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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07111995 - C117 C. 115 through C. 119 THE BOARD OR SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on _July 11, 1995 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Smith, DeSaulnier, Torlakson, Bishop NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ---------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Correspondence C.115 Letter from Clifford J. Bates, Manager, Round Hill Estates North Property Owners Association, P. O. Box 3428, Danville, California 94526, inquiring into the status of a previous request for exemption of special district assessments against the Association's common parcel. ***REFERRED TO TREASURER-TAB COLLECTOR AND ASSESSOR FOR REPORT C.116 LETTER from The Honorable John C. Minney, Presiding Judge, Superior Court, County of Contra Costa, endorsing and urging the Board to implement the recommendations of the Juvenile Hall Replacement Advisory Committee. ***REFERRED TO PROBATION OFFICER AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR C.117 LETTER from Edward M. Steffani, General Manager, Stockton East Water District, P. O. Box 5157, Stockton, California 95205-0157, requesting the Board to review its position opposing the completion of the San Luis Drain. ***REFERRED TO WATER COMMITTEE C.118 LETTER from R. J. Law, Dutch Slough, P. O. BOX 1109, Bethel Island, California 94511, commenting on the increased level of truck traffic on the Dutch Slough levee road, and urging the Board to bring the levee up to the standards of the Federal Emergency Management Act. ***REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR REPORT C.119 Letter from Richard Granzella, President, Richmond Sanitary Service, Inc. , P. O. Box 4100, Richmond, California 94804-0100, commenting on the Regional AB949 Plan. ***REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations as noted (***) are APPROVED. cc: Correspondents Treasurer-Tax Collector Assessor Probation Officer I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of County Administrator an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Water Committee Boar+of Supervisors on the date shown. Public Works Director ATTESTED: '�_ Director, GMEDA PHIL TCH OR�the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator Deputy DIRECTORS RECEIVE® . .�s^. GENO GIANNECCHINI JOSEPH L.DONDERO JACK M.TONE JUN 2 619% JACK E.VEN CLAYTON JACK E.CLAYTON ALFRED B. - NNER STEFF STELLA E.ALONZO A EDWARD M.STEFFANI 0CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS GENERAL MANAGER JEANNRGIL L.WILL e CONTRA COST,CO ASSISTANT MANAGER STOCKTON EAST WATER DISTRICT— JEAENE M.ALCOZNI GENERAL COUNSEL 6767 EAST MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 5157 STOCKTON, CA 95205-0157 209/948-0333 / -7 June 23, 1995 Board of Supervisors Contra, Costa County 651 Pine Street Room 106 Martinez CA 94553 Subject: San Luis Drain Dear Boardmembers, I am writing as directed by Stockton East Water District Board action of 6/20/95 . Your recent letters seeking opposition to completion of the San Luis Drain ignore an already serious problem and a reasonable solution. Agricultural tail water currently finds its way to the San Joaquin River where it must be diluted with high quality water from New Melones Reservoir. This makes no sense whatsoever. Completion of the San Luis Drain is absolutely necessary for the protection of our water resources . The Drain must, however, discharge at a point where the Drain flow quality exceeds the quality of the receiving waters . Please review your suggestion that the Drain not be constructed. Please work with us to find a way to complete the Drain in a manner that will result in overall improvement of the ualit of our water resources . V tru ou s, i ED TE F General Manager cc: San Joaquin Board of Supervisors Alex Hildebrand Jeanne Zolezzi WP - I - CONTRA BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS C H7 COUNTY OF , STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the matter of ) SUPPORT OF THE ) RESOLUTION NO. AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY ) IN CALIFORNIA ) WHEREAS, the agricultural industry in California experienced an extremely wet winter and unseasonably cool spring, causing the planting season to be delayed, thereby preventing growers from staggering their plantings, and which will result in the harvesting of large volumes of crops such as processing tomatoes, pears, peaches, apples and wine grapes in an unusually short timeframe; and WHEREAS, these factors have created transportation problems which are leading to an imminent crisis for the industry due to difficulty in getting perishable crops from field to first point of processing in a timely manner and threaten the ability of processing facilities to acquire the products of preservation and related materials needed to maintain an uninterrupted processing cycle; and, WHEREAS,the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture has been requested to petition the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol to use his authority to relax specific regulations related to the transport of raw agricultural commodities and products of preservation and related materials necessary to process perishable crops during peak harvest season. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of County believes an emergency exists with the agricultural industry in County on the basis of both inclement weather and a potential adverse economic condition that threatens to disrupt the orderly movement of farm products during harvest. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board of Supervisors of County supports a waiver of the maximum on-duty time limits applicable to any 8-day period for drivers employed by agricultural carriers pursuant to the Vehicle Code, California Code of Regulations. I, of the Board of Supervisors of the County of , State of California, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced, passed and adopted by said Board at a regular meeting thereof held on by the following vote. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: WITNESS my hand and the Seal of this Board this day of , 1995. Clerk [DATE] Ms. Ann M. Venneman, Secretary California Department of Food and Agriculture 1220 N Street Sacramento, California 95814 Dear Secretary Venneman: This letter is in support of your request to relax specific regulations related to the transport of raw agricultural commodities, the products of preservation and related materials. _____ County's agriculture industry depends on the timely transportation of perishable crops from the field to the first point of processing. Equally important is the timely acquisition of products of preservation and related materials needed to maintain an uninterrupted cycle at the processing facilities. Agriculture is a leading component of the economy of ------ County, and it is our request that all efforts be put forth to assist in transporting the crops that are maturing within a shortened timeframe due to the delayed planting that inclement spring weather caused. Sincerely, , Chairman or individual Supervisors ___________ County Board of Supervisors