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INTERNAL OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE
March 17, 2014
10:30 A.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Vice Chair
Agenda
Items:
Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference
of the Committee
1.Introductions
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this
agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
3. CONSIDER approving the Record of Action for the February 3, 2014 Internal
Operations Committee meeting. (Julie DiMaggio Enea, IOC Staff)
4. CONSIDER reassigning Business #2 Alternate member, Matt Buell, to the Business #2
seat on the Hazardous Materials Commission to complete the unexpired term ending
December 31, 2017. (Michael Kent, Hazardous Materials Ombudsman)
5. CONDUCT interviews for seats on the Local Enforcement Agency Hearing Panel, a
body that implements enforcement and permitting activities at local solid waste
facilities, DETERMINE nominations for Board of Supervisors consideration, and
CONSIDER taking related actions. (Dorothy Sansoe, County Administrator's Office)
6.The next meeting is currently scheduled for April 7, 2014.
7.Adjourn
The Internal Operations Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with
disabilities planning to attend Internal Operations Committee meetings. Contact the staff person
listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and
distributed by the County to a majority of members of the Internal Operations Committee less than
96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 651 Pine Street, 10th floor,
during normal business hours.
Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day
prior to the published meeting time.
For Additional Information Contact:
Julie DiMaggio Enea, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1077, Fax (925) 646-1353
julie.enea@cao.cccounty.us
INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 3.
Meeting Date:03/17/2014
Submitted For: David Twa, County Administrator
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: RECORD OF ACTION
Presenter: Julie DiMaggio Enea, IOC
Staff
Contact: Julie DiMaggio Enea (925)
335-1077
Referral History:
County Ordinance requires that each County body keep a record of its meetings. Though the
record need not be verbatim, it must accurately reflect the agenda and the decisions made in the
meeting.
Referral Update:
Attached for the Committee's consideration is the Record of Action for its February 3, 2014
meeting.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
Staff recommends approval of the Record of Action for the February 3, 2014 IOC meeting.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.
Attachments
IOC Record of Action February 3, 2014
INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 4.
Meeting Date:03/17/2014
Submitted For: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Department:Health Services
Referral No.: IOC
Referral Name: Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter: Michael Kent, Hazmat Ombudsman Contact:
Referral History:
In 2013, IOC reviewed Board Resolution Nos. 2011/497 and 2011/498, which stipulate that
applicants for At Large/Non Agency-Specific seats on specified bodies are to be interviewed by a
Board subcommittee. The Resolutions further permit a Board Committee to select a screening
committee to assist in interviewing applicants for appointment. Upon review of the eligible seats,
the IOC made a determination that it would conduct interviews for At Large seats on the
following bodies: Retirement Board, Fire Advisory Commission, Integrated Pest Management
Advisory Committee, Planning Commission, Treasury Oversight Board, Airport Land Use
Commission, Aviation Advisory Committee and the Fish & Wildlife Committee; and that
screening and nomination fill At Large seats on all other eligible bodies would be delegated each
body or a subcommittee thereof.
Referral Update:
The Hazardous Materials Commission was established in 1986 to advise the Board, County staff
and the mayor’s council members, and staffs of the cities within the County, on issues related to
the development, approval and administration of the County Hazardous Waste Management Plan.
Specifically, the Board charged the Commission with drafting a hazardous materials storage and
transportation plan and ordinance, coordinating the implementation of the hazardous materials
release response plan and inventory program, and analyzing and developing recommendations
regarding hazardous materials issues with consideration to broad public input.
The bylaws of the Commission provide that the Business #2 seat be nominated by the Industrial
Association and appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The term for Business #2 seat expired on
December 31, 2013. The Industrial Association requests the Board of Supervisors appoint the
current Business #2 Alternate member, Matt Buell, to fill the Business #2 seat vacancy. Matt
Buell was appointed to the Business #2 Alternate seat on July 16, 2013. The term for the current
Business #2 seat will expire on December, 31, 2017.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
REASSIGN Business #2 Alternate member, Matt Buell, to the Business #2 seat on the Hazardous
REASSIGN Business #2 Alternate member, Matt Buell, to the Business #2 seat on the Hazardous
Materials Commission to complete the unexpired term ending December 31, 2017.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.
Attachments
HazMat Commission Nominations for Appointment March 2014
Members: George Smith, Chair, Rick Alcaraz, Scott Anderson, Don Bristol, Henry Clark, Lara DeLaney, Frank Gordon, Steven
Linsley, Jim Payne, Ralph Sattler, Leslie Stewart, Don Tatzin
597 Center Ave., Suite 200 Martinez, CA 94501 (925) 313-6712
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMISSION
March 7, 2014
To:Internal Operations Committee
From:Michael Kent, Executive Assistant to the Hazardous Materials Commission
Re:Appointment recommendation to the Hazardous Materials Commission
The Hazardous Materials Commission was established in 1986 to advise the Board, County staff
and the mayor’s council members, and staffs of the cities within the County, on issues related to
the development, approval and administration of the County Hazardous Waste Management
Plan. Specifically, the Board charged the Commission with drafting a hazardous materials
storage and transportation plan and ordinance, coordinating the implementation of the hazardous
materials release response plan and inventory program, and to analyze and develop
recommendations regarding hazardous materials issues with consideration to broad public input,
and report back to the Board on Board referrals.
The bylaws of the Commission provide that the Business Seat #2 be nominated by the Industrial
Association and appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The term for Business Seat #2 expired
on December 31, 2013. The Industrial Association requests the Board of Supervisors transfer the
current Business Seat #2 Alternate, Matt Buell, into Business Seat #2 and declare the Business
Seat #2 Alternate position vacant. Matt Buell was appointed to the Business Seat #2 Alternate
position on July 16, 2013. The term for the current Business Seat #2 will expire on December,
31, 2017.
INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 5.
Meeting Date:03/17/2014
Submitted For: David Twa, County Administrator
Department:County Administrator
Referral No.: IOC 14/14
Referral Name: LOCAL ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HEARING PANEL RECRUITMENT
Presenter: Dorothy Sansoe, CAO Contact: Joe Doser 925.692.2535
Referral History:
In 1992, the Board of Supervisors, in its capacity as the governing body of the County Local
Enforcement Agency, adopted Resolution No. 92/153, which among other things appointed the
full Board to serve as the hearing panel, a body that implements enforcement and permitting
activities at local solid waste facilities, pursuant to a statute that was later repealed. Under current
law, hearings regarding the above matters may be conducted by either a hearing officer or by a
hearing panel, which may be either (1) a panel of three members of the LEA governing body or
(2) an independent three-member panel appointed. (Pub. Resources Code, § 44308.)
The California Code of Regulations requires the appointment of either an independent hearing
panel or hearing officer when in the jurisdiction of the LEA there exists a publicly owned or
operated solid waste facility or disposal site. In Contra Costa County, the following jurisdictions
own solid waste facilities: City of El Cerrito (Registration Tier Permit Transfer Station), City of
Brentwood (Brentwood Transfer Station), City of Martinez (Martinez City Rubbish-closed
landfill), City of Richmond (Naval Fuel Depot Pt. Molate-closed landfill), the City of Antioch
(Antioch City Landfill-closed landfill), and the California Department of Water Resources (Banks
Delta Pumping-closed dump site in Byron). For this reason, CalRecycle has recommended that an
independent hearing panel be established. CalRecycle has also advised that there can be only one
LEA hearing panel.
On November 5, 2013, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2013/423, establishing
the Contra Costa County Local Enforcement Agency Independent Hearing Panel. The Board
decided that it would not appoint one of its members to the LEA Hearing Panel and subsequently
referred to the IOC the recruitment of three County resident nominees, for BOS consideration, to
serve on the panel. On December 9, the IOC approved a recruitment plan and schedule prepared
by the County Administrator’s Office in consultation with Environmental Health, calling for
interviews to be held in February 2014.
Referral Update:
Among the specific duties of the County LEA are the permitting of solid waste facilities. Solid
Among the specific duties of the County LEA are the permitting of solid waste facilities. Solid
waste facilities include solid waste transfer or processing stations, composting facilities,
transformation facilities and disposal facilities. The permitting process includes the issuance of
solid waste facilities permits as well as the denial, revision, modification, suspension and
revocation of permits. The County LEA also performs regular inspections of solid waste facilities.
A solid waste facility is required to comply with applicable laws and regulations and the terms
and conditions of any solid waste facilities permit issued by the County LEA to the facility.
Compliance is usually achieved through inspection reports and compliance schedules. Where
violations are found, the County LEA works with affected parties on corrective measures as long
as those parties make a good faith effort to comply with the requirements.
Public Resources Code section 44308 governs appointments to the Hearing Panel as follows:
No more than one member of the Board of Supervisors shall serve on the Hearing Panel.1.
Members of the Hearing Panel shall be selected for their legal, administrative, or technical
abilities in areas relating to solid waste management.
2.
At least one member shall be a technical expert with knowledge of solid waste management
methods and technology.
3.
At least one member shall be a representative of the public at large.4.
A member shall serve for a term of four years and may not serve more than two consecutive
terms.
5.
The LEA has actively recruited Hearing Panelists. The recruitment attracted two candidates
whose applications are included in the attached report from the Health Services Department. The
candidates are scheduled to attend the meeting today and are prepared to be interviewed.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
1. INTERVIEW the following applicants for membership on the LEA Hearing Panel and
determine recommendations for Board consideration:
Ana M. Cortez (Richmond)
Darryl Young (San Ramon)
2. RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors appointment of a Board of Supervisors member to
the Hearing Panel until such time that a third panelist is appointed.
3. DIRECT staff to continue the recruitment for an additional two months.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.
Attachments
LEA Hearing Panel Recruitment and Applicants Summary