PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2000, NUMBER 17
JUNE 20, 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 - See
Item No. 58.1
3. Additions and Deletions to Consent Agenda
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - four 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
CABSW
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED,as amended, minutes of June 6, 2000, as
recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8. DELETED ITEM
9. SEE ITEM NO. 63.1, REGULAR AGENDA
10. REJECTED claim of Gary Hillerson, No. 900-141 and
referred to County Counsel
11. REJECTED claim of David Ligi, No. 900-146 and referred
to County Counsel
12. APPROVED and authorized utilization of prior year
accrual variance for use in the current State
Correctional Schools budget, as recommended by the
Chief Probation Officer
13. APPROVED plans and specifications for the 1080 Emeline
Basement Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
(HVAC) project; directed the General Services
Department to advertise for bids; and set bid opening
for 10:45 a.m. on August 1, 2000
14. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Valencia
Creek Embankment Repair Project; directed the General
Services Department to advertise for bids; and set bid
opening for 10:45 a.m. on August 15, 2000, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
15. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Greyhound
Rock Park Restoration Project; directed the General
Services Department to advertise for bids; and set bid
opening for 10:45 a.m. on August 15, 2000, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
16. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Pinto Lake
Park Improvements Project; directed the General
Services Department to advertise for bids; set bid
opening for 10:45 a.m. on July 18, 2000; and
authorized the Auditor-Controller and General Services
Department to hold a public bid opening and to return
to the Board on August 1, 2000 with recommendations on
award of the bid, as recommended by the Director of
General Services
17. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Santa Cruz
Veterans Memorial Building Basement Remodel; directed
the General Services Department to advertise for bids;
and set bid opening for 10:45 a.m. on August 1, 2000,
as recommended by the Director of General Services
18. APPROVED application to the Bureau of Justice
Assistance from the Sheriff-Coroner for the State
Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as recommended by
the Sheriff-Coroner
19. ACCEPTED Treasurer's monthly cash report and
transaction report for the period ending May 31, 2000,
as recommended by the County Treasurer
20. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4590 amending Chapter 8.45 to
the Santa Cruz County Code relating to Relocation
Assistance Requirements for Displaced Tenants
21. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Main Jail
Security Upgrade Phase 1B Project; directed the
General Services Department to advertise for bids; and
set bid opening for 10:45 a.m. on August 1, 2000, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
22. APPROVED contract with Great-West Life management of
deferred compensation program and approved related
actions, as recommended by the County Administrative
Officer
23. ACCEPTED nominations of Michael Molesky, S. Rene
Bettencourt and Christopher Jordan as at-large
appointees to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory
Committee, in the categories indicated, for terms to
expire March 21, 2002, with final appointment to be
made June 27, 2000, as recommended by Supervisor
Almquist
24. DELETED ITEM
25. ACCEPTED nominations of Patrice LaFollette and Sherry
Sibley as at-large appointees to the In-Home
Supportive Services Advisory Committee, in the
categories indicated, for terms to expire March 21,
2002, with final appointment to be made June 27, 2000,
as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
26. APPROVED appointment of Victor Everlove, Marian Wood
and Priscilla Loewenstein to the In-Home Supportive
Services Advisory Committee, as representatives of the
Commission on Disabilities, Long Term Care Interagency
Commission and Seniors Commission, respectively, for
terms to expire March 21, 2002, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
27. APPROVED appointment of Vicki Dyas to the Domestic
Violence Commission, as the representative of the
Women's Commission, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
28. DEFERRED consideration of the operation of County
Service Area No. 54 water system (former Mt. Charlie
water system) to August 22, 2000, as recommended by
the County Administrative Officer
29. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the application to the
Bureau of Justice Assistance for a community
prosecution grant and approved related actions, as
recommended by the District Attorney
29.1 ACCEPTED nominations of Sandra Seeger and Rae Ellen
Leonard for appointment to the In-Home Supportive
Services Advisory Committee, in the categories
indicated, for terms to expire March 21, 2002, with
final appointment to be made June 27, 2000, as
recommended by Supervisor Beautz
29.2 ACCEPTED nomination of Anatalia Avila as an at-large
appointee to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory
Committee, in the Category indicated, for a term to
expire March 21, 2002, with final appointment to be
made June 27, 2000, as recommeded by Supervisor Campos
30. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 228-2000 authorizing the County
to enter the CSAC Challenge Awards Program for 2000,
California Children's Services Intranet Website;
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 229-2000 authorizing the County
to enter the CSAC Challenge Awards Program for 2000,
Countering Smoking in the Movies, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
31. APPROVED lease agreement between County and Grace
United Methodist Church for County use of property at
1051 Cayuga Avenue in Santa Cruz, and authorized the
Health Services Agency in consultation with General
Services Department and Information Services
Department to enter into a lease agreement for $30,000
for lease of computer equipment and services for
outpatient treatment services to local mentally
disabled adults program known as Maintaining Ongoing
Stability through Treatment, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
32. APPROVED amendment to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program
and authorized the Health Services Agency
Administrator to sign, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
33. APPROVED master agreement to allow Medical
Administrative Activities claiming of federal funds;
approved contract amounts of various contractors; and
authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator to
enter into agreements and any future agreements
similar in scope, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
34. DIRECTED the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
sign the contract amendment with Sacramento Services
and Development Corporation for the direct mail
issuance of food stamps for the period of June 1, 2000
through June 30, 2001, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
35. APPROVED the revenue agreement between the Housing
Authority of the County of Santa Cruz and the Human
Resources Agency for $19,642 for the Families In
Transition Program, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
36. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Answers Benefiting
Children Long Term Planning; and adopted RESOLUTION
NO. 230-2000 approving the Answers Benefiting Children
Long Term Planning Report and authorized the Human
Resources Agency Administrator to submit the report to
the Office of Child Abuse Prevention, as recommended
by the Human Resources Agency Administrator
37. AUTHORIZED the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
sign an amendment to a contract with Addus HealthCare,
Incorporated to extend the current agreement through
September 30, 2000 at a rate of $13.68 per hour for a
total contract amount not-to-exceed $649,800
contingent upon approval of the Human Resources Agency
budget; authorized the Human Resources Agency
Administrator to procure In-Home Supportive services
through negotiation for the period of October 1, 2000
through June 30, 2001 and approved related actions;
including a report back to the Board on or before
August 22, 2000 regarding recommendations for In-Home
Supportive services contract awards and to set a
public hearing on that same day to formally consider
proposals and to award contracts, as recommended by
the Human Resources Agency Administrator
38. APPROVED the amendment to the contract with the United
Way for $10,000 to complete the Homeless 2000 Needs
Assessment Survey, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
39. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 231-2000 authorizing the County
to enter the CSAC Challenge Awards Program for 2000,
as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
40. APPROVED amendments to contract agreements with local
service providers for homeless assistance services;
approved modifications to the Human Resources Agency's
agreement with the Department of Housing and urban
Development; and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 232-2000
accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in
the amount of $956.00 into the Homeless Assistance
budget, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
41. APPROVED contract amendment with Electronic Data
Systems Corporation to maintain and improve the
Welfare Case Data System in the amount of $186,341
plus costs for consulting services for the PC-Based
database Management System, effective July 1, 2000,
and contingent upon Board approval of the recommended
Fiscal Year 2000/01 Human Resources Agency budget; and
authorized the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
42. SEE ITEM NO. 60.4, REGULAR AGENDA
43. APPROVED a gross pay adjustment in the amount of
$550.40 for a Code Compliance Investigator III, as
recommended by the Planning Director
44. APPROVED independent contractor agreement with O'Neill
Sea Odyssey to conduct the Divert on Land, Learn at
Sea Project for a not-to-exceed amount of $24,684 and
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
contract, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
45. APPROVED application submission for the Assembly Bill
2766 Emissions Reduction Grant Program to the Monterey
Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District in the
amount of $60,000; and directed Public Works to
complete the application process, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
46. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 233-2000 requesting legislative
action to remove Class II defined wastes from the list
of materials subject to Assembly Bill 939 diversion
actions, and directed the Chairperson of the Board to
transmit the resolution to Senator Byron Sher, Senator
Bruce McPherson and Assemblyman Fred Keeley on behalf
of the Board of Supervisors, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
47. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 234-2000 authorizing an
agreement between the State of California and the
County of Santa Cruz for funding construction
engineering and construction for the Larkspur Street
Bridge, Either Way Bridge and Irwin Way Bridge Seismic
Retrofit Project, approved the associated Program
Supplement and authorized the Director of Public Works
to sign the necessary agreements, and take related
action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
48. APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate
and authorized calling for bids for the Sand Dollar
Beach Stairway Rehabilitation Project Phase 2, County
Service Area No. 5; set bid opening for 10:45 a.m. on
August 1, 2000; and take related action, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
49. SEE ITEM NO. 60.1, REGULAR AGENDA
50. SEE ITEM NO. 60.2, REGULAR AGENDA
51. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 235-2000 determining certain
properties are not needed for public purposes and
directed Real Property to negotiate and sign
appropriate leases, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
52. AUTHORIZED the Department of Public Works to proceed
with the advertisement of the Request for Statement of
Qualifications for design services for the Graham Hill
Road Improvement Project and directed Public Works to
return to the Board on or before October 17, 2000, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
53. ACCEPTED low bid of Maggiora Brothers Drilling,
Incorporated in the amount of $38,480 for the Roy
Wilson Maintenance Yard Well Replacement Project and
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
54. ACCEPTED low bid from Santa Cruz Engineering
Contractors Incorporated in the amount of $31,717 for
the Old Summit Road Pavement Repair Project;
authorized award of contract; and authorized the
Director of Public Works to sign contract, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
55. ACCEPTED low bid of Earthworks in the amount of
$23,343.75 for the Braemoor Drive Road Repair Project,
County Service Area No. 47; and authorized the
Director of Public Works to sign the contract on
behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works
56. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, APPROVED discharge from accountability on the
collection of loan balances totaling $24,424.93, as
recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
57. SEE ITEM NO. 60.3, REGULAR AGENDA
58. DELETED ITEM
58.1 ACCEPTED request of the County Counsel to add late
item to the Closed Litigation Session that the Board
of Supervisors determine by two-thirds vote of its
members present at the meeting that a need to take
action to avoid injury or detriment to the public or
employees arose subsequent to the printed agenda being
posted as follows: (ASBCW);
On June 16, 2000 the Law Offices of Wittwer and
Parkin, LLP and Celia Scott, Attorney, noticed the
County Counsel's Office of its intent to seek a
Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause
regarding County's intention to issue "emergency
permit" to Santa Cruz Biotech (Save Our Agricultural
Land and Friends of the North Coast v. County of Santa
Cruz)
REGULAR AGENDA
59. Public hearing held on the proposed 2000/01 Fire
Protection rates for County Service Areas 4 and 48 and
on the proposed service charge reports;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 236-2000
establishing Service Charges for the Fiscal Year
2000/01 for County Service Area 48 - County Fire
Protection and County Service Area 4 - Pajaro Dunes;
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 237-2000 confirming Service
Charge Reports for Fiscal Year 2000/01 for County
Service Area 48 - County Fire Protection and County
Service Area 4 - Pajaro Dunes
BASCW
60. CONSIDERED adoption of ordinance amending Chapter 9 of
the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Stop
Intersections on Aldo Court, at Hilltop Road;
(1) accepted site improvements as complete in accordance
with previously approved plans; adopted RESOLUTION
NO. 238-2000 accepting Aldo Court, Parcel "A" of Tract
1417 and Parcel "A" of MLD 98-0699 into the County-
maintained road system;
(2) waived detailed reading of ordinance; adopted
ordinance "in concept" to return on June 27, 2000 for
final adoption
(1) BCSAW
(2) BASCW
60.1 CONTINUED TO JUNE 27, 2000 consideration to adopt
resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the
amount of $42,400 from the City of Santa Cruz Water
Department for the 30th, 32nd and 33rd Avenue Storm
Drain Sanitary Sewer and Sidewalk Improvements
Project; approve agreement with the City of Santa Cruz
Water Department and authorize the Director of Public
Works to sign the agreement, and direct the Clerk of
the Board to take related actions; make findings that
the improvements are of benefit to the project area;
accept the low bid of Reber Construction Company,
Incorporated in the amount of $1,472,506.42, and
authorize the award of the contract pending Coastal
Commission approval of the project at its July 2000
meeting; and authorize the Director of Public Works to
sign the contract on behalf of the County; with an
additional direction that Mr. Burns will represent the
Board at the Coastal Commission meeting in July
BASCW
60.2 MADE FINDINGS that improvements are of benefit to the
project area; approved independent contractor
agreement with Sanders and Associates Geostructural
Engineering for professional services related to the
proposed East Cliff Drive Beach Access and Coastal
Bluff Protection Project in the not-to-exceed amount
of $89,000, and authorized the Director of Public
Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
BASCW
60.3 AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, CONTINUED TO JUNE 27, 2000 consideration to
approve Agency Funds totaling $1,017,600 for the cost
of the construction contract for the Department of
Public Works 30th, 32nd and 33rd Avenue Storm Drain,
Sanitary Sewer and Sidewalk Improvement Project,
approve resolution accepting $135,000 of unanticipated
revenue and take related actions
BASCW
60.4 CONTINUED TO JUNE 27, 2000 consideration to approve an
agreement with Thomas Reid Associates in the amount of
$56,939 to prepare an Environmental Impact Report for
the RMC Pacific Materials cement plan project in
Davenport and authorize the Planning Director to sign
the agreement and any subsequent amendments necessary
to complete the Environmental Impact Report; with
additional directions to report back with additional
perspectives which would provide an analyis of what
this project would look like from the coastal bluffs,
from various perspectives within the town of Davenport
and from pedestrian perspectives, not just automobile
perspectives
ACBSW
61. RECEIVED BIDS regarding Office Remodel for the Santa
Cruz County Department of Public Works and referred to
Public Works to return with a recommendation on June
27, 2000
BASCW
62. RECEIVED BIDS regarding 1110 Emeline Roof and referred
to the General Services Department to return on or
before August 1, 2000 with a recommendation on
awarding of bid
BCSAW
63. RECEIVED BIDS regarding Irwin Way Storm Damage Repair
and referred to Public Works to return with a
recommendation on or before August 1, 2000
BCSAW
63.1 APPROVED modifications to the County Procedures
Manual, as recommended by the County Administrative
Officer
CABSW
64. 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 7,
to convene and carry out its regularly scheduled
meeting
Approved:
Chair, Board of Superviors
Attest:
Clerk of the Board
Date:
NOTE: This set of Board of Supervisors Minutes is scheduled
to be approved by the Board on August 1, 2000