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SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
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SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN
1115 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, California
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
9:00 A.M.
BOARD RECONVENED
Supervisors: McQuiston, Maben, Patrick, Watson, Parra
ROLL CALL: All Present
SALUTE TO FLAG - Led by Supervisor McQuiston
NOTE: The vote is displayed in bold below each item.
For
example, Patrick-Parra denotes Supervisor Patrick made the
motion and Supervisor Parra seconded the motion.
CONSENT AGENDA/OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
ALL ITEMS
LISTED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) OR A NUMBER SIGN (#) WERE
CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND APPROVED BY ONE MOTION.
BOARD ACTION SHOWN IN CAPS
CHAIRMAN'S STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS
1) Request of Pete H. Parra, Chairman, Board of Supervisors,
to deliver the annual State of the County message -
RECEIVED AND FILED
Patrick-McQuiston: All Ayes
RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
*2) Proclamation proclaiming January 20, 2003, as Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day in Kern County - PROCLAIMED; REFERRED TO
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOR PREPARATION
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
PUBLIC REQUESTS
3) Request of Arthur L. Gaffrey, United States Department of
Agriculture Forest Supervisor, Sequoia National Forest, to
address the Board regarding the Giant Sequoia National
Monument Draft Environmental Impact Statement ­ ARTHUR
GAFFREY HEARD
APPOINTMENTS
*4) Appointment of David Charles Reed (replacing Fred Skidmore)
to the West Side Recreation and Park District, term to
expire January 26, 2004 - MADE APPOINTMENT
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
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*5) Appointment of Ronald Curtis Sprague as Fourth District
Member to the Planning Commission, term to expire January
1, 2005 ­ MADE APPOINTMENT
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
6) This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to
address the Board on any matter not on this agenda but
under the jurisdiction of the Board.
Board members may
respond briefly to statements made or questions posed.
They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral
to staff for factual information or request staff to report
back to the Board at a later meeting.
Also, the Board may
take action to direct the staff to place a matter of
business on a future agenda.
SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO
MINUTES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME BEFORE MAKING YOUR
PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU! ­ GENE TACKETT, REPRESENTING HALL
AMBULANCE,
ADDRESSED
THE
BOARD
REGARDING
PROPOSED
LEGISLATION TO MERGE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INTO THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES TO PREPARE CORRESPONDENCE IN OPPOSITION TO
PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO MERGE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
INTO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES; RECEIVED AND
FILED DOCUMENT
Watson-McQuiston: All Ayes
BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS
7) On
their
own
initiative,
Board
members
may
make
an
announcement or a report on their own activities.
They may
ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff
or take action to have staff place a matter of business on
a future agenda (Gov. Code Sec. 54954.2[a]) ­ SUPERVISOR
WATSON
INTRODUCED
RON
SPRAGUE,
NEW
FOURTH
DISTRICT
APPOINTEE TO THE KERN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS
AGRICULTURE AND MEASUREMENT STANDARDS
*8) Proposed retroactive Agreement with California Department
of Food and Agriculture for Pierce's Disease Control
Program,
State
Protocol
(Glassy-Winged
Sharpshooter
Program), for Fiscal Year 2002/2003, in an amount not to
exceed $201,354.41 (prior notification June 25, 2002) -
APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 028-2003
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
Experimental Farm
*9) Statement of Disposition of Surplus Crop Funds, U.S. Cotton
Research Station, Shafter, California, for Fiscal Year
2001/2002, ending balance for June 30, 2002 of $69,634.16 -
RECEIVED AND FILED
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
*10) CHAIRMAN'S COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS 2003
1) Air Pollution District
McQuiston
Maben
Watson
2) Behavioral Health Board ­
Esther
Chairman's Staff
Torres
3) CSAC Board of Directors
Parra
*Alternate
McQuiston
4) Carrizo Plain Advisory Committee (BLM)
Watson
5) Children and Families Commission
Parra
6) Commission on Aging
Watson
*Rotates by Supervisorial District
All Other
Supervisors
7) Community Action Partnership of Kern
Watson
(formerly KCEOC)
8) Criminal Justice Cabinet
Chairman
9) Emergency Medical Care Advisory Board
Maben
*Alternate
Watson
10) Endangered Species & Bio-Regional
Work Group of the San Joaquin Valley
Supervisors Association
McQuiston
11) Hazardous Waste Management Plan
Local Advisory Committee
Parra
12) Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Maben
Watson
*Alternates
All Other
Supervisors
13) Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
Chairman
14) Kern Council of Governments (KernCOG)
McQuiston
Watson
*Alternates
All Other
Supervisors
15) Kern County Network for Children
Watson
16) Kern Economic Development Corp. (KEDC)
Chairman
Watson
*Alternate
Vice Chairman
17) KMC Joint Conference Committee
Chairman
Vice Chairman
18) LAFCO
Patrick
Maben
*Alternate
Watson
19) Museum Authority
Patrick
Parra
20) Parks and Recreation
Maben
*Alternate
Watson
21) Region 5 Local Emergency Planning
Commission (Two year term/Fire Dept.)
