Deputy Sheriffs Assn.; United Prof.
Firefighters I.A.F.F., Local 1230; Physicians’ & Dentists’ Org. of Contra Costa; Western Council of Engineers;
United Chief Officers Assn.; Contra Costa County Defenders Assn.; Contra Costa County Deputy District
Attorneys’ Assn.; Prof. & Tech. Engineers IFPTE, Local 21; and Teamsters Local 856.
2. Agency Negotiators: David Twa.
Unrepresented Employees: All unrepresented employees.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1))
Michael Arata and Richard S. Colman v. Deborah Cooper, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court
Case No. N19-2489
1.
9:30 A.M. Call to order and opening ceremonies.
Inspirational Thought- "Integrity is doing the right thing. Even when no one is watching" ~ C.S. Lewis
Present: John Gioia, District I Supervisor; Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor; Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor; Federal
D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Absent: Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Staff Present:David Twa, County Administrator
Mary Ann Mason, Deputy County Counsel
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.36 on the following agenda) – Items are
subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Supervisor or on request for discussion by a
member of the public. Items removed from the Consent Calendar today will be continued to the January
21, 2020 meeting unless otherwise noted.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
D. 1 CONSIDER Consent Items previously removed.
There were no items removed from consent for discussion.
D. 2 PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes/Speaker)
Carolyn Adams, Javeta Gregory and Andrew O'Bryan of SEIU Local 2015, In-Home Supportive
Services, spoke on the need for a living wage and the increasing cost of living, asking the Board to
consider those during the ongoing wage negotiations.
D. 3 CONSIDER adopting the 2020 State and Federal Legislative Platforms for Contra Costa County, as
recommended by the Legislation Committee. (Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator)
Speakers: Marianna Moore, Budget Justice Coalition; Patty Hoyt, ADAPT San Ramon.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
D. 4 CONSIDER applicants for the County Clerk-Recorder position and DETERMINE which applicants
will be invited to advance in the application process. (David Twa, County Administrator)
Speakers: Daniel Hogue, Las Tramps; Kay Wang, resident of Danville; John Kolberg, resident of
San Ramon; Catherine Baker, resident of Dublin; Mei Li, resident of Pleasanton; Lineda
Ruiz-Lozito, resident of Richmond; Lily Ding, resident of San Ramon; Becky Kolberg, resident of
San Ramon; Crystal Lu, Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation; Jessica Jollett, Lift Up
Co Co Action; Mike Anderson, resident of Lafayette; Debi Cooper; Jean Follmer, resident of
Lafayette; Kenny Tuckerman, resident of Lafayette; Jan Warren, resident of Walnut Creek; Phil
Tucker, resident of Dublin; Herman Farmer, resident of Bay Point; Sara Church Reese, resident
of Danville; Mark Ross, resident of Martinez; Scott Rafferty; Mark Friedman, resident of El
Cerrito; Paul Burgarino, resident of Antioch; Cindy Chin; Renee Zeimer, resident of Moraga.
Written commentary was provided by (attached): Larry Hawkins, CEO, Consolidated Printers,
Inc.; Jess Jollett, Lift Up Contra Costa Action; Rachel Zenner Kane, resident of Orinda; Brodie
Hilp, resident of Danville; Ellis Goldberg, resident of Danville; Scott Rafferty, resident of Walnut
Creek; Sarah Butler, resident of Orinda; Margaret Liang, resident of Dublin; Jay Yao, resident of
San Ramon; Xinchuan Huang, resident of San Ramon; Feng Xu, Tri-Valley communities; Wenli
Tian, Tri-Valley communities, Wei, Ye, Tri-Valley communities; Helena Li; Shuyi Wu, Tri-Valley
Communities; Michael Chen, resident of Pleasanton; Wenhua Wang, Pleasanton; Xiaoshan Song,
Pleasanton; Lingling Cai, resident of San Ramon; Mei lI, Tri-Valley communities; Nanhua Xiao,
Tri-Valley communities.
The Board selected the following six people to interview for the position of Clerk-Recorder:
Catherine Baker, Kristin Connelly, Deborah Cooper, Mark Friedman, Scott Konopasek, Karen
Mitchoff.
D. 5 CONSIDER reports of Board members.
There were no items reported today.
ADJOURN in memory of
DON ANDERSON of Lafayette
&
DR. LANCE GERSHEN of Walnut Creek
Adjourned today's meeting at 11:05 a.m.
CONSENT ITEMS
Special Districts & County Airports
C. 1 RATIFY San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 36 as modified, implementing the
2019 California Fire Code with local amendments in the unincorporated portion of the District's service
area, as recommended by the Conservation and Development Director. (No fiscal impact)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
Appointments & Resignations
C. 2 DECLARE vacant the District 3 seat on the County Planning Commission and DIRECT the Clerk of
the Board to post the vacancy as recommended by Supervisor Burgis.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C. 3 ACCEPT resignation of Fred Adams from the Advisory Council on Aging, DECLARE a vacancy on
the Member-at-Large Seat 1, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy as recommended by
the Employment and Human Services Director.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C. 4 APPOINT Alana Russaw to the District IV Member at Large seat of the Mental Health Commission,
as recommended by Supervisor Mitchoff.
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
Grants & Contracts
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreements between the County and the following agencies for
receipt of fund and/or services:
C. 5 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in
the amount of $75,000 from the City of Walnut Creek for Community Development Block Grant funds to
provide Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades to the Ygnacio Valley Library parking lot, for the
period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. (526% County match, Library Fund)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C. 6 ADOPT Resolution No. 2020/12 authorizing the Health Services Director, or designee, to submit a
grant application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for an amount not to exceed $40,000 to
provide safe walking and biking education for Contra Costa County residents under the Bicycle and
Pedestrian Safety Project for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. (70% Metropolitan
Transportation Commision, 30% County match)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C. 7 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with the City of San Pablo, to increase the amount payable to the County by $40,000 to an
amount not to exceed $100,570 and to extend the term from November 30, 2019 to November 30, 2020
for the Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement Program to provide homeless outreach services.
(No County match)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C. 8 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Department Director, or
designee, to execute a contract amendment with California Department of Education to increase the
payment limit to pay County by $699,542 to a new amount not to exceed $5,932,345, to provide for
childcare and development programs (CalWORKS Stage 2) with no change to the term July 1, 2017
through June 30, 2018. (No County match)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE execution of agreement between the County and the following parties as
noted for the purchase of equipment and/or services:
C. 9
C. 9 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa, Inc., effective February 1,
2020, to increase the payment limit by $181,974 to a new payment limit of $491,457 to provide
long-term care ombudsman services with no change to the existing term ending June 30, 2020. (18%
Federal, 82% State)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.10 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Acting Clerk-Recorder, or designee, to execute a contract with
Consolidated Printers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $7,000,000 for printing, assembly and mailing of
Voter Information Guides, sample ballots and other election materials, for the period December 19, 2019
through December 30, 2023. (County General Fund and Participating Jurisdiction fees)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.11 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Acting Clerk-Recorder, or designee, to execute a contract with
Metropolitan Van & Storage, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $750,000 for drayage, election equipment
and supplies delivery, set-up, pick-up and return to storage, for the period January 1, 2020 through
December 30, 2023. (100% County General Fund and Participating Jurisdiction fees)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.12 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Randell Lee Wilferd Jr. (dba Randy’s Mobile Mechanical Service), in an amount not to exceed $575,000
to provide consultation, vehicle inspections, repairs and maintenance to Public Health Division’s Mobile
Satellite Health Center vehicles for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021. (100%
Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.13 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Staff Care, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $13,308,000 to provide temporary locum tenens physician
services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers for the period January 1, 2020
through December 31, 2022. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.14 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay $323,252 to John Muir
Behavioral Health Center for the provision of psychiatric treatment services including diagnostic and
therapeutic services and mental health treatment for the period April 12, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
(100% State Mental Health Realignment)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.15 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Applied Remedial Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $547,056 to provide removal and disposal of
hazardous waste materials, audit reporting and staff education services for Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center and Health Centers for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. (100%
Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.16 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Steven Cloutier (dba Alhambra Valley Counseling Associates), to provide additional
counseling services with no change in the original payment limit of $350,000 or term of March 1, 2019
through February 28, 2021. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.17 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Bay Area Surgical Specialists Services, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 to provide
ambulatory surgery services to Contra Costa Health Plan members for the period March 1, 2020 through
February 28, 2022. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.18 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services
Director, a purchase order with Reliance Wholesale, Inc., in the amount of $425,000 for intravenous and
pharmaceutical drugs and supplies to be used at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health
Centers for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.19 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services
Director, a purchase order with Agiliti Health, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the rental
of medical devices and equipment for the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center for the period January
1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.20 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services
Director, a purchase order with Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $375,000 for vaccines
and injectable medications at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers for the
period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.21 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with La Clinica De La Raza, Inc., to increase the payment limit by $785,400 to a new
payment limit of $2,903,768 to provide additional primary care medical services for the Contra Costa
Cares Program with no change in the term November 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020. (100% Contra
Costa Cares Program)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.22 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Risk Manager to execute contracts with specified legal
firms for defense of the County in workers' compensation, medical malpractice, and civil rights claims for
the period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. (100% Self-Insurance Internal Service Funds)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.23 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Iryna Falkenstein, M.D, in an amount not to exceed $390,000 to provide ophthalmology services for
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers for the period January 13, 2020 through
January 12, 2021. (100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.24 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Friendly Cab Company, Inc., to increase the payment limit by $200,000 to a new
payment limit of $475,000, to provide additional non-medical transportation services for Contra Costa
Health Plan members for the period April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2020. (100% Contra Costa Health
Plan Enterprise Fund II)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.25 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Lifelong Medical Care, to increase the payment limit by $412,468 to a new payment
limit of $2,414,384 for additional primary care medical services for the Contra Costa Cares Program with
no change in the term November 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020. (100% Contra Costa Cares Program)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.26 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
C.26 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with We Care Services for Children, effective January 1, 2020, to increase the payment limit
by $100,000 to a new payment limit of $2,044,654 to provide mental health services for high risk,
delayed or seriously emotionally disturbed children in Central Contra Costa County with no change in the
term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, and to increase the automatic extension payment limit by
$50,000 to a new payment limit of $1,022,327 through December 31, 2020. (50% Federal Medi-Cal;
50% State Mental Health Realignment)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.27 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Brighter Beginnings, to increase the payment limit by $302,120 to a new payment limit
of $681,716 to provide additional primary medical care services for the Contra Costa Cares Program with
no change in the term November 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020. (100% Contra Costa Cares
Program)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.28 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Vibra Hospital of Sacramento, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $700,000 to provide long term acute care
hospital services for Contra Costa Health Plan Members for the period February 1, 2020 through January
31, 2021. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.29 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
1125 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Operating Company, LLC (dba Kentfield Hospital), in an amount not
to exceed $2,500,000 to provide long term acute care hospital services for Contra Costa Health Plan
Members for the period February 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021. (100% Contra Costa Health Plan
Enterprise Fund II)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.30 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Aspen Surgery Services, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,600,000 to provide ambulatory surgery
services to Contra Costa Health Plan Members for the period March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021.
(100% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.31 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with CoCoKids, Inc., for Early Head Start Program Enhancement services,
with no change to the payment limit of $353,380 or the term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
(100% Federal)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
Other Actions
C.32 APPROVE the Fiscal Year 2019/20 budget for the Congestion Management Agency (CMA), and
APPROVE FY 2019/20 County contributions of $196,249 to the CMA and $94,349 to the Regional
Transportation Planning Committees that assist with implementing Measure J (2004), as recommended
by the Conservation and Development Director.(50% Gas Tax, 50% Measure J Return-to-Source revenue)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.33 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with the State of California, Department of Health Care Services, to add language with regard
to the Final Rule requirements for provision of medical services to recipients of Medi-Cal Managed Care,
with no change in the original amount payable to the County not to exceed $317,472,000 or term through
December 31, 2020. (No County Match)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.34 ADOPT the FY 2020/21 Recommended Budget development schedule, as recommended by the
County Administrator
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.35 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay a stipend in the amount of
$150 to the student winner of the County Poetry Out Loud competition, for expenses related to
representing Contra Costa County at the Statewide Poetry Out Loud competition in Sacramento. (100%
State)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
C.36 APPROVE the list of providers recommended by Contra Costa Health Plan's Medical Director on
December 17, 2019, and by the Health Services Director, as required by the State Departments of Health
Care Services and Managed Health Care, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (No fiscal
impact)
AYE: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace Andersen, District III
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Other: District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff (ABSENT)
GENERAL INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Authority and the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. Persons who wish to address the Board should
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are available for public inspection at 651 Pine Street, First Floor, Room 106, Martinez, CA 94553, during normal
business hours.
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motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Board or a member
of the public prior to the time the Board votes on the motion to adopt.
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STANDING COMMITTEES
The Airport Committee (Supervisors Karen Mitchoff and Diane Burgis) meets quarterly on the second Wednesday
of the month at 11:00 a.m. at the Director of Airports Office, 550 Sally Ride Drive, Concord.
The Family and Human Services Committee (Supervisors John Gioia and Candace Andersen) meets on the fourth
Monday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Finance Committee (Supervisors John Gioia and Karen Mitchoff) meets on the fourth Monday of the month at
9:00 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Hiring Outreach Oversight Committee (Supervisors Federal D. Glover and John Gioia) meets on the first
Monday of every other month at 1:00 p.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Internal Operations Committee (Supervisors Candace Andersen and Diane Burgis) meets on the second
Monday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Legislation Committee (Supervisors Karen Mitchoff and Diane Burgis) meets on the second Monday of the
month at 10:30 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Public Protection Committee (Supervisors Candace Andersen and Federal D. Glover) meets on the first
Monday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Sustainability Committee (Supervisors Federal D. Glover and John Gioia) meets on the fourth Monday of
every other month at 1:00 p.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine Street, Martinez.
The Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee (Supervisors Candace Andersen and Karen Mitchoff)
meets on the second Monday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in Room 101, County Administration Building, 651 Pine
Street, Martinez.
Airports Committee See above
Family & Human Services Committee See above
Finance Committee See above
Hiring Outreach Oversight Committee See above
Internal Operations Committee See above
Legislation Committee See above
Public Protection Committee See above
Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee See above
PERSONS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OR
WITH RESPECT TO AN ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA, MAY BE LIMITED TO TWO
(2) MINUTES
A LUNCH BREAK MAY BE CALLED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD CHAIR
AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the Tuesday Board meetings.
Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order):
Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific language
in its Board of Supervisors meetings and written materials. Following is a list of commonly used language that may
appear in oral presentations and written materials associated with Board meetings:
AB Assembly Bill
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AFSCME American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
AICP American Institute of Certified Planners
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ALUC Airport Land Use Commission
AOD Alcohol and Other Drugs
ARRA American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District
BayRICS Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development Commission
BGO Better Government Ordinance
BOS Board of Supervisors
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
CalWIN California Works Information Network
CalWORKS California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response
CAO County Administrative Officer or Office
CCCPFD (ConFire) Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
CCHP Contra Costa Health Plan
CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority
CCRMC Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
CCWD Contra Costa Water District
CDBG Community Development Block Grant
CFDA Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CIO Chief Information Officer
COLA Cost of living adjustment
ConFire (CCCFPD) Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
CPA Certified Public Accountant
CPI Consumer Price Index
CSA County Service Area
CSAC California State Association of Counties
CTC California Transportation Commission
dba doing business as
DSRIP Delivery System Reform Incentive Program
EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District
ECCFPD East Contra Costa Fire Protection District
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EMCC Emergency Medical Care Committee
EMS Emergency Medical Services
EPSDT Early State Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program (Mental Health)
et al. et alii (and others)
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
F&HS Family and Human Services Committee
First 5 First Five Children and Families Commission (Proposition 10)
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GHAD Geologic Hazard Abatement District
GIS Geographic Information System
HCD (State Dept of) Housing & Community Development
HHS (State Dept of ) Health and Human Services
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle
HR Human Resources
HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
IHSS In-Home Supportive Services
Inc. Incorporated
IOC Internal Operations Committee
ISO Industrial Safety Ordinance
JPA Joint (exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement
Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area
LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission
LLC Limited Liability Company
LLP Limited Liability Partnership
Local 1 Public Employees Union Local 1
LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse
MAC Municipal Advisory Council
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
M.D. Medical Doctor
M.F.T. Marriage and Family Therapist
MIS Management Information System
MOE Maintenance of Effort
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
NACo National Association of Counties
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
OB-GYN Obstetrics and Gynecology
O.D. Doctor of Optometry
OES-EOC Office of Emergency Services-Emergency Operations Center
OPEB Other Post Employment Benefits
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PARS Public Agencies Retirement Services
PEPRA Public Employees Pension Reform Act
Psy.D. Doctor of Psychology
RDA Redevelopment Agency
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposal
RFQ Request For Qualifications
RN Registered Nurse
SB Senate Bill
SBE Small Business Enterprise
SEIU Service Employees International Union
SUASI Super Urban Area Security Initiative
SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee
TRANSPAC Transportation Partnership & Cooperation (Central)
TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County)
TRE or TTE Trustee
TWIC Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee
UASI Urban Area Security Initiative
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
vs. versus (against)
WAN Wide Area Network
WBE Women Business Enterprise
WCCTAC West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. ADOPT the Proposed 2020 State and Federal Legislative Platforms. The Proposed 2020 State
Legislative Platform is Attachment A. The Proposed 2020 Federal Legislative Platform is Attachment.
B .
2. DIRECT the County Administrator's Office to return to the Board of Supervisors, as necessary, to update
and amend the County's adopted 2020 Legislative Platforms to reflect intervening legislative actions.
3. DIRECT the County Administrator's Office and Department staff to review proposed legislation and
regulation that relates to the County's adopted Legislative Platforms and to recommend appropriate
advocacy positions on specific bills, measures and proposed rules for consideration by Legislation
Committee and/or the Board of Supervisors.
4. AUTHORIZE Board Members, the County's federal and state advocates, and the County Administrator,
or designee, to prepare and present information, position papers, and testimony in support of the Adopted
2020 State and Federal Legislative Platforms.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: L. DeLaney,
925-335-1097
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D. 3
To:Board of Supervisors
From:LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Proposed 2020 State and Federal Legislative Platforms
FISCAL IMPACT:
No direct fiscal impact to the County related to the adoption of the Legislative Platforms.
BACKGROUND:
For the past 15 years, the Board of Supervisors has adopted an annual State and Federal Legislative
Platform that establishes the County's priorities and policy positions regarding potential legislation and
regulation. The adopted Platforms of the Board of Supervisors are available at:
https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/2859/Legislation.
The State Legislative Platform includes County-sponsored bill proposals, legislative or regulatory
advocacy priorities for the year, and policy statements that provide direction and guidance for
identification of and advocacy on bills or measures which would affect the services, programs or
finances of Contra Costa County. The Federal Legislative Platform establishes the County's federal
funding needs and policy positions with regard to potential federal legislation and regulation. These
documents are utilized by the Board of Supervisors, the County's state and federal advocates, and staff as
the basis for advocacy efforts.
The State and Federal Legislative Platforms have been prepared each year by staff of the County
Administrator's Office in collaboration with County department heads, other key staff, and the County's
state and federal advocates, and with input from the Board's commissions/committees and the public.
CAO staff generally conducts outreach in the fall of year year regarding the Platform process and invites
input so that draft documents can be considered by the Legislation Committee in November and/or
December of each year. Elements of the Platforms related to the subject matter of the Board of
Supervisors' Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) are also reviewed by that
Committee prior to the Proposed Platforms being presented to the Board of Supervisors for adoption.
With direction from the Board for the 2020 Platforms to be more streamlined, concise and provide
greater prioritization, staff of the CAO's office conducted 2020 Platform input meetings on multiple
occasions and convened a "2020 Platform Workgroup" to solicit input on Platform structural and
formatting changes. Numerous conference calls with the federal advocates from Alcalde & Fay (Paul
Schlesinger, Perrin Badini, and Anne Cullather) and state advocates from Nielsen Merksamer (Jim Gross
and Michelle Rubalcava) were also held as part of this process.
With assistance from the Platform Workgroup, CAO staff gathered the legislative platforms of 10 urban
counties and analyzed their structure and content. Of note:
Several counties combine their federal and state advocacy agendas into one
document;
Some counties adopt 2-year platforms to coincide with the two-year legislative cycle;
Most platforms contain information about the county; a map of the county and its
supervisorial districts; the members of the Board of Supervisors (occasionally, also
congressional delegation members); and demographic and financial information
about the county were also sometimes included.
Orange County developed additional 1-page documents specifically to identify their
state and federal priorities;
Sacramento County included its procedures and protocols for expedited positions
and consideration of statewide ballot measures;
Many platforms also included the county's Mission, Visions, Values and Principles.
The consensus of the staff comprising the Platform Workgroup was to recommend that the County
maintain separate Federal and State platforms. However, the Workgroup recommended that the County
move toward a two-year document to coincide with the next legislative cycle beginning in 2021. The
Workgroup also recommended that the documents be modified to include 1-2 pages of introductory and
demographics information about the County, similar to what other county platforms provide, and that
the County's mission, vision and values be incorporated as well. In order to reduce the size of the
Platforms, moving away from specific policy-based platforms to principle-based platforms would be
preferable. However, staff recommended retaining or incorporating the existing 2019 Platform as an
appendix or a reference in the document so that existing policies could be retained until amended by the
Board of Supervisors.
At its October 3, 2019 meeting, the Legislation Committee (Chair Burgis, Vice Chair Mitchoff)
provided direction to staff on the development of the Platforms, largely consistent with the
recommendations of the Platform Workgroup. CAO staff continued soliciting input from Departments
and advocates on the development of the 2020 Platforms consistent with the direction from Legislation
Committee related to structural/format changes. Departments had an opportunity to provide further input
at a Legislative Training and Platform Input session conducted on October 9, 2019, and several
preliminary drafts were provided to the Platform Workgroup and CAO staff.
At its December 19, 2019 meeting, the Legislation Committee received and reviewed the Draft 2020
State and Federal Legislative Platform, provided direction to staff on amendments, and directed staff to
present the Proposed 2020 Platforms to the Board of Supervisors for adoption at its meeting on January
14, 2020, time permitting.
SUMMARY OF
PROPOSED STATE PLATFORM CHANGES
Additions to the Proposed 2020 Platform:
County Profile
Demographic Highlights
Governance
Legislative Platform Purpose
Mission, Vision, Values statement
To Priorities: Added Climate Change , Housing and Homelessness (previously
Homelessness), and Transportation for Seniors, Persons with Disabilities
Re-framed the Priority related to Healthto include Behavioral Health and Substance
Use Disorder
Sponsored Bill proposals: Three new proposals have been included.
Bill Proposal #1 relates to legislation to increase the cap for a countywide general sales tax measure,
which has not been authorized as yet by the Board of Supervisors.
Bill Proposal #2 is a carry-over from the 2019 Platform related to solutions to the
problem of illegal dumping.
Bill Proposal #3 is a request from the Department of Conservation and Development to sponsor
legislation to return to source State Lands Commission lease revenue.
Bill Proposal #4 is a request from the Employment and Human Services Department to sponsor
legislation to allow telephonic reassessments for IHSS clients.
legislation to allow telephonic reassessments for IHSS clients.
Included all Department input on text changes, when provided.
