Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 9/16/2003

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2003, NUMBER 25
Tuesday, September 16, 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.		All Supervisors present
2.		Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
3.		Additions to the Consent Agenda: Item No. 26.1
4.		Action on the Consent Agenda
5.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - One person addressed the Board

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   ACCEPTED claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.   DELETED ITEM

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of September 4, 2003 through September 10, 2003 and approved upon adoption of the 2003/2004 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.   INSTRUCTED the Auditor to issue a replacement warrant in the amount of $3,399.83 to replace an uncashed and stale dated warrant, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

11.   APPROVED payment of $693 to Senior Citizen's Legal Services for March 20, 2002 through June 30, 2003 for various legal services, as recommended by County Counsel
WABC(P) (Chairperson Pirie abstained, husband employed by Senior Citizens Legal Services)

12.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 263-2003 appointing unopposed candidates for the Alba Park, Parkway and Recreation District; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 264-2003 appointing unopposed candidates for the Opal Cliffs Recreation District; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 265-2003 appointing unopposed candidates for the Salsipuedes Sanitary District; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 266-2003 appointing unopposed candidates for the Place de Mer Geologic Hazard Abatement District; and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 267-2003 appointing unopposed candidates for the Lompico County Water District, and note a November 4, 2003 election for the Depot Hill Geological Hazard Abatement District, as recommended by the County Clerk

13.   APPROVED deferral of a bid award for the Refrigeration Unit Replacement at 3650 Graham Hill Road project until on or before October 7, 2003, as recommended by the Director of General Services

14.   APPROVED deferral of a bid award for the Water Street Sidewalk Repair and Courthouse Rear Landing Slab Replacement project until on or before October 7, 2003, as recommended by the Director of General Services

15.   ACCEPTED the Joint Sealants Components of the Building Envelope Repairs project at the Health and Human Services Building project as completed; approved final cost of $64,836.08; and authorized the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of General Services

16.   DIRECTED the Chairperson to send a support letter to the Commission on Judicial Appointment conveying our unanimous support for the nomination of Judge Richard McAdams to the vacancy on the Sixth District Court of Appeals, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

17.   ACCEPTED nomination of Joan McIntyre for appointment to the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, as an at-large representative age 55 or older, for a term to expire April 1, 2006, with final appointment to be made September 23, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

18.   APPROVED appointment of Heather Grace Giordano to the Child Care Planning Council, as a representative of consumers, for a term to expire April 1, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

19.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report regarding Medicare reimbursement to local physicians and authorized the Chairperson to send a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services in response to the Federal Register invitation for comment, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

20.   AUTHORIZED the Planning Director to sign agreement accepting $3,500 in grant money from the State Office of Historic Preservation for costs associated with developing revisions to County Code Chapter 16.42, the Historic Preservation Ordinance, and take the necessary actions to perform the work as described in the grant agreement, as recommended by the Planning Director

21.   APPROVED final map of Tract 1419, Mar Sereno Estates; authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the Subdivision Agreement; and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

22.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Mathews Machinery, Incorporated for testing and overhauling a road maintenance loader in the not-to-exceed amount of $16,023.29, and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

23.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with EMCON/OWT, Incorporated for consultant services for the Buena Vista Landfill Gas Power project for a total not-to-exceed amount of $30,000; authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County; and directed Public Works to return on or before November 4, 2003, with a Request for Proposal, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

24.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 268-2003 Approving the Applicant to Apply for Grant Funds for the Per Capita Grant Program Under the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 269-2003 Approving the Applicant to Apply for Grant Funds for the Roberti-Z'Berg-Harris Block Grant Program Under the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002; authorized the Chair of the Board to sign the attached resolutions for Proposition 40 Funds; and directed the Parks Commission to submit to your Board recommendations for use of Proposition 40 funds on or before March 16, 2004, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

(Later off the record Barry Samuel corrected continued date to March 16, 2004)

25.   SEE ITEM NO. 27.1 REGULAR AGENDA

26.   AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, SCHEDULED a closed personnel and litigations session as follows:

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION

Case Name/No.: Maria Rangel v. County of Santa Cruz Case No. WCAB Sal 87107

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given

26.1.   APPROVED the addition of a 0.5 FTE Psychiatrist position to the Health Services Agency budget and directed Personnel to classify the position; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 270-2003 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $18,000 from the State of California for FQHC Medi-Cal; and approved the transfer of funds in the amount of $63,700 to offset the costs of the position, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

REGULAR AGENDA

27. 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 a regularly scheduled meeting

27.1. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,

(1) recommendation deleted;

(2) recommendation deleted;

(3) directed the Redevelopment Agency Administrator to consider further augmenting funding for park site acquistions as part of the proposed Fiscal Year 2004-05 Agency Budget;

(4) with an additional direction to retain park funding as provided for in Figure I: Current Park Funding Allocations, and directed staff to allocate 1.5 million of reserves towards other Live Oak park acquisitions
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS