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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Board of
Supervisors - Special Meeting
Supervisor John Gioia, District I
Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor Ken Carlson, District IV
Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V
Clerk of the Board (925) 655-2000
clerkoftheboard@cob.cccounty.us
2:00 PM Board Chambers 1025 Escobar Street,
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Thursday, January 11, 2024
CALL TO ORDER
District I Supervisor John Gioia, District II Supervisor Candace
Andersen, District III Supervisor Diane Burgis, District IV
Supervisor Ken Carlson, and District V Supervisor Federal D.
Glover
Present
DISCUSSION ITEMS
D.1 CONDUCT interviews of applicants for appointment to the Kensington Fire
Protection District Board of Directors and CONSIDER appointing one
individual to fill a vacant seat for the remainder of the current term ending
December 6, 2024. (Timothy Ewell, Chief Assistant County Administrator)
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Attachments:ATTACHMENT A - Letter, Kensington Fire Protection District to
County requesting Appointment to Board of Directors, December 11,
2023
ATTACHMENT B - Letter, County Response to request from District,
December 18, 2023
ATTACHMENT C - Danielle Madugo Application.pdf
ATTACHMENT D - Ciara Wood Application.pdf
Correspondence Received.pdf
Speakers: Lisa Corona, Kensington Improvement Club; Andrew Reed,
resident of Kensington; Daniel Levine, Vice President, Kensington Fire
Protection District Board of Directors; Silvia Elsbury; Rob Firmin, President,
Kensington Property Owners Association.
Written correspondence received from: Linda Lipscomb; Paul Dorroh; Linnea
Due; Knute Fisher, PhD; Steven Simrin, Chris Sorensen; Lisa Caronna; Katie
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Brohawn, PhD, Kensington Hilltop Elementary School; Brenda Lee,
Kensington Hilltop Elementary School; Robin Burns; Charles Toombs; Cortis
Cooper; Jim Watt; Paul Moss; Carmen Cook; Daniel Levine; Cortis Cooper;
Sarah Gough; Gail Feldman; Meryl Natchez Rafferty; Andrew Reed; John
and Kathy Stein; Rodney Paul; Rob Firmin, President, Kensington Property
Owners Association; Shoshana Wechsler; Leigh Schneider; Sylvia Elsbury;
Cassandra Duggan, LCSW; Georgia Vaughan; Jean Durham; Karl Kruger
and Len Welsh; Beverly Thiele; Caroline M. Kane, UC Berkeley; David Pyle;
Gloria Bayne; Danielle Madugo; Andrew Trout; Marcia Mathog; Bart and
Diana Jones; Ted Blanckenburg; Brad Johnson; Cara Marasco; Tanya Banks;
Larry Nagel, Director, Kensington FPD; Barbara Banks and Eric Strellis; Dr .
Hilary Lorraine; Annemarie Charlesworth; Katie Gluck; Cierra Wood; Dore
Brown; Jill Sowards; Jaima Roberts; Linda Lipscomb (2), Kensington
Improvement Club; Peter Liddell (attached).
APPOINTED Danielle Madugo to fill the vacant seat on the Kensington Fire
Protection District Board of Directors for the remainder of the current term
ending December 6, 2024
Motion:Gioia
CarlsonSecond:
District I Supervisor Gioia, District II Supervisor Andersen,
District III Supervisor Burgis, District IV Supervisor Carlson,
and District V Supervisor Glover
Aye:
Result:Passed
D.2 CONSIDER appointing Jane De May Andreotti as Interim Animal Services
Director, at Step 3 on the salary schedule, effective January 16, 2024.
(Timothy Ewell, Chief Assistant County Administrator)
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Speaker: Lisa Kirk, Contra Costa Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(SPCA)
Motion:Carlson
BurgisSecond:
District II Supervisor Andersen, District III Supervisor Burgis,
District IV Supervisor Carlson, and District V Supervisor Glover
Aye:
District II Supervisor Andersen, District III Supervisor Burgis,
District IV Supervisor Carlson, and District V Supervisor
Glover
Aye:
District I Supervisor GioiaAbsent:
District I Supervisor GioiaAbsent:
D.3 Public Comment
There were no requests to speak at public comment .
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ADJOURN
Adjourned today's meeting at 3:07 p.m.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda
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Escobar Street, First Floor, Martinez, CA 94553, during normal business hours.
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be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested
by a member of the Board before the Board votes on the motion to adopt . Each member of the
public will be allowed two minutes to comment on the entire consent agenda .
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Chair calls for public testimony. Each speaker during public testimony will be limited to two
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Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are
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than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the
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applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or
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have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made, campaign
contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board member since January 1, 2023, are required
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the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member, and may
be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors before the subject hearing
or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing .
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MARTINEZ, CA 94553CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:124-0137 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Agenda Ready
File created:In control:1/4/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/11/2024
Title:CONDUCT interviews of applicants for appointment to the Kensington Fire Protection District Board of
Directors and CONSIDER appointing one individual to fill a vacant seat for the remainder of the
current term ending December 6, 2024. (Timothy Ewell, Chief Assistant County Administrator)
Attachments:1. ATTACHMENT A - Letter, Kensington Fire Protection District to County requesting Appointment to
Board of Directors, December 11, 2023, 2. ATTACHMENT B - Letter, County Response to request
from District, December 18, 2023, 3. ATTACHMENT C - Danielle Madugo Application.pdf, 4.
ATTACHMENT D - Ciara Wood Application.pdf, 5. Correspondence Received.pdf
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBoard of Supervisors - Special
Meeting
1/11/2024 1 Pass 5:0
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title:Appointment to Kensington Fire Protection District Board of Directors
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. INTERVIEW two applicants (Danielle Madugo and Ciara Wood) to fill a vacant seat on the Kensington Fire
Protection District Board of Directors; and
2. APPOINT an applicant (either Danielle Madugo or Ciara Wood) to fill the vacant seat for the remainder of
the current term ending December 6, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Formed in 1937, the Kensington Fire Protection District (District) is an independent special district serving the
0.96 square mile unincorporated area of Kensington in West County - immediately adjacent to the cities of
Richmond and El Cerrito as well as adjacent to portions of Alameda County. On December 11, 2023, the
County received correspondence from the District requesting that the Board of Supervisors make an
appointment to a vacant seat on the District Board of Directors no later than January 16, 2024 (Attachment A).
The vacancy was due to the retirement of former Director Don Dommer on October 19, 2023. The County
replied to the District’s correspondence on December 18, 2023 notifying the District that this matter would be
taken up at a special meeting of the Board on January 11, 2024 (Attachment B).
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Appointment Process
Under California Government Code Section 1780, if a vacancy occurs on a special district governing board, the
district board may fill the vacancy either by appointment or by calling an election within 60 days after the
effective date or notice of vacancy. In this case, the District had until December 17, 2023 to fill the vacancy
either by appointment or by calling an election. After the vacancy occurred, the District conducted an
application process and received two applications from interested residents for the vacant seat. On December
11, 2023, the District Board interviewed the two applicants during a special meeting but, ultimately, did not
make an appointment or call an election at that time. The District subsequently requested that the Board of
Supervisors make the appointment.
If a special district board fails to appoint or call an election to fill a vacancy within 60 days, then the Board of
Supervisors may fill the vacancy either by appointment or by ordering the special district to call an election, as
long as the Board of Supervisors acts within 90 days after the effective date of the vacancy. In this case, the
Board of Supervisors may fill the vacancy on the District Board if it does so by January 16, 2024.
This seat will be up for election at the November 5, 2024 General Election. The new term begins at 12 noon on
December 6, 2024, which is the first Friday in December following the General Election.
Options for the Board to Consider
The Board of Supervisors’ options include:
1.Appoint an individual to the vacant seat. The appointed individual would hold office until the term ending
December 6, 2024.
2.Make no appointment and order an election. This option would require the District to call an election to fill
the vacancy.
3.Take no action. If the Board takes no action, the District would be required by law to call an election to fill
the vacancy.
Application packets submitted by Danielle Madugo and Ciara Wood to the District for consideration have been
included in today’s agenda packet for reference by the Board as Attachments C and D, respectively. In addition,
the Clerk of the Board’s office has included all correspondence received related to this item in Attachment E for
reference.