Maben
*Alternate
McQuiston
22) Retirement Board
Patrick
*Alternate
Maben
23) San Joaquin Valley Regional
Association of California Counties
Patrick
24) San Joaquin Valleywide Air Pollution
Study Agency
Patrick
*Alternate
Watson
25) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution District
Patrick
*Alternate
Watson
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26) San Joaquin Valley Railroad Task Force
Watson
*Alternate
Maben
27) San Joaquin Valley Water Coalition
McQuiston
*Alternate
Maben
28) Southern California Water Committee
Maben
*Alternate
McQuiston
29) Solid Waste Independent Hearing Panel
McQuiston
30) Solid Waste Management Advisory
Committee (SWMAC)
McQuiston
Maben
*Alternate
Watson
31) Tejon Ranch Public Facilities
Financing Authority
Maben
32) Tobacco Funding Corporation, Kern County
Chairman
Vice Chairman
33) Treasury Oversight Committee
Chairman
34) Water Resources Committee
Maben
Parra
35) Wildlife Resources Committee
Maben
*Alternate
Watson
36) Workforce Investment Board Youth
Council Subgroup (ETR)
Parra
- APPROVED
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
COUNTY COUNSEL
*11) Request of Department of Aging and Adult Services for
destruction of records no longer necessary or required for
County purposes and eligible for destruction ­ APPROVED
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
*12) Request of Department of Human Services for destruction of
records,
relating
to
General
Assistance
Archive
case
folders,
no
longer
necessary
or
required
for
County
purposes and eligible for destruction ­ APPROVED
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
*13) Request of Department of Human Services for destruction of
records, relating to GAIN service case folders, no longer
necessary or required for County purposes and eligible for
destruction ­ APPROVED
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
FIRE DEPARTMENT
*14) Unusual travel request for Deputy Chief Robert Klinoff and
Captains Dana Simpson and Chuck Dickson to attend Advanced
Incident Management Class in Marana, Arizona, from February
1, 2003 to February 14, 2003, in an amount not to exceed
$5,508 ­ APPROVED
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
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KERN MEDICAL CENTER
*15) Request to hire retired County employee Margo Allsman,
extra help Pharmacist II, at the hourly rate of $45.79, for
a period not to exceed 120 working days or 960 hours,
whichever is greater, in the 12-month period following the
date of employment ­ APPROVED
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
16) Request for approval of sole source blanket purchase order
with EBI for orthopedic products to exceed $50,000 limit ­
MICHAEL ROUW HEARD; APPROVED IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$100,000
Watson-Maben: All Ayes
NON-AGENDA ITEM
MOTION TO CONSIDER NON-AGENDA ITEM NO. 16A:
MADE FINDING
THAT NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON NON-AGENDA MATTER OCCURRED
AFTER THE AGENDA WAS POSTED BECAUSE KERN MEDICAL CENTER
NEEDED IMMEDIATE HELP WITH PATIENT ACCOUNT SERVICES AND
SUPERIOR
CONSULTANT
HAS
BEEN
ON
SITE
PROVIDING
SUCH
SERVICES
SINCE
JANUARY
6,
2003
WITHOUT
A
CONTRACT.
