Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 5/21/2002

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2002, NUMBER 15
Tuesday, May 21, 2002

ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES

VOTING KEY: B = Beautz, P = Pirie, W = Wormhoudt, Ca = Campos, A = Almquist; first initial indicates maker of motion, second initial indicates the "second"; upper case letter = "yes" vote; lower case letter = "no" vote; () = abstain; // = absent

1.		Supervisor Pirie "absent" Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
2.		Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda
3.		Additions and Deletions to the Consent Agenda; See Item Nos. 76 and 76.1
4.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - four people addressed the Board
5.		Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller

7.   APPROVED minutes of May 7, 2002, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of May 2, 2002 through May 15, 2002 and approved upon adoption of the 2001/02 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.   APPROVED the reading by Title of all ordinances considered for adoption that may appear on this agenda and further waived a detailed reading of said ordinances, as recommended by County Counsel

10.   ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO 4666 Amending Section 10.04.100 of the Santa Cruz County Code to Allow Off-Leash Dogs in Special Areas of Parks as Designated and Posted by the Park Director, and Amending Section 10.04.120 to Allow for Service Animals for Persons with Disabilities (in addition to Seeing-Eye Dogs) in County Parks

11.   ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO 4667 Amending Chapter 9 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Commercial Vehicle Parking

12.   APPROVED amendments to agreement with Ryerson, Master and Associates in the amount of $106,250 for Low Pollution Agricultural Engine project; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 157-2002 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $106,250; and authorized the Agricultural Commissioner to sign the amended agreement, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner

13.   AUTHORIZED the Auditor-Controller to proceed with necessary actions to secure the 2002/03 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes not-to-exceed $35 million; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 158-2002 authorizing the sale of 2002-03 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes; and a report back during budget hearings, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

14.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Departmental expenditures, revenues, and staffing by division, with an additional direction that staff provide a report identifying each function identified by the different departments dividing them into two lists, ranking each by the aggregate amount of the net County costs and by the percentage of the whole cost

15.   REQUESTED the Chairperson of the Board sign letters to each of the Sanctuary Inter-Agency Task Forces requesting the $1,000 annual contribution for 2002-03 from member jurisdictions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

16.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the definition of the phrase "single housekeeping unit" in the Santa Cruz County Code, as recommended by County Counsel

17.   APPROVED specifications for the 1040 Emeline Window Replacement project; directed the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening on June 4, 2002 at 10:45 a.m., as recommended by the Director of General Services

18.   APPROVED plans and specifications for the Flooring Replacement at Redwoods Program Building project; directed the General Services Department to advertise for bids; set the bid opening for 10:45 a.m. on June 4, 2002; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 159-2002 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $35,860; and approved transfer of funds, as recommended by the General Services Director

19.   APPROVED transfer of funds and amended contract with OnePlanetWeb, Incorporated for the purposes of phase two of implementation of the County's on-line application process and authorized the Personnel Director to sign the amended contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Personnel Director

20.   DEFERRED Probation Department report on subcontractor agreements for the Juntos Para El Futuro program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation until June 25, 2002, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

21.   AUTHORIZED the Personnel Director to extend limited term staff positions in the Probation Department, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

22.   APPROVED contract with William L. Doolittle and Associates, Incorporated in the amount of $66,500 for support with the implementation of the replacement countywide California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) Message Switch; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 160-2002 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue; and approved related action; with an additional direction the contract makes clear that part of this job is making sure that whatever he's designing or helping to design is compatible with all the other investments we are making in the RAN system

23.   APPROVED contract with National Medical Services, Incorporated in the amount of $43,450 for toxicology testing and analysis for Patrol and Investigation cases; and authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

24.   APPROVED independent contractor agreements with Drs. Wickum and Bartlett for dental examinations for the purpose of determining the identity of the deceased and authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to sign the agreements, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

25.   AUTHORIZED the Sheriff-Coroner to sign the hold harmless agreement with the Scotts Valley Longs Drug Store for Special Weapons and Tactics Team training, to be held on May 29 and 30, 2002, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

