REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA


Tuesday, March 9, 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:Vice Chairman Chaffee, Fourth District, gave the invocation

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:Supervisor Bartlett, Fifth District, led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance

 

I.PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS (None)

 

II.CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1-11)

 

5431

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 1, 3, 5 AND 6 WHICH WERE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION AND SEPARATE VOTE

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

 

 

Vice Chairman Chaffee:

 

1.

Orange County Behavioral Health Advisory Board - Appoint Duan Tran, Brea, for term ending 3/9/24

4351

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

2.

Acting as the Orange County Housing Authority - Housing and Community Development Commission - Appoint Denise Barnes, Anaheim, for term ending 6/30/21

 

DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS

 

3.

Health Care Agency - Approve establishment of Orange County Behavioral Health Advisory Board by consolidation of Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board and Mental Health Board; approve and adopt bylaws; appoint Geoffrey Henderson, Anaheim, Lauren Deperine, Costa Mesa, Michaell Rose, Fountain Valley, and Frederick Williams, Santa Ana, for terms 3/10/21 - 3/9/23; and appoint Matthew Holzmann, Anaheim, Steve McNally, Costa Mesa, Karyl Dupee, Garden Grove, Kristen Pankratz, Huntington Beach, and Mara James, Laguna Niguel, for terms 3/10/21 - 3/9/24 - All Districts

3451

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES

 

4.

Approve amendment 5 to contract MA-012-16011609 with Igi's Landscape Services LLC for weed abatement and fuel modification services, 4/13/21 - 4/12/22 ($600,000; cumulative total $3,050,000); and authorize County Procurement Officer or authorized Deputy to execute amendment - All Districts

 

5.

Approve amendment 4 to contract 20-27-0044 with Council on Aging - Southern California, Inc. for Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act and Financial Alignment services, 7/1/20 - 6/30/21 ($26,562; cumulative total $701,326); and authorize Director or designee to execute amendment - All Districts

3541

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

OC PUBLIC WORKS

 

6.

Adopt resolution initiating 2021 Weed Abatement Program and setting public hearing for 4/13/21, 9:30 a.m. to consider assessment to private property for cost of removal of weeds by County or contractor; and make California Environmental Quality Act and other findings - All Districts

4531

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

RESO: 21-021

 

7.

Approve amendment 1 to renew contract MA-080-18011369 with EnergyCAP, Inc. for Utility Management and Billing System services, 5/1/21 - 4/30/23 ($135,068; cumulative total $475,739); renewable for one additional two-year terms; and authorize County Procurement Officer or authorized Deputy to execute amendment - All Districts

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

Clerk of the Board:

 

8.

Approve proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code Designated Filer Exhibits for Children & Families Commission of Orange County - All Districts

 

9.

Approve proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code Designated Filer Exhibits for Yorba Linda Water District - Districts 3 and 4

 

10.

Approve proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code Designated Filer Exhibits for OC Community Resources - All Districts

 

11.

Approve proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code Designated Filer Exhibits for Fountain Valley School District - Districts 1 and 2

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

 


III.DISCUSSION ITEMS (Items 12-S27G)

 

ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEADS

 

12.

Treasurer-Tax Collector - Approve amendment 5 to agreement MA-074-15011660 with Bloomberg Finance, L.P.for access to real time electronic investment and financial market information and investment trade order management system, 3/15/21 - 3/14/23 ($669,080; cumulative total $2,741,600); approve amendment 3 to agreement MA-074-16011321 with Bloomberg Finance L.P. for daily security market pricing, 4/1/21 - 3/31/23 ($24,000; cumulative total $86,000); and authorize County Procurement Officer or authorized Deputy to execute amendments - All Districts

4351

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

HEALTH CARE AGENCY

 

13.

Receive and file status report and approve continuance of local health emergency and local emergency related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19); and set review to determine need for continuing local emergency for 3/23/21, 9:30 a.m. and every 30 days thereafter until terminated. Updates will be provided by 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 (2) 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 nonessential 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 (Continued from Special Meeting 3/2/20, Item 1; 3/24/20, Item 23; 4/14/20, Item 8; 5/5/20; Item 28; 6/2/20, Item 53; 6/23/20, Item 48; 7/14/20, Item 17; 8/11/20, Item 10; 9/15/20, Item 8; 10/6/20, Item 12; 11/3/20, Item 20; 11/17/20, Item 16; 12/15/20, Item 13; 1/12/21, Item 25; 2/9/21, Item 10)

3451

RECEIVED AND FILED STATUS REPORT AND APPROVED CONTINUANCE OF LOCAL HEALTH EMERGENCY AND LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19); RECEIVED UPDATES FROM THE HEALTH CARE AGENCY CONCERNING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS AND MITIGATE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND OTHER IMPACTS CAUSED BY THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EMERGENCY

 

14.

Approve amendment 3 to renew contract MA-042-18011851 with Children's Hospital of Orange County dba CHOC Children's for Children and Transitional Age Youth Full Service Partnership/Wraparound services for Co-Occurring Disorders, 7/1/21 - 6/30/22 ($2,515,307; cumulative total $10,683,195); and authorize County Procurement Officer or authorized Deputy to execute amendment - District 3

3451

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES

 

15.

Approve amendment 4 to contract MA-012-18011140 with Guadalupe Medina dba Santa Fe Building Maintenance for janitorial services, 3/15/21 - 3/14/22 ($1,400,000; cumulative total $3,800,520); renewable for one additional one-year term; authorize County Procurement Officer of authorized Deputy to execute amendment; and make California Environmental Quality Act and other findings - All Districts

4531

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

OC PUBLIC WORKS

 

16.

Approve amendment 2 to contract MA-080-16011848 with Kitchell/CEM, Inc. for construction management services, Juvenile Hall Multipurpose Rehabilitation Center, 3/9/21 - 5/23/22 ($349,864; cumulative total $1,610,362); and authorize Director or designee to execute amendment - District 3

3451

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

17.

Adopt resolution approving County of Orange Unincorporated Areas Disaster Debris Management Plan; and make California Environmental Quality Act and other findings - All Districts

B.O.

CONTINUED TO 4/27/21, 9:30 A.M.

 

18.

Approve aggregate contract MA-080-21010632 with Belfor USA Group Inc., ATI Restoration, LLC and BMS CAT of Southern California, LLC for sanitation and remediation removal and decontamination services, three-year term effective upon execution ($3,000,000), renewable for two additional one-year terms; authorize County Procurement Officer or authorized Deputy to execute contracts; and make California Environmental Quality Act and other findings - All Districts

5431

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

19.

Approve amendment 1 to renew contract MA-080-18011103 with Digital Mapping, Inc. for on-call aerial surveying services, 4/10/21 - 4/9/23 ($300,000; cumulative total $3,500,000); and authorize Director or designee to execute amendment - All Districts

4531

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

20.

Approve amendment 1 to renew contract MA-080-18011100 with Huitt-Zollars Incorporated, MA-080-18011101 with Michael Baker International, Inc., and MA-0808-18011102 with Psomas for on- call land surveying services, 4/10/21 - 4/9/23 ($1,000,000 each; new total $3,000,000; cumulative total $7,500,000); approve amendment 2 to renew contract MA-080-18011097 with David Evans and Associates, Inc. and MA-080-18011099 with Johnson-Frank & Associates, Inc. for on-call land surveying services 4/10/21 - 4/9/23 ($1,000,000 each; new total $2,000,000; cumulative total $5,200,000); and authorize Director or designee to execute amendments - All Districts

5431

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

21.

Approve amendment 1 to renew contract with various firms for architect-engineer on-call coastal engineering services, 4/10/21 - 4/9/23 ($500,000 each; new total $2,500,000; cumulative total $6,250,000); and authorize Director or designee to execute amendment - All Districts

3451

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY

 

22.

Approve amendment 1 to agreement WRR1015-A1 with MAXIMUS Human Services, Inc. for case management services, 7/1/21 - 6/30/22 ($5,969,080; cumulative total $35,100,314) - All Districts (Continued from 12/8/20, Item 26, originally continued to 4/13/21)

4531

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

23.

Approve amendment 1 to agreement WGV0915-A1 with Arbor E&T, LLC dba Equus Workforce Solutions, formerly Arbor E&T, LLC dba ResCare Workforce Services for welfare-to-work employment services, 7/1/21 - 6/30/22 ($11,286,712; cumulative total $65,501,678) - All Districts

4531

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

24.

Approve master agreement CPS0221-00 for drug testing services, 7/1/21 - 6/30/24 ($4,800,000); renewable for two additional one-year terms; and authorize Director or designee to execute subordinate contracts with qualified providers and exercise cost contingency increase not to exceed 10% under certain conditions - All Districts

4351

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

County Executive Office:

 

25.

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

3451

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

26.

Approve grant applications/awards submitted by Health Care Agency, OC Public Works and OC Community Resources and retroactive grant applications/awards submitted by Health Care Agency in 3/9/21 grant report and other actions as recommended; adopt resolution authorizing OCPW Director or designee on behalf of County and South Orange County Integrated Regional Water Management Group to submit application, related documents, negotiate and execute grant agreement, implementation agreements and make amendments under certain conditions with California Department of Water Resources for 4 highest ranked water resource projects in South Orange County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan ($2,455,792) - All Districts

4351

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

RESO: 21-022

 

27.

Office of Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission - Consider second reading and adoption 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" - All Districts (Continued from 2/23/21, Item 14)

5431

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

ORD: 21-001

 

S27A.

Supervisor Wagner - Adopt 2020 Bond Fire Parking Requirement Waiver Policy; and direct OC Public Works, Development Services and Neighborhood Preservation Services to waive certain parking requirements under Orange County Codified Ordinances Section 7-9-70.3

3451

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

S27B.

Chairman Do - Orange Countywide Oversight Board - Appoint Anil Kukreja, Fullerton, for an indefinite term

1435

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

S27C.

Supervisor Wagner - Adopt resolution supporting increased access to high speed broadband internet

3541

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

RESO: 21-023

 

S27D.

Supervisor Bartlett - Coto de Caza Planning Advisory Committee - Reappoint Lucy Dunn, Coto de Caza, for term ending 1/31/23

5134

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

HEALTH CARE AGENCY

 

S27E.

Approve amendment 4 to contract MA-042-20010244 with CSU LLC dba College Hospital Crisis Stabilization Unit for crisis stabilization services, effective 4/1/21, Period Two ($799,017; new total $4,848,601) and Period Three ($1,365,110; new total $5,414,694; cumulative total $15,510,032); renewable for two additional one-year terms; and authorize County Procurement Officer or authorized Deputy to execute amendment - District 2

1345

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

S27F.

Approve designation of Exodus Recovery, Inc. Crisis Stabilization Unit, Orange as facility for involuntary detention, assessment, evaluation and treatment for up to 24 recliners for individuals living with behavioral health disorder; and direct Agency to submit designation to State Department of Health Care Services - District 3

3451

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

ELECTED DEPARTMENT HEADS

 

S27G.

Sheriff-Coroner and County Executive Office - Approve mutual aid agreement for assistance with Covid-19 vaccination effort; authorize Director of Emergency Management Division to execute agreements with partner agencies; and authorize Auditor-Controller to make related payments and reimburse partner agencies for costs incurred - All Districts

4351

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

IV.PUBLIC HEARINGS (Item 28)

 

OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES

 

28.

Public Hearing to consider approving amendments to FY 2020-24 Consolidated Plan and FY 2020-21 Annual Action Plan to add $3,784,847 federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Community Development Block Grant CV-3 funds; and to consider approving amendments to FY 2015-19 Consolidated Plan and FY 2019-20 Annual Action Plan to add $129,430 in CARES Act Community Development Block Grant CV-1 funds; authorize Director or designee to submit amendments and related documents to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to enter negotiations and execute emergency contracts under certain conditions - All Districts

B.O.

CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING

 

4351

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

 

V.CLOSED SESSION

 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

 

County Executive Office:

 

SCS1.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:
Agency Negotiator:Tom Hatch
Re:Terms and conditions of employment for non-represented employees

B.O.

HELD, NO REPORTABLE ACTION

 

SCS2.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b):
Title:Executive Director, Office of Campaign Finance and Ethics Commission

B.O.

HELD, NO REPORTABLE ACTION

 

 

County Counsel:

 

SCS3.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
Name of Case:Kirk Price II, et al. v. County of Orange Case Number: 8:20-cv-00832

B.O.

COUNTY COUNSEL READ: THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IN THE CASE OF KIRK PRICE, II, ET AL., V. COUNTY OF ORANGE. THE AGREEMENT REMAINS SUBJECT TO THE FINAL APPROVAL OF OTHERS.WHEN THE AGREEMENT IS FINALIZED, COPIES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF CEO-RISK MANAGEMENT TO ANY PERSON WHO INQUIRES.

 

SCS4.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
Name of Case:Bryant Pastrana, Ivan Pastrana, Giovani Pastrana, Emelia Mendoza v. County of Orange Case Number:8:20-cv-00462

B.O.

COUNTY COUNSEL READ: THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IN THE CASE OF BRYANT PASTRANA, IVAN PASTRANA, GIOVANI PASTRANA, EMELIA MENDOZA V. COUNTY OF ORANGE.THE AGREEMENT REMAINS SUBJECT TO THE FINAL APPROVAL OF OTHERS.WHEN THE AGREEMENT IS FINALIZED, COPIES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF CEO-RISK MANAGEMENT TO ANY PERSON WHO INQUIRES.

 

VI.PUBLIC, CEO, BOARD COMMENTS & ADJOURNMENT

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Steve Rocco - Oral re: Election ballot requests to place 'Catholic' under his name and display ethnic background was denied; all elections are fixed; central committees pick and destroy candidates at will and is a conflict of interest; Todd Spitzer files false accusations against candidates; elections are fixed before they get to the ballot and are fixed by definition, selection and refusal to fight; rebuttal he wrote was not included in the ballot; people in Santa Ana did not know they were voting for a sales tax and marijuana

 

Brigitte - Oral re: Fraud on the court has no statute of limitations; County Counsel and District Attorney colluded with Public Guardian, Public Defender and Adult Protective Services to loot senior's estate; Internal Audit falsified report to remove Brigitte as trustee and covered it up

 

Ilya Tseglin - Oral re: Coming to Board meetings for nine years begging to save the life of his son from torture and murdering for profiteering; OC Regional Center, Department of Development Services, Public Defender, judges and corrupted lawyers are making money at the expense of innocent families;families are exploited for bureaucratic profits by pharmaceutical mafia; court ruled his family was not guilty and to reunite family, but Larry Landauer, OC Regional Center lied and refused to follow court order

 

Bryan Kaye - Oral re: Filed complaint about employee of Sheriff's department threatening arrest; most deputies follow the law but some of them disrespect the Sheriff's office and constituents; Board does not acknowledge speaker during comments

 

Felicity Figueroa - Comments read by County Counsel: Housing affordability is primary driver of homelessness; solution is to provide places to live and subsidies to help people afford them; studies show that funding housing would save the County money; need a bond measure on ballot to fund permanent supportive housing and County should provide permanent funding stream to Housing Finance Trust

 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMENTS:

None

 

BOARD COMMENTS:

Supervisor Bartlett - Oral re: Thanked leadership of Chairman Do for efforts to transition Courtyard residents to new Yale Transitional Center

 

Chairman Do - Oral re: Transition of Courtyard to Yale was a team effort with input and support of past and current Board Members, County Departments and community partners

 

ADJOURNED:12:41 P.M.

3145

Adjourned in memory of John Henry Burton

 

 

***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