NEGOTIATIONS ON FINAL AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN CONCLUDED BUT
AN INTERIM AND IMMEDIATE AGREEMENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE
NECESSARY
McQuiston-Patrick: All Ayes
16A) Notification
of
and
proposed
retroactive
approval
of
interim Agreement with Superior Consultant Company for
professional services, from January 6, 2003 to January 31,
2003, in an amount not to exceed $60,000 ­ APPROVED;
AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 029-2003
Watson-Patrick: All Ayes
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
*17) Proposed authorization for Chairman to sign notification to
the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs that the
County of Kern declines contract with Alternative Solutions
Educational Clinicians for Drug Medi-Cal Services (no
fiscal impact) - AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN NOTIFICATION
McQuiston-Maben: All Ayes
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
Patrick
CLOSED SESSIONS
COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
18) Request
for
Closed
Session
regarding
public
employee
recruitment - Title: Director of Child Support Services -
19) Request for Closed Session regarding Meet and Confer,
CCAPE, KCFFU, KLEA, and KCPA -
COUNTY COUNSEL
20) Request for Closed Session regarding a lawsuit entitled
Elijah Guerrero v. County of Kern, et al., Kern County
Superior Court Case No. 245686 (Government Code Section
54956.9(a)) ­
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21) Request for Closed Session regarding a lawsuit entitled
Julissa Gonzalez v. County of Kern, Kern County Superior
Court Case No. 245025 (Government Code Section 54956.9(a))
-
RECONVENED FROM CLOSED SESSION; RECESSED TO 2:00 P.M.
McQuiston-Maben
/s/ Denise Pennell
Clerk of the Board
/s/ Pete H. Parra
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - COUNTY OF KERN
1115 Truxtun Avenue,
Bakersfield, California
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
2:00 P.M.
BOARD RECONVENED
Supervisors: McQuiston, Maben, Patrick, Watson, Parra
ROLL CALL: All Present
CONSENT AGENDA/OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
ALL ITEMS
LISTED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) OR A NUMBER SIGN (#) WERE
CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND APPROVED BY ONE MOTION.
BOARD ACTION SHOWN IN CAPS
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
1) This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to
address the Board on any matter not on this agenda but
under the jurisdiction of the Board.
Board members may
respond briefly to statements made or questions posed.
They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral
to staff for factual information or request staff to report
back to the Board at a later meeting.
Also, the Board may
take action to direct the staff to place a matter of
business on a future agenda.
SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO
MINUTES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME BEFORE MAKING YOUR
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU! ­
BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS
2) On
their
own
initiative,
Board
members
may
make
an
announcement or a report on their own activities.
They may
ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff
or take action to have staff place a matter of business on
a future agenda (Gov. Code Sec. 54954.2[a]) -
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CONTINUED HEARINGS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Planning Department
*3)
Request from Tracy Ranch, Inc., by Berry and Associates to
cancel a 2.51-acre portion of an approximate 117-acre
parcel of a Land Use Contract and approval of a Contract
Amending
Land
Use
Contract
on
17.49
acres,
located
approximately 1/2 mile south of Seventh Standard Road and
1/2 mile east of Tracy Road, Buttonwillow area (SD 4)
Specific Request:
Cancellation of a 2.51-acre portion of an approximate 117-
acre parcel of a Land Use Contract and approval of a
Contract
Amending
Land
Use
Contract
on
17.49
acres
(Cancellation #02-04, Map #99)
(General
Rule,
Section
15061(b)(3);
Published
Shafter
Press) (from 12/10/2002) - CONTINUED TO TUESDAY, JANUARY
28, 2003 AT 2:00 P.M.
Maben-Watson: All Ayes
HEARINGS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Planning Department
4)
Request from Kern County Planning Department regarding
changes to various sections of the Kern County Zoning
Ordinance text, Countywide (All S.D.'s)
Specific Request:
Revisions to the Kern County Zoning Ordinance - A revision
of the Kern County Zoning Ordinance text related to:
adoption of the Kern River Combining District; adoption of
a Wireless Communication Facilities (cell tower) Chapter;
changes
to
requirements
for
siting,
operating,
and
processing permits for small wind energy systems; changes
in off-site advertising sign regulations; adoption of a new
regulation limiting the number of adult dogs to three in
certain residential zones on lots less than 10,890 square
feet; increasing public hearing notification requirements
to 500 feet in urban areas and 1,000 feet in rural areas;
changes permitting the keeping of up to two pygmy goats on
residentially
zoned
properties;
changes
to
off-street
parking requirements for specific uses; changes to the
Drilling Island (DI) Chapter to increase the range of
conditionally
permitted
uses; changes in dairy siting
regulations prohibiting dairies from locating within three
miles of a school or an incorporated city without the
consent of the city or school district; minor changes to
permitted or conditionally permitted use categories in
various zone districts and other minor changes to existing
land use regulations;
in addition to changes in the Zoning
Ordinance
text,
changes
in
the
existing
zoning
of
properties located within the adopted Kern River Plan
Element area to add the Kern River Combining District to
existing zoning district classifications are also proposed.