Substantive text changes were made to the sections related to:
Climate Change
The Delta
Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response
Flood Control
Health Care
Homeless Services
Human Services
Justice Systems
Land Use/Community Development (added "Natural Resources")
Transportation
Waste Management
Eliminated:
All explanatory comments (including for Priorities)
Removed State Budget and Realignment Implementation from Priorities
Policy sections related to Eminent Domain, Indian Gaming, Levees, and Pipeline
Safety
Note that the Proposed 2020 Platform includes the statement that "Until the 2021-2022 Platform is
adopted, the 2019 Adopted Platform policies are considered a component of this Platform." This note
was included (p. 5) as a recognition of the direction to move to a two-year Platform in 2021 that is
principle-based while recognizing that the 2020 Platform does not fully achieve that goal and, therefore,
maintains (carries over) the adopted 2019 policies during this year.
In addition, the Legislation Committee directed staff to update and include in the State Platform the
County's protocol for position development, which will be addressed in a subsequent Board agenda item.
SUMMARY OF
PROPOSED FEDERAL PLATFORM CHANGES
Additions to the Proposed 2020 Platform:
County Profile
Demographic Highlights
Governance
Legislative Platform Purpose
Mission, Vision, Values statement
Federal Funding Needs: Project Specific (consolidation of prior identified projects
and inclusion of Airports)
Federal Funding Needs: Program Specific
Substantive text changes were made to the sections related to:
Climate Change
Criminal Justice and Mental Health
The Delta
Health Care
Homeless Services
Human Services
Natural Resources/Permit Streamlining (new)
Telecommunications and Broadband
Transportation/Mobility Management and Coordination
Policy Positions have been refashioned as "Priority Policy Statements," to focus federal advocacy
efforts on specific subject matters.
Eliminated:
Appropriations and Grants--Support Positions
Policy positions on: Agricultural Pest and Disease Control; Beneficial Use of
Dredged Materials; Child Care; Child Support; Cost Shifts to Local and State
Government; Designation of Indian Tribal Lands and Indian Gaming; Federal
"Statewideness" Requirements; Multi-Service Centers; Municipal Securities;
Pension and OPEB Participation; Preservation of federal deduction on State and
Local Taxes; Public Housing Programs; Second Chance Act; Streamlining
Permitting for Critical Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus, and Alternative Energy
Projects-- "Green" Job Creation; Volume Pricing
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board of Supervisors does not adopt a State and/or Federal Legislative Platform, there will be no
document that establishes the priorities, principles and policy statements of the Board of Supervisors and
establishes the basis of its advocacy efforts for 2020.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Speakers: Marianna Moore, Budget Justice Coalition; Patty Hoyt, ADAPT San Ramon.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Proposed 2020 State Legislative Platform
Attachment B: Proposed 2020 Federal Legislative Platform
2020 Proposed
State Legislative
Platform
Contra Costa County
Website: www.contracosta.ca.gov
Attachment A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ____________________________________________________ 3
County Profile ____________________________________________________________ 3
Demographic Highlights ____________________________________________________ 3
Governance _____________________________________________________________ 4
Legislative Platform Purpose ________________________________________________ 5
Mission, Vision, and Values _________________________________________________ 5
Sponsored bills and legislative priorities ______________________________ 6
Legislative and/or Regulatory Advocacy Priorities _______________________________ 6
Principles and Policy Statements ___________________________________ 7
Agriculture ______________________________________________________________ 7
Animal Services __________________________________________________________ 7
Child Support Services ____________________________________________________ 8
Climate Change __________________________________________________________ 8
The Delta ______________________________________________________________ 10
Economic Development ___________________________________________________ 10
Elections _______________________________________________________________ 10
Flood Control and Clean Water _____________________________________________ 11
General Revenues/Finance ________________________________________________ 12
Health Care ____________________________________________________________ 13
Homeless Services ______________________________________________________ 16
Human Services _________________________________________________________ 17
Justice Systems _________________________________________________________ 19
Land Use/Community Development/Natural Resources __________________________ 20
Library ________________________________________________________________ 20
Telecommunications and Broadband ________________________________________ 21
Transportation __________________________________________________________ 21
Veterans _______________________________________________________________ 23
Waste Management ______________________________________________________ 23
Workforce Development __________________________________________________ 23
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INTRODUCTION
County Profile
Contra Costa County is home to more than one million residents and was one of the original 27
counties established in California in 1850. It is the ninth most populous county in the state.
Contra Costa is large – over 733 square miles and extends from the northeastern shore of the
San Francisco Bay easterly about 50 miles to San Joaquin County. The County is bordered on
the south and west by Alameda County and on the north by the Suisun and San Pablo Bays.
The western and northern shorelines are highly industrialized, while the interior sections are
suburban/residential, commercial and light industrial. About 40 percent of the county is under
the jurisdiction of 19 incorporated cities and towns, and large portions of the remaining
unincorporated area are part of public park systems. Contra Costa County is also very diverse,
with communities that range from small agricultural towns like Byron, with a population density
of about 200 people per square mile, to urban population centers like Contra Costa Centre, a
bustling transit village with a population density of 8,400 people per square mile.
Demographic Highlights
Approximately 1.1 million people live in Contra Costa County but only 15%, or about 172,080
people, reside in the unincorporated areas of the county. Most of the population is consolidated
along the major transportation corridors--Interstates 80 and 680, Highways 4 and 24, and the
BART lines. The median age of County residents is 39 years old. Seniors over age 60 as a
percentage of our population are expected to expand from 13% in 2020 to 25% in 2020, making
this age group our fastest-growing population. The majority (57%) of County residents are
white, with significant proportions of Asian (1 7%) and African American (8%) people. The
Census tracks Latinx ethnicity separately from other populations; in total, the Hispanic/Latino
population makes up approximately one-quarter of the total population.
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Governance
A five-member Board of Supervisors, each elected to four-year terms, serves as the
legislative body of the County, which has a general law form of government. Also elected a re
the County Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner
and Treasurer-Tax Collector. The County Administrator, David Twa, is appointed by the
Board and is responsible for running the day-to-day business of the County.
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors:
District 1: John M. Gioia
District II: Candace Andersen
District III: Diane Burgis
District IV: Karen Mitchoff
District V: Federal D. Glover
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Legislative Platform Purpose
The Legislative Platform establishes the priorities, principles, and policy statements of the
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and establishes the basis for its advocacy eff orts,
alerting our legislative partners of the greatest needs of our reside nts and where we need
additional help1. The Platform provides general direction to County departments and
agencies, legislative advocates, delegation members, and the public on our positions on key
policy matters that would impact the way the County does business. The Platform also
includes new bill requests for which legislation is sought from Contra Costa County.
Contra Costa County has also adopted a Delta Water Platform2 to identify and promote
activities and policy positions that support the creation of a healthy Sacramento -San Joaquin
Delta. Contra Costa County uses this Delta Water Platform to guide its actions and advocacy
regarding the future of the Delta.
Mission, Vision, and Values
Contra Costa County has adopted the following Mission, Vision and Values statement:
1 Note that until the 2021-2022 Platform is adopted, the 2019 Adopted Platform policies are considered a
component of this Platform.
2 The Delta Water Platform is available at: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2273/Delta-
Water-Platform?bidId=.
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SPONSORED BILLS AND LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES
Sponsored bill proposal #1: Legislation to increase the cap for a countywide general
sales tax measure to be plac ed on the November 2020 ballot .
Sponsored bill proposal #2 : Legislation, in conjunction with Alameda County and other
partners, that establishes statewide hauler permitting requirements and associa ted
penalties as well as increases penalties allowed by S tate law for illegal dumping.
Sponsored bill proposal #3 : Legislation to dedicate net proceeds from State Lands
Commission lease revenues for public benefit in the County in which they are
generated with a focus on increasing public access to and enjoymen t of the waterfront.
Sponsored bill proposal #4 : Legislation to a llow telephonic annual In -Home Supportive
Services (IHSS) reassessments when a client meets criteria consistent with variable
asses sment guidelines .
Legislative and/or Regulatory Advocacy Priorities
✓ Climate Change
✓ Heath Care, including Behavioral Health, Substance Use
Disorder (SUD)
✓ Housing and Homelessness
✓ Justice Reform
✓ The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta/Water and Levees
✓ Transportation for Seniors, Persons with Disabilities
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PRINCIPLES AND POLICY STATEMENTS
Agriculture
• SUPPORT efforts to ensure sufficient state funding for pest and disease control and
eradication efforts to protect both agriculture and the native envi ronment; high risk pest
exclusion activities; pesticide regulatory and law enforcement activities; and noxious weed
pest management.
• SUPPORT funding for agricultural land conservation programs and agricultural enterprise
programs, and support revisions to State school siting policies, to protect and enhance the
viability of local agriculture.
• SUPPORT legislation to establish legal authority where needed to facilitate the efforts by
the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Department o f Boating and
Waterways to survey and treat all infestations in the Delta of invasive aquatic species
through integrated pest management methods.
• SUPPORT legislative changes that preserve the integrity of the Williamson Act, eliminate
abuses resulting in unjustified and premature conversions of contracted land for
development, and to fully restore Williamson Act subventions.
Animal Services
• SUPPORT efforts to protect local revenue sources designated for use by the Animal
Services Department; i.e., animal licensing, fines and fees.
• SUPPORT efforts to protect or increase local control and flexibility over the scope and
level of animal services.
• SUPPORT efforts to protect against unfunded mandates in animal services or mandates
that are not accompanied by specific revenue sources which completely offset the costs of
the new mandates, both when adopted and in future years.
• SUPPORT efforts to ensure full funding of State animal services mandates.
• SUPPORT efforts to protect and/or increase County flexibility to provide animal servic es
consistent with local needs and priorities.
• SUPPORT efforts to preserve the integrity of existing County policy relating to Animal
Services (e.g., the Animal Control Ordinance and land use requirements).
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Child Support Services
• SUPPORT the establishment of a statewide electronic registry for the creation and
release/satisfaction of real property liens to collect delinquent child support payments.
• SUPPORT amendment of current code to clarify that county recorders may not charge a
fee or tax to record any child support agency document.
• SUPPORT efforts that require the Department of Child Support Services to provide
documents, forms, and letters in digitized format and distribute by any means that the
department determines is feasible, including email, website and SMS texting.
• SUPPORT efforts that create new child support enforcement methods or enhance existing
child support enforcement methods. OPPOSE efforts that eliminate or restrict existing
child support enforcement methods.
• SUPPORT efforts to ensure that any reduction in funding for the department of Child
Support Services at the state level is not passed down as a reduction to the local child
support agency.
• SUPPORT efforts to increase funding for the child support program. OPPOSE efforts t o
reduce funding for the child support program.
• OPPOSE efforts that restrict the child support agency from access to customer data.
Climate Change
• SUPPORT legislative and administrative efforts that: address the impacts of climate
change; support climate adaptation and resilience efforts; ad dress the disproportionate
impacts that some communities bear because they are located near large industrial
facilities; reduce exposure to toxic air pollutants and greenhouse gases; and study and
recognize the health impacts of global and regional climate change.
• SUPPORT efforts to ensure that the implementation of AB 32 and successor bills results
in harmony between the greenhouse gas reduction target created by the Air Resources
Board for each regional/local agency, the housing needs numbers provided by the state
Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to housing element law,
and the Sustainable Communities Strategy developed through the Regional
Transportation Plan processes.
• SUPPORT efforts that favor allocation of funding and infrastructure from the California
Climate Investments Program to jurisdictions within whose boundaries are the largest
emitters of greenhouse gas, have vulnerable and/or disadvantaged communities that are
disproportionately affected by climate change and environmental pollution, have Natural
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Community Conservation Plans or similar land conservation efforts that will address
climate change and have demonstrated a local commitment to climate protection (e.g.
established emissions reduction targets, prepared Climate Action Plans, etc.).
• SUPPORT revisions to the Public Resources Code and the Air Resources Board’s
Investment Plans to provide California Climate Investments funding for the conservation of
natural lands, parks and open space through fee title acquisition as well as easements.
• SUPPORT efforts to expand eligible expenditures of the Climate Investments to
investments in accessible transit/transportation systems (serving seniors, disabled, and
veterans) which result in more efficient service and corresponding re ductions in
greenhouse gas production, and in investments in infrastructure and programs to promote
active transportation, particularly bicycling and walking.
• OPPOSE changes to the California Environmental Protection Agency’s protocols for
designating disadvantaged communities which result in a reduction in the number or size
of disadvantaged communities in Contra Costa County prioritized for receipt of California
Climate Investment funds.
• SUPPORT efforts to ensure life-cycle costs are considered when planning new projects in
the state.
• SUPPORT policies that support the autonomy of community choice aggregators (CCAs) in
policymaking and decision-making. OPPOSE legislation and regulatory policies that
unfairly disadvantage CCAs or CCA customers or reduce or undermine local decision-
making autonomy by the CCA or its governing board.
• SUPPORT continuing development of local renewable energy resources and supply,
including protection of local autonomy to administer energy efficiency programs and install
and utilize integrated distributed energy resources, and SUPPORT effective leveraging of
energy efficiency programs tailored to address local needs and concerns.
• SUPPORT complete transparency of all energy procurement practices, stranded costs,
and departing load charges; fair competition in statewide energy markets for community
choice aggregators (CCAs) and municipal or other publicly owned utilities; legislation and
regulatory policies that protect CCA customers from improper cost allocation; and
OPPOSE legislation that conflicts with or diminishes CCA procurement autonomy.
• SUPPORT requirements for investor-owned and public energy utilities to provide local
governments with energy usage data for all facilities – residential, commercial, and
industrial – in their jurisdictions for purposes of allowing the local governments to develop
inventories of greenhouse gas emissions within their boundaries.
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• SUPPORT legislation and programs that provide technical, financial, and governance
resources for local governments to use in addressing current and anticipated impacts of
rising water levels caused by a warming climate.
The Delta
• PROTECTION and RESTORATION of a healthy sustainable Delta ecosystem including
adequate water quality, inflow and outflow, and water supply, to support fisheries, wildlife
and habitat in perpetuity and managing or erad icating invasive species.
• RESPECT and SAFEGUARD Delta Counties’ responsibilities related to land use, water
resources, flood management, tax revenues, public health and safety, economic
development, agricultural stability, recreation, and environmental protection in any
projects, policies, or operations.
• SUPPORT rehabilitation, improvement, and maintenance of levees throughout the Delta.
• SUPPORT the Delta pool concept, in which the common resource provides quality
freshwater supply to all Delta users, requiring mutual responsibility to maintain, restore,
and protect the common resource.
• REPRESENT and include local government in any governance structures for the Delta.
• OPPOSE isolated conveyance.
Economic Development
• ADVOCATE for jobs-oriented incentive programs for jurisdictions that have met their
Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) numbers. State legislators will continue to
advance bills that make it easier to build housing, but it would also benefit the county to
have those streamlining measures apply to jobs-oriented development like office and
advanced manufacturing as well.
• SUPPORT an amendment to the California Competes Tax Credit program guidelines to
consider qualifying low-income census tracts within unincorporated areas of a county in
the enhanced scoring category.
Elections
• SUPPORT full state reimbursement for state mandates imposed upon local registrars by
the Secretary of State, including special state elections.
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Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response
• ADVOCATE for disaster recovery funding that addresses tax backfills, debris removal,
resiliency, forest health, and economic assistance. SUPPORT legislation that will improve
forest management and emergency communications systems.
• SUPPORT legislation that would give local agencies more authority to train volunteers,
provide funding for Community Emergency Response Training (CERT), and help clean -up
oil spills without taking on additional legal liability.
• SUPPORT funding for defensible space inspections, community wildfire risk mitigation,
and for hardening of existing homes from wildfire exposure.
• SUPPORT legislation that would provide a sales tax exemption for public safety related
apparatus and/or equipment over a certain value (e.g., $250,000).
• SUPPORT exemptions from CEQA for wildfire risk mitigation projects and Essential
Services Facilities (ESF) such as fire stations, and exemptions from fees and air quality
limitations for emergency generators at fire stations.
• SUPPORT measures that evaluate and implement changes to EMS regulations that
hinder the transport of patients to alternate destinations, provide community paramedicine
programs, and engage in other programs that alter or enhance the delivery of 911
emergency ambulance transport.
• SUPPORT a permanent resolution to the reimbursement for air ambulance providers.
• ENSURE that development impact fees provide adequate funding for public safety
facilities and ongoing operations.
• SUPPORT legislation to improve telephone (cellular and voice over internet protocol)
access or back-up during emergencies.
Flood Control and Clean Water
• SUPPORT legislation that would improve integration of planning between member
agencies of an Integrated Regional Water Management Planning group, thereby
increasing multi-benefit projects.
• SUPPORT legislation that would require Metropolitan Planning Organizations to integrate
local and regional stormwater needs into their regional transportation planning process .
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General Revenues/Finance
• SUPPORT the State's effort to balance its budget through actions that do not adversely
affect County revenues, services or ability to carry out its governmental responsibilities.
• OPPOSE any state-imposed redistribution, reduction or use restriction on general purpose
revenue, sales taxes or property taxes unless financially beneficial to the County.
• OPPOSE efforts to limit local authority over transient occupancy taxes (TOT).
• OPPOSE any efforts to increase the County's share -of-cost, maintenance-of-effort
requirements or other financing responsibility for state-mandated programs, absent new
revenues sufficient to meet current and future program needs.
• SUPPORT efforts to ensure that Contra Costa County receives its fair share of state
allocations.
• SUPPORT efforts to receive reimbursement for local tax revenues lost pursuant to sales
and property tax exemptions approved by the Legislature and the State Board of
Equalization.
• SUPPORT continued efforts to reform the state/local relationship in a way that makes both
fiscal and programmatic sense for local government and conforms to the adopted 2010
CSAC Realignment Principles, with an emphasis on maximum flexibility for counties to
manage the existing and realigned discretionary programs.
• SUPPORT a reduction in the 2/3rd vote requirement to 55% voter approval for locally -
approved special taxes that fund health, education, economic, stormwater services,
library, transportation and/or public safety programs and services.
• SUPPORT efforts to authorize counties to impose forfeitures for violations of ordinances,
as currently authorized for cities.
• SUPPORT efforts to redefine the circumstances under which commercial and industrial
property is reassessed to reduce the growing imbalance between the share of overall
property tax paid by residential property owners versus commercial/industrial owners.
• SUPPORT efforts to reduce County costs for Workers’ Compensation, including the ability
to control excessive medical utilization and litigation.
• SUPPORT state actions that maximize federal and state revenues for county-run services
and programs.
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• SUPPORT legislative compliance with both the intent and language of Proposition 1A.
• OPPOSE efforts of the state to avoid state mandate claims through the practice of
repealing the statues, then re-enacting them. SUPPORT timely, full payments to counties
by the state for programs operated on their behalf or by mandate.
• SUPPORT full state participation in funding the County’s retiree and retiree health care
unfunded liability.
• OPPOSE the establishment of specific or stricter standards for the use of personal
services contracts by counties that would make contracting with community -based
organizations more difficult for counties.
Health Care
• SUPPORT state action to increase health care access and affordability.
• SUPPORT Medi-Cal reimbursement rate increases to incentivize providers to participate
in the program.
• SUPPORT Medi-Cal reimbursement rate increases through Proposition 56 funding to
provide quality reproductive health care services.
• SUPPORT reimbursement for a maximum of 2 visits taking place on the same day at one
location if the patient suffers illness/ injury requiring additional diagnosis/ tre atment, or if
the patient has a medical visit and mental health or dental visit.
• SUPPORT actions that address provider shortages (including physicians, particularly
specialists, and nurses). Innovative programs, such as loan forgiveness programs, should
be expanded.
• SUPPORT efforts that implement comprehensive systems of care, including case
management, for frequent users of emergency care and those with chronic diseases
and/or dual (or multiple) diagnoses.
• SUPPORT efforts that provide sufficient time for detailed data gathering of current safety
net funding in the system and the impact of any redirection of funds on remaining county
responsibilities.
• SUPPORT measures that maximize federal reimbursement from Medicaid and S -CHIP.
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• SUPPORT state action to implement a Medi-Cal waiver in a manner that maximizes the
drawdown of federal funds for services and facilities, provides flexibility, and ensures that
counties receive their fair share of funding.
• SUPPORT efforts to extend Drug Medi-Cal and Minor Consent Medi-Cal Coverage to
incarcerated youths, many of whom are in custody due to drug related crimes.
• SUPPORT funding and policy changes to support coverage of medically necessary
alcohol and substance use related disorder treatme nt at the same level as other medical
conditions.
• SUPPORT legislation that extends the restrictions and prohibitions against the smoking of,
and exposure to, tobacco products; and the promotion of cessation among young people
and adults.
SUPPORT legislation and administrative actions that further align a statewide regulatory
framework for the commercial cannabis industry and that continue to authorize local
jurisdictions to adopt more restrictive measures to protect the health, safety and welfare of
their residents. OPPOSE legislation and state regulation that seeks to weaken or eliminate
local control over the commercial cannabis industry.
• SUPPORT funding and policy changes to support population -based chronic disease
prevention efforts such as the creation and funding of a State Wellness Trust.
• SUPPORT funding and policy changes to support developing a workforce with
gerontological expertise to manage the exponential growth in the chronically ill aging
population.
• SUPPORT efforts that would advance a Health-In-All-Policies approach to policy work
done across the County. This implies consideration of how health is influenced by the built
environment and a connection with land use planning and development.
• SUPPORT ongoing study of the health impacts of global and regional climate change and
ongoing countywide mitigation and adaptation efforts.
• SUPPORT efforts that would preserve the nature and quality and continuity of care
associated with safety net services historically provided at the local lev el, such as the
California Children’s Services (CCS) and Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP)
programs, which are being transitioned into managed care at the state level.
• SUPPORT efforts that promote aging in place through the utilization of long-term supports
and services and caregiver support services.
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• SUPPORT increasing the level of funding for Long -Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) to meet the increase in cost to provide
services and to meet the tremendous increase in the aging population.
• SUPPORT maintaining level or enhanced funding, streamlined processes and greater
flexibility for use of state and federal funding to respond to Public Health Emergency
Preparedness initiatives including Pandemic Influenza, emerging diseases, and continued
funding for all categories related to Public Health Preparedness.
• SUPPORT increased funding and policy changes for Tuberculosis (TB) prevention and
treatment, to reflect the increased risk of transmission faced across the Bay Area.
• SUPPORT increased funding for the public health infrastructure, capacity and prevention
services as outlined in the public health components of the Affordable Care Act and the
National Prevention and Public Health Fund.
• SUPPORT recognition of Local Public Health Departments as an authorized provider for
direct billing reimbursement related to the provision of Immunization, Family Planning,
HIV, STD and TB services.
• SUPPORT the reversal of the pre-emption language regarding local Menu-Labeling that is
included the Affordable Care Act.
• SUPPORT enhanced funding and capacity for public health programs.
• SUPPORT efforts to strengthen needle exchange programs as part of an overall program
to combat the spread of HIV and other diseases.
• SUPPORT legislative efforts to reduce or eliminate lead and toxic substances in consumer
products, particularly those used by infants and children.
• SUPPORT funding, policy and programs dedicated to suicide, injury and violence
prevention.
• SUPPORT funding and policy changes to support program development aimed at
reducing the misuse of prescription drugs, most especially opioids, and increase
prevention and treatment of opioid disorders to eliminate overdoses and combat the opioid
epidemic.
• SUPPORT funding and legislation to restrict the sale and use of powdered alcohol and
other similar products marketed to youth; restrictions on advertising of marijuana products
targeting youth and near places frequented by youth or alcohol and other drug treatment
facilities.
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• SUPPORT necessary County infrastructure and adequate funding related to education,
regulatory, testing and enforcement functions associated with cannabis regulatory
controls.
• SUPPORT legislation to tax certain beverages that contain added sugars.
• SUPPORT legislation and efforts that support healthy meals, adequate meal time, and
increased physical activity/education for school-age children.
