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REGULAR MEETING SUMMARY
June 19, 2007 8:30 AM

Board of Supervisors, Ventura County
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

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

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

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

LINDA PARKS, District 2
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

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

JOHN K. FLYNN, District 5
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

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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.

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 - Harriet Weigel, Disabilities Ministries.

4. Pledge of Allegiance.

5. Minutes of the meeting of the County and Special Districts governed by the Board held Tuesday May 8th, 2007 and Tuesday May 15th, 2007.
CONTINUED TO JUNE 26, 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 12 – REPLACEMENT ATTACHMENT
ITEM 27 – LETTER FROM CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
ITEM 36 – CONTINUED TO JUNE 26, 2007

7. Consent Agenda Items 10-22 - 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.
ITEMS 16 AND 17 REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA, WILL BE HEARD AS REGULAR ITEMS
APPROVED CONSENT ITEMS 10-15 & 18-22

8. Public Comments - Citizen presentations regarding County related matters NOT appearing on this agenda. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE HEARD: MARGARET TRAVERS AND 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

AREA AGENCY ON AGING

10. Approval of the Area Agency on Aging Master Area Plan Update for FY 2007-08; and Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Submittal of the Area Plan Update to the California Department of Aging.
APPROVED

11. Approval and Acceptance of the Older Americans Act Contracts, AP-0708-18, TV-0708-18, HI-0708-18, and MS-0708-34 with the California Department of Aging for FY 2007-08, and Adoption of Four Corresponding Resolutions.
APPROVED


AUDITOR-CONTROLLER

12. Receive and File the Third Quarter FY 2006-07 Count of Cash in Custody of the Treasury, as of March 27, 2007.
RECEIVED AND FILED WITH A REVISED ATTACHMENT


COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

13. Report Back on a Donation from the Area Housing Authority to be Deposited into General Services Agency's Internal Service Fund to Use Exclusively for Maintenance of the Lewis Road Complex.
APPROVED


HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Ambulatory Care

14. Approval of, and Authorization for, the Health Care Agency Director, or Designee, to Sign a Professional Services and Operations Agreement for the Operation of Anacapa Surgical Associates - Kurt Blickenstaff, M.D., President - Effective July 1, 2007.
APPROVED

15. Approval of, and Authorization for, the Health Care Agency Director, or Designee, to Sign an Agreement to Receive Reimbursement from the California State University Channel Islands for the Provision of Student Health Services - Effective July 1, 2007.
APPROVED

16. Approval of, and Authorization for, the Health Care Agency Director, or Designee, to Execute an Agreement for the Director of Neurosurgery, James Herman, M.D. - Effective July 1, 2007.
HEARD AS REGULAR AGENDA ITEM; APPROVED

17. Approval of, and Authorization for, the Health Care Agency Director, or Designee, to Execute an Agreement for Orthopaedic Surgery Services, Chang Ook Kim, M.D.- Effective July 1, 2007.
HEARD AS REGULAR AGENDA ITEM; APPROVED


HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

18. Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for, the Workforce Investment Board Executive Director to Sign a Subgrant Agreement No. M766202 with the California Workforce Investment Board for Continuation of a Demonstration Project to Improve Transition Outcomes for Youth with
Disabilities for the Period October 1, 2006 Through June 30, 2007; Ratification of, and Approval of, an Agreement Modification, Effective October 1, 2006, with Work Training Programs, Inc. for Services Provided Under the Subgrant.
APPROVED


PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY - County of Ventura

19. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Filing of a Transportation Development Act (TDA) Claim with the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) Allocating Funds to Gold Coast Transit (GCT) for Unincorporated Area Bus Service for FY 2007-08, Supervisorial District Nos. 1, 3 and 5.
APPROVED

20. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Filing of a Transportation Development Act (TDA) Claim with the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC), and Approval of a Demand-Responsive Paratransit Agreement with the Thousand Oaks Cab Company to Provide Dial-A-Ride Services for FY 2007-08, Supervisorial District No. 2.
APPROVED

21. Approval of a State Match Funds Agreement No. X07-5952(129), EA No. 07-932959L with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for FY 2006-07, All Supervisorial Districts.
APPROVED


RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - Environmental Health

22. Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Reports from June 2, 2007 Through June 8, 2007 - Proposition 65.
RECEIVED AND FILED

TIME CERTAIN ITEMS, PRESENTATIONS AND HEARINGS

9:30 A.M.

23. Presentation of a Resolution Honoring the 2007 Ventura County Family-Friendly Employers.
(Supervisor Parks)
MADE PRESENTATION

24. Presentation of a Resolution Honoring the Port Hueneme, Oxnard Harbor District for 70 Years of Service. (Supervisor Long)
MADE PRESENTATION

25. Second Hearing – Adoption of an Ordinance Amendment to Ventura County Ordinance No. 4300 to Increase a County Clerk Statutory Fee for a Marriage Ceremony.
ADOPTED ORDINANCE # 4363, DIRECTED PUBLICATION

26. Second Hearing – Adoption of an Ordinance of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors Repealing, Reenacting, and Amending Certain Provisions of the Ventura County Ordinance Code Pertaining to the Regulation of Retail Food Facility Requirements of the Environmental Health Division, Effective July 1, 2007.
ADOPTED ORDINANCE # 4364, DIRECTED PUBLICATION

27. Second Hearing - Adoption of an Amendment to the 2006-09 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Ventura County Deputy Sheriff’s Association (VCDSA) for a Proposed Compensation Increase – No Material Impact on Funding of Retirement System.
APPROVED; WITH A LETTER FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION


10:30 A.M.

Closed Session - It is the intention of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, Ventura County Fire Protection District Board, and the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority Board to meet in Closed Session to consider the following items at 10:30 a.m. or earlier based on Agenda progress:

BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:

28. 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
California Nurses Association
NO ACTION TAKEN

29. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Gov. Code, § 54957)

TITLE: DIRECTOR- PROBATION AGENCY
NO ACTION TAKEN

BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD:

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

COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: Marty Robinson, John K. Nicoll
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION: Ventura County Professional Firefighters Association
NO ACTION TAKEN

BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY IHSS PUBLIC AUTHORITY BOARD:

31. 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


REGULAR AGENDA


HARBOR DEPARTMENT

32. Approval of a Contract with Wallace Roberts & Todd Inc. for Services to Support Preparation of the Fourth Amendment (Landside) to the Channel Island Harbor Public Works Plan, and Authorization for the Director of the Harbor Department to Execute the Agreement; Authorization for the Director of the Harbor Department to Make Minor, Non-Monetary Amendments to the
Agreement, if any, as well as Monetary Amendments so Long as Such Monetary Amendments Do Not Exceed 10 Percent of the Total Cost of the Agreement.
CONTINUED TO JUNE 26, 2007


HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

33. Approval of FY 2007-08 Contracts and Modifications with Various Entities for the Provision of a Variety of Services that Support Human Services Agency (HSA) Programs; Approval of, and Authorization for, the HSA Director, or Director of Administrative Services (HSA), to Approve
Modifications to Decrease the Amounts of the Contracts, Extend Time for Performance, or Modify Terms or Scope of Work, and to Renew the Current Emergency Shelter Care Agreements and Enter into any Future Emergency Shelter Care Agreements During FY 2007-08.
APPROVED


POLICY MATTERS

34. Recommendation of Supervisor Parks for Approval of, and Authorization for, the Director of Public Works, or Designee, to Sign a Lease Agreement with R & K Investments, a California General Partnership, for Office Space Located at 2967 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in the City of Thousand Oaks for the Board of Supervisors, Supervisorial District No. 2.
APPROVED

35. Recommendation of Supervisor Foy to Appoint Shante Morgan-Durisseau to the Commission for Women, Ventura County.
APPROVED

36. Recommendation of Supervisor Flynn to Discuss Certain Elements of the Ventura County Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance for the Purpose of Ensuring Uniformity and Fair Application of the Ordinance.
CONTINUED TO JUNE 26, 2007


RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Weights and Measures

37. Approval of, and Authorization for, the Manager of the Division of Weights and Measures, Resource Management Agency, to Sign a Contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Division of Measurement Standards, for the Inspection of Petroleum Products and Weighmaster Enforcement Program, for July 1, 2007 Through June 30, 2008.
APPROVED

CORRESPONDENCE AGENDA

Receive and File Correspondence Agenda Items 38 Through 41 -- Communications Received and Filed by the Clerk of the Board on Behalf of the Board of Supervisors, with Copies Furnished as Indicated.

38. Receive and File Correspondence from Michael A. Barber, Field Representative for the Corrections Standards Authority, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Regarding the Approval of 2007-2008 Juvenile Crime Prevention Act Application.
RECEIVED AND FILED

39. Receive and File Correspondence from Ed Moses, Chief Executive Officer, Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura, Regarding the Housing Authority's Support for the 10 Year Strategy to End Homelessness in Ventura County.
RECEIVED AND FILED

40. Receive and File Correspondence from Ginger Gherardi, Executive Director, Ventura County Transportation Commission, Regarding Highway 118 Truck Weigh Stations.
RECEIVED AND FILED

41. Receive and File Correspondence from Sonja Flores, Member of the Fillmore Farm Worker Housing Group, Regarding the Housing Group's Support of the 10 Year Strategy to End Homelessness in Ventura County.
RECEIVED AND FILED


42. At 10:35 a.m. the Board hereby adjourns in respect to the memory of Clifford “Johnny” Johnson, Stewart Wayne West, Mary Randar Hutsko, Edward Roy Tevault, A. James Warren, Joyce Phoenix Riewald, Joy Elaine Hagestad, Virginia Anne Stinson, Rodney Sherman Craig, William Thomas Bennett, Maria Klaus, June Elizabeth Estes, and Fred M. Stewart Jr.