Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 11/9/2004

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2004, NUMBER 32
Tuesday, November 9, 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.		Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda; Item No. 25.1
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 October 26, 2004, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   DELETED ITEM

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 Clive Frank Boustred, No. 405-042, and referred to County Counsel

11.   REJECTED the claim of Larry Vales, No. 405-044, and referred to County Counsel

12.   REJECTED the claim of Roger Pace, No. 405-046, and referred to County Counsel

13.   DEFERRED report on the application of rules and policies in County departments and offices until January 11, 2005, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

14.   ACCEPTED report of enforcement of mobile home parking standards and approved the recommendations of County Counsel concerning the preliminary approval and processing of a proposed ordinance amending Section 9.70.480 by adding subsection H of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to vehicle restrictions of mobile homes, as recommended by County Counsel

15.   AWARDED contract to Warehouse Direct Interiors in the amount of $15,300 for the Main Jail Booking Area Floor Replacement project; authorized the General Services Director to notify the contractor and sign the contract agreement and associated documents; authorized the General Services Director to approve change orders and encumber $1,530 to cover change order expenditures; and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 357-2004 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $1,700 from the Criminal Justice Construction Fund to the General Services Budget, as recommended by the Director of General Services

16.   APPROVED specifications for the Gasoline Dispensing Vapor Recovery project; directed the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m. on December 8, 2004, in the General Services Department, as recommended by the Director of General Services

17.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 358-2004 Fixing the Employer's Contribution Under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act in the General Representation Unit; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 359-2004 Fixing the Employer's Contribution Under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act from the Law Enforcement Middle Management Unit; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 360-2004 Fixing the Employer's Contribution Under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act in the Unrepresented Management group; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 361-2004 Fixing the Employer's Contribution Under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act who is a Department Head or member of the Board of Supervisors; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 362-2004 Fixing the Employer's Contribution Under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act in the District Attorney/Child Support Attorney Representation Unit; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 363-2004 Fixing the Employer's Contribution Under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act in the District Attorney Inspectors Representation Unit; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 364-2004 Fixing the Employer's Contribution Under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act in the Health Care professionals Unit; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 365-2004 Fixing the Employer's Contribution Under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act in the Middle Management Unit, as recommended by the Personnel Director

18.   APPROVED Memorandum of Understanding for the Middle Management and District Attorney/Child Support Attorney Associations and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 366-2004 amending salary Resolution No. 279-75 to implement various provisions for Middle Managers, District Attorney/Child Support Attorneys, and for unrepresented employees, as recommended by the Personnel Director

19.   APPROVED transfer of funds from liability reserves to liability claims, as recommended by the Personnel Director

20.   AUTHORIZED the Human Resources Agency (HRA) Director to execute a license agreement with the National Guard for use of the Santa Cruz Armory in an amount not-to-exceed $48,000; authorized the HRA Director to execute a contract with the Homeless Services Center for the provision of winter shelter facilities for fiscal year 2004-2005 in an amount not-to-exceed $50,445; authorized the HRA Director to execute a contract with the Salvation Army for the provision of winter shelter facilities for fiscal year 2004-2005 in an amount not-to-exceed $36,315; and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 367-2004 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $6,886, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

21.   APPROVED gross pay adjustment in the amount of $747.12 for one Human Resources Agency employee, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

22.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider the proposal to rezone three parcels from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district (Application Number 02-0431; Assessor's Parcel Numbers 089-021-15, -16, and -58 located at Hartman Creek Road, Boulder Creek), and approved related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

23.   CONTINUED consideration of proposed amendments to the Grading and Riparian Corridor Protection ordinances regarding exempting certain activities in the Pajaro River from local permits until November 16, 2004, as recommended by the Planning Director

24.   DEFERRED award of contract for the Soquel-San Jose Road Storm Damage Repair project until January 11, 2005, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

25.   APPROVED Contract Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $28,906 for the Buena Vista Landfill Entrance Facility Improvements, Phase I, Project Recovery Services; authorized the Chairperson of the Board to sign the change order on behalf of the County; and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

25.1.   DIRECTED the Clerk of the Board to post a notice of vacancy for a representative of the Board of Supervisors on the Pajaro Valley Water Management Board of Directors, with nominations for appointment to be received on November 23, 2004, and final appointment to be made December 7, 2004, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

26.   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.: Oralia Guerra v. County of Santa Cruz

Workers Compensation Appeals Board No. SAL 86779

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given

REGULAR AGENDA

27.   CONSIDERED presentation from representatives of the Second Harvest Food Bank and established November 8, 2004 through December 3, 2004 as the period for food drive contributions

28.   Public hearing held to consider Application Number 03-0083, a proposal to: 1) Rezone Assessor's Parcel Numbers 030-121-40, 41,42, and 030-111-47 from the M-1 (Manufacturing/Light Industrial) zone district to the PA (Professional and Administrative Office) zone district; 2) To remodel an existing 7,298 square foot vacant funeral chapel to add about 3,690 square feet and convert to medical office use for a maximum of 10 practitioners; 3) To demolish an existing single family dwelling in order to increase the size of the parking lot for the medical offices; 4) To reconfigure the parking lot serving Assessor's Parcel Number 030-121-44; 5) To grade about 400 cubic yards of cut and 200 cubic yards of fill; 6) To combine Assessor's Parcel Numbers 020-121-40 and 030-121-42; 7) To transfer an equal amount of land (1,231 square feet) between the combined parcels and 030-121-44, resulting in two parcels of about 45,898 square feet and 54,843 square feet; 8) To amend the Master Occupancy Permits 89-0428 and 88-0292 for Assessor's Parcel Number 030-111-47, for properties located at the southwest and southeast corners of the intersection of Soquel Drive and Research Park Drive;

(1) closed public hearing;

(2) certified the Mitigated Negative Declaration as complying with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Exhibit D to Attachment 5);

(3) approved a Rezoning, Commercial Development Permit, Lot Line Adjustment, Roadway/Roadside Exception, and Preliminary Grading Approval No. 03-0083 and adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4775 Amending Chapter 13.10 of the Santa Cruz County Code that Rezones the parcels indicated from the M-1 zone district to the PA zone district;

(4) with the following additional conditions:

(a) modified Condition II.I to read: provide off street parking for a minimum of fifty five cars; and (b) added Operational Condition IV.D to read: the landscape plan shall be maintained as depicted in Exhibit A including maintenance of specimen trees as shown on those plans. Changes to this plan shall be subject to review by the Zoning Administrator at a noticed public hearing
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29.   CONTINUED consideration of a jurisdictional appeal on Application Number 00-0143 (Property Owner: S&P Carmichael, Enterprise Incorporated, Property located in Aptos, California) to the agenda of March 1, 2005;

opened hearing for public testimony; and continued to March 1, 2005 consideration of a jurisdictional appeal on Application Number 00-0143 (Property Owner: S&P Carmichael, Enterprise Incorporated, Property located in Aptos, California)
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30.   CONSIDERED proposed ordinance amending County Code Section 2.38 and adopt the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Cruz County Energy Commission;

approved "in concept" ordinance Amending Section 2.38 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Boards, Commissions, Committees and Department Advisory Groups Generally to return on November 23, 2004 for final adoption; and adopted the Conflict of Interest Code for the Energy Commission
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