• SUPPORT efforts to dedicate funding that sustains and expands non -infrastructure Safe
Routes to School programs that educate students, parents, and school staff about safe
walking and bicycling to school.
• SUPPORT efforts to address the underlying determinants of health and health equity,
such as housing and prevention of displacement, educational attainment and livable wage
jobs, and accessible transportation.
• SUPPORT legislation that extends the restrictions and prohibitions against the smoking of,
and exposure to, marijuana products in various places, including, but not limited to, places
of employment, school campuses, public buildings, day care facilities, multi-family
housing, health facilities, alcohol and other drug treatment facilities, and homeless
shelters.
• SUPPORT efforts to seek a state ban on electronic devices that deliver flavore d e-liquids
as well as the e-juice itself.
Homeless Services
• SUPPORT the continuation and expansion of funding for affordable housing,
homelessness assistance and prevention programs, and strategic local and regional
responses to homelessness, including resources that support the County’s compliance
with federal and state anti-homelessness and anti-poverty initiatives and requirements.
• SUPPORT increasing and maintaining affordable housing stock and housing stability by
way of supporting funding, policy, or regulations that promote housing for the most
vulnerable low, very low, and extremely low-income households, including the production
and preservation of various housing types and the protection of stable housing for
vulnerable persons experiencing homelessness.
• SUPPORT removal of barriers in planning processes, regu latory frameworks, funding
programs, healthcare access, and policy to promote increased innovation and data -driven
approaches to addressing homelessness, and housing affordability, with the goal of
eliminating discrimination or arbitrary treatment of individuals based on housing status,
income, or other household characteristics.
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• SUPPORT wide variety of housing types and formats, for all persons regardless of
personal characteristic or status, and the equitable distribution and access to affordable
units and holistic services, particularly for vulnerable individuals, in line with evidence -
based practices
Human Services
Older Adults
• SUPPORT efforts that promote individual choice by easing access to In Home Supportive
Services (IHSS).
• SUPPORT efforts to allow counties to use alternative IHSS reassessment approaches
including, but not limited to, telephonic reassessments.
• SUPPORT fully funding the administration of IHSS.
• SUPPORT the creation of funding opportunities and policies which promote the
development of aging-friendly communities.
• SUPPORT efforts that strengthen the capacity and funding of Adult Protective Services
(APS) to address all forms of abuse and neglect.
• SUPPORT efforts to provide respite for caregivers.
• SUPPORT continued and improved funding to expand services for older adults and
people with disabilities.
• SUPPORT efforts to promote safety of social workers.
Safety Net Programs
• OPPOSE legislative and budgetary actions that result in reduced level of services to
families, children, adults and seniors, or that lead to preemption of local control.
• SUPPORT continuous investment in safety net programs, including the California Earne d
Income Tax Credit (Cal EITC) and the Supplemental Security Income/State
Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program.
• SUPPORT fully funding administrative costs for administering programs.
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• SUPPORT efforts to improve and expand access to food, including em ergency food
assistance networks (e.g. local food banks, and food pantries), increasing the amount and
flexibility of CalFresh, and other local assistance programs.
• SUPPORT efforts to streamline benefit applications, align verifications between programs,
and have the same appointment for multiple applications.
• SUPPORT efforts that would ease data sharing and coordination of care across safety net
programs, including those administered by the Health Department, such as WIC.
• SUPPORT efforts to ease access to Medi-Cal and services provided through the program.
• SUPPORT actions which would expand eligibility to CalWORKS.
• SUPPORT efforts to increase access to employment training programs and subsidized
work programs for vulnerable populations, including access to community colleges.
• SUPPORT establishing a General Assistance Program with a state share of funding.
• SUPPORT efforts to create whole family care through a more comprehensive safety net of
services that enable families to be stable and have economic opportunities.
• SUPPORT research that describes and assesses local service needs and gaps.
Child Welfare Services
• SUPPORT continued and improved funding for services that stabilize children and
families in the foster care system.
• SUPPORT full funding of efforts to support the Continuum of Care Reform.
• SUPPORT initiatives which would expand benefits and support for reunified families.
Early Childhood Development
• SUPPORT legislation to expand early childcare, education, and other holistic approaches.
• SUPPORT increased funding for preschool and early learning.
Violence Prevention
• SUPPORT efforts that seek to address the impact of gun violence, domestic violence,
sexual assault, human trafficking, elder abuse and child abuse.
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• SUPPORT efforts that seek to prevent the underlying causes of all forms of violence and
invest in upstream strategies.
• SUPPORT efforts to increase cross-agency and cross-system collaboration on
interpersonal violence cases, including the sharing of confidential or protected information
in multidisciplinary team settings.
Immigration
• SUPPORT the expansion of benefits and services for immigrants, refugees, and asylum
seekers. SUPPORT efforts to amend Medi-Cal expansion to include Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) youth and state efforts to support DACA youth.
• SUPPORT efforts to increase language access and culturally responsive social services
for all immigrants.
• OPPOSE any changes that may penalize immigrants for using vital public benefits they
are legally allowed to access.
Justice Systems
• SUPPORT legislation to restore pretrial detainee access to federal health benefits.
• SUPPORT legislation raising the maximum age limit for juvenile court jurisdiction, allowing
youths to remain on juvenile probation supervision through age 24, as opposed to the
current age limit of 21, with an elevated focus on rehabilitation and restorative justice.
• SUPPORT legislation that provides local flexibility and funding to implement justice
diversion programs.
• SUPPORT legislation that seeks to curb metal theft by making it easier for law
enforcement agencies to track stolen metals sold to scrap dealers.
• SUPPORT legislation that provides a practical and efficient solution to addressing the
problem of abandoned and trespassing vessels and ground tackle.
• OPPOSE legislation that would shift the responsibility of parolees from the state to the
counties without adequate notification, documentation and funding.
• SUPPORT legislation that will help counties implement 2011 Public Safety Realignment
as long as the proposal would: provide for count y flexibility, eliminate redundant or
unnecessary reporting, and would not transfer more responsibility without funding.
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• SUPPORT legislation that will combat the negative impact that human trafficking has on
victims in our communities, including the impact that this activity has on a range of County
services and supports, and support efforts to provide additional tools, resources and
funding to help counties address this growing problem.
• SUPPORT legislative reform of current bail provisions that will replace reliance on money
bail with a system that incorporates a pretrial risk assessment tool and evidence-based
pretrial release decisions. ADVOCATE for funding for any new or revised responsibilities,
including the assessment and supervision of people c harged with crimes.
Land Use/Community Development/Natural Resources
• ASSIST in the development and preservation of low and moderate income housing
through support of programs that: 1) provide access to federal, state and local financing,
2) ensure timely review of residential projects, 3) provide financial and/or regulatory
incentives where feasible and appropriate to offset or reduce the costs of affordable
housing development, and 4) promote the re-use of existing publicly-owned assets.
• MAINTAIN local agency land use authority.
• SUPPORT ways to streamline overall compliance with State legislation, while opposing
efforts to expedite a particular development project.
• ENSURE Contra Costa residents of all income categories have access to adequate
housing.
• GROW more jobs countywide, particularly in those parts of the County with the longest
commutes and most acute jobs-housing imbalance.
• SUPPORT historically under-invested communities in their equitable economic growth.
• IDENTIFY new or enhanced revenue to support residents’ quality of life .
• ESTABLISH, fund and support locally-controlled resource permitting to streamline
economic development activities and conserve and recover species and the habitats upon
which they depend, natural resources, watersheds and open space.
Library
• SUPPORT State financial assistance in the operation of public libraries, including full
funding of the Public Library Fund (PLF) and the California Research and Education
Network (CalREN).
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• SUPPORT State bonds for public library construction.
• SUPPORT continued funding for the California Library Literacy and English Acquisition
Services Program, which provides matching funds for public library adult literacy programs
that offer free, confidential, one-on-one basic literacy instruction to English-speaking
adults who want to improve their reading, writing, and spelling skills.
Telecommunications and Broadband
• SUPPORT preservation of local government ownership and control of the local public
rights-of-way and ensure reasonable compensation for their use .
• SUPPORT continued funding for Public, Educational and Government Access (PEG)
channels to provide local community access and benefits, and increase flexibility in the
use of PEG funds.
• ENSURE nondiscriminatory treatment of Public, Educational and Government Access
Channels by Cable System Operators.
• SUPPORT the expansion of broadband (high speed internet service) to drive economic
development and job opportunities, support county service delivery, and improve health,
education and public safety outcomes for residents.
Transportation
• PROVIDE an integrated, multi-modal transportation system that safely and efficiently
meets the transportation needs of all economic and social segments of the County and
provides for the transport of goods and services throughout Contra Cost a County.
• EMPHASIZE the efficient use of the existing transportation system and cost-effective
enhancements to this system. New and emerging policy direction includes an increase in
the support for active transportation modes, support for the development of aging-friendly
communities, and a decreasing emphasis on automotive capacity expanding projects
which increase greenhouse gas production.
• SUPPORT the provision of a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible transportation system
that balances social, environmental, and economic needs of the County.
• SUPPORT increased flexibility in the use of transportation funds.
• Increased regional coordination, while reflecting local input, is necessary for public transit
(paratransit and fixed route), roads, trails, advanced mobility technology, and greenhouse
gas reduction related projects.
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• ENSURE complete life-cycle costs, including an emphasis on environmentally friendly
construction resources, are considered during state and local project development.
• SUPPORT improvements in safety throughout the transportation system, specifically for
vulnerable users of the system (children, pedestrians, cyclists, etc.).
• PROMOTE the streamlining of transportation safety projects.
• SUPPORT efforts to put in place local planning coordination mechanisms and
requirements for state funded or regulated facilities such as schools, roads, courts, jails,
and OPPOSE efforts to compromise the County’s road authority and the ability to protect
public health, safety, and welfare.
• SUPPORT regional, coordinated aviation transportation planning efforts to improve
service delivery and to provide options to the surface transportation system for people and
goods movement.
• SUPPORT efforts to increase waterborne transport of goods, in particula r relative to the
San Francisco to Stockton Ship Channel.
• SUPPORT measures to enhance rail safety with an emphasis on; increased state
oversight of railroad bridges, funding for first responder training, funding to improve rail
safety and prevent rail trespass fatalities, improved regulations for tank car safety
standards, and data sharing requirements between state emergency managers, local
responders, and rail operators.
• OPPOSE linking transportation funding to housing production.
• OPPOSE reducing or eliminating development impact fees (without secured backfill) in an
effort to increase housing production.
• INCREASE requirements for coordination between transportation age ncies and utilities.
• SUPPORT funding increases for active transportation projects and planning with an
emphasis on facilities and investments that increase the likelihood of a mode shift away
from automobiles.
• PROVIDE resources to facilitate the deployment of electric vehicles and electric vehicle
charging infrastructure, including funding for vehicles, chargers, and facility upgrades, and
improvements to the electric distribution and transmission grids to safely accommodate
increased load.
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Veterans
• SUPPORT legislation and budget actions that will continue the state's annual local
assistance for County Veterans Service Offices at a minimum of the $5.6 million level.
• SUPPORT legislation and funding that will provide veterans organizations with resources
to make necessary repairs to, or replacement of, their meeting halls and facilities.
• SUPPORT legislation that will improve the timeliness and quality of both VA benefits claim
decisions and VA healthcare services.
Waste Management
• MAINTAIN the County’s existing discretionary authority over matters pertaining to waste
management, recovery and disposal. ENSURE new or expanded responsibilities are not
imposed on the County, either directly or indirectly, without providing statutory authority to
guarantee funding to implement actions necessary to adequately enforce or comply.
• SEEK more robust local regulatory and enforcement authority relative to the storage,
transport, processing, recovery and disposal of waste within our jurisdictional boundaries.
• SUPPORT efforts to improve recycling markets.
• ENSURE manufacturers are held accountable for proper disposal of non-recyclable
products they produce to foster more environmentally sustainable product design.
• SUPPORT statewide regulation and enforcement to limit production or sale of non-
recyclable single-use items that negatively impact the environment.
Workforce Development
• SUPPORT efforts to increase the flexibility of Workforce Development Board spending
and ability to partner with community agencies a nd other county bureaus to increase
supportive services and respond to local workforce needs.
• SUPPORT increased teacher training and education, including funding to support
employees to obtain a teaching credential.
• SUPPORT efforts that promote training, capacity building and deeper understanding for
students, educators and county staff on trauma informed care, interpersonal violence,
adverse childhood experiences, and healthy workplaces and schools.
2020 Proposed
Federal
Platform
Contra Costa County
Website: www.contracosta.ca.gov
Attachment B
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ____________________________________________________ 3
County Profile ____________________________________________________________ 3
Demographic Highlights ____________________________________________________ 3
Governance _____________________________________________________________ 4
Legislative Platform Purpose ________________________________________________ 5
Mission, Vision, and Values _________________________________________________ 5
Federal Funding Needs: Project specific _____________________________ 6
Surface Transportation Funding Needs ________________________________________ 7
Federal Funding Needs: Program specific ____________________________ 9
Priority Policy Statements ________________________________________ 10
Climate Change _________________________________________________________ 10
Criminal Justice and Mental Health __________________________________________ 10
The Delta ______________________________________________________________ 10
Health Care ____________________________________________________________ 11
Homeless Services ______________________________________________________ 12
Human Services _________________________________________________________ 12
Library Services _________________________________________________________ 15
Natural Resources/Permit Streamlining _______________________________________ 15
Telecommunications and Broadband ________________________________________ 15
Transportation/Mobility Management and Coordination __________________________ 16
Veterans _______________________________________________________________ 16
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INTRODUCTION
County Profile
Contra Costa County is home to more than one million residents and was one of the original 27
counties established in California in 1850. It is the ninth most populous county in the state.
Contra Costa is large – over 733 square miles and extends from the northeastern shore of the
San Francisco Bay easterly about 50 miles to San Joaquin County. The County is bordered on
the south and west by Alameda County and on the north by the Suisun and San Pablo Bays.
The western and northern shorelines are highly industrialized, while the interior sections are
suburban/residential, commercial and light industrial. About 40 percent of the county is under
the jurisdiction of 19 incorporated cities and towns, and large portions of the remaini ng
unincorporated area are part of public park systems. Contra Costa County is also very diverse,
with communities that range from small agricultural towns like Byron, with a population density
of about 200 people per square mile, to urban population cente rs like Contra Costa Centre, a
bustling transit village with a population density of 8,400 people per square mile.
Demographic Highlights
Approximately 1.1 million people live in Contra Costa County but only 15%, or about 172,080
people, reside in the unincorporated areas of the county. Most of the population is consolidated
along the major transportation corridors--Interstates 80 and 680, Highways 4 and 24, and the
BART lines. The median age of Contra Costa County residents is 39 years old. Seniors over
age 60 as a percentage of our population are expected to expand from 13% in 2020 to 25% in
2020, making this age group our fastest-growing population. The majority (57%) of County
residents are white, with significant proportions of Asian (1 7%) and African American (8%)
people. The Census tracks Latinx ethnicity separately from other populations; in total, the
Hispanic/Latino population makes up approximately one-quarter of the total population.
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Governance
A five-member Board of Supervisors, each elected to four-year terms, serves as the
legislative body of the County, which has a general law form of government. Also elected are
the County Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner
and Treasurer-Tax Collector. The County Administrator, David Twa, is appointed by the
Board and is responsible for running the day-to-day business of the County.
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors:
District 1: John M. Gioia
District II: Candace Andersen
District III: Diane Burgis
District IV: Karen Mitchoff
District V: Federal D. Glover
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Legislative Platform Purpose
The Legislative Platform establishes the priorities, principles, and policy statements of the
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and establishes the basis for its advocacy efforts,
alerting our legislative partners of the greatest needs of our residents and where we need
additional help1. The Platform also provides general direction to County departments and
agencies, legislative advocates, delegation members, and the public on our positions on key
policy matters that would impact the way the County does business.
Contra Costa County has also adopted a Delta Water Platform2 to identify and promote
activities and policy positions that support the creation of a healthy Sacramento -San Joaquin
Delta. Contra Costa County uses this Delta Water Platform to guide its actions and advocacy
regarding the future of the Delta.
Mission, Vision, and Values
Contra Costa County has adopted the following Mission, Vision and Values statement:
1 Note that until the 2021-2022 Platform is adopted, the 2019 Adopted Platform policies are considered a
component of this Platform.
2 The Delta Water Platform is available at: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2273/Delta-
Water-Platform?bidId=.
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FEDERAL FUNDING NEEDS: PROJECT
SPECIFIC
1. Secure funding for the Army Corps’ annual maintenance dredging of the
federal channels along the County’s borders that maintain the ship channel to
the authorized depth of -35 feet .
2. Advocate for and support the San Francisco to Stockton Navigation
Improve ment Project that proposes to deepen the ship channel to realize
transportation efficiencies .
3. Mount Diablo Mercury Mine . Support legislation in the Water Resources
Development Act that would give authority to the Army Corps of Engineers to
build remediat ion projects in the Remediation of Abandoned Mine Sites
program.
4. Buchanan Field and Byron Airports : Secure f unding for Master Plan/Business
Plan Implementation.
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Surface Transportation Funding Needs
✓ Vasco Road Safety Improvements: Project components (barriers,
shoulders, passing facilities) will eliminate cross median collisions, wildlife
undercrossing/overcrossing will preserve migration patterns.
✓ North Richmond Community Supportive Transportation Improvements:
Alternate truck route/regulations, trail/school access improvements to
address community safety, public health and livability needs, and general
transportation improvements to support job growth and priority
development area access.
✓ Eastern Contra Costa Multi-use Trail Network: Active mode access
improvements for planned and existing mass transit stations, schools, and
activity centers.
✓ Brentwood Intermodal Transit Center: Multimodal station access
improvements and the extension of mass transit from the Antioch BART
station.
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✓ Iron Horse Corridor Enhancement Program: Improvements to trail access
(to/from activity center and other regional trails), additional facilities for
different active modes, overcrossings, at grade intersection improvements.
✓ State Route 4 / Old River Bridge Study: The existing structure is narrow,
improvements would address safety and traffic flow.
✓ West Contra Costa High Capacity Transit: Implementation of the
WCCTAC High Capacity Transit Study.
✓ Kirker Pass Truck Climbing Lane (southbound) and Turn Channelization:
Needed for improved traffic flow and safety.
✓ Vasco Road – Byron Highway Connector: Connection between two major
arterials improving connectivity while removing through/truck traffic from
the Byron community.
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FEDERAL FUNDING NEEDS: PROGRAM
SPECIFIC
1. Housing : Support funding for economic development and affordable housing
for local agencies engaged in building stronger, more economically viable
communities.
2. Local Cost Share . Support legislation that would give the Army Corps of
Engineers the authority to reduce the project cost share in disadvantaged
communities to 10% local match.
3. Multimodal National Freight Network : Support i ncreases in funding for National
Freight Strategic Plan implementation specifically to fu lfill the goals of the
Northern Waterfront initiative and to address congestion in the I -680 Corridor .
4. Rail Safety : Support i nitiatives to increase safety by addressing trespass
fatalities and relative to rail service to oil refineries.
5. Rural Road Fundi ng Program : Support the creation of a new program to
modernize rural roads consistent with emerging safety, complete streets,
active mode policies.
6. Stormwater Program Funding: Support additional funding through the EPA to
enable compliance with the Clean Water Act.
7. Surface Transportation Program/Increases in Highway (road/rail) Bridge
Funding : Regulation changes are needed that allow for direct funding to
qualified local juris dictions to expedite economic benefits, increase purchasing
power, and bolster travel, business and economic growth.
8. Transportation Funding for Disabled, Low -income, and Elderly Persons :
Support increased capital and operations funding, in addition to fu nding and
policy changes that would address local, state, and federally identified needs
for coordination improvements.
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PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENTS
Climate Change
• SUPPORT legislative and administrative efforts that: address the impacts of climate
change; support climate adaptation and resilience efforts; address the disproportionate
impacts that some communities bear because they are located near large industrial
facilities; reduce exposure to toxic air pollutants and reduce greenhouse gases; and study
and recognize the health impacts of global and regional climate change.
• SUPPORT the concept of establishing a national price on carbon -based fuels to address
the costs to society of emissions from those fuels.
Criminal Justice and Mental Health
• SUPPORT policies and approaches that would enhance the ability of county officials and
our partners to prevent and treat mental health and substance use disorders, both in the
community and within the confines of the criminal justice system.
• SUPPORT policies and programs that divert non-violent individuals struggling with mental
illness and/or substance use disorders from local jails into more appropriate treatment
programs.
• SUPPORT legislation and regulations that would amend the federal Medicaid Inmate
Exclusion Policy (MIEP) and allow non-convicted individuals to have continued access to
necessary treatment through federal health benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP
and VA health benefits.
The Delta
• SUPPORT protection and restoration of a healthy sustainable Delta ecosystem including
adequate water quality, inflow and outflow, and water supply, to support fisheries, wildlife
and habitat in perpetuity and managing or eradicating invasive species .
• SAFEGUARD Delta Counties’ responsibilities related to land use, water resources, flood
management, tax revenues, public health and safety, economic development, agricultural
stability, recreation, and environmental protection in any projects, policies, or operations.
• SUPPORT rehabilitation, improvement, and maintenance of levees throughout the Delta.
• SUPPORT the Delta pool concept, in which the common resource provides quality
freshwater supply to all Delta users, requiring mutual responsibility to maintain, restore,
and protect the common resource.
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• REPRESENT and include local government in any governance structures for the Delta.
• OPPOSE isolated conveyance.
Health Care
• SUPPORT full funding of the Federal Medicaid program. OPPOSE federal efforts to
reduce Medicaid funding or restrict access to Medicaid benefits and services.
• OPPOSE federal legislation and administrative efforts to privatize Medicaid and/or to
impose work requirements as a condition of Medicaid (Medi -Cal) eligibility.
OPPOSE efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act or to replace it with any proposals that
represent significant, permanent structural alterations to current subsidized segments of
the health care system.
• OPPOSE new block-granting proposals, harsh cuts, or proposals that will significantly
and/or permanently shift the structure of health and human service funding and
programming that would lead to the restriction or elimination of safety-net programs.
• OPPOSE efforts to eliminate or reduce funding for essential public health services,
inclusive of funding for immunization, HIV/Ryan White, Communicable Disease and
Tuberculosis Control, Hansen’s Disease, Teen Pregnancy, Public Health Preparedn ess
and Maternal Child Health Funding.
• OPPOSE changes to Title X Family Planning Program, enacted in 1970, dedicated solely
to providing individuals with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health
services.
• OPPOSE efforts to impose work requirement as a condition of Medicaid (Medi-Cal)
eligibility.
• SUPPORT Medicaid (Medi-Cal) funding for same day mental health appointments
.
• SUPPORT reauthorization of funding for HIV/Ryan White Care, Maternal Child Health
Funding including Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV), and CHIP
(Children’s Health Insurance Program).
• SUPPORT legislation and administrative changes that will enhance counties’ ability to
provide comprehensive Behavioral Health Services.
• PROTECT funding for core local public health and prevention efforts.
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Homeless Services
• PROTECT SUPPORT the continuation and expansion of funding for affordable housing,
homelessness assistance and prevention programs, and strategic local and regional
responses to homelessness, including resources that support the County’s compliance
with federal and state anti-homelessness and anti-poverty initiatives and requirements.
• SUPPORT increasing and maintaining affordable housing stock and housing stability by
way of supporting funding, policy, or regulations that promote housing for the most
vulnerable low, very low, and extremely low-income households, including the production
and preservation of various housing types and the protection of stable housing for
vulnerable persons experiencing homelessness.
• SUPPORT removal of barriers in planning processes, regulatory frameworks, funding
programs, healthcare access, and policy to promote increased innovation and data -driven
approaches to addressing homelessness and housing affordability, with the goal of
eliminating discrimination or arbitrary treatment of individuals based on housing status,
income, or other household characteristics.
• SUPPORT wide variety of housing types and formats, for all persons regardless of
personal characteristic or status, and the equitable distribution and access to affordable
units and holistic services, particularly for vulnerable individuals, in line with evidence -
based practices.
Human Services
Older Adults and Aging
• OPPOSE elimination or cuts to funding for older adult programs and services. SUPPORT
funding for programs that support older adults, veterans, disabled individuals, the
homeless, and low-income individuals.
• SUPPORT funding and policies to provide older adults with holistic servi ces that support
well-being, health, and mental health.
Safety Net Programs
• SUPPORT funding for entitlement programs that help low -income families reach self-
sufficiency.
• OPPOSE actions that would result in cost shifts on federal entitlement programs to state
and localities or which would result in greater dependency on county-funded programs.
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• SUPPORT efforts to increase SNAP benefit amounts to better meet recipients’ nutritional
needs, adjust SNAP eligibility requirements to include populations with significant need,
and remove current federal barriers that prevent some nutriti on programs from employing
EBT technology.
• OPPOSE efforts to eliminate states’ flexibility in taking high cost of living into eligibility
determinations; OPPOSE restoration of asset tests for SNAP.
• OPPOSE funding cuts or block granting benefit programs, including SNAP and Medicaid.
• SUPPORT efforts that allow people to apply for benefits while incarcerated. OPPOSE
efforts to limit eligibility for individuals with certain criminal records or to impose work
requirements on them for benefit programs, including SNAP and Medicaid.
• SUPPORT efforts to create reasonable time limits for TANF recipients and provide
families who are working with modest cash assistance grants to supplement low earnings.
• SUPPORT reauthorization and increase the TANF Block Grant. OPPOSE changes to
TANF that will require counties to invest new funds to administer the program.
• OPPOSE efforts to restrict allowable state maintenance-of-effort expenditures and end
federal efforts to impose a national TANF error rate.
• SUPPORT federal and state financial assistance to aid county and local government
efforts to meet unfunded federal mandates.
• OPPOSE elimination and reduction in funding for programs that help low -income families
pay their heating bills and reduce energy bills by making homes more energy efficient.
Child Welfare Services
• SUPPORT legislation that increases and protects the safety and well -being of children at
risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation.
• OPPOSE the elimination or cuts to funding streams for child welfare programs.
• SUPPORT increasing prevention dollars to help children who are victims of abuse, neglect
and exploitation remain safely in their own homes or family-based settings and provide
support to their caregivers.
• SUPPORT efforts to provide states with financial incentives, as opposed to monetary
penalties, and minimize the significant administrative burden associated with child welfare
review processes.
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Early Childhood Development
• SUPPORT efforts that ensure all children have access to quality care by expanding high
quality learning opportunities for children, expanding subsidized childcare and tax credits,
increasing new childcare slots, increasing access to home visiting programs, and making
funding available for First 5 commissions, increasing wages and supporting infrastructure
of ECE programs.
• SUPPORT policies that increase or align eligibility guidelines to ensure more access of
services for low income working families to programs such as Head Start.
• OPPOSE actions that would reduce funding for early childhood education, including Head
Start and Early Head Start programs.
Immigration
• OPPOSE actions to repeal DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) as well as
legislation and administrative efforts that negatively target immigrants.
• OPPOSE actions which discourage or prevent immigrant populations from accessing
public benefits and housing, including proposed changes to the Public Charge rule.
• OPPOSE any efforts that would restrict a full Census count.
• SUPPORT efforts to fully canvas hard-to-count communities.
Violence Prevention
• SUPPORT efforts to prevent, interrupt and end child abuse, domestic violence, sexual
assault, elder abuse and human trafficking.
• OPPOSE any elimination and cuts to grant programs for violence prevention, human/labor
trafficking, victim services, and federal grants related to the Violence Against Women Act.
• SUPPORT efforts that increase access to cultural responsiveness and language support
for victims of crime;
• SUPPORT efforts to protect housing access and employment rights for victims of
harassment and survivors of interpersonal violence.
• SUPPORT programs and actions that address suicide, injury and vio lence prevention.
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• SUPPORT efforts aimed at reducing health disparities and inequities associated with
violence against women, communities of color, and the LGBT community.
Workforce Development
• SUPPORT policies that meet the needs of serving businesses, workers, job seekers, and
youth under the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) that preserve local
decision-making relative to spending, direction of work, and other functions of local
workforce boards.
• SUPPORT additional funding for WIOA programs and activities including education,
training, apprenticeships, job seeker support, and job placements.
• SUPPORT policies that increase access to training and education for social workers and
staff in Aging, including programs that assist students in obtaining a social work degree.
Library Services
• SUPPORT funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary
source of federal support for the nation's approximately 120,000 libraries and 35,000
museums and related organizations.
• SUPPORT the reauthorization and funding for the Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA) including the Museum and Library Services Act.
Natural Resources/Permit Streamlining
• SUPPORT locally-controlled resource permitting to streamline economic development
activities and conserve and recover species and the habitats upon which they depend,
natural resources, watersheds and open space.
Telecommunications and Broadband
• SUPPORT the expansion of broadband (high speed internet service) and the deployment
of emergency technologies, such as small cell 5G, to drive economic development and job
opportunities, support county service delivery, and improve health, education and public
safety outcomes for residents.
• SUPPORT the restoration of net neutrality to ensure open and nondiscriminatory access
to online information.
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• SUPPORT preservation of local government ownership and control of the local public
rights-of-way and ensure reasonable compensation for their use.
• OPPOSE Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulemaking that would reduce
franchise fee obligations which fund community television operations and the General
Fund.
• ENSURE nondiscriminatory treatment of Public, Educational and Government (PEG)
channels by cable system operators. SUPPORT continued funding for PEG channels.
• SUPPORT local decision-making and accountability of local elected officials and
OPPOSE any actions that would preempt or limit the zoning and siting authority of local
governments.
Transportation/Mobility Management and Coordination
• SUPPORT and seek opportunities to streamline the regulatory process as well as
encourage the development of regulations that are appropriate and flexible
• SUPPORT policies, programs and funding increases that enable new technologies,
practices, and services to improve mobility to vulnerable populations.
Veterans
• SUPPORT legislation to increase availability, accessibility, and utilization of Veterans
Benefits.
• SUPPORT legislation to provide America’s veterans organizations with resources to ma ke
necessary repairs to or replacement of their meeting halls and facilities.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
CONSIDER applicants for the County Clerk-Recorder position and DETERMINE which applicants will be
invited to advance in the application process.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
With the resignation of Clerk-Recorder Joe Canciamilla, the Board of Supervisors established a process for
recruitment of applicants. The application process closed on December 16, 2019 with 22 applicants meeting
the minimum qualifications to be considered for the position of Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder. The
statutory requirements for the position are that applicants must be 18 years of age, citizens of California,
and residents and registered voters of Contra Costa County upon appointment.
The Board of Supervisors established the next steps in the timeline to fill the position of Clerk-Recorder.
On Friday, December 20, 2019, copies of applications were provided to the Board of Supervisors, and all
qualifying applications were made available to the public on the County website at www.contracosta.ca.gov
and in the Clerk of the Board’s Office at 651 Pine Street, 1st Floor, Room 106, Martinez, CA. On Tuesday,
January 14, 2020, the Board of Supervisors will consider which applicant(s) to interview, and have
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
Contact: Jami Napier,
925-335-1908
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: , Deputy
cc:
D. 4
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Consider Clerk-Recorder applicants for further review
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
scheduled the interviews for Tuesday afternoon, January 21, 2020. If the Board decides on one or more
finalists on that date, the County Administrator will conduct background check on the finalist(s).
Depending on the results of the background check, the Board of Supervisors will consider making the
appointment of the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder at the its meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2020.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Speakers: Daniel Hogue, Las Tramps; Kay Wang, resident of Danville; John Kolberg, resident of
San Ramon; Catherine Baker, resident of Dublin; Mei Li, resident of Pleasanton; Lineda
Ruiz-Lozito, resident of Richmond; Lily Ding, resident of San Ramon; Becky Kolberg, resident of
San Ramon; Crystal Lu, Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation; Jessica Jollett, Lift Up
Co Co Action; Mike Anderson, resident of Lafayette; Debi Cooper; Jean Follmer, resident of
Lafayette; Kenny Tuckerman, resident of Lafayette; Jan Warren, resident of Walnut Creek; Phil
Tucker, resident of Dublin; Herman Farmer, resident of Bay Point; Sara Church Reese, resident
of Danville; Mark Ross, resident of Martinez; Scott Rafferty; Mark Friedman, resident of El
Cerrito; Paul Burgarino, resident of Antioch; Cindy Chin; Renee Zeimer, resident of Moraga.
Written commentary was provided by (attached): Larry Hawkins, CEO, Consolidated Printers, Inc.; Jess
Jollett, Lift Up Contra Costa Action; Rachel Zenner Kane, resident of Orinda; Brodie Hilp, resident of
Danville; Ellis Goldberg, resident of Danville; Scott Rafferty, resident of Walnut Creek; Sarah Butler,
resident of Orinda; Margaret Liang, resident of Dublin; Jay Yao, resident of San Ramon; Xinchuan
Huang, resident of San Ramon; Feng Xu, Tri-Valley communities; Wenli Tian, Tri-Valley communities,
Wei, Ye, Tri-Valley communities; Helena Li; Shuyi Wu, Tri-Valley Communities; Michael Chen,
resident of Pleasanton; Wenhua Wang, Pleasanton; Xiaoshan Song, Pleasanton; Lingling Cai, resident of
San Ramon; Mei lI, Tri-Valley communities; Nanhua Xiao, Tri-Valley communities.
The Board selected the following six people to interview for the position of Clerk-Recorder:
Catherine Baker, Kristin Connelly, Deborah Cooper, Mark Friedman, Scott Konopasek, Karen Mitchoff.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
Clerk-Recorder Applications (22)
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Correspondence Received
Tina M Norton
OAKLEY, CA 94561
(925)
Summary
A Medical Biller with 3+ years of experience in an Oncology/Hematology & Multi-Specialty
practice looking to add to my professional experience in the Medical/Administrative field while
providing exceptional service to Patients.
Education
Prospects High School
High School Diploma
Graduated June 2004
Contra Costa Medical Career College
Medical Administrative Assistant/Billing and Coding Specialist Certificate
Graduated May 2016
• Certificate in Medical Administrative Assistant/Billing and Coding
Employment History
EPIC CARE
Insurance Verification Specialist
Antioch, California
September 2016 – Present
• Provide excellent customer service to all persons, staff and family members
• Obtain patient demographics
• Verify medical insurance coverage
• Request and place Physician's referrals and authorizations
• Prepare and schedule patient appointments
• Call patients to obtain any additional needed information
• Assist team members with workload
• Record patient hospital admissions and discharges
• File necessary documents
• Create Policy and Procedure dynamics for new workflows
• Assist manager with training of new employees in our department
• Maintain patient information confidentiality
• Mosaiq experience
• EPIC EMR experience
• Perfect Serve experience
• Insurance Knowledge (HMO, PPO, Medicare, Medi-Cal)
Delta Medical Neurology
Medical Administrative Assistant
Antioch, California
May 2016 – September 2016
• Check patient's in and out of appointments
• Schedule patient appointments
• Obtain demographic and insurance information
• Obtain referrals and authorizations for Office visits
• File all patient documents within chart and then file patient chart
• Fax necessary documents to support reason for needing auths
• Answer phones and return messages
References
Heidi Morales
Supervisor
East Bay Medical Oncology Hematology, EPIC CARE
2345 Country Hills Dr.
Antioch, CA 94531
925-
Tena Parish
Previous Manager
TLCakes
647 1st St, Brentwood, CA 94513
(925)
@sbcglobal.net
Lydia
Previous Supervisor
Delta Medical Neurology
3012 Lone Tree Way #300, Antioch, CA 94509
(925) 755-9500
RECOMMENDATION(S):
RATIFY San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 36 with attached modifications,
implementing the 2019 California Fire Code with local amendments in the unincorporated portion of the
District's service area.
1.
DIRECT the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to provide a certified copy of this Board Order to the San
Ramon Valley Fire Protection District withing 15 days of this ratification, pursuant to Health and Safety Code
section 13869.7.
2.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Directors of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District adopted Ordinance No. 36,
adopting the 2019 California Fire Code, with local amendments. The District has requested that the Board
of Supervisors ratify the District's adoption, so the District can implement the 2019 Fire Code, with local
amendments, in the unincorporated portion of the District's service area. Ratification by the Board of
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Jason Crapo
925-674-7722
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 1
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Ratify San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 36, implementing the 2019 California Fire Code with
local amendments
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Supervisors is required by State law for the District's code adoption ordinance to be effective in the
unincorporated portion of the District's service area. This Board Order modifies the District's ordinance
by providing for the retention of the Board of Supervisor's discretion for final County approval of
entitlements, completion of development improvements, and issuance of County stop work orders
within the unincorporated area of the County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If unapproved, the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District will not be able to implement District
Ordinance No. 36 within the unincorporated portion of the District's service area.
ATTACHMENTS
SRVFPD Ratification Request Letter
SRVFPD 2019 Fire Code Adoption Ordinance No. 36
Modifications to SRVFPD 2019 Fire Code Ordinance No. 36
SAN RAMON VALLEYFIRE PROTECTION DISTMCTAdministrationPhone: 925-838-6600Fax:925-838-6629firedepartment. org1500 Boltmger Canyon RoadSan Ramon, CaUfornia 94583Fire PreventionPhone: 925-838-6600Fax: 925-838-6696Decembers, 2019The Hon. John Gioia, Chairperson andMembers of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors651 Pine StreetMartinez, CA 94553Re: San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District; Adoption of the 2019 California Fire Code withAmendmentsDear Chairperson Gioia and Members of the County Board of Supervisors,At its regularly scheduled meeting on November 20, 2019, the San Ramon Valley Fire ProtectionDistrict ("District") Board of Directors ("Board") held a public hearing for the purpose of adopting DistrictOrdinance No. 36. The Ordinance, which was first heard by the District Board at its October 23, 2019Regular Meeting, adopt the 2019 California Fire Code, along with local findings and amendments. Twocopies of Ordinance No. 36 are enclosed.The District Board respectfully requests that you place District Ordinance No. 36 on your nextmeeting agenda for Ratification as outlined in Health & Safety Code §13869.7(c), and upon ratification,please return a signed original of the ratified Ordinance. The second copy may be retained by the Clerk ofyour Board.The District will file copies of the ratified ordinance with the California Department of Housing andCommunity Development and the California State Fire Marshal's Office.Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (925) 838-6600.Sincerely,Frank DraytonDeputy Chief, Fire MarshalEnc: 2 Original Copies of adopted San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 36
ORDmANCE NO. 36AN ORDINANCE OF THE SAN RAMON VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTOF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING PROVISIONSCONTAINED IN THE 2019 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OFREGULATIONS, TITLE 24, PART 9) AND THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODEPUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL INCLUDING APPENDDCCHAPTERS B, C, D, E, F, G, H AND P WITH CERTAIN ADDITIONS, DELETIONSAND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND REPEAUNG SAN RAMON VALLEY FIREPROTECTION DISTRICT ORDINANCE NUMBER 34.THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SAN RAMON VALLEY FIRE PROTECTIONDISTRICT DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:Part 1. ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODEFor the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and propertyfrom fire, explosion or hazardous materials, that certain Code known as the California FireCode published by the California Buildings Standards Commission being particular the 2019edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter added,deleted, modified or amended by Part 4 and the 2018 International Fire Code with suchportions as are hereinafter added, deleted, or modified or amended by Part 2 of this ordinance,which contain non-building standards, is hereby adopted pursuant to Section 13869 of theCalifornia Health and Safety Code and incorporated fully as if set out at length herem, andfrom the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall becontrollmg within the limits of the S an Ramon Valley Fire Protection Disfa-ict.Part 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODEThe International Fire Code is amended and changed inthe following respects: Section 101.1is amended to read as follows:101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of San Ramon Valley FireProtection District, hereinafter referred to as "this code."Section 105.6 is amended to read as follows:105.6 Required operational permits. The fire code official is authorized to issue operationalpermits for the operations set forth in Sections 105.6.1 through 105.6.52.Section 105.6.30 is deleted.Section 105.6.52 is added to read as follows:
105.6.52 Christmas tree sales. An operational permit is required to engage in the business ofChristmas tree sales.Exception: Lots that only have tree storage.Section 105.7 is amended to read as follows:105.7 Required construction permits. The fire code official is authorized to issueconsta-uction permits for work as set forth in Sections 105.7.1 through 105.7.27Section 105.7.26 is added to read as follows:105.7.26 Fire apparatus access. A construction permit is required to install, improve, modify, orremove public or private roadways, driveways, gates and bridges for temporary or permanent fireapparatus access.Section 105.7.27 is added to read as follows:105.7.27 Construction, alteration, or renovation of a building for which a building permit isrequired. A construction permit is required to construct,, add to, alter, renovate, rebuild, or moveinto the jurisdiction a stmctire for which a building permit is required.Section 110.4 is amended to read as follows:110.4 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate aprovision of this code or shall fail to complywith any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violationof the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit orcertificate used under provisions of this code, shall be subject to the criminal sanctions set forth inCalifornia Health and Safety Code, Section 13871. Each day that a violation continues after suchdue notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.Section 112.4 is amended to read as follows:112.4 Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served witha stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation orunsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less than 500 dollars or not more than 5,000 dollars.Section 202 is amended to include certain definitions and reads as follows:Board of Directors. Shall mean the governing body of the District.Fire trail. Shall mean a graded fuelbreak of sufficient width, surface, and design to provideaccess for personnel and equipment to suppress and to assist in preventing a surface extensionof fires.
Unwarranted fire alarm notification. The giving, signaling or transmission of an alarm.notification to a public fire station or emergency communications center when such alarm isthe result of a defective condition of an alarm system, system servicing or testing,construction activities, ordinary household activities or other cause when no such dangerexists.Section 304.1.2 is amended to read as follows:304.1.2 Vegetation. Weeds, grass, vines or other growth that is capable of being ignited andendangering property, shall be cut down and removed by the owner or occupant of the premises.Vegetation clearance upon default of owner or occupant shall be in accordance with Appendix P.Exception: Vegetation, clearance in areas deemed hazardous fire areas within wildland-urbaninterface areas shall be in accordance with Appendix P.Section 401.3.5 is added and reads as follows:401.3.5 Unwarranted fire alarm notification. Notification of emergency responders basedon an unwarranted alarm may be punishable by a fine. In addition, the responsible party maybe liable for the operational and/or administrative costs incurred from the emergency responseand /or mitigation procedures resulting from an unwarranted fire alarm notification.Section 503.1.4 is added and reads as follows:503.1.4 Access to open space and fire trails. Access to open land/space or existing fire trailsystems shall be maintained. Proposed land-use modifications impacting existing accessshallprovide alternate acceptable access, as approved by the fire code official.Section 503.2 is amended and reads as follows:503.2 Specifications. Fire apparatus access roads shall be installed and arranged inaccordance with Sections 503.2.1 through 503.2.8. The fire code official shall have theauthority to modify the access specifications. When required by the firecode official, technicalassistance inaccordancewithSection 104.7.2may be required.Section 503.3.1 is added and reads as follows:503.3.1 Parking of vehicles on fire apparatus access roads. For the parking of vehicles on afire apparatus access road, roadway widths shall be increased to accommodate the parking ofvehicles as follows:1. Roadways 20 feet (6096 mm) in width, no parking permitted,2. Roadways 28 feet (8534 mm) in width, parking permitted on one side only. Parking ispermitted on the side of the street absent fire hydrants, and
3. Roadways 3 6 feet (10,973 mm) in width when parking is not restricted.Section 503.4.1 is amended and reads as follows:503.4.1 Traffic calming devices. Traffic cakning devices shall be prohibited unless approvedby the fire code official. The design of traffic cahning devices shall be in concurrence withthe responsible public works agency and the fire code official.Section 507.2 is amended to read as follows:507.2 Type of water supply. A water supply shall consist of reservoirs, pressure tanks, elevatedtanks, water mains or other fixed systems capable of providing fire flow. Swimming pools andponds shall not be considered water storage for the purposes of Section 507.Section 5601.1.3 is amended to read as follows:5601.1.3 Fireworks. The possession, manufact-ire, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworkswithin the jurisdiction of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District are prohibited.Exceptions:1. Deleted2. Deleted3. The use of fireworks for fireworks displays as allowed in California Code of Regulations, Title 19.4. DeletedSection 5704.2.9.6.1 is amended to read as follows:5704.2.9.6.1 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited. Storage of Class I and IIliquids in above-groimd tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within the limits established bylaw as the limits of districts in which such storage is prohibited, see Part 3.Section 5706.2.4.4 is amended to read as follows:5706.2.4.4 Locations where above-ground tanks are prohibited. The storage of Class I and IIliquids m above-ground tanks is prohibited within, the limits established by law as the limits ofdistricts in which such storage is prohibited, see Part 3.Section 5806.2 is amended to read as follows:5806.2 Limitation. Storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers outside ofbuildings is prohibited within the limits established by law as the limits of the districts in whichsuch storage is prohibited, see Part 3.Section 6104.2 is amended to read as follows:6104.2 Maximum capacity within established limits. Within the limits established by law
restricting the storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated orcongested areas, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed a water capacityof 2,000 gallons, see Part 3 for established limits.Appendix P is added and reads as follows:P101 Appendbc P - Hazardous Fuel AbatementP101.1 Scope. This appendix provides provisions intended to identify hazard areas and mitigatethe risk of life and structures from intrusion of fire from wildland fu-e exposures and fire exposuresfrom adjacent structures and to mitigate fires from spreading to wildland fuels that may threatento destroy life, overwhelm fire suppression capabilities, or result in large property loss.P101.2 Purpose. The purpose of this appendix is to establish minimum requirements in wildland-urban interface areas that will increase the ability of a building to resist the intrusion of flame orburning embers projected by a vegetation fire, including the identification of hazardous fire areasthat require applicable defensible space provisions as set forth herein. and enforced by the fire codeofficial and applicable state and local fire-resistive building standards that are enforced by the localbuilding official.P101.3 Jurisdictional authority. The Board of Directors as the supervising, legislative andexecutive authority of this jurisdiction has the authority to act pursuant to Part 5 (commencingwith Section §14875), Division 12, of the State of California Health and Safety Code, to clear ororder the clearing of rubbish, litter or other flammable material where such flammable materialendangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard. Such fire hazard abatement shall beconducted in accordance with the provisions of said Part 5 and/or this Ordinance. In the applicationof the provisions of said Part 5 to fire hazard abatement proceeding under this Ordinance and theFire Protection District Law of 1961, the terms "Board of Directors" or "Board" when used in Part5, shall mean the Board of Directors of this jurisdiction under this article; and the officer designatedin Section §14890 of Part 5 shall mean the Fire Chief.P102 DefinitionsP102.1 Definitions. For the purpose of this appendix certain terms are defined as follows:Combustible material includes seasonal and recurrent weeds, stubble, brush, dry leaves,tumbleweeds, rubbish, litter or flammable materials of any kind.Cost of abatement. Shall include all expenses incurred by the jurisdiction in its work of abatementundertaken and administrative costs pursuant to Section Pill of this Ordmance.Defensible space. An area either natural or man-made, where material capable of allowing a fireto spread unchecked has been treated, cleared or modified to slow the rate and intensify of anadvancing wildfire and to create an area for fire suppression operations to occur.Fuelbreak. Shall mean a continuous strip of land upon and from which all rubbish, weeds, grassor other growth that could be expected to bum has been abated or otherwise removed m order to
prevent extension offrre from one area to another.Fuel management plan. Is a plan that shall be based upon a site-specific wildfire risk assessmentthat includes considerations of location, topography, aspect, flammable vegetation, climaticconditions and fire history. The plan shall address water supply, access, building ignition and fireresistance factors, fire protection systems and equipment, defensible space and vegetationmanagement. (Reference California Government Code 51182)Hazardous fire area. Is a parcel of land which is privately or publicly owned and located within500 feet of any mountainous area, forest or brush-, grass-covered land, or any land that is coveredwith flammable material. This may include both native vegetative or ornamental shrubbery. Suchareas may be designated as a hazardous fire area by the fire code official. (Reference: CaliforniaGovernment Code 51179, Public Resource Code 4291 and State Fire Hazardous Seventy ZoneMaps)Parcel. Is a portion of land of any size, the area which is determined m the records of the CountyAssessor. (Reference Health and Safety Code 14883)Person. Includes; individuals, firms, partnerships, and corporations.Public nuisance. Is a declaration by the fire code official that the presence of combustiblematerial on a parcel creates a fire hazard. (Health and Safety Code 14875 and 14876)Rubbish. Means waste matter, litter, trash, refuse, debris and dirt on. streets, or private property inthe jurisdiction which is, or when dry may become, a fire hazard.Streets. Includes alleys, parkways, driveways, sidewalks, and areas between sidewalks and curbs,highways, public right of ways, private road, trails, easements, and fire trails.Weeds. IVIeans all vegetation growing upon streets or private property in this jurisdiction andincludes any of the following:1. Vegetation that bears seeds of a downy or wingy nature.2. Sagebmsh, chaparral, and any other bmsh or weeds which, attains such large growth as to become,when. dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property.3. Vegetation that is otherwise noxious or dangerous.4. Poison oak and poison ivy when the conditions of growth are such as to constitute a menace to thepublic health.5. Dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable material which endangers the public safety bycreating a fire hazard. (Reference Health and Safety Code 14875)Wildland-Urban interface area. Is that geographical area where structures and other humandevelopment meet or intermingle with wildland or vegetative fuels.P103 Unlawful disposal. Every person who places, deposits or dumps combustible material on
a parcel whether or not he owns such parcel, or whether, or not he so places, deposits or dumpson such parcel with the consent of the owner, thereof, is subject to the criminal sanctions setforth in Health and Safety Code Section 13871.P104 Public nuisance. The Board of Directors may declare that all hazardous fire areas, includingany combustible materials and dead trees, upon private property or streets in this jurisdiction andall mbbish on private property or streets in this jurisdiction are public nuisances. Such weednuisance is seasonal and recurrent.P105 Prohibition. No person who has any ownership or possessory interest m or control of parcelof land shall allow to exist thereon any hazardous mbbish or weeds, trees, or other vegetation,which constitutes a fire hazard.P106 Contract for services. This Board of Directors reserves and retains the power to award acontract for such hazard abatement work where the employees of this jurisdiction are not used toperform such abatement work.P107 General abatement requirements. The provisions of this section shall govern theabatement of combustible material creating a fire hazard upon premises (reference GovernmentCode 51175 - 51189 and Public Resources Code 4291).P107.1 Clearance of brush or vegetative growth from streets. The fire code official isauthorized to require areas within 10 feet on each side of fire apparatis access roads and drivewaysto be abated of flammable vegetation and other combustible growth.Exception: Single specimens of trees, ornamental vegetative fuels or cultivated ground cover,such as green grass, ivy, succulents or similar plants used as ground cover, provided they do notform a means of readily transmitting fire.P107.2 Clearance of brush, vegetative growth and combustible material from parcels. Allparcels declared a public nuisance by the Board of Directors shall be cleared entirely ofcombustible material. If the fire code official determines this impractical, the provisions of SectionP107.2maybe used.P107.2.1 Clearance of dead trees. Remove from the parcel all dead trees within 100 feet of allstructures.P107.2.2 Abatement of parcels 1 acre or less. Parcels one acre or less (43,560 square feet) shallrequire abatement of the enfee parcel.P107.2.3 Abatement of parcels greater than 1 acre. Parcels over one acre (43,560 square feet)may be required to comply with the following requirements:1. Parcels shall provide 15-foot disced or bladed fuelbreaks along the perimeter of the property linethat borders a developed property.
