STATEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

 

ALL MEMBERS PRESENT EXCEPT SUPERVISOR BENOIT

 

MAY 7, 2013

TUESDAY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 9:00 A.M.

 

Invocation by Karen Barton, Board Assistant, Clerk of the Board

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Presentation – Community Action Month

Presentation – Nurses Week

Presentation – Foster Care Awareness Month

Presentation – Correctional Officers Week/Correction Deputy of the Year

Presentation – Water Awareness Month

Swearing in ceremony of Chief Probation Officer Mark Hake –Oath of Office to be administered by the Honorable Judge F. Paul Dickerson

 

Economic Forecast Presentations:

1.            Dr. Adrian Fleissig and Dr. Mira Farka – California State University Fullerton

2.            Jordan Levine – Beacon Economics

 

BOARD MEMBERS

Chief Hawkins gave an update on the recent fires.

 

Supervisor Tavaglione thanked Susan Loew for all her work with the Foster Services Program.

 

Supervisor Stone mentioned county residents may have unclaimed money with the Treasurer-Tax Collector. He also mentioned that he attended the ribbon cutting ceremonies for Morgan Hill Park; the Larry D. Smith memorial; Diabetes Event; and The Special Needs School Oak Grove Fundraiser Event. He also thanked Heidi Marshall for her well delivered interview to the newspapers on section 8.

 

   Pam Walls shared the court ruling of Marijuana Dispensaries.

 

 

1-1       CLERK OF THE BOARD:  Proof of Publications.

(APPROVED)

 

2-1       SUPERVISOR STONE:  Renewal of the Revised Local Emergency Declaration for Riverside County due to the epidemic infestation of bark beetles in the Mountain Communities of Idyllwild and Pine Cove, and the positive find of the Golden Spotted Oak Borer (GSOB) in the community of Idyllwild.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2-2       AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER:  Renewal of the Local Emergency Declaration for Riverside County due to the spread of Pierce’s Disease in the Local Vineyards.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2-3       AUDITOR-CONTROLLER:  Receive and File Internal Audit Report #2013-001:  Countywide Human Resources Recruitment Process – County Departments:  Human Resources, District Attorney, Sheriff, and Mental Health.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2-4       COUNTY COUNSEL:  Approval of the Amended Conflict of Interest Code of the Riverside Transit Agency.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2-5       SUPERVISOR BENOIT:  Appointment of Claudia Figueroa to the Mecca Community Council.                          

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2-6       SUPERVISOR STONE:  Appointment of Jeff Logan to the Winchester/Homeland Municipal Advisory Council.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2-7       SUPERVISOR BENOIT:  Appointment of Treesa Cotton to the Vista Santa Rosa Community Council.       

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2-8       SUPERVISOR BENOIT:  Appointment of Lee Anderson to the Vista Santa Rosa Community Council.      

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

2-9       SUPERVISOR BENOIT:  Appointment of Richard Pausel to the Vista Santa Rosa Community Council.    

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-1       SUPERVISOR JEFFRIES:  Adoption of Resolution 2013-114 Amending the Perris Valley Municipal Advisory Council and Renaming it the Good Hope / Meadowbrook Municipal Advisory Council.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-2       SUPERVISOR TAVAGLIONE:  Authorization of the Donation of one (1) surplus vehicle to the City of Jurupa Valley.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-3       EXECUTIVE OFFICE:  Best Practices in Contract Compliance:  Receive and File the evaluation of current Best Practices among county departments; Receive and File the revised County Purchasing Manual; Approval of Amended Board Policy H-7 Selection of Architectural, Engineering or Real Estate Services; Approval of Amended Board Policy B-11 Award of Public Works Contract Pertaining to County Facilities and Other Improvements; Approval of Amended Board Policy B-22 Capital Improvement Program; Approval of Amended Board Policy A-18 Procedures for Contracting for Professional or Personal Services; and Approval of the Draft Best Practices in Contract Management Policy A-69. 

(CONT’D. TO 05/21/13 @ 9:00 A.M.)

 

3-4       EXECUTIVE OFFICE:  Approval of Agreement with Huron Consulting, LLC to Provide Strategic Planning and Consulting Services for the Health and Mental Health Delivery System.  

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-5       ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY:  Palm Desert Library Renovation – Retention Reduction for The Sun Group of Costa Mesa; and Authorization to Release Retained Funds, 4th/4th District.      

(TAKEN OFF CALENDAR)

 

3-6       ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY:  Adoption of Resolution 2013-100, Declaring its Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 on Assessable Hotels and Motels located within the Palm Springs Desert Resort Communities Tourism Business Improvement District; and Approval of the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 advisory committee report from the Hospitality Industry Business Council, 4th/4th & 5th/5th Districts.

(SET FOR HRG. 06/04/2013 @ 9:30 A.M.)

 

3-7       ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY:  Receive and File the Program Income Report for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-8       ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY:  Adoption of the 2013-2014 One Year Action Plan of the County’s 2009-2014 Five-Year Consolidated Plan; and Authorize the Chairman to execute the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding……….

            Part 2

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-9       ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY/FACILITIES MANAGEMENT:  Ratify the First Amendment to the Lease – PSEC Beacon Hill, 2nd/2nd District.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-10     ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY/FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION & LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/TRANSPORTATION:  Adoption of Resolution 2013-057, Notice of Intention to Adopt a Resolution of Necessity Regarding the Airport Boulevard Grade Separation Project – Thermal, 4th/4th District.

(SET FOR HRG. 06/04/2013 @ 9:30 A.M.)

 

3-11     ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH:  Approval of the Standard Agreement with California Department of Education.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-12     HUMAN RESOURCES:  Confirm the Appointment and Salary of Mark Hake as Chief Probation Officer.             

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-13     SHERIFF-CORONER-PA:  Approval of a Sole Source Purchase of Inoperable Downlink Communications Equipment from Helinet Technologies for the Sheriff’s Aviation Bureau; and Approval Budget Adjustments. 

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-14     TRANSPORTATION & LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING:  Denial of PUBLIC USE PERMIT NO. 915, Anka Behavioral Health, Inc., Sky Valley Zoning District, 4th/4th District. Denial of PUP 915 for a 10-bedroom facility for up to 15 adults who are experiencing severe mental illness.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-15     TRANSPORTATION & LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/PLANNING: ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 348.4757 an Ordinance of the County of Riverside amending Zoning;  Approval of CHANGE OF ZONE 7715;  Approval of SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 336 SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE NO. 1; PLOT PLAN NO. 9967 REVISED PERMIT NO. 1; Approval of TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 34552; And Approval of TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 34553, Pulte Homes Corporation/Hunsaker & Associates Irvine, Inc., 478 Gross Acres, SP Zoning. Adoption of Ordinance 348.4757 for Change of Zone 7715 to modify the Specific Plan Zoning Ordinance specifically as it relates to the drainage features and recreation facility; revise the zoning boundaries for the project and formalize all the Planning Area Boundaries. Approval of The Specific Plan Substantial Conformance proposing several minor changes to Specific Plan 336. Approval of Plot Plan 9967, Revision No. 1 proposing modifications to an approved and constructed golf course and related clubhouse complex and improvements to the existing golf course clubhouse and surrounding improvements, including parking lots and actual golf course layout in two phases. Approval of Tentative Tract 34552 a Schedule A subdivision of 165.5 gross acres into 437 Single-Family Residential Lots, 3 Open Space Lots, 1 Open Space/Flood Control Facility Lot, 3 Water Quality Feature Lots, 2 Storm Drain Easement Lots, 3 Landscaping Lots, 1 Sewer Easement Lot and 1 Bicycle Easement Lot. Approval of Tentative Tract 34553 proposing a Schedule A subdivision of 207.6 gross acres into 896 Single-Family Residential Lots, 1 Well Site Lot, 2 Water Quality Feature lots, 3 Storm Drain Easement Lots, 1 Common Access Lot, 9 Landscaping Lots and 5 Open Space Lot, 5th/4th District. 

            Part 2

            Part 3

            Part 4

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-16     TRANSPORTATION & LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/TRANSPORTATION:  Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Personal Service Agreement with Sierra Pacific Landscape Contractor, Inc. for continued Landscape Maintenance for the Transportation Department – L&LLMD 89-1-C, Zone 3, Menifee, 3rd/3rd District.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-17     TRANSPORTATION & LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY/TRANSPORTATION:  Authorization for Payment to the Southern California Edison Company (SCE) as a Deposit for Transmission Facility Relocations for the Clinton Keith Road Extension Project; and Authorization for the Director of Transportation and Land Management to Approve Additional Deposits and Payments to SCE, 3rd/3rd District.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-18     TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR:  Rescission of Tax Deed to Purchaser of Tax Defaulted Property, Sale No. TC-192, Item 1147, 4th/4th District.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-19     SUPERVISOR ASHLEY:  Adoption of Resolution 2013-117 Support for State Funding of the Dam repairs at the Lake Perris Recreation Area.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-20     EXECUTIVE OFFICE:  Receive and File Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Third Quarter Budget Report.     