26.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 161-2002 approving the submission of an application to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District for the Motor Vehicle Emission Reduction Grant Program to purchase a cleaner-burning Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) van to transport prisoners, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

27.   ACCEPTED Treasurer's monthly cash report and transaction report for the period ending April 30, 2002 and approved related action, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

28.   APPROVED appointment of Scott Millar as the alternate to Supervisor Almquist on the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist

29.   ADOPTED RESOULTION NO. 162-2002 in support of maintaining beach fire rings at State Park beaches and approved related actions; with an additional direction to include a cover letter requesting the State to consider a rule not allowing the burning of pallets on State Beaches because of nails

30.   DIRECTED the Clerk of the Board to post a notification of four vacancies on the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board, with nominations to be considered by the Board on June 18, 2002, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

30.1.   DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to request that the City of Santa Cruz provide in writing, the time line for approval of any project affecting traffic capacity on Soquel Avenue, and approved related action, with a report to the Board on June 4, 2002, as recommended by Supervisor Beautz

31.   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

32.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Emergency Medical Services Planning, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

33.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 163-2002 supporting Senate Bill 1785 and directed the Chairperson of the Board to convey that support to local Assembly Members, State Senators, and the Chairperson of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

34.   APPROVED agreements with Santa Cruz AIDS Project in the amount of $36,186 in State Funds for HIV Prevention Project for Injection Drug Users, increasing the contract by $9,194 for Hepatitis C services, and authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator or designee to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

35.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 164-2002 setting a public hearing on June 4, 2002, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider the proposed benefit assessments/service charges and the proposed 2002/03 Assessment/Services Charge Reports for County Service Area No. 12, Wastewater Management and directed the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

36.   SEE ITEM NO. 86a REGULAR AGENDA

37.   APPROVED agreement for the period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2005 with the Parents Center for the Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment Program in the amount of $117,001 for fiscal year 2002/03, $96,354 for fiscal year 2003/04, and $75,000 for fiscal year 2004/05; approved the agreement with Community Bridges/La Manzana Community Resources in the amount of $12,373; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 165-2002 accepting and appropriating $9280 in unanticipated revenue; and authorized the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the agreements, contingent upon Board approval of the Human Resources Agency fiscal year 2002/03 budget, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

38.   SEE ITEM NO. 86.1 REGULAR AGENDA

39.   APPROVED and authorized the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the contract amendment with the Emeline Child Care Center in the amount of $3,000; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 166-2002 accepting and appropriating unanticipated Medi-Cal Administrative Activities revenue in the amount of $3,000; and directed the Human Resources Agency Administrator to report back to the Board with a report and recommendations during supplemental budget hearings in June 2002, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

40.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 167-2002 authorizing the Multi-purpose Senior Services Program for July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 and authorized the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the contract with the California Department of Aging in the amount of $777,451 for fiscal year 2002/03 on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

41.   DEFERRED report on Workforce Investment Board's Youth Program to June 4, 2002, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

42.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 168-2002 appointing Don Allegri as the interim Public Guardian of Santa Cruz County, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

43.   DEFERRED report on the recommendations of projects for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Application until June 18, 2002, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

44.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider Application No. 99-0677, the proposal to rezone Assessor's Parcel Numbers 107-052-03 and 04 from the Residential Agriculture ("RA") zone district to Timber Production ("TP") zone district. Requires a Rezoning. The property is located on the southeast side of Browns Valley Road approximately one quarter mile south of the intersection of Redwood and Browns Valley Roads. Situs: 846 and 858 Browns Valley Road, Corralitos; Applicant: Gary Paul; Owners: Herbert and Valerie Decker, as recommended by the Planning Director

45.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Code Compliance Investigations on property owned by John and Jeffery De La Pena (Assessor's Parcel Nos. 108-181-21 and 108-181-22), as recommended by the Planning Director

46.   SEE ITEM NO. 86.2 REGULAR AGENDA

47.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on June 11, 2002, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider changes to the Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 18.10 regarding applications for residential development at less than the lowest end of the General Plan density range, as recommended by the Planning Director

48.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on June 11, 2002, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider adoption of General Plan/Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan Amendments and County Code/Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan Amendments relating to the Watsonville High School Memorandum of Understanding, as recommended by the Planning Director

