PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 98, NUMBER 29
NOVEMBER 10, 1998
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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
3. Additions and Deletions to Consent Agenda
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Two people 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
WSRAB
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of October 20 and October 27, 1998,
as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8. DELETED ITEM
9. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4519 adding Chapter 7.90 to the
Santa Cruz County Code relating to the Regulation of
Tobacco Advertising and Self-Service Sale of tobacco
products and amending Section 5.50.180 of the County
Code relating to the Prohibition of Tobacco
Advertising Placed on Taxicabs
10. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4520 amending Chapter 9 of the
Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Stop Intersections
11. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4521 amending Chapter 7.100
(Hazardous Materials/Hazardous Waste/Underground
Storage Tanks) of the Santa Cruz County Code
12. ACCEPTED Treasurer's monthly cash report for period
ending September 30, 1998, as recommended by the
County Treasurer
13. DENIED claim of Eric Diesel No. 899-046 and referred
to County Counsel
14. DENIED claim of Rhodes and Kesling No. 899-047 and
referred to County Counsel
15. DENIED claim of Ken Ward No. 899-049 and referred to
County Counsel
16. DENIED application to file a late claim on behalf of
William T. Lawrence No. 899-051 and referred to County
Counsel
17. DENIED claim of Rena Pickens No. 899-058 and referred
to County Counsel
18. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DENIED claim of Rhodes and
Kesling No. 899-047 and referred to County Counsel
19. ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on the Golden Torch
Trailer Park, with an additional directive
20. DECLARED items to be surplus to County needs and
directed the Director of General Services (Purchasing
Agent) to arrange for their disposition, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
21. AUTHORIZED transfer of funds from County Fire reserves
for payment of prior year hazardous materials incident
response, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
22. APPROVED plans and specifications for installation of
a Kitchen Grease Interceptor at 126 Front Street;
directed the General Services Department to advertise
for bids; set bid opening for Tuesday, December 8,
1998 at 10:45 a.m., and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
23. APPROVED lease extension between the Sheriff's Aptos
Community Service Center and the Rancho Del Mar
Shopping Center from October 1, 1998 through September
30, 1999; and authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to sign
the lease extension agreement, as recommended by the
Sheriff-Coroner
24. ACCEPTED nomination of John Petersdorf as an at-large
appointee to the Santa Cruz-Monterey County Managed
Medical Care Commission, as the hospital
representative, with final appointment to be made
November 24, 1998, as recommended by Supervisor Symons
25. ACCEPTED nomination of Kathleen H. Morkert as an at-
large appointee to the Santa Cruz-Monterey County
Managed Medical Care Commission, in the category of
representative of a non-governmental community clinic,
with final appointment to be made November 24, 1998,
as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
26. ACCEPTED nomination of Frank William Capurro as the
County's appointee to the Pajaro Valley Water
Management Agency Board of Directors, for a two year
term, with final appointment to be made November 24,
1998, as recommended by Supervisor Belgard; and
accepted nomination of Baldemar Mendoza as the
County's appointee to the Pajaro Valley Water
Management Agency Board of Directors, for a two year
term, with final appointment to be made November 24,
1998, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
27. ACCEPTED nomination of Alvin Karp as an at-large
appointee to the Santa Cruz-Monterey County Managed
Medical Care Commission, representing the population
of beneficiaries to be served by the Commission, with
final appointment to be made November 24, 1998, as
recommended by Supervisor Beautz
28. APPROVED appointment of Michael Dever to the Disaster
Council, as the representative of the County Planning
Director, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
29. APPROVED appointment of Susann Rogberg as the
representative of the Public Works Department to the
Fire Department Advisory Commission, as recommended by
Chairperson Beautz
30. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancies on the
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of
Directors, with nominations to be received on November
24, 1998, and final appointments to be made on
December 8, 1998, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
31. DEFERRED TO NOVEMBER 24, 1998 consideration to approve
the process outlined by the Domestic Violence
Commission to solicit, accept and disburse donations
for the purposes of public education activities
relative to the prevention of domestic violence
32. DIRECTED the Chairperson to write to the Navigation
Safety Advisory Council urging the full implementation
of measures contained in the Vessel Management
Workbook to ensure safe, effective, and
environmentally sound vessel traffic management and
crude oil transport, while protecting the economic
viability of the region's critical maritime commerce,
as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
33. DEFERRED report on space issues for the District
