PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 99, NUMBER 30
NOVEMBER 16, 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 - two persons 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
WSBCA
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of November 2, 1999, as recommended
by the Clerk of the Board
8. ITEM DELETED
9. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Emeline Campus Site
Improvement projects; authorized the Director of
General Services to issue a Request for Qualifications
for engineering services for the Emeline Campus
Traffic and Pedestrian Circulation Plan; and directed
the General Services Director to report back at the
first meeting in January 2000 with a recommended
contract for services, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
10. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4570 adding Section 10.04.280 to
Chapter 10.04 to the Santa Cruz County Code relating
to skate facilities
11. SEE ITEM NO. 59.1, REGULAR AGENDA
12. APPROVED plans and specifications for Basement
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Improvements; directed the General Services Department
to advertise for bids; and set bid opening for
Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at 10:45 a.m., as
recommended by the Director of General Services
13. AUTHORIZED the Probation Department to participate in
the Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance,
Incorporated, application to the Office of Criminal
Justice Planning; and authorized the Chief Probation
Officer to take related actions, as recommended by the
Chief Probation Officer
14. AUTHORIZED the Probation Department to participate in
Annie E. Casey Foundation supported Juvenile Detention
Alternatives Initiative Training and Detention Reform
program, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
15. APPROVED and authorized the Sheriff to sign an
independent contractor agreement with Public Safety
Consultants, Incorporated, to conduct an evaluation of
the Sheriff's Office technology and automation needs
for an amount not-to-exceed $55,000; and adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 458-99 accepting and appropriating
unanticipated revenue in the amount of $5,000 from
State Mandated Claims Cost Reimbursement funds for
additional costs associated with the technology study,
as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
16. APPROVED year 2000 meeting schedule for the Board of
Supervisors, including the budget hearing schedule, as
recommended by Chairperson Almquist
17. APPROVED proposed Stipulation for Judgment on behalf
of County Service Area No. 54 in the total amount of
$140,000 to acquire the Mountain Charlie Waterworks,
Incorporated, water system, and approved related
actions, as recommended by County Counsel
18. SEE ITEM NO. 56.1, REGULAR AGENDA
19. DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to consult
with Sheriff Tracy, County Counsel, and the
Coordinator for the Commission on Disabilities and
return to the Board, on or before December 14, 1999,
with a recommendation for a parking control program
which would utilize volunteers to enforce accessible
parking laws in the unincorporated area, as
recommended by Chairperson Almquist
20. APPROVED an amendment to the bylaws of the Latino
Affairs Commission to reflect a change in the
Commission's regular meeting date, as requested by the
Commission and recommended by Chairperson Almquist
21. APPROVED appointment of Lorraine E. Stucki to the
Seniors Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2003,
as recommended by Supervisor Campos
22. APPROVED appointment of Mary Carlon to the Human
Services Commission for a term to expire April 1,
2003, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
23. DENIED claim of Mark Vance No. 900-054 and referred to
County Counsel
24. DENIED claim of Otto Biscevic No. 900-058 and referred
to County Counsel
25. DENIED claim of Kelli Roberts No. 900-061 and referred
to County Counsel
26. DENIED claim of Floyd and Erin Batteast No. 900-065
and referred to County Counsel
27. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the status of the Pajaro
Levee Control Project; and directed the Chairperson to
write a letter of appreciation thanking Congress
Member Farr and Assistant Secretary Westphal for their
efforts on behalf of the County and the citizens of
the City of Watsonville, the town of Pajaro and the
surrounding community, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
28. APPROVED amendments to agreements with Pajaro Valley
Prevention and Student Assistance, Incorporated, for
Probation Programs, and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
29. AUTHORIZED County Counsel to enter into a subscriber
agreement with the West Group for a Westlaw Legal
Research Services on the Internet for a monthly charge
of $490, as recommended by County Counsel
30. ACCEPTED AND FILED report regarding the reporting
requirement of decentralized personnel functions, as
recommended by the Personnel Director
31. APPROVED the Proposition 172 Maintenance of Effort
calculation for 1999/2000; and directed the County
Administrative Officer to sign and forward the
1999/2000 certification to the Auditor-Controller, as
recommended by the County Administrative Officer
32. ACCEPTED AND FILED report regarding fire services
integration in the County Emergency Medical Services
system, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
33. 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
34. APPROVED modifications to the agreement with American
Medical Response West, and directed the Health
Services Agency Administrator to sign the agreement,
as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
35. APPROVED various personnel actions for California
Children's Services and Homeless Persons Health
Project; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 459-99 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$22,260 for the Homeless Persons Health Project, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
36. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 460-99 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$9,556; and authorized the Health Services Agency to
enter into and sign the agreement with Solano County
to act as Host County for the Medi-Cal Administrative
Activities and Targeted Case Management programs at a
total cost of $9,556 for fiscal year 1999/2000, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
37. ACCEPTED AND FILED comments from the Interim Workforce
Investment Board and directed the Human Resources
Agency Administrator to include in the report
recommendations and the associated Workforce
Investment Board comments in its planning process for
the Workforce Investment Act 5-Year Plan, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
38. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 461-99 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$156,735 for Family Preservation and Support Programs;
approved agreements with the Youth Resources Bank in
the amount of $44,215, Valley Resource Center in the
amount of $65,687, United Way of Santa Cruz County in
the amount of $36,738 and Food and Nutrition
Services/Family Health Education Center in the amounts
of $8,853 and $12,250, and authorized the Human
Resources Agency Administrator to sign the agreements;
and directed the Human Resources Agency Administrator
to return no later than December 14, 1999 for approval
of agreements with the Santa Cruz Community Counseling
Center and Foundation of California State University,
Monterey Bay Institute for Collaborative Studies for
technical assistance services, as recommended by the
Human Resources Agency Administrator
39. DEFERRED report on the Intrastate Funding Formula
until December 7, 1999, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
40. APPROVED Memorandum of Understanding between the
County of Santa Cruz, the City of Watsonville, and the
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
for exchange of Transportation Enhancement Activities
program funding for East Cliff Drive Bike and
Pedestrian Pathway Project, and authorized the
Director of Public Works to sign the Memorandum of
Understanding, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
41. DECLARED that Branciforte Creek Homes Protection
Emergency Watershed Project involves immediate
emergency work necessary to protect life or property;
declared that the Branciforte Creek Homes Protection
Emergency Watershed Project involves immediate
emergency repairs to public service facilities
necessary to maintain service as the result of a
disaster; and authorized the Director of Public Works
to award and sign the construction contract, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
42. ACCEPTED low bid of Granite Construction in the amount
of $71,550 for Whitehouse Canyon, County Service Area
No. 18, Whitehouse Creek Road Storm Repair Project;
authorized the award of contract; adopted RESOLUTION
NO. 462-99 accepting and appropriating unanticipated
revenue in the amount of $19,305 from FEMA/OES; and
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
contract, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
43. ACCEPTED low bid of William P. Young Construction in
the amount of $210,296 for the Soquel Drive
Bridge/Aptos Overhead Bridge Seismic Retrofit;
authorized award of contract; and authorized the
Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
44. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 463-99 in support of the City
of Santa Cruz's Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Grant
application; directed Public Works to provide
technical staff assistance to the City of Santa