49.   AUTHORIZED the Auditor-Controller to pay Santa Cruz Archaeology $1,839 for work performed under contract during fiscal year 1999/2000 and 2000/2001, as recommended by the Planning Director

50.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 169-2002 endorsing the Growth Management strategy for the Pajaro Valley, as recommended by the Planning Director

51.   ACCEPTED AND FILED Progress Report on ordinance amending Chapter 7.69 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to the Installation of Water Conservation Devices and directed Planning staff to bring amended Chapter 7.69, Installation of Water Conservation Devices for a first reading on or before September 7, 2002; and directed Planning staff to work with City staff on bringing back amendments to Chapter 7.74 of the County Code, Prohibitions of Certain Uses of Water and Requirements for Installation of Water Conservation Devices in Areas of the County Served by the City of Santa Cruz Water Supply System on or before September 17, 2002, as recommended by the Planning Director

52.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 170-2002 accepting a grant in the amount of $86,933 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the California Coastal Impact Assistance Plan; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 171-2002 approving the Planning Department's participation in the State's Coastal Non-point Source Grant; and approved related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

53.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on June 11, 2002, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider extension of duration of the interim wireless communications facilities ordinance, as recommended by the Planning Director

54.   APPROVED gross pay adjustment in the amount of $341.60 for a Department of Public Works employee, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

55.   APPROVED road closures and event for the Felton Community Hall All-Out August scheduled for August 3, 2002 and directed the Public Works Department to issue road closure permit, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

56.   APPROVED amendment to agreement for environmental consulting and monitoring services with EcoSystems West by increasing the contract by $25,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $75,000 for Public Works' projects, and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

57.   APPROVED plans, specifications (on file with the Clerk) and engineer's estimate for the Two Bar Road Storm Damage Repair, Federal Emergency Management Agency Event No. 1203; set bid opening on June 18, 2002 at 10:45 a.m.; and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

58.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. scheduling a public hearing on June 4, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter on the proposed Benefit Assessment/Service Charge rates for various County Service Areas on the proposed Benefit/Service Charge reports; and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

59.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. for right-of-way acquisition for the Brommer Street Improvement project (7th Avenue to 17th Avenue); make findings that the improvements are of benefit to the project area; and approved payment of claim, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

60.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. in support of the County's submission of an application in the amount of $299,999 to the California Integrated Waste Management Board for a Household Hazardous Waste Grant in the fiscal year 2002/03 grant cycle as the lead agency in a regional program including the cities of Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville to establish a pollution prevention education program and support household electronic product recycling; and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

61.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Lompico Road at Mill Creek Culvert Replacement project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

62.   APPROVED plans, specification, and engineer's estimate (on file with the Clerk) for the Soquel Drive Improvement project; set bid opening on June 11, 2002 at 10:45 a.m.; and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

63.   SEE ITEM NO. 88.1 REGULAR AGENDA

64.   ACCEPTED the improvement and approved the final cost in the amount of $1,604,309.48 for the 30th, 32nd and 33rd Avenue Storm Drain, Sanitary Sewer and Sidewalk Improvements project and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

65.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. approving submittal of Phase II, San Lorenzo River Road-Related Erosion Assessment and Prevention project, and Engineering for Improved Fish Passage grants, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

66.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. approving the application for $100,000 in funds from the Assembly Bill 2766 Motor Vehicle Emissions Reduction Program for the Electric Bike Commuter Incentive Program, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

67.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. approving the filing of the grant application for funds from the Bicycle Transportation Program, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

68.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. approving the application for funds from the Safe Route to School Grant Program, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

69.   ACCEPTED AND FILED Proposed 2002/03 Capital Improvement program document and schedule a study session on the Proposed 2002/03 Capital Improvement Program for June 4, 2002, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer and the Director of Public Works

70.   ACCEPTED low bid of Granite Construction Company for the Brommer Street Improvements, Seventh Avenue to Seventeenth Avenue in the amount of $2,392,898; make findings that the improvements are of benefit to the project area; adopted RESOLUTION NO. accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $64,760.85 from the City of Santa Cruz Water Department; 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

