PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 97, NUMBER 3
January 28, 1997
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ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
VOTING KEY: A = Almquist, B = Beautz, R = Belgard;
S = Symons, W = Wormhoudt; 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
Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
2. Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda
See Item No. 66, Consent Agenda
3. Additions and Deletions to Consent Agenda
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - One person addressed the Board
(An Oral Communications sign-in sheet will be filed
with Written Correspondence for the Board's next
meeting.)
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
RSBAW
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of January 7 and 14, 1997, as
recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8. DELETED ITEM
9. AUTHORIZED release of security posted to cover taxes
on Minor Land Division 1389, APN: 041-291-36, for
1996/97, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
10. SEE ITEM NO. 69.1, REGULAR AGENDA
11. APPROVED the issuance of a license to Lockheed
Missiles and Space Company, Inc. to operate one
ambulance for a one-year period through November 1997,
and approved related actions, as recommended by the
County Administrative Officer
12. DIRECTED the County Administrative Office and County
Counsel to return on February 11, 1997, with a report
on the impact of Proposition 218, as recommended by
the County Administrative Officer and County Counsel
13. DEFERRED TO FEBRUARY 4, 1997 consideration to
authorize payment to an extra-help employee in the
District Attorney's Office who worked beyond 999 hours
14. APPROVED lease agreement with Ernest and Rose Taylor
for the San Lorenzo Valley Sheriff's Community Service
Center at 6630 Highway 9, Suite 101, Felton,
California, at a cost of $553.05 per month for six (6)
months from January 1, 1997 through June 30, 1997, and
authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to sign and execute the
lease agreement, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
15. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 12-97 accepting unanticipated
revenue in the amount of $3,500 from Broad-based,
Apprehension, Suppression, Treatment and Alternatives
(B.A.S.T.A.) funds, and authorizing those funds to pay
overtime costs of the Gang Enforcement Team Sergeant
to attend B.A.S.T.A. Technical Team Meetings
($1,350.00) and to purchase one hand-held walkie-
talkie ($2,150.00), as recommended by the Sheriff-
Coroner
16. ACCEPTED AND FILED Data Processing Quarterly Report
for the second quarter of 1996-97, as recommended by
the Information Services Director
17. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 13-97 accepting and
appropriating $4,896 in unanticipated revenue to fund
an extra-help property clerk for the Santa Cruz County
Narcotics Enforcement Team, as recommended by the
Sheriff-Coroner
18. APPROVED appointment of Charles Eric Carter to the
Human Services Commission for a term to expire April
1, 1999, as recommended by Supervisor Belgard
19. ACCEPTED nomination of Ann Pomper for reappointment as
an at-large County representative on the Louden Nelson
Community Center Committee, for a term to expire
December 31, 2000, with final appointment to be made
February 4, 1997, as recommended by Supervisor
Wormhoudt
20. ACCEPTED nomination of Bruce Gabriel as an at-large
County appointee to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan
Transit District Board of Directors, for a term to
expire December 31, 1997, with final appointment to be
made February 4, 1997, as recommended by Supervisor
Wormhoudt
21. APPROVED appointment of Supervisor Almquist as the
Board's representative on the Santa Margarita
Groundwater Basin Advisory Committee, as recommended
by Chair Wormhoudt
22. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Planning
Commission, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
23. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Housing
Advisory Commission, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
24. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Human Services
Commission, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
25. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Emergency
Medical Care Commission, and approved related actions,
as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
26. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Women's
Commission, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
27. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Civil Service
Commission, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
28. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Energy
Commission, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
29. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 14-97 providing for replacement
of the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Cash difference fund,
as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
30. DENIED claim of Sandra Loskutoff No. 697-064 and
referred to County Counsel
31. ACCEPTED AND FILED quarterly report for fourth quarter
of 1996 on advanced step appointments, as recommended
by the Acting Personnel Director
32. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual Departmental Liability
Reports for fiscal year 1995/96, as recommended by the
Acting Personnel Director
33. SEE ITEM NO. 69.2, REGULAR AGENDA
34. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 15-97 amending Resolution No.
