Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 3/21/2006

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2006, NUMBER 8
Tuesday, March 21, 2006

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 Agenda: Item Nos. 39.1, 39.2 and 39.3
4.		Action on the Consent Agenda
5.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - seven people addressed the Board

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   ACCEPTED claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.   APPROVED minutes of February 28, 2006 and March 7, 2006, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of March 9, 2006 through March 15, 2006 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.   APPROVED State of California Standard Agreement for inter-jurisdictional employee exchange, as recommended by the Director of Child Support Services

11.   APPROVED request to transfer $3,726 to The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) budget and directed the County Administrative Officer to pay AMBAG dues, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

12.   SEE ITEM NO. 47.1 REGULAR AGENDA

13.   AWARDED contract to Western Roofing Services in the amount of $159,886 for the 1060 Emeline Roof Replacement project and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

14.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 79-2006 determining industrial disability retirement for a safety member, as recommended by the Personnel Director

15.   SEE ITEM NO. 43.1 REGULAR AGENDA

16.   APPROVED purchase of a replacement service dog; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 80-2006 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $6,300 from the Federal Asset Forfeiture Trust Fund and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 81-2006 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $6,300 from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Funds for a total of $12,600, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

17.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 82-2006 in support of Senate Bill (SB) 1225, allowing communities to raise the portion of the vehicle registration fee used to pay for the clean-up of vehicles abandoned on California roads from $1 to $2 and approved related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

18.   ACCEPTED AND FILED Treasurer's monthly Cash Report and Transaction Report for the period ending February 28, 2006, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

19.   DIRECTED the Chair to write to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors and convey Santa Cruz County's nomination of Alan Holbert for reappointment to the District's Hearing Board, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

20.   APPROVED appointment of John C. Flores to the Arts Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

21.   ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Mental Health Board, and approved related action, as recommended by Chair Stone

22.   ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Public Health Commission, and approved related action, as recommended Chair Stone

23.   APPROVED revised bylaws of the Public Health Commission, as recommended by Chair Stone

24.   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

25.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 83-2006 accepting and appropriating $805,459 in unanticipated federal and state revenue into the Health Services Mental Health budget; approved agreements with Davis Guest Home at a daily rate of $63 per day per bed for residential treatment services, and Mental Health Client Action Network, increasing the maximum amount by $12,000 to $157,840 for Proposition 63 training services; and authorized the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

26.   APPROVED amendments to revenue agreements with Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center - Alto Counseling Center, and Janus of Santa Cruz, for drinking driver program services, adding new State-mandated 9-month first offender program, extending term of agreements, and authorized the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

27.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 84-2006 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $877,066 for various programs into the Public Health budget; approved new revenue agreement with the San Diego State University Research Foundation for Kids Plate Grant funding; and approved related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

28.   APPROVED Third Amendment to the Sewer System Connection Agreement with the City of Santa Cruz to allow Assessor's Parcel Number 068-241-13 to connect to the City's sewer system and authorized the County Administrative Officer to sign the amendment, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

29.   SCHEDULED a TEFRA public hearing on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to approve allocation of tax-exempt Bond Authority to Finance the Parkhurst Terrace Project (formerly Golden Torch RV Park), directed the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

30.   SEE ITEM NO. 47.2 REGULAR AGENDA

31.   SCHEDULED a public hearing on the Tuesday, April 4, 2006, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider Coastal Commission modifications to policy changes related to the Watsonville Recycled Water Facility, as recommended by the Planning Director

32.   APPROVED road closures and permit for the May 7, 2006, Davenport Cinco De Mayo celebration, and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

33.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Inland Industrial Tire for large tire repair and replacement services for the Buena Vista Landfill and Ben Lomond Transfer Station for a total not-to-exceed amount of $60,000 per fiscal year through June 30, 2009, and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

34.   APPROVED contract change order No. 2 in the amount of $65,000 for the Kinsley Street Improvements, Seventeenth Avenue to Lisa Lane project; made findings that improvements are of benefit to the project area; authorized the Chairperson of the Board to sign the change order; and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

35.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Rolling Woods Water Distribution System Assessment District proceedings and directed Public Works to report back on or before April 4, 2006, with an update on the assessment district process, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

36.   MADE findings that the improvements for the 38th Avenue and Garden Street Improvements are of benefit to the project area; approved reimbursement agreement between the City of Capitola and the County of Santa Cruz to reimburse the County for the costs related to the project; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 85-2006 accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $27,820.75 from the City of Capitola; accepted the low bid of Granite Construction Company in the amount of $198,794 and authorized award of contract; and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
PWB(C)S (Supervisor Campos abstained because he owns stock in Granite Construction)

37.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the status of the Davenport Underground Utility District project; ratified the emergency contract with SLV Electric for panel conversions in the amount of $75,005; and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

38.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED Agency financing in the amount of $248,942.99 for the 38th Avenue and Garden Street Improvement project, and approved related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
PWB(C)S (Supervisor Campos abstained because he owns stock in Granite Construction)

