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VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REGULAR MEETING SUMMARY
APRIL 10, 2007
8:30AM
COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
HALL OF ADMINISTRATION
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
HEARING ROOM
800 S. VICTORIA AVENUE
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA 93009

JOHN F. JOHNSTON,
County Executive Officer and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

ROBERTA RODRIGUEZ,
Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board
(805) 654-2251

NOEL A. KLEBAUM,
County Counsel

WEB ACCESS
At: http://www.countyofventura.org
Live Broadcast and Video Archives, Board Calendar, Agenda, Agenda Items, and Summary of Actions

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

LINDA PARKS, District 2
CHAIR
Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake, Oak Park, Bell Canyon, Hidden Valley, Lake Sherwood, Portions of the Oxnard Plain, Santa Rosa Valley, Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, California Air National Guard, and South Coast

STEVE BENNETT, District 1
San Buenaventura, Montalvo, Saticoy, Ojai Valley, City of Ojai, Upper Ojai Valley, Oxnard Shores, Mandalay Bay, Northwest Oxnard, and North Coast

KATHY I. LONG, District 3
Camarillo, California State University/Channel Islands, Port Hueneme, Southeast Oxnard, East Oxnard Plain, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, Lockwood Valley, and Eastern Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme

PETER C. FOY, District 4
Simi Valley, Moorpark, Somis, Las Posas Valley, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, and Tierra Rejada Valley

JOHN K. FLYNN, District 5
Board of Supervisors Oxnard, Silver Strand, Hollywood Beach, Hollywood
By the Sea, Channel Islands Harbor, El Rio, Nyeland Acres, Del Norte Area, Oxnard College, Oxnard Plain, Strickland and Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme

Persons who require accommodation for any audio, visual or other disability in order to review an agenda, or to participate in a meeting of the Board of Supervisors per the American Disabilities Act (ADA), may obtain assistance by requesting such accommodation in writing addressed to the
Clerk of the Board, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Loc. #1920, Ventura, CA 93009 or telephonically by calling (805) 654-2251. Any such request for accommodation should be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting for which assistance is requested.

LEGAL NOTICES

Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 will hold hearings on Monday, April 9, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. at the Ventura County Government Center, Hall of Administration, Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California.

There will be no regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 1, 2007.

Welcome to the Meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Ventura, also sitting as the Governing Board of the Ahmanson Ranch Community Services District, County Service Districts, Fire Protection District, Lake Sherwood Community Services District, Redevelopment Agency of the County of Ventura, Watershed Protection District, Ventura County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, Ventura County Library, Ventura County Public Financing Authority, and the Waterworks Districts.

The following information is provided to help you understand, follow, and participate in the Board meeting:

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953 (a) et. al., time is set aside for citizen presentations regarding County related matters. Those wishing to speak must fill out a speaker card and submit it to the Clerk. Speaker cards for issues not on the agenda must be submitted to
the Clerk prior to the beginning of the public comment period. Agendized item, speaker cards must also be submitted before the item is taken up for consideration. The Clerk may not accept any additional speaker cards once an item commences.

Items on the Consent calendar may be voted on in one motion at the beginning of the meeting. If you wish to discuss any of these items, please fill out a “Speaker Card.” The Board will either move the item to the regular agenda or allow the speaker his or her time prior to the Board’s consideration of the Consent Agenda.

Regular Agenda items are not Time Certain items and they will be heard at the Board’s discretion, either before or after scheduled Time Certain Appointments and Hearings.

Correspondence Agenda matters are being presented to the Board for information. These items require no action or are not ready for Board consideration. The Clerk of the Board may refer these matters to the County Departments and Agencies for acknowledgement, investigation and report back, direct action or response as appropriate. Report back to the Board may appear on Agenda for action by the Board of Supervisors or for informational purposes upon dates indicated below as appropriate.

Members of the public making oral presentations to the Board in connection with one or more agenda or non-agenda items at a single meeting are limited to a cumulative total of time not to exceed five (5) minutes for all of their oral presentations at such meeting unless otherwise provided. The entire public comment period is limited to no more than thirty (30) minutes total for all speakers. NOTE: The Chair may limit the number or duration of speakers on a matter pursuant to amended Resolution #205 of the Board of Supervisors establishing rules relating to oral presentations by members of the public dated September 18, 2001.

Reports and supporting data can be reviewed in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors the Thursday, Friday and Monday before the meeting. The reports and supporting data are also available on the County’s Internet site at http://www.countyofventura.org.

REMINDER: In order to minimize distractions during public meetings, all personal communication devices should be turned off or put in a non-audible mode.

OPENING

1. Call to Order.

2. Roll Call.

3. Moment of Affirmation – REMOVED FROM AGENDA

4. Pledge of Allegiance.

5. Minutes of the meeting of the County and Special Districts governed by the Board held Tuesday, March 6, 2007.
CONTINUED TO APRIL 17, 2007.

6. Agenda Review - Consider and approve, by majority vote, minor revisions to Board items and/or attachments and any item added to, or removed/continued from, the Board of Supervisors Agenda.
ITEM 3 – REMOVED FROM AGENDA
ITEM 28 – ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENT

7. Consent Agenda Items 10-15 - Review and approve unless an item is pulled for separate action by the Board and moved to the Regular agenda for consideration. Consent items are to be routine and non-controversial. All items are approved as recommended without discussion.
APPROVED CONSENT ITEMS 10 - 15

8. Public Comments - Citizen presentations regarding County related matters NOT appearing on this agenda.
THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS HEARD: CARROLL DEAN WILLIAMS

9. Board Comments - Comments by Board members on matters they deem appropriate including memorial adjournments. A Board member may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his or her own activities. A Board member may also provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, or request staff to report back to the body at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter. The Board may also direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.

CONSENT AGENDA

HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Ventura County Medical Center

10. Approval of, and Authorization for, the Healthcare Agency Director, or Designee, to Sign Amendments to Agreements for Attending Physicians Sean Early, M.D. and Michael Maguire, M.D. for Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Services, Effective April 10, 2007.
APPROVED

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - Environmental Health

11. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Director of the Environmental Health Division to File an Application for the FY 2007-08 Enforcement Assistance Grant #18 with the California Integrated Waste Management Board; and Direct Staff to Return to the Board of Supervisors for Final
Acceptance of the Enforcement Assistance Grant After this Grant has Been Awarded by the State.
APPROVED

12. Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Report for the Period March 24, 2007 Through March 30, 2007 - Proposition 65.
RECEIVED AND FILED

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

13. Approval of, and Authorization for, the Sheriff to Accept a Grant Award Amendment Increase from the Office of Homeland Security/Office of Emergency Services for the Coverdell '05 Grant for Forensics Lab Staff Training, and Increase Appropriations and Unanticipated Revenue.
APPROVED

14. Approval of, and Authorization for, the Sheriff to Accept an Anti-Drug Enforcement Program Grant Award from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services for the California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Team (CAL-MMET); and Approval to Add Two (2) Vehicles and to Add Full Time Fixed Term Allocations for Two (2) Senior Deputy Sheriff Positions Effective April 8, 2007 to June 30, 2007.
APPROVED

15. Authorization to Rebudget Appropriations and Unanticipated Revenues Related to Grants from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), and from the Purchase of Automated Fingerprint Equipment.
APPROVED

TIME CERTAIN ITEMS, PRESENTATIONS AND HEARINGS

9:30 AM

16. Presentation of a Resolution Proclaiming April 15 - 21, 2007 as "National Volunteer" Week. (Supervisor Parks)
MADE PRESENTATION; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

17. Presentation of a Resolution Honoring the Moorpark High School Academic Decathlon Team. (Supervisor Foy)
MADE PRESENTATION; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

10:00 AM

18. Presentation by Sheriff Bob Brooks and Karen Staples Regarding Supervisor Kathy Long’s Request for Sheriff and Probation Agency to Report Back on the Governor’s 2007-08 Corrections Reform Proposal. (Sheriff's Department and Probation Agency)
DIRECTED CEO, SHERIFF AND PROBATION TO START DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STATE;
WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

19. Oral Presentation and Update by the County Executive Officer Regarding FY 2006-07 and FY 2007-08 Ventura County Budget. (County Executive Office)
RECEIVED AND FILED ORAL PRESENTATION; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

11:00 AM

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL RECESS AT 11:00 A.M. TO CONDUCT BUSINESS OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD (APCB) AND MAY RECONVENE UPON CONCLUSION OF
THE APCB MEETING.

12:00 PM

Closed Session - It is the intention of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors and the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority Board to meet in Closed Session to consider the following items at 12:00 p.m. or earlier based on Agenda progress:

BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:

20. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54957.6)

COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: Marty Robinson, John K. Nicoll
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS:
Service Employees International Union, Local 998
Ventura County Sheriff’s Correctional Officers’ Association
Ventura County Professional Peace Officers Association
Ventura County Deputy Sheriff’s Association
NO ACTION TAKEN; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

21. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9)

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBDIVISION (a):

NAME OF CASE: Habitat for Hollywood Beach v. California Coastal Commission, County of Ventura, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. BS 101782
NO ACTION TAKEN; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

22. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code, §
54956.9)

INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (c) OF SECTION 54956.9:
1 POTENTIAL CASE
NO ACTION TAKEN; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY IHSS PUBLIC AUTHORITY BOARD:

23. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54957.6)

COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: Marty Robinson, John K. Nicoll
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION: Service Employees International Union, Local 998
NO ACTION TAKEN; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

REGULAR AGENDA

HARBOR DEPARTMENT

24. Approval of the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Lease Between the County of Ventura and Marine Emporium Landing, LLC - Marine Emporium Landing, Channel Islands Harbor Lease Parcels H-1, H-2, X-1B and X-1C.
APPROVED

25. Approval of the Amended and Restated Harbor Lease Parcel N-1 - Anacapa Marine Services; Authorization for the Harbor Director to Make Non-Monetary Corrections, Clarifications and Technical Modifications; and Direct the Harbor Director to Prepare and File the Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Notice of Exemption.
APPROVED

HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Ventura County Medical Center

26. Ratification, Approval, and Authorization for the Healthcare Agency Director to Sign an Agreement with John Frankhauser, M.D. as Associate Medical Director, Ventura County Medical Center, Effective April 1, 2007.
APPROVED

27. Ratification, Approval, and Authorization for the Healthcare Agency Director, or Designee, to Execute the Second Amendment to the Provider Agreement by and Between Valley Care Physicians IPA Medical Associates, Inc. and the Ventura County Medical Center, Effective January 1, 2007.
APPROVED

AUDITOR-CONTROLLER

28. Receive and File the Auditor's Report on the Statement of Money in County Treasury as of June 30, 2006, Ventura County Treasury Pool; and the Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
RECEIVED AND FILED WITH A NEW ATTACHMENT; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

POLICY MATTERS

29. Recommendation of Supervisor Foy to Appoint Mark Cassar to the Tobacco Settlement Allocation Evaluation Oversight Advisory Committee; Re-Appoint Bobby Williams to the Aviation Advisory Commission; Re-Appoint David Schwabauer, John Newton, James Waters, Jr. and George Vandiver to the Waterworks District No. 1 Advisory Committee; and Re-Appoint Norman
Blacher, Debra Tash, Sam McIntyre and Eric Taylor to the Waterworks District No. 19 Advisory Committee.
APPROVED; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

30. Recommendation of Supervisor Flynn to Appoint Bonnie M. Bernal to the El Rio/Del Norte Municipal Advisory Council.
APPROVED; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Weights and Measures

31. Authorization to Spend Unanticipated Revenue Received from Device Registration and Reimbursement of Investigative Costs on El Rio Facility Use Charges.
APPROVED; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

32. Authorization for the Extension to March 31, 2010 of the Sheriff's Department Public Safety Recruitment Plan Referral Program.
APPROVED; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

CORRESPONDENCE AGENDA

Receive and File Correspondence Agenda Items 33 through 34 - Communications Received and Filed by the Clerk of the Board on Behalf of the Board of Supervisors, with Copies Furnished as Indicated.

33. Receive and File a Letter from Stephanie M. Tombrello, Executive Director, Safety Belt U.S.A., Regarding Recognition of "Safety Seat Checkup" Week, April 22 - 28, 2007.
RECEIVED AND FILED; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

34. Receive and File a Letter from Carroll Dean Williams Regarding Citizen's Complaint Procedures.
RECEIVED AND FILED; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT

35. At 1:10 p.m. the board hereby adjourns in respect to the memory of Thomas Henry O’Malley Sr., Teresa Q. Hernandez, Bruce Herbert Crothers, Robert Allan Browning, Guy F. Cooper, Ralph R. Masterson Jr., Eugene Joseph “Gene” Fidel, Edna Yasuko Okui; Stephen Speicher, Jacob Dwain Wood, George Peploe, Anastasia “Ann“ Kush DeSanno, Odessa D. Sayre, Mathilda M. Healey,
Trinidad “Trini” Godinez, Connie Luque (Quintana) Valencia, Willie H. Zachery, Lyndon L. Lezada, Gloria Lee Bushman, Pete R. Vargas, Maria Elana Catherine Allstott, Felix F. “Fel” Gallero, Carmela C. Dittrich, Frank H. Escalante, Denny Richard Barnard, Martha A. Fuentes, George Kohatsu, Wain Curtis Love, Johnny Aragon, Ramona Harvey, Raul Ruben Puga, Marsha Delores Shaw, Lorenzo “Larry” Lerma, Esther Lara Villegas, Jose T. Blancarte and Tomas “Tony“ Alamillo.