71.   APPROVED extension of the lease of the Santa Cruz Watsonville Veterans Memorial Building to the City of Watsonville for July 1, 2002 to June 20, 2007; place the agreement on the continuing agreements list; and authorized the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services to sign the amendment to the lease on behalf of the County of Santa Cruz, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

72.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on potential partnerships for employee housing and approved related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

73.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on at-risk affordable housing projects, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

74.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, accept the proposed 2002/03 Agency budget and approved related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Executive Director (materials available on Monday, May 20, 2002)

75.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approved $45,750 for the acquisition of property and $1,411,239 for the construction of the Phase I Brommer Street Improvement Project (7th to 17th Avenues) and approved related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

76.   SCHEDULE A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARDS AGENDA, OR AT ANY OTHER TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

Case Name/No.:In re Title Two Investment Corporation, United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District, Case No. 00 51436 MM (Chapter 11)

Case Name/No.:County of Santa Cruz v. E.A. Hathaway and Company, et al, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 138598

Case Name/No.:Vance Driscoll v. County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 142383

PERSONNEL SESSION: County Counsel

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL- will be given at the conclusion of the closed session on any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session

76.1.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. in support of Assembly Bill 2993, relating to the prevention of catastrophic wildfires by encouraging the use of incentives for critical fuel reduction projects, and approved related actions, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist

REGULAR AGENDA

77.   APPROVED the County Administrative Officer's budget for the County of Santa Cruz for fiscal year 2002/03 as the basis for deliberations during budget hearings; set Monday, June 17, 2002 as the date to begin public hearings on the proposed budget; and approved related actions
AW/P/CB

78.   CONSIDERED Office of Emergency Services presentation on the Emergency Management Plan and related activities; accepted and filed report

AC/P/WB

79.   CONTINUED TO AUGUST 20, 2002 public hearing to considered amendments to the County Grading Ordinance regarding design standards for roads and driveways; with a request the following information be provided in graph form: (1) existing standards, (2) staff recommendations for changes to existing standards where changes are recommended, (3) a list of community objections to recommended changes or community proposals that are different than staff recommendations and (4) an assessment of Supervisor Pirie's recommendations and how they are the same or different from staff recommendations
WA/P/CB

80.   RECEIVED bids regarding Seascape Boulevard and Pinehurst Drive Improvement Project and referred to the Public Works Department to return on or before June 4, 2002 with a recommendation on awarding of bid
WA/P/CB

81.   RECEIVED bids regarding 2001/2002 Pavement Management Slurry Seal Project and referred to the Public Works Department to return on or before June 4, 2002 with a recommendation on awarding of bid
WA/P/CB

82.   RECEIVED bids regarding Salsipuedes Creek Levee Repair Project and referred to the Public Works Department to return on or before June 4, 2002 with a recommendation on awarding of bid
WA/P/(C)B

83.   RECEIVED bids regarding Highlands Park Skateboard Project and referred to the General Services Department to return on or before June 11, 2002 with a recommendation on awarding of bid
AW/P/(C)B

84.   RECEIVED bids regarding Hutchinson Road Slip-out Repair Project, Hutchinson Road, County Services Area No. 13 (District 5) and referred to the Public Works Department to rreturn on or before June 4, 2002 with a recommendation on awardinf of bid
WA/P/CB

85.   RECEIVED bids regarding Buena Vista Landfill Entrance Facility Improvements, Phase I and referrred to the Public Works Department to return on or before June 4, 2002 with a recommendation on awarding of bid
WA/P/CB

86.   CONSIDERED status report on the Living Wage Program; with an additional direction to index the Living Wage as of July 1, 2002 with implementation on August 1, 2002 at 4.6 percent for the current year only and return on August 6, 2002 with an amended ordinance incorporating a set month, as the basis for indexing, and a provision designating a member of the County Board of Supervisors to meet once a year with a member of each of the other Living Wage jurisdictions to establish the Living Wage Index based on the Consumer Price Index
WB/P/CA

86.1.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the performance of the Community Programs that were monitored in fiscal year 2001/02; with additional directions that the County Administrative Officer return at budget hearings for Community Programs with the following recommendations:

(1) review past minutes regarding Board's directions for the evaluation of cultural competency efforts;

(2) provide a spread sheet that shows what each grantee receives in the way of other county contracts beyond this;

(3) a possible covenant from Community Rural legal Assistance so they won't sue the County in exchange for getting this grant;

(4) a condition to each of the grants that grantees coordinate, if they are a county-wide program, with the Family Resource Network as a whole in some way, but if they are a local service program, they have to have some kind of indication of how they are going to coordinate their services and make them available on an information referral basis or some other way through the local, closer, large family resource center;

(5) a condition to the community program grants that would require grantees that have their own web page add a link to the HelpSCC web page and make sure they are doing the other things that HelpSCC needs to keep it's database up to date;

(6) cost benefits to be achieved from requiring the different child care centers that we fund to be either all coordinated under Community Bridges or all coordinated under Cope or one of the other grantees we fund; and

(7) adding language to contracts that would move all these body of grantees towards working with Human Resources Agency on tools necessary to get better out come measures from the grantees related to their programs
AC/P/WB

86.2.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on second unit amnesty program; directed the Planning Department to return on September 17, 2002, with a report on illegal second units and recommendations regarding a program to legalize second units; with an additional direction that staff figure out ways to make the compliance program cost effective and create financial incentives for increased compliance
AW/P/CB

86.3.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Living Wage Implementation; directed staff to continue meeting with the Living Wage Coalition and the Human Care Alliance to discuss living wage strategies for non-profit agencies; and report back on January 28, 2003, as recommended by the Director of the Human Resources Agency
WA/P/CB

87.   Public hearing held to considered the proposal to divide a 280 acre parcel (APN 062-191-02) into two parcels of 240 acres (Parcel A) and 40 acres (Parcel B) respectively, to construct an agricultural well on Parcel B and to construct a single family dwelling on Parcel A, where a single family dwelling exists. Requires a Coastal Development Permit, a Minor land Division, a Residential Development Permit for a two unit dwelling group, a Well Permit from Environmental Health Services, and a Preliminary Grading Approval to grade approximately 350 cubic yards. The property is located on the north side of Smith Grade about 1.5 miles southeast from the intersection with Empire Grade. Situs: 1510 Smith Grade Road, Bonny Doon. Application No. 98-0750. Applicant: Richard Beale Land Use Planning. Owner Donald and Sharon Meyers;

closed public hearing; approved Application No. 98-0750, based on the Findings and subject to the Conditions of Approval; and Certified the mitigated Negative Declaration in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
WC/P/AB

88.   CONSIDERED status report on the provision of animal control and care services;

(1) accepted and filed status report on animal control services;

(2) agreed "in concept" to form a Joint Powers Authority to provide animal control services and animal shelter services if necessary;

(3) directed the County Administrative Officer to work with the remaining public partners to gain their participation in a joint endeavor;

(4) directed the County Administrative Officer to request that the SPCA provide an extension of the terms of the current budget and agreement for shelter services for a period up to 90 additional days, on current terms;

(5) accepted testimony from the SPCA and members of the public;

(6) and directed the County Administrative Officer to return on or before June 11, 2002 with a further update on the status of animal control services;

(7) with additional directions that the County Administrative Officer provide written information as follows: (a) a comparison of current staffing and proposed staffing; (b) a characterization of the cost differential between a 5 and 15 day animal holding period; (c) implement spay, neutering and other medical services at cost; (d) how much is saved every day the Shelter is closed; (e) how much savings would be generated by using am appointment system for adoptions and a reasonable time period and procedure for the adoption of animals; (f) the use of a public entity for bookkeeping; (g) amount spent on medical care outside of the contract; and directed that current proposals be presented to the Board and the SPCA concurrently
AW/P/cB

88.1.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 183-2002 amending resolution establishing the Live Oak Parking zone for 2002 and directed Public Works to withdraw Zoning application No. 01-0202 expanding the Live Oak Parking zone to include 35th Avenue and St. Deyns Street, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
WC/P/AB

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