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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on December 18, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Gioia, DeSaulnier, Glover and Uilkema
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Supervisor Gerber
On this date, the Board considered the need to fill a vacancy on the Los
Medanos Community Healthcare District Board Directors. Supervisor
Glover recommended Bruce Croskey. Mr. Croskey is currently serving as
Dean for Heald College in Concord; served as a teacher in Pittsburg Unified
School District, and a previous member of the Los Medanos Board.
The following applicants appeared to speak:
Mike Lengyel, 545 Central Avenue, Pittsburg;
Tanya Duke, 111 North Broadway Avenue, Bay Point;
Joe Rubi, 8 Kingston Place, Pittsburg
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that Bruce Croskey is APPOINTED to
the Los Medanos Community Healthcare District Board of Directors.
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: December 18,2001
John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
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Consider appointment to fill vacancy on the
Los Medanos Community Healthcare District
Board of Directors
Supervisor Glover was still accepting
applications on Thursday afternoon. He will
present an oral report at the Board meeting.
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Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
651 Pine St.,Room j107
. -Martinez; CA 94553-1229
Re: 'Agenda Itemm SD.5 -L.1tiCHD Board Vacancy
Dear Supervisors:
.Thank you for-the help-.you have given this district and its.residents thmgh renovation of
the-former_hospita-buildiw- I-woUld ask-that _you do"just-a 3ittlebit-more in this regard
..- :that it mav:flourish.
+ It is a district-with a.past.- Supporters.tried-at there-dedication of the building in July to
rehiind_eueryone.ofsome ofthe good history and good-works-and in.,Oiat direction and
_spirit we should-al l.proceed.
People with edges have:told outrag=eous falsehoods about this district (two examples
'. ,_,attached). These.tempest&eventually will.:abate and Igo-about cooperatively
improving the-condition of local healthcare..
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Mike Lengyel
545 Central Aire_
Pittsburg, CA 94555
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Consider appointment to fill vacancy on the
Los Medanos Community Healthcare District
Board of Directors
Supervisor Glover was still accepting
applications on Thursday afternoon. He will
present an oral report at the Board meeting.
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Contra Costa County
651 Pine Street,Room 16T_
Martinez, CA 94553-1229
Re: Agenda Item SD.8—LMCHD Board Vacancy
Dear Supervisors:
I urge you to work toward establishing a true partnership with this district so that the
county,the people of Pittsburg and Bay Point and overburdened emergency rooms in
Antioch, Coricard-and Martinez can all benefit.
Emergency rooms at Sutter Defta,.Mt.-Diablo and Contra Costa Regional medical centers
lost about$10 million in 1-999-000. Redirection of resources to.urgent care in Pittsburg,
in cooperation with this district, could well lessen those loses and-improve quality of care
in a significant portion of the county.
The groundwork w&VY-Wd-in the district's nursing grant.-program last May, in which the
-hospitals and the district pooled-resources to fund an additional registered nursing class at
.the college,even though a faction on the district board attacked this advance by filing a
-complaint with.a state agency.
The county's cooperation withithis-district would-be most appreciated by your
encouraging a-doctor to participate in the District's Liaison Committee-meetings, as
recently suggested by a member ofthe-cornmittee;-by allowing-county security personnel
to.sign-in and-out users of the district board and conference rooms for-hedth and support
classes.and non-profit business meetings, and-by sharing some staff resources in program
development-and health-profile preparation.
Udeveipped-properly.,this,clowurehimnship will benefit-all. targeyou-to fill the board
vacancy with.someone who has a willingness to work along these-lines-(such as Bruce
.Croskey,Joe_Rubi,.Evamaije.Croskey._or myself)and to-be cautious-of any "sleeper"
agents of-people with-other purposes.
-Sincerely,
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Mike Lengyel
-545 Central Ave.
Pittsburg, CA 94565
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October 17, 2001
Chair or the Los Medanos Hospital Board
P. O. Box 8698
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Dear LMH Chairperson and Board Members:
The nursing faculty and administration of Los Medanos College extend a heartfelt thanks
to you for your generous financial support of the LMC nursing program. Your gift of
$20,000 dollars has made it possible for us to add an additional clinical group (eleven
students) to our Registered Nursing Program.
Your contribution to the fund, that allowed us to hire a full-time nursing instructor for
these additional students, shows how education and community organizations can work
together in partnership to influence a remedy to the current nursing shortage.
We appreciate your continued support and your confidence in Los Medanos College's
ability to effect incremental change during this nursing crisis.
Sincerely,
Veronica Knott
Dean of Occupational Education
Committee to Dissolve Los Medanos
Community Hospital District
..-..........-.. 29.Tahoe Place
_ ._Pittsburg, CA 94555
(925)427-7350
December 31, 1999
.To: Annamaria Perrella; Executive Officer
LAFCO
From: Joan DeMglio, Sec '
Committee to]dissolve Los edanos Community Hospital
District
Ars requested, enclnsed.is-a checkin the amount of$1;500.00 payable to
I,AECO,.`Wi-B you please provide-to us-witha.-break down-how the money is
to be used.
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Boars!.Meeting Minutes o August 13, 2001 (OPage2
Rev.Timrnons'.comments. Mr.Tatomer commented that he just read the minutes and
wishes everyone would-come-to-all-all our.meetings..
.Resident Mike Lengyei passed out a packet of informationon former attempts to
dissolve the District .plus an article -on hepatitis. He thanked the Board for the
dedication ceremony--,.for.the Diamond Ridge Center purchase'so that this facility
remained-open, for the-children who-recently.received eyeglasses, for the dental
chairs purchased dor-La-Clinic-Dental Clinic, -and especially for the LMC Nursing
Program leadershi.pwhieh.'resuttectin the hiring of-an additional nursing instructor for
the nexttwo years. He further noted that Glenn May was in attendance from the
Contra-Costa Titres and the..only time.a reporter appears is when the dissolution
group-attends-a-meeting: This District must continue-because..it is responsible for
oversight in the buiiding and-the-healthcare district.
Dan DeMiglio_commented-that no matter.how much things change, things stay the
same. iHe stated that Al Prince-ran on theffLssoUion platform during the last election
and changed his mind°after heft electedz-which-isnot-morally, ethically, or legally
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orrect. Further, he sent a letterrecentlyta-the Contra Costa County Tax Collector
requesting.additional tax.funds. Residents have had.no.services from this District
since 1994 and for this Board to try to raise taxes.for.anything is just disgusting.
Mr. Stewart observed-we have.two people who joined this Board to eliminate it and
vote for.things-.they want.but vote against everything else except for friends who want
favors. -Friends.come to-this :meeting and make.threats and everyone who has
something to say should-attend all meetingsand.see what.is.done.here. He further
stated he doesn't see any local politicians and the local-Dispatch/Ledger.does_not
reportfacts accurately.
Mr.:Rubi then commented once again about the nursing-program. People from Los
Medanos. College came..and requested help with their nursing..program and Ms.
Stewart presented-a.positive figure..for.this program. The District started the ball
rolling and-ntherhospitals joined with-contributions:to_attow.the-college to hire an
additional nursing instructor and add 12 additibnal-nursing students to the ADN
programa-He holds all:nurses on.a.pedestal as a.result of receiving care during the
Korean conflict.. He agrees with this.program and.thanks the Board for their part in
this and-especially to-Ms. Stewart brought this program to our attention.
Mr. Prince commented for the record that John Muir, .Mt.. Diablo, Sutter-Delta and
Kaiser facilities all donated funds to the college.
Lou Rosas, a resident.of Pittsburg and the-formermayor of Concord,commented that
this public comment session seems to go;on.. Further, for the President to leave
.during comments about what is going on is improper. If we have a debt, it should be
the first-and only-commitment.for the- Board to make. Can this hospital district
deliver? What can you do with the hospital district?
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LM011H board not working for public; let's ask why
By Darnell Turner Board of Supervisors of the County This is just another attempt increase our taxes?
GUEST COMMENTARY to levy an assessment upon all tax- by Al Prince and the LMCH Recently, Mary Erbez, for-
HE PURPOSE of writing able property within said District Board majority to steal our mer mayor and councilmember
this is to bring to the at- located within the County of Con- money to support pet projects of Pittsburg City Council ap-
tention of the taxpayers tra Costa for said purpose. and deny the voters any input proached the City Council, re-
Los Medanos Commu- A special District Tax Rate into this matter. However, we questing that the city investi
nity Hospital District Board Pres- Increase Election was held on must ask the following ques- gate the reasons why our
ident Al Prince's attempt to raid March 2, 1976, to permit the in- tions: community does not have an
the pocketbook of it citizenry. crease of the maximum annual ■ Why are we paying taxes urgent care clinic at the now
Following is a letter(Aug. 1)that tax rate,which the Los Medanos when the Pittsburg and Bay closed Los Medanos Hospital
was mailed to Ken Corcoran, Community Healthcare District Point communities are without site. I applaud Erbez's concern
Contra Costa County Auditor- is empowered to levy upon all any medical services? (No hos- and hope she and other lead-
Controller in my August board property within the District,for pital.) ers will challenge the Los
packet for our Aug. 13 board of the purpose of acquiring a new ■ What is the need for an Medanos Healthcare Board and
directors meeting: hospital located in the District. increase in our taxes, when Contra Costa County Health
The Los Medanos Community this board should use all of its Services to explain.
Re: Property Tax Revenue for Healthcare District requests that surplus monies to pay down I am calling on the residents
Fiscal Year 2001-2002 Las Medanos the Contra Costa County Board of the bankruptcy debt and of the Los Medanos Community
Community Healthcare District Supervisors establishes a tax rate bonds? Healthcare District to let the
Dear Ken: sufficient to meet the voter-ap- ■ Why is the board continu- LMCH board know of your op-
Los Medanos Community proved debt service requirements ing to receive compensation for position.
Healthcare District is in need of for fiscal year 2001-2002,which we a defunct agency?
money to be raised by taxation are projecting to be$990,000.00. ■Why has Prince continue to Darnell Turner is secretary of
during the 2001-2002 fiscal year, Thank you for your attention serve the needs of the county the Los Medanos Community
exclusive of the obligations aris- in this matter bosses in Martinez over the Healthcare Board of Direc-
ing from the payment of principal Al Prince, President needs of the citizenry in Pitts- tors. The opinions in this Gol-
and interest of bonds during said Los Medanos Community burg and Bay Point? umn do not necessarily re-
fiscal year,Los Medanos Commu- Healthcare District ■What are the benefits to the flect the opinion of the
nity Healthcare District desires the Board of Directors local residents for this request to newspaper.
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Board Meeting Minutes o ctober 15, 2001 Page 5
you either understand this or you{don't. This money is being spent in our own District
forcommunity-healthcare programsfor our.residents and school children.
.Mr. Turnerthen stated-that,-based-on how the agenda was.-arranged, he needs item
13 answered first. Right .now he cannot discuss these-items. Ms. Lazio then agreed
to-hold off action on.agenda items 10-11-12 and proceed to item 13 and then return.
.13. Request for Forensics'kudit.(Resolution.No. 011008)
Mr. Turnerstated that,because of the change in the Board membership, we need to
know.where we stand and now.is-the.time.for a forensic audit which should cover the
s---� period from the-bankruptcy settlement in October 1998-to the present time. He
believes this is.required-before we can makeany recom.mendations on pursuing other
programs. This forensic audit should include:aU expenditures made from October
1998 to present and lookfor discrepancies. Mr. Tatomer stated as-Treasurer he can
see the logic for this-audit and he has been making it clear for a-year that he has
issues and the Board-has-broughtthis upon itself. We can eliminate all of this by
approving..his.request that he sign-all-checks and-all checks require two signatures
regardless of amount.
Resident_Evamarie Croskey stated this.is a witch hunt. Ms. Stewart advised that we
presently-have an auditor who does this every month. Mr. Turner said a forensic
audit is a-more{detailed account of all audits-and our.present auditor is probably
capable but we need this forensic audit. Our former-President served as Treasurer
and then as President he.still'was%involved in-the-accounting end; this is not a witch
hunt—we are-asking for more detail and that is what we are-asking for.
Ms. Stewart noted we cannot move forward with any programs until the audit is
completed. Mr. Turner agreed but said we could request proposals now and put off
any decision on funding as.was.done last_year when organizations had to wait. Ms.
Lazio stated.,you,watt,clarity_and..you are looking:for discrepancies and we are
wasting time-and-money. --Due to-the-time:process-for-these audits, she questioned
whether there was any other alternative. .Mrs .Turner stated we are not looking at a
long time;there-are firms that do this quickly and we can get someone experienced
and it won't take..a-long time. ..Further,- these audits-.are always_conducted when
changing-officers;1a.0 want.to ensure that everything is OK: Mr. Tatomer said it
.shouldn't take more than-six-months -and shouldn't cost-more .than $15,000. He
shares Mr. Turner's concerns; however; and listen to what he:say$;:if we approve his
proposal thatbesigns aU checks and two signatures are required;he can change his
mind on this. Ms. Lazio then responded she has no problem with the audit and wants
everyone.to be satisfied. It was further agreed that, due to time commitments, all
healthcare.program funding recommendations will,be held in abeyance pending the
conclusion of the forensic audit. ,Mr. Tatomer then moved he do everything in the
Treasurer's capacity. Mr. Turner.advised him he needs to be mindful as'to the
agenda-item we are addressing.
