PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2000, NUMBER 25
SEPTEMBER 26, 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 - Eleven people addressed the
Board
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
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6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of September 12, 2000, as recommended
by the Clerk of the Board
8. ITEM DELETED
9. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4599 amending subdivision (b) of
Section 17.10.034 of the Santa Cruz County Code to
Update the In-lieu Fee Schedule and certified the
Notice of Exemption from the California Environmental
Quality Act
10. REJECTED the claim of Margaret Dampier, NO. 001-020,
and referred to County Counsel
11. SEE ITEM NO. 57.3, REGULAR AGENDA
12. DEFERRED Family Support Transition Report to October
3, 2000, as recommended by the County Administrative
Officer
13. APPROVED response to the recommendations in the
1999/2000 Grand Jury Final Report and requested the
Chair to forward the response to the Presiding Judge
of the Superior Court, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
14. DEFERRED final approval of contract with Native Animal
Rescue and directed the County Administrative Officer
to return with a recommended contract upon receiving
the signed agreement from Native Animal Rescue; with
additional direction to report back on November 7,
2000 on the progress of contract with Native Animal
Rescue and the date of completion
15. DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to report
back on December 12, 2000 with information on
equipment funding sources for Community Television of
Santa Cruz County, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
16. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 328-2000 authorizing the
District Attorney to reapply to the State Department
of Insurance for $132,475.27 in fiscal year 2000/2001
Worker's Compensation Insurance Fraud funds; included
the requirement for the recovery of indirect costs
from the Department of Insurance for the Worker's
Compensation Insurance Fraud Program in fiscal year
2000/2001, pursuant to County Procedure 900A.3; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the
District Attorney
17. DEFERRED the award of contract for the North Coast
Beaches Project, Phase I, Scott Creek Beach until
October 24, 2000, as recommended by the Director of
General Services
18. APPROVED the award of contract to Paulos
Theodoropoulos Painting Company in the amount of
$21,500 for the Watsonville Veterans Building Painting
project; authorized the Director of General Services
to approve change orders up to the amount of $2,150 in
addition to the contract amount as required; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the
Director of General Services
19. APPROVED deferral of report on Planner I-IV, Code
Compliance I-IV and Environmental Health Compensation
issues to October 17, 2000, as recommended by the
Personnel Director
20. AUTHORIZED the Personnel Director to accept the life
and vision insurance renewal with ReliaStar and Vision
Service Plan (VSP) at the current rate through
September, 2001; and authorized the Personnel Director
to sign a contract with Private Medical Care,
Incorporated (PMI) to increase the current premium
from $41.54 to $42.79 per month, as recommended by the
Personnel Director
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21. APPROVED the appointment of Lee Ann Shenkman as the
Personnel Department representative to the Deferred
Compensation Advisory Commission, as recommended by
the Personnel Director
22. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 329-2000 amending Salary
Resolution NO. 279-75 authorizing the new
classification of Interpreter Coordinator/Courts and
deleting the classification of Court Interpreter
Coordinator/Clerk, as recommended by the Personnel
Director
23. APPROVED annual certification of financial
responsibility for underground storage tanks
containing petroleum and authorized the County
Administrative Officer to sign the certification, as
recommended by the Personnel Director
24. DEFERRED the report on the Risk Management charges and
accounting to departments until November 7, 2000 as
recommended by the Personnel Director
25. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Neighborhood
Accountability Boards, as recommended by the Chief
Probation Officer
26. APPROVED agreement in the amount of $220,132 between
the Probation Department and FENIX Services for OASIS
Program for Fiscal Year 2000-01, as recommended by the
Chief Probation Officer
27. APPROVED independent contractor agreement for Spanish
language instruction services with Alejandra Gomez for
fiscal year 2000/01 for an amount not-to-exceed
$26,000, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
28. APPROVED purchase of a Light Staining Microscope for
the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program in an amount
not-to-exceed $3,200 and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
29. 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
30. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on possible options for
septic system rehabilitation program; with additional
direction that the report back include a possible
program that gives a 15 or 20 percent rebate when 80-
85 percent of the loan is paid back on time
31. APPROVED application for California Healthcare for
Indigents Program (CHIP) funding for fiscal year
2000/01 and authorized the Health Services Agency
Administrator to sign; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 330-2000
revising projected revenues and expenditures within
the MediCruz program budget, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
32. AUTHORIZED the use of the County seal on patient
identification cards issued by the California
Children's Services (CCS) program, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
33. APPROVED transfer of $5,425 of appropriations from
Services and Supplies - Fixed Assets; and approved the
use of State funds to purchase five "passive alcohol
sensor" devices in the approximate amounts of $3,460
each, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
34. APPROVED submission of the Department of Mental Health
AB 2034 Grant Application to provide services to
seriously ill homeless persons, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
35. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on MediCare pharmacy
benefits; directed the Health Services Agency to
develop efforts to educate local seniors on the State
option for buying prescription drugs at MediCal
prices, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
36. APPROVED the Fast Track to Work contract with Cabrillo
College for $58,753 and authorized the Human Resources
Agency Administrator to sign the contract, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
37. APPROVED the agreement with the California State
Association of Counties to provide continued Welfare
Client Data System management for fiscal year 2000/01,
in the amount of $22,857 and authorized the Human
Resources Agency Administrator to sign the agreement
on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
38. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the progress of the In-
Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee and
directed the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
return to the Board on the first scheduled meeting of
January 2001 with a status report on the activities of
the IHSS Advisory Committee, as recommended by the
Human Resources Agency Administrator
39. APPROVED the revenue agreement between the Housing
Authority of Santa Cruz and the Human Resources Agency
in the amount of $19,641 for the Families in
Transition program, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
40. SEE ITEM NO. 57.2, REGULAR AGENDA
41. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 331-2000 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated funds in the amount of
$60,414 for the implementation of a Food Stamp
Employment and Training Program; approved and
authorized the Human Resource Agency Administrator to
sign the agreement with the Homeless Community
Resource Center, as recommended by the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
42. DEFERRED report on the Seniors Council until October
24, 2000, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
43. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Public Outreach
program relating to the revised rural road standards
and directed Planning to provide an additional report
on December 5, 2000, as recommended by the Planning
Director
44. DEFERRED various reports on the departmental
operations of the Planning Department until October
17, 2000, as recommended by the Planning Director
45. ACCEPTED the low bid of American Asphalt Repair and
Resurfacing Company, Incorporated in the amount of
$787,880 for the 2000/2001 County Wide Pavement Digout
Project; authorized the award of the contract; and
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
46. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Construction and
Demolition Waste Recovery Program at the Buena Vista
Landfill; directed Public Works to return on or before
January 23, 2001 with a status report and
recommendations on construction and demolition
material operations; and directed Public Works and
Planning to begin development of a draft construction
and demolition waste recovery ordinance; with
additional direction to return on January 23, 2001
with draft construction and demolition waste recovery
ordinance
47. APPROVED Contract Change Order No. 1 with Granite
Construction Company in the amount of $49,400 for the
2000/2001 County-Wide Overlay Project, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
48. AUTHORIZED the Director of General Services to sign
the Temporary Construction Easement Agreement for the
County Government Center, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
49. ACCEPTED AND FILED the report on the status of
implementation of SB 332 Bottle Bill expansion and
directed Public Works to return on the first Board
meeting in April 2001 with a further report, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
50. ACCEPTED the improvement and approved the final cost
for the Old Summit Road Pavement Repair Project, in
the amount of $29,202.60; authorized the Clerk of the
Board to file the Notice of Completion; and approved
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
51. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 332-2000 accepting the Hook
Parking Lot property (APN 032-181-04) from the
Redevelopment Agency of the County of Santa Cruz, as
recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
52. SEE ITEM NO. 57.1, REGULAR AGENDA
53. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 333-2000
to transfer title of the Hook Parking Lot to the
County of Santa Cruz and authorized the Agency
Administrator to take related actions, as recommended
by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
54. 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: Charter Communications v. County of
Santa Cruz, et al., USDC (Case No. C-99-1874 EAL); Van
Loucks v. Greater Santa Cruz Cable TV Associations,
Incorporated et al., (Santa Cruz Superior Court Case
No. 102984); M&G Construction v. Freedom Sanitation
District, et al., (Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No.
