PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 99, NUMBER 27
OCTOBER 26, 1999
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ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
VOTING KEY: A = Almquist, B = Beautz, C = Campos;
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
3. Additions and Deletions to Consent Agenda
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - No one 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
WCBSA
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of October 5, 1999, as recommended by
the Clerk of the Board
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received during the period of October 18,
1999 through October 22, 1999 and approved upon
adoption of the 1999/00 continuing agreements list to
comply with Section 300 of the County's Procedures
Manual, Title I, as recommended by the Clerk of the
Board
9. APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $18,000 to
maintenance and operations of County Service Area No.
2, Place de Mer, as recommended by the Auditor-
Controller
10. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 430-99 providing for zero
property tax exchange for LAFCO No. 867 -
Zayante/Beverly, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
11. SEE ITEM NO. 39.2, REGULAR AGENDA
12. SEE ITEM NO. 39.1, REGULAR AGENDA
13. DENIED claim of Chris Kilgus No. 900-043 and referred
to County Counsel
14. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 431-99 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$15,600 to fund Spanish language instruction for the
Sheriff's Office law enforcement staff; approved
independent contractor agreement with Alejandra Gomez
for this service; and authorized the Sheriff to sign
the agreement, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
15. APPROVED appointment of Myrna Sherman to the Mental
Health Advisory Board, in the category of
consumer/direct, for a term to expire April 1, 2001,
as recommended by Supervisor Beautz
16. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancy on the
Hazardous Materials Advisory Commission, for a
representative of law enforcement, with nominations to
be received on November 9, 1999, and final appointment
to be made November 16, 1999, as recommended by
Chairperson Almquist
17. APPROVED appointment of Grant D. Estrada to the Board
of Directors of the Pajaro Valley Fire Protection
District to serve in such capacity from noon on
December 3, 1999 until December 6, 2002, as
recommended by Supervisor Campos
18. APPROVED appointment of Susan Meyers as the
representative of the Family Law Bar on the Domestic
Violence Commission, as recommended by Chairperson
Almquist
19. APPROVED Memorandum of Understanding for the General
Representation Unit; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 432-99
amending salary Resolution No. 279-75 to implement
salary actions of the Memorandum of Understanding;
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 433-99 in conformance with PERS
requirements to amend the PERS employer's
contributions as negotiated in the SEIU contract; and
authorized the Personnel Director to sign the
Memorandum of Understanding, as recommended by the
Personnel Director
20. DEFERRED report on decentralized Personnel operations
until November 16, 1999 meetings, as recommended by
the Personnel Director
21. AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign the Standard Agreement with the State for
reimbursement of costs associated with mandated ocean
water monitoring and beach posting, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
22. APPROVED gross pay adjustment for one Health Services
Agency employee in the amount of $736, as recommended
by the Health Services Agency Administrator
23. APPROVED an agreement between the California
Department of Education and the Human Resources
Agency, providing $65,603 of State funds for child
care services; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 434-99
authorizing the execution of agreement No. F216-9061
for Child Development Services with the California
Department of Education; and authorized the Human
Resources Agency Administrator to sign the agreement,
as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
24. CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 2, 1999 consideration to adopt
Resolution approving the contract between the County
of Santa Cruz and the Employment Development for
reception services at the Watsonville and Mid-County
Career Centers; authorize the Human Resources Agency
Administrator to sign the contract; and take related
actions
25. APPROVED contract in the amount of $53,000 effective
July 1, 1999 with the County Office of Education/Child
Development Resource Center for bilingual child care
information and referral services; and authorized the
Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the
agreement, as recommended by the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
26. DEFERRED bid award for Hidden Valley Embankment Repair
Project, County Service Area No. 26, and directed
Public Works to report back on or before November 9,
1999, with a recommendation on award of the project,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
27. ACCEPTED low bid of Reber Construction Company,
Incorporated, in the amount of $31,075 for the Empire
Acres (County Service Area No. 17), Robles Drive
Culvert Repair Project; authorized award of the
contract; and authorized the Director of Public Works
to sign, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
28. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 435-99 accepting offer to
purchase excess County property at 12283 Lake
Boulevard; authorized the Chair to sign the deed; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
29. ACCEPTED improvements and approved the final cost for
Northridge Drive, Glenwood Acres, County Service Area
No. 30, Storm Damage Repair; authorized the Clerk of
the Board to file the Notice of Completion; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
30. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 436-99 authorizing the
submittal of a local Government Used Oil Opportunity
Grant application to the California Integrated Waste
Management Board for oil recycling program
enhancements and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
31. APPROVED amendment to agreement with Haro, Kasunich
and Associates, Incorporated, for engineering design
services for Browns Valley Road Bridge Replacement
project for an amount not-to-exceed $6,820; and
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
amendment, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
32. DEFERRED consideration of a proposed ordinance to
allow conversion of RV parks to permanent occupancy to
December 7, 1999, as recommended by the Planning
Director
33. ITEM DELETED
34. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 437-99 ratifying annexation of
Assessor Parcel No. 105-391-43 to Zone 2 of the Mid-
County Geologic Hazard Abatement District, as
recommended by the Planning Director
35. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED a predevelopment loan
of up to $99,500 with the Housing Authority, as
recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
36. ITEM DELETED
36.1 DEFERRED recommendations regarding designation of a
lead agency for rail line right-of-way acquisition to
November 16, 1999, as recommended by County Counsel
REGULAR AGENDA
37. Jurisdictional hearing held to consider the Planning
Commission's decision to deny rezoning Application No.
98-0604, a proposal to rezone APN: 079-121-12 from the
Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber
Production (TP) zone district. The property is
located on the northwest side of Roberts Road (beyond
the Harley Road sign), about 1 mile up Roberts Road
from the intersection of Roberts and Love Creek Roads,
Ben Lomond. Application No.: 98-0604 APN: 079-121-12
Appellant: Dennis Kehoe Owner: Charles and Rebecca
Aalfs;
denied appeal to take jurisdiction of Application 98-
0604, a proposal to rezone APN: 079-121-12 to Timber
Production, based on the fact that the appellant has
not established sufficient grounds for the Board to
take jurisdiction for further review
WABsc
38. CONSIDERED report on Water Resources Management and
approved related actions;
(1) accepted and filed progress report on Water Resources
Management;
(2) directed staff to revisit County Water Conservation
Ordinances regarding landscape demand and plumbing
retrofit requirements upon re-sale or re-model of
homes and report back on February 15, 2000 with
potential draft revisions;
(3) directed the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to
write to the Santa Margarita Basin Committee and LAFCO
and request that in preparing its 2000-2001 budget to
include investigating the present organization of
governmental structure attempting to manage water
resources in the greater San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts
Valley areas, and provide the Board with their
recommendations;
(4) directed staff to circulate the revised guidelines, as
amended, for environmental review of wells to the
Environmental Coordinator and other interested parties
for review and comment and to bring them back to the
Board for inclusion in the County's Environmental
Review Guidelines by December 14, 1999;
(5) directed staff to report back on Water Resources
Management and to present a draft ordinance on well
metering and water conservation for new, replacement
and supplemental wells to the Board on February 15,
2000; with an additional directive to have the Chair
write a letter to the Interagency Task Force informing
them of how much the Board values their
recommendations and hope that they can meet monthly in
order to provide the Board with the fullest benefit of
their thoughts by the February meeting; directed to
include Ms. Brown's suggestions that the Board request
staff to work together to develop consistent
recommendations for metering criteria and monitoring
programs throughout the basin; and further directed
County staff to collaborate with Water District staff
in developing a groundwater shortage contingency plan
that would apply to all areas of Soquel and Aptos
Groundwater Basin
WBSCA
39. CONSIDERED adoption of proposed Ordinance amending
Chapter 2.45 of the Santa Cruz County Code entitled
Children and Families First Commission
(1) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance;
(2) approved ordinance "in concept" to return for final
adoption on November 2, 1999
(1) ACBSW
(2) SWBCA
39.1 DENIED claim of Elise Stassart No. 900-041 and
referred to County Counsel
BWSCA
39.2 DENIED claim of Esther R. Kelly No. 900-040 and
referred to County Counsel
AWBSC
40. Public hearing held to consider the proposal to amend
the Open Space Easement Contract on APN's: 105-443-01,
02 and 03 to allow a single family dwelling on APN:
105-443-03. Requires an Open Space Easement Contract
Amendment. The property is located on the south side
of Valencia School Road (adjacent to 1525 Valencia
School Road) about 1/4 mile west of the intersection
of Valencia School and Trout Gulch Roads, Aptos.
Application No. 99-0248; APN: 105-443-10, 02 and 03
Applicant: Noel Paddon; Owner: Kathleen Paddon,
Kathleen Welch and Gary Welch;
closed public hearing; approved recommendations based
on the Findings and subject to the Conditions that:
(1) certified that the project is categorically exempt
from CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act);
(2) adopted RESOLUTION NO. 438-99 to approve and accept
the amended Open Space Easement Contract, allowing the
construction of a single family dwelling on APN: 105-
443-03;
(3) directed the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors
to sign the Amended Open Space Easement Contract upon
proof of payment by the property owner of all Planning
Department fees to the Planning Department; and
(4) directed the Planning Department to work with the
Clerk of the Board and the Recorder's Office to record
and file the amended Open Space Easement
SWBCA
41. Public hearing for special consideration of the
Planning Commission's decision regarding Application
No. 97-0648, a proposal by John and Brenda Stephenson
to construct an 8,000 square foot horse barn, five
4,975 gallon water storage tanks and to grade 840
cubic yards of earth for the barn and associated
driveway and parking/circulation area;
referred consideration of this issue to the
Environmental Coordinator for additional review of the
appropriateness of the Negative Declaration given the
fact that environmental review has commenced on the
Master Plan for the commercial development; continued
public hearing to February 1, 2000 at which time the
Environmental Coordinator will report on the
reconsideration and Environmental Determination for
the project; with an additional direction that all
groups who have submitted correspondence be notified
of the public hearing date on this matter and further
directed that the letter of Attorney Paul Bruno dated
October 25, 1999 and Attorney Celia Scott dated
October 26, 1999 be included in the reconsideration of
this matter
WBSCA
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 November 9, 1999