Board Meeting Minutsof October 15, 2001 Page 2
be September. 26, 2001, the date-the letter was received in the Board Office, and
further noted the Board has 60 days from.this notice to November 25, 2001, to fill this
vacancy: He has notified-Steve Weir at Contra.Costa.County of the resignation as
prescribed-by law. -He-has-also provided a cover-form for posting this vacancy. Mr.
Tatomerasked if a motion was required to accept the resignation and Mr. Coffey
stated it was not necessary.
Following discussion regarding dales and time lines, -itwas agreed that a vacancy
.notice will be posted locally.on Wednesday, October 1.7, andit.will also be published
in the local-Contra C-osta--Times Ledger/Dispatch beginninas soon as possible with
a deadline.-date of Thursday, November 1, 2001, for interested parties to apply to fill
the vacancy(thereby being posted for 15 days as required by law).
Discussion then€ollowed=on-when -the:intervi-ews-,would.be.held. Ms. Lazio is going
on vacation and will not return until Monday, November 5, and asked the Board to
await her-return sothatshe can-participate-in the interviews. Mr. Turner then moved
the-Board-vacancy be-filled-as required by Government Gode Section 1780(x) and
the Board-will hold a Special Meetingon Tuesday., November 6,2001; at 6:30 PM to
hold interviews. :Mr- Tatomer seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. It
was further-agreed .each Board member will provide one question to ask the
applicants-during the-interview.process.
7. Acknowledgement forAll.Prince (Resolution No. 011003)
...Dan DeMiglio,Pittsburg resident,wanted to speak on.this issue and stated he wanted
to acknowledge Mr. Prince for conspiracy with the County to steal this District, for
refusing€iAancialscrutiny,#or-bold-faced-lying, and for unethical behavior during the
entire time he served.
Ms.Stewart.then said that,when President Croskey's term expired,.we presented him
with a-plaque_and,_shi Mr-Prince-has served for 7%years, she feels it appropriate
that we do the-same-forMr..-Prince. Ms. Lazio stated a.great:deal.of time and effort
went into concluding-the Qistrictbankruptcy and-she-also feels-an acknowledgement
of Mr. Prince's service should be made.
Ms. Stewart then asked if the Board would be willing to do this for Mr. Prince. Mr.
Turner stated he is very sensitive on this subject and does not wish to say anything
and he is not interested-in supported this item.
Ms. Lazio then moved-we-purchase a plaque or acknowledgement for Al Prince and
the cost be limited to under$100'and Ms. Stewart seconded-the motion. A vote was
then taken.: Ayes: Lazio-Stewart-Tatomer; Abstain: Turner. The motion passed.
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Point residents pay$1.5 million in
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Hospital tled,challenger Dan De Miglio said
a hit is time to pack it up.
a I Q District "We pay in our community l .�
Q Otwice the annual taxes to a closed w`S
O z hospital than we do to our own
�. Challenged school system— that's pathetic,"
said De Miglio, a Bay Point resi-
W Los Medanos bankruptcy dent and corporate communica
tions manager for the U.S. Postal
settled amid controversy Service."The hospital provides ab-
solutely zero services to our town."
By Christopher Heredia
Chronicle Staff WriW But board chairman Al Prince
With the Los Medanos Commu- said about$1 million of the annual
nity Hospital District bankruptcy tax revenue is used to pay off the
finally settled by a federal judge 1977 bond debt for the hospital's
yesterday, you'd think there construction,which will take until
would be cause 2004 to pay off.
for celebration. "That (debt) is cast in stone,"
But instead said Prince. "For anyone to pre-
i of popping tend they can dismantle the dis-
champagne trict and those debts would go
corks, district awav is ludicrous."
board members are popping off at Prince is running for re-elec-
_ three challengers for their seats in tion to the five-member board,
the November 3 election who say along with Orlando Dolojan.Board
the district is a drain on taxpayers member Jerry Rice, a Pittsburg
and should be dissolved. dentist,is not running again.
