PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 97, NUMBER 6
FEBRUARY 25, 1997
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ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
VOTING KEY: A = Almquist, B = Beautz, R = Belgard;
S = Symons, W = Wormhoudt; first initial indicates maker
of motion, second initial indicates the "second"; upper
case letter = "yes" vote; lower case letter = "no" vote;
() = abstain; // = absent
1. All Supervisors present
Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
2. Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda
3. Additions and Deletions to Consent Agenda
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - No one addressed the Board (An
Oral Communications sign-in sheet will be filed with
Written Correspondence for the Board's next meeting.)
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
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6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of February 4 and 11, 1997, as
submitted by the Clerk of the Board
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received from February 7, 1997 through
February 21, 1997 and approved upon adoption of the
1996/97 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. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 43-97 accepting and
appropriating $1,085.37 in unanticipated revenue for
the County Dental/Health Self Insurance Fund from
ReliaStar Insurance Company relating to the settlement
of a claim and authorized the Personnel Director to
sign the associated release, as recommended by the
Personnel Director
10. ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on the Trial Court
Funding Program; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 44-97
authorizing the Courts participation in the Trial
Court Funding Program for 1997/98; and approved
related actions, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
11. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Government
Center Walkway and Curb-Cut Improvements; directed
General Services Department to advertise for bids; and
set bid opening for Tuesday, March 25, 1997 at 10:45
a.m., as recommended by the Director of General
Services
12. DENIED claim of Curtis Reader No. 697-074 and referred
to County Counsel
13. DENIED claim of Gordon Banioza No. 697-075 and
referred to County Counsel
14. DENIED claim of Mario Gandolfo No. 697-080 and
referred to County Counsel
15. DENIED claim of Rosario Figueroa No. 697-084 and
referred to County Counsel
16. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4447 amending Section 1.14.050
of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to Nuisance
Abatement
17. APPROVED agreement with Dr. Michael Roberts for four
presentations under the Sheriff's Community Policing
to Combat Domestic Violence Grant for a total amount
of $800, and authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to sign
the agreement, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
18. APPROVED agreement with Rana Sampson of Community
Policing Associates for Community Oriented Policing
and Problem Solving training in an amount not to
exceed $1,416 and authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to
sign the agreement, as recommended by the Sheriff-
Coroner
19. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 45-97 authorizing the Sheriff-
Coroner to operate a mandatory work release program
pursuant to Penal Code Section 4024.3, as recommended
by the Sheriff-Coroner
20. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Courts
Holding Cell Remodel project; set bid opening for
Tuesday, March 25, 1997 at 10:45 a.m.; and directed
General Services to take related actions, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
21. AUTHORIZED out-of-state travel for one Consumer
Affairs Specialist to attend the National Association
of Consumer Affairs Administrators Executive Board
Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 1-3, 1997,
for an amount not to exceed $200, as recommended by
the District Attorney
22. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 46-97 accepting and
appropriating $17,499 in unanticipated revenue from
the Office of Criminal Justice Planning into the
District Attorney's Victim-Witness Budget; approved
addition of one limited-term 0.25 Victim Services
Representative position; and approved purchase of
fixed assets in the amount of $6,000, as recommended
by the District Attorney
23. DEFERRED report on the planning grant for a drug court
program to April 15, 1997, as recommended by the
Executive Officer of the Superior and Municipal Courts
24. APPROVED amended by-laws of the Water Advisory
Commission, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
25. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Parks and
Recreation Commission, and approved related actions,
as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
26. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Latino Affairs
Commission, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
27. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Hazardous
Materials Advisory Commission, and approved related
actions, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
28. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Water Advisory
Commission, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
29. APPROVED appointment of Susan St. John Gliner as
Supervisor Almquist's alternate to the Santa Cruz
County Regional Transportation Commission, as
recommended by Supervisor Almquist
30. APPROVED appointment of Howard Norton to the Mobile
Home Commission for a term to expire April 1, 1997, as
recommended by Supervisor Almquist
31. APPROVED appointment of Susan St. John Gliner to the
Arts Commission for a term to expire April 1, 1997, as
recommended by Supervisor Almquist
32. APPROVED appointment of Stephen T. Sanders to the
Ambulance Provider Subcommittee for a term to expire
November 1, 1998, as recommended by Supervisor
Almquist
33. APPROVED appointment of Donald M. Mitchner to the
Affirmative Action Commission for a term to expire
April 1, 1997, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
34. APPROVED appointment of Alison Harlow to the Women's
Commission for a term to expire April 1, 1997, as
recommended by Supervisor Almquist
35. APPROVED appointment of Eleanor Eisenberg to the
Affirmative Action Commission for a term to expire
April 1, 1999, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
36. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancies on the
Managed Medical Care Commission, as outlined, with
nominations for appointment to be received on March
11, 1997, and final appointments to be made March 18,
1997, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
37. APPROVED appointment of Chief Ben Evans to the
Hazardous Materials Advisory Commission, as the fire
protection representative, for a term to expire April
1, 1997, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
38. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancies on the
Building and Fire Code Appeals Board, Children's
Commission, Emergency Medical Care Commission,
Hazardous Materials Advisory Commission, Housing
Authority Board of Commissioners, Latino Affairs
Commission, Mobile Home Commission, and Water Advisory
Commission, as outlined, with nominations for
appointment to be received on March 11, 1997, and
final appointments to be made March 18, 1997, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
39. APPROVED recommendations regarding the addition of one
limited term full-time equivalent Attorney IV position
in the District Attorney's Office; and approved
related actions, including a report back on or before
budget hearings regarding a reorganization plan for
the Consumer Affairs Program as recommended by the
County Administrative Officer
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40. SEE ITEM NO. 62.2, REGULAR AGENDA
41. DEFERRED Juvenile Hall Cultural Competency Plan Final
Report to August 5, 1997, with additional directive to
return with a progress report on April 15, 1997
42. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Courthouse and Government
Center Security; adopted RESOLUTION NOS. 47-97 and 48-
97 accepting unanticipated revenue from the federal
Bureau of Justice Assistance for the Courthouse
security system; approved addition of 3.5 Sheriff's
Security Officers and referred to the Personnel
Department for necessary actions; and approved the
purchase of fixed assets for the security system, as
recommended by the County Administrative Officer
43. AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign the Standard Agreement for California Healthcare
for Indigents Program funding for fiscal year 1996/97,
as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
44. APPROVED the Health Services Agency Alcohol and Drug
Program to submit a proposal to the State for $50,000
of one-time funding to support youth mentorship
services, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
45. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 49-97 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue of $100,000 in Job
Training Partnership Act funds to finance Dean Foods
Training Program activities, as recommended by the
Acting Human Resources Agency Administrator
46. SEE ITEM NO. 62.1, REGULAR AGENDA
47. APPROVED contract with the Community Foundation of
Santa Cruz County in the amount of $35,000 for
citizenship assistance efforts; authorized the
Auditor-Controller to release payments in accordance
with the contract; and directed the Human Resources
Agency to report back on September 23, 1997, regarding
outcomes of the citizenship assistance efforts, as
recommended by the Acting Human Resources Agency
Administrator
48. APPROVED agreement in the amount of $60,344 with the
California Department of Education for the provision
of Job Training Partnership Act services and
authorized the Chair to sign the document, as
recommended by the Acting Human Resources Agency
Administrator
49. APPROVED federal funding program supplement for
Lompico Road Bridge Reconstruction Project; adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 50-97 authorizing agreements between
State of California and County of Santa Cruz;
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
program supplement; and directed the Clerk of the
Board to take related actions, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
50. APPROVED program supplement to the County-State
agreement for the project at the intersection of Glen
Arbor Road at Mill Street and Highway 9; adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 51-97 authorizing the agreement for
funding engineering and construction of said project;
and approved related actions, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
51. AUTHORIZED Public Works to proceed with the Seismic
Safety Retrofit Program and advertise the Request for
Qualifications, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
52. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Brown's Valley Road
Bridge (Los Corralitos Creek) Rehabilitation Project,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
53. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 52-97 accepting unanticipated
revenue from Soquel Creek Water District in the amount
of $51,056.10; accepted low bid of Anderson Pacific
Engineering Construction, Incorporated, in the amount
of $247,459 for the Bridge Street Pedestrian Bridge;
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
contract; and adopted related findings, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
54. CONTINUED TO MARCH 4, 1997 consideration to approve
agreement with Capitola Realty, Incorporated, to
provide real estate marketing services for the
County's affordable housing program, and authorize the
Planning Director to sign the contract
55. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 53-97 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$4,284 from the California Department of Parks and
Recreation for the Agricultural Conservation Easement
Program, as recommended by the Planning Director
56. DEFERRED action on the proposed Rural Rezoning for the
Pajaro Planning area scheduled for March 4, 1997 to
June 3, 1997, as recommended by the Planning Director
57. ACCEPTED AND FILED report regarding Gray Whale
financing, as recommended by the Director of Parks,
Open Space and Cultural Services
58. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED funds totaling $240,750
for construction of the Bridge Street Pedestrian
Bridge and concurred with and adopted the necessary
findings, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency
Administrator
59. AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
SCHEDULED a closed personnel and litigation session as
follows:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name/No.: Granite Rock Company v. County of Santa
Cruz et. al. (Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No.
