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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11191996 - D5 D.5 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SEL Contra FROM: SUPERVISOR MARK DeSAULNIER Costa County �. . DATE: November 18, 1996 sT'� COUN� SUBJECT: ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE CHARTER COMMISSION SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. ESTABLISH the County Charter Commission as a 22-member body, composed as indicated on the attached listing. 2. APPOINT the attached list of members to the County Charter Commission, in some cases conditioned on their willingness to serve, for a two-year term of office ending November 30, 1998. 3. DIRECT the County Administrator to return to the Board with additional appointments to fill the remaining seats on the Commission, as noted, and to make any additional adjustments in the membership of the Commission which may be required. 4. AUTHORIZE each member of the Commission to designate an alternate to participate fully in the meetings and work of the Commission. 5. DIRECT the County Charter Commission to begin meeting as soon as possible in 1997 and to provide a final report to the Board of Supervisors by July 1, 1998, along with whatever additional status reports the Commission deems appropriate in the meantime. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE i APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): MARK nPSA1 fl NIM ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X See attached addendum for Board action and see also attached November 21, 1996 revision. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: I,IV,V,II NOES: None AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: III OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED November 19, 1996 Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF cc: County Administrator SUPERVISOR ND COON ADMINISTRATOR County Counsel Each member of the Commission (Via CAO) (1AAA BY DEPUTY �v 6. AUTHORIZE the County Charter Commission to appoint a Technical Advisory Committee, consisting generally of appointed representatives including the County Administrator, one or more city managers, one or more special district representatives, one or more school district representatives and other representatives the Commission may from time to time need to add to the Technical Advisory Committee. 7. AUTHORIZE the County Charter Commission to appoint such subcommittees as it believes are necessary for the efficient conduct of its business. 8. SUNSET the County Charter Commission effective November 30, 1998. 9. DIRECT the County Charter Commission to prepare a draft Charter which covers the following three general areas: 4 Matters internal to Contra Costa County government, along the lines of the more traditional county charters which�are now in existence. d Matters external to County government, which address cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the County, the cities, the special districts and the school districts. 4 Identify and prioritize issues, conditions or problems that the governments of Contra Costa County (County, cities, special districts & school districts) should address, including identifying the extent to which the issue, condition or problem exists currently; quantifying - where possible - the resources currently being dedicated by the public and private sectors to address that issue, condition or problem; suggesting a benchmark for the level at which that issue, condition or problem should be by some specific date in the future; and a set of performance indicators that should be used to measure the progress on each issue, condition or problem. 10. DIRECT the County Charter Commission to provide public notice of its meetings, REQUIRE that all meetings of the Commission and any subcommittees be open to the public, and REQUIRE the Commission to comply with all applicable provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act and the County's Better Government Ordinance, both as amended from time to time. 11. DIRECT the Chief Clerk, Board of Supervisors.to enter the County Charter Commission in the "Maddy Book," although the Technical Advisory Committee and subcommittees need not be entered in the Maddy Book since their membership will not be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. BACKGROUND: The Board of Supervisors placed an advisory measure on the November 5, 1996 ballot to determine whether the voters were in support of having the Board establish a Charter Commission to draw up a Charter for Contra Costa County. The voters provided overwhelming support to this concept, approximately 67% in favor. In order to provide as much time as possible for the Commission to do its work, it is important that the Commission be established and members be appointed as soon as possible. - 2 - The proposed composition adheres to the rule that no more than 50% of the membership of the Commission be from government. It also provides representation from the major elements of local government, private sector business leaders, and representatives from academia, the Taxpayers' Association, the League of Women Voters, Labor, and Environmental Organizations. We have suggested appointments to most of the 22 seats. In some cases, the nominated individuals have been contacted and have agreed to serve on the Commission. In other cases, we are still in the process of contacting individuals. In still other cases, we still have to contact the represented organizations to identify the appropriate representative. As additional members are identified and if any further adjustments are needed in the membership of the Commission those additional and changes will be returned to the Board for the Board's approval. - 3 - -D-3' A:CHARTER.COM(52) COMPOSITION OF COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION CATEGORY NOMINEE Board of Supervisors Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier' Vice Chair, Board of Supervisors Co-Chair of the Commission Cities Mayor Gwen Regalia' Chair- Mayors' Conference Mayor, City of Walnut Creek Cities - Alternate Mayor Lou Rosas2 Chair - City/County Relations Committee Mayor, City of Concord Special Districts Sue Rainey' Chair - Special Districts' Association Central Contra Costa Sanitary District School Districts Chris Kenber' San Ramon Valley Unified School District General Public Bill O'Malley2 Retired Superior Court Judge Former District Attorney General Public Bob Schroder' Former member, Board of Supervisors Private Business General Public Bob Campbell' Retired Legislator Private Business General Public Chris Adams2 State PTA, JSPAC General Public Bud Stewart' Retired City Manager City of Concord General Public Carol Hatch' Aide to Congressman George Miller III Private Business Don Ritchie2 Retired Town Councilman Town of Danville Private Business Private Business Jon Reynolds' Reynolds & Brown Private Business Linda Best' President, Contra Costa Council Partner, Hasseltine-Best Private Business Pamela Reed' Morrison & Foerster Past President, Contra Costa Council A:CHARTER.COM(52) Private Business Jim Cleary' Former General Manager, Tosco Refinery Co-Chair of the Commission Private Business Ed Stokes' President & CEO, Diablo Foods Private Business Eddie Downer' Chairman, Mechanics Bank Academic Bruce Caine Professor, U.C. Berkeley Taxpayers Association John Wolfe' League of Women Voters Labor Environmental Organizations ' Confirmed acceptance of membership on the Commission 2 Appointed pending confirming willingness to serve on the Commission - 2 - ADDENDUM to Item D. 5 November 19, 1996 Supervisor DeSaulnier presented the report on this matter and moved approval of the recommendations . Supervisor Torlakson seconded the motion. Supervisor Rogers spoke in support of the proposed establishment of the County Charter Commission and he suggested alternates to those people proposed for membership on the Commission should those named in the report not be able to serve, and he requested that the Commission report to the Board of Supervisors by January 1, 1998 . Supervisor DeSaulnier concurred with Supervisor Rogers' suggestions and he clarified two appointments under the Labor category, Henry Clark with Lou Paulson as alternate . Supervisor Bishop expressed concerns with a County charter and the composition of the County Charter Commission and she advised she could not support the motion. Supervisor Rogers also suggested that the Board should have an alternate to Supervisor DeSaulnier to represent the Board of Supervisors and that the alternate should be one of the three incoming Board members and that it should be agendaed for the new Board to decide on who the alternate should be. The following persons presented comments : Dorothy Sakazaki, 737 Central Avenue, Martinez; Joan Lautenberger, 3979 S . Peardale Drive, Lafayette . Supervisor Rogers requested the addition to the motion of the referral to the Internal Operations Committee of the comments made today relative to the composition of the Commission and request the Internal Operations to address the concerns expressed today relative to the composition for any future vacancies that might occur. Supervisor Torlakson concurred with Supervisor Rogers request and he expressed support for the Charter County process and that he would like the East County issue referred to the Internal Operations Committee and he also requested that the Special Districts Association and the Mayor' s Conference be invited to assign who they wish to represent them on the Commission. IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations in the report from Supervisor DeSaulnier relative to the establishment of a County Charter Commission are APPROVED (See November 21, 1996 , revision attached) , and the composition of the County Charter Commission as amended (See November 21, 1996, revision attached) is APPROVED; and it is DIRECTED that future vacancies on this Commission be referred to the Internal Operations Committee for consideration and recommendation to the Board of Supervisors . Request to Speak Form 3 D- s ( THREE (3) MINUTE LIMIn Complete this form and place it In the box near the speakers' rostrum before addressing the Board. Address: elaty-644 A1:7 �Su 1 am speaking for myself or organiution: omm Of oma gzdi wO CH ONE: 1 wish to speak on Agenda Item My 0"Aul is will be: general =for_ftainst i wish to speak on the subject of ___._ 1 do not wish to speak but leave these comments for the Board P Request to S eak Form � , 5 ( THREE (3) MINUTE LIMIT) 0 Complete this form and place it in the box near the speakers' rostrum before addressing the Board game: - rhone:� s� 7/ 1 am speaking for myself�or organization: oww Of oraantsatioN CHECK ONE wish to speak on ,ISM& Item Date: t I— 19— 9 b My comments will be: general _jor_a0nsL_.. 1 wish to speak on the subject of . . I do not wish to speak but leave these comments for the Board to wroWer: SUPERVISOR MARK DeSAULNIER November 21, 1996 ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE CHARTER COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS: I. ESTABLISH the County Charter Commission as a 22 member body, composed as indicated on the attached listing. 2. APPOINT the attached list of members to the County Charter Commission, in some cases conditioned on their willingness to serve, for a two-year term of office ending November 30, 1998. 3. DIRECT the County Administrator to return to the Board with additional appointments to fill the remaining seats on the Commission, as noted, and to make any additional adjustments in the membership of the Commission which may be required. 4. AUTHORIZE each member of the Commission to designate an alternate to participate fully in the meetings and work of the Commission. 5. DIRECT the County Charter Commission to begin meeting as soon as possible.in 1997 and to provide a final report to the Board of Supervisors by January 1, 1998, along with whatever additional status reports the Commission deems appropriate in the meantime. . 6. AUTHORIZE the County Charter Commission to appoint a Technical Advisory Committee, consisting generally of appointed representatives including the County Administrator, one or more city managers, one or more special district representatives, one or more school district representatives and other representatives the Commission may from time to time need to add to the Technical Advisory Committee. 7. AUTHORIZE the County Charter Commission to appoint such sub-committees as it believe are necessary for the efficient conduct of its business. 8. SUNSET the County Charter Commission effective November 30, 1998. 9. DIRECT the County Charter Commission to prepare a draft Charter which covers the following three general areas: O Matters internal to Contra Costa County government, along the lines of the more traditional county charters which are now in existence. O Matters external to County government, which address cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the County, the cities, the special districts and the school districts. 4 Identify and prioritize issues, conditions or problems that the governments of Contra Costa County (County, cities, special districts & school districts) should address, including identifying the extent to which the issue, condition or problem exists currently; quantifying - where possible-the resources currently being dedicated by the public and private sectors to address that issue, condition or problem; suggesting a benchmark for the level at which that issue, condition or problem should be by some specific date in the future; and a set of performance indicators that should be used to measure the progress on each issue, condition or problem. 10. DIRECT the County Charter Commission to provide public notice of its meetings, REQUIRE that all meetings of the Commission and any sub- committees be open to the public, and REQUIRE the Commission to comply with all applicable provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act and the County's Better Government Ordinance, both as amended from time to time. 11. DIRECT the Chief Clerk, Board of Supervisors to enter the County Charter Commission in the "Maddy Book", although the Technical Advisory Committee and sub-committees need not be entered in the Maddy Book since their membership will not be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. 12. AGREE that if the Mayors' Conference, the Special District Association or the League of Women Voters want to change their representatives, they may do so by advising the County Administrator of that fact, along with the name and address of their representative or alternate. 13. REFER to the 1997 Internal Operations Committee the responsibility to nominate individuals to fill any vacancies which occur on the Charter Commission, REQUEST the Internal Operations Committee to use any additional appointments to balance the Commission in terms of geographical 2 representation. BACKGROUND: The Board of Supervisors placed an advisory measure on the November 5, 1996 ballot to determine whether the voters were in support of having the Board establish a Charter Commission to draw up a Charter for Contra Costa County. The voters provided overwhelming support to this concept, approximately 67% in favor. In order to provide as much time as possible for the Commission to do its work, it is important that the Commission be established and members be appointed as soon as possible. The proposed composition adheres to the rule that no more than 50% of the membership of the Commission be from government. It also provides representation from the major elements of local government, private sector business leaders, and representatives from academia, the Taxpayers' Association, the League of Women Voters, Labor, and. Environmental Organizations. We have suggested appointments to most of the 22 seats. In some cases, the nominated individuals have been contacted and have agreed to serve on the Commission. In other cases, we are still in the process of contacting individuals. In still other cases, we still have to contact the represented organizations to identify the appropriate representative. As additional members are identified and if any further adjustments are needed in the membership of the Commission those additional and changes will be returned to the Board for the Board's approval. MARK DeSAULNIER November 19, 1996 cc: County Administrator County Counsel Each member of the Commission (Via CAO) 3 A:CHARTER.COM(52) COMPOSITION OF COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSION CATEGORY NOMINEE Board of Supervisors Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier' Vice Chair, Board of Supervisors Co-Chair of the Commission Alternate One of the 3 newly elected supervisors Board of Supervisors Cities Mayor Gwen Regalia' Chair- Mayors' Conference Mayor, City of Walnut Creek Alternate Mayor Lou Rosas2 Cities Chair- City/County Relations Committee Mayor, City of Concord Special Districts Sue Rainey' Chair- Special Districts' Association Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Alternate David Fike Special Districts Chair, Kensington Community Services District School Districts Chris Kenber' San Ramon Valley Unified School District Alternate David MacDiarmid School Districts Contra Costa Community College District General Public Bill O'Malley2 Retired Superior Court Judge Former District Attorney General Public Bob Schroder' Former member, Board of Supervisors Private Business General Public Bob Campbell' Retired Legislator Private Business A:CHARTER.COM(52) General Public Chris Adams2 State PTA, JSPAC General Public Bud Stewart' Retired City Manager City of Concord General Public Carol Hatch' Aide to Congressman George Miller III Alternate Maria Viramontes General Public Executive Director East Bay Public Safety Corridor Project Alternate Jerry Scott General Public Common Cause Private Business Don Ritchie2 Retired Town Councilman Town of Danville Private Business Private Business Jon Reynolds' Reynolds & Brown Private Business Linda Best' President, Contra Costa Council Partner, Hasseltine-Best Private Business Pamela Reed' Morrison & Foerster Past President, Contra Costa Council Private Business Jim Cleary' Former General Manager, Tosco Refinery Co-Chair of the Commission Private Business Ed Stokes' President & CEO, Diablo Foods Private Business Eddie Downer' Chairman, Mechanics Bank Alternate Joan Kelly-Williams Private Business BABCO A:CHARTER.COM(52) Alternate Jerry Skomer Private Business Academic Bruce Caine Professor, U.C. Berkeley Taxpayers Association John Wolfe' League of Women Voters President, Diablo Chapter Alternate President, Richmond Chapter League of Women Voters Labor Henry Clarke, General Manager Public Employees Local 1 Labor Coalition Alternate Lou Paulson, President Labor Professional Firefighters Union, Local 1230 Environmental Organizations Laurie Schuyler Alternate Kathleen Nimr Environmental Organizations ' Confirmed acceptance of membership on the Commission 2 Appointed pending confirming willingness to serve on the Commission