Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 9/27/2005

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2005, NUMBER 26
Tuesday, September 27, 2005

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 Consent Agendas: Item No. 46.1
4.		Action on the Consent Agenda
5.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - four people addressed the Board

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   ACCEPTED claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.   APPROVED minutes of September 13, 2005, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of September 15, 2005 through September 21, 2005 and approved upon adoption of the 2005/2006 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. 4807 Amending Various Subsections of Sections 9.28.020 and 9.28.030 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Stop Intersections

11.   REJECTED the claim of David R. Smith, No. 506-011, and referred to County Counsel

12.   REJECTED the claim of Yolanda Velez and Juan Manuel Alfaro, No. 506-013A, and referred to County Counsel

13.   REJECTED the claim of Juan Manuel Alfaro, No. 506-013B, and referred to County Counsel

14.   REJECTED the claim of Jared Russell, No. 506-014, and referred to County Counsel

15.   APPROVED response to 2004-2005 Grand Jury report and approved related actions

16.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on contract negotiations for the County's Deferred Compensation program administrator and directed the Deferred Compensation Advisory Commission to return with a recommended contract by November 8, 2005, as recommended by the Deferred Compensation Advisory Commission and the County Administrative Officer

16.1.   CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 4, 2005 report regarding the street naming and addressing program

17.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 287-2005 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $723,083 in 2005 Federal Homeland Security Grant funds; adopted RESOLUTON NO. 288-2005 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $25,445 from the 2005 Anti-Terrorism fund for the Federal Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant program; and approved related actions, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator

18.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the fiscal year 2006-07 contract with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF); authorized the Emergency Services Administrator to transmit confirmation of the County's intention to contract with CDF for fire services in fiscal 2006-07; and authorized the Emergency Services Administrator to initiate the fee adjustment process to reflect projected costs of the fiscal year 2006-07 CDF contract for County Service Area (CSA) No. 4 - Pajaro Dunes, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator

19.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Technical Roof Services, Incorporated for consulting and design services for the replacement of the roof at the 1060 Emeline facility and the replacement of sealants on the Government Center, the Medium Security facility and the Main jail, and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

20.   ACCEPTED report on the employee vanpool program, and directed the General Services Department to return to the Board during fiscal year 2006 Budget hearings with a status report on the employee vanpool program costs, as recommended by the Director of General Services

21.   APPROVED agreement with PIN Presort to provide automated barcode processing of letter size mail at no cost to the County, and authorized the Information Services Director to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Information Services Director

22.   AUTHORIZED the auditor-controller to replenish the Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office Inmate Cash Fund due to a $283 error, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

23.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 289-2005 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $206,000 for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program (RSAT); authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to enter into and sign a contract with the implementing agency, Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, Incorporated, in the amount of $206,000; and requested the Sheriff-Coroner to report back on or before December 6, 2005 with a status report regarding the RSAT program funding issues, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

24.   APPROVED appointment of Kristine Kamandulis to the Mental Health Advisory Board, as a consumer/family representative, for a term to expire April 1, 2008, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

25.   APPROVED appointment of Francisco A. Serna to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

26.   APPROVED appointment of Sonya Martinez Halcomb to the Latino Affairs Commission, as an at-large representative of the City of Santa Cruz, for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Chairman Campos

27.   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

28.   DEFERRED report concerning Annual Hospital Report on Access to Care to November 1, 2005, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

29.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 290-2005 authorizing participation in the cooperative Agreement for groundwater management within the Soquel-Aptos basin, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

30.   SEE ITEM NO. 49.1 REGULAR AGENDA

31.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the implementation of a Medi-Cal Call Center in Santa Cruz County; authorized the Human Resources Agency to sign a contract amendment with InTelegy Corporation in the amount of $84,000 for staff training and project management; approved agreement with Westridge 225 LLC to lease commercial property; authorized General Services to release a Request for Proposal for a telecommunication system; directed the Human Resources Agency Director to return on October 25, 2005 and December 13, 2005 with further reports on the Medi-Cal Call Center; and approved related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

32.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 291-2005 approving the Child Abuse and Prevention, Intervention and Treatment, Community Based Child Abuse Prevention, and Promoting Safe and Stable Families Programs' Three Year Plan; approved multi-year agreements with the Youth Resources Bank in the amount of $58,523 for 2005-06, the Parents' Center in the amount of $36,000 and $50,298 for 2005-06, the Child Abuse Prevention Council in the amount of $45,000 for 2005-06, United Way in the amount of $10,598 for 2005-06, and Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center in the amount of $151,308 for 2005-06; authorized the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the agreements; and approved related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

33.   AUTHORIZED the Human Resources Agency to enter into an agreement with Senior Network Services to continue to provide registry services for an amount not-to-exceed $16,000 and directed the Human Resources Agency Director to report back in January 2006 on the status of the pilot project and recommendations for future efforts, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

34.   APPROVED the Community Programs and Domestic Violence Trust contracts with Women's Crisis Support - Defensa de Mujeres for fiscal year 2005-06, approved the Community Programs contract with the Parents Center in the annual amount of $25,074; and directed that the balance of the budgeted annual allocation, $12,700 be transferred to the Health Services Agency to provide a local match for funds available through the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment program; and approved contract amendment with Community Bridges augmenting Watsonville Law Center services in the amount of $5,000; and authorized the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the amendment and contracts, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

35.   DEFERRED consideration of report on design issues in coastal neighborhoods to November 22, 2005, as recommended by the Planning Director

36.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with the Valley Women's Club of the San Lorenzo Valley for operation of the drop-off recycling facilities at the Ben Lomond Transfer Station for a not-to-exceed amount of $300,000 for fiscal year 2005-2006; authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

37.   APPROVED Contract Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $22,799.22 for the Portola Drive Improvements, 24th Avenue to 26th Avenue project; authorized the Chairperson of the Board to sign the change order on behalf of the County; and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

38.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 292-2005 for right-of-way acquisition for the 38th Avenue and Garden Street Improvement project; authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreements on behalf of the County; and approved payment of claims, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

39.   ACCEPTED improvement for the Kings Creek Road Bridge Replacement Project, State Bridge No. 36C-064 and State Bridge No. 36C-066; approved final cost in the amount of $1,282,325.02; and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

40.   APPROVED road closures and permit for the Soquel High School Homecoming Parade scheduled for October 21, 2005 and directed the Public Works Department to issue the parade permit, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

41.   APPROVED final map of Tract 1458, Ocean Cliff Village, off East Cliff Drive in Live Oak; authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the Subdivision Agreement; and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

42.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with Ecology Action of Santa Cruz in the not-to-exceed amount of $98,973 for recycling and solid waste public information services, and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

43.   APPROVED independent contractor agreements with Kurtt International Trucks in the not-to-exceed amount of $20,000 per fiscal year and with Peterson Tractor Company in the not-to-exceed amount of $200,000 per fiscal year through June 30, 2009, for heavy equipment, truck, and fleet repairs and parts; and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreements on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

44.   DEFERRED Request for Qualification packages for design services for the implementation of the Moran Lake Master Plan, improvements to Brommer Street Park and the Simpkins Family Swim Center to October 18, 2005, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

45.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED changes to the First Time Home Buyers Program pertaining to income eligibility and the maximum purchase price, as recommended by the Planning Director

46.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED Agency funds totaling $7,950 for the acquisition of easements necessary for the 38th Avenue and Garden Street Improvements and approved related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

46.1.   ACCEPTED nomination of Mary J. Powers for appointment to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of educational agencies, for a term to expire June 30, 2006, with final appointment to be made October 4, 2005, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

REGULAR AGENDA

47.   Public hearing held to consider the 2006 Growth Goal;

(1) opened public hearing on the setting of the Year 2006 Growth Goal;

(2) referred this matter to the Planning Commission for consideration and recommendation to the Board;

(3) and continued public hearing to December 13, 2005, with direction to staff to return with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and a resolution for final action by the Board;

(4) with additional directions that next year, in the annual report, staff include the second units in the affordable housing percentage and staff continue to do the annual analysis of the cumulative impacts of the construction of second units;

(5) Tom Burns advised the Board that the 2005 Annual Report to the Planning Commission will include information on the percentage of affordable housing, including second units and the impacts of construction of second units
WBPSc

48.   Public hearing held on the State Supplemental Law Enforcement Service Funds (SLESF);

(1) conducted a public hearing to consider the written requests of the Sheriff-Coroner and District Attorney regarding use of the 2005-2006 Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funds (SLESF) allocations;

(2) closed public hearing; and

(2) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 293-2005 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $72,818 into the Detention Bureau budget as partial financing for the Main Jail strip search room
PWBSC

49.   CONSIDERED report of the Director of Libraries for the Santa Cruz City County Library System as required by the Library Joint Powers Authority Agreement;

(1) presentation made by the Director of Libraries for the Santa Cruz City County Library System as required by the Library Joint Powers Authority Agreement; and

(2) accepted and filed report of the Santa Cruz City County Library System as required by the Library Joint Powers Authority Agreement
WPBSC

49.1.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on ambulance rates and approved increases effective September 1, 2005; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 294-2005 accepting and appropriating $35,432 of unanticipated revenue from the Ambulance Excess Revenue Trust Fund into the Health Services Agency budget; and approved related actions; with an additional direction that staff report back at budget hearings 2006/2007 on the Global Positioning System (GPS)
BPWSC

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