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Board approves conflict-of-interest update, select Clean California slogan and several public-works contract amendments
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors updated its conflict-of-interest code, selected the county'wide Clean California slogan, and approved contract amendments with two engineering firms; the board also adopted the Copperopolis community plan. Vote tallies and dollar amounts were recorded for each formal action.
The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 unanimously approved a revision to the county's conflict-of-interest code, selected a slogan for the county's Clean California campaign and approved contract amendments with two engineering firms for ongoing public-works programs, and adopted the Copperopolis Community Plan.
The board handled the items in a single meeting session, taking votes after staff presentations and limited public comment. Several items were routine but carried specific dollar amounts or conditions the board recorded in the minutes.
Consent item 11: conflict-of-interest code revision A resolution to revise the county's conflict-of-interest code to reflect post'biannual-review updates and to align local listings with state filing requirements passed on a voice vote. The board adopted the update to the appendix that lists positions required to file statements of economic interest (Form 700). Motion and second were recorded; the board vote was announced as 5-0.
Item 16: Clean California slogan Public Works staff presented five slogan options gathered from two public surveys. The board voted to adopt the concise phrase "Keep Calaveras clean" as the primary slogan, and directed staff to include the phrase "We care" in some social-media and outreach uses; the board additionally authorized use of a smiling frog emoji in campaign creative. The motion to select "Keep Calaveras clean," add "We care" for outreach and include a frog emoji passed 5-0.
Item 17: Dewberry Engineers contract amendment The board approved Amendment No. 15 to Agreement 12001806 with Dewberry Engineers Inc., increasing the contract maximum by $251,316 to a total not-to-exceed amount of $3,630,603 to cover a new subconsultant (ASM Affiliates) providing monitoring services. The clerk initially announced a 5-0 result, then corrected the roll call; the final recorded outcome in the minutes was recorded as passed with a 4-1 vote.
Item 18: Dokken Engineering contract amendment The board approved Amendment No. 12 to Agreement 12001805 with Dokken Engineering Inc., increasing the maximum by $319,426 for a new total not to exceed $7,925,737 to secure archaeological subconsulting for the Wagon Trail project. The board recorded the outcome as passed with a recorded tally of 4 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.
Item 20: Copperopolis Community Plan (General Plan amendment and CEQA addendum) After a staff presentation, public testimony and support from community members and the Calaveras Planning Coalition, the board voted to adopt an addendum to the Final EIR (SCH #2017012043), find the action consistent with CEQA (citing Guideline section 15183), and adopt the Copperopolis Community Plan as an amendment to the county general plan. The motion passed on a board voice vote.
Why this matters These votes allocate county and state-funded resources and set policy direction for local planning, litter-reduction outreach and long-running public-works contracts. The contract amendments extend multi-year program work and shift subconsultant teams; the Copperopolis plan adds community-specific goals and policies to the general plan.
What the board directed next Staff were instructed to finalize campaign creative for the Clean California outreach (including the board'adopted slogan and emoji), and Public Works staff were directed to return with an SB1 project list and a draft multi-year paving program to implement future contracted work and to align maintenance priorities with SB1 allocations. No further board action was required on the consent-code update beyond adoption.
Votes at a glance - Consent item 11 (Resolution revising county conflict-of-interest code): Passed (vote announced 5-0). Motion and second recorded; no named mover in the transcript. - Item 16 (Select Clean California slogan; social media guidance): Motion to adopt "Keep Calaveras clean," add "We care" in outreach, include smiling frog emoji: Passed (5-0). - Item 17 (Amendment 15, Dewberry Engineers Inc., +$251,316, new NTE $3,630,603): Final recorded outcome in minutes: Passed (4-1); clerk corrected initial announcement. - Item 18 (Amendment 12, Dokken Engineering Inc., +$319,426, new NTE $7,925,737): Passed (4 yes, 0 no, 1 absent). - Item 20 (Adopt Copperopolis Community Plan; CEQA addendum SCH#2017012043; find exemption by Guideline 15183): Passed (voice vote).
Notes on the record Vote tallies for several items were announced by the clerk during the meeting; where the clerk corrected a prior voice tally, the minutes show the corrected roll-call result. The transcript records motions and seconds for several items but does not always include the mover/second names for every vote; where individual names were not specified on the record, the board minutes present the outcome without member-by-member roll-call in the transcript excerpt.
