PLEASE NOTE: This site is maintained for historical reference.
For materials from February 2016 to the present, please visit our portal at:
http://santacruzcountyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx
Thank you!

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


VOLUME 2008, NUMBER 24
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

 

ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES

VOTING KEY: B = Beautz, P = Pirie, Co = Coonerty, Ca = Campos, S = Stone; first initial indicates maker of motion, second initial indicates the "second"; upper case letter = "yes" vote; lower case letter = "no" vote; () = abstain; // = absent

1.   Supervisor Coonerty absent; and Supervisor Campos absent during consent only
2.   Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
3.   Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda; additions and deletions to Consent and Regular Agendas
4.   Action on the Consent Agenda
5.     ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - fifteen people addressed the Board

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   ACCEPTED claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.   APPROVED minutes of August 19, 2008 and August 26, 2008, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification, as amended, of continuing contracts received during the period of August 21, 2008 through September 3, 2008 and approved upon adoption of the 2008/2009 continuing agreements list to comply with Section 300 of the County's Procedures Manual, Title 1, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

9.   APPROVED the reading by Title of all ordinances considered for adoption that may appear on this agenda and further waived a detailed reading of said ordinances, as recommended by County Counsel

10.   REJECTED claim of Elan and Reverend Oracle, Claim No. 809-005, and referred to County Counsel

11.   ACCEPTED AND FILED Treasurer Quarterly Cash Count as of June 30, 2008, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

12.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 205-2008 fixing and levying the 2008-09 tax rates, pursuant to the State Constitution, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

13.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 206-2008 Setting Tax Loss Reserve Fund Balance at 1% of the Secured Tax Roll including assessments, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

14.   APPROVED gross pay adjustment in the amount of $1,568, as recommended by County Counsel

15.   APPROVED the final payment of $6,248.04 to CAL Inc. for the Animal Services Facility Demolition, Abatement, and Grading Project, and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

16.   APPROVED appointment of Ali Spickler to the Women's Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty

17.   APPROVED appointment of Zachariah Schwarzbach to the Fish and Game Advisory Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

18.   APPROVED appointment of Chief Kathleen Lineberry to the Fire Department Advisory Commission, as the representative of CALFire/County Fire, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

19.   DIRECTED the Clerk of the Board to post a notification of four vacancies on the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County Board of Directors, and approved the timeline for submission of nominations for appointment to the Resource Conservation District Board of Directors, as outlined, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

20.   APPROVED agreement with Parents Center in the maximum amount of $1,204,131 for mental health services and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

21.   APPROVED State revenue agreement for local educational agency MediCal Administrative Activities claiming and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

22.   AUTHORIZED the Human Services Director to sign the Medi-Cal Data Privacy Agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

23.   APPROVED the independent contractor agreement with Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. for supervision of the Youth Community Services Program in the not-to-exceed amount of $70,000 per annum for the next four years (to be renewed annually), and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

24.   APPROVED the permit for the Surf City AIDS Bicycle Ride Event, and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

25.   APPROVED road closures and permit for the Aptos High School Homecoming Parade, and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

26.   APPROVED road closures and permit for the Soquel High School Homecoming Parade, and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

27.   DIRECTED Public Works to begin the sewer connection process for Rolling Woods, County Service Area No. 10, to the City of Santa Cruz regional sewer treatment plant and directed Public Works to negotiate a contract with engineer and Bond Counsel and return on or before October 28, 2008 with a resolution of intention to form the assessment district and resolution naming Bond Counsel and assessment district engineer, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

28.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, APPROVED the independent contractor agreement with OneRain, Inc., to provide software updates and annual maintenance to the flood monitoring ALERT System for an estimated not-to-exceed amount of $15,000 per year, and approved related actions, as recommended by the District Engineer

29.   APPROVED joint powers agreement with Pajaro Valley Unified School District to provide for funding in the amount of $10,000 towards the purchase and installation of a new, accessible Boundless Play Structure at Valencia Elementary School and to provide for public use of that structure, and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services

REGULAR AGENDA

30.   CONSIDERED report from the Planning Department and County Counsel regarding the land use permit appeal processes, including the Building and Fire Code Appeals Board;

(1) accepted and filed report from the Planning Department and County Counsel regarding the land use permit appeal processes, including the Building and Fire Code Appeals Board;

(2) directed staff to continue to explore and implement all reasonable opportunities to educate permit applicants of their appeal rights;

(3) NO ACTION TAKEN: direct the Planning Department to work with all County and independent agencies that participate in building permit reviews with the intention of formalizing the role of the Planning Department to coordinate appeals to the appropriate hearing body, as outlined in this letter;

(4) NO ACTION TAKEN: select an appropriate membership and appointment process for the future Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals;

(5) scheduled September 23, 2008 as the date for Board members to bring forward nominations for interim appointments to the current BFC Appeals Board, with the intention of reviewing the appointments under the new Board structure, once that is in place; and

(6) NO ACTION TAKEN: direct County Counsel to prepare appropriate ordinance amendments with regard to the Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals to reflect the Board's decision on the membership, qualifications, and appointment process for the BFC Board of Appeals and any other areas of the County Code that need clarifying to address the issue of permit appeals, with the intention of considering draft ordinance amendments on the October 7, 2008 agenda;

(7) with additional directions that: (a) Planning Department return on November 18, 2008 with a report on the issues of geology, grading, drainage and soils; and ways to make the appeal process simpler and more understandable; and (b) County Counsel and all other agencies, return on September 23, 2008 with a report regarding County land use codes and where information can be obtained
BS/CO/CaP  

31.   Public hearing held to consider the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Agency's financial participation in the Simpkins Family Swim Center Renovation Project;

(1) conducted public hearing on the Agency's financial participation in the Simpkins Family Swim Center Renovation Project;

(2) closed public hearing;

(3) approved report, Summary Report for public hearing on the Simpkins Family Swim Center Renovation Project, dated August 27, 2008; and

(4) concurred with and adopted the findings relative to the project as described in the Summary Report
BCa/CO/SP  

32.   APPROVED appointment of Carol Siegel to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of business, for a term to expire June 30, 2012
SB/CO/CaP  

999.   WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE LISTING: The Written Correspondence Listing is established to act as a report of materials received by the Board as a whole but may also include items requested for inclusion by individual Supervisors. Upon completion of any actions deemed necessary (i.e. acknowledgment, referral, etc.), these items are included in the Written Correspondence Listing under the appropriate heading. While these items are not part of the official record of meetings of the Board of Supervisors, they will be maintained by the Clerk of the Board for a period of two years, after which time they may be destroyed after the County's Historic Resources Commission has been provided an opportunity for review.