(Zoning Ordinance Revisions - 2002)
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(General Rule, Section 15061(b)(3); Published Bakersfield
Californian, Daily Midway Driller, The News Review, Kern
Valley Sun, Rosamond Weekly News, Tehachapi News) ­
PROPOSED REGULATION LIMITING THE NUMBER OF ADULT DOGS TO
THREE (3) IN THE METROPOLITAN BAKERSFIELD GENERAL PLAN AREA
AND RELATED MINOR CHANGES TO EXISTING REGULATIONS: OPENED
HEARING;
BETH
RASMUSSEN;
MARILYN
STEWART;
JO
PEYTON;
FLORENCE DUNAGAN; ARLAN RESNICK; AND BOB CAMPBELL HEARD;
CLOSED HEARING
PER PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, ENACTED ORDINANCE
G-6952 APPROVING CHANGE IN REGULATIONS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER
OF ADULT DOGS TO THREE (3) IN THE METROPOLITAN BAKERSFIELD
GENERAL PLAN AREA AND MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO EXISTING
REGULATIONS; REFERRED TO PLANNING TO REPORT BACK REGARDING
EXPANDING THIS LIMIT TO ENCOMPASS SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT 2;
RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS
Maben ­ Patrick: 3 Ayes; 2 Noes: McQuiston, Watson
MOTION CARRIED
REFERRED TO PLANNING TO REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD IN SIXTY
(60) DAYS REGARDING ESTABLISHING NOISE RESTRICTIONS IN
RESIDENTIAL AREAS
McQuiston ­ Watson: All Ayes
PROPOSED CHANGE IN DAIRY SITING REGULATIONS PROHIBITING
DAIRIES FROM LOCATING WITHIN THREE MILES OF SCHOOLS OR
INCORPORATED CITIES WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE CITY OR SCHOOL
DISTRICT:
OPENED HEARING; HEARD IN SUPPORT OF STAFF'S
RECOMMENDATION:
ARTHUR UNGER, KERN-KAWEAH CHAPTER OF THE
SIERRA CLUB; BOB CAMPBELL; JOHN GUINN, CITY MANAGER, CITY
OF SHAFTER; SUSIE RICHARDS; LARRY PEARSON, MAYOR, CITY OF
WASCO; AND RODNEY PALLA; HEARD IN OPPOSITION:
GEORGE
PETRISSANS;
MARY
JANE
WILSON,
PRESIDENT,
WZI;
RICK
VANDERHAM;
J.
P.
CATIVIELA,
COMMUNITY
ALLIANCE
FOR
RESPONSIBLE
ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP;
RANDY
ABBOTT
ON
BEHALF OF THE MILK PRODUCERS COUNCIL; AND DAVID ALBERS ON
BEHALF OF REX NEDEREND; CLOSED HEARING
DENIED REQUEST; RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS
Watson ­ Maben: 3 Ayes; 2 Noes: McQuiston, Patrick
MOTION CARRIED
MOTION TO REFER TO PLANNING TO ENTER INTO DISCUSSIONS WITH
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CITIES TO REPORT
BACK TO THE BOARD REGARDING DAIRY BUFFER ZONES
Watson ­
MOTION WITHDRAWN
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FIVE MINUTE RECESS
MEETING RECONVENED
ROLL CALL: All Present
PROPOSED CHANGES IN OFF-SITE ADVERTISING SIGN REGULATIONS:
OPENED HEARING; BRENT WINDOW, LAMAR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING,
HEARD; CLOSED HEARING; ENACTED ORDINANCE G-6953 APPROVING
THE
RECOMMENDED
CHANGES
IN
OFF-SITE
ADVERTISING
SIGN
REGULATIONS
Patrick ­ Maben: 4 Ayes; 1 No: McQuiston
MOTION CARRIED
PROPOSED CHANGES IN EXISTING ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED
WITHIN THE ADOPTED KERN RIVER PLAN ELEMENT AREA TO ADD THE
KERN RIVER COMBINING DISTRICT TO EXISTING ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATIONS:
NOTE:
AT THE REQUEST OF SUPERVISOR MCQUISTON, THE BOARD
TOOK ACTION TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM BEFORE OPENING THE
HEARING
AND
RECEIVING
PUBLIC
COMMENT
AS
SUPERVISOR
MCQUISTON HAD TO LEAVE THE MEETING EARLY.
