Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 8/17/2004

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2004, NUMBER 23
Tuesday, August 17, 2004

ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES

VOTING KEY: B = Beautz, P = Pirie, W = Wormhoudt, Ca = Campos, S = Stone; 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. 35.1 Additions and deletions to the Closed Session: Item No. 36: added, CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel All Bargaining Units and Unrepresented Employees IHSS PUBLIC AUTHORITY BOARD: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR IHSS Public Authority Negotiator: Director of Personnel Employee Organizations: IHSS Public Authority Employees DELETED: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation to be considered pursuant to subdivision (c) of the Government Code Section 54956.9 for one potential case
4.		Action on the Consent Agenda
5.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - three people addressed the Board

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   ACCEPTED claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.   APPROVED minutes of August 3, 2004, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of August 5, 2004 through August 11, 2004 and approved upon adoption of the 2004/2005 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 P. A. Wilson, Incorporated, No. 405-001, and referred to County Counsel

11.   REJECTED the claim of Rodney Drumming, No. 405-003, and referred to County Counsel

12.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on Tuesday, September 21, 2004, on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider allocation of federal funds from the Bureau of Justice (BJA) and the State Supplemental Law Enforcement Funds (SLESF), as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

13.   CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 consideration to approve revisions to the County Procedures Manual

14.   APPROVED agreement with Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County - YCORP Program in the amount of $51,600 and authorized the Chief Probation Officer to sign agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

15.   APPROVED payment of invoice in the amount of $1,000 for California Healthy Kids Survey, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

16.   APPROVED gross pay adjustments for Lieutenant positions in the Sheriff's Office in the amount of $10,701.42, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

17.   ACCEPTED Sheriff's Office Federal Annual Financial Certification Report for equitable sharing funds for the period of July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, and authorized the Sheriff-Coroner and County Administrative Officer to sign and submit the report to the United States Department of Justice, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

18.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the County's investment activities and holdings for the quarter ending June 30, 2004, as recommended by the Acting Treasurer-Tax Collector

19.   ACCEPTED nominations of Robin Towse and Lee Slaff for reappointment to the Assessment Appeals Board, as at-large representatives in the categories indicated, for terms to expire September 6, 2007, with final appointment to be made August 24, 2004, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

20.   ACCEPTED nomination of Eric C. Herrick for reappointment to the Assessment Appeals Board, as an at-large representative, for a term to expire September 6, 2007, with final appointment to be made August 24, 2004, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

21.   DIRECTED County Counsel to prepare an ordinance containing medical marijuana guidelines, as outlined, for Board consideration on or before October 5, 2004, and approved related action; with an additional direction the Planning Department return the beginning of November 2004 with a report on dispensary facilities for medical marijuana
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22.   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

23.   APPROVED agreements for alcohol and drug program services with Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center for $2,190,411, Janus of Santa Cruz for $1,889,230, Sobriety Works for $205,227 and New Life Community Services for $101,583; authorized the Health Services Agency Director to sign; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 275-2004 accepting and appropriating $61,623 of unanticipated federal and state revenue into the Health Services Agency Alcohol and Drug Program budget; and authorized the Health Services Agency to submit a $204,040 grant application to the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to plan for prevention of binge drinking among persons age 25 and under, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

24.   APPROVED agreements with University of California Davis for a total amount of $130,500 for Staff Development Training and authorized the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the agreements, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

25.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on Tuesday, September 14, 2004, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider amendments to the park site review process; and directed the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Planning Director

26.   SEE ITEM NO. 38.2 REGULAR AGENDA

27.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on Tuesday, September 14, 2004, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider amendments to the County Code regarding incentives for historic preservation; and directed the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Planning Director

27.1.   SEE ITEM NO. 38.1 REGULAR AGENDA

28.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 276-2004 approving and accepting terms and conditions of the contracts and rights-of-entry for the Gross Road Improvements - Coffee Lane to Capitola City Limits project; made findings that the improvements are of benefit to the project area; authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the contracts; and approved payment of claims, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

29.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report and made a determination to continue the state of local emergency on East Cliff Drive from 33rd Avenue to 36th Avenue, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

30.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 277-2004 approving and accepting terms and conditions of the contracts and rights-of-entry for the Soquel Drive Improvements - Forty-First Avenue to Daubenbiss Avenue and Main Street to Center Street project; made findings that the improvements are of benefit to the project area; authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the contracts; and approved payment of claims, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

31.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Karin Grobe in the not-to-exceed amount of $90,000 for solid waste consulting services, and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

32.   ACCEPTED the improvement for the Sudden Oak Death Hazardous Tree Removal Project - Phase II; approved final cost in the amount of $413,875; and directed the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

33.   ACCEPTED the Pinto Lake County Park-Interim Use Dog Park project as completed; approved final cost in the amount of $29,955; and directed the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

34.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED financing for acquisition of necessary easements and right-of-way entry agreements for the Gross Road Improvement project in the amount of $750 and approved related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Executive Director

35.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED funds for the acquisition of easements for the Soquel Drive Sidewalk Improvement project and approved related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Executive Director

35.1.   APPROVED a "First Implementation Agreement to Redevelopment Pass Through Agreement and Library Agreement" between the County and the City of Capitola and the Capitola Redevelopment Agency; authorized the County Administrative Officer to execute the agreement on behalf of the County; scheduled a public hearing for September 14, 2004 to consider the Summary Report for the New Capitola Branch Library; and directed the Clerk of the Board to publish the notice of public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation for two successive weeks, as required by Health and Safety Code Section 33769, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

36.   AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, SCHEDULED a closed personnel and litigation session as follows:

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel

All Bargaining Units and Unrepresented Employees

IHSS PUBLIC AUTHORITY BOARD

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

IHSS Public Authority Negotiator: Director of Personnel

Employee Organization: IHSS Public Authority Employees

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given

REGULAR AGENDA

37.   Presentation made regarding the annual report on the health of the County and related items; no action taken

38.   CONSIDERED Memorandum of Understanding with the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County for financing related to the Watsonville Courts Project;

(1) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 278-2004 authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz County Superior Court regarding the Court Component of the Watsonville Civic Plaza Project which will satisfy the condition for approval of the Purchase Agreement with the City of Watsonville; and

(2) reapproved the Purchase Agreement and Related documents with the City of Watsonville including a change in Section 15.15 to reflect the revised dates for approval and execution of the Purchase Agreement
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38.1.   CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 19, 2004 report on Family Day Care Homes with additional directions to Planning staff to return with a report on other alternatives which would include ways to involve the public in addressing parking, traffic and other issues; and County Counsel return with a legal analysis of the health and safety code sections as they relate to non-residential property
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38.2.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on possible Volume II revisions, as recommended by the Planning Director
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