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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04242007 - SD.1 SD.1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Date April 24, 2007 Matter of Record On this date, Mary N. Piepho, Chair of the Board of Supervisors, invited the public to speak. The following persons spoke: • Cheryl D. Williams, resident of Danville, suggested County Sheriff's deputies and their Supervisor's attend diversity training classes after citing an incident her daughter had with a Sheriff's deputy. • Rollie Katz, Business Manager, PEU, Local 1, submitted signed petition opposing the Board's 60% salary increase. The following persons submitted comment via County electronic mail: Kristin Henderson, resident of Martinez wrote asking the County to match funds in application for a "Save America's Treasures" grant regarding the Finance Building in Martinez. Michael F. Sarabia, wrote thanking the Board for their consideration to dedicate Port Chicago Road Closing mitigation funds towards the Great California Delta Trail. THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY NO BOARD ACTION WAS TAKEN REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM 3 Minute Limit I wish to speak on Agenda Itrm�-#: N irk Complete this form and place it in the upright box near the Date: , Q1 �Q 00? speaker's podium, and wait to be called by the Chair. V I Personal information is optional. This speaker's card will be My comments will be: El General UV/ incorporated into the public record of this meeting. ❑ For El Against Name: e t C�I wish to speak on the subject of: City: Address: p 0 l�(.�Gc C�O tM cit t l 1 117/1 ��ra tny t � Phone: J5 1 .5`75 — &0Vn�Y(k C�OSEC.,(�I��ubeS uy 4e('Y' �ul(���JiSuvS ��� �� �'eac� �vo✓v1 I am speaking for: [ Myself 0Yeravea( ElOrganization: II ❑ I do not want to speak but would like to leave comments for the Board to consider (use the back of this form) Y . Contra-Costa Board of Supervisors Meeting Public Comment Statement April 24, 2007' My name is Cheryl Williams and I am a resident of Danville, CA. I am here with my father, Vernon Jones, Past President and member of the Advisory Council for Contra Costa County. I am speaking on behalf of my daughter, Tia Greer, who has been victimized three times since attending a party that went drastically wrong. As a result of my daughter's traumatic-experience, I strongly recommend that the Contra Costa deputies and their supervisors attend diversity training in the near future. Here is the background of my daughter's victimizations and why I am making a recommendation for diversity training. Victimization #1: Tia attended a party at the home on Kevin Mesa in Blackhawk, CA on Saturday, March 17. The party got out of hand when several gang members from Concord came to the party while Kevin's father wasn't home and beat up on six or more party attendees from Danville. My daughter was bruised in the melee, and she left the party as soon as she was able to with several of her friends who were also injured. Tia returned to Kevin's house approximately two hours later to retrieve her car which she had left behind. Deputy Robert Rodriguez from the Alamo Station noticed Tia walking to her car and asked her to give a statement about her experience attending the party. While en route to being questioned by Deputy Rodriguez, she encountered Kevin Mesa's father who had arrived home shortly after the ill-fated party. Kevin's father was shouting and cursing at his son who had been arrested and was sitting in the back of a police car. Victimization #2: When Kevin's father saw Tia, he apparently assumed she was with the group from Concord. He jumped in her face and screamed "get off my fucking property, you bitch" and he repeatedly called her"Nigger". A verbal exchange occurred between Tia and the father for approximately two minutes in the presence of Deputy Rodriguez. He allowed the father to repeatedly call my 20 year old daughter "bitch" and "Nigger"without taking any action. Tia had to ask Deputy Rodriguez to make the father stop calling her names while he was questioning her across the street. Deputy Rodriguez did not reprimand the father, but instead asked him to go back across the street. w . e* Victimization #3: Tia was interviewed by Sgt. Kevin Anderson, Deputy Rodriguez's immediate supervisor, on Monday, April 2, to determine what happened during the verbal exchange between her and the father in the presence of Deputy Rodriguez. Since April 2, I have spoken with Sgt. Kevin Anderson and