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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


VOLUME 2008, NUMBER 6
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

 

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 Nos. 26.1 and 26.2

DELETED from the Closed Session Agenda, Item No. 27: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Butler, Dennis, on behalf of himself and all those similarly situated v. Santa Cruz County; Santa Cruz County Sheriff Steve Robbins, in his Individual and Official Capacities; Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Deputies DOES 1 through 50, and ROES 1 through 20, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, Case Number C07-00941

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.   DELETED ITEM

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.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the County's application to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) General Allocation grant program; scheduled public hearing at 9:30 a.m. on March 18, 2008 for final approval of the County's CDBG General Allocation grant application; and directed the Clerk of the Board to take related actions

11.   APPROVED Certificate of Acceptance for the Watsonville Superior Court that will accompany the recordation of the grant deed and provide for transfer of the ownership of the condominium from the City of Watsonville to the County of Santa Cruz; authorized the Chairperson of the Board to sign on behalf of the County; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 30-2008 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue from the Superior Court in the amount of $106,394 for the Court requested change orders; and approved related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

12.   APPROVED proposed settlement in the claim of Michael A. Houlemard, Christina Valentino and Dominga Valentino, Claim Number 506-045, in the total amount of $125,000, as recommended by County Counsel

13.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 31-2008 accepting and appropriating $178,200 in Federal Domestic Preparedness funds into the County Fire budget, as recommended by the Director of General Services

14.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 32-2008 authorizing the Sheriff-Corner to submit a re-application for 2008-09 to the State of California Corrections Standards Authority (CST) for the Mentally Ill Offenders Crime Reduction Grant program; with an additional direction that the Chair contact state representatives to request that they work to continue funding of this important program

15.   ACCEPTED AND FILED nomination of Ruth Polen Welch for appointment to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of business, for a term to expire June 30, 2010, with final appointment to be considered on March 11, 2008, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty

16.   APPROVED appointment of Michael Graham to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

17.   APPROVED appointment of Edna Williams to the Domestic Violence Commission, as the representative of the Women's Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

18.   DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to consult with appropriate County staff and return on April 8, 2008, with recommendations concerning staffing, department liaisons, the proposed work plan for 2008, and the draft by-laws for the Commission on the Environment, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

19.   APPROVED transfer of funds within the Family Relations index in support of the Father Involvement Grant contract amendment approved on January 8, 2008, as recommended by the Director of the Human Services Department

20.   DEFERRED consideration of Revisions to the Historic Preservation Ordinance to April 15, 2008, as recommended by the Planning Director

21.   ACCEPTED low bid from Cazador Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $398,282, for the Lompico Road Storm Damage Repair Project; and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

22.   APPROVED participation in the Santa Cruz County Environmental Website project and authorized a total contribution of $3,500 to website's development from the following general budgets: $2,000 from County Service Area 9C and $1,500 from the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

23.   AUTHORIZED the Clerk of the Board to make a partial release of the Faithful Performance Security submitted for Tract 1471, Cabrillo Commons, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

24.   APPROVED amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Santa Cruz County Sanitation District and the Santa Cruz County Department of Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services regarding the Moran Lake Habitat Management Plan, and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

25.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 33-2008 approving and accepting the terms and conditions of the Lease Agreement with the State of California for the East Cliff Stabilization Project and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

26.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED Independent Contractor Agreement with Bellinger Foster Steinmetz Landscape Architecture, in the not-to-exceed amount of $49,105, for design services for the Twin Lakes Beach Front Conceptual Design, and approved related action, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

26.1.   ACCEPTED notification on various at-large vacancies on the First 5 Commission, as outlined, with nominations for appointment to be received on March 18, 2008, and final appointments to be considered on April 8, 2008, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

26.2.   ACCEPTED notification on various at-large vacancies on the Long Term Care Commission, as outlined, with nominations for appointment to be received on March 18, 2008, and final appointments to be considered on April 8, 2008, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

27.   DELETED ITEM

REGULAR AGENDA

28.   CONSIDERED quarterly progress report on the Child Welfare Services System Improvement Assessment and Planning Process;

(1) accepted and filed quarterly progress report on the Child Welfare Services System Improvement Assessment and Planning Process;

(2) approved the Santa Cruz County Child Welfare Community System Improvement Plan;

(3) approved the State Systems Improvement Plan and directed the Human Services Department Director to submit the plan to the California Department of Social Services; and

(4) directed the Human Services Department Director to provide a further report on the proposed improvement strategies in conjunction with the proposed fiscal year 2008/2009 County Budget
BCaCoSP  

29.   CONSIDERED recommendations in response to the proposed Fiscal Year 2008-09 State Budget, including the Alternate Budget proposal submitted by the Legislative Analyst's Office;

(1) directed the Chairperson to communicate this Board's position, as outlined in this letter, to our state legislators and the Governor, and encourage them to use the LAO Alternative FY08-09 Budget as a starting point during the Legislature's budget deliberations this year;

(2) directed the Chairperson to transmit this letter to appropriate County advisory bodies, and the Human Care Alliance, requesting that they review this Board's position on state budget deliberations and encouraging them to communicate their position to this Board and, as appropriate, to our state legislators and the Governor;

(3) directed the Board's representative to the California State Association of Counties, and the County Administrative Office, to represent this Board's position to CSAC, and to continue to work directly and diligently with CSAC on these issues as the state budget process unfolds; and

(4) directed the County Administrative Office to report back to this Board with monthly updates and analyses of the state budget process, in particular with respect to the concerns outlined in this letter;

(5) with an additional direction to include in the draft letter a clear statement that the County is not advocating taking on state programs and not continue to give mandates without funding and address the revenue equation and balance the state's budget
SCoBCaP  

30.   CONSIDERED report on the Green Building Informational Checklist;

accepted and filed report on the Green Building Informational Checklist; and Planning Department return at budget hearings with a status report on the progress of the Green Building Program
CoSBCaP  

31.   CONSIDERED report on proposed amendments to Cell Tower Ordinance, and related actions;

based on the Board's direction of December 4, 2007, and on the foregoing discussion, it is recommended that the Board take the following actions:

(1) directed Planning staff to forward to the Planning Commission, for their consideration and comment, proposed amendments to the County's Wireless Communication Facilities (WCF) Ordinance (County Code Sections 13.10.660-668) to:

(a) apply a 300-foot visual impact buffer between roof-mounted WCFs and residential areas, unless it can be shown that the roof-mounted WCF will not have a visual impact to surrounding residences;

(b) limit the number of WCFs at any single co-location site to no more than 3 separate WCFs, with no more than 9 separate antennas and 3 separate equipment cabinets/shelters, unless it can be shown there will not be a visual impact;

(c) apply a 300 foot (or 5-times the height of the WCF, whichever is greater) visual impact buffer between WCFs and public schools, unless it can be shown that the WCF will not have a visual impact; and

(2) deferred consideration of the possibility of imposing additional fees and/or monthly rent on cell sites located in County rights-of-way until case law more clearly defines the legal constraints and proper procedures to follow in this regard;

(3) with an additional direction to return in late April with a status report regarding the monitoring reports
BCoCaSP  

32.   APPROVED appointment of Toni Cassista to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, as an at-large representative of consumers, for a term to expire April 1, 2009
BCaCoSP  

33.   APPROVED appointment of Edward Van Valkenburgh to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of labor organizations, for a term to expire June 30, 2010
CoCaBSP  

999.   WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE LISTING: The Written Correspondence Listing is established to act as a report of materials received by the Board as a whole but may also include items requested for inclusion by individual Supervisors. Upon completion of any actions deemed necessary (i.e. acknowledgment, referral, etc.), these items are included in the Written Correspondence Listing under the appropriate heading. While these items are not part of the official record of meetings of the Board of Supervisors, they will be maintained by the Clerk of the Board for a period of two years, after which time they may be destroyed after the County's Historic Resources Commission has been provided an opportunity for review.