Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 1/14/2003

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2003, NUMBER 2
Tuesday, January 14, 2003

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.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - No one addressed the Board
2.		Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda
3.		Additions and Deletions to the Consent Agenda; See Item No. 42.1
4.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - One person addressed the Board
5.		Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda; See Item No. 47

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller

7.   DELETED ITEM

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of January 2, 2003 through January 8, 2003 and approved upon adoption of the 2002/2003 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.   REJECTED the claim of Robert Grosvenor Blodgett, No. 203-053, and referred to County Counsel

11.   REJECTED the claim of Stuart Berg and Jeff Finsand, No. 203-054, and referred to County Counsel

12.   REJECTED the claim of Walid H. Abed, No. 203-057, and referred to County Counsel

13.   REJECTED the claim of Mark Hedges, No. 203-058, and referred to County Counsel

14.   REJECTED the claim of Paul Ramos, No. 203-059, and referred to County Counsel

15.   REJECTED the claim of Rio Highlands Owners Association, No. 203-060, and referred to County Counsel

16.   REJECTED the claim of CSAA Insurance, No. 203-061, and referred to County Counsel

17.   REJECTED the claim of James Fulkerson, No. 203-064, and referred to County Counsel

18.   ADOPTED ORIDNANCE NO. 4700 Amending the Live Oak/Soquel Redevelopment Plan to Conform to SB 211 Redevelopment Law Changes (Health and Safety Code Section 33333.6)

19.   ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4701 Amending Sections of the Santa Cruz County Code Amending Subdivision D of Section 1.12.070 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Hearing Officers

20.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 7-2003 accepting and appropriating $16,334.42 in funds associated with the State-County Property Tax Administration Program, for ongoing projects in the Assessor's office, as recommended by the County Assessor

21.   ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on the Consolidation of the Offices of Auditor-Controller, Treasurer-Tax Collector and Clerk Recorder and directed the County Administrative Officer, Auditor-Controller, Treasurer-Tax Collector, Clerk Recorder and Assessor to return on February 25, 2003 with recommendations for Board approval, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

22.   DEFERRED Auditor-Controller's update of the compliance review of the contract between the Public Entities (County of Santa Cruz, Cities of Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz and Capitola, UCSC and the SPCA) to January 28, 2003, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

23.   APPROVED plans and specifications for the Hestwood Neighborhood Park project; directed the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 10:45 a.m. on February 11, 2003, as recommended by the Director of General Services

24.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Advanced Collision Centers for auto body repair and painting service at a cost not-to-exceed $22,500 and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

25.   SEE ITEM NO. 47.1 REGULAR AGENDA

26.   APPROVED appointment of Evelyn Hengeveld-Bidmon to the Child Care Planning Council, as a representative of a public agency, for a term to expire April 1, 2005, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist

27.   APPROVED appointment of Sandra Nichols to the Children and Youth Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2005, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

28.   ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Commission, and approved related action, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

29.   ACCEPTED nomination of Sue LaForge for appointment to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of Title V of the Older Americans Grant Programs, for a term to expire June 30, 2006, with final appointment to be made January 28, 2003, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

30.   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 Director

31.   SEE ITEM NO. 47.3 REGULAR AGENDA

32.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Planning Department fee study with a further report on February 25, 2003, as recommended by the Planning Director

33.   SEE ITEM NO. 47.2 REGULAR AGENDA

34.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with URS Corporation for construction management services for the seismic retrofit and bridge replacement program by increasing the contract by $238,545.37 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $938,573.45 and by extending the term of the contract to June 30, 2003; and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the amendment to agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

35.   OBJECTED to the sale by Santa Cruz County Tax Collector of tax-defaulted properties; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 8-2003 approving and accepting purchase of tax-defaulted properties; authorized the Auditor-Controller to charge Real Property Management $5,400 for purchase of properties; and authorized the Chairperson of the Board to sign the agreements to purchase, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

36.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Environmental Control for Janitorial Services at the Buena Vista Landfill and transfer station for a total not-to-exceed cost of $19,000; approved independent contractor agreement with West Coast Rubber for waste tire collection and recycling services at the Buena Vista Landfill and transfer station for a total not-to-exceed cost of $25,000 per fiscal year through June 2005 and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreements on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

37.   APPROVED Program Supplement Agreement to the County-State Agreement for funding the Lake and Fifth Avenues Improvements project; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 9-2003 authorizing execution of the agreement; and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

38.   ACCEPTED AND FILED the Annual Financial Reports of the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

39.   APPROVED amendment to contract with Slatter Construction in the amount of $9,529 to increase contingencies at Jim Keeffe Skate Park and authorized the Parks Director to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

40.   APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $18,508 from the Land Purchase account to the Structure and Improvements account within the La Selva Recreation Park Dedication District and authorized payments to the District for the reimbursement of the project cost totaling $45,302 in fiscal year 2002/2003, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

41.   DELETED ITEM

42.   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.: Arreola, et al. v. Monterey County, et al, Monterey Superior Court No. 105611

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given

42.1.   ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancy on the Assessment Appeals Board, with nominations for appointment to be received on January 28, 2003, and final appointment to be made February 4, 2003, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

REGULAR AGENDA

43.   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 a regularly scheduled meeting

44.   APPROVED appointment of Silke Koltermann to the Board of Directors of the Community Action Board, as an at-large County representative, for a term to expire January 3, 2005
CWB/A/P

45.   CONSIDERED Ordinance adding Chapter 5.50 to the Santa Cruz County Code related to the regulation of disclosures of confidential consumer information by financial institutions;

approved "in concept" Ordinance Enacting Chapter 5.60 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to the Regulation of Disclosures of Confidential Consumer Information by Financial Institutions to return on January 28, 2003 for final adoption
WCB/A/P

46.   CONSIDERED report on Watsonville Court Facility/200 Main Street Project;

directed the County Administrative Officer to report back on January 28, 2003 on the Watsonville Court Facility/200 Main Street Project
WCB/A/P

47.   CONSIDERED preliminary report on the Governor's Proposed 2003-2004 State Budget;

accepted and filed report on the Governor's Proposed 2003-2004 State Budget; with additional directions to County Counsel to include in their memorandum to the Board a recapitulation of the Sonoma decision, what the state of the law is for PERS funds, our legal status of realignment and any other material that seems relevant, and the County Administrative Office begin steps to determine how the County would survey and determine the various classifications that are appropriate for the Golden Handshake and report back to the Board on January 28, 2003 on the financial and legal issues associated with early retirement and where the County is in relationship to these issues
BWC/A/P

47.1.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Women's Commission staffing and approved the report on the hiring and selection notification process, with an additional direction Personnel report back on February 25, 2003 with a written policy for formal notification to applicants to be included in the County Procedures Manual and that the policy include use of e-mail notification to establish department accountability
BWC/A/P

47.2.   DEFERRED consideration of project options for the Buena Vista Landfill Soil Management project and directed Public Works return on or before March 11, 2003 with a report on project options and department recommendations, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
BWC/A/P

47.3.   CONTINUED TO BUDGET HEARINGS 2003/2004 report on the Community Programs Facility Study; with an additional direction to return with information on matching funds for this program for Board review
WCb/A/P

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS