SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA
GOVERNMENTAL CENTER BUILDING
701 OCEAN STREET, ROOM 525, SANTA CRUZ, CA.
March 10, 1998
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9:00 - Roll Call 12:00 - Lunch
- Consent Agenda 1:30 - Scheduled and Regular
- Oral Communications Departmental Items
- Scheduled and Regular 3:15 - Recess
Departmental Items - (The Board will adjourn
10:30 - Recess after the completion of all
10:45 - Scheduled and Regular scheduled items)
Departmental Items
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1. Roll Call
Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
2. Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda
3. Additions and Deletions to the Consent Agenda; and Action on the Consent
Agenda
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Any person may address the Board during its
Oral Communications period. Presentations must not exceed three minutes
in length, and individuals may speak only once during Oral Communications.
All Oral Communications must be directed to an item not listed on today's
Agenda, and must be within the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members
will not take action or respond immediately to any Oral Communications
presented, but may choose to follow up at a later time, either individually, or
on a subsequent Board of Supervisors' Agenda. Oral Communications will
normally be received by the Board for a period not to exceed thirty (30)
minutes. If, at the end of this period, additional persons wish to address the
Board under Oral Communications, the Oral Communications period may be
continued to the last item on the Regular Agenda.
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda
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TRANSLATION SERVICES/SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIþN
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Spanish language translation is available on an as needed basis. Please make advance
arrangements with the Clerk of the Board, in Room 500, or by telephone at
(831) 454-2323.
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sesiones de la Mesa Directiva. Por favor hagan arreglos por anticipo con la Secretaria de
la Mesa Directiva, en cuarto numero 500, o por tel‚fono al numero (831) 454-2323.
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The County complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act. As a courtesy to those
who are affected, please attend the meetings smoke and scent free. Questions regarding
accommodation under the ADA should be directed to the office of the Clerk of the Board
at 454-2323.
Note: The agenda and minutes are available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us ******CONSENT AGENDA******
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
6. Approve claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. Approve minutes of February 24, 1998, as submitted by the Clerk of the
Board
8. Delete item
9. Accept status report on 1998 winter storms; adopt resolution confirming the
continuation of a state of emergency for Santa Cruz County; and adopt
resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue from FEMA and
the State Office of Emergency Services in the amount of $300,000, as
recommended by the Deputy Director of Emergency Services
10. Accept and file status report on the replacement County Fire station for the
Bonny Doon community and direct the General Services staff to return on or
before April 28, 1998 with plans and specifications, as recommended by the
Director of General Services
11. Accept the County Jail Alarm Panel Upgrade as complete; approve the final
cost in the amount of $24,252.71; authorize the Clerk of the Board to file the
Notice of Completion; and take related actions, as recommended by the
Director of General Services
12. Approve replacement and upgrade of existing fingerprint machines from the
State of California; adopt resolutions accepting and appropriating
unanticipated revenue in the amounts of $55,000 from the State Law
Enforcement Services fund and $26,550 in federal Drug Forfeiture funds; and
take related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
13. Adopt resolution amending Rules for Conducting Balloting Proceedings for
Assessments under Article XIIID, Section 4 of the Constitution, as
recommended by County Counsel
14. Adopt resolution determining disability retirement status of Safety employee,
Jon Haro, as recommended by the Personnel Director
15. Adopt resolution opposing Senate Bill 1388 regarding the determination of
severance damages when a public agency acquires a portion of a parcel for a
public project, as recommended by County Counsel
16. Approve changes to the Civil Service Rules regarding Employment Training
Lists, as recommended by the Civil Service Commission and the Personnel
Director
17. Deny application to file a late claim on behalf of Wendell Burgess No. 798-
084 and refer to County Counsel
18. Deny application to file a late claim on behalf of Kathy Arredondo No. 798-
087A and refer to County Counsel
19. Deny application to file a late claim on behalf of Kathy Arredondo No. 798-
087B and refer to County Counsel
20. Deny application to file a late claim on behalf of Vincent Pastore No. 798-
104 and refer to County Counsel
21. Approve emergency purchase of a laptop computer for use in diagnosing
radio system equipment problems and authorize the General Services
Department to complete payment in the amount of $1,739.34, as
recommended by the Director of General Services (continued from March 3,
1998, Item No. 19)
22. Authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to submit a grant application to the U.S.
Department of Commerce under the Telecommunications and Information
Infrastructure Assistance Program, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
23. Accept and file annual report of the Building Board of Appeals Commission,
as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
24. Accept and file annual report of the Animal Nuisance Abatement Appeals
Commission, and take related actions, as recommended by Chairperson
Beautz
25. Accept nomination of Kevin Larkin as an at-large appointee to the Hazardous
Materials Advisory Commission, as the representative of agriculture, for a
term to expire April 1, 1999, with final appointment to be made March 17,
1998, as recommended by Supervisor Belgard
26. Approve appointment of Gail Stevens to the Women's Commission for a term
to expire April 1, 1999, as recommended by Supervisor Belgard
27. Approve appointment of Dorothy Meinert as the representative of the Golden
State Mobilehome Owners League on the Mobilehome Commission, for a
term to expire April 1, 2001, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
28. Accept notification of at-large vacancies on the Environmental Health Appeals
Commission, the Hazardous Materials Appeals Commission, and the Long
Term Care Interagency Commission, as outlined, with nominations for
appointment to be received on March 24, 1998, and final appointment to be
made on April 14, 1998, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
29. Accept nomination of Vilma Guerrero as the alternate for the County's at-
large representative on the Board of Directors of the Community Action
Board, for a term to expire April 1, 1999, with final appointment to be made
March 17, 1998, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
30. Adopt resolution in opposition to Proposition 227, the "English As Required
Language of Instruction" Initiative, as recommended by Supervisors
Wormhoudt and Almquist (continued from March 3, 1998, Item No. 41.1)
31. Accept and file annual report of the Juvenile Justice/Delinquency Prevention
Commission, and take related actions, as recommended by Chairperson
Beautz
32. Direct the Chairperson to write to the House and Senate Budget Committees,
and the County's federal delegation, urging that the highest possible level of
funding be made available in the Federal Transit Program and opposing any
legislative proposals that would revise the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
33. Accept and file report on the need to continue the state of local emergency
relative to transmission of HIV through contaminated needles, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator
34. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the
amount of $5,000; and approve an increase from .5 FTE to 1.0 FTE for the
position of Departmental Information Systems Specialist in Environmental
Health, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator
35. Approve out-of-state travel for the Health Services Agency Chief of Clinics to
attend the Policy and Issues Forum of the National Association of Community
Health Centers in Washington, D.C., from April 4 through 7, 1998, at an
approximate cost of $1,560, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
36. Defer report back on recommendations for the award of a contract for the
Family Resource Center until March 24, 1998, as recommended by the
Human Resources Agency Administrator
37. Approve an extension of the Cabrillo College contract for the development of
the One-Stop Career Resource Libraries and authorize the Human Resources
Agency Administrator to sign the contract, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
38. Approve leases for the South County One Stop Career Center (on file with
Clerk) with the State of California Employment Development Department,
Cabrillo College Occupational and Community Development and the State of
California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation; authorize the Human
Resources Agency Administrator to sign the leases; and take related actions,
as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator
39. Approve the Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of
Education accepting Job Training Partnership Act State Education
Coordination Grant funds and matching monies in the amount of $58,736 for
the provision of various employment and training services; and authorize the
Chairperson to sign the document, as recommended by the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
40. Defer report on the Family Violence Response Team project update to April
21, 1998, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator
LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS
41. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT, ZONE 8, accept report on the Fernwood Drive
Stream Bank Protection Project; ratify the use of emergency bid procedures;
approve award of contract to Pavex, Incorporated, in the amount of
$398,102.50 contingent upon specified conditions; and take related actions,
as recommended by the District Engineer (materials available Friday, March
6, 1998)
42. Object to the sale of APN's: 75-161-50, 75-181-26, 75-221-01 and 83-031-08
at a public auction by the County Tax Collector; adopt resolution approving
and accepting purchase of properties by the County; and take related actions,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
43. Approve and file report on the restoration of the native sand hills plan
