Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 6/12/2007

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2007, NUMBER 16
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES

VOTING KEY: B = Beautz, P = Pirie, Co = Coonerty, 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 No. 28.1 ADDED to Item No. 29, Closed Session: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Case/Name/No.: UACC Midwest, Incorporated and United Cable Television of Santa Cruz, Incorporated v. City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Northern District Federal Court No. C-84-7546 SI
4.		Action on the Consent Agenda
5.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - six people addressed the Board

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   DELETED ITEM

7.   DELETED ITEM

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of May 31, 2007 through June 6, 2007 and approved upon adoption of the 2006/2007 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 Karen Sallovitz, Claim No. 607-099, and referred to County Counsel

11.   REJECTED the claim of Walter Gorham, Claim No. 607-103, and referred to County Counsel

12.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 183-2007 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $136,324 from various revenue accounts and appropriating funds to the professional and special services account in the County Library fund, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

13.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 184-2007 authorizing the County Clerk to sign an amendment to the County's agreement with the Secretary of State's Office to extend the term to June 30, 2008 in order to receive the remaining Help America Vote Act (HAVA) available to the County of Santa Cruz ($574,199), authorized the County Clerk to sign the amendment, and approved related actions, as recommended by the County Clerk

14.   SEE ITEM NO. 36.1 REGULAR AGENDA

14.1.   SEE ITEM NO. 36.2 REGULAR AGENDA

15.   APPROVED transfer of $26,000 from Salary and Benefits and Operating Transfers-Out appropriations to Services and Supplies in Probation Index 574000 for fiscal year 2006/2007, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

16.   DEFERRED report on jail overcrowding issues to budget hearings, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

17.   APPROVED appointment of William L. Neighbors to the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

18.   ACCEPTED nomination of James M. Quist and David Hood for appointment to the Workforce Investment Board, as at-large representatives of business, for terms to expire June 30, 2008, with final appointment to be considered on June 19, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

19.   ACCEPTED nomination of William Tysseling for appointment to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of business, for a term to expire April 1, 2010, with final appointment to be considered June 19, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty

20.   ACCEPTED nomination of Dan Quinto for appointment to the Emergency Medical Care Commission as an at-large representative of field care providers, for a term to expire April 1, 2011, with final appointment to be considered on June 19, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

21.   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

22.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz increasing the maximum amount by $16,500 to $1,189,695 for mental health services and authorized the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

23.   APPROVED agreement with the City of Santa Cruz for disposal of septage at the City of Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Facility and authorized the County Administrative Officer to sign; with an additional direction to remove the words, "if requested" in Chapter V. Records and Accounts of the agreement

24.   AUTHORIZED the Human Resources Agency to submit a grant application to the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families in the amount of $400,000 per year for five years and authorized the Health Services Agency to submit a grant application to the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families in the amount of $500,000 per year for five years, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director and the Human Resources Agency Director

25.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on site-specific rezoning efforts for the Housing Rezoning Program, authorized the County Administrative Officer to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Watsonville regarding the Atkinson Lane site and approved related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

25.1.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 185-2007 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the total amount of $71,000; authorized the transfer of Soquel Transportation Improvement funds from the Main Street Improvement project to the Soquel Drive at Fairway Drive project; accepted the low bid of Don Chapin Company in the amount of $1,643,315 for the Soquel Drive Traffic Signals project; authorized the award of the contract; made related findings; and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

26.   CONTINUED TO JUNE 19, 2007 consideration to approve the 2007 State Fair Display as presented by AgriCulture

27.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED contract with Arbor Art in the amount of $25,000 for consulting arborist services and approved related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

28.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED financing in the amount of $704,706.56 for the Soquel Drive Traffic Signals Project and approved related action, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

28.1.   APPROVED revised schedule for 2007/2008 Budget Hearings, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

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

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

Claim Name/No.: City of Santa Cruz, et al. v. Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 155571

Case Name/No.: City of Santa Cruz, et al. v. Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 156366

Case Name/No.: UACC Midwest, Incorporated and United Cable Television of Santa Cruz, Incorporated v. City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Northern District Federal Court No. C-84-7546 SI

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Significant exposure to litigation to be considered pursuant to subdivision (b)(3)(C) of Government Code Section 54956.9 for one potential case

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPOERTY NEGOTIATOR

Property street addresses:

APN 037 251 26

Property Owner: County of Santa Cruz

Proposed Buyer: Cabrillo Commons, Inc.

Negotiating Party: Peter Porfido, Department of Public Works Real Property Agent

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given

REGULAR AGENDA

30.   Public hearing held to consider objections or protests to the proposed benefit assessments/service charges and the proposed 2007/2008 Assessment/Service Charge Reports for County Service Area No. 12, Wastewater Management;

(1) opened public hearing, to hear objections or protests, to the proposed benefit assessments/service charges and the proposed 2007/2008 Assessment/Service Charge Report for County Service Area 12 (CSA), Wastewater Management;

(2) closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 186-2007 establishing benefit assessments/service charges for CSA No. 12; and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 187-2007 confirming assessment/service charge reports for the 2007/2008 fiscal year for CSA No. 12
CaPCoSB

31.   Public hearing held to consider County Service Area 4 and County Service Area 48 Fire Protection Assessment Service Charge Reports for fiscal year 2007/2008;

(1) opened public hearing, to hear objections or protest, to the proposed 2007/2008 benefit assessment/service charge reports for CSA 4 and CSA 48 2007/2008;

(2) closed public hearing and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 188-2007 confirming Service Charge Reports for County Service Areas No. 4 Pajaro Dunes Fire and No. 48 County Fire
PCaCoSB

32.   CONSIDERED report on the Long Range Resources Recovery and Waste Management Plan;

(1) directed Public Works to conduct public presentations in each supervisorial district on the proposed development plans and siting options for the Zero Waste EcoPark facilities; and

(2) directed Public Works to return on or before September 18, 2007, with a list of final recommended Zero Waste EcoPark facilities site(s) for environmental review
PCaCoSB

33.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, public hearing held on 2007/2008 Davenport County Sanitation District sewer and water service charge report;

(1) opened public hearing, to hear objections or protests, to the 2007/2008 sewer and water service charge report for Davenport County Sanitation District;

(2) closed public hearing and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 189-2007 confirming the 2007/2008 sewer and water service charge report for Davenport County Sanitation District
CoPCaSB

34.   CONSIDERED the 2007 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey, and heard the presentation by Applied Survey Research and United Way;

(1) accepted the 2007 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey
CaPCoSB

35.   CONSIDERED report on roadside vegetation management;

(1) accepted and filed report on roadside vegetation management; with an additional direction that Public Works present the proposal to the IPM DAG in July 2007 for their input and return with a report on August 14, 2007, which would include details on public notification procedures and how people would regulate vegetation on their own properties;

(2) directed Public Works to return on or before December 11, 2007 with a progress report and roadside evaluation following the third year of the spraying moratorium; with an additional direction to include a detailed report on a) what chemical or chemicals would be used, if the Board were to approve it, (b) areas where the chemicals would be used, (c) safety studies about those chemicals; (d) a report on how native species would be avoided, (e) how the County would assure that they would keep chemicals away from water courses, (f) an analysis on the long areas to be hand sprayed and (g) a procedure for avoiding organic farmers
PCoCaSB

36.   Continued consideration of the addition of the Regional Housing Need "R" Combining District to the County Code and related General Plan/LCP and Affordable Housing Ordinance amendments necessary to implement the rezoning program of the County's Housing Element;

(1) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 190-2007 approving: a) the proposed General Plan/LCP amendments (shown on Exhibit A to Attachment 1), effective outside the Coastal Zone immediately and inside the Coastal Zone once certified by the Coastal Commission; including a request to include minor revisions cross referencing, in the titles, the changes to Policy 2.10.1 in the General Plan, and b) the proposed amendments to Chapter 13.10 (Exhibit B to Attachment 1) and forwarding those changes to the Coastal Commission;

(2) ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4878 (Attachment 2) amending Chapter 13.10, effective upon the 31st day outside the Coastal Zone and upon certification by the Coastal Commission in the Coastal Zone; with an additional direction to change the minimum cubic feet of private storage space per unit to 218;

(3) ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4879 (Attachment 3) amending County Code Sections 17.10.020, 17.10.030 of Chapter 17.10 of the Santa Cruz County Code regarding Affordable Housing;

(4) certified the CEQA Notices of Exemption for the General Plan and Chapter 13.10 amendments (Attachment 5) and the Chapter 17.10 amendments (Attachment 6) and directed the Clerk of the Board to file the CEQA exemptions;

(5) directed the Planning Department to forward the proposed amendments to the General Plan and Chapter 13.10 to the Coastal Commission for their consideration as part of the next Rounds package; with an additional direction staff hold community meetings prior to the Planning Commission Hearings;

(6) directed staff to contract with a qualified outside firm to assist in the review of pro-formas from market-rate developers requesting financial assistance from the RDA as part of this program;

(7) directed staff to bring a future report to the Board on providing incentives for the incorporation of green building features as part of this program; and

(8) directed staff to report back to the Board on November 20, 2007 with options for expanding affordable housing opportunities in the rural areas of the County
PSCo(Ca)B Supervisor Campos abstained because he owns property within 500 - 1,000 feet

36.1.   DIRECTED the Emergency Services Administrator to notify the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection prior to June 30, 2007 of the County's conditional intention to contract for the same level of service in fiscal year 2008/2009, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator and General Services Director
SCoPCaB

36.2.   APPROVED transfer of funds within the General Services and Office of Emergency Services budgets in the amount of $200,151 to meet year end obligations, as recommended by the General Services Director
SPCoCaB

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