A G E N D A

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

DEL NORTE COUNTY

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

981 H STREET, ROOM 100

CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531

REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

10:00 AM

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Del Norte and the governing body of all other special assessment and taxing districts, for which said Board so acts, is now meeting in regular session. Only those items that indicate a specific time will be heard at the assigned time. All other items may be taken out of sequence to accommodate the public and staff availability. Items followed with a ** indicate material attached in the agenda packet.

A closed session may be held at some time during the meeting to discuss litigation and/or personnel matters. There is a 90-day statute of limitations relating to decisions rendered after a public hearing of the Board of Supervisors and a 60-day statute of limitations relating to ministerial actions of the Board of Supervisors. NOTE: If you challenge the decision of the Board of Supervisors in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing. (Govt. Code § 65009). When providing written correspondence to the Board of Supervisors you must provide a copy to the Clerk of the Board for inclusion in the official record.

CLOSED SESSION 8:30 A.M.

Comments from members of the public may be heard at this time regarding matters on the Closed Session Agenda only.

Hold a closed session to consider and discuss litigation and personnel matters: I) Personnel negotiations pursuant to Government Code 54957.6 between County negotiator the County Administrative Officer and the Del Norte County Employees' Association, Sheriffs Employees' Association, represented and unrepresented bargaining units. Report on Personnel Hearing decision. Pursuant to Government Code 54997, conduct the annual evaluation of the Agricultural Commissioner; II) Conference with legal counsel - anticipated litigation pursuant to Government Code 54956.9(b); significant exposure to litigation, one case; III) Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation pursuant to Government code 54956.9(a) 5 cases, Pacific Shores CA Subdivision Water District v Del Norte County, Case No. CVPT 06-1454; Gimbel v Court of CA; County of Del Norte et al., Case No. CV-07488-NJV; Gimbel v State of CA; Del Norte County Sheriff’s Department; et al., Case No CV-07133-MJJ; Gimbel v Villarreal Appeal, A115201; and Joseph Rimac v Randy Duncan et al, Case No. SC C 07-0298; IV) Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9, 3 cases.

REGULAR SESSION 10:00 A.M.

10:00 A.M. Call the meeting to order and take roll.

· This Board of Supervisors meeting is dedicated to some of our partners: The Del Norte Children's Health Initiative Coalition.

· The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Charlaine Mazzei.

· And How are the Children?

· Introduction of new employees to the Board of Supervisors.

· Report of any actions from closed session by County Counsel.

· The Chair requests any deletions, corrections or additions from Board members to the agenda at this time. In order to add an item to the agenda, the matter must have come to the attention of the County subsequent to the posting of the agenda and the matter requires action before the next regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

CONSENT AGENDA

Comments from members of the public may be heard at this time regarding matters on the Consent Agenda only.

1. Approve the minutes from the February 5, 2007 special joint meeting.**

2. Approve the minutes from the February 13, 2007 meeting.**

3. Adopt salary Range A-3 and amend the existing staffing chart to reflect the change for the position of Director of Health & Human Services, a 15% increase from the position of Director of Health & Social Services. The adoption of the new salary range will have a corresponding effect on the salary of the Assistant Director, establishing the position at Range 67 on the DNCEA salary schedule as requested by the County Administrative Officer.**

4. Authorize the Chair to sign a letter of support for the appointment of Pete Leipzig to the Pacific Fisheries Management Council as requested by Supervisor Hemmingsen.**

5. Approve and Adopt a Resolution of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors Amending Appendix A, Designated Positions, of the Amended Conflict of Interest Code for Del Norte County, adopted January 22, 2002 as requested by County Counsel.**

6. Approve and Adopt a Resolution of the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors Extending the Joint Powers Agreement and Service Authority Plan for an Additional Ten Years and is required to continue to collect the $1.00 per vehicle registration fee that funds the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Authority as requested by the Director of the Del Norte County Solid Waste Management Authority.**

7. Approve the modifications to the Wireless Phone Policy as requested by the Director of Information Technology.**

8. Authorize the Chair to sign the revised environmental restriction document for the EPA site at the Del Norte County Airport and Direct the Clerk of the Board to execute three originals of the Land Use Covenant to the Department of Toxic Substances Control for their execution as requested by the Director of Community Development.**

9. Approve and Authorize the Chair to sign the time extension for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Trinity County for engineering and design services associated with Griffin Creek/Oregon Mountain Road Sediment Reduction Project as requested by the County Engineer.**

10. Approve and Adopt a Resolution Proclaiming the Week of March 1-7, 2007 as Weights and Measures Week and Recognizing the Contributions of Weights and Measures as requested by Agricultural Commissioner.**