Lt. Tent'Wagner from the Alamo Station, Captain Pascoe from the Contra Costa Sherrif's Department, and two members of Supervisor Mary Phiefo's staff(Paige and Jennifer). Three weeks have passed since Sgt. Anderson interviewed my daughter and I have not heard the disposition or status of the investigation from any of these individuals. This was a volatile and dangerous situation where my daughter, who had already been victimized at the party, was again victimized by the father without having the police deputy present take appropriate action. I want to know that steps will be taken to ensure other minority residents in Contra Costa County will be protected if similar racially motivated situations occur in the future. In summary, I strongly recommend that the Contra Costa police officers, especially Deputy Rodriguez, and their supervisors attend diversity training to learn how to effectively handle racially motivated situations in the future. I anticipate I will be apprised of the next steps in this investigation without having to wait an additional three weeks for a response. Respectfully submitted, Cheryl D Williams 100 Tuscany Way Danville, CA 94506 (925) 575-6087 cdw76@aol.com REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM (3 Minute Limit) I wish to speak on Agenda Item#: Complete this T'orm and place it in the upright box near the Date: ` speaker's podium, and wait to be called by the Chair. My comments will be: General Personal information is optional. This speaker's card will be incorporated into the public record of this meeting. F1 For ElAgainst Name: �1 r ❑ I wish to speak on the subject of: Address: City: Phone: . t am speaking for: ❑ Myself Z. Organization: �l L` I do not want to speak but would like to leave comments for the Board to consider (use the back of this form) o WE; THE,UNDERSIGNED CONTRA COSTA COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE OUTRAGED THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE RAISED THEIR SALARIES BY APPROXIMATELY 60%. THIS IS A;SLAP IN THE FACE TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE BOARD'S POSITION THROUGHOUT OUR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS THAT THE COUNTY COULD NOT AFFORD -REASONABLE PAY INCREASES FOR RANK AND FILE WORKERS. WE CALL UPON A j THE BOARD TO RESCIND ITS ACTION AND TO PHASE IN A PAY RAISE OVER SEVERAL YEARS. NAME SIGNATURE TITLE / JOB DEPT. n'wi> t $'c" .•:?--'G .a't. _i2?Y"`}`''`, '. t i y t .^v 'e`* r #' `s R'c, rx ew j --;"7 _sok 's -4 r,'"y s P '�—�'''�'��.z,-'•`�`'�.�"�:��. i'.,.< .� '''�"... .is ., �,tt ��.�;'�;4:�`�, �..^.�*> �� w�^s" . ''�q.,N.4� ' ,'15 ht� � :* t�-. y�,�'... WE-rms 4 /-. _ 1 Lir _e c p7flq(?--2q REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM (3 Minute Limit) I wish to speak on Agenda Item#: Complete this form and place it in the upright box near the Date: ,z speaker's podium, and wait to be called by the Chair. My comments will be: ❑Tof- Address: Personal information is optional. This speaker's card will be incorporated into the public record of this meeting. ❑ ( So ❑ Name: yi�/ S /it/l ❑ I wish to speak on the s I�� /✓�j�/C/C'�Sy.�' /� 1'✓ � City: Phone: I am speaking for: Myself ❑ Organization: ❑' I do not want to speak but would like to leave comments for the Board to consider (use the back of this form) Gf�t-I C.. C 0 ,'-,�A JJ 4 "Kristin Henderson" To: comments@cob.cccounty.us v ¢hendersonkristin@ho cc: tmail.Com> Subject: BOS Agenda Comments from Website 04/17/2007 02:27 PM Please respond to "Kristin Henderson" This message was sent from: http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/depart/cao/ag6ndacomments_form.htm Name of sender: Kristin Henderson Address of sender: 2241 LaSalle Street/Martinez Phone of sender: 925-335-9563 Email of sender: hendersonkristin@hotmail.com Agenda Date: Agenda Iteml: Agenda Item2: D.1 ------------------------- COMMENTS -----------_ Dear Contra Costa Board of Supervisors: My name is Kristin Henderson and I am a Martinez resident. I am the recipient of the Doty Riley Tile Research Grant and havelsuccessfully nominated the Sharkey Building to the State Historic Register. I have in the past been active in the Arts and Historic Societies throughout Northern California. I have many persons who can vouche for my intentions. This regards the Finance Building, which was first built as the County Court House in the first decade of the century. It is in disrepair albeit a nationally registered historic resource. It is undergoing demolition by neglect. It apparently has some