PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2001, NUMBER 26
OCTOBER 2, 2001
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ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
VOTING KEY: A = Almquist, B = Beautz, C = Campos,
P = Pirie, 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
3. Additions and Deletions to Consent Agenda; See Item
No. 32.1
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Three people addressed the Board
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
BWPAC
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of September 18, 2001, as recommended
by the Clerk of the Board
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received during the period of September 20,
2001 through September 26, 2001 and approved upon
adoption of the 2001/02 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. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4639 Authorizing an Amendment to
the Contract between the County of Santa Cruz and the
Board of Administration of the California Public
Employees' Retirement System to provide Section 20042
(One-Year Final Compensation) for Local Miscellaneous
Members and for Local Safety Members
11. REJECTED the claim of Chris Wortman, No. 102-023,
Amended, and referred to County Counsel
12. REJECTED the claim of Agustin De Mello, No. 102-024
and referred to County Counsel
13. REJECTED the claim of Agustin De Mello, No. 102-024,
Amended, and referred to County Counsel
14. REJECTED the claim of Jade Catalano, No. 102-025 and
referred to County Counsel
15. DENIED the application to file a late claim on behalf
of Helmsman Management Services, Incorporated, No.
102-026 and referred to County Counsel
16. APPROVED various budgetary transfers and realignments
of appropriations and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 389-2001
accepting unanticipated revenue from the State of
Emergency Housing Assistance Program in the amount of
$49,400 for the winter 2001 Armory program, as
recommended by the Auditor-Controller
17. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 390-2001 accepting negotiated
exchange of property tax revenues pursuant to
California Revenue Taxation Code Section 99, providing
for a zero property exchange for LAFCO #881: Carol
Way/Kuehlborn Reorganization, as recommended by the
County Administrative Officer
18. AWARDED contract to Kase Pacific Construction in the
amount of $31,786 for the Main Jail Entrance Concrete
Walk and Stairs project; authorized the General
Services Director to notify the contractor and sign
the contract agreement and associated documents on
behalf of the Board; and authorized the General
Services Director to approve change orders and
encumber $3,179 in addition to the contract amount to
cover change order expenditures, as required, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
19. APPROVED addition of half-time accounting assistant
for the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation
Commission, as recommended by the Executive Director
of the Regional Transportation Commission
20. APPROVED appointment of Cathy Harshman to the Children
and Youth Commission for a term to expire April 1,
2005, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
21. APPROVED reappointment of Supervisor Beautz to serve
as the County's representative on the California State
Association of Counties Board of Directors, and
reappointed Supervisor Campos to serve as the
alternate, as recommended by Chairman Campos
21.1 ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on energy crisis and
County Utility Tax; with an additional direction that
the County Administrative Officer report back on or
before November 20, 2001
22. 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
23. APPROVED gross pay adjustments in the amount of
$358.40 and $136 for two Human Resources Agency
Employees, as recommended by the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
24. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Emergency Pre-eviction
services for families; authorized the Human Resources
Agency Administrator to negotiate a $50,000 contract
with the Community Action Board for emergency pre-
eviction services for families with children and
return on or before November 6, 2001 for approval of
the agreement, as recommended by the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
25. SEE ITEM NO. 34.1, REGULAR AGENDA
26. ACCEPTED AND FILED report resuming responsibility for
mobile home park inspections with a further report on
October 23, 2001, as recommended by the Planning
Director
27. ACCEPTED low bid of Granite Construction Company in
the amount of $827,278 for the 2001/2002 Pavement
Management Dig-out project; authorized award of
contract; and authorized the Director of Public Works
to sign the contract on behalf of the County, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
28. ACCEPTED low bid of Earthworks in the amount of
$26,720 for the County Service (CSA) Overlay project
for Forest Glen, CSA No. 36 (District 2) Sunlit Lane,
CSA No. 42 (District 3) and Sunbeam Woods, CSA No. 44
(District 5); authorized the award of contract; and
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
29. APPROVED Contract Change Order No. 3 in the amount of
$20,708.52 for the 2000/2001 Pavement Management
Slurry Seal project; authorized the Chairperson of the
Board to sign the contract; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
30. DEFERRED recommendations from the Parks Commission
regarding Proposition 12 until January 8, 2002, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
31. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PAJARO STORM DRAIN
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, APPROVED Harkins Slough Pump
Station cooperative agreement with Pajaro Storm Drain
Maintenance District and Pajaro Valley Water
Management Agency in a not-to-exceed amount of $51,869
and authorized the District Engineer to sign the
agreement, as recommended by the District Engineer
32. SCHEDULED A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION AT
THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARDS CONSENT AGENDA, OR AT
11:00 A.M.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name/No.:Pardodi/Sumner, et al. v. County of
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No.
CV 137784
Case Name/No.:Allshouse v. County of Santa Cruz, Santa
Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 139671
Case Name/No.:Big Creek Lumber Company, et al &
Central Coast Forest Association, et al v. County of
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No.
CV 134816 (Consolidated)
Case Name/No.:County of Santa Cruz v. City of San
Jose, et al., Santa Clara Superior Court No. CV 794209
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation was considered
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section
54956.9 for one potential case
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation was considered pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9 for
one potential case
PERSONNEL SESSION - County Counsel
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given
32.1 APPROVED amendment to agreement with Jeffery Sloan of
Curiale, Delaverson, Hirshfeld, Kelly and Kraemer to
provide specialized legal services in personnel and
labor relations related matters, as recommended by
County Counsel
REGULAR AGENDA
33. APPROVED appointment of Ernesto Lopez-Molina to the
Domestic Violence Commission, as an at-large member
representing the Latino community, in accordance with
County Code Chapter 2.118, Section 20
AWBPC
34. CONSIDERED ordinance amending Chapter 5.46 of the
Santa Cruz County Code relating to voluntary
compliance with packaging reduction goals and approved
related actions; accepted and filed report on
voluntary compliance with the packaging reduction
goals of Chapter 5.46 of the Santa Cruz County Code;
approved "in concept" ordinance amending Chapter 5.46
of the Santa County Code regarding environmentally
acceptable packaging materials and referred the
ordinance to the Environmental Coordinator for
California Environmental Quality Act review; and
directed the Public Works Department to return the
ordinance on or before December 11, 2001 for final
adoption
AWBPC
34.1 ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on Code Compliance
Program with a further report on October 23, 2001, as
recommended by the Planning Director
BWPAC
35. Public hearing held to consider recommendation by the
Planning Commission to rezone a portion of Assessor's
Parcel Number 110-071-12 from Commercial Agriculture
"CA" to Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) to be consistent
with the Neighborhood Commercial (C-N) General Plan
designation. Application No. 00-0473;
closed public hearing; ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4640
amending Chapter 13.10 of the Santa Cruz County Code
by rezoning a portion of Assessor's Parcel No. 110-
071-12 from Commercial Agriculture (CA) to
Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) to maintain consistency
with the Neighborhood Commercial (N-C) General Plan
designation of this portion of the site; and certified
the Notice of Exemption as complying with the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA)
WABPC
36. CONSIDERED report on Affordable Housing in Santa Cruz
County;
(A) conducted workshop on Affordable Housing;
(B) accepted and filed report and the attachments;
(C) directed staff to return on November 6, 2001 with a
report that includes, but is not limited to, the
following: a) report on the ramifications of raising
the percent of redevelopment funds available for
affordable housing; b) report on the issue of linkage
raised by the City of Watsonville; c) information
generated on the possibilities for second units on
agricultural land; d) County Counsel report on the
status of the University of California in relation to
local ordinances; e) staff analysis of the Housing
Advisory Commission recommendations on in-lieu fees;
f) a preliminary report on potential rezoning of
multi-residential uses of various large suitable
parcels in various parts of the county; g) the history
of and potential for planned unit developments in the
County; h) the impact of changing floor area ratios to
40% instead of 50%; i) legal information on the number
of people that can live in one unit; j) statistical
information on the numbers and needs of renters;
k) strategies for preserving multi-residential sites
for the maximum use possible, looking at existing
constraints to establish actual development potential
including sites located near transportation corridors
throughout the County; l) present economic modeling
information to address the elasticity of market
pricing versus what is generated and how we can
maximize our opportunities; m) information on the
number of units rented and those used by home owners;
n) the impact of increasing the percentage of
affordability required on annexations of Redevelopment
areas, and on larger developments; o) provide
information relative to vacation rentals versus
permanent housing and how many exist; p) information
on the size of the general plan area and the actual
acreage covered in relation to the number of homes and
the number of affordable units; q) information on
methods to expand second units including subsidizing
the fees; r) identify any remaining high density
properties and consider the possibility of purchasing
identified parcels; s) evaluate the
advantages/disadvantages of reinstituting county-wide
H-site designations; t) identify strategies to attract
employers to our community that pay better; u)
identify the advantages of increasing the 15 percent
rate of affordability on certain projects, where
appropriate; v) possibility of expanding the number of
mobile home parks and increasing the use of
manufactured homes and constructing more agricultural
housing including those under State programs; w)
identify the recommended changes to the County First
Time Home Buyer Program; x) and further encouraged
Board members to submit letters with other concrete
proposals for housing initiatives on November 6, 2001
WABPC