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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03151988 - S.5 SS TO: ~ BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson Contra Introduced March 8, 1988 for Costa DATE: Board Action on March 15, 1988 County SUBJECT: COUNTY TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS VARIOUS BETML ISLAND CONCERNS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: Request that the County Adminstrator' s Office provide a report by March 29, 1988, for review by the Internal Operations Committee regarding actions taken by the the county task force to address various Bethel Island concerns. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In response to reports from Bethel Island residents and community leaders about the alarming increase in crime activity and other concerns, I requested that the County Administrator' s Office establish a task force of staff representatives from various county departments and agencies. (Please refer to the attached memorandum for additional background. ) TT:gro Attachment CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON March 15, 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT II, III ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED /.S zmr Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY Tom Toriakson 300 East Leland•'` a d Rd. Supervisor, District Five Suite 100 Pittsburg, California 94565 Contra Costa County (415) 427-8138 Board of Supervisors C'OUfjC'� DATE: February 24, 1988 TO: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson SUBJ: COUNTY TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS VARIOUS BETHEL ISLAND CONCERNS ------------------------------------------------------------ I met this afternoon with Howard Holmes, Fire Chief Jack Whitener, and Lt. Al Snell regarding the increase of crime activity on Bethel Island. Many of these problems are being attributed by Howard Holmes to the county' s ineffectiveness in enforcing the county zoning ordinance. There are a wide variety of concerns--from zoning violations, to drug dealing and other criminal activity to drunk driving and abandoned vehicles as well as coordination between the fire department and Sheriff ' s Department. I would like to form a task force of the various county departments to deal in a coordinated manner with the various multi-department aspects of the concerns in Bethel Island. I suggest that John Gregory be assigned to coordinate this task force. I believe this task force should include staff from the Community Development Department ( Zoning Investigations) , the Sheriff' s Department, the Community Development, the Health Department, the Public Works Department and the Fire Department. I believe the California Highway Patrol should also be invited to participate. I have encouraged the community to form a "Bethel Island Improvement" committee to work with our enforcement agencies in addressing their concerns. I would like this task force to develop a systematic process for how this committee can interface with the enforcement agencies in terms of referring suspected violations (whether it relates to zoning, health standards, traffic, drug dealing, etc. ) I want to see thorough, forceful and complete follow through on reported violations and observed violations of county and state laws and codes. Phil Batchelor February 24, 1988 Page TWO Below are some specific areas related to me by the residents that should be addressed by the staff task force: • While both Howard Holmes and Chief Whitener praised the good efforts of the Sheriff ' s Department, they pointed out some areas needing more coordination between the Fire Department and the Sheriff ' s Department. The area of most concern is the safety of the firefighters who oftentimes appear on the scene before the ambulance or the sheriff deputies and find themselves unharmed in a hostile situation. • Concern was expressed about live-aboards on houseboats found mainly in Mars Harbor and Lakeview Harbor. Are these live-aboard houseboats legal? Are they complying with health standards? • There were some inquiries about the possible zoning violations of several travel-type trailers that are cropping up on private lots. More specific information about exact location, for instance, can' be provided by the committee. • Chief Whitener had some concerns about coordination with the marine patrol as it pertains to the district' s fire boat being used and the district not receiving any funding for it. There were some questions related to the district responding to emergencies outside the district particularly since the Coast Guart has cut back on its response. There were some jurisdictional questions and funding. Chief Whitener pointed out the deputies working on the Marine Patrol are doing an excellent job. • The staff task force needs to pursue the State law that allows the Sheriff ' s Department and the Fire Department to bill for drunk driver related expenses. Please keep my staff informed of any meetings that you schedule in this regard. TT:gro cc: Howard Holmes Chief Jack Whitener Sheriff Richard Rainey Attn: Captain Al Snell Michael Walford Attn: Elmer Schaal Harvey Bragdon Attn: Ken Schunk Mark Finucane Attn: Jim Blake