Attorney's Office to January 26, 1999, as recommended
by the County Administrative Officer
34. APPROVED contract with Leslie Stone Associates for
services related to the Sanctuary Trail project in the
amount of $30,000; and authorized the County
Administrative Officer to sign the contract, as
recommended by the County Administrative Officer
35. APPROVED appointment of Judge Sam Stevens and Judge
Michael Barton to the Domestic Violence Commission, as
recommended by Chairperson Beautz
36. ACCEPTED nomination of Michael Molesky as an at-large
appointee to the Santa Cruz-Monterey County Managed
Medical Care Commission, as a representative of the
population of beneficiaries to be served by the
Commission who is a past or present MediCal
beneficiary, with final appointment to be made
November 24, 1998, as recommended by Supervisor Beautz
37. AWARDED contract for carpet replacement at various
County facilities to Floors and More in the amount of
$22,750, and approved related actions, as recommended
by the Director of General Services
38. DEFERRED report on parking management at the County
Government Center until November 24, 1998, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
38.1 ACCEPTED nominations of Arthur S. Dover, M.D., and
Christine Griger, M.D., as at-large appointees to the
Santa Cruz-Monterey County Managed Medical Care
Commission, as representatives in the category of
"providers," with final appointment to be made
November 24, 1998, as recommended by Supervisor
Belgard
39. APPROVED agreements with Pajaro Valley Unified School
District and with Valley Resource Center to provide
for federal reimbursements for Medi-Cal Administrative
activities; and authorized the Health Services Agency
Administrator to sign agreement, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
40. SEE ITEM NO. 75.2, REGULAR AGENDA
41. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on hospital issues regarding
the ambulance contract; and deferred consideration of
the report regarding fire services integration into
the EMS system to January 12, 1999, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
42. 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 Administrator
43. SEE ITEM NO. 75.1, REGULAR AGENDA
44. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 426-98 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$91,245 in State revenue for AIDS Neighborhood
Intervention High-risk Testing program; authorized
Health Services Agency to sign amendment to the AIDS
Master Grant Agreement and related amendment; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
45. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on a possible community
sewage disposal project for the Greater Pasatiempo
area; and directed Public Works and Environmental
Health to provide a further status report not later
than January 26, 1999, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator and the Director of
Public Works
46. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Summer Lunch expansion
efforts, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
47. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 427-98 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$505,996 for the 1998 Storm Disaster Assistance
Program, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
48. APPROVED an amendment to the County's contract with
Food and Nutrition Services/Adelante for fiscal year
1998/99 to allow Medi-Cal Administrative Activities
claiming; and authorized the Human Resources Agency
Administrator to sign the amendments, as recommended
by the Human Resources Agency Administrator
49. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 428-98 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$157,740 from the Packard Foundation for the Health
Care Outreach Project; authorized the Human Resources
Agency to negotiate subcontracts with the
collaborative members identified in the grant; and
directed the Human Resources Agency to return for
contract approvals and any further recommendations
prior to January 1, 1999, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
50. DEFERRED report on the negotiations with the City of
Santa Cruz regarding the Louden Nelson Community
Center until December 15, 1998, as recommended by the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
51. APPROVED contract amendment with First Alarm Security
and Patrol for security services at the Simpkins
Family Swim Center in the amount of $198 per month;
authorized the Director of County Parks to sign the
contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by
the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural
Services
52. APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $10,074
from the Aptos Park Dedication District to the Shore
Trail Project contingency; authorized the Director of
County Parks to approve change orders to the Shore
Trail Project, and for erosion control repairs at the
Dolphin/Sumner Trail, in an amount not-to-exceed
$26,074, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open
Space and Cultural Services
53. APPROVED expenditure of an additional $16,214 for the
Valencia Hall Renovation Project; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open
Space and Cultural Services
54. DEFERRED consideration of Landslide Hazard Mitigation
Program status report to November 24, 1998, as
recommended by the Planning Director
55. SCHEDULED public hearing for December 8, 1998 on the
afternoon agenda beginning at 1:30 p.m. to consider
Application No. 98-0227, a proposal to rezone APN 086-
041-46 from the Residential Agriculture (RA) zone
district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district.
Requires a Rezoning. The property is located on the
south side of Foxglove Lane (1425 Foxglove Lane) about
1-1/4 miles west of the intersection of Foxglove Lane
and China Grade Road, as recommended by the Planning
Director
56. SCHEDULED a public hearing for December 8, 1998 on the
afternoon agenda beginning at 1:30 p.m. to consider a
request by Coast Dairies and Land Company to enter
various parcels into Agricultural Preserve contracts
under the Williamson Act, as recommended by the
Planning Director
57. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Greenwaste Diversion
Programs in Santa Cruz County, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
58. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Burrell Creek Culvert
Replacement at Highland Way, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
59. ACCEPTED interim report on the Emergency Watershed
Protection Program and directed Public Works to return
in January 1999 with a final report on the local
funding share, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
60. APPROVED agreement with the Salvation Army for
providing public drop-off salvage services at the
County solid waster facilities; and authorized the
Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on
behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works
61. DELETED ITEM
62. APPROVED purchase of tractor in the amount of $3,850,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
63. ACCEPTED improvements and approved the final cost of
the Corralitos Road and Varni Road Intersection
Improvement Project; directed the Clerk of the Board
to file the Notice of Completion; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
64. ACCEPTED improvements and approved the final cost for
Eureka Canyon Road and Vista Del Mar Drive; directed
the Clerk of the Board to file the Notice of
Completion; and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
65. ACCEPTED low bid of Reber Construction in the amount
of $277,570 for the Browns Valley Road Storm Damage
Repair; authorized the Director of Public Works to
sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
66. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 429-98 amending Resolution No.
396-97 authorizing program supplement (Bridge Seismic
Retrofit Program) agreement between the State of
California and the County of Santa Cruz; adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 430-98 amending Resolution No.
373-98 authorizing program supplement (Emergency El
Ni¤o Storm Relief) agreement between the State of
California and the County of Santa Cruz; and approved
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
67. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 431-98 for right-of-way
acquisition at Valencia Road Slope Replacement
Project; and approved related actions, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
68. AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
SCHEDULED a closed personnel and litigation session as
follows:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name/No.: State Farm/Aberham v. County of Santa
Cruz (Superior Court Case No. M598-1326); Bazar v.
County of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Superior Court Case
No. 134334)
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.
Report of County Counsel - The Board approved
settlement in the case of State Farm/Aberham v. County
of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No.
M598-1326) involving a payment by the County in the
amount of $8,160 (SWRAB)
REGULAR AGENDA
69. Presentation made regarding the Eighth Annual Employee
Food Drive
70. Public hearing held to consider the Mount Madonna Park
Expansion/County Boundary Adjustment;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 432-98
authorizing the various special district detachments;
adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4522 to change the County
Boundary between Santa Clara and Santa Cruz County;
approved the Agreement and Open Space Easement with
Santa Clara County; and authorized the Chairperson to
sign the agreement; and directed the County
Administrative Office to transmit these documents and
related information to Santa Cruz County Local Agency
Formation Commission (LAFCO) for processing and
transmittal to the State Board of Equalization
WASRB
71. Public hearing held to consider extending the Interim
Zoning Ordinance to create the Farmland Security
Combining District;
closed public hearing; adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4523
extending interim zoning regulations regarding
Farmland Security Zones; and directed the Planning
Department to process the amendment to County Code
Sections 13.10.470 through 13.10.473 to create the
Farmland Security Zone
RASWB
72. Public hearing held to consider proposed General
Plan/LCP amendments and ordinance amendments regarding
residential nonconforming uses and general
nonconforming use provisions;
closed public hearing; continued to November 24, 1998
consideration of proposed General Plan/LCP amendments
and ordinance amendments regarding residential
nonconforming uses and general nonconforming use
provisions
ASWRB
73. CONSIDERED adoption of an ordinance adding Section
6.04.130 and amending Section 6.24.030 of the Santa
Cruz County Code to establish biomedical livestock
animal treatment standards;
read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance; approved ordinance "in concept" to return
November 24, 1998 for final adoption
WAsrB
74. CONSIDERED report on voluntary compliance with the
polystyrene packaging reduction goals of Chapter 5.46
and considered adoption of an ordinance amending
Chapter 5.46 of the County Code to extend the date for
compliance;
(1) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance;
(2) accepted and filed report on voluntary compliance with
the packaging reduction goals of Chapter 5.46 of the
Santa Cruz County Code; approved ordinance "in
concept" to return January 12, 1999 for final
approval; referred the ordinance to the Environmental
Coordinator for California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) review; and directed Public Works to include an
additional component to the work plan for Ecology
Action's solid waste public information contract
proposal for next fiscal year to specifically promote
food packaging alternatives to polystyrene foam
(1)RASWB
(2)ARSWB
75. CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 8, 1998 report regarding the
Welfare Fraud Special Investigations Unit
RSWAB
75.1 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on bicycle safety programs
in Santa Cruz County, with an additional directive
WASRB
75.2 APPROVED revision of master agreement, as amended, for
24 hour care facilities for mental health care
AWSRB
76. RECEIVED bids regarding 1985A Chanticleer Avenue
Renovation and referred to General Services and
Redevelopment Agency to return with a recommendation
on or before December 8, 1998
WRSAB
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 24, 1998