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ByRicardoAlonso- Zaldivar The Associated Press WASHINGTON TheObama administration is worried that insurers bailing out of the health law's mar- kets may prompt their cus- tomers to drop out, too. So it plans to match affected consumers with remaining insurance companies. The hope is to keep peo- ple covered, but there's con- cern that the government's match-making will create confusion and even some disappointed customers. The new backstop was outlined in an adminis- tration document circu- lating among insurers, state regulators, and con- sumer groups. It also calls for reaching "discontinued consumers" with a constant stream of reminders as the law's 2017 sign-up season ramps up. Open enrollment for HealthCare.gov starts Nov. 1 and ends Jan. 31. The insurance markets were envisioned as dynamic engines of private competi- tion. But in many states, they have run into problems. Some consumer advo- cates say this latest effort will help people retain cov- erage in a challenging year when premiums also are rising. Other advocates, however, worry it will cause confusion. Insurers fear a backlash from customers disappointed with reduced options. The administra- tion says consumers have the last word on accepting any "alternate" plan they're offered. "I'm concerned that the alternative plan will look like a 'recommended choice' by the marketplace," said Elizabeth Colvin, director of Insure Central Texas, an Austin nonprofit that helps people sign up for coverage. "The way it is presented could be interpreted as, 'This is a plan we recom- mend,' or 'This is a plan we think will work for you,' or 'this is one of the better plans,'" Colvin said. The administration said it isn't able to provide an estimate of the number of people who'll get notices about their new plans. It could range from several hundred thousand to 1 mil- lion or more, say indepen- dent experts. Big-name insurers are leaving the market because of financial losses and non- profit insurance co-ops are collapsing. Insurers say cus- tomers have turned out to be sicker than expected. Many younger, healthier people have stayed away, even at the risk of fines for being uninsured. Markets such as Health- Care.gov provide subsidized private coverage for people who don't have a job-based plan. About 11 million peo- ple are currently covered. The original idea was that competitive markets would force insurers to of- fer quality coverage at af- fordable prices. That tends to work in metro areas. But many rural communities and small cities will have just one carrier next year. OBAMACARE Government to pick plans for displaced health law customers By Kathleen Hennessey The Associated Press WASHINGTON Seven years ago this week, when a young American pres- ident learned he'd been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize barely nine months into his first term — argu- ably before he'd made any peace — a somewhat em- barrassed Barack Obama asked his aides to write an acceptance speech that ad- dressed the awkwardness of the award. But by the time his speechwriters delivered a draft, Obama's focus had shifted to another source of tension in his upcom- ing moment in Oslo: He would deliver this speech about peace just days after he planned to order 30,000 more American troops into battle in Afghanistan. The president all but scrapped the draft and wrote his own version. The speech Obama deliv- ered — a Nobel Peace Prize lecture about the necessity of waging war — now looks like an early sign that the American president would not be the sort of peace- maker the European intel- lectuals of the Nobel com- mittee had anticipated. On matters of war and peace, Obama has proven to be a confounding and contradictory figure, one who stands to leave behind both devastating and press- ing failures, as well as a set of fresh accomplishments whose impact could reso- nate for decades. He is the erstwhile anti- war candidate, now en- gaged in more theaters of war than his predecessor. He is the commander-in- chief who pulled more than a hundred thousand U.S. troops out of harm's way in Iraq, but also began a slow trickle back in. He recoiled against full- scale, conventional war, while embracing the brave new world of drone attacks and proxy battles. He has championed diplomacy on climate change and nu- clear proliferation and has torn down walls to Cuba and Myanmar, but also has failed repeatedly to bro- ker a lasting pause to more than six years of slaughter in Syria. If there was consensus Obama had not yet earned his Nobel Peace Prize when he received it in 2009, there's little such agreement on whether he deserves it today. "I don't think he would have been in the specula- tion of the Nobel commit- tee now, in 2016, even if he had not already won," said Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the Peace Re- search Institute of Oslo, and a close watcher of the No- bel committee. Harpviken said he views Obama's for- eign policy as more conven- tional and limited than he expected, particularly when it comes to using multilat- eral cooperation and insti- tutions. When it comes to finding new instruments for peace, he said, "Obama has been stuck in the old paradigm." In many respects, Obama's tenure has been a seven-year debate over whether the president has used the tools of war to try to make peace too much or little. NOBEL Years later, Obama's peace prize still tangled in war debates JOHNMCCONNICO—THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama poses with his medal and diploma at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at City Hall in Oslo, Norway, in 2009. LEGALNOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2029 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING REZONE #16-04 AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE COUNTY OF TEHAMA THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF TEHAMA OR- DAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The Zoning Map of the County of Tehama, as set forth in Section 17.06.020 of the Tehama County Code and its subsections, is hereby amended by the addition of a new subsec- tion 17.06.020.15-05, being Amended Zoning Map No. 16-04. SECTION 2: Amended Zon- ing Map No. 16-04 is attached hereto and incorporated herein. The brief description of the property, as recited in the notice of hearing, is as follows: The project site is located ap- proximately 800 feet south of the 3rd Street/Highway 99W in- tersection on the east side of Highway 99W on approximately three (3) acres. SECTION 3: As conditions and mitigations of this rezoning, any construction or development upon property subject to this Or- dinance shall comply with the following: Condition #1 COMPLIANCE WITH AGENCY RE- QUIREMENTS. In the case of fu- ture development, the Permittee shall obtain any and all local, state and/or federal permits, li- censes, and/or other approvals for the construction and/or op- eration of the Project. This shall include, but not be limited to, lo- cal requirements by Tehama County Environmental Health Department, Tehama County Planning Department, Tehama County Building and Safety De- partment, Tehama County Air Pollution Control District, Tehama County Public Works Department, and Tehama Coun- ty Sheriff/Coroner's office. Permittee shall likewise comply with all such permit require- ments. Tehama County Planning Department Condition #2 INDEMNIFICATION. As a condi- tion and in consideration of the approval of this General Plan Amendment and Rezone, the Permittee shall defend, indemni- fy, and hold harmless, at the Permittee' s sole expense, the County of Tehama and its em- ployees, officers, contractors, and agents (the "County Indemnities") from and against any claim, action, or judicial or administrative proceeding brought against the County Indemnities, or any of them, to attack, set aside, void, annul, or otherwise challenge the Coun- ty's decision to issue this Rezone to the Permittee, any en- vironmental review or absence thereof associated with the pro- posed project, or the manner in which the County interprets or enforces the terms and condi- tions of this General Plan and Rezone at any time. The Permittee shall further pay all losses, liabilities, damages, pen- alties, costs, awards, judgments, fees (including reasonable at- torney's fees) and expenses arising from such claim, action, or judicial or administrative pro- ceeding. Counsel for the County Indemnities in any such legal defense shall be selected by the County. Upon request of the County, the Permittee shall exe- cute a formal written agreement containing the foregoing terms, but the Permittee' s obligations hereunder shall be fully opera- tive and enforceable regardless of whether such an agreement is executed. Tehama County Planning Department Condition #3 CONDITIONING. Any future proj- ects requiring conditioning shall be subject to the requirements set forth in the current adopted addition of the California Fire Code. All work shall comply with the latest adopted local, state and federal laws and ordinances whether shown on these docu- Tehama ments or not. Tehama County Cooperative Fire Protection Condition #4 EMERGENCY FIRE SUPPRESSION. A water system including the placement of hydrant with a ca- pacity to flow 2,500 GPM for a duration of two (2) hours. Spe- cific location of hydrant and ap- proval of the system design shall rest with the County Fire Marshal. OR If unable to satisfy the above criterion, then the structure shall have engineered and in- stalled an automatic fire sup- pression system which complies with the most current edition of NFPA 13 (Standard for Installa- tion of Sprinkler Systems in Commercial Occupancies); a stored water supply which will allow for a Fire Flow of 300 GPM for 30 minutes PLUS the amount of water needed for the fire sup- pression system for 30 minutes and complies with the most cur- rent edition of NFPA 22 (Stand- ard for Private Water Storage Tanks); NFPA 24 (Standard For Fire Service Mains); NFPA 72 (Standard for a Monitored Fire Alarm System); specific location of hydrant and approval of the system design shall rest with the County Fire Marshal. Tehama County Cooperative Fire Protection Condition #5 COMMERCIAL. All Tehama Coun- ty Fire Department Commercial Standards will apply including Tehama County Ordinance (TCO) 1537 Chapter 9.14, TCO1912 Chapter 9.05, California Fire Code, California Building Code, and California Title 19 Public Safety. Tehama County Cooperative Fire Protection Condition #6 PLANS. Applicant shall be re- quired to submit three sets of plans with fees for each listed project requirement. All are to be wet stamped and signed by the appropriate California li- censed professional prior to construction. Tehama County Cooperative Fire Protection Condition #7 SOURCE FEE. Any newly con- structed industrial, retail and/or residential building(s) will be subject to the District's Indirect Source Fee Program (Rule 2:11D). Tehama County Air Pollu- tion Control District Condition #8 FUGITIVE DUST. The developer shall obtain a Fugitive Dust and/or Land clearing permit pri- or to any construction activities commencing. Tehama County Air Pollution Control District Condition #9 DRAINFIELD LOCATIONS. Pri- mary, secondary and tertiary drainfield locations shall be de- lineated on the plot-plan. Due to known poor soil quality for treatment and disposal of waste water, soil observations (includ- ing percolation tests) shall be conducted by a licensed profes- sional. Tehama County Depart- ment of Environmental Health Condition #10 FISH & WILDLIFE ENVIRONMEN- TAL FILING FEE. Fish and Wildlife fees to be paid to the Tehama County Clerk and Recorder ($2,210.25 plus $50 processing fee). Pursuant to Fish & Game Code Section 711.4 and Califor- nia Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 14, Section 753.5, all envi- ronmental filing fees shall be paid prior to recordation of the final map. State of California, Dept. of Fish & Game Condition #11 TRASH ENCLOSURE. The trash enclosures shall be constructed of split faced stone with decora- tive cap and have solid metal doors. Tehama County Planning Department Condition #12 ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT. All roof- top equipment shall be screened with a parapet wall to hide the equipment from public view. Tehama County Planning Department Department Condition #13 LIGHTING POLES. All lighting poles shall not exceed 20 feet in height and will be shielded downward to prevent light pol- lution. Tehama County Planning Department Condition #14 LANDSCAPING. Landscaping is required on all street frontages of 99W. No less than 20% live landscaping materials shall be used in landscaping areas. Landscaping areas should con- sist of drought tolerant materi- als. There will be one 24" size box tree required every six park- ing stalls. Tehama County Plan- ning Department Condition #15 WALL SIGNAGE. Attached wall signage shall be no more than two square feet per linear foot of the frontage of the building. Tehama County Planning De- partment Condition #16 MONUMENT SIGNAGE. Monu- ment signage shall not exceed 5 feet in height and 32 square feet in size. No pole signs will be per- mitted. Tehama County Planning Department Condition #17 PARKING STALLS. Parking stalls shall be no less than 10 feet wide and 20 feet long as re- quired by the Special Parking Combining District. Parking area must have at least one square foot of parking space for each square foot of floor area. Tehama County Planning De- partment Condition #18 PARKING AREA. All parking will be paved with asphalt surfacing. A minimum of 45 parking stalls are required. Tehama County Planning Department Mitigation Measure #1 CULTURAL RESOURCES PROTEC- TION. Should any cultural re- sources, such as structural fea- tures, unusual amounts of bone or shell, artifacts, human re- mains, or architectural remains be encountered during any de- velopment activities, work shall be suspended and a qualified archaeologist shall be consulted to develop, if necessary, further mitigation measures to reduce any archaeological impact to a less than significant level before construction continues. Such measures could include (but would not be limited to) re- searching and identifying the history of the resource(s), map- ping the locations, and photo- graphing the resource. In addi- tion, pursuant to Section 5097.98 of the State Public Resources Code, and Section 7050.5 of the State Health and Safety Code, in the event of the discovery of any human remains, all work is to stop and the County Coroner shall be immediately notified. If the remains are determined to be Native American, guidelines of the Native American Heritage Commission shall be adhered to in the treatment and disposition of the remains. Northeast Infor- mation Center Mitigation Measure #2 LAND DEVELOPMENT STAND- ARDS. The Developer/Applicant shall comply with the following; A. All the pertinent require- ments of Title16, Subdivisions, Chapters 16.04 thru 16.40 of the Tehama County Code, the Tehama County Land Develop- ment and Engineering Design Standards (TCLD&EDS), and the Subdivision Map Act, as amend- ed. B. The requirements of the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) regarding storm water permitting via Storm Wa- ter Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). Tehama County Public Works Mitigation Measure #3 ROAD IMPROVEMENT REQUIRE- MENTS. The Developer/Applicant shall con- struct all road, and related pub- lic improvements prior to the is- suance of a building permit in accordance with the Tehama Land Development and County Land Development and Engineering Design Standards (TCLD&EDS) and the following: A. The Applicant shall clean/grade/shape the roadside shoulder and the roadside ditch along 99 W (Co. Rd. #708). B. T h e Developer/Applicant shall sub- mit improvement plans pre- pared by a Registered Civil Engi- neer (RCE) to the Tehama Coun- ty Public Works (TCPWD) for ap- proval in accordance with the TCLD&EDS and applicable sec- tions of the Caltrans Highway Design Manual. 1. 99 W (Co. Rd. #708) road encroachment shall be con- structed in accordance with the current Caltrans Highway De- sign Manual 2. A left turn pocket shall be constructed on the south bound lane of Highway 99W in accordance with the current Caltrans Highway Design Man- ual. 3. An acceleration and de- celeration lane shall be con- structed at the proposed drive- way in accordance with Caltrans Highway Design Manual. C. Construction shall not commence prior to approval of the improvement plans, grading permit and encroachment per- mit by the TCPWD. 