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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 02052013 - C.86RECOMMENDATION(S): RECEIVE the 2012 Annual Report of the El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council (ESMAC), as recommended by Supervisor Gioia. FISCAL IMPACT: None. BACKGROUND: On June 18, 2002, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2002/377, which requires that each regular and ongoing board, commission, or committee shall annually report to the Board of Supervisors on its activities, accomplishments, membership attendance, required training/certification (if any), and proposed work plan or objectives for the following year, on the second Tuesday of December. The attached reports fulfill this requirement for the El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council (ESMAC). CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: The El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council (ESMAC) will not be in compliance with the requirement set forth in Resolution No. 2002/377. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 02/05/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Contact: Terrance Cheung 510-231-8688 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: February 5, 2013 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy cc: C. 86 To:Board of Supervisors From:John Gioia, Board of Supervisors District I Date:February 5, 2013 Contra Costa County Subject:Accept and Approve the 2012 Annual Report of the El Sobrante Municpial Advisory Council (ESMAC) CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Not applicable. ATTACHMENTS ESMAC 2012 Annual Report 1 El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council 3769 B San Pablo Dam Road, ES, 94803 - Meetings 2nd Wednesday of the Month 7:00 P.M. El Sobrante Library 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante Chair, Barbara Pendergrass, Vice Chair, Tom Owens, Secretary, Sharon Thygesen, Treasurer, George Cleveland, Members: James Hermann, and 2 vacancies Year End Report for 2012 Activities Speakers Presenting Reports Monthly  Lt. Jon Moreland Bay Station Commander – crime report  Officer John Pruitt, California Highway Patrol- speeding on San Pablo Dam Road  Michelle Blackwell, Representative for East Bay Municipal Utility District-projects in El Sobrante  Lon Goetsch, Contra Costa County Fire Battalion Chief-Stations activity  Terrance Cheung, Chief of Staff, Supervisor John Gioia-monthly report  Eleanor Loynd, Chair of the El Sobrante Valley Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee-Planning Projects in the El Sobrante Valley; includes valley projects in the City of Richmond and unincorporated El Sobrante Other Speakers and Topics  Charles Ramsey, West Contra Costa Unified School District Board speaking on the District's Parcel Tax, Marilynne Mellander speaking in opposition of Parcel tax  Sharon Korotkin and Mary Casserly, "Citizens for a Greener El Sobrante" Lavonna Martin, CCC Homeless Program, Lt. Jon Moreland, Bay Station Commander, discussing possible solutions to decrease the Homeless issue in El Sobrante. El Sobrante has 53 homeless individuals  Hisham Noeimi, P.E. ,Contra Costa Transportation Authority Engineering Manager, major Interchange Modification at I-80 and San Pablo Dam Road, McBryde Avenue, and El Portal Drive  Updates on the progress of the Via Verde Sink Hole rebuild  Darly Louder, Contra Costa County Fire Chief, speaking on Measure Q, Fire District funding  County Representatives and Representative from Chevron discussing the Fire at Chevron and improvements for notifying residents  David Brockbank, Senior Planner, CCC Conservation and Development Department, the PI( Planned Unit Development) Zoning Ordinance  Other speakers not named here Major Accomplishments  Conducted Election of Officers  Attended Semi-Monthly Code Enforcement meetings with Supervisor Gioia’s Office and Code Enforcement Representative 2  Council staffed a booth at the El Sobrante Stroll and passed out information on Council meetings, also coordinated CPR instruction by the County Fire District for the Stroll  Supervisor John Gioia, El Sobrante Municipal Advisory Council, and Boys and Girls Club of El Sobrante held an El Sobrante Cleanup Day filling one dumpster with metal, one with green items and 2 large dumpsters with trash  Participated in the P1, (Planned District) meetings held once a month and visited sites for information. PI was finalized this year  Two members participate in the El Sobrante Valley Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee on a monthly basis  Through law enforcement attendance we are able to identify problem areas and citizens problems  Addressing the homeless problem in El Sobrante with county staff and the El Sobrante Chamber of Commerce ; this is an ongoing bad situation where many are drunk in Public. Lot of break -ins to businesses that may or may not be caused by homeless  Member last year joined the County in the program “If you were a thief”, however there was no county support for this program and it has not moved forward  Developed an El Sobrante MAC brochure to promote the ESMAC  Participating in the "El Sobrante Renew Project" started by the El Sobrante Chamber of Commerce president, Jennifer Arrouzet, to assist business owners on San Pablo Dam Road to their buildings more attractive to shoppers Attendance Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Barbara Pendergrass ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Tom Owens ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ James Hermann ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Tess O"Riva ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ George Cleveland ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Sharon Thygesen ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Summary Monthly 6/6 4/6 5/6 6/6 0/6 4/6 2/6 4/6 6/6 5/5 3/5 # attending /appointed (PI meetings in May and August replaced the MAC meetings for these months) Resignations: Tess O'Riva this October, caused by moving out of the ESMAC area. Currently we have two vacancies Goals for 2012  Develop ways to increase attendance at Council meetings  Hold the annual El Sobrante Cleanup Day with additional dumpsters  Participate in the annual El Sobrante Stroll for awareness of the ESMAC and it’s activities  Continue to address the homeless issue in El Sobrante, and the affect on merchants and the creek  Continue to address Disaster Preparedness  Explore Grants and revitalize San Pablo Dam Road and Appian Way  Redo the ESMAC Bylaws  Set up CPR classes with the County Health Department to assist in El Sobrante becoming a healthy community designation  Fill ESMAC Board Vacancies