113495); Poppleton v. County of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz
Superior Court Case No. 132573)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation was considered
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section
54956.9 for four potential cases.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiator: Personnel Director
All employee organizations
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report was given
59.1 APPROVED waste reduction grant award for the Santa
Cruz County Office of Education for the Trash Size
Reduction Program in the amount of $16,200 and
authorized the Director of Public Works to prepare and
sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
59.2 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on mutual aid assistance to
Cabrillo College, as recommended by the Sheriff-
Coroner
REGULAR AGENDA
60. The Board of Supervisors recessed in order to permit
the Board of Directors of the County of Santa Cruz
Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 5,
to convene and carry out its regularly scheduled
meeting
61. CONTINUED consideration of reports regarding selection
of a vendor for refuse, recycling, and yardwaste
collection and processing services; complete the final
selection; and related actions;
approved selection of Waste Management of Santa Cruz
County; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 54-97 approving a
franchise agreement with Waste Management of Santa
Cruz County for refuse, recycling and yard waste
services; authorized the Director of Public Works to
sign the agreement, as amended, on behalf of the
County; and directed Public Works to schedule a public
hearing on or before August 26, 1997, for final
discussion and approval of Customer Rate Schedules for
Refuse and Recycling Collection Services
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62. Presentation made regarding 1996 Employee Recognition
Awards
62.1 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 55-97 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$129,449 in Job Training Partnership Act funds for
operation of the Storm Disaster Assistance Program and
authorized the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
sign a standard worksite agreement for placement of
program participants in various County departments, as
recommended by the Acting Human Resources Agency
Administrator
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62.2 DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to develop
an implementation plan and a budget for cablecasting
the meetings of the Board of Supervisors, and provide
this report for Board deliberation during 1997 budget
hearings, with additional directive
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63. Continued consideration of reports on the
implementation of Proposition 218 with regard to
various County service charges, fees, assessments and
taxes;
adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4448 amending Chapter 4.26 of
the County Code relating to charges for extended
services within County Service Areas; approved the
assessment alternative to provide replacement
financing for the service charge which financed a
significant portion of the structural fire protection
services in County Service Areas No. 4 and 48;
authorized staff to proceed with development of the
proposed assessment and ballot/notice required to
submit the assessment to the property owners of County
Service Areas No. 4 and 48; directed County Counsel to
return March 11, 1997 with the necessary ballot
language for the assessment measures; approved the
submission of a special tax election to the voters of
County Service Area No. 11; directed County Counsel to
return March 4, 1997 with a resolution to place the
matter on the June 3, 1997 ballot as a polling place
election, and directed Clerk of the Board to notice
the item as a public hearing; and directed staff to
implement Proposition 218 with regard to other
property-related fees and charges and assessments
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Approved:
Chair, Board of Supervisors
Attest:
Clerk of the Board
Date:
NOTE: This set of Board of Supervisors Minutes is scheduled to
be approved by the Board on March 11, 1997