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In the afternoon session, the board voted 4-0, with 4th District Supervisor David Colfax absent, to direct County Counsel Jeanine Nadel to review the current public records policy and bring any changes back before the board in reference to item 7(b):

Discussion and Possible Action Including a Review of County Policy No. 36, Public Access to County Records, Relative to the California Public Records Act – Sponsor: Supervisor Brown

County staff was directed to begin negotiations with Solid Waste of Willits for the South Coast Center in reference to item 5(d):

Timed Item – 1:30 p.m.: Discussion and Possible Action Regarding on a Presentation of a Cost Benefit Analysis Relative to a Proposal Submitted from Solid Waste of Willits for the Privatization of Site Operations of Mendocino County Division of Solid Waste Container Sites (Albion, Boonville, Caspar, South Coast, and Potter Valley)

Eight suggested earmarks to be sent to federal legislators were also approved, with the general government committee to be given the right to review the ranking of them in reference to item 5(f):

Presentation and Approval of Mendocino County’s 2009 Legislative Platform

The board then voted 4-1, with Board Chair and 3rd District Supervisor John Pinches dissenting, to rescind the Dec. 15 decision that took rooms from the Mendocino Arts Center and gave them to MacCallum House LLC:

Item 12(a)
Timed Item – 2:30 p.m.: Discussion and Possible Action to Rescind the Board’s Action of
December 15, 2008, Related to the Mendocino Town Plan General Plan Amendment No. GP 1-08 and Ordinance Amendment No. OA 3-08, Potentially Constituting a Reallocation of Units from the Mendocino Arts Center Pursuant to Rule No. 27, Motion to Rescind, of the Board of Supervisors Rules of Procedure and Recommendation for Rescheduling for Rehearing with Proper Notice

The board also took up an off-agenda item presented by Smith to send a letter to the governor opposing the possible closure of the local California Conservation Corps office in Ukiah.