EXCEPTION: Mowed faelbreaks are only acceptable if an area cannot be disced due to terrainor other factors. Mowed fuelbreaks should be maintained at a maximum height of 3-inches and aminimum width of 60- feet.2. Parcels 10 acres or more shall provide a 15-foot crossbreakto divide the parcel into approximately5-acre sections.EXCEPTION: Parcels that are used for agricultural purposes may contact Fire and Life Safety torequest modifications to this requirement.P107.3 Clearance of brush or vegetative growth from structures. Any person owning, leasing,controlling, operating or maintaining any building in, upon, or adjoining any hazardous fire areashall at all times maintain defensible space around and adjacent to such building by removing andclearing away all combustible material for a distance not less than 100 feet from all portions of thestructure. Distances may be increased by the fire code official based on site specific analysis oflocal conditions.EXCEPTION: Single specimens of trees, ornamental vegetative fuels or cultivated ground cover,such as green grass, ivy, succulents or similar plants used as ground cover, provided they do notform a means of readily transmitting fire.P107.3.1 Clearance of trees from chimney. Remove that portion of any tree that extends within10 feet of the outlet of any chimney or stovepipe.P107.3.2 Clearance of trees from structure. M.aintain any tree, shrub, or other plant adjacent toor overhanging any stmctire free of dead limbs, branches and other combustible material.P107.3.3 Clearance of roofs. Maintain the roof of any structure and roof gutters free of leaves,needles, twigs and other combustible materials.P107.3.4 Ground clearance of trees. Limb trees within 100 feet of any building or structure orwithin 10 feet of that portion of any highway, street, alley or driveway which is improved or usedfor vehicle travel or other vehicular purposes, so that no leafy foliage, twigs or branches are within5 feet from the ground.P107.3.5 Clearance of trees from roofs. Maintain 5 feet of vertical clearance between roofsurfaces and portions of trees overhanging any building or structure.P107.3.6 Clearance of trees from roadways and driveways. Maintain an unobstmcted verticalclearance of not less than 13'6" above all roadways and driveways.P108 Fire management plan. A fire management plan shall be prepared by the applicantwhen required by the fire code official.P108.1 Cost. The cost of fire management plan preparation and review shall be the
responsibility of the applicant.P109 Clearance upon default of owner.P109.1 Notice. The fire code official of this jurisdiction may order the abatement of weeds, trees,and rubbish as described m Sections 304.1.2 and Appendix P. Copies of the legal notice shall beheaded with the words "Legal Notice to Abate Fire Hazard" in letters at least one inch high. Thenotice shall be in substantially the following form.:LEGAL NOTICE TO ABATE FIRE HAZARDYou are hereby notified that an accumulation of grass, weeds, dead trees, and/or rubbish constitutesa fire hazard on the following described property owned by you:(Describe property by common street designation, by metes and bounds, Assessor's code area andparcel number, or by reference to attached map).You are hereby notified to remove the grass, weeds, dead trees and/or mbbish within fifteen (15)days from the date of this legal notice. If you fail to do so, the San Ramon Valley Fire ProtectionDistrict will abate it and the cost of the abatement, including administrative costs, will be collectedas property taxes and will be a lien on your property until paid. The lien may prevent the sale ofthe property and it shall be the responsibility of the property owner upon payment of the propertytaxes to have the lien removed. Contact the Fire District for a release of lien that must be filed bythe property owner at the County Recorder's Office.You are hereby further notified that the Board of Directors has declared that such grass, weeds,dead trees and rubbish constitute a public nuisance and that such weeds also constitute a seasonaland recurring nuisance.You may appear in person before the Board of Directors of this jurisdiction on (time and date) at(place-room, street, address, and city) to show cause why this order should not be enforced.(Signed): (Name of fire code official or name of jurisdiction)P109.2 Mailed notice. The fire code official of this jurisdiction shall mail a copy of the legalnotice to the owner of the affected property as he/she and his/her address appear upon the currentand last county equalized assessment roll as of January 1 of each calendar year, or as his/heraddress is known to this jurisdiction. As an alternative to mailing, the notice may be postedupon the affected property and published in this jurisdiction, not less than fifteen (15) daysprior to the date of the abatement hearing. The notice shall also be provided to the Clerk of theBoard ofDu'ectors three days prior to the Board hearing. It shall be the responsibility of the-current owner of record to notify the fire code official of a change m ownership on the form.provided.P109.3 Hearing. A date for hearing on. the legal notice shall be scheduled at least fifteen (15) daysafter the date of the notice. The date of the notice is the date on which the notice is placed in the
United States mail or the date on which it is posted on the property. At the tune and place statedin the notices, the Board of Directors shall meet to hear the report of the fire code official and anyobjections thereto. The fire code official shall attend, inform the Board as to the alleged publicnuisance, and supply the description of the parcel upon which it exists, the name and address ofthe last known property owner thereof, and state what has been done in order to give notice of thehearing according to the provisions of this code. At the hearing, the property owner or their agentmay appear to show cause why the order shall not be enforced. For good cause shown, the Boardof Directors may extend the time for compliance with the order or may rescmd the order. Thedecision by the Board at the hearing is final. Upon the completion of the hearing, the Board shallauthorize and direct the fire code official to abate any public nuisance found by the District to existon the parcel after the date specified in said notice.P109.4 Order of work. If, after a hearing, the Board of Directors fmds that a public nuisanceexists upon a parcel, the Board may direct the fire code official to abate the public nuisance. TheBoard shall mamtain a record of its proceedings at such hearing and retain therewith the report ofthe fire code official and a description of such parcel and, where applicable, the name andaddress of its last known property owner.P109.5 Contract award. If the owner fails to comply with the order, the fire code official ofthis jurisdiction may have the public nuisance abated either by employees of this jurisdiction 01-by contract.P110 Seasonal and recurrent nuisancesPllO.l Resolution. If, in the opinion of the fire code official, the public nuisance on a parcel isseasonal and recurrent, the fire code official may ask the Board of Directors to so declare byresolution. If the Board of Directors makes such a declaration by resolution, such seasonal andrecurring public nuisance thereafter shall be abated every year without the necessity of any furtherhearing.P110.2 Notice. For a parcel subject to a declaration described in Section Pl 10.1, it is sufficient tomail the legal notice to the same person and in the same manner as set forth in Section Pl 09. Thenotice shall describe the parcel and shall state that the parcel is subject to seasonal and recurringweeds that constitute a public nuisance and must be cleared every year without the necessity ofany further hearmg. The notice shall further state that if the weeds constituting a public nuisanceare not cleared by the owners of the parcel by a specified date, they will be abated by the District,in which case the cost of such abatement shall be assessed upon the parcel from which the privatenuisance is abated and that such cost will constitute a lien upon such parcel until paid. In the eventthe fire code official sets a hearing before the Board of Directors as authorized by Section Pl 10.3,the notice shall also set forth the date, time and place of such hearing and shall be mailed at leastfifteen (15) days before the hearing.P110.3 Optional hearing. Notwithstanding Section Pl 10.1, the fire code official may set ahearing before the Board ofDu'ectors to consider any objections to the proposed abatement ofthe public nuisance as described in the notice pursuant to Section Pl 10.2. The decision by theBoard at the hearing is final. Upon the completion of the hearing, the Board shall authorize and10
direct the free code official to abate any public nuisance found by the District to exist on theparcel after the date specified in said notice. The fire code official will place a work order onthe property as stated in Pl 09.4.Pl 10.4 Optional second notice. At the discretion of the fire code official, if a public nuisanceis found to exist on a parcel after the date specified m the first notice pursuant to SectionPl 10.2, a second notice may be mailed or delivered to the same person to whom the first noticewas mailed. The second notice shall state that the public nuisance will be abated by the Districtunless it is otherwise abatedimmediately or by a specified date. Themailing or delivery of a secondnotice does not create any right to obj ect or further obj ect to the proposed abatement of the publicnuisance.Pill Collection of the cost of abatementPlll.l Abatement report of costs. The fire code official or his or her designee abating thenuisance shall keep an account of the cost of abatement in J&ont of or on each separate parcel ofland and shall render an itemized report in writing to the Board of Directors showing the cost ofremoving the weeds, dead trees and rubbish on or in front of each separate lot or parcel of land, orboth.P111.2 Confirmation of expense account. Before the report is submitted to the Board ofDirectors, a copy of it shall be posted for at least three days on or near the chamber door of theBoard with a notice of the time and when the report will be submitted to the Board forconfirmation. Said report and notice shall also be posted for the said three days in two other publicplaces in the District. At the time frxed for receiving and considering the report, the Board ofDirectors shall hear it and any objections of any of the property owners liable to be assessed forthe work of abatement. Thereupon, the Board of Directors may make such modifications in thereport, as it deems necessary, after which by order of resolution, the report shall be confirmed.P111.3 Special assessment and lien. The amounts of the cost, mcluding administrative costs, forabating the nuisance in front of or upon the various parcels of the land mentioned in the report asconfu-med shall constitute special assessment against the respective parcels of land, and a lien onthe property for the amount of the respective assessments.P111.4 Transmittal of account. Such lien attaches upon recordation in the office of the CountyRecorder of the County in which the property is situated of a certified copy of the Resolution ofConfirmation.P111.5 Cost assessments. Upon confirmation of the report of cost by the Board of Directors ofthis jurisdiction and the recordation of the Resolution of Confinnation by the administrator, a copyof the report of cost shall be sent to the County Auditor, who shall enter the amount of theassessments against the parcels. Thereafter the amount of the assessments shall be collected at thesame time and in thesame way as County taxes are collected. The owners are subject to the samepenalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary countytaxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of County taxes are applicable11
to these assessment taxes.P111.6 Grounds for cancellation or refund. If a property owner believes an assessment againstthe owner's property pursuant to Section Pl 09 and Pl 10 was entered, charged or paid more thanonce, through clerical error, through the error or mistake of the District in respect to any materialfact, or illegally, the owner must in compliance with applicable law present a claim to the Boardof Directors for an order cancelling (ifuncollected) or refunding (if collected) the assessment.Pl 12 Alternate mitigation.P112.1 Fuelbreaks. In lieu of ordering abatement as provided in Section P107, the fire codeofficial of this jurisdiction may order the preparation of faelbreaks around parcels of propertywhere combustible grass, weeds, crops, or brush are present. In determining the proper width forfuelbreaks, the fire code official shall consider the height of the growth, weather condition,topography, values at risk and the accessibility to the property for fire protection equipment. Theprocedure set forth in Section Pl 09 for the abatement of weeds and mbbish shall apply to thepreparation offuelbreaks.Part 3. GEOGRAPHIC LIMITS FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS MATERIALSThat the geographic limits referred to m certain sections of the 2019 California Fire Code arehereby established as follows, these provisions may be modified based on the General or SpecificPlan of the city or County:3.1 The limits referred to in Section 5704.2.9.6.1 of the International Fire Code in whichstorage of Class I and II liquids in-above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited, arehereby established as follows: Prohibited in any area as established by applicable land-use andzoning standards.3.2 The limits referred to in Section 5706.2.4.4 of the International Fire Code in whichstorage of Class I and II liquids in above-ground tanks is prohibited, are hereby established asfollows: Prohibited in any area as established by applicable land-use and zoning standards.3.3 The limits referred to in Section 5806.2 of the International Fire Code in which thestorage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers is prohibited is hereby establishedas follows: Prohibited in any area as established by applicable land-use and zoning standards.3.4 The limits referred to in Section 6104.2 of the International Fire Code, in whichstorage ofliquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established as follows: Prohibited in anyarea as established by applicable land-use and zoning standards.Part 4 CHANGES TO BUILDING STANDARDSI. Changes or Modifications more stringent than the California Building Standards CodeChanges and modifications that are more stringent than. the requirements published in theCalifornia Building Standards Code are adopted pursuant to the provisions contained in California12
Health and Safety Code 13869.7In the event the City of San Ramon, Town of Danville, or Contra Costa County, adopt morerestrictive requirements, or amend provisions contained herein in accordance with CaliforniaHealth and Safety Code Section 13869.7(c); those more restrictive or amended requirements shallonly apply within the jurisdiction ratifying such requirements.The Board of Directors of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, in its Ordinance adoptingand amending regulations that are more restrictive than the 2019 California Building StandardsCode, Title 24, Part 9, Section 903 of the California Fire Code are described below;Section 902 is added and reads as follows:SUBSTANTIAL REMODEL. In existing buildings, any alteration that causes additional floorarea that is more than fifty percent (50%) of the existing floor area and where the total floor areaexceeds 5000 square feet.SUBSTANTIAL REMODEL, Group R-3. In an existing R-3 structure, any alteration that causesadditional floor area that exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the existing floor area and where the totalfloor area exceeds 5000 square feet.Section 903.1 is amended and reads as follows:903.1 General. Automatic sprinkler systems shall comply with this section. For the purposes ofthis section, fire walls shall not be considered as creating separate buildmgs. An automaticsprinkler system shall be provided for all new buildings with a gross floor area that exceeds 5000square feet and, in the locations, set forth in Section 903.EXCEPTION: Group U occupancies.Sections 903.2.1.1 through 903.2.1.4 are amended and read as follows:903.2.1.1 Group A-l. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for fire areas containingGroup A-l occupancies and mtervening floors of the building where one of the followmgconditions exists:1.The fire area exceeds 5000 square feet.2.The fire area has an occupant load of 300 or more.3.The fire area is located on a floor other than a level of exit discharge servmg such occupancies.4. The fire area contains a multi-theater complex.903.2.1.2 Group A-2. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughoutstories containing Group A-2 occupancies and throughout all stories from the Group A-2occupancy to and including the levels of exit discharge serving that occupancy where one of thefollowing conditions exists:1.The fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet.13
2.The fu-e area has an occupant load of 100 or more.3.The fire area is located on a floor other than a level of exit discharge serving such occupancies.4. The structure exceeds 5,000 square feet, contains more than one fire area containing a GroupA-2 occupancy, and is separated into two or more buildmgs by fire walls of less than 4-hour frre-resistance rating without openings.903.2.1.3 Group A-3. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for fire areascontaining Group A-3 occupancies and interveniag floors of the building where one of thefollowing conditions exists:1.The fire area exceeds 5000 square feet.2.The fire area has an occupant load of 300 or more.3.The fire area is located on a floor other than a level of exit discharge serving such occupancies.4.The structure exceeds 5,000 square feet, contains more than one fire area containing exhibitionand display rooms, and is separated into two or more buildings by fire walls of less than 4-hourfire-resistance rating without openings.903.2.1.4 Group A-4. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for fire areascontainmg Group A-4 occupancies and intervening floors of the building where one of thefollowing conditions exists:1.The fire area exceeds 5000 square feet2.The fire area has an occupant load of 300 or more.3 .The fire area is located on a floor other than. a level of exit discharge serving such occupancies.Section 903.2.3 is amended and reads as follows:903.1.3 Group E. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for Group Eoccupancies as follows:1 .Throughout all Group E fue areas greater than 5,000 square feet in area.2.The Group E fire area is located on a floor other than a level of exit discharge serving suchoccupancies.Exception: In buildings where every classroom has not fewer than one exterior door at groundlevel, an automatic sprinMer system is not required in any area below the lowest level of exitdischarge serving that area.3.The Group E fire area has an occupant load of 300 or more.4.1n rooms or areas with special hazards such as laboratories, vocational shops and other such areaswhere hazardous materials in quantities not exceeding the maximum allowable quantity are usedor stored.5.Throughout any Group E structure greater than 5,000 square feet in area, which contains morethan one fire area, and which is separated into two or more buildings by fire walls of less than 4-hour fire-resistance rating without openings.6.For public school state-funded construction projects see Section 903.2.197.For public-school campuses. Kindergarten through 12th grade, see section 903.2.20.Section 903.2.4 is amended and reads as follows:14
903.1.4 Group F-l. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout allbuildings containing a Group F-l occupancy where one of the following conditions exists:l.A Group F-l frre area exceeds 5,000 square feet.2.A Group F-l fire area is located more than three stories above grade plane.3.The combined area of all Group F-l fire areas on all floors, includmg any mezzanines, exceeds24,000 square feet.4.A Group F-l occupancy used for the manufacturing ofupholstered furniture or mattressesexceeds 2,500 square feet.Section 903.2.7 is amended and reads as follows:903.2.7 Group M. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout buildingscontaining a Group M occupancy where one of the following conditions exists:l.A Group M fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet.2.A Group M frre area is located more than three stories above grade plane.3.The combined area of all Group M fire areas on all floors, including any mezzanines,exceeds 5,000 square feet.4.A Group M occupancy used for the display and sale ofupholstered furniture or mattressesexceeds 5,000 square feet.5.{SFM} The structure exceeds 5,000 square feet, contains more than one fire area containinga Group M occupancy, and is separated into two or more buildings by fire walls of less than4-hour fire-resistance rating without openings.Section 903.2.8 is amended to read as follows:903.2.8 Group R. An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3shall be provided throughout all Group R occupancies, including manufactured and mobilehomes, including those located in mobile home parks.Section 903.2.9 is amended and reads as follows:903.2.9 Group S-l. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout allbuildings containing a Group S-l occupancy where one of the following conditions exists:1. A Group S-l fire area exceeds 5,000 square feet2. A group S-l fire area is located more than three stories above grade plane.3. The combined area of all Group S-l fire areas on all floors, including any mezzanines, exceeds10,000 square feet.4. A Group S-l frre area used for the storage of commercial motor vehicles where the fire areaexceeds 5,000 square feet.5. A Group S-l occupancy used for the storage ofupholstered furniture or mattresses exceeds2,500 square feet.Section 903.2.9.1 is amended and reads as follows:903.2.9.1 Repair garages. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout allbuildings used as repair garages in accordance with Section 406.8 of the California Building Code,15
as shown:1 .Buildings with a fire area contaimng a repair garage exceedmg 5,000 square feet.2.Buildings having two or more stories above grade plane, including basements, with a fire areacontaining a repair garage exceeding 5,000 square feet.3.Buildings not more than one story above grade plane, with a fire area containing a repair garageexceeding 5,000 square feet.4.Buildings with repair garages servicing vehicles parked in basements.5.A group S-l fire area used for the repair of commercial motor vehicles where the fire areaexceeds 5,000 square feet.Section 903.2.10 is amended and reads as follows:903.2.10 Group S-2 enclosed parking garages. An automatic sprinkler system shall beprovided throughout buildings classified as enclosed parking garages in accordance with Section406.4 of the California Building Code where either of the following conditions exists:l.Where the fire area of the enclosed parking garage exceeds 5,000 square feet.2.Where the enclosed parking garage is located beneath other groups.Exception: Enclosed parking garages located beneath Group R-3 occupancies.Section 903.2.13 is amended and reads as follows:903.2.13. Group B. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided for fire areas containingGroup B occupancies and intervenmg floors of the building where one of the following conditionsexist:1.The fae area exceeds 5,000 square feet.Section 903.3.1.1.3 is added to read as follows:903.3.1.1.3 Undeclared Use and Tenant Space. In buildings ofundeclared use or with tenantspace areas; the fire sprinkler system may be required to be designed to conform to the designdensity of the most hazardous occupancy use allowed within the building. Where a subsequentoccupancy requires a system with greater capability, it shall be the responsibility of the ownerand/or the occupant to upgrade the system.Section 903.6.1 is added and reads as follows:903.6.1 Substantial Remodel. In an existing building, if a substantial remodel occurs theentire building shall be protected by an. automatic sprinkler system in accordance with section 903 .Section 903.6.1.1 is added and reads as follows:903.6.1.1 Substantial Remodel, Group R-3. An automatic sprinkler system shall beprovided throughout an existing Group R-3 dwelling where a substantial remodel occurs or wherethe gross floor area of the building exceeds 8,000 square feet.EXCEPTION: When additional floor area does not exceed 1000 square feet.16
H. FindingsPursuant to Section §17958.5 and §17958.7 of the California Health and Safety Code, the Boardof Directors of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District fmds that the above referencedchange, modification, and amendment is needed and is reasonably necessary because of certainlocal climatic, geological, and topographic conditions as described below.A. Climatic1. Precipitation and Relative Humidity(a) ConditionsPrecipitation ranges from 15 to 24 inches per year with an average of approximately 20 inches peryear. Ninety-six (96) percent falls during the months of October through April and four (4) percentfrom May through September. This is a dry period of at least five (5) months each year.Additionally, the area is subject to occasional drought. Relative humidity remains in the middlerange most of the time. It ranges from forty-five (45) to sixty-five (65) percent durmg spring,summer, fall, and from sixty (60) to ninety (90) percent in the winter. It occasionally falls as lowas fifteen (15) percent.(b) ImpactLocally experienced dry periods cause extreme dryness of untreated wood shakes and shingles onbuildings and non-irrigated grass, brush and weeds, which are often near buildings with woodroofs and sidings. Such dryness causes these materials to ignite very readily and bum rapidly andintensely.Because of dryness, a rapidly burning grass fire or exterior building fire can quickly transfer toother buildings by means of radiation or flying brands, sparks and embers. A small fire can rapidlygrow to a magnitude beyond the control capabilities of the Fire District resulting in an excessivefire loss.2. Temperature(a) ConditionsTemperatures have been recorded as high as 114° F. Average summer highs are in the 90° range,with average maximum.s of 105° F.(b) ImpactHigh temperatures cause rapid fatigue and heat exhaustion of firefighters, hereby reducing theireffectiveness and ability to control large building and wildland fires.Another impact from high temperatures is that combustible building material and non-irrigatedweeds, grass and brush are preheated, thus causing these materials to ignite more readily and bummore rapidly and intensely. Additionally, the resultant higher temperature of the atmospheresurrounding the materials reduces the effectiveness of the water being applied to the burningmaterials. This requires that more water be applied, which in turn requires more Fire Districtresources in order to control a fire on a hot day. High temperatures directly contribute to the rapidgrowth of fires to an intensity and magnitude beyond the control capabilities of the Fire District.17
3. Winds(a) ConditionsPrevailing winds in the area are from the south or southwest in the mornings and from the northor northwest in the afternoons. However, winds are experienced from virtually every direction atone time or another. Velocities are generally in the fourteen (14) mph to twenty-three (23) mphranges, gusting to twenty-five (25) to thirty-five (35) mph. Forty (40) mph winds are experiencedoccasionally and winds up to fifty-five (55) mph have been registered locally. During the winterhalf of the year, strong, dry, gusty winds from the north move through the area for several dayscreating extremely dry conditions.(b) ImpactWinds such as those experienced locally can and do cause frres, both interior and exterior, to bumand spread rapidly. Fires involving non-imgated weeds, grass and bmsh can grow to a magnitudeand be fanned to an intensity beyond the control capabilities of the Fire District very quickly evenby relatively moderate winds. When such fires are not controlled, they can extend to nearbybuildings, particularly those with untreated wood shakes or shingles.Winds of the type experienced locally also reduce the effectiveness of exterior water streams usedby the Fire District on fires involving large interior areas of buildings, fires which have ventedthrough windows and roofs due to inadequate built-in fire protection and fires involving woodshake and shingle building exteriors. Local winds will continue to be a definite factor towardscausing major frre losses to buildings not provided with fire resistive roof and sidmg materials andbuildings with. inadequately separated interior areas or lacking automatic fire protection systems.National statistics frequently cite wind conditions, such as those experienced locally, as a majorfactor where conflagrations have occurred.4. SummaryThese local climatic conditions affect the acceleration, intensity, and size of fire in the community.Times of little or no rainfall, of low humidity, and high temperatures create extremely hazardousconditions, particularly as they relate to wood shake and shingle roof fires and confl.agrati.ons. Thewinds experienced in this area can have a tremendous impact upon structure fires. During woodshake and shingle roof fires, or exposure fires, winds can carry sparks and burning brands to otherstructures, thus spreading the fire and causing conflagrations. In building fires, winds can literallyforce fires back into the building and can create a blow torch effect, in addition to preventing"natural" ventilation and cross-ventilation efforts.B. Geological and Topographic1. Seismicity(a) ConditionsThe Seismic Design Category found in Contra Costa County varies based on mappedacceleration parameters and risk category of a structure. In general, Seismic Design Category inContra Costa County are D or E for risk category I, II, or III stmctoes and D or F risk categoryIV structures.18
Contra Costa County is in close proximity to the San Andreas Fault and contains all or portionsof the Hayward, Calaveras, Concord, Antioch, Mt. Diablo, and other lesser faults. A 4.1earthquake with its epicenter in Concord occurred in 1958, and a 5.4 earthquake with itsepicenter also in Concord occurred in 1955. The Concord and Antioch faults have a potential fora Richter 6 earthquake and the Hayward and Calaveras faults have the potential for a Richter 7earthquake. Minor tremblers from seismic activity are not uncommon in the area.Interstate 680 runs the length of the San Ramon Valley to Interstate 580 m Alameda County. Theinterstate divides the valley into a west and east side. Through the valley, the interstate is transversed by 8 underpasses and 7 overcrossings. An overpass or undercrossing collapse wouldsignificantly alter the response route and tune of responding emergency equipment. This is due tolimited crossings of the interstate and that the valley has only one surface street, which runs parallelto the interstate which, would be congested during a significant emergency.Earthquakes of the magnitude experienced locally can cause major damage to electricaltransmission, facilities, which, in turn, cause power failures while at the same time starting firesthroughout the Fire District. The occurrence of multiple fires will quickly deplete existing firedepartment resources; hereby reducing and/or delaying their response to any given frre.Additionally, without electrical power, elevators, smoke management systems, lighting systems,alarm systems and other electrical equipment urgently needed for building evacuation and firecontrol in large buildings would be inoperative, thereby resulting in loss of life and/or major firelosses in such buildings.(b) ImpactA major earthquake could severely restrict the response of the Fire District and its capability tocontrol fires involving buildmgs of wood frame construction, with ordinary wood shake andshingle exteriors, or with large interior areas not provided with automatic smoke and frre controlsystems.2. Soils(a) ConditionsThe area is replete with various soils, which are unstable, clay loam and alluvial fans beingpredominant. These soil conditions are moderately to severely prone to swelling and shrinking,are plastic, and tend to liquefy.Throughout the San Ramon Valley, the topography and development growth has created a networkof older, narrow roads. These roads vary from gravel to asphalt surface and vary in percent ofslope, many exceeding twenty- (20) percent. Several of these roads extend up through the windingpassageways in the hills providing access to remote, affluent housing subdivisions. The majorityof these roads are private with no established maintenance program. During inclement weather,these roads are subject to rock and mudslides, as well as down trees, obstructing all vehicle traffic.It is anticipated that during an earthquake, several of these roads would be impassable.Examples:1 .Roundhill Estates in Alamo - access restricted for fire equipment due to road grade and width.2.West hillside area in Danville and Alamo would restrict access for Station's 31, 32, and 33.3.Tassajara Valley and Morgan Territory roads would restrict access for Station's 30, 35, 36 and19
37.3. Topographic(a) Conditions-i. VegetationHighly combustible dry grass, weeds, and brash are common in the hilly and open space areasadjacent to built-up locations sbc (6) to eight (8) months of each year. Many of these areasfrequently experience wildland fires, which threaten nearby buildings, particularly those withwood roofs, or sidings. This condition can be found throughout the District, especially in thosedeveloped and developing areas of the District.ii. Surface FeaturesThe arrangement and location of natural and manmade surface features, including hills, creeks,canals, freeways, housing tracts, commercial development, fire stations, streets and roads, combineto limit feasible response routes for Fire District resources in and to District areas.iii. Buildings, Landscaping and TerrainMany of the "newer" large buildings and building complexes have building access andlandscaping features and designs, which preclude or greatly limit any approach or operationalaccess to them. by Fire District vehicles. In addition, the presence of security gates and roads ofinadequate width and grades which are too steep for Fire District vehicles adversely affect firesuppression efforts.When Fire District vehicles cannot gain access to buildings involved with fire, the potential forcomplete loss is realized. Difficulty reaching a fire site often requires that fire personnel bothin numbers and in stamina. Access problems often result in severely delaying, misdirecting ormaking impossible fire and smoke control efforts.(b) ImpactThe above local geological and topographical conditions increase the magnitude, exposure,accessibility problems, and fire hazards presented to the San Ramon Valley Fire ProtectionDistrict. Fire following an earthquake has the potential of causing greater loss of life and damagethan the earthquake itself. Hazardous materials, particularly toxic gases, could pose the greatestthreat to the largest number, should a significant seismic event occur. Public Safety resourceswould have to be prioritized to mitigate the greatest threat and may likely be unavailable forsmaller single dwelling or structure fires.Other variables may tend to intensify the situation:1. The extent of damage to the water system.2. The extent of isolation due to bridge and/or freeway overpass collapse.3. The extent of roadway damage and/or amount of debris blocking the roadways.4. Climatic conditions (hot, dry weather with high winds).5. Time of day will influence the amount of traffic on roadways and could intensify the riskto life during normal business hours.6. The availability of timely mutual aid or military assistance.20
7. The large portion of dwellings with wood shake or shingles coverings could result inconflagrations.4. SummaryLocal climatic, geologic, and topographic conditions impact fire prevention efforts, and thefrequency, spread, acceleration, intensity, and size of fire involving buildings in thiscommunity. Further, they impact potential damage to all stmctures from earthquake andsubsequent fire. An example of this was the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquakemeasuring 6.9 on the San Andreas fault centered near Santa Cruz, caused one residential fireand numerous commercial buildings to have damage.Part 5. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCESThe following Ordinance previously adopted by the Board of Directors is hereby repealed:Ordinance No.34, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District.Part 6. PUBLICATIONSThat the Fire District Clerk of San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District is hereby directed tocause this ordinance to be published within fifteen (15) days of passage, with the names ofthe Directors voting for and against it, in the San Ramon Valley Times, a newspaper of generalcirculation in this District.Part 7. EFFECTIVE DATEThat this ordinance and the rules, regulations, provisions, requirements, orders and mattersestablished and adopted hereby shall take effect and be in full force, beginning January 1, 2020and after its final passage and adoption.Passed and Adopted on November 20, 2019 by the following roll call vote:AYES: Directors Crean, Kerr, Parker, Stamey and Board President Yancey'NOES: NoneABSENT: None21
ATTEST:•^, -""^ ^y//^^ /J.^lr}^Susan F. BrooksDistrict ClerkDominique^ancey/ ^President, Board ofDirefet&rsAPPROVED AS TO FORMM^/t^William D. RossDistrict Counsel22
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MODIFICATIONS TO
SAN RAMON VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ORDINANCE NO. 36
1. § 102 – Applicability. This section is modified to clarify that it does not mandate the
performance or non-performance of any act by the County and its planning agency, officers,
and employees, and to clarify that the District has no legal authority to prescribe the
governmental discretion and actions of the County and its officers and employees. County
staff is hereby directed to cooperate to the greatest reasonable extent (subject to applicable
County and State rules and regulations) with the District concerning the subjects of this
section and Ordinance No. 36.
2. § 112 – Stop Orders. This section as modified and clarified does not mandate the county
building inspector or other County official or agency to issue any stop work orders or to
perform or not perform any act, and with this clarification is the same as § 102 above.
3. § 503 – Fire Apparatus Access Roads. This section is modified to clarify that nothing in it
shall prevent the County from legislating, taking administrative action, and/or occupying
this area of regulation to the extent allowed by law. This modification is made to retain the
County’s ability to require uniform unincorporated area regulations such as public road
improvements, widths, and access.
4. § 505 – Premises Identification. This section is modified to clarify that the County fully
retains its authority pursuant to law to determine unincorporated area street names and
addresses.
5. § 507 – Fire Protection Water Supplies. This section is modified in the same manner as §
503 except limited to the reservation of County discretion involving the provision of water
for domestic use.
6. Part 4 – Changes to Building Standards. This part is modified to clarify that nothing in it
shall prevent the County from legislating in and/or occupying an area of regulation as
hereinabove provided or otherwise allowed by law. In part, this modification is made to
retain the County’s ability to require uniform unincorporated area regulations.
7. Part 5 – Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. This part is modified to clarify that Ordinance
No. 36 supersedes Contra Costa County Ordinance No. 2019-37 only with respect to those
portions of the District located within the unincorporated area of Contra Costa County.
8. Modified Ordinance Ratification. In ratifying Ordinance No. 36, the Board of Supervisors
has not reviewed and passed upon any “Findings of Necessity” that may have been prepared
by the District, nor has it reviewed and passed upon the scope of the District’s Health and
Safety Code regulatory authority.
9. Enforcement. The Chief of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District is authorized to
enforce San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 36 within those portions
of the District located within the unincorporated area of Contra Costa County. (Health and
Saf. Code, § 13869.7(h)(1)(A).)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
DECLARE vacant the District 3 seat on the County Planning Commission previously held by Duane Steele
due to resignation and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy, as recommended by Supervisor
Diane Burgis.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Mr. Stelle notified the District Office of his resignation effective December 31, 2019.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Lea Castleberry
925-252-4500
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 2
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:VACANCY ON THE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
ATTACHMENTS
MINUTES
ATTACHMENTS
Vacancy Notice
RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT resignation of Fred Adams from the Advisory Council on Aging, DECLARE a vacancy on the
Member-at-Large Seat 1, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy as recommended by the
Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Fred Adams was appointed November 14, 2016. The seat expires September 30, 2020. Mr. Adams
submitted his resignation due to time constraints other obligations.
The Advisory Council on Aging (Council) provides a means for countywide planning, cooperation, and
coordination for individuals and groups interested in improving and developing services and opportunities
for the older residents of the County. The Council provides leadership and advocacy on behalf of older
persons as a channel of communication and information on aging.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Advisory Council on Aging may not be able to conduct routine business.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Elaine Burres 608-4960
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 3
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Advisory Council on Aging Resignation Member-At-Large Seat 1
AGENDA
ATTACHMENTS
MINUTES
ATTACHMENTS
Vacancy Notice
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPOINT the following individual to the District IV Member at Large seat on the Mental Health Commission for a term
with an expiration date of June 30, 2021, as recommended by
Karen Mitchoff: Alana Russaw - Concord, CA
FISCAL IMPACT:
none
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Mental Health Commission was established by order of the Contra Costa
County Board of Supervisors on June 22, 1993, pursuant to the Welfare & Institution Code 5604,
also known as the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act, Stats. 1992, c. 1374 (A.B. 14). The primary
purpose of the Commission is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors from
each of the five districts for a term of three years. Each district has a consumer of mental health
services, family member and an at-large representative on the Commission, for a total of 15
members plus a representative from the Board of Supervisors .
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Colleen Isenberg,
925-521-7100
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 4
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPOINT Alana Russaw to the District IV Member at Large Seat of the Mental Health Commission
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
This seat will remain vacant.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the
amount of $75,000 from the City of Walnut Creek for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funds to provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades to the Ygnacio Valley Library parking
lot, for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Library will pay for the subsequent paving work after the ADA upgrades are completed for an
estimated additional amount of $395,000.
BACKGROUND:
The CDBG program is funded by the federal government through the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. The primary objective of this program is to help develop viable urban communities through
the provision of decent housing, a suitable living environment, and economic opportunity, principally for
low and moderate income persons. The cities of Antioch, Concord, Pittsburg, Walnut Creek, and Contra
Costa County, on behalf of all the other cities and the county unincorporated area (the Urban County),
joined to form the Contra Costa HOME and CDBG Consortium. Together these jurisdictions cover all of
Contra Costa County and have a joint, integrated funding application for these funds.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: 925-608-7790
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc:
C. 5
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Melinda Cervantes, County Librarian
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Library Grant in the amount of $75,000 from the City of Walnut Creek
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
ADA improvements to the Ygnacio Valley Library parking lot will be delayed.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to apply for and accept on behalf
of the County Grant Agreement #28-640-10 and ADOPT Resolution No. 2020/12 authorizing the County to
request an allocation from Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in an amount not to exceed $40,000,
for the County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Project for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of this Agreement will result in a total of $40,000 from Metropolitan Transportation
Commission. ($11,745 County match)
BACKGROUND:
The County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Project goal is to provide safe walking and biking education
by providing classroom education; assemblies, information tables, and school events; bicycle helmet
distribution; educational materials; and facilitated bicycling and walking events. These funds will allow the
County to provide 8 bicycle and pedestrian safety presentations to reach at least 150 third and fourth-grade
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Dan Peddycord,
925-313-6712
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: Marcy Wilhelm
C. 6
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant Agreement #28-640-10 from Metropolitan Transportation Commission
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
students; 4 bicycle and pedestrian safety assemblies to reach at least 250 middle school students; 6
information tables to reach at least 300 middle school students; 5 campus events to reach at least 200
middle school students; 2-4 safe bicycling or walking events with school and community partners; and
provide approximately 500 helmets to children of low-income families in Contra Costa County.
Approval of the Grant Agreement #28-640-10 will allow the County to provide bicycle and pedestrian
education services through June 30, 2021.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this grant agreement is not accepted, the additional bicycle and pedestrian safety projects would be
delayed or not carried out.
AGENDA ATTACHMENTS
Resolution 2020/12
Resolution Attachment A
Resolution Attachment B
MINUTES ATTACHMENTS
Res 2020_12 signed
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
Adopted this Resolution on 01/14/2020 by the following vote:
AYE:4
John Gioia
Candace Andersen
Diane Burgis
Federal D. Glover
NO:
ABSENT:1 Karen Mitchoff
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
Resolution No. 2020/12
In The Matter of: Request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the allocation of Fiscal Year 2020-2021
Transportation Development Act Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle project funding.
WHEREAS, Article 3 of the Transportation Development Act (TDA), Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99200 et seq.,
authorizes the submission of claims to a regional transportation planning agency for the funding of projects exclusively for the
benefit and/or use of pedestrians and bicyclists; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), as the regional transportation planning agency for the San
Francisco Bay region, has adopted MTC Resolution No. 4108, entitled "Transportation Development Act, Article 3, Pedestrian
and Bicycle Projects", which delineates procedures and criteria for submission of requests for the allocation of "TDA Article 3"
funding; and
WHEREAS, MTC Resolution No. 4108 requires that requests for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funding be submitted as part of
a single, countywide coordinated claim from each county in the San Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, County of Contra Costa wishes to submit a request to MTC for the allocation of TDA Article 3 funds to support the
projects described in Attachment B to this resolution, which are for the exclusive benefit and/or use of pedestrians and/or
bicyclists;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the County of Contra Costa declares it is eligible to request an allocation of TDA
Article 3 funds pursuant to Section 99234 of the Public Utilities Code, and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that there is no
pending or threatened litigation that might adversely affect the project or projects described in Attachment B to this resolution, or
that might impair the ability of the County of Contra Costa to carry out the project; and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that the
project has been reviewed by the countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee and has been approved by MTC to use the
countywide BAC and the countywide BAC provides for expanded representation of County of Contra Costa and the designated
representative are Daniel Peddycord, Public Health Director familiar with the bicycle and pedestrian needs of County of Contra
Costa that the project has been reviewed by the countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee and has been approved by MTC to use
the countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) and the countywide BAC provides for expanded representation of County
of Contra Costa and the designated representative is familiar with the bicycle and pedestrian needs of County of Contra Costa;
and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that the County of Contra Costa attests to the accuracy of and approves the statements in
Attachment A to this resolution; and furthermore, be it RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution and its attachments,
and any accompanying supporting materials shall be forwarded to the congestion management agency, countywide transportation
planning agency, or county association of governments, as the case may be, of Contra Costa County for submission to MTC as
part of the countywide coordinated TDA Article 3 claim.
Contact: Dan Peddycord, 925-313-6712
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: Marcy Wilhelm
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Amendment Agreement #29-820-1 with the City of San Pablo, a government agency, to amend
Grant Agreement #29-820, to increase the amount payable to the County by $40,000, from $60,570 to an
amount not to exceed $100,570, and to extend the termination date from November 30, 2019 to November
30, 2020, for the Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) Program to provide homeless
outreach services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment Agreement will allow the County to receive an additional amount not to
exceed $40,000 from the City of San Pablo to provide additional homeless outreach services. No County
match is required.
BACKGROUND:
The CORE Program locates and engages homeless clients throughout Contra Costa County. CORE teams
serve as an entry point into the County’s coordinated entry system for unsheltered persons and work to
locate, engage, stabilize and house chronically homeless individuals and families.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Lavonna Martin,
925-608-6701
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: L Walker, M Wilhelm
C. 7
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment Agreement #29-820-1 with the City of San Pablo
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
On February 26, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #29-820 to receive funds
from the City of San Pablo to operate the CORE Program and provide services to the City of San Pablo
through November 30, 2019.
Approval of Amendment Agreement #29-820-1 will allow the County to receive additional funds to
operate the CORE Program and provide additional services to the City of San Pablo through November
30, 2020. This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims
arising out of the performance of this Contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment agreement is not approved, County will not receive additional funding and without
such funding, the CORE program may have to operate at a reduced capacity.
ATTACHMENTS
Retro Memo
ANNA M. ROTH, RN, MS, MPH
HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR
LAVONNA MARTIN, MPH, MPA
HEALTH, HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR
Contra Costa
Health, Housing and
Homeless Services
ADMINISTRATION
2400 Bisso Lane, Suite D 2nd Floor
Concord, California
94520-4832
Ph 925-608-6700
Fax 925-608-6741
DATE: December 20, 2019
TO: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
CC: Tasha Scott, Director of Contracting
FROM: Lavonna Martin, MPH, MPA
Director – Health, Housing and Homeless Services
SUBJECT: Request for Retroactive Approval for Grant Amendment 29-820-1 with the City of San Pablo
STATEMENT OF NEED:
The City of San Pablo has agreed to contribute San Pablo general fund dollars to subsidize and fully fund
operation of the Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) teams at full capacity on a year-round
basis. Without this funding, current funding sources are not adequate to address the current need in the
community.
The Health, Housing, and Homeless Services Division (H3) has worked with the City of San Pablo, in conjunction
with the City of Richmond to develop this program for their municipalities. The contract negotiations to
establish this service in the City of San Pablo have taken time and H3 just received the contract for processing.
In the future, H3 will work with City staff to ensure the contract initiation happens earlier to help with obtaining
an appropriate amendment in a timely manner.
BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY:
Approval will allow the County to receive additional funding from the City of San Pablo for expanded services
and operation of the County’s Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) teams and to perform all
responsibilities in relation to receipt of the funding.
AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES:
These services were requested/authorized by the Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division’s Director
who is granted authority pursuant to the California Welfare and Institutions Code, and Under the Bronzon-
McCorquodale Act W & I Section 5608.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Department Director, or designee, to
execute a revenue contract amendment with California Department of Education to increase the payment
limit by $699,542 to a new amount not to exceed $5,932,345, to provide for childcare and development
programs (CalWORKS Stage 2) with no change to term July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This revenue agreement is entirely State funded, with no County match required. The State number is C2AP
7009, Amendment 3. The County number is 29-213-32b.
BACKGROUND:
The Department received notification on June 15, 2017 from California Department of Education for the
2017-18 funding allocation for alternative payment / CalWORKS Stage 2 childcare services. This State
program provides funding to reimburse a portion of the childcare costs incurred by CalWORKS Stage 2
participants through their participation in the CalWORKS program. The Board approved the contract on
July 11, 2017 (Item C.56) and a subsequent amendment to add funds to the contract on June 26, 2018
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: CSB (925) 681-6334
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: Nasim Eghlima, Haydee Ilan, Angela Winn
C. 8
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2017-18 Calif. Dept. of Educ. CalWORKS Stage 2 Childcare Revenue Contract Amendment 3
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
(Item C.64). The State routinely adds funding to these types of contracts prior to the close of the program
year. The board approved a second amendment to add funds to the contract on August 7, 2018 (c.49).
This board order is to approve executing a third amendment for additional funds to the contract which will
reimburse the County for funds already allocated. The State provides an augmentation post contract based
upon year-end reports and audits.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, County will not receive reimbursement for the CalWORKS Stage 2 childcare program.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Employment and Human Services Department's Community Services Bureau supports three of Contra
Costa County’s community outcomes - Outcome 1: “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School,”
Outcome 3: “Families that are Economically Self-sufficient,” and, Outcome 4: “Families that are Safe,
Stable, and Nurturing.” These outcomes are achieved by offering comprehensive services, including high
quality early childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-income children throughout Contra
Costa County.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a
contract amendment with Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa, Inc., effective February 1, 2020, to
increase the payment limit by $181,974 to a new payment limit of $491,457 to provide long-term care
ombudsman services with no change to the existing term ending June 30, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment will increase budget expenditures by 181,973.64 to a new total expenditure of $491,457 to
be funded by 18% Federal (CFDA# 93.044 and 93.041), 54% State, and 28% State Public Health Licensing
and Certification Program, Health Facilities Citation Penalties Account, and Senior Nutrition Funding,
Quality and Accountability Funds.
BACKGROUND:
Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa, Inc. provides adults receiving long-term care ombudsman services,
which includes mediation and conciliation services, creation of Family Councils to support families
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Gina Chenoweth 8-4961
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc:
C. 9
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amend Contract with Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
of long-term care residents, document and report investigations of physical abuse of residents of long-term
care facilities, and education and training on seniors' rights, benefits, and entitlements. This Amendment
allocates a portion of the California Department on Aging’s annual redistribution of unused funds from all
California counties in relation to long-term care ombudsman services.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Dependent adults and Seniors in Contra Costa County receiving long-term care will not receive
ombudsman services that protect and support them.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Acting Clerk-Recorder, or designee, to execute a contract with
Consolidated Printers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $7,000,000 for printing, assembly and mailing of
Voter Information Guides, sample ballots and other election materials, for the period December 19, 2019
through December 30, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost of the contract will not exceed $7,000,000, and is included in the Elections Division budget
for fiscal years 2019-20 and will be included in the budgets for fiscal years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and
2023-24.
A portion of the costs associated with these services is reimbursable by the districts for which the County
conducts elections. The amount of reimbursement depends on the number and type of districts consolidated
with the election, as well as the number of County, State and federal issues on the ballot. The County bears
the cost of elections conducted on behalf of the County, State and federal governments.
BACKGROUND:
The County is responsible to conduct elections on behalf of the County, State and federal government.
Local Districts (cities, schools, special districts, etc.) consolidate with these elections. Printing sample
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Scott O. Konopasek,
925-335-7808
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc:
C.10
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Deborah R. Cooper, Acting Clerk-Recorder
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract for Election Printing, Assembly and Mailing Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
ballots and Voter Information Guides and mailing them to voters within certain time restrictions is required
by the Election Code. The Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department contracts for these services due to the high
volume, specialized printing requirements, and cyclical nature of elections.
California Administrative Code, Title 2, Division 7, Section 20220 provides that printers must be certified
by the Secretary of State's Office in order to print official ballots for a particular voting system.
Consolidated Printers, Inc., is a certified printer for our election ballot tabulation system. While such
certification is not required for the printing and mailing of sample ballots, the certification signifies a
knowledge and understanding of the importance of timeliness and accuracy to elections. Consolidated
Printers has successfully provided these services since 2013, when they were selected through a
competitive bid process.
This contract covers the 2020 Presidential Primary and General Elections, the 2022 Gubernatorial Primary
and General Elections and other special elections held during this time period.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Inaction or negative action by the Board would prevent the Clerk-Recorder-Elections Department from
sending out Voter Information Guides and sample ballots within statutory deadlines, as required by law.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Acting Clerk-Recorder, or designee, to execute a contract with
Metropolitan Van & Storage, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $750,000 for drayage, election equipment
and supplies delivery, set-up, pick-up and return to storage, for the period January 1, 2020 through
December 30, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost will not exceed $750,000 over the term of the contract. The cost is included in the Elections
Division budget for fiscal year 2019-20 and will be included in the budgets for fiscal years 2020-21,
2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Drayage is a reimbursable election cost and a portion is reimbursed by those agencies for whom the County
conducts elections. The amount of reimbursement depends on the number and type of districts that
consolidate with the election, as well as the number of County, State and federal issues on the ballot. The
County bears the cost of elections conducted on behalf of the County, State and federal governments.
BACKGROUND:
Bulky and heavy supplies and voting equipment must be delivered to the polling locations, set up and later
retrieved for each election the County conducts. Metropolitan has provided these drayage services
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Scott O. Konopasek,
925-335-7808
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc:
C.11
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Deborah R. Cooper, Acting Clerk-Recorder
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract for Election Drayage (Equipment and Supplies Delivery, Set-up, Pick-up and Return to Storage)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
for many years. The Clerk-Recorder Department contracts for these services due to high work volume and
cyclical nature of elections. This contract renews Metropolitan's services for the same scope of work as in
the past for the 2020 Presidential Primary and General Elections, the 2022 Gubernatorial Primary and
General Elections and other special elections held during this time period.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the request is not approved, the Department must find alternative sources for these services, as it does not
have the internal capacity to coordinate, stage, and deliver the supplies and equipment. If the election
equipment and supplies are not delivered, set-up at polling places and then picked-up and returned to
storage, it would create a situation that disenfranchises our voters and could impact the conduct of the
elections.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract #72-087-3 with Randell Lee Wilferd Jr. (dba Randy’s Mobile Mechanical Service), a sole
proprietor, in an amount not to exceed $575,000, to provide consultation, vehicle inspections, maintenance
and repair services to the Public Health Division’s Mobile Satellite Health Centers for the period from
January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On January 10, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #72-087-1, as amended by Amendment
Agreement #72-087-2, with Randell Lee Wilferd Jr. (dba Randy’s Mobile Mechanical Service) to provide
vehicle inspections, repairs and maintenance to Public Health Division’s Mobile Satellite Health Center
vehicles for the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019.
Approval of Contract #72-087-3, will allow Contractor to continue to provide consultation, vehicle
inspections at specified intervals, and repairs and maintenance through December 31, 2021.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Dan Peddycord,
925-313-6712
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: L Walker, M Wilhelm
C.12
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #72-087-3 with Randell Lee Wilferd Jr. (dba Randy’s Mobile Mechanical Service)
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, Contractor will not provide safety inspections or maintenance service on
County owned Mobile Satellite Health Centers vehicles.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract #26-294-42 with Staff Care, Inc., a corporation, which does not include indemnification, in
an amount not to exceed $13,308,000, to provide temporary locum tenens physician services for Contra
Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1,
2020 through December 31, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On March 28, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-294-40 (as amended by Amendment
Agreement #26-294-41) with Staff Care, Inc., for the provision of locum tenens physicians to cover during
vacation, sick leave, and extended leave relief for County-employed physicians at CCRMC and Contra
Costa Health Centers for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019.
Approval of Contract #26-294-42 will allow the Contractor to continue providing temporary locum tenens
physician services,
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Samir Shah, M.D.,
925-370-5525
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: L Walker, M Wilhelm
C.13
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-294-42 with Staff Care, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
through December 31, 2022. This Contract contains deleted Indemnification provisions of the General
Conditions.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, patients requiring appropriate physician coverage during temporary staff
absences will not have access to Contractor’s services.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay $323,252 to John Muir
Behavioral Health Center for the provision of inpatient psychiatric treatment services including diagnostic
and therapeutic services and mental health treatment, for the period April 12, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Payment is funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment Funds.
BACKGROUND:
On May 8, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-794-8(18), as amended by Contract
Amendment Agreements #24-794-8(19) and #24-794-8(21) with John Muir Behavioral Health Center for
the period from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 for the provision of inpatient psychiatric treatment
services including diagnostic and therapeutic services and mental health treatment.
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) referred patients to John Muir Behavioral Health Center
when CCRMC inpatient psychiatric units became full. There was an unanticipated increase in the need for
psychiatric services during the contract term and the contract payment limit was exceeded.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D,
925-957-5212
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: E Suisala, M Wilhelm
C.14
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Payments for Services Provided by John Muir Behavioral Health Center
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
As requested by the County, John Muir Behavioral Health Center provided additional inpatient
psychiatric treatment services in good faith. Behavioral Health Services Division Administration has
therefore determined that John Muir Behavioral Health Center is entitled to payment for the reasonable
value of their services under the equitable relief theory of quantum meruit. That theory provides that
where a person has been asked to provide services without a valid contract, and the provider does so to
the benefit of the recipient, the provider is entitled to recover reasonable value of those services.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
John Muir Behavioral Health Center will not be paid for psychiatric treatment services rendered in good
faith.
ATTACHMENTS
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract #26-692-18 with Applied Remedial Services, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to
exceed $547,056, to provide removal and disposal of hazardous waste materials, audit reporting and staff
education services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers,
for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On November 6, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-692-16 (as amended by Contract
Amendment Agreement #26-681-17) with Applied Remedial Services, Inc., to provide removal and
disposal of hazardous waste materials at the CCRMC and Health Centers, for the period January 1, 2019
through December 31, 2019.
Approval of Contract #26-692-18 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide removal and disposal of
hazardous waste materials, audit reporting and annual in-service staff education services at CCRMC,
through December 31, 2020.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Jaspreet Benepal,
925-313-5741
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: K Cyr, M Wilhelm
C.15
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-692-18 with Applied Remedial Services, Inc.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, CCRMC will not have access to Contractor’s services, and will not be
compliant with mandatory State and Federal Regulations.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract Amendment Agreement #27-154-15 with Steven Cloutier (dba Alhambra Valley
Counseling Associates), a sole proprietor, effective January 1, 2020, to amend Contract #77-154-14 to
provide additional counseling services with no change in the original contract payment limit of $350,000,
and no change in the original term of March 1, 2019 through February 28, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment is funded 100% by Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Enterprise Fund II. (Additional
rates)
BACKGROUND:
On February 12, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-154-14 with Steven Cloutier (dba
Alhambra Valley Counseling Associates) for the provision of outpatient counseling services to CCHP
Members, for the period March 1, 2019 through February 28, 2021.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #27-154-15 will allow the Contractor to provide additional
counseling services through February 28, 2021.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharron Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: K Cyr, M Wilhelm
C.16
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment #27-154-15 with Steven Cloutier (dba Alhambra Valley Counseling Associates)
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain specialized health care services for CCHP members will not be
provided.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract #77-011-3 with Bay Area Surgical Specialists Services, LLC, a limited liability company,
in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, to provide ambulatory surgery services to Contra Costa Health Plan
(CCHP) members for the period March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On March 27, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-011-2 with Bay Area Surgical
Specialists Services, LLC, for the provision of ambulatory surgery services to CCHP members, for the
period March 1, 2018 through February 29, 2020.
Approval of Contract #77-011-3 will allow Contractor to continue providing ambulatory surgery services
through February 28, 2022.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain specialty health care services for CCHP members will not be
provided.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharron Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: K Cyr, M Wilhelm
C.17
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #77-011-3 with Bay Area Surgical Specialists Services, LLC
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director,
a Purchase Order with Reliance Wholesale, Inc., in the amount of $425,000 for intravenous and
pharmaceutical drugs and supplies to be used at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and
Health Centers, for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.
BACKGROUND:
Reliance Wholesale, Inc., is a pharmaceutical company that provides the CCRMC and Health Centers with
medications and pharmaceutical products unavailable through the contracted wholesaler Cardinal or the
direct manufacturer of these products.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Purchase Order is not approved, CCRMC patients would not have necessary medications and
pharmaceutical products.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Jaspreet Benepal,
925-370-5101
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: Irene Segovia, Marcy Wilhelm
C.18
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order with Reliance Wholesale, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director,
a Purchase Order with Agiliti Health, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, for the rental of medical
devices and equipment for the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for the period from
January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.
BACKGROUND:
The CCRMC rents hospital beds, infusion pumps, and other medical equipment and devices from this
vendor. Agiliti Health, Inc., has provided competitive pricing through the Vizient Group Purchasing
Contract, and it has proven more cost effective to rent than to purchase some medical equipment.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Purchase Order is not approved, CCRMC will not have enough beds and other equipment to care for
its patients. It will not be cost effective to lose our main supplier for those materials and be forced to
purchase them outright from a different vendor.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Jaspreet Benepal,
925-370-5501
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: Jasmine Campos, Marcy Wilhelm
C.19
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order with Agiliti Health, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director,
a Purchase Order with Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $375,000 for the purchase of
vaccines and injectable medications at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health
Centers, for the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.
BACKGROUND:
Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. furnishes pharmaceuticals for patient care provided at CCRMC and Health Centers.
These vaccines and other injectable medications are essential in patient care. The Department has been
purchasing vaccines and other injectable medications from Sanofi Pasteur since 2007.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Purchase Order is not approved, CCRMC will not be able to provide needed vaccines and other
pharmaceutical products to patients. CCRMC must provide needed vaccinations to the patient population in
order to prevent disease, as well as prevent the spread of disease.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Jaspreet Benepal,
925-370-5501
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: Irene Segovia, Marcy Wilhelm
C.20
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order with Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Amendment Agreement #77-001-5 with La Clinica De La Raza, Inc., a non-profit corporation,
effective January 1, 2020, to amend Contract #77-001 (as amended by Amendment Agreements #77-001-1
through #77-001-4), to increase the payment limit by $785,400 from $2,118,368, to a new total Payment
Limit of $2,903,768 to provide additional primary care medical services with no change in the term
November 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Contra Costa Cares Program. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On December 6, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-001 (as amended by Amendment
Agreements #77-001-1 through #77-001-4), with La Clinica De La Raza, Inc. to provide primary care
medical services for the Contra Costa Cares Program, for the period from November 1, 2015 through
December 31, 2020.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #77-001-5 will allow the Contractor to provide additional
primary care services through December 31, 2020.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharon Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: L Walker, M Wilhelm
C.21
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment #77-001-5 with La Clinica De La Raza, Inc.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, low income, uninsured adults will not have access to primary care
services in Contra Costa County.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Risk Manager to execute contracts with selected legal firms for
defense of the County in workers' compensation, medical malpratice and civil rights claims effective
January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 in acordance with a specified fee schedule for the following
firms: Bold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson; Craddick, Candland & Conti; D'Andre, Peterson, Bobus
& Rosenbeg; Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; McNamara,
Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher; Mullen & Filippi; and Thomas, Lyding, Cartier & Gaus.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Legal costs are funded through the Workers' Compensation, Liability and Medical Malpractice Internal
Service Funds.
BACKGROUND:
Legal firms are selected for their experience and expertise in particular areas of legal defense. Risk
Management assigns cases to the various firms. The following legal firms selected for defense of claims
with one-year contracts from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 are: Bold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson &
Judson; Craddick, Candland
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Denise Rojas, (925)
335-1400
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc:
C.22
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Denise Rojas, Interim Risk Manager
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Risk Management Legal Defense Contracts
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
& Conti; D'Andre, Peterson, Bobus & Rosenberg; Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy; Hanna, Brophy,
MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher; Mullen & Filippi;
and Thomas, Lyding, Cartier & Gaus.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will not have the benefit of aforementioned firms' legal expertise.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract #76-685 with Iryna Falkenstein, M.D, an individual, in an amount not to exceed $390,000,
to provide ophthalmology services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health
Centers, for the period January 13, 2020 through January 12, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
Under Contract #76-685, the Contractor will provide ophthalmology services at CCRMC and Health
Centers for the period January 13, 2020 through January 12, 2021.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, County’s clients will not have access to Contractor’s ophthalmology
services.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Samir Shah, M.D.,
925-370-5525
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: Marcy Wilhelm, Alaina Floyd
C.23
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #76-685 with Iryna Falkenstein, M.D.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract Amendment Agreement #77-014-4 with Friendly Cab Company, Inc., a corporation,
effective January 1, 2020, to amend Contract #77-014-2 to increase the payment limit by $200,000, from
$275,000 to a new payment limit of $475,000, with no change in the term of April 1, 2018 through March
31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment is funded 100% by Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Enterprise Fund II. (No rate
increase)
BACKGROUND:
On March 27, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-014-2 (as amended by Contract
Amendment Agreement #77-014-3) with Friendly Cab Company, Inc., to provide non-medical
transportation services for ambulatory CCHP members for the period April 1, 2018 through March 31,
2020.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #77-014-4 will allow the Contractor to provide additional
non-medical transportation services for CCHP members through March 31, 2020.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharron Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: E Suisala , M Wilhelm
C.24
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment #77-014-4 with Friendly Cab Company, Inc.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain non-medical transportation services for CCHP members will not be
provided by this Contractor.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Amendment Agreement #77-002-5 with Lifelong Medical Care, a non-profit corporation, effective
January 1, 2020, to amend Contract #77-002 (as amended by Amendment Agreements #77-002-1 through
#77-002-4) to increase the payment limit by $412,468 from $2,001,916, to a new Payment Limit of
$2,414,384 to provide additional primary care medical services with no change in the term of November 1,
2015 through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Contra Costa Cares Program. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On December 6, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-002 (as amended by Amendment
Agreements #77-002-1 through #77-002-4), with Lifelong Medical Care, to provide primary care medical
services for the Contra Costa Cares Program, for the period from November 1, 2015 through December 31,
2020.
Approval of Amendment Agreement #77-002-5 will allow the Contractor to provide additional primary
care services through December 31, 2020.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharron Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: L Walker, M Wilhelm
C.25
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment #77-002-5 with Lifelong Medical Care
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, low income, uninsured adults will not have access to primary care
services in Contra Costa County.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract Amendment Agreement #24-705-65 with We Care Services for Children, a non-profit
corporation, effective January 1, 2020, to amend Novation Contract #24-705-64, to increase the payment
limit by $100,000, from $1,944,654 to a new payment limit of $2,044,654, with no change in the original
term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, and to increase the automatic extension payment limit by
$50,000 from $972,327 to a new payment limit of $1,022,327 through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Amendment is funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal and 50% Mental Health Realignment Funds. (No rate
increase)
BACKGROUND:
On July 23, 2019 the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24–705–64 with We Care
Services for Children for the provision of wrap-around mental health services for high risk, delayed or
Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children in Central Contra Costa County for the period from July 1,
2019 through June 30, 2020, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2020.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Suzanne Tavano, PhD.,
925-957-5212
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: E Suisala , M Wilhelm
C.26
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment #24-705-65 with We Care Services for Children
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-705-65 will allow the Contractor to provide additional
services through June 30, 2020.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, high risk, delayed or SED children in Central Contra Costa County will
have reduced access to mental health services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For
and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe
and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an
increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional
Assessment Scale (CAFAS).
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract Amendment Agreement #77-003-5 with Brighter Beginnings, a non-profit corporation,
effective January 1, 2020, to amend Contract #77-003 (as amended by Amendment Agreements #77-003-1
through #77-003-4) to increase the payment limit by $302,120, from $379,596 to a new payment limit of
$681,716, to provide additional primary medical care services with no change in the term of November 1,
2015 through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Contra Costa Cares Program. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
In November 2015, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed
Contract #77-003 (as amended by Amendment/Extension Agreements #77-003-1 through #77-003-4), with
Brighter Beginnings, to provide primary medical care services for the Contra Costa Cares Program for the
period from November 1, 2015 through December 30, 2020.
Approval of Contract #77-003-5 will allow Contractor to provide additional primary medical care services
to Contra Costa Cares Program participants through December 31, 2020.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharon Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: L Walker, M Wilhelm
C.27
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment #77-003-5 with Brighter Beginnings
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, low income, uninsured families will not have access to primary medical
care services in Contra Costa County.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Families that are Safe,
Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children
and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional
development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract #77-032-3 with Vibra Hospital of Sacramento, LLC, a limited liability company, in an
amount not to exceed $700,000, to provide long term acute care hospital services for Contra Costa Health
Plan (CCHP) Members for the period February 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On February 26, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-032-2 with Vibra Hospital of
Sacramento, LLC, to provide long term acute care hospital services for CCHP Members for the period
February 1, 2019 through January 31, 2020.
Approval of Contract #77-032-3 will allow Contractor to continue to provide long term acute care hospital
services for CCHP Members through January 31, 2021.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharron Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: K Cyr, M Wilhelm
C.28
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #77-032-3 with Vibra Hospital of Sacramento, LLC
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain specialized health care services for CCHP Members will not be
provided.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Contract #77-035-3 with 1125 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Operating Company, LLC (dba
Kentfield Hospital), a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000, to provide long
term acute care hospital services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Members for the period February 1,
2020 through January 31, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On February 12, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-035-2 with 1125 Sir Francis Drake
Boulevard Operating Company, LLC (dba Kentfield Hospital), to provide long term acute care hospital
services for CCHP Members for the period February 1, 2019 through January 31, 2020.
Approval of Contract #77-035-3 will allow Contractor to continue to provide long term acute care hospital
services for CCHP members through January 31, 2021.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharron Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: K Cyr, M Wilhelm
C.29
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #77-035-3 with 1125 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Operating Company, LLC (DBA Kentfield Hospital)
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain specialized health care services for CCHP Members will not be
provided.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the
County Contract #77-280 with Aspen Surgery Center, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to
exceed $1,600,000, to provide ambulatory surgery services to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members
for the period March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II.
BACKGROUND:
Under Contract #77-280, Contractor will provide ambulatory surgery services to CCHP Members for the
period March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain specialty health care services for CCHP Members will not be
provided.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharron Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: K Cyr, M Wilhelm
C.30
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #77-280 with Aspen Surgery Center, LLC
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a
contract amendment with CoCoKids, Inc., for Early Head Start Program Enhancement services, with no
change to the payment limit of $353,380 or term July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. (100% Federal)
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract is fully funded by a Federal grant from the Administration for Children and Families (Head
Start Program) (CFDA 93.600). A County match is not required.
The contract number is 38-803-7.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County receives funds from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to provide
Early Head Start program services to program eligible County residents. The Department, in turn, contracts
with a number of community-based organizations to provide a wider distribution of services. This board
order renews a contract with CoCoKids, formerly Contra Costa Child Care Council, to provide
Home-based Early Head Start service to 52 pregnant women and/or children ages birth to three years old.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: CSB (925) 681-6389
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Laura Cassell, Deputy
cc: Nasim Eghlima, Christina Reich, Haydee Ilan
C.31
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2019-20 CoCoKIDS, Inc. Early Head Start Childcare Services Contract Amendment
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Services are to be administered through the contractor's licensed family child care providers to enhance the
services provided in the contractor's existing full-day programs. The board approved contract execution on
August 6, 2019 (c.90).