CV 300136); County v. E.A. Hathaway, et al., (Santa
Cruz Superior Court Case No. CV 138598)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiator: Personnel Director
Employee organization: SEIU
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - The Board of Supervisors
authorized settlement of M&G Construction v. Freedom
Sanitation and County of Santa Cruz (San Francisco
Superior Court Case 300136) to the County defendants
for a cash payment of $185,000; authorized the
Department of Public Works to release the contract
retention of $9,730 to M&G Construction or their legal
representative; authorized the Department of Public
Works to pay $1,545 to Haro, Kasunich and
Associates,Incorporated; authorized the Department of
Public Works to pay $8,557.38 to Exponent/Failure
Analysis Associates; authorized the Department of
Public Works to release $40,000 remaining in the
contract with Paul Bruno of Thelen Reid and Priest;
authorized an additional and final payment to Paul
Bruno of Thelen Reid and Priest in the amount of
$45,000; and the Board of Supervisors took action to
initiate litigation, the particulars of the action
will be disclosed to any person upon inquiry once the
action has been formally commenced, unless it would
jeopardize service of process or the County's ability
to conclude existing settlement negotiations to it's
advantage (BSCAW)
54.1 ACCEPTED nomination of Tim Powers for appointment to
the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large
appointee representing labor organizations, with final
appointment to be made October 3, 2000, as recommended
by Supervisor Beautz
54.2 SEE ITEM NO. 57.4, REGULAR AGENDA
54.3 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 334-2000 opposing the Calaveras
County clear cut timber harvest plan proposed by
Sierra Pacific Industries and directed the Chair to
convey this opposition to Governor Davis, as outlined,
as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
REGULAR AGENDA
55. 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 5,
to convene and carry out its regularly scheduled
meeting
56. Public hearing held to establish the 2001 Growth Goal;
referred matter to the Planning Commission for
consideration and recommendation; and continued public
hearing on this matter to December 5, 2000 and
directed staff to return with the recommendation of
the Planning Commission and a resolution for final
action
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57. CONSIDERED adoption of ordinance adopting specific
parking restrictions for areas adjacent to the Bonny
Doon Ecological Reserve; and adoption of resolution
amending Resolution No. 606-93 establishing parking
penalties;
(1) directed the Public Works Department to meet with
Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve neighbors and a
representative of the Department of Fish and Game to
identify locations for the placement of the minimal
number legally possible of No Parking signs in the
vicinity of the Reserve;
(2) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance; adopted ordinance "in concept" and the
resolution establishing a penalty of $100 for
violations of the parking restriction to return on
October 3, 2000 for final adoption;
(3) directed the Public Works Department to place No
Parking Anytime signs, including the amount of the
penalty for violations, along Martin Road adjacent to
the Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve from Ice Cream Grade
to the boundary of the Reserve at the locations
identified by the Department in cooperation with the
neighbors;
(4) and requested the Sheriff's Office to enforce the no
nighttime parking restrictions at the Bonny Doon
Ecological Reserve Parking lot
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57.1 DEFERRED the recommendation from the Parks Commission
regarding the utilization of Proposition 12 Funds
until December 12, 2000, as recommended by the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
SBCAW
57.2 ACCEPTED AND FILED the Santa Cruz County Homeless 2000
Census and Needs Assessment; directed the Human
Resources Agency Administrator to work with the City
of Santa Cruz and other jurisdictions toward expanding
the scope and membership of the Continuum of Care and
developing a long-term strategic plan to address
homelessness in Santa Cruz County; and directed the
Human Resources Agency Administrator to report back to
the Board on or before March 27, 2001, on the status
of this effort; with an additional direction to add to
the end of the sentence of the second recommendation
"and a proposal for a short term project or projects
to meet the most critical needs identified in the
survey"; and further directed the Cities of Scotts
Valley, Watsonville and Capitola shall be included in
developing the plan
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57.3 ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on the feasibility of
adding zones of benefit to the mosquito district and
directed the Agricultural Commissioner to report back
on October 24, 2000 with the completed study, as
recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner
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57.4 CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 3, 2000 consideration to direct
the County Administrative Officer to establish a
Department Advisory Group to implement an Integrated
Pest Management Policy for County property and
agencies, as outlined
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58. RECEIVED bids regarding Watsonville Court Waterline
and Walkway #00C1-002; referred to General Services
Department to return with a recommendation on or
before October 17, 2000 on awarding of bid
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59. RECEIVED bids regarding Greyhound Rock Restoration
#99C1-021; referred to Parks, Open Space and Cultural
Services and General Services to return with a
recommendation on or before October 17, 2000 on
awarding of bid
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60. CONTINUED public hearing to another date and place, to
be announced in advance, to consider proposed
ordinance repealing Chapter 7.72 of the County Code
and reenacting it as new Chapter 7.77 and adding
Chapter 7.72, the proposed County Metering Ordinance
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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 October 17, 2000