279-75 to implement salary action for a class in
General Services Department, as recommended by the
Acting Personnel Director
35. APPROVED settlement in McMillen v. County of Santa
Cruz, Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. 131177, in
the total amount of $5,000 to plaintiffs and
authorized the Auditor-Controller to issue a check
totaling that amount, as recommended by County Counsel
36. APPROVED purchase of six disk drive upgrades for the
main computer system for use in the Year 2000 project
at a cost of $50,000 and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Information Services Director
37. ACCEPTED AND FILED evaluation of property insurance
program with recommendation to continue insuring all
owned and leased contents properties with values
greater than $5,000 and maintain the current
deductible level of $5,000, as recommended by the
Acting Personnel Director
38. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the classification of an
Administrative Services Officer position in the
District Attorney's Office, as recommended by the
Acting Personnel Director
39. APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $47,280
from Special Miscellaneous Expenses to Fixed Assets in
the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office and authorized
the purchase of the Sympro Software Package and a new
automated remittance machine, as recommended by the
Treasurer-Tax Collector
40. ACCEPTED AND FILED report of the County's investment
activities and holdings for the quarter ending
December 31, 1996, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax
Collector
41. SEE ITEM NO. 69.4, REGULAR AGENDA
42. ACCEPTED AND FILED interim report on the Youth
Protection Curfew Ordinance, as recommended by the
Sheriff-Coroner
43. DIRECTED the Department of Public Works to accelerate
the Browns Valley Road Bridge repair project; and
further directed the Department of Public Works to
return to the Board on February 4, 1997, with a
timetable for repair and/or strengthening of the
Browns Valley Road Bridge, as recommended by
Supervisors Symons and Belgard
44. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Deferred
Compensation Advisory Commission, and approved related
actions, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
45. DIRECTED the Planning Department to return the
planning fees associated with the Valencia Hall and
Post Office restoration in the amount of $2,454 to the
POSCS Structures and Improvements Valencia Hall
Account; directed the Departments of Planning, Public
Works, and Environmental Health to waive the
development and review fees associated with this
project; and further directed the Planning Department
to give this project priority processing status, as
recommended by Supervisor Symons
46. ACCEPTED nominations of Harry Oberhelman III and Tom
Dwyer for reappointment as at-large representatives on
the Board of Law Library Trustees for terms to expire
December 31, 1997, with final appointments to be made
February 4, 1997, as recommended by Supervisor
Wormhoudt
47. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 16-97 determining the
continuing existence of a local emergency from the
December and January storm events; and approved
related actions, as recommended by the Emergency
Services Coordinator
48. DEFERRED TO FEBRUARY 4, 1997 consideration to adopt
resolution accepting unanticipated revenue from the
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
and authorize the Chair to sign the agreements; and
direct County Fire Department to defer revision of the
County Fire Department Master Plan and return with a
budget proposal for inclusion of the Master Plan
revision in fiscal year 1997/98
49. APPROVED the submission of a two-year, $402,234 grant
proposal to the State Office of Traffic Safety by the
Health Services Agency's Alcohol and Drug Program to
prevent and reduce impaired driving Countywide, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
50. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the need to continue the
state of local emergency relative to the transmission
of HIV through contaminated needles, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
51. APPROVED use of master agreements for physician
services and professional medical consultation in the
Mental Health program, effective December 16, 1996, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
52. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 17-97 accepting and
appropriating $1,200 for the AIDS program for the
purchase of a computer printer; adopted RESOLUTION NO.
18-97 approving the related amendments to the State
AIDS Master Agreement; and directed the Clerk of the
Board to take related actions, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
53. APPROVED grant related and funded out-of-state travel
for Children's Mental Health staff, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
54. SEE ITEM NO. 69.3, REGULAR AGENDA
55. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 19-97 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$362,178 for transitional and supplemental child care,
as recommended by the Acting Human Resources Agency
Administrator
56. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 20-97 certifying your Board's
approval of amendments to agreements with the
California Department of Education relating to child
care services; authorized the Human Resources Agency
Acting Administrator to execute these amendments;
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 21-97 accepting and
appropriating $20,853 in unanticipated revenue; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the Acting
Human Resources Agency Administrator
57. APPROVED contract amendments reflecting merger between
Family Health Education Center and Food and Nutrition
Services; and authorized the Human Resources Agency
Acting Administrator to sign these amendments, as
recommended by the Acting Human Resources Agency
Administrator
58. APPROVED amendment to the agreement with Vision
Recycling extending its agreement to October 31, 1997,
and modifying the payment schedules for a not-to-
exceed amount of $319,000; authorized the Director of
Public Works to sign the agreement; and directed the
Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
59. APPROVED agreement between the California Coastal
Commission and County of Santa Cruz to complete a data
dictionary for the County's Geographic Information
System (GIS) and authorized the Planning Director to
sign the agreement, as recommended by the Planning
Director
60. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 22-97 accepting trees from
Bruce Golino as a gift to the County of Santa Cruz, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
61. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 23-97 accepting irrigation
equipment for the Polo Grounds Soccer Field Project
from L.R. Nelson Corporation as a gift to the County,
as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space
and Cultural Services
62. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 24-97 authorizing the Cultural
Council of Santa Cruz County to execute the 1997-98
State/Local Partnership Program Grant Application, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
63. ACCEPTED AND FILED the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment
Agency 1995/96 Financial Reports, as recommended by
the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
64. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED AND FILED Annual
Continuing Rental Agreement List, as recommended by
the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
65. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED transfer of funds
totaling $488,000 for the Portola Drive Improvement
Project and approved related actions, as recommended
by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
RS(B)AW
66. AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
SCHEDULED a closed personnel and litigation session as
follows:
ACCEPTED additional item for consideration according
to criteria specified regarding significant exposure
to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Government Code 54956.9 (RABSW)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation was considered
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section
54956.9 for two potential cases.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiator: Acting Personnel Director
All Employee Organizations
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report was given
66.1 DIRECTED the Planning Director to take necessary
actions to appeal Timber Harvest Plan 1-96NTMP-018
SCR, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
66.2 APPROVED appointment of Supervisor Beautz to the
Library Financing Authority and the appointment of
Supervisors Beautz and Almquist to the City-County
Library System Joint Powers Board, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
66.3 APPROVED proposal to convert space at Loma Prieta
School for use as a temporary fire station, directed
County Fire Staff to report back on February 4 and 25,
1997, and approved related actions, as recommended by
the Emergency Services Coordinator
66.4 SEE ITEM NO. 69.5, REGULAR AGENDA
REGULAR AGENDA
67. The Board of Supervisors recessed in order to permit
the Board of Directors of the County of Santa Cruz
Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 5,
to convene and carry out its regularly scheduled
meeting
68. The Board of Supervisors recessed in order to permit
the Board of Directors of the County of Santa Cruz
Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7,
to convene and carry out its regularly scheduled
meeting
69. RECEIVED bids regarding Bridge Street Pedestrian
Bridge and referred to Public Works to return on
February 11, 1997 with a recommendation
BRSAW
69.1 ACCEPTED AND FILED supplemental report on Weekend Work
Program for juveniles; accepted and filed status
report on Juvenile Hall population management and
reduction programs; approved contract with Community
Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Incorporated, (CAB)
in the amount of $25,946 to operate a weekend work
program for juveniles in lieu of weekend detention in
the Juvenile Hall; and directed the County
Administrative Officer to return on April 8, 1997 with
a further status report on population management
programs, as recommended by the County Administrative
Officer
ASBRW
69.2 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 25-97 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue from the Loma
Prieta Fire Station property loss in the amount of
$35,000 with additional directive
BRSAW
69.3 APPROVED the Human Services Commission recommendations
for $61,328 in Child Care Fees Loans, and directed the
Human Resources Agency to return on February 11, 1997,
for approval of loan agreements and with any further
recommendations, as recommended by the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
SBRAW
69.4 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on reorganization of the
Ambulance Provider Subcommittee, as recommended by
County Counsel
ARBSW
69.5 DIRECTED the Chair to forward the nominations of
Councilmember Oscar Rios and Supervisor Mardi
Wormhoudt to the Speaker of the Assembly for
consideration as appointees to the California Coastal
Commission
ABSRW (with Supervisor Wormhoudt voting "no" on the
nomination of Councilmember Rios)
Approved:
Chair, Board of Supervisors
Attest:
Clerk of the Board
Date:
NOTE: This set of Board of Supervisors Minutes is scheduled to
be approved by the Board on February 11, 1997