CONTINUED HEARING TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2003 AT 2:00 P.M.
McQuiston ­ Watson: All Ayes
OPENED HEARING; JAMES PARKER, JERRY HELT; PAULINE LARWOOD;
AND RENEE DONATO NELSON HEARD; RECEIVED AND FILED DOCUMENTS
Maben ­ Watson: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent: McQuiston
PROPOSED CHANGES TO REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING, OPERATING, AND
PROCESSING PERMITS FOR SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS:
OPENED
HEARING; HANK ZEVALLOS HEARD ON BEHALF OF KERN WIND ENERGY
ASSOCIATION; CONTINUED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2003 AT 2:00
P.M.
Maben ­ Watson: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent: McQuiston
CONTINUED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2003 AT 2:00 P.M.,
PROPOSED REVISIONS TO KERN COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING
TO
WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION
FACILITIES,
PUBLIC
HEARING
NOTICING
REQUIREMENTS,
ALTERNATIVE
TO
DETERMINATION
OF
SIMILAR USE; KEEPING OF PYGMY GOATS; AND RECREATIONAL
VEHICLE AND BOAT STORAGE
Patrick ­ Maben: 4 Ayes; 1 Absent - McQuiston
DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Planning
Land Use
S.D. #4
*5) Notice of Nonrenewal Petition 03-01 by Berry and Associates
on behalf of Tracy Ranch, Inc., for 2.51 acres within
Agricultural Preserve No. 9 - DIRECTED CLERK OF THE BOARD
TO RECORD
Maben-Watson: All Ayes
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Miscellaneous
All S.D.'s
*6) Proposed Ordinances amending the Metropolitan Bakersfield
Habitat Conservation Plan Implementing Ordinance and Fee
Ordinance to revise the land-in-lieu-of-payment process ­
APPROVED; ENACTED ORDINANCES G-6954 AND G-6955
Maben-Watson: All Ayes
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Engineering and Survey Services
S.D. #3
*7) Proposed Contract No. 03005 with Granite Construction for
construction of North Beardsley Street Improvements, Phase
IV, in an amount not to exceed $192,555 - APPROVED;
AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 030-2003
Maben-Watson: All Ayes
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Roads Department
S.D. #1
*8) Proposed Contract No. 03010 with Asphalt Construction
Company
for
construction
on
Drummond
Avenue
between
Campbell Street and Brady Street, in an amount not to
exceed $75,460.50 - APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
AGREEMENT 031-2003
Maben-Watson: All Ayes
COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
General Services Division
S.D. #2
*9) Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 165-94 with DSL
Service Company to provide for improvements to office space
used by the Department of Human Services at 2340 Highway
58, Mojave, and to extend lease term from June 30, 2004 to
June 30, 2009 - MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM
CEQA PER SECTION 15301; AUTHORIZED GENERAL SERVICES TO FILE
NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
AGREEMENT
032-2003
Maben-Watson: All Ayes
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*10) Proposed
retroactive
License
Agreement
with
Colombo
Construction for use of fire station property at Stallion
Springs Road and Bold Venture Drive, from December 1, 2002
through February 15, 2003, for a one-time fee of $500 ($50
a day thereafter) - MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS EXEMPT
FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15304(e); AUTHORIZED GENERAL SERVICES
TO FILE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN
TO SIGN AGREEMENT 033-2003
Maben-Watson: All Ayes
S.D. #3
*11) Plans and Specifications for demolition of the "O" Street
fueling site (8950.7001) - MADE FINDING THAT PROJECT IS
EXEMPT FROM CEQA PER SECTION 15301; AUTHORIZED GENERAL
SERVICES TO FILE NOTICE OF EXEMPTION; APPROVED; AUTHORIZED
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN; AUTHORIZED PURCHASING AGENT TO SOLICIT
BIDS
All S.D.'s
*12) Proposed Agreement with Gary Thompson, d.b.a. Bakersfield
Media West, to provide engineering services for upgrade of
County's communications
system, from January
14, 2003
through June 30, 2003, in an amount not to exceed $20,000 -
APPROVED; AUTHORIZED CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AGREEMENT 034-2003
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES INTRODUCED ON JANUARY 7, 2003
*13) Proposed Ordinance adding sub-paragraphs (141) and (142) to
Section 10.16.041 of Chapter 10.16, Title 10, of the Kern
County Ordinance Code concerning no-stopping zones on Old
Farm Road - ENACTED ORDINANCE G-6956
*14) Proposed Ordinance adding Section 10.16.146, subparagraph
(1), to Chapter 10.16 concerning a "no-parking-for-sale"
zone on
Frazier Mountain Park
Road -
ENACTED
ORDINANCE
G-6957
*15) Proposed Ordinance adding sub-paragraph (140) to Section
10.16.041 of Chapter 10.16, Title 10, of the Kern County
Ordinance Code concerning a no-stopping zone on Coffee Road
- ENACTED ORDINANCE G-6958
MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE APPROVAL
*16) Budget Transfers ­ APPROVED #89 THROUGH #91
*17) Minutes for the week of December 9, 2002 - APPROVED WITH
CORRECTION TO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2002, ITEM NO. 30 A.M.
TO CHANGE WASCO JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO
"WASCO
UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT"
; AND ITEM NO. 31 A.M. TO
CHANGE
STANDARD
JOINT
UNION
HIGH
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
TO
"STANDARD SCHOOL DISTRICT"
*18) Miscellaneous Letters and Documents - FILED
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*19) Miscellaneous Departmental Referrals by Clerk of the Board
- APPROVED AND FILED
*20) Claims and Lawsuits filed with and referred by Clerk of the
Board - APPROVED AND FILED
ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2003, AT 9:00 A.M.
/s/ Denise Pennell
Clerk of the Board
/s/ Pete H. Parra
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
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18) MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS - FILED
Auditor-Controller-County Clerk
A) Acknowledgment of Funding Award re Voting Modernization
Bond Act of 2002
Clerk of the Board
B) Received,
certified
and
forwarded
to
Recorder
for
recordation as follows:
1)
Parcel Map 10465 Phase A
S.D. 4
2)
Parcel Map 10721
S.D. 1
3)
Parcel Map 10868
S.D. 5
C) Letter from Victoria Schauf, M.D., re resignation from Kern
County Children and Families Commission (Copies to each
Supervisor, CAO, and Clerk of the Board)
Resource Management Agency
D) Letter to Alan Tandy, City of Bakersfield, re Jefferson
Park and Rexland Acres Sewer Projects (Copies to each
Supervisor and CAO)
Miscellaneous
E) Letter from Ann Williams re resignation from Citizens
Advisory Committee to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO,
and Clerk of the Board)
F) Two (2) letters re salary and staffing issues for Clinical
Laboratory Scientists at Kern Medical Center (Copies to
each Supervisor, CAO and KMC)
G) Letter
from
Deborah
Pellegrini,
State
Board
of
Equalization, re proposed amendments to Property Tax Rules
281, 282, and 283 and proposed adoption of Property Tax
Rule 284 (Copies to each Supervisor and CAO)
H) Letter from Laurie Stamps re Desert Counseling Clinic,
Inc., employee back pay (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO,
County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Mental Health)
I) Letter from Shelly Neace, AT&T, re new cell tower, San
Joaquin (Site #FR04) at 3449 S. State Street, Kerman,
Fresno County (Copies to Planning and General Services)
J) Letter from Frank Bigelow, Chairman, Madera County Board of
Supervisors
re
Resolution
No.
2002-274
opposing
the
proposed designation of critical habitat for 112,000 acres
in Madera County (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO, Planning
and County Counsel)
K) Letter from Lois Vanbeers, State Department of Social
Services, re family preservation services case information
(SOC) 422 report (Copies to each Supervisor and CAO)
L) Letter from Brent Paul re interest in serving as Director
of
Pond-Shafter-Wasco
Resource
Conservation
District
(Copies to each Supervisor and CAO)
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M) Letter from Evelyn Kelso in support of proposed amendment
of Zoning Map No. 197 to allow wind energy (Copies to each
Supervisor, CAO, Planning and County Counsel)
N) Letter from William L. Carter, Housing Authority of the
County of Kern, re reappointment recommendations for Lassie
E. Samuel and Brenda Callahan as Tenant Commissioners
(Copies to each Supervisor and CAO)
O) Letter from Sally Gaxiola, Southern Kern Unified School
District, re Resolution No. 02-03-10 certifying November 5,
2002 General Bond Election (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO,
and County Counsel)
P) Letter from Ralph M. Ochoa, Ochoa and Sillas, re response
to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) letter dated
November
5,
2002
concerning
model
construction
codes
(Copies to each Supervisor, CAO, Fire, County Counsel, and
Clerk of the Board)
Q) E-mail from Ronald L. Soden in opposition to three-dog
limit (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO, Planning, and County
Counsel)
R) Complaint from Rancho Palos Verdes Broadcasters, Inc. vs
Mediacom, LLC (Copies to each Supervisor, CAO, General
Services, and County Counsel)
S) Notice from Alcohol Beverage Control Board re Application
for Alcoholic Beverage License: Cruco Foods, Isabella Super
Market, 6120 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella (Copies to
each Supervisor, CAO, and Planning)
T) News Release from U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Land Management, re appointments to Carrizo Plain
National
Monument
Advisory
Committee
(Copies
to
each
Supervisor and CAO)
U) Agenda of meeting from In-Home Supportive Services Advisory
Committee on Thursday, January 9, 2003
V) Agenda of meeting from CALFED Bay-Delta Program, California
Bay-Delta
Public
Advisory
Committee
Water
Supply
Subcommittee, on Monday, January 13, 2003 (Copies to each
Supervisor and CAO)
W) Agenda of meeting from CALFED Bay-Delta Program, California
Bay-Delta
Public
Advisory
Committee
Working
Landscapes
Subcommittee, on Thursday, January 9, 2003 (Copies to each
Supervisor and CAO)
X) Agenda of meeting from CALFED Bay-Delta Program, Delta
Levees and Habitat Advisory Committee and California Bay-
Delta Public Advisory Committee, Delta Levee Subcommittee,
on Friday, January 3, 2003 (Copies to each Supervisor and
CAO)
Y) Agenda of meeting from Kern County Child Care Council on
Wednesday, January 8, 2003 and minutes of meeting on
Wednesday, December 4, 2002
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19) LETTERS RECEIVED AND REFERRED BY CLERK OF THE BOARD -
APPROVED AND FILED
A) Notice of Completion from Castaic Lake Water Agency of
Draft Environmental Impact Report re Expansion of Earl
Schmidt
Filtration
Plant,
State
Clearinghouse
Number
2002061061
-
REFERRED
TO
PLANNING
(Copies
to
each
Supervisor, CAO, and County Counsel)
20) CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS FILED WITH AND REFERRED BY THE CLERK OF
THE BOARD - APPROVED AND FILED
A) Claim in the matter of Melanie Formhals vs. Kern County -
REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
B) Claim in the matter of Jessica Jean-Marie Dowell vs. Kern
County
-
REFERRED
TO
COUNTY
COUNSEL
(Copy
to
Risk
Management)
C) Claim in the matter of Ronald Shepp vs. Kern County -
REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
D) Claim in the matter of Wellesley Shaen Magan, dba Tule
Ranch, Magan Farms and Honey Bucket Farms vs. Kern County -
REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
E) Claim in the matter of William Bernie Belford vs. Kern
County
-
REFERRED
TO
COUNTY
COUNSEL
(Copy
to
Risk
Management)
F) Claim in the matter of Evelyn Odessa Cheatem-Belford vs.
Kern County - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to Risk
Management)
G) Claim in the matter of Jeremy Skaggs, Cody Skaggs, Charles
Jones and Marian Jones vs. Kern County - REFERRED TO COUNTY
COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
H) Summons and Complaint in the matter of Luz Serrano and
Antonio Serrano vs. Kern County - REFERRED TO COUNTY
COUNSEL (Copy to Risk Management)
I) Subrogation claim in the matter of Edward Jaievsky by
Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club vs. Kern
County
-
REFERRED
TO
COUNTY
COUNSEL
(Copy
to
Risk
Management)
J) Discrimination complaint in the matter of William Charles
Purdy vs. Kern County - REFERRED TO COUNTY COUNSEL (Copy to
Risk Management and Personnel)
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