SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA
GOVERNMENTAL CENTER BUILDING
701 OCEAN STREET, ROOM 525, SANTA CRUZ, CA.
March 3, 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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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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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. Delete item
8. Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period
of February 23, 1998 through February 27, 1998 and approved upon
adoption of the 1997/98 continuing agreements list to comply with Section
300 of the County' Procedures Manual, Title 1, as recommended by the Clerk
of the Board
9. Adopt resolution transferring historical records for preservation purposes to
the University of California at Santa Cruz, as recommended by the Clerk of
the Board and the County Administrative Officer
10. Accept and file statement of count of money in the Treasury on December
23, 1997, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
11. Adopt resolution establishing a Job Training Task Force, direct the County
Administrative Officer to request nominations from the specified participants,
and return on April 14, 1998 with a list of appointments for consideration
and approval; adopt resolution authorizing the County Administrative Officer
to apply to the California Trade and Commerce Agency for $60,304 in grant
funds from the Job Creation Investment Fund program under Assembly Bill
1452; and take related actions, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
12. Schedule public hearing for the afternoon agenda on Tuesday, March 24,
1998, at the request of Supervisor Belgard, for special consideration of the
Planning Commission's decision regarding Application No. 94-0007, by Peter
Fryn; property located at 426 Edenvale Lane in Watsonville, as recommended
by the Clerk of the Board
13. Direct Public Works to apply for a standard encroachment permit to display a
publicity banner above Highway 9 on behalf of the fourth annual San
Lorenzo Valley Gym Jam event, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
14. Approve appointment of Patricia D. Peterson to the Women's Commission for
a term to expire April 1, 2001, as recommended by Supervisor Symons
15. Accept and file annual report of the Children's Commission, and take related
action, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
16. Accept and file annual report of the Emergency Medical Care Commission,
and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
17. Direct County Counsel, the Planning and Public Works Departments to
prepare reports relating to waiver of tree removal permit fees for
consideration on or before March 17, 1998, as recommended by Supervisor
Symons
18. Approve plans and specifications for the Quail Hollow Ranch House
Remodel Phase I (on file with Clerk); direct the General Services Department
to advertise for bids; set bid opening for Tuesday, April 14, 1998 at 10:45
a.m.; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
19. Approve emergency purchase of a laptop computer for use in diagnosing
radio 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
20. Accept status report on the replacement of the County radio infrastructure
(Phase Two) and direct the General Services Department to return with a final
agreement and financing plan on or before May 5, 1998, as recommended by
the Director of General Services
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
21. 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
22. Approve amendment to MediCal managed care contract with Santa Cruz
County Health Options related to the Healthy Families program and other
contract revisions, and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator
23. Accept and file status on water resources monitoring and management and
direct Planning, Public Works, and Environmental Health to submit the
revised draft of the Evaluation of Water Resources Monitoring in Santa Cruz
County no later than April 14, 1998, as recommended by the Directors of
Environmental Health, Planning and Public Works
24. Schedule public hearing for March 24, 1998 on the morning agenda to
consider revisions to County Code Chapter 7.38, Sewage Disposal, and a
related Negative Declaration; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related
actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator
25. Authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the standard
agreement for California Healthcare for Indigents Program funding for fiscal
year 1997/98, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator
26. Approve grant funded out-of-state travel for Senior Public Health Program
Manager to attend the National Immunization Conference in Atlanta, Georgia,
July 21 through 26, 1998, at an estimated cost of $1,000, as recommended
by the Health Services Agency Administrator
27. Defer report on the Public Guardian conservatorship fees to March 24, 1998,
as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator
LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS
28. Approve Contract Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $17,370 for County
Service Area No. 23, Old Ranch Road Storm Damage Repair Project and
authorize the Chairperson to sign; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take
related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
29. Approve amendments to agreements for Waste Reduction Grant Program
projects with Santa Cruz Recycling Alliance Program to extend the term of
the agreement and increase the contract amount by $7,000, and with Ecology
Action of Santa Cruz to modify and extend the term of the agreement at no
additional cost; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the
agreements, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
30. Approve final cost of Tract 1288, Gera Estates; authorize the Director of
Public Works to sign the subdivision agreement; and direct the Clerk of the
Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
31. Approve agreement with Haro-Kasunich and Associates of Watsonville for
geotechnical engineering services in the amount of $15,000; and authorize
the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
32. Approve independent contractor agreement with T. Y. Lin International for
engineering design services for eight bridges of the Seismic Retrofit Program
for a not-to-exceed amount of $613,266.02; and authorize the Director of
Public Works to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
33. Accept and file Public Work's report on the 1998 Regional Transportation
Improvement Plan, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
34. Adopt resolution establishing the 1998 Affordable Housing Guidelines, as
recommended by the Planning Director
35. Schedule public hearing for the morning agenda of March 24, 1998 to
consider a proposal to amend County Code Title 12 (Building Regulations),
Title 13 (Zoning Regulations), Title 14 (Subdivision Regulations), Title 15
(Community Facilities), Title 16 (Environmental and Resource Protection), and
Title 18 (Permit and Approval Procedures) to correct errors and
inconsistencies, as recommended by the Planning Director
36. Schedule public hearing for the morning agenda of March 24, 1998 to
consider a proposal to amend County Code Sections 12.02.020, 13.10.312,
13.10.322, 13.10.323, 13.10.681 and 13.10.700 to change the term
"Accessory Dwelling Unit" to "Second Unit" and to correct internal
inconsistencies regarding second units, as recommended by the Planning
Director
37. Defer report on the application of General Plan Policy 5.8.2 regarding
groundwater recharge to April 14, 1998, as recommended by the Planning
Director
38. Approve lease agreement between the County Parks Department and the San
Lorenzo Valley Little League for use of the concession stand at Highlands
County Park, and authorize the Parks Director to sign the agreement, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
39. Set public hearings on the proposed parking maintenance and operation
charges for the Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area for the
1998/99 fiscal year for the morning agenda of Tuesday, March 24, 1998 and
April 21, 1998; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as
recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
40. Approve proposed route concept for Portola Drive and take related actions,
as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator and the
Director of Public Works
EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
41. 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
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - will be given at the conclusion of the
closed session on any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session
MISCELLANEOUS
41.1 Adopt resolution in opposition to Proposition 227, the "English As Required
Language of Instruction" Initiative, as recommended by Supervisors
Wormhoudt and Almquist
*****REGULAR AGENDA*****
SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - A.M.
42. Presentation by Maggie Ivy, Executive Director of the Santa Cruz County
Conference and Visitors Council (CVC) on the work of the CVC
a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer of February 20, 1998
43. Consider conceptual review of proposed amendments to County Code
Chapter 7.70, Water Wells
a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Administrator of February 19, 1998,
with attachments
44. Presentation regarding Auditor-Controller's Quarterly Financial Update for
Second Fiscal Quarter 1997/98
45. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item
Bid opening regarding 1998 Remodeling of 1020 Emeline Avenue, Santa
Cruz
a. Letter of the Director of General Services of February 9, 1998
SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - 1:30 P.M. or thereafter
46. Consider Departmental Workshop presentation by the Santa Cruz Trial Courts
a. Letter of the Executive Officer of the Courts of February 24, 1998
b. Workshop materials (on file with Clerk)
47. Consider Departmental Workshop Presentation by the Public Defender
a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer of February 25, 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.