1. T h e Developer/Applicant shall notify TCPWD a minimum of two work- ing days prior to commence- ment of construction activities. D. T h e Developer/Applicant shall pro- vide the TCPWD with a RCE cer- tification that all improvements were constructed in accordance with the approved improvement plans, TCLD&EDS, and applicable section of the Caltrans Standard Plans and Specifications. E. T h e Developer/Applicant shall sub- mit AS-BUILT improvement plans prior to acceptance of the completed improvements and/or the release of any im- provement security. Tehama County Public Works Mitigation Measure #4 ACCESS CONTROL. The Develop- er shall create a one foot wide non-vehicular access strip along 99W (Co. Rd. #708) in all loca- tions other than permitted driveways. Tehama County Pub- lic Works Mitigation Measure #5 ENCROACHMENT PERMIT. The Developer/Applicant shall ob- tain an encroachment permit from the Tehama County Public Works Department prior to work commencing for the new drive- way connection to 99W (Co. Rd. #708). Tehama County Public Works Mitigation Measure #6 GRADING PERMIT. The Applicant shall submit a Grading Plan and obtain a Grading Permit from Tehama County Public Works prior to the start of any grading or work related to construction of access or building. Applicant shall submit a Site Development Plan to scale showing all tempo- rary and permanent improve- ments, preliminary grading, drainage, any piping, tanks or other appurtenances directly re- lating to this project and how they meet the TCLD&EDS, as well as complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any grading or construction will not increase current storm wa- ter time and concentration run- off. Tehama County Public Works Mitigation Measure #7 WATER QUALITY PERMIT. Appli- cant shall obtain a General Con- struction Activity Permit from California Regional Water Quali- ty Control Board prior to the start of any work related to road construction of access road, grading or building construction if total disturbed area is greater than one (1) acre. Tehama Coun- ty Public Works Mitigation Measure #8 FENCING. Any installation of new fencing along (Co. Rd. #708) Any fencing along 99W (Co. Rd. #708) shall be placed one (1) foot out- side of the Public Right of Way. Tehama County Public Works Mitigation Measure #9 ROADWAY IMPACT FEE AND TRANSIT IMPACT FEE. Prior to the issuance of a building per- mit, a Roadway Impact Fee and Transit Impact Fee Program shall be established, with the assistance of the project proponent/developer, to miti- gate the project's reasonable share of impacts on County roadways, the State Highway System, transit, and pedestrian systems affected by the project. The Program shall collect funds from this project and all future projects that affect such County roadways, State Highway Sys- tem, transit, and pedestrian sys- tems, in an amount sufficient to construct the improvements to fully mitigate the direct and cu- mulative impacts of the projects upon the affected County road- ways, State Highway System, transit, and pedestrian systems. The project proponent/developer shall have the necessary studies (including all documentation required un- der the Mitigation Fee Act) pre- pared in coordination with the Tehama County Public Works Department and Caltrans to es- tablish the Roadway Impact Fee and Transit Impact Fee Program, which shall be in place prior to recordation of the Final Map. The project proponent/developer shall be reimbursed through the Pro- gram for the full amount of costs incurred in preparing the necessary studies, to the extent permitted by law. The County shall collect the established fee on a per lot basis at the time of building permit issuance. In the alternative, this Condition shall be deemed satisfied if the subdivider elects to pay a trans- portation impact fee equal to 25% of the amount listed in the Tehama County Development Impact Fee Program Nexus Study Report, April 2010, Table S.2 Proposed Development Im- pact Fee Schedule – Unincorpo- rated Area, Column "Transporta- tion", in which case a note shall be placed on the final map re- quiring that all development un- dertaken pursuant to this proj- ect pay either the Countywide transportation impact fee, if such fee has been adopted at the time the building permit for such development is obtained, or, if no such Countywide fee has been adopted, a transporta- tion impact fee equal to 25% of the amount listed in the Tehama County Development Impact Fee Program Nexus Study Report, April 2010, Table S.2 Proposed Development Impact Fee Sched- ule – Unincorporated Area, Col- umn "Transportation". Tehama County Public Works SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after its adoption, and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the adoption thereof shall be published for at least one time in the Red Bluff Daily News, a newspaper of general circulation in Tehama County. The above and foregoing Ordi- nance was duly passed and adopted by the Board of Super- visors of the County of Tehama, State of California, at a regular session of said Board on the 27th day of September_, 2016 by the following vote of the Board: AYES: Supervisors Carlson, Garton, Chamblin, Bundy and Williams NOES: None ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None Robert A. Williams Chairman of the Board of Supervisors ATTEST: September 27, 2016 Jennifer A. Vise, County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tehama, State of California By Maeve Landon Deputy Publish: October 7, 2016 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 6 B