structural maintenance needs, but this will be measured when the County facilities engineering assessment is completed. I am proposing that you coordinate with me to ''apply for the "Save America's Treasures" grant. The 2007 grant round is due on April 26, so it would be for the 2008 round which will come after the engineering assessment. The Save America's Treasures Grant requires matching funds. The average for a historic structure is $225, 000 although the grant goes ,up to $700,000 on one side of the funds (another $700, 000 would be matched) .' The grant requires the lead agency to be a non-profit or a governmental agency, with said entity being the matching grantee. Our Historic Societies do not have those sorts of funds nor wish to engage in property matters. Applying for this grant would require your cooperation and permission and funds. I would do the work, as usual. I am very resourceful. I am also a librarian and highly 'connected to the preservation network in California. The Sharkey Building is probably going to be rehabbed and developed as an economic anchor to Martinez's downtown. Its ! view of the Finance Building, even in the latter's condition, is completely stunning. Please consider this grant and the building. The Web site is http://www.saveamericastreasures.org/funding.htm Also: http: //www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tr.easures/ Thank You. Kristin Henderson r 1 - "Michael F. Sarabia" To: comments@ cob.cccounty.us ` <mchlsrrb@aol.com> cc: 04/23/2007 10:50 AM Subject: BOS Agenda Comments from Website Please respond to "Michael F. Sarabia" This message was sent from: http://www.co-contra-costa.ca.us/depart/cao/agendacomments_form.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ Name of sender: Michael F. Sarabia Address of sender: 55 Pacifica Ave. Sp. #140 Phone of sender: (925) 709-0751 Email of sender: mchlsrrb@aol.com Agenda Date: 04/24/07 Agenda Iteml: Agenda Item2: D.1 ------------------------- COMMENTS ------------------------- I hope you don't mind a reference to the privilege to speak in this house of warship-I feel like whispering. My subject is, somewhat related to the benefits such as many find here but in a different way, from benefits derived from God's Nature we will enjoy, IF you dedicate Port Chicago Road Closing Mitigation Funds to The Great California Delta Trail. 1. In my trail hikes, I very often found clear, answers to some nagging issue, and, even, for some forgotten issues. Issues that seemed complex or hopeless, all of a sudden, had alternatives -seemingly from nowhere! 2. Years later brain studies using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging devices led to the discovery that "the brain restructures itself, in our sleep" -said the lead research doctor. This is a possible explanation to my hiking experience in trails with great views, indescribable views that, not even a poet can describe; I derived some benefit from whatever I saw, the Great California Delta Trail will, no doubt, do even better. 3. Another finding supports this view: Terry Wallis, was in a coma, in what they call a persistent vegetative state, for 19 years and "woke up in 2003, on the 4th of July! He regained speech, mobility and clear memories of his life before the coma. "He woke up to a world where ,his one year old son was 20, and Reagan wasn't president in decades." And the doctors saw what and how healed him, using, the latest MRI scanner. "Basically, the brain reconstructed itself, building new connections at the back between the two halves of the brain. " The New York Times added "This flies in the face of traditional medical understanding" the brain isn't supposed to be able to reconstruct this way! But did. Since 2003, we know: The brain can heal itself! Maybe, my healing trail experiences in Mt. Whitney, Big Basin, The Cascades, etc. , were a form of restructure that helped me and may help others gain peace, serenity and other gifts, if you chose to approve Mitigation Fund transfer to the Great California Delta Trail. You can convert a road block into a ladder to the skies. I am too old for hot steep, hilltop hikes, especially if Global Warming turns up the heat, I prefer a cool level walk along the Sacramento River. I will stop to enjoy vistas at places provided by the City of Pittsburg, their contribution is also gratefully appreciated. I hope to hike, again, to Martinez, to thank you, the Board of Supervisors, for The Great California Delta Trail, such a magnificent gift deserves all the gratitude I can muster.