PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 97, NUMBER 7
MARCH 4, 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 - Five people 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
RSBAW
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. DELETED ITEM
8. DELETED ITEM
9. ACCEPTED AND FILED Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report of the County of Santa Cruz and Single Audit
Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, as
recommended by the Auditor-Controller
10. APPROVED transfer of funds from Salaries and Benefits
to Fixed Assets for the purchase of a fax machine, as
recommended by the Auditor-Controller
11. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Juvenile Dependency
Mediation; set public hearing on March 18, 1997 at
9:15 a.m. to consider adoption of a resolution
increasing the fee for a certified copy of a birth
certificate from $15 to $18 for the purpose of funding
dependency mediation services in the Juvenile Court;
and directed the Court to return during or prior to
1997/98 budget hearings with a report on dependency
mediation, as recommended by the Executive Officer and
Clerk of the Municipal and Superior Courts
12. AUTHORIZED the Sheriff-Coroner to continue
participating in a grant program with the Department
of Alcohol Beverage Control through June 30, 1997, as
recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
13. ACCEPTED Treasurer's Monthly Cash Reports for the
periods ending December 31, 1996 and January 31, 1997,
as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
14. DENIED claim of Deborah Ann Salce No. 697-078 and
referred to County Counsel
15. DENIED claim of Anthony L. Berkowitz No. 697-082 and
referred to County Counsel
16. DENIED claim of Barbara L. Martin No. 697-083 and
referred to County Counsel
17. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 56-97 authorizing the closure
of Highway 9 in Felton, between Henry Cowell Park and
the intersection of Highway 9 and Graham Hill Road,
from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on May 24, 1997, for the
purpose of conducting the Felton Remembers Parade, as
recommended by Supervisor Almquist
18. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 57-97 authorizing the closure
of Forest Street between Highway 9 and Pine Street
from May 24-26, 1997, for the 8th Annual Art and Wine
Festival in Boulder Creek, and further authorized the
closure of Highway 9 in downtown Boulder Creek for the
Fourth of July Parade; and approved related actions,
as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
19. ACCEPTED status report on the local emergency
management plan development and the State's
Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)
implementation; and directed the General Services
Department to return with a further report on or
before June 10, 1997, as recommended by the Director
of General Services
20. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 58-97 terminating the
continuation of a state of local emergency for Santa
Cruz County residents resulting from the December 10,
1996 and January 1, 1997 winter storms, as recommended
by the Director of General Services
21. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 59-97 accepting gift from the
South and West Ridge Water Shed Association in the
amount of $4,000 toward acquisition of South Ridge of
Quail Hollow Quarry and agreeing to the terms of the
gift, as recommended by County Counsel
22. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Disaster
Council, and approved related actions, as recommended
by Chair Wormhoudt
23. DIRECTED the Acting Information Services Director to
review the current computer hardware and software in
the office of the Board of Supervisors and provide an
analysis to the Board, in connection with 1997/98
budget hearings, relative to the feasibility of
upgrading and/or replacing existing equipment, as
outlined, and approved related actions, as recommended
by Chair Wormhoudt
24. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Fish and Game
Advisory Commission, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
25. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the need to continue the
state of local emergency relative to the transmission
of HIV through contaminated needles, with a directive
for a report back with additional information on April
15, 1997
26. APPROVED grant related out-of-state travel for two
Health Services Agency staff members in the HIV Early
Intervention Program (EIP) to attend the annual Early
Intervention Services grantee meeting and an EIP
regional meeting in Washington, D.C., April 22-25,
1997; and approved related actions, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
27. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 60-97 in support of SB213
eliminating the Medi-Cal Administrative
Activities/Targeted Case Management Takeback and
authorized the Board Chair to sign cover letters
transmitting the resolution to various State
legislative committees, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
28. AUTHORIZED the Acting Human Resources Agency
Administrator to sign the three year contract with the
California Department of Social Services Office of
Child Abuse Prevention for the provision of family
violence response team services; adopted RESOLUTION
NO. 61-97 accepting and appropriating unanticipated
revenue in the amount of $124,158; approved contracts
with Defensa de Mujeres for $54,017; Women's Crisis
Support for $36,041; and Applied Survey Research for
$15,859; and approved related actions, as recommended
by the Acting Human Resources Agency Administrator
29. ACCEPTED improvements and approved the final cost for
the Green Valley Road at Freedom Boulevard
Intersection Rehabilitation and Signalization Project
and Holohan/Green Valley Road Right-Turn Lane
Extension, and directed the Clerk of the Board to take
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
30. APPROVED agreement in the amount of $43,332 with Waste
Management of Santa Cruz County for providing spring
clean-up collection in the County refuse collection
zones; authorized the Director of Public Works to sign
the agreement on behalf of the County; and directed
Public Works to report back during budget hearings
regarding the success of this year's program, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
31. DEFERRED consideration of the recommendation for the
selection of an artist for the Simpkins Family Swim
Center until March 25, 1997, as recommended by the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
32. DEFERRED status report on the disposition of
affordable housing credits in the Paloma Del Mar
senior housing development to April 8, 1997
33. CONTINUED TO MARCH 18, 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
34. 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.: Alderson v. County of Santa Cruz (Santa
Cruz Superior Court Case No. 130399); Ramirez-Mendoza
v. County of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Superior Court
Case No. 129871)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiator: Personnel Director
All Employee Organizations
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report was given
REGULAR AGENDA
35. Public hearing held to consider proposed resolution to
submit a special tax measure to the voters of County
Service Area No. 11 on June 3, 1997, for the purpose
of providing replacement funding for County parks and
recreation facilities and services;
closed public hearing;
(1) amended resolution language;
(2) adopted RESOLUTION NO. 62-97 calling and providing for
a special election to be held on Tuesday, June 3, 1997
for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters
of County Service Area (CSA) No. 11 of the County of
Santa Cruz a measure proposing the levy of a special
tax for County parks and recreation purposes to
replace the existing County service charge within CSA
No. 11, beginning July 1, 1997
(1) BASRW
(2) RABSW
36. Public hearing held to consider adoption of an
ordinance amending Chapter 13.10 of the County Code
relating to residential uses, accessory structures and
accessory dwelling units;
closed public hearing;
(1) approved ordinance, as amended, "in concept" to return
March 25, 1997 for final adoption; continued to March
25, 1997 consideration to adopt a resolution amending
the County of Santa Cruz Local Coastal Plan
Implementation Program, to certify the Environmental
Determination, to direct Planning staff to submit
these ordinance amendments to the California Coastal
Commission for certification as part of the First
Round of 1997, and to direct Planning staff to develop
specific ordinance amendments to allow the
rehabilitation and reconstruction of accessory
structures made non-conforming by adoption of these
ordinance amendments, and include these amendments in
the Second Round of 1997
(2) approved amendment to the main motion allowing maximum
unit size of 1,200 square feet in the rural area on
parcels greater than 2.5 acres
(1) BAsRW (with Supervisor Belgard voting "no" on
Section 13.10.611)
(2) ARBSw
37. Continued public hearing held to consider amendments
to the County Code to add the R-1 Zone District as an
implementing zone district in the Suburban
Residential, Rural Residential and Mountain Housing
Land Use Designations of the 1994 General Plan/Local
Coastal Program;
continued public hearing to June 3, 1997
AS/B/R/W
38. Continued public hearing held to consider proposed
rezoning of various parcels in the La Selva Beach,
Bonny Doon and North Coast Planning Areas for
consistency with the General Plan;
closed public hearing; adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4449
amending Chapter 13.10 changing properties from one
(or several) zone districts to another (or others);
and certified the Negative Declaration
SA/B/R/W
39. Presentation made by University of Santa Cruz
Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood
40. Presentation made by Auditor-Controller regarding the
Financial Update Report for the second fiscal quarter
of 1996/97
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 18, 1997