Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 11/1/2005

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2005, NUMBER 30
Tuesday, November 1, 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.		ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA: Item Nos. 32.1 and 32.2 DELETED FROM THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA: Item No. 33: Case Name/No. Ernestina Saldana, et al. v. County of Santa Cruz, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 149432; Sixth District Court of Appeal Case No. HO28899
4.		Action on the Consent Agenda
5.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five people addressed the Board

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   ACCEPTED claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.   APPROVED minutes of October 18, 2005, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of October 20, 2005 through October 26, 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.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on special district financial adjustments included in the 2005-2006 Final County Budget, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

11.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with Specialized Litigation Services, Incorporated changing the name to Calserve, Incorporated, as recommended by the Director of Child Support Services

12.   APPROVED the list of pre-approved bond counsel and authorized staff to use this list when selecting bond counsel for a period of five years, as recommended by County Counsel

13.   CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 8, 2005 consideration to approve contract with ICMA - RC for Deferred Compensation administrative services and adopt resolution accepting Declaration of Trust

14.   DEFERRED report regarding the street naming and addressing program until November 22, 2005 to allow time to complete a review of alternative appeal processes, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator

15.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 321-2005 accepting and appropriating $111,780 in Federal Domestic Preparedness Program funds into the County Fire budget as indicated, for the purchase of replacement personal protective clothing for the County Fire Department, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator

16.   APPROVED specifications for the CNG Fueling Facility Upgrade project; directed the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m. on November 30, 2005 in the General Services Department, as recommended by the Director of General Services

17.   APPROVED appointment of David King to the Opal Cliffs Recreation District for a four year term, as recommended by Supervisor Beautz

18.   APPROVED appointment of Peter Nichols to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

19.   APPROVED appointment of William L. Sharpe to the Place de Mer Geologic Hazard Abatement District for a four year term, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

20.   APPROVED appointment of Adeline Davis to the Housing Advisory Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

21.   APPROVED 2006 Board meeting schedule, and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 322-2005 establishing June 12, 2006, through June 22, 2006, as that period of time during which budget hearings for fiscal year 2006-07 will be held, as recommended by Chairman Campos

22.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on hospital issues and access to care services and directed the Health Services Agency to report back in November 2006 on hospital services and data collected for Access to Care contracts in the year 2005, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

23.   APPROVED agreement with State Department of Rehabilitation, with a maximum amount of $94,730 for vocational cooperative services and authorized the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

24.   APPROVED a gross pay adjustment for a Detention Nurse Specialist II within the Health Services Agency, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

25.   SEE ITEM NO. 32.3 REGULAR AGENDA

26.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider Application Number 05-0145 (City of Watsonville), a proposal to construct a tertiary level recycled water facility adjacent to the Watsonville Wastewater Treatment Plant at 401 Panabaker Lane in Watsonville, as recommended by the Planning Director

27.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider General Plan/Local Coastal Program and zoning ordinance amendments allowing recycled water facilities on agriculturally-zoned land, subject to specific criteria, as recommended by the Planning Director

28.   RATIFIED emergency contract with Pavex Construction in the amount of $15,519.87 to repair hazardous conditions in County Service Area (CSA) No. 7, Boulder Creek, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

29.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with MNS Engineers, Incorporated in the increased amount of $20,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $242,580 for inspection services for the El Rancho Drive Storm Damage Repair at Highway 17 Beulah Park Undercrossing, 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

30.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with the California Grey Bears for operation of the drop-off recycling facilities at the Buena Vista Landfill for a not-to-exceed amount of $130,000 for fiscal year 2005-2006, and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

31.   SEE ITEM NO. 32.4 REGULAR AGENDA

32.   APPROVED submission of a grant application for $45,465 to the California Integrated Waste Management Board for a 2005-2006 Tire-Derived Product grant; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 323-2005 supporting submission of the application; authorized the Director of Parks to execute all necessary applications, contracts, agreements, amendments and payment requests as specified in the grant application; and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

32.1.   DIRECTED Planning Department staff, in cooperation with other relevant County departments, to analyze the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the UCSC Long Range Development Plan, and prepare detailed comments to submit to the University within the comment period, and further authorized the Third District Supervisor to prepare comments to present at the public hearing to be held by the University on November 16, 2005, as outlined, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

32.2.   APPROVED proposed settlement agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and authorized a deposit of $47,000.00 into an account referred to as the Steelhead Beneficial Projects Account, as recommended by County Counsel

REGULAR AGENDA

32.3.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Emergency Winter Shelter Program for 2005-2006; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 324-2005 accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $57,168; and approved related actions; with an additional direction that staff return on December 13, 2005 with a status report on the outcome of the negotiations with the various jurisdictions
WBPSC

32.4.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVEPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, APPROVED payment of outstanding invoices in the amount of $16,100 to Sala Brothers Water Trucking, Incorporated for water hauling services; with additional direction that staff return on November 22, 2005 with a more thorough exposition of the financial issues involved in the Davenport system and in the delivery of water to people during the winter months and the problems involved; an alternative for seeing to it that people have a drinking water source during the winter; and include other options than hauling water to Davenport should those options exist
WBPSC

33.   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.: Rio Highlands LLC v. County of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. CV 140518

Case Name/No.: Ralph Vairo, et al. v. Thomas Baldacci, et al. Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. CV 140152

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given

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