Part 2

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-21     ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY:  Van Horn Youth Treatment and Education Center – Approval of Revised Project Budget, 1st/1st District.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-22     ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY:  Department of Mental Health, 14th Street Office Tenant Improvements – Approval of Change Order No. 2; and Increase of Project Budget, 2nd/2nd District.   

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-23     HUMAN RESOURCES:  Appointment of Leo Harrison as the IHSS-PA Interim Director.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

 

3-24     SUPERVISOR ASHLEY:  Fifth District Use of Community Improvement Designation Funds to the Riverside County Regional Parks and Open Space District; and Approval of Budget Adjustments.      

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-25     HUMAN RESOURCES:  Approval of the Increase in the purchasing cap for NCSPearson Incorporated for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 for Assessment Services without securing competitive bids.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-26     SUPERVISOR TAVAGLIONE:  Second District Use of Community Improvement Designation Funds to the Riverside Police Officers Association; Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center; Country Village Senior Apartments; and Approval of Budget Adjustments.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-27     SUPERVISOR TAVAGLIONE:  Second District Use of Community Improvement Designation Funds to Jurupa Pop Warner; Riverside Community Health Foundation; Fender Center; Jurupa Area Parks and Recreation District; and Approval of Budget Adjustments.               

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

3-28     SUPERVISOR TAVAGLIONE:  Support of SB 33 – Infrastructure Finance Districts.

(CONT’D. TO 05/14/13 @ 9:00 A.M.)

 

3-29     SUPERVISOR JEFFRIES:  United States Trade & Development Agency (USTDA) Partnership Agreement.  

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

11-1     FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT:  Appointment of Richard MacGregor as the City of Norco Successor Agency Oversight Board appointee from the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Board.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

12-1C  WASTE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT:  Approval of a Sole Source Purchase for the Funding Agreement for the Habitat Restoration Credit for Badlands Soil Stockpile Project, 5th/5th District.    

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

12-2C  WASTE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT:  Authorize a One Year Extension of Professional Service Agreement for Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection and Disposal Services; and Reduction of the annual amount of the agreement.

(TAKEN OFF CALENDAR)

 

13-1D  REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT:  Approval of the First Amendment to the Sublease and Concession Agreement for the Jurupa Valley Aquatic Center with Lickin’ Good, Inc., doing business as Backyard Grille, 2nd/2nd District.

(APPROVED AS RECOMM.)

 

14-1     Errol Koschewitz spoke regarding welfare and cash aid issues.

 

14-2     Britt Holmstrom spoke regarding nurses and the Mental Health budget.

 

14-3     Garry Grant spoke regarding public comment issues on Board agendas.

 

14-4     Robert Mabee read his statement into the record.

 

14-5     Paul Jacobs spoke regarding the WRCOG annual party with George W. Bush and stated that government employees should pay for the event with their own, not tax payer funds.

 

CONCURRENT EXECUTIVE SESSION-COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT, FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, WASTE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, HOUSING AUTHORITY, PERRIS VALLEY CEMETERY DISTRICT, IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS:

 

With respect to every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9:

 

Conference with legal counsel-existing litigation:

(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

 

A.1       Independent Power Producers Association dba Independent Energy Producers Association; Large Scale Solar Association v. County of Riverside; Riverside County Board of Supervisors (Case No. INC 1200838

 

Conference with legal counsel-anticipated litigation:

Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9:

 

B.1       Two potential cases

(REPORT OUT)

Conference with legal counsel-anticipated litigation:

Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(4) of Government Code Section 54956.9:

 

C.1      One potential case

 

The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned in memory of Cheri Patterson, Mike Raahauge, Eloise Jenkins, Francesco Sorianello and Guy Hood.

Jeff Stone, Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors

ATTEST:  Kecia Harper-Ihem, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors