PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2000, NUMBER 6
MARCH 7, 2000
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ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
VOTING KEY: A = Almquist, B = Beautz, C = Campos;
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 - Nineteen 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
SABCW
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of February 8 and 15, 2000, as
recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received during the period of February 21,
2000 through March 3, 2000 and approved upon adoption
of the 1999/00 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. AUTHORIZED Auditor-Controller to issue replacement
warrants in the amount of $107.24, as recommended by
the Auditor-Controller
10. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 60-2000 accepting unanticipated
revenue in the amount of $37,500 in the Probation
Budget; approved agreement with the Annie E. Casey
Foundation and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
11. APPROVED and authorized the Chief Probation Officer to
sign amendment to agreement with Community Action
Board - Youth Community Restoration Program, as
recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
12. AUTHORIZED the Sheriff-Coroner to enter into a
training site/hold harmless agreements between the
Sheriff's Office and M.P. San Andreas Associates, as
recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
13. AUTHORIZED the Sheriff-Coroner to enter into and sign
training agreement with Cabrillo Community College
District for the period from January 1, 2000 through
June 30, 2001, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
14. AWARDED contract with Rehak Construction in the amount
of $21,000 for the Simpkins Center - Tile Repair;
authorized the General Services Director to notify the
contractor and sign the contract agreements and
associated documents on behalf of the Board;
authorized the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services to approved change orders and
appropriate $2,100 in addition to the contract amount
to cover change order expenditures, as recommended by
the Director of General Services
15. SCHEDULED public hearing for Tuesday, March 21, 2000
at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider an appeal of
the Planning Commission's decision regarding
Application No. 99-0288; which is a proposal to create
four single-family residential parcels on property
located on the southwest corner of Fairway Drive and
Coyote Canyon in the Soquel Planning Area, as
recommended by the Clerk of the Board
16. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 61-2000 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$7,240 from interest in the State Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services Fund; approved purchase of a
replacement two person hydraulic maintenance lift,
stove/oven and a laptop computer, as recommended by
the Sheriff-Coroner
17. ACCEPTED the Treasurer's Monthly Cash and Transaction
Report for the period ended January 31, 2000, as
recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
18. DENIED claim of Dave Kelley, Christopher St. Charles,
Oswaldo Pinto, No. 900-091A, and referred to County
Counsel
19. DENIED claim of Dave Kelley, Christopher St. Charles,
Oswaldo Pinto, No. 900-091A, amended, and referred to
County Counsel
20. DENIED claim of Joe and Sheryl Grover, No. 900-093 and
referred to County Counsel
21. DENIED claim of Mark Foster No. 900-094A and referred
to County Counsel
22. DENIED application to file a late claim on behalf of
Michael A. Foraker No. 900-097 and referred to County
Counsel
23. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 62-2000 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$39,300 from the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution
Control District; approved the purchase of two CNG
commuter vans as fixed assets in the amount of
$54,000; approved the use of $25,680 in vehicle
replacement reserve funds for this purchase; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the
Director of General Services
24. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Energy
Commission, and take related action, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
25. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Planning
Commission, and take related action, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
26. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Arts
Commission, and take related action, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
27. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Mobilehome
Commission, and take related action, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
28. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Emergency
Medical Care Commission, and take related action, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
29. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Civil Service
Commission, and take related action, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
30. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Santa Cruz-
Monterey Managed Medical Care Commission, and take
related action, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
31. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Housing
Advisory Commission, and take related action, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
32. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Environmental
Health Appeals Commission, as recommended by Chair
Wormhoudt
33. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Hazardous
Materials Appeals Commission, as recommended by Chair
Wormhoudt
34. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Long Term Care
Interagency Commission, and take related action, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
35. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Agricultural
Policy Advisory Commission, and take related action,
as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
36. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Parks and
Recreation Commission, and take related action, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
37. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancy on the
Domestic Violence Commission, in the category of
"representative of the gay/lesbian/bisexual
community," with nominations for appointment to be
received on March 21, 2000, and final appointment to
be made April 4, 2000, as recommended by Chair
Wormhoudt
38. APPROVED reappointment of Jerald D. Terry to the Civil
Service Commission for a term to expire December 31,
2003, as recommended by Supervisor Symons
39. ACCEPTED nomination of Ron Wernig as an at-large
appointee to the Emergency Medical Care Commission,
representing field care providers, for a term to
expire April 1, 2003, with final appointment to be
made March 14, 2000, as recommended by Supervisor
Symons
40. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancies on the
Children and Families Commission, as outlined, with
nominations for appointment to be received on March
21, 2000 and final appointments to be made April 4,
2000, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
41. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Local Mental
Health Board, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
42. ACCEPTED notification of various at-large vacancies on
the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, as
outlined, with nominations for appointment to be
received on March 21, 2000 and final appointment to be
made April 4, 2000, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
43. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancy on the
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, for a
representative of the City of Santa Cruz, with
nominations for appointment to be received on March
21, 2000 and final appointment to be made April 4,
2000, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
44. APPROVED agreement with Silva Strong Architects for
architectural and engineering services associated with
the Juvenile Hall Facility Remodel project in an
amount not-to-exceed $107,735; and directed the
General Services and Probation Departments to report
back during budget hearings, as recommended by the
Director of General Services
45. AUTHORIZED the purchase of a replacement fax machine
and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 63-2000 accepting and
appropriating $2,000 of unanticipated revenue, as
recommended by the Auditor-Controller
46. APPROVED various personnel actions related to
recruitment and examination and adopted RESOLUTION NO.
64-2000 accepting unanticipated revenue; and approved
transfer of funds, as recommended by the Personnel
Director
47. AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign the proposed contract amendments with the Coastal
Watershed Council and Swanson Hydrology to extend the
term for completion of monitoring and development of a
sediment control strategy for the San Lorenzo River
Watershed; authorized Environmental Health staff to
request funds from the State Coastal Conservancy to
further develop projects for erosion control and
fisheries improvement in the San Lorenzo River
Watershed; and authorized Environmental Health staff
to submit a grant application to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate sources of
excessive turbidity and microbial contamination that
impact drinking water supply in the San Lorenzo River
Watershed, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator
48. ACCEPTED AND FILED 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
49. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 65-2000 accepting and
appropriating $5,000 in unanticipated revenue from
Title II of the Ryan White CARE Act; and authorized
the Health Services Agency to sign related amendment
to the State Title II revenue agreement when received;
and authorized the Health Services Agency to sign the
$5,000 contract amendment with Santa Cruz AIDS Project
for HIV Consortium Services, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
50. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 66-2000 authorizing the State
Department of Mental Health to withhold $55,430 from
State General Funds designated for distribution to the
County to provide Early and Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis and Treatment Specialty Mental Health
services in fiscal year 1999/2000; and approved new
agreement with California Mental Health Directors
Association effective October 19, 1999 to coordinate
and manage activities of an Administrative Services
Organization on behalf of the County, as recommended
by the Health Services Agency Administrator
51. APPROVED agreement with Food and Nutrition in the
amount of $10,000, effective February 1, 2000 through
June 30, 2000; approved agreement with KPMG in the
amount of $9,000 per fiscal year effective July 1,
1999; and approved amendment to the 1999/2000
agreement with Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center,
Incorporated, increasing the contract by $20,000 for a
new contract maximum of $160,000; and authorized the
Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the
agreements, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator
52. APPROVED contract amendment augmenting Community
Action Board contract by $194,207 effective January 1,
2000 through September 30, 2000, for a total contract
not to exceed $342,311, and extending the term of
contract with Food and Nutrition Services through
September 30, 2000; and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
53. APPROVED $260,000 in Child Care Fee Loans; authorized
the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign
standard loan documents with the borrowers on behalf
of the County; and directed the Human Resources Agency
to work with the Auditor-Controller to expedite
payment of the loans which are on restricted
timelines, as recommended by the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
54. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 67-2000 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$95,500; approved agreements with Youth Resources Bank
in the amount of $83,000 and Defensa de Mujeres in the
amount of $5,000; and authorized the Human Resources
Agency to sign the agreements, as recommended by the
Human Resources Agency Administrator
55. SEE ITEM NO. 80.2, REGULAR AGENDA
56. SEE ITEM NO. 80.3, REGULAR AGENDA
57. APPROVED the Memorandum of Understanding regarding
solid waste disposal facilities siting study and
approved related actions; and directed Public Works to
provide a report on May 23, 2000, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
58. APPROVED agreement with Juggernaut Productions for a
not-to-exceed amount of $7,500 for coordinating Earth
Day 2000 events in Santa Cruz County, and authorized
the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
59. APPROVED Contract Change Order No. 3 in the amount of
$19,569.59 for the Sunset Beach Assessment District
Water Main Extension Project; authorized the
Chairperson to sign the contract, and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
60. APPROVED Contract Change Order No. 11 in the amount of
$22,043.82 for the Conference Drive Bridge Seismic
Retrofit; authorized the Chairperson to sign the
contract; and approved related actions, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
61. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 68-2000 authorizing the
placement of road bumps on Riverside Avenue in Ben
Lomond, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
62. ACCEPTED the improvement and approved the final cost
for Trout Gulch Road Improvements; and authorized the
Clerk of the Board to file the Notice of Completion,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
63. ACCEPTED the improvement and approved the final cost
for Mount Hermon Road and Bear Creek Road Seismic
Retrofit; and authorized the Clerk of the Board to
file the Notice of Completion, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
64. SEE ITEM NO. 80.1, REGULAR AGENDA
65. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 69-2000 approving the Surface
Transportation Program and Congestion Mitigation and
Air Quality Improvement Program project applications
and recommended priority; and approved the filing of
grant applications to the Santa Cruz County Regional
Transportation Commission for the County's eleven
roadway rehabilitation/reconstruction Surface
Transportation Program projects and the six Surface
Transportation Program/Congestion Mitigation and Air
Quality roadway improvement projects, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
66. APPROVED amendment to the agreement for engineering
services with J. Muller International in the amount of
$7,018 for the Kings Creek Bridge Replacement Project,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
67. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 70-2000 for right-of-way
acquisition for the Portola Drive and 41st Avenue Road
Improvement Project; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 71-2000
accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$16,822.20; and approved payment of claim, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
68. AUTHORIZED the Director of Public Works to make a
partial release of the Faithful Performance Security
submitted for Tract 1295, Tan Heights, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
69. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT, ACCEPTED the improvement and
approved the final cost for Casillas Gravity Sewer
Main Reconstruction Project; and authorized the Clerk
of the Board to file the Notice of Completion, as
recommended by the District Engineer
70. APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate
and authorized calling for bids for the 1999/2000
Hazard Elimination and Safety Program Guard Rail
Installation; set bid opening for Tuesday, April 4,
2000 at 10:45 a.m.; and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
71. DEFERRED report on Design Review Issues to April 4,
2000, as recommended by the Planning Director
72. DEFERRED consideration of resolution recommended by
the Fish and Game Advisory Commission regarding marine
mammal and salmonid interactions to April 4,2000, as
recommended by the Planning Director
73. ACCEPTED AND FILED 1998 status report on general plan
and housing element implementation and related
material, as recommended by the Planning Director
74. SCHEDULED public hearing for Tuesday, April 4, 2000 at
9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider adoption of
proposed Hestwood Park Master Plan; and directed the
Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
75. SCHEDULED public hearings on the proposed parking,
maintenance and operation charges for the Soquel
Village Parking and Business Improvement Area for the
2000/01 fiscal year for the morning agenda of Tuesday,
April 4, 2000 and May 2, 2000; and directed the Clerk
of the Board to take related actions, as recommended
by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
76. 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.: Rhodes and Kesling v. Redevelopment
Agency of the County of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz
Superior Court Case No. 134712); Smith et al. v. Rio
Highlands, et al. (Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No.
134491)
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given
76.1 SEE ITEM NO. 77.1, REGULAR AGENDA
REGULAR AGENDA
77. Presentation made to Phil Kaplan, Caltrans 1999 Adopt-
A-Highway Volunteer of the Year
77.1 CONTINUED TO MARCH 14, 2000 report regarding the
proposed third high school in the South County
78. CONSIDERED report on water quality at the Santa Cruz
Biotechnology Ranch in the North Coast area;accepted
and filed report with additional directions;
(1) directed the County Environmental Health Service
to issue a notice of violation based on the letter
dated February 18, 2000, which showed that the water
quality samples collected were conclusive evidence of
water quality problems originating on the site of
Santa Cruz Biotechnology,Incorporated; directed Santa
Cruz Biotechnology to do the following things: either
move all the goat pens on the lower terrace to north
of Farm Road or provide berming north of Farm Road to
prevent run-off or come back with another proposal to
eliminate this run-off; return within one month with
an evaluation of the Weber report on the
interconnectivity of the hydrology for the community
well on the Lanting property and recommendations for
dealing with the very serious issue of the possibility
of contamination of the wells; assure year round that
the goats are fenced 30 feet away from Someral-Scaroni
Creek stream below the reseviour; work with the
Regional Water Quality Board on developing a
performance standard that would ensure safe body
contact and clean water, make it clear that if we
cannot obtain clean water that meets the standards set
or those that existed before Santa Cruz Biotechnology
was there by next winter that we will have a plan in
place for reducing the size of the herd; directed
Environmental Heath Services to report back with
recommendations, regarding the proposals that had been
made by Save Our Agricultural Land for continued
monitoring of the land; items E through I in the
letter dated March 3, 2000 and on pages 10 and 11 of
that letter; immediately post signs at the bottom of
Back Ranch Road, where Back Ranch Road intersects with
Highway 1 warning that the water flow across and along
Back Ranch Road and in the area of the Santa Cruz
Biotechnology operation is unsafe for body contact
after storms;
(2) amended main motion to add a provision that the Board
indicate its willingness to consider granting an
emergency permit to the roof extensions that have been
discussed, to connect only the two barns at the
western end of the western complex and the two barns
on the eastern complex
(1) WBscA main motion
(2) ASbwC amended motion
79. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, further CONSIDERED the use of
synthetic turf at the Anna Jean Cummings Park;
approved the concept of developing expanded year-round
recreational facilities at County Park facilities, but
not synthetic turf at the Anna Jean Cummings Park, and
directed the Redevelopment Agency Administrator,
working with the Parks Director, to explore options
for expanded year-round recreational opportunities as
part of future park acquisition/development projects
within the Agency's jurisdiction; with an additional
direction that the Parks Commission develop a specific
policy recommendation on the use of artificial turf
and return to the Board for review
BWSCA
80. Public hearing held to consider an appeal of the
Planning Commission's approval of Application No. 99-
0079, a proposal to divide an existing parcel into two
parcels. Requires a Minor Land Division. Property
located on an unnamed right-of-way approximately 1/3
mile west of Calabasas Road; Aptos Hills Planning
Area; APN: 049-441-05; Application No. 99-0079; Owners
and Applicants: Clifford Low and Priscilla Partridge;
closed public hearing; denied the appeal and upheld
the Planning Commission's approval of Application No.
99-0079
ASBCW
80.1 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Amesti Road
Dewatering Project, Phase II Design; ratified the
latest amendment to IT/EMCON's contract scope of work;
directed Public Works, Planning and Environmental
Health to return to the Board on or before April 25,
2000, with the final results of IT/EMCON's hydrologic
modeling study and proposed landslide stabilization
plan, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
ACBSW
80.2 APPROVED various actions relative to the
implementation of the Workforce Investment Act and
closeout of the Job Training Partnership Act and
approved related actions, including a further report
to the Board on March 21, 2000; with an additional
direction that the Chair send a letter to
Congressmember Sam Farr, Senator Barbara Boxer and
Senator Dianne Feinstein, expressing the Board's deep
concern about the elimination of the summer youth
program; and further directed that the Human Resources
Agency Administrator return within a month's time with
an update on proposals for the youth program this
summer
WSBCA
80.3 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on In-Home Supportive
Services and directed the Human Resources Agency
Administrator to report back to the Board on March 21,
2000 with recommendations and a resolution to
establish an In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
Planning Advisory Committee; with an additional
direction to return on March 21, 2000 with a revised
timeline for each component of the work that needs to
be done and recommendation for a report back schedule
to the Board during that process and how to be sure to
incorporate the representatives of the providers in
this process
WCBSA
81. REFERRED bids regarding kitchen flooring at the
Watsonville Detention Facility to General Services to
re-advertise for bids and set bid opening date for
April 11, 2000
BSCAW
82. RECEIVED bids regarding Simpkins Center-Acoustical
Upgrade and referred to General Services to return
with a recommendation on or before March 21, 2000
SBCAW
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 21, 2000