Q The board had to close the hos- De Miglio is part of a slate of
pital in Pittsburg when it went three challengers, including his t
W bankrupt in 1994.U.S.Bankruptcy daughter-in-law Angelina Allen,
Judge Edward Jellen has ap- an insurance claims analyst, and
proved the district's plan to repay Darnell Turner, who ran unsuc-
Q approximately $17 million of the cessfully for Pittsburg City Coun-
c claims against it, with creditors cil last November.
` c getting 37 cents on the dollar. De Miglio's slate is determined
•o �- Each year, Pittsburg and Bay to dissolve the hospital district.De
s' Miglio criticized Contra Costa
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the hospital as a clinic for$100,000
m a year. He also accused Prince,an
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Department and a member of the
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_ p Systems board,of conducting pub-
lic hospital business behind closed
doors.
"A county management
em-ployee negotiates a lease with his
own boss without public scrutiny
Z and also sits on the board of a com-
peting hospital—the whole thing
stinks on ice,"De Nliglio said.
Prince said the district needs to
remain intact until its bond debt is
paid off. He said the county lease
was thoroughly discussed at public
meetings attended by dozens of
residents.
Calling De Miglio "anti-
county,"Prince said he was angry
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achieve something and people at-
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the communitv."
Prince seeks second LMUH term
By ROWENA COETSEE
Staff writer El LOCAL CANDIDATES
PITTSBURG — Despite all the
00 public criticism,Al Prince says he's The list of candidates for local seats): Kris Valstad,Terry Sexton-
not quitting yet. races in the Nov.3 election was Segerberg*, Ramon Taraya, John
The 46-year-old county employee completed Wednesday. Cadigan.
M . is running for a second term on the. Most races were determined by Kensington Fire Protection Dis-
board of the Los Medanos Commu- Friday,the deadline for candidates trict(one short-term seat): Don
E-, nity Hospital District. He says he to file. Duane Dohmer, Bill McNab.
wants to sustain the district's mo- However,in races where an in- Kensington Police and Commu-
mentum of recent months after it Ian- cumbent did not seek re-election,
guished in bankruptcy for four years. the deadline was extended to Wiry Services District(three full-
,I would like to see this bank- Wednesday. Here is the list of term seats): Patricia McLaughlin,
Bruce Morrow,Clara Wood.
ruptcy case through. I've spent so candidates for those races.
< much of my own time trying to work Names with asterisks are incum Kensington Police and Commu-
in on it," says Prince, who first joined bents. nity Services District (one short-
En the board in November 1994. Two For a list of candidates in all term seat): Paul Haxo.
04 years later, a bankruptcy court races,visit Hot CoCo, www.hot- Los Medanos Community Health
tapped Prince to represent the dis- coco.com,and type"candidates" Care District(three seats):An-
trict in bankruptcy matters. in the Quickword box. gelina Allen, Pittsburg; Danny T.
Since then,Prince says,the district REGIONAL De Miglio, Pittsburg; H. Orlando
* has cleared two significant hurdles. BART District 4 (east Oakland, Dolojan*, Pittsburg;Al Prince*,
x It recently signed a 20-year lease Alameda):Richard Armstrong, Pittsburg; Damell Turner, Pitts-
with the county,which plans to con- Alameda;Stanley Hagwood, Oak- burg.
Q vert the former hospital into an ur- land;Teresa Limon, Oakland;Car- Martinez City Council (two
a gent-care center. ole Ward Allen,Oakland;Van seats): Barbara Woodburn*,
What's more, an attorney repre- Parish,Oakland; Hadi Monsef, Linda Lewis,Jeanne Wade,
o senting some creditors at Monday's Alameda Charles Martin, Kathleen Poling,
x hospital board meeting voiced sup- East Bay Municipal Utility Dis- Karen Thames.
port for the district's repayment plan. trict Ward 4 (Albany, Berkeley, Moraga Town Council, (two
o Prince says pleasing creditors is usu- part of Oakland, EI Cerrito, seats) Michael Majchrzak*,
w ally the biggest challenge of resolv- Kensington,parts of El Sobrante William Vaughn.
-� ing a bankruptcy case. and Richmond): David Richard
Orinda City Council (three
"Ninety percent of the work has son, Berkeley;Jody Hinshaw, seats): Laura Abrams*,Allan Ta-
been done," he says. "We have the Berkeley. bor*,Amy Worth,Anthony
district behind us,we have the state East Bay Regional Park District Tabacco.
behind us,we have the creditors be- Ward 5(Pleasanton, Livermore,
hind us. We're going to court arm- Dublin,Sunol, part of Fremont): Pinole City Council (three
LU in-arm." Ayn Wieskamp, Livermore; Rod- seats): David R. Blase, Betty
Some candidates are calling for ney Ricciarelli, Fremont; George Boyle*, Mary Horton*,Gretchen
dissolving the public hospital district. Schneider,Sunol. Mariotti,Vince Scolad.
But Prince,who filed papers last week CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Pleasant Hill Recreation and
seeking re-election,says he wants to Antioch City Council (two Park District(three seats):Allen
keep it going until it settles its debts. seats):Jim Davis, Larry Howard, C. Hart*,Lafayette;Cecile R.
There's still a 1977 construction Norma Hernandez*, Francis Shepard*, Pleasant Hill; Gregory
cc bond to pay off,and the district has Vaughan, Donald Freitas,Arne Si- J. Smith, Pleasant Hill.
agreed to repay Cal Mortgage$3 mil- monsen. Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection
lion the state agency offered to lend Bay Point Municipal Advisory District (three seats):Frank
it to repay other creditors. Council(four seats):George Batara*, Hercules;William Alden
Prince wants the district not only Delacruz*,Carol A.Grandbois*, Prather*, Hercules; Bill Ridle,
to meet its obligation to Cal Mort- Gloria Magleby, Lilya Valladolio. Rodeo.
gage,but also to lower annual prop- Brentwood City Council (two Rodeo Sanitary District(two full-
___ Moll erty taxes it charges Pittsburg and seats):Arthur Breves.Wade term seats): Bryan Johnson,
Bav Point landowners. Gomes,John Morrill. Dale Palmer, Rodeo.
Robert Taylor. Steve Young.
Once that's done,he says,he would- San Pablo city clerk: Genoveva
Brentwood mayor: Barbara
n't object to the district being dissolved Calloway,Charles Kenney.
"We are here for one purpose— Guise,Quintin Kidd, Betsy Mc
Cormick. San Ramon Valley Unified
® as a taxing entity.That's the sole pur- County Board of Education Area School District (three seats):
pose of our existence,"Prince says. Joan Buchanan*,Alamo; Bill
� He says he's helped persuade eo- 4(Clayton, Concord, Danville, Clarkson, San Ramon; Marianne
Y P P P San Ramon):Shelly Moore,
ple to work together. "When I came Danville;Glenn Ruley,San Ra- M. Gagen*, Danville;Greg A.Mar-
on board, it was World War III be- mon. vel, Danville; Ed Miller, Danville.
a tween the county and Los Medanos." County Community College Dis- Stege Sanitary District (three-
A county employee since 1977, trict Ward 3 (Concord, Martinez, seats): Dwight Merrill, EI Cerrito;.
Prince oversees a$19 million budget Pacheco):Scott William Gordon. Alan Miller*, EI Cerrito.
as administrative services officer for Martinez; Sheila A. Grilli, Martinez. West.Contra Costa Health Care
the Community Senices Department. Diablo Municipal Advisory District(three seats): Bettye
He has a four-vear degree in ac- Council(two seats): Maryann Moore Cash*, Richmond; Carol
counting and has passed the exam F.C. Cella,James T. Stone*. Ann Swanson. Richmond:Jane
to become a certitied public ac- Hercules City Council (two Beam Wood*, EI Sobrante.
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Letter to the Editor
The Ledger Dispatch
Antioch, CA 94509
There isn't a day that goes by that I haven't had an opportunity to interact with the
people of our community whether this is in my professional environment caring for you
and your families or directly in the community speaking to you and giving you updates
on the Los Medanos Healthcare District. Over the years the health concerns for the
district have been in the forefront of my focus. I want to thank you for your
overwhelming support in this past election and assure you that all of my positive.
energy will be taken forward into the community as our district reaches out to you and
your health care concerns.
Having a healthy community through education -and prevention of health problems will
be a challenge that we can meet with the support of everyone.
Roseanne Lazio, RN, CCRN
Board Member, Los Medanos
Community Healthcare District
DEC-19-2001 13:57 P.01102
CONTRA COSTA CoUNT --
SUPM?VfISOR F,LOA"RA4 ,D. G'.L0VER
DISTRICT FIVE
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Pittsburg,FJAM I X CA 94565
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Dec. 18, 2001
Contra Costa'County Board of Supervisors
6.51 Pine St.,Room rl 07
Martinez;CA 94553-1229
Re:'Agenda Item SD.5=LM. C- II3 Board Vacancy
Dear Supervisors:..
.Thank you'for-the help-.you-have given this district and its residents through renovation of
-t-he-for-mer;'hospital.buildia- I would ask-that-you-do-just a-little bit more in this regard
so:thst it:may-flourish.
It is-a-district-with a-past. Supporters tried-at-the re-dedication of the.building in July to
semind_everyone of some-.of the.good-history-and-good works-and in jhat direction and
- spirit we.;should-all.proceed.
_People-with-grudges-have.�told outrageous_falsehoods.about this;district (two examples
-_attaehed):_These-tempests-eventually will abate and we,can all-go-about cooperatively
-.--improving-the-condition of local healthcare..
Sincerely,
Mike Lengyel
545 Central Ave.
Pittsburg, CA 94565
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Point,residents pay$1.5 million in
property taxes to keep the district
JL afloat. With the bankruptcy set
fled,challenger Dan De Mighesaid
24 Q - + jL
o --itis titae to pac"up.
DIS-TrIct
:a
Z "We_pay-..in .oar -community
o twice the:annual taxes to a closed _
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p_ z - ae hospital than we do to aur own
- school system that's pathetic,"
said De Mig4 a Bay Point resi-
E+o$ Medanos:banl€ruptcy dent and-corporate-communica
tions manager for-the US. Postal
settled:amid controversy Service.`7hehcspital provides ab-
By Christopher 8ered+6a
solutely-zero-semices to our town."
But board chairman Al Prince
With the Los Medanosammu- said about$1 Ilion of the annual
nity.Hospital District-bankruptcy tax revenue is used to pay off the
' 1977 -de -hospital's
band-debt'for the
_ finally:settled by.-a federal-judge
yesterday,.--.you d think -there
construction;which will take until
would.lie :cam to pay-off.
- "1tia (debt) cast stone,"
- :;•. .. t.ids 1s m e,
or celebration - .
- -Prince.But instead � -Pri "For anyone to pre-
-dismantle of popping tend they can dismantle the lis
2 r c h'a m p a-g n e trict and-those debts would go
corks,- -district: away is ludicrous.'"
�..-
- --7board.members are popping off-at .-Prince is run ng for re-elec-
- =three challengers for their seats in. tion to the five-member board,
00;(
-the November-3.election who sayaloe with Urlantla Dolojan.Baan}
gthe-districtl adrainon taxpayers member-Jerry:Sice, a Pittsburg
nd-should be dissolved. Aeutist!is satrnnning again.
v 'Q The board had to close the hos N-MI00 is part of a slate of -
in Pittsburg when-it .went ---three challengers,--includinghis '
W bankrupt in-19K U.S:Banloruptcy daughter n-Iaw Artgelina llen;
_ - Judge =Edward Jetlen has ap- an insurance-dalms analyst, and
y
-proved.the districts plan to:repay . Darnell -Turner.'who ran unsue-
q, approximately$!7 million of-the ' -eessfully.for Pittsburg City Coun-
-�, c°: claims against-�it; with-creditors cit last November.
37-cents on dollar.
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-De Migho's slate is determined
Each-year,-Pittsburg and.Bay to dissolve the bncpitai district.De
,= Miglio.: .criticized Contra Costa
DIS1RIa..-Page A23CoL I County's.plan to lease one floor of
o `Y the hospital as.a clinic for$200,000
�. �.
a year.He alsoacctssed Prince,an
administrative-services officer in
the county's Community Services
U.
ty
I ,I � ;� . Department and a member of the
orf Q :John..Muir/Mount Diablo Health
- Systems board;of Conducting pub-
TR
ub-
:lic-hospitat business behind closed
'�- doors.
- "A county management em-
ployee negotiates a Lease with his
own boss without public scrutiny
Z and also-sits on the board of a com-
s: .petingAospital- the whole thing
,r
-inks-on-ice,",I)e Miglio said.
'Prince said the district needs to
.=remain iatact until its bond debt is
__paid off-:Re.ssid the county lease
was thoroughly discussed at public
4 f v .meetings-attended by dozens of
resident&
s falling -.De Migho "anti-
-S . ..county, .:Piincessid he was angry
:� > �...
on A.:day.:tle this when you
achieve something and people at-
- netually done for