This board order is to authorize the execution of a contract amendment to clarify client demographics and to
accept Special Conditions to the contract regarding Head Start funding requirements. The Special
Conditions have been reviewed and approved by the Risk Management department.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, the County will not be able to more widely distribute childcare availability through
partnership with community based agencies.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Employment and Human Services Department Community Services Bureau supports three of Contra
Costa County’s community outcomes - Outcome 1: “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School,”
Outcome 3: “Families that are Economically Self-sufficient,” and, Outcome 4: “Families that are Safe,
Stable, and Nurturing.” These outcomes are achieved by offering comprehensive services, including high
quality early childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-income children throughout Contra
Costa County.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE the Fiscal Year 2019/20 budget for the Congestion Management Agency (CMA), a function
performed by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (Authority), and APPROVE FY 2019/20 County
contributions of $196,249 to the Congestion Management Agency and $94,349 to the Regional
Transportation Planning Committees that assist with implementing Measure J (2004), as required by prior
agreements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact to the General Fund. The County contributions to the Congestion Management Agency and the
Regional Transportation Planning Committees are accounted for and funded from the annual operating
budgets approved by the Board of Supervisors for the Public Works Department and the Department of
Conservation and Development, using gas tax and Measure J Return-to-Source revenue.
BACKGROUND:
The agreement that created the County's Congestion Management Agency (CMA) requires referral of its
budget to member jurisdictions. The Regional Transportation Planning Committees (RTPCs) were
established by the County and the cities to facilitate cooperative multi-jurisdictional transportation planning
in the four subregions of the County, pursuant to the Measure J Transportation Improvement and Growth
Management Program. Some RTPCs require member jurisdictions to review their proposed annual budgets.
The Board of Supervisors takes this action annually.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Robert Sarmiento (925)
674-7822
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.32
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Report on FY 2019/20 Budgets for the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) and the Regional Transportation
Planning Committees (RTPCs)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
This Board Order also recommends approval of the budgeted financial contribution from Contra Costa
County to the CMA and the RTPCs for FY 2019/20, as required by agreements creating these entities.
Exhibit "A" compares the FY 2019/20 CMA and RTPC budgets and the proposed County contribution to
these entities to prior years. The sub headings below explain the budgets for each Agency/Committee in
further detail.
Contra Costa Transportation Authority (Authority)
The Authority was created in 1988 to manage funds generated by a special half-cent transportation sales
tax ("Measure C"), which was approved by voters to fund local transportation projects. The Authority
also administers the related voter-approved growth management program requirements. Measure J
extended this sales tax and growth management program to 2034. In 1992, the County and local cities
entered into a Joint Powers Agreement to designate the Authority as the County's CMA, pursuant to
Proposition 111 (1990). Although California law no longer requires each county to have a designated
CMA, the local jurisdictions have continued to support the CMA to facilitate the receipt and expenditure
of state and federal transportation funds administered by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
(MTC).
Contra Costa County's annual contribution to the CMA is based on two components: 1) the formula
[population and road miles] used by the State to distribute Proposition 111 gas tax revenue to cities and
counties, and 2) the amount of state and federal revenue received by the Authority to fund CMA
functions. The Authority primarily uses federal (Surface Transportation Program, Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality) and state (State Transportation Planning, Programming, and Monitoring
Program) revenues to fund CMA activities. However, if these revenues are insufficient, member
agencies contribute the balance based on the aforementioned formula. As noted in the attached
spreadsheet, local contributions are estimates due to the inability to accurately project fluctuating federal
and state revenues.
For FY 2019/20, the Authority’s overall budget is $240,621,444. The Authority’s Budget for FY
2019/20 for its CMA function is $3,350,767. The County contribution is $196,249, a $13,717 increase
from the previous fiscal year’s $182,532 contribution (approximately an 8% increase). The CMA budget
was circulated to the Public Managers Association, which approved it in April 2019. The highlights of
the Planning/CMA budget include:
$50,000 to update the Action Plans to address Senate Bill 743 (SB 743)
requirements;
$150,000 for the Growth Management Program (GMP), project modeling and
ongoing planning support;
$230,000 for CMP support, modeling and monitoring;
$300,000 for Model Maintenance & Consistency and Bicycle & Pedestrian Plans;
$215,000 for the Community-Based Transportation Plans (CBTP);
$120,000 for the completion of the San Pablo Ave. Multimodal; and
$150,000 for PDA-related planning studies managed by the Authority on behalf of
MTC.
Southwest Area Transportation (SWAT) Committee
SWAT is the RTPC established for the jurisdictions within the San Ramon Valley and the Lamorinda
area. Administrative support, currently provided by contracting with the City of San Ramon, consists of
compiling and distributing agendas, staff support at Committee meetings, providing summaries of each
meeting, and coordinating the SWAT Technical Advisory Committee. SWAT is funded by equal
contributions from the six participating jurisdictions. At the beginning of each billing period, which
mirrors the fiscal year, SWAT provides an estimated annual budget and member jurisdiction dues, which
for the past few years has been $32,500, with the County contribution $5,416.
However, SWAT is unique among the RTPCs in that the jurisdictions are billed the actual annual
member dues at the end of the billing period. For FY 2018/19, the actual SWAT budget was $30,875
and the actual County contribution was $5,146, both 5% decreases. For FY 2019/20, the estimated
SWAT budget and County contribution increase to $33,700 and $5,617, respectively, due to additional
costs to maintain the SWAT website.
Transportation Partnership and Cooperation (TRANSPAC) Committee
TRANSPAC is the RTPC established for the jurisdictions in North-Central Contra Costa. A Managing
Director, who is contracted by TRANSPAC, provides administrative support. For FY 2019/20, the
TRANSPAC budget is $503,556. This budget amount includes $263,000 for administrative costs, a
$215,999 project reserve set aside for the future "I-680/Monument Boulevard Bicycle and Pedestrian
Improvement Feasibility Study", and a $24,557 contingency. Half of the annual total member
jurisdiction dues to TRANSPAC is apportioned equally to the six participating jurisdictions, while the
other half is apportioned based on the jurisdictions’ share of population and road mileage in the
TRANSPAC area. For FY 2019/20, the County member contribution is $34,539.
Transportation Planning Committee for East Contra Costa County (TRANSPLAN)
TRANSPLAN Committee is the RTPC established for jurisdictions in Eastern Contra Costa. The
Department of Conservation and Development provides the administrative support to the TRANSPLAN
Committee, pursuant to a joint powers agreement that funds staff time and materials. The budget
provides for administrative support to the TRANSPLAN Committee and its technical advisory
committee, staff support to represent the Committee before other entities, and the ability to carry out the
decisions of the Committee. The budget is funded by equal contributions from the five participating
jurisdictions. The total FY 2019/20 TRANSPLAN budget is $28,285. The County member contribution
for TRANSPLAN is $5,263.
Tri-Valley Transportation Council (TVTC)
TVTC, consisting of Contra Costa County and Alameda County jurisdictions in the Tri-Valley area,
adopted a Joint Exercise of Powers (JEPA) agreement in 2013, formally establishing it as an independent
entity. Responsibility for administrative support rotates every two years among the participating
jurisdictions. The TVTC budget for FY 2019/20 is $166,000, which consists of $56,000 for
administrative costs and $110,000 for special studies. Budget revenues are generated from an average
annual 1% "set aside" of the subregional transportation development impact fees and cover the agency's
normal operating expenditures. Thus, the County does not contribute to TVTC.
West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC)
WCCTAC is the RTPC established for jurisdictions and transit agencies in West Contra Costa.
WCCTAC has its own dedicated staff, headed by an executive director. WCCTAC's full budget consists
of the budget for WCCTAC Operations (Advisory Committee), WCCTAC Traffic Demand
Management (TDM), and WCCTAC Sub-regional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP). The FY
2019/20 full budget for WCCTAC is $5,011,796.
Member jurisdiction dues support WCCTAC Operations. WCCTAC consists of nine member
jurisdictions, each with one seat/vote, except the City of Richmond, which has three, for eleven total
jurisdictions, each with one seat/vote, except the City of Richmond, which has three, for eleven total
seats/votes. The member jurisdiction dues are determined by dividing the WCCTAC Operations budget
(after deductions from other funding sources) by the number of seats held; therefore, the County pays
one-eleventh (9.1%) of WCCTAC's Operations budget. The FY 2019/20 Operations budget for
WCCTAC is $614,573, and the County member contribution is $48,930.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not accepted, County staff will have no direction on how to fulfill fiscal and policy obligations relative
to funding the Congestion Management Agency and the Regional Transportation Planning Committees.
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A - CMA & RTPCs FY 2019/20 Budget Report
Exhibit A
G:\Transportation\Committees\RTPC Budgets\2019\CMA_RTPC FY19-20 Budget Rpt (with CMA Budget)
FY 2014/15 FY 2015/16 FY 2016/17 FY 2017/18 FY 2018/19 FY 2019/20 FY 2014/15 FY 2015/16 FY 2016/17 FY 2017/18 FY 2018/19 FY 2019/20
Contra Costa Transportation
Authority (Total Budget)$278,901,231 $253,753,595 $209,939,317 $184,508,140 $243,858,989 $240,621,444
Contra Costa Transportation
Authority (CMA Budget)$6,217,043 $7,357,983 $5,014,681 $3,460,131 $3,596,517 $3,350,767 $79,682 $101,715 $188,652 $193,431 $182,532 $196,249A
Southwest Area Transportation
Committee (SWAT)$0 $34,250 $32,500 $24,375 $30,875 $33,700B $0C $5,708 $5,417 $4,063 $5,146 $5,617B
TRANSPAC (Central County)$190,440 $204,222 $204,222 $449,956D $473,733D $503,556D $29,534 $31,867 $31,867 $35,196 $34,503 $34,539
TRANSPLAN (East County)$20,252 $35,945 $34,546 $23,000 $31,000 $28,285 $0E $7,189 $6,909 $2,495F $6,200 $5,263
Tri-Valley Transportation Council
(TVTC)G $205,800 $117,603 $98,233 $55,500 $161,000H $166,000H $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
West Contra Costa Transportation
Advisory Committee (WCCTAC)$1,212,194 $2,659,143 $4,705,907 $4,002,460 $6,242,704 $5,011,796 $36,675 $36,675 $39,675 $42,772 $47,049 $48,930
Grand Total $286,746,960 $264,162,741 $220,029,406 $192,523,562 $254,394,818 $249,715,548 $145,891 $183,154 $272,520 $277,956 $275,430 $290,598
A County contribution to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority CMA Budget is an estimate and subject to change due to fluctuating federal and state revenue that offset local contributions.
B FY 2019/20 SWAT budget and County contribution are estimates and subject to change. Jursidictions are charged actual costs, which are identified at the end of the fiscal year.
C SWAT member agencies were not billed in FY 2014/15.
D The TRANSPAC budget increased due to the inclusion of a project reserve for the "I-680/Monument Blvd. Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Feasibility Study."
E TRANSPLAN had a sufficient carryover balance from FY 2013/14 to cover the FY 2014/15 budget.
F County contribution to TRANSPLAN was lower in FY 2017/18 due to a budget surplus in FY 2016/17 that was carried over.
G No County contributions. TVTC budget is covered by a 1% administration set-aside in the sub-regional fee program.
H The TVTC budget increased due to expenses related to special studies that TVTC had undertaken.
Agency/Committee Budget County Contribution
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the
County Standard Agreement (Amendment) #29-773-36 (State #04-36067, A-23) with the State of
California, Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), to amend Agreement #29-772-13 (as amended by
subsequent amendments #29-772-14 through #29-772-35) to add language with regard to the Final Rule
requirements with no change in the original amount payable to the County not to exceed $317,472,000 or
term through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No change in the original amount payable to County not to exceed $317,472,000 for the Medi-Cal Managed
Care Local Initiative Project. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
On April 26, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #29-772-13 (as amended by
subsequent Amendments #29-772-14 through #29-772-35) with the State of California, DHCS, for the
Medi-Cal Local Initiative Health Plan, for the period from April 1, 2005 through December 31, 2020.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharron Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Marcy Wilhelm
C.33
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Standard Agreement (Amendment) #29-772-36 with the State of California, Department of
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Approval of this Standard Agreement Amendment #29-772-36 will add language with regard to the Final
Rule requirements and allow County to continue providing services through December 31, 2020.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, the County will not be able to continue the Medi-Cal Managed Care
Local Initiative Project.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
DECLARE the Board's intent to adopt a FY 2020/21 General Fund budget that balances annual expenses and
revenues;
1.
ACKNOWLEDGE that significant issues will continue to create financial pressure on the Board of Supervisors
in its effort to provide essential services and programs which Contra Costa County residents need, or expect
will be provided to them by the County;
2.
ACKNOWLEDGE that, in addition to the effects on the provision of services for residents, that State and local
economic issues have challenged the maintenance of the Board of Supervisors' reserve policy;
3.
ACKNOWLEDGE that restoration of the County’s reserve funds, maintaining an improved credit rating, and
maintenance of the County's physical assets remain a priority of the Board of Supervisors;
4.
RE-AFFIRM the Board of Supervisors’ policy prohibiting the use of County General Purpose Revenue to
back-fill State revenue cuts;
5.
DIRECT Department Heads to work closely with the County Administrator to develop a Recommended
Budget for consideration of the Board of Supervisors that balances expenses with revenues, minimizes net
County cost and maintains core service levels;
6.
ACKNOWLEDGE that the 2020-2021 assessment roll will be prepared using the full inflation factor of 1.02;7.
ACKNOWLEDGE that the employees of Contra Costa County have been affected as a result of the
requirement to balance the County’s expenses with available revenues;
8.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Lisa Driscoll, County Finance
Director (925) 335-1023
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the
minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: All County Departments (via CAO)
C.34
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:FY 2020/21 Recommended Budget Development
RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
ACKNOWLEDGE that increased costs and insufficient revenues may result in Bielenson Hearings being
required;
9.
DIRECT the County Administrator to continue to meet with the County’s union representatives and employees
to explain the size, scope and anticipated length of the County’s fiscal challenges and to gain their
input/suggestions;
10.
DIRECT the County Administrator to continue to make this information readily available to the residents of the
County;
11.
DIRECT Departments, in cooperation with Labor Relations and Union representatives, to begin, if necessary,
the meet and confer process with employee representatives about the impact of potential program reductions
on the terms and conditions of employment for affected employees;
12.
DIRECT the County Administrator to return to the Board of Supervisors on April 21, 2020 with a FY
2020/2021 Recommended Budget that meets the above requirements;
13.
DESIGNATE Tuesday, April 21, 2020 for FY 2020/2021 budget hearings and Tuesday, May 12, 2020 for the
adoption of the FY 2020/21 Recommended County and Special District Budgets; and
14.
DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to publish notice of the budget hearings and the availability of the
Recommended Budget documents.
15.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None at this time. However, the result of the recommendations herein, if implemented, are designed to
maintain the County's fiscal stability in FY2020/2021 and improve it in subsequent years.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors, Department Heads, and our Employees worked and sacrificed to stabilize the
County's finances during the last decade. Now our task will be to continue this legacy so as to prevent a
return to those years in which we were making painful cuts to programs and to the staff that was necessary
to provide those services.
There are always factors over which the County has little or no control (such as federal and State budgets
actions, economic changes, and demographics) that will affect the size of the baseline budget and
ultimately challenge the County’s budget. Over the next five years we can expect more fiscal volatility due
to the Federal Tax plan, State legislative action, as well as negotiated wage and benefit increases.
The majority of the County's general purpose revenues are generated through property taxes. Revenue and
Taxation Code section 51 provides that base year values determined under section 110.1 shall be
compounded annually by an inflation factor not to exceed 2 percent. Section 51(a)(1)(C) provides that, for
any assessment year commencing on or after January 1, 1998, the inflation factor shall be the percentage
change, rounded to the nearest one-thousandth of 1 percent, from October of the prior fiscal year to October
of the current fiscal year in the California Consumer Price Index (CCPI) for all items, as determined by the
California Department of Industrial Relations. Information from the Department of Industrial Relations
shows that the CCPI increased from 275.686 in October 2018 to 283.901 in October 2019. Rounded to the
nearest one-thousandth of 1 percent, this is an increase of 2.98 percent. Accordingly, we will prepare our
2020 assessment roll using an inflation factor of 1.02.
As per the norm, Department Heads will be expected to work closely with the County Administrator to
As per the norm, Department Heads will be expected to work closely with the County Administrator to
design a balanced budget that restricts the growth in net County cost while minimizing service delivery
cuts. Wherever possible, categorical/program revenues will be increased to offset the increased cost of
doing business. Restrictions on increases in net County cost needed to balance the budget may result in the
loss of federal and State program revenues, and this added loss may cause program reductions.
Meet and Confer
Departmental budget requests are due to the County Administrator’s Office on February 7. At that time
Department Heads will know which, if any, positions may be affected by reductions necessary to balance
the budget. Departments, in cooperation with Labor Relations, will if necessary, begin the meet and confer
process with employee representatives regarding the impact of potential program reductions on the terms
and conditions of employment for affected employees. Early planning will allow Departments a reasonable
period of time to meet and confer, and permit them to implement all budgetary required actions prior to July
1, 2020. Per the norm, this progress will allow the County to adopt a budget that is balanced from the first
day of the new fiscal year.
Public Notice
The County Budget Act requires that the Board of Supervisors publish a notice in a newspaper of general
circulation throughout the county, stating when budget documents will be available and the date of Budget
Hearings. The FY 2020/21 Recommended Budget document will be available to the public on April 10,
2020.
Conclusion
The County Administrator will return to the Board on April 21 with a FY 2020/21 Recommended Budget
that meets the requirements listed above. Tuesday, April 21 will be reserved for FY 2020/21 budget
hearings including Bielenson hearings if needed. Additionally, it is recommended that the County
Administrator return to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 12 for adoption of the FY 2020/21
Recommended County and Special District Budgets, including any changes the Board makes on April 21.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Delayed processing of the FY 2020/21 Recommended Budget and potential impact on the fiscal stability of
the County and Special Districts.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay a stipend in the amount of $150
to the student winner of the County Poetry Out Loud competition for expenses related to representing
Contra Costa County at the Statewide Poetry Out Loud competition in Sacramento.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The $150 stipend has been included in the Poetry Out Loud grant from the State of California specifically
for this purpose. Funding is 100% State.
BACKGROUND:
The State of California provides a grant opportunity to counties each year to conduct a Poetry Out Loud
Competition. The Contra Costa County Arts and Culture Commission (AC5) has applied for and received
this grant for Fiscal Year 2019-20. The first place winner of the competition in each County competes in a
statewide competition held in Sacramento.
To support the ability of the Contra Costa County winner to attend the statewide competition in
Sacramento, AC5 includes in the grant budget a $150 stipend for the student and family member(s) to
attend. The County competition establishing the winner is currently scheduled for February 8,
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Julia Taylor,
925.335.1043
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Robert Campbell, Auditor-Controller
C.35
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Stipend for the Poetry Out Loud Student Winner 2019-20
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
2020. A Resolution to the Board of Supervisors will acknowledge the first, second and third place 2020
County winners. The Sacramento competition is scheduled for March 15-16.
Approval of this recommendation will allow the Auditor-Controller to issue the stipend to whomever the
winner is, as required in the grant.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will not be in compliance with the requirements of the grant. Further, the County would not
support a student's ability to participate in an enriching educational experience, regardless of income.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE the list of providers recommended by Contra Costa Health Plan's Medical Director on
December 17, 2019, and by the Health Services Director, as required by the State Departments of Health
Care Services and Managed Health Care, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this recommendation.
BACKGROUND:
The National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) requires that evidence of Board of Supervisors
approval must be contained within each CCHP provider’s credentials file. Approval of this list of providers
as recommended by the CCHP Medical Director will enable the Contra Costa Health Plan to comply with
this requirement.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, CCHP’s Providers would not be appropriately credentialed and not be in
compliance with the NCQA.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/14/2020 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Contact: Sharron Mackey,
925-313-6104
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 14, 2020
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Heather Wong, Marcy Wilhelm
C.36
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:January 14, 2020
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve New and Recredentialing Providers in Contra Costa Health Plan’s Community Provider Network
ATTACHMENTS
CCHP Credential-Recredential List Dec. 17,
2019
Contra Costa Health Plan
Providers Approved by Medical Director
December 17 , 2019
CREDENTIALING PROVIDER S DECEMBER 2019
Name Specialty
Bond, Jane, MFT Mental Health Services
Daly, Jilliann, PsyD Mental Health Services
DeLaney, Sara, NP Primary Care Family Medicine
Duff, Christopher, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Fernandes, Ingrid, MD Primary Care Internal Medicine
Gomez, Elizabeth, RBT Qualified Autism Paraprofessiona l
Gordon, Jamielynn, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Ibrah imi, Said, MD Neurolo gy
Johnson, Jennifer, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Khan, Erum, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Leverich, Angela, NP Mid -Level - Cardiothoracic
Surgery Assistant
Lock, Judy, NP Mid-Level Urgent Care
Long, Hunter, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
McGee, Brandi, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
McMillon, Maria, PA Primary Care Family Medicine
Messina-Godfrey, Amanda, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Molina, Nelson, BA Qualified Autism Professional
Redja, Mona, PsyD Qualified Autism Provider
Saalfield, A ndrew, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Smith, Aarentino, NP Primary Care Family Medicine
Stotesbery, Kory, DO Psychiatry
Tariq, Muhammad, MD Psychiatry
Tran, Kimberly, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Turner, Cassie, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Villa, Sharon, OD Optometry
Yaar, Atzimba, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Yared, Summer, MS, RBT Qualified Autism Provider
CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATIONAL PROVIDER
DECEMBER 2019
Provider Name
Provide the Following
Services
Location
America West Medical
Transportation
Non -Emergency
Medical Transportation
Elk Grove
Contra Costa Health Plan
Providers Approved by Medical Director
December 17, 2019
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RECREDENTIALING PROVIDER S DECEMBER 2019
Name Specialty
Arrillaga, Christopher, PsyD Mental Health Services
Byrnes, Rebecca, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Corey, Christina, MD Otolary ngology
Fair, Naomi, MFT Mental Health Services
Foster, Zuzana, MD Rheumatology
Gracely, Cindy, OT Occupational Therapy
Holgerson, Hannah, BCBA Qualified Autism Provider
Johnson, Kathryn, OD Optometry
Jones, Ilisten, MD Allergy & Immunology
Kim, Young, MD OB/GYN
Lopez, Analia, LCSW Mental Health Services
Mayer, Stefanie, PT Physical Therapy
Memmel, Lisa, MD Family Planning
Needleman, Brian, MFT Mental Health Services
Oien, Azadeh, DPT Physical Therapy
Rai, Ranvinder, MD Psychiatry
Seibert, Sco tt, MD Surgery - Orthopaedic
Som, Charles, DO Primary Care Family Medicine
Spurr, Douglas, MD Urgent Care
Taribo, Dorcas, MFT Mental Health Services
Trotta, Karla, DPT Physical Therapy
Trubell, Gary, PT Physical Therapy
Wu, Serena, MD Psychiatry
RECREDENTIALING ORGANIZATIONAL PROVIDER S
DECEMBER 2019
Provider Name
Provide the Following
Services
Location
CareOne Home Health - Bay Area Home Health Pleasanton
George Mark Children’s Fund
dba: George Mark Children’s House
Pediatric Skilled
Nursing Facilit y and
Hospice
San Leandro
Orinda Care Center, LLC
dba: Orinda Rehabilitation and
Convalescent Hospital
Skilled Nursing Facility Orinda
Bopl-December 17, 2019