39.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED transfer of Funds from Redevelopment (RDA) projects and programs to RDA Interest Expense to cover the cost of debt service on the new RDA 2005 bonds, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

39.1.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, AMENDED the emergency purchase order for the delivery of bottled water to residential and commercial customers in the Davenport County Sanitation District to authorize the delivery of 70 five gallon bottles of water per month to Pacific Elementary School through the end of April 2006, and approved related action, as recommended by Director Wormhoudt

39.2.   APPROVED amendment to the County/Regional Transportation Commission Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), as presented by the County Administrative Officer
PwBCs

39.3.   ACCEPTED nomination of Marco Cervantes for appointment to the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors, for a term to expire December 1, 2006, with final appointment to be made March 28, 2006, as recommended by Supervisors Pirie and Campos

40.   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.: Ken Doolittle v. Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 140141

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel

All Bargaining Units

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given

REGULAR AGENDA

41.   Public hearing held on proposed 2006/2007 benefit assessments for County Service Area No. 13, Hutchinson Road, Zone A, Supervisorial District 5 for proposed annexed parcels;

(1) opened public hearing, to hear objections or protests, to the proposed annexation of parcels into County Service Area (CSA) No. 13, Hutchinson Road, Zone A, and hear objections or protests, to the proposed 2006/2007 fiscal year benefit assessment of the proposed annexed parcels;

(2) requested submittal of ballots for CSA No. 13, Hutchinson Road, Zone A, 2006/2007 assessments for the proposed annexed parcels;

(3) closed the public testimony portion of the public hearing;

(4) continued the public hearing to April 4, 2006, to allow for tabulation and certification of the ballots
WCBPS

42.   Public hearing held to consider modification of Chapter 9.42 for the Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area;

(1) conducted a public hearing on the proposed modification of Ordinance 9.42 to make it consistent with the parking requirements in the Zoning Regulations;

(2) closed public hearing;

(3) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 86-2006 of Intention to Modify Chapter 9.42 of the County Code to be Consistent with Parking Requirements in the Zoning Regulations (Attachment1); scheduled a final pubic hearing on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter on the modification of Chapter 9.42; directed the Clerk of the Board to publish the notice of public hearing; and

(4) directed the Redevelopment Agency to provide the participants in the improvement area with legal notice of the Resolution of Intention to Modify Chapter 9.42 of the County Code to be Consistent with Parking Requirements in the Zoning Regulations
BWPCS

43.   Public hearing held to consider parking maintenance and operating charges for the Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area 2006/2007 fiscal year;

(1) conducted a public hearing on the proposed Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area assessment charges for the 2006-2007 fiscal year;

(2) closed public hearing;

(3 accepted and filed the Annual Report of the Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area Advisory Board (Attachment 1);

(4) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 87-2006 of Intention to Establish Parking Improvement Charges for the 2006-2007 Fiscal Year (Attachment 2); scheduled a final public hearing on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter on the parking improvement charges and directed the Clerk of the Board to publish the notice of public hearing;

(5) accepted and filed the modified Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area By-Laws (Attachment 4); and

(6) directed the Redevelopment Agency to provide the participants in the improvement area with legal notice of the Resolution of Intention to Establish Parking Improvement Charges for the 2006-2007 Fiscal Year
PBWCS

43.1.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on GEMMA Planning Process with County Departments; with additional directions this item return during 2006/07 budget hearings for the Board to (1) consider any relevant recommendations by the Probation Department, (2) consider allocating $200,000 to be used for additional planning work and start up costs, and directed the Redevelopment Agency report back during 2006/07 budget hearings with the results of the work that they might do in trying to identify a suitable location for this project
WBPCS

44.   CONSIDERED report on the Equal Employment Administrative Review Recommendations and considered related actions;

directed the Personnel Department to report back to the Board in May 2006 on progress made toward the implementation of the recommendations; with an additional direction the report include (1) hiring statistics by job classification which would reflect the total number of people hired in each classification, (2) the number of people in each of those categories that has protected status and (3) information on the tuition reimbursement program and utilization
WPBCS

45.   APPROVED reappointment of Thomas Dwyer to the Board of Law Library Trustees for a term to expire December 31, 2006
PBW/C/S

46.   APPROVED reappointment of Heidi Simonson to the Board of Law Library Trustees for a term to expire December 31, 2006
WPBCS

47.   APPROVED appointment of Katie Griffin to the Area Developmental Disabilities Board VII, as an at-large representative, for a term to expire December 31, 2008
PCBWS

47.1.   APPROVED completion of the Electrical Rewire of Residence at 1240 Rodriguez Street project; approved final cost in the amount of $11,700; and authorized the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of General Services
PWBCS

47.2.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on a Pleasure Point Community Plan, directed the Planning Department to develop a Request for Qualifications/Proposals (RFQ/P), in collaboration with the Redevelopment Agency, for conducting a series of intensive focused community meetings to develop guidelines for development in the Pleasure Point community, and to return with a draft RFQ/P on April 25, 2006, as recommended by the Planning Director
BPWCS

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