Today’s action requests that the Board of Supervisors interview the two applicants and consider making an
appointment to fill the vacant seat on the District Board of Directors.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board take no action at today’s meeting, then the Board will have until January 16, 2024 to make an
appointment to the District Board or call an election to fill the vacancy. If the Board takes no action by January
16, 2024, then an election must be called to fill the vacancy pursuant to Government Code section 1780.
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Board of Directors
Julie Stein (President)
Daniel Levine (Vice-President)
Larry Nagel (Secretary)
Jim Watt
217 Arlington Avenue, Kensington, CA 94707 | Tel: 510-527-8395 | fire@kensingtonfire.org | Page 1 of 1
December 11, 2023
Ms. Kristin Connelly, County Clerk
Ms. Monica Nino, County Administrator
Contra Costa County – County Administrator’s Office
1025 Escobar Street
Martinez CA 94553
Subject: Request for County Board of Supervisors to Appoint New Kensington Fire Protection
District Board Member
Dear Ms. Connelly and Ms. Nino:
The Kensington Fire Protection District (KFPD) was notified of a vacancy on its Board of Directors and
provided this information to the County Elections Division including the specifics below:
Name of Retired Director Don Dommer
Last Elected November 2020
End of Current Term November 2024
Last Served on Board October 18, 2023
Position Became Vacant October 19, 2023
Appointment Required by KFPD Board of Directors December 17, 2023
Appointment Required by County Board of Supervisors (if not made by KFPD) January 16, 2024
The KFPD Board of Directors established an appointment process, received two applications, and
interviewed the two candidates at a Special Meeting held on December 11, 2023. After deliberation,
two nomination ballots, and two motions, the results remain a tie between the two candidates;
therefore, no appointment was made. The Board of Directors then voted unanimously to forward a
request to the County Board of Supervisors to make this appointment.
Please let me know if you need additional information and/or if anything else is required to facilitate
the appointment by the Board of Supervisors to fill our Board vacancy.
Sincerely,
Mary A. Morris-Mayorga, MBA, CSDM
General Manager
CC: Mr. John Gioia, Chair - Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Tim Ewell, Assistant to the County Administrator
Contra Costa County
The Board of Supervisors
County Administration Building
1025 Escobar Street, 1st Floor
Martinez, California 94553-1293
John Gioia, 1st District
Candace Andersen, 2nd District
Diane Burgis, 3rd District
Ken Carlson, 4th District
Federal D. Glover, 5th District
Monica Nino
Clerk of the Board
and
County Administrator
(925) 655-2075
December 18, 2023
Mary A. Morris-Mayorga, MBA, CSDM
General Manager
Kensington Fire Protection District
217 Arlington Avenue
Kensington, CA 94707
Subject: Kensington Fire District Board Vacancy
Dear Ms. Morris-Mayorga:
Contra Costa County (County) is in receipt of your December 11, 2023 letter requesting the Board of Supervisors to make
an appointment to fill an existing vacancy on the Kensington Fire Protection District (District) Board of Directors for the
remainder of the current term (which runs through December 6, 2024). This District Board position became vacant on
October 18, 2023, when Director Don Dommer retired.
Pursuant to California Government Code section 1780(f)(1), if the vacancy is not filled by the Kensington District Board by
appointment, or if the Kensington District Board has not called for an election within 60 days of the date the District Board
is notified of the vacancy or the effective date of the vacancy, whichever is later, then the Board of Supervisors may (1)
appoint a person to fill the vacancy within 90 days of the date the District Board is notified of the vacancy or the effective
date of the vacancy, whichever is later, or (2) order the District to call an election to fill the vacancy.
Since the Kensington District Board did not fill the vacancy by appointment, the statutory deadline for the Board of
Supervisors to make an appointment to this vacant seat is January 16, 2024 (90 days following the vacancy date of October
18, 2023).
Given the holiday season and the Board’s established 2024 meeting schedule, I have set a special meeting date of January
11, 2024 at 2:00 pm for the Board of Supervisors to take action on this appointment at the District’s request. This will
ensure that the appointment is made prior to the statutory deadline of January 16, 2024.
At its January 11, 2024 public meeting in Martinez, the Board of Supervisors will conduct public interviews of the two
candidates who applied to fill the vacancy – Danielle Madugo and Ciara Wood. We will request the two applicants to be at
the Board meeting in person. The County is not re-opening the application process.
This meeting will be in hybrid format – the public may participate and provide input to the Board either in person at the
meeting or through zoom or phone. The published Board agenda for this meeting will include the applications for
appointment submitted by the two candidates. The public may also provide comments in advance of the meeting to the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by emailing ClerkOfTheBoard@cob.cccounty.us.
This is the same process the Board of Supervisors used to fill a recent vacancy on the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District Board.
The individual appointed by the Board of Supervisors to fill this vacancy will serve through December 6, 2024.
This seat will be up for election at the November 5, 2024 General Election. Under California Elections Code section
10554, the new term begins at 12 noon on December 6, 2024, which is the first Friday in December following the election.
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to me to discuss further or email me at
john.gioia@bos.cccounty.us.
Sincerely,
JOHN GIOIA
Chair, Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa County
cc: Hon. Kristin B. Connelly, Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voters
Monica Nino, County Administrator
Thomas L. Geiger, County Counsel
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Legislation Details (With Text)
File #: Version:124-0138 Name:
Status:Type:Consent Item Agenda Ready
File created:In control:1/5/2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda:Final action:1/11/2024
Title:CONSIDER appointing Jane De May Andreotti as Interim Animal Services Director, at Step 3 on the
salary schedule, effective January 16, 2024. (Timothy Ewell, Chief Assistant County Administrator)
Attachments:
Action ByDate Action ResultVer.Tally
approvedBoard of Supervisors - Special
Meeting
1/11/2024 1 Pass 4:0
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title:APPOINT Jane De May Andreotti as Interim Animal Services Director effective January 16,
2024
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Jane De May Andreotti as Interim Animal Services Director, at Step 3 on the salary schedule,
effective January 16, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Cost Savings. The increased compensation costs related to the interim placement of Captain Andreotti will be
fully offset by cost savings from the vacancy in the Animal Services Director position.
BACKGROUND:
In November 2023, Animal Services Director Beth Ward notified the County Administrator of her intent to
separate from County service effective January 19, 2024. Subsequent to that notification the County
Administrator’s Office engaged Avery and Associates to conduct a nationwide executive recruitment to identify
candidates. That recruitment is anticipated to launch within the coming weeks.
The Animal Services Department organizational structure does not include a Chief Assistant or Deputy Animal
Services Director, so there is no clear line of succession in instances where the Animal Services Director
position becomes vacant. To ensure continuity of operations within the department, the County Administrator is
recommending that the Board of Supervisors appoint Captain Jane De May Andreotti as the Interim Animal
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Services Director beginning on January 16, 2024 through the date of appointment of a permanent Animal
Services Director. Ms. Ward’s last day in the office will be January 15, 2024, for this reason it is important to
make this interim appointment prior to her separation date of January 19, 2023 to maintain continuity of
operations within the department. Captain Andreotti has indicated that she will not be a candidate for
permanent appointment to the Animal Services Director position.
Captain Jane De May Andreotti has over 30 years of public sector experience beginning in the 1980s in the City
of Berkeley. In 1996, she was hired by the City of Walnut Creek Police Department and served in several
capacities, including patrol, hostage negotiation, field training officer and narcotic K-9 handler. In 2009,
Captain Andreotti joined Contra Costa Animal Services rising through the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant and
ultimately was appointed Captain of Field Services in 2016 - the highest peace officer position in the
department.
Captain Andreotti’s wealth of experience, progressive ascension through the ranks within multiple public
service agencies and love of animals makes her the perfect candidate for the role of Interim Animal Services
Director. Captain Andreotti remains committed to maintaining stable operations during the executive
recruitment process.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board of Supervisors does not appoint an Interim Animal Services Director to serve in a temporary
capacity following the departure of Ms. Ward, then the department head position will remain vacant until the
Board appoints a permanent Animal Services Director.
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