community at the Ben Lomond Landfill; and take related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
44. Approve Household Hazardous Waste Management Services agreements with
the City of Santa Cruz and City of Capitola and authorize the Director of
Public Works to sign the agreements, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
45. Accept improvements and approve the final cost for the Burrell Creek Culvert
Replacement Project; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
46. Accept the improvements and approve the final cost for the 1996/97 County
Wide Overlay Program; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
47. Approve Request for Proposal for Environmental Laboratory Services for the
Solid Waste Division of Public Works and take related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
48. Schedule public hearing for the morning agenda on Tuesday, April 14, 1998
to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation regarding a General
Plan and Zoning Amendment to redesignate APN: 041-011-07 from the
Community Commercial Land Use designation with a zoning of C-1
(Neighborhood Commercial) to the Residential Urban Low Density
designation with a zoning of R-1-6 (Single-family residential, 6,000 sq.ft. per
dwelling), as recommended by the Planning Director
49. Schedule public hearing for the morning agenda on Tuesday, April 14, 1998
to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation regarding a General
Plan amendment to reinstate APN's: 102-171-08, -09, -10, -11, -13 and -14
into the Urban Services Line, to amend their land use designations from
Suburban Residential to Residential - Urban Very Low Density and to rezone
APN's: 102-171-08, -09, -10, -11 and -13 from the "RA" (Residential
Agriculture) to the "R-1-20" (Single-family Residential, 20,000 sq.ft. per
dwelling) and APN 102-171-14 from the "RA-O" (Residential Agriculture,
Open Space Easement contract) to the "R-1-20-0" (Single-family Residential,
20,000 sq.ft. per dwelling, Open Space Easement contract), as recommended
by the Planning Director
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
50. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, authorize funding of $1,000 toward the Arana
Gulch Watershed Alliance's Restoration Project, as recommended by the
Redevelopment Agency Administrator
51. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve contract for the acquisition of the
leasehold interest and mobile home located in space 11 of McIntosh Mobile
Home Park in the amount of $6,000, plus closing and other incidental costs,
and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency
Administrator
52. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, accept the Live Oak Interim Library Project as
complete; approve final cost in the amount of $398,661; and direct the Clerk
of the Board to file the Notice of Completion, as recommended by the
Redevelopment Agency Administrator
EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
53. SCHEDULE A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD'S AGENDA, OR AT ANY OTHER TIME
DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING ANNOUNCED BY THE
CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name/No.: Raven v. County (WCAB No. SJO138153, SJO1461O3)
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - will be given at the conclusion of the
closed session on any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session
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SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - A.M.
54. Consider the California Coastal Commission's staff report regarding the
County's General Plan/Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and
Implementing Ordinance Amendments concerning biomedical livestock
operations; direct the Planning Department and County Counsel to represent
the County at the Coastal Commission Public Hearing on March 11, 1998,
and take related actions
a. Letter of the Planning Director of March 3, 1998
b. California Coastal Commission Staff Report
55. Consider adoption of an ordinance amending County Code Chapter 2.92
(Hazardous Material Advisory Commission) and approve amendment to the
Commission Bylaws
a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Administrator of February 26, 1998
b. Proposed ordinance
c. Commission Bylaws
SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - 1:30 P.M. or thereafter
56. Consider Departmental Workshop presentation by the Health Services
Agency
a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Administrator of February 27, 1998
b. Workshop materials (on file with Clerk)
*Note regarding public hearing items: If any person challenges an action
taken on the foregoing matter(s) in court, they may be limited to raising only
those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written
correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at or prior to the public
hearing.
The time limit for seeking judicial review of any decision approving or
denying an application for a permit, license or other entitlement, or revoking
a permit, license or other entitlement is governed by Code of Civil Procedure
Section 1094.6 and is no later than the 90th day following the date on which
the decision is made (unless a shorter time limit is specified for the type of
action by State or Federal law, in which case the shorter time limit shall
apply).
NOTE: Agenda documents may be reviewed at the Office of the Clerk of the
Board, Room 500, Governmental Center, and at the Santa Cruz Main Library.