REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA


Tuesday, February 23, 2021,
9:30 A.M.

 

BOARD HEARING ROOM, FIRST FLOOR

333 W. Santa Ana Blvd., 10 Civic Center Plaza

Santa Ana, California

 

 

ANDREW DO

CHAIRMAN

First District

 

 

DOUG CHAFFEE

VICE CHAIRMAN

Fourth District

 

 


 

VACANT

SUPERVISOR

Second District

 

 

 

DONALD P. WAGNER

SUPERVISOR

Third District

 

 

LISA A. BARTLETT

SUPERVISOR

Fifth District

 

ATTENDANCE:All Present

 

EXCUSED:None

 

PRESENT:

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

Frank Kim

 

COUNTY COUNSEL

 

Leon J. Page

 

CLERK OF THE BOARD

 

Robin Stieler

 

INVOCATION:Supervisor Wagner, Third District, gave the invocation

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:Vice Chairman Chaffee, Fourth District, led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance

 

I.PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS (None)

 

II.CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1-4)

 

3451

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 1 AND2 WHICH WERE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE VOTE

 

DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS

 

1.

OC Community Resources - Acting as the Orange County Housing Authority - Housing and Community Development Commission - Appoint Rhonda Shader, Placentia, for term ending 6/30/22 - All Districts

4531

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

2.

County Counsel - Receive and file 2020 Orange County Fraud Hotline Annual Report - All Districts

4531

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

 

County Executive Office:

 

3.

Approve 2021 Redistricting Plan - All Districts

 

4.

Approve Type 2 Work Order CY7-034 under agreement for data center, desktop, applications and service desk services with Science Applications International Corporation for Social Services Agency migration to Microsoft Office 365 ($240,000); authorize Chief Information Officer or designee to execute work order and exercise cost contingency increase not to exceed 10% under certain conditions - All Districts

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

 


III.DISCUSSION ITEMS (Items 5-S15D)

 

ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEADS

 

5.

District Attorney - Adopt resolution approving renewal of $3 recording fee on certain real estate instruments for continued funding for prosecution and deterrence of real estate fraud crimes, 4/1/21 - 3/31/24 - All Districts

5431

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

RESO: 21-020

 

HEALTH CARE AGENCY

 

6.

Approve amendment 2 to renew contract MA-042-18012113 with Children's Hospital of Orange County dba CHOC Children's for youth inpatient mental health services, 7/1/21 - 6/30/22 ($500,000); and authorize County Procurement Officer or authorized Deputy to execute amendment - District 3

5341

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

7.

Approve amendment 3 to renew contracts MA-042-18010435 with America On Track ($230,000; cumulative total $1,360,000) and MA-042-18010436 with National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence - Orange County ($460,000; cumulative total $2,720,000) for Tobacco Use Prevention services, 7/1/21 - 6/30/22; approve amendment 4 to renew contract MA-042-18010434 with AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center for Tobacco Cessation services, 7/1/21 - 6/30/22 ($540,000; cumulative total $2,980,000); and authorize County Procurement Officer or authorized Deputy to exercise cost contingency increase not to exceed 10% under certain conditions and execute amendments - All Districts

3541

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

OC PUBLIC WORKS

 

8.

Approve revised rates for FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23 for electricity, chilled water and steam produced by Central Utility Facility for heating and cooling effective July 1st of each year; authorize Director or designee to exercise cost contingency increase not to exceed full cost recovery after FY 2022-23; and make California Environmental Quality Act and other findings - District 1

1534

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

9.

Acting as the Board of Supervisors and Orange County Flood Control District - Approve aggregate contract MA-080-21010921 with Bitech Construction Company Inc.; Gentry General Engineering, Inc.; and Hardy & Harper Inc. for portland cement concrete maintenance and repair services, 2/23/21 - 2/22/24 (aggregate total $6,000,000); renewable for two additional one-year terms; authorize County Procurement Officer or authorized Deputy to execute contract; and make California Environmental Quality Act and other findings - All Districts

4531

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

County Executive Office:

 

10.

Approve recommended positions on introduced or amended legislation and consider other legislative subject matters - All Districts

5341

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

11.

Approve and adopt Letter of Agreement with Orange County Employees Association for automatic enrollment of newly hired members into 1.62 Section 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan and Side Letter Agreement for safety work boots - All Districts

4531

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

12.

Approve grant applications/awards submitted by John Wayne Airport, OC Community Resources, District Attorney and Sheriff-Coroner in 2/23/21 grant report and other actions as recommended - All Districts

3541

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

13.

Receive update from County Executive Office, Health Care Agency, and other County departments concerning efforts to address and mitigate the public health and other impacts caused by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, and provide direction to the County Executive Officer and other County Officers concerning ongoing County operations, allocation of County resources and personnel, maintenance of essential public services and facilities, temporary suspension and/or closure of non-essential public services and facilities, management of County property and finances, measures necessary to protect public health and safety, and expenditures necessary to meet the social needs of the population - All Districts

 

RECEIVED AND FILED STATUS REPORT RELATED TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS COVID-19, RECEIVED UPDATE FROM HEALTH CARE AGENCY CONCERNING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS AND MITIGATE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND OTHER IMPACTS CAUSED BY THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EMERGENCY

 

 

Office of Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission:

 

14.

Consider first reading of "An Ordinance of the County of Orange, California Amending Section 1-6-5 of the Codified Ordinances of the County of Orange Adjusting the Limitations on Campaign Contributions"; and set second reading and adoption for 3/9/21, 9:30 a.m. - All Districts

5341

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

15.

Receive and file Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission Annual Report for 2020 - All Districts

 

RECEIVED AND FILED

 

S15A.

Supervisor Bartlett - Coto de Caza Planning Advisory Committee - Reappoint Bob Kallenbaugh and Gilad Ganish, Coto de Caza, for terms ending 1/31/23

5431

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEADS

 

S15B.

Sheriff-Coroner - Approve amendment 4 to contract MA-060-18011425 with Geospatial Technologies, Inc. for maintenance and support services for County's mapping system, 3/6/21 - 3/5/22 ($45,363; cumulative total $183,474); and authorize Sheriff-Coroner or designee to execute amendment - All Districts

4351

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

HEALTH CARE AGENCY

 

S15D.

Approve contract MA-042-21011195 with Friendship Shelter, Inc. for coordinated entry system services, 2/23/21 - 6/30/23 ($1,076,333); renewable for two additional one-year terms; and authorize County Procurement Officer or authorized Deputy to exercise cost contingency increase not to exceed 10% under certain conditions and execute contract - All Districts

3451

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

IV.PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

S15C.

County Counsel - Pursuant to Government Code Section 7283.1, conduct public hearing regarding Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds (TRUTH) Act and receive and file information from County law enforcement departments regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement's access to individuals in 2020 - All Districts

B.O.

CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING

 

 

RECEIVED AND FILED

 

V.CLOSED SESSION

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

SCS1.

County Executive Office - CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:
Property Location:     Former Banning Ranch Property, 384 +/- acres at Pacific
                                   Coast Highway and the Santa Ana River, in Unincorporated
                                   County of Orange and City of Newport Beach
County Negotiator:    Thomas A. Miller, Chief Real Estate Officer
Negotiating Party:      Aera Energy LLC
                                   Cherokee Newport Beach, LLC
                                   Trust for Public Lands
                                   Banning Ranch Conservancy
Under Negotiation:    Terms of Future Transfer

B.O.

HELD, NO REPORTABLE ACTION

 

VI.PUBLIC, CEO, BOARD COMMENTS & ADJOURNMENT

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Steve Rocco - Oral re: Wrote book regarding false evidence and perjured testimony; newspaper articles about Steve Rocco are all lies; no difference between District Attorney and Public Defender, they all fix cases and murder people; Scott Powers and Scott Decrai

 

Robert Tseglin - Oral re: Nate Tseglin separated from family confined in group home; collusion between Regional Center to remove conservatorship and conceal records; psychotropic and physical abuse; Public Defender and Adult Protective Services do not protect conservatee; lack of decency and oversight of the offices involved; ongoing obstruction of justice; unlicensed group home

 

Ilya Tseglin - Oral re: Freedom and value of life; requested appointment to meet with Board members to provide facts and proof to support allegations against Regional Center and Adult Protective Services who are profiteering at expense of innocent people

 

Brian Kaye - Oral re: Rode bike in honor of Cameraman; Todd Spitzer posted pictures wearing a mask before COVID; Board had allowed drug testing labs create their own levels/standards of pass or fail; recording in court by Deputy Sheriff; the Cameraman wants a healthy future and healthy community

 

Cynthia Ashley - Oral re: Article published regarding death of homeless; bond measure on ballot to fund housing first and commit to discretionary funding to end homeless

 

Pastor Dennis Kriz - Oral re: Families living in mobile homes, housing affordabilityiscause of homelessness in Orange County; urged the Board to commit funds to end homeless through Housing First model; options for raising money necessary to build affordable housing units without relying on state or federal funding

 

Rona Smyth - Oral re: Put a bond measure on the ballot to support the building of affordable and permanent supportive housing

 

Sheena Innocente - Oral re: Housing affordability is the primary driver of homelessness; options for raising money necessary to build affordable housing units without relying on state or federal funding; commit funds to end homeless through Housing First model

 

Felicity Figueroa - Oral re: Unhoused community members suffer mental health illnesses and need housing rather than mental health jail; death of Kurt Reinhold; build specialized mental health clinics instead of jail expansion

 

Thomas Fielder - Oral re: White paper on housing affordability crisis in Orange County; call to action to place a bond measure on the ballot to support housing first initiative; bond measure would close the funding gap needed to build the 2700 permanent supportive housing units needed

 

Calllie Rutter - Oral re: Housing affordability is the primary driver of homelessness; put a bond measure on the ballot to fund Housing First model; commit funds to end homelessness

 

Michelle Antenesse - Oral re: Housing affordability is the primary driver of homelessness; place a bond measure on the ballot to support housing first model and end homelessness in Orange County

 

Jacky Tran - Oral re: Supports needs of homelessness in Orange County; Project Roomkey helped friend; provide more funding for affordable and permanent supportive housing; place a bond measure on the ballot to support housing first model and end homelessness in Orange County

 

Karenita Hernandez - Oral Re: Member of Noise of OC; asks for apology for comments made at prior meeting belittling work of journalists

 

Pat Davis - Oral re: Public comments read by County Counsel are not the same as participating in person; requests method to allow the public to participate electronically

 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMENTS:

None

 

BOARD COMMENTS:

None

 

ADJOURNED:1:00 P.M.

3145

Adjourned in memory of Lawrence Tannas Jr.

 

5134

Adjourned in memory of Barbara Diamond

 

5134

Adjourned in memory of Coach Joe Wood

 

 

***KEY***

Left Margin Notes

 

 

 

1. = Supervisor Do

A.=Abstained

2. = Vacant

X.=Excused

3. = Supervisor Wagner

N.=No

4. = Supervisor Chaffee

BO=Board Order

5. = Supervisor Bartlett

 

 

 

ORD.= Ordinance

 

RESO. = Resolution

 

 

Above numbers refer to Supervisorial Districts (1st number = Moved by; 2nd number = Seconded by)

 

 

Chairman, Orange County Board of Supervisors

 

 

 

 

Orange County Clerk of the Board