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Introductions |
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Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes). |
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No public comment was offered. |
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Staff recommends approval of the Record of Action for the March 17, 2014 IOC meeting.
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The Committee approved the Record of Action for the March 17, 2014 Internal Operations Committee meeting as presented. |
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Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair Candace Andersen
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Passed
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Attachments: |
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IOC Record of Action March 17, 2014
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APPROVE nominations to reappoint to the Treasury Oversight Committee incumbents Jerome E. Hatfield and Edgar H. Grubb to the Public No. 1 and 2 seats, respectively; and Alfred Granzella to the Special Districts seat, all to new four-year terms ending April 30, 2018.
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The Committee approved the nominations and directed staff to forward them to the Board of Supervisors on the April 22 Consent calendar. |
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Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair Candace Andersen
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Passed
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Attachments: |
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Nominations for Appointment to Treasury Oversight Committee
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Treasury Oversight Committee Nomination Letter_Granzella
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1. ACCEPT update regarding efforts to address the approval process of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) by federal agencies.
2. FIND that the use of PLAs has resulted in no identifiable negative impacts on the overall cost or schedule for delivery of federally funded County capital projects.
3. DETERMINE that, as PLAs have become a routine aspect of federally funded County capital projects, this referral shall be suspended until interest arises in further examination or amendment of the existing policy.
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Steve Kowalewski summarized the history leading up to the 2011 Board referral to the Committee and today's staff recommendations. He explained that PLAs were not permitted on federally funded projects during the Bush Administration but are permitted under the Obama Administration with a guideline that PLAs will be used on projects exceeding $25 million. PLAs for projects costing $25 million might also gain approval if adequately justified to the FHWA. Public Works began to encounter issues with securing federal approval for PLA projects above the County threshold of $1 million but below the federal guideline of $25 million. In 2011, the Board asked the IOC to review the County's PLA Policy thresholds and report back to the Board with any recommendations. The IOC received two reports from Public Works in 2011 and 2012 and took no action regarding the threshold but directed staff to continue to work with the FHWA to correct any remaining inconsistencies in the approval process. Also, during the intervening period, staff turnover occurred at the FWHA, causing the information requirement of the County to justify projects to increase. Coupled with this change, County staff realized that an outdated version of the PLA agreement had been submitted to the FWHA, which found the outdated language objectionable.
With the assistance of Congressman Miller, Public Works was able to resolve these issues with the FWHA and the building trades organizations, and has since gained federal approval for three additional PLA projects. The Committee agreed to either suspend or terminate this aspect of the referral as requested in staff Recommendation No. 3, whichever is the Board's pleasure.
However, Supervisor Andersen stated that she did not have enough information to support staff Recommendation No. 2, as no financial or statistical information was provided in the staff report to support the recommendation. Public comment was offered by Kevin Van Buskirk, Aram Hodess, Bob Lilley, and Greg Feere, who also provided the attached handouts. The Committee took no action on Recommendation No. 2 except to request that Public Works assemble the pertinent financial and statistical information and include it in a report back to the Board of Supervisors, to be listed as a Discussion item. The report to the Board is tentatively scheduled for June 3. |
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Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair Candace Andersen
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Passed
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Attachments: |
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Public Works Report on Project Labor Agreements on Federally Funded County Capital Projects
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Letter Regarding Federal Approval on County Capital Projects Using PLAs
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Public Comment on PLA
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APPROVE recommendations from the Fish & Wildlife Committee for the allocation of 2014 Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund grant funds for 16 projects totaling $140,605.
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John Kopchik presented the staff recommendations, noting that funds were being recommended for all applicants. The Committee approved the recommended allocations, noting that not all funds available would be disbursed, and directed staff to forward the recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on the April 22 Consent calendar. |
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Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair Candace Andersen
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Passed
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Attachments: |
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Fish & Wildlife Propagation Fund Allocation Recommendations
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REVIEW applications for the At Large #1 seat on the County Planning Commission and provide direction to staff regarding interviews tentatively scheduled for May 5.
CONSIDER reappointing Richard (Tom) Chapman to the At Large #2 seat on the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission to a new term ending on June 30, 2018.
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The Committee approved the nomination to reappoint Richard (Tom) Chapman to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission and directed staff to forward the nomination to the Board of Supervisors on April 22. The Committee directed staff to arrange for interviews of all six Planning Commission applicants in two groups of three at the May 5 meeting. |
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Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair Candace Andersen
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Passed
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Attachments: |
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Press Release for County Planning Commission Commission Vacancy
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Candidate Application_Peter Davison
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Candidate Application_Thomas Devine
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Candidate Application_Frank Gordon
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Candidate Application_Barbara Pendergrass
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Candidate Application_Michael Rojansky
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Candidate Application_Marvin Terrell
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Press Release for CCCFPD Advisory Fire Commission Vacancy
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Candidate Application_Richard (Tom) Chapman
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The next meeting is currently scheduled for May 5, 2014. |
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9.
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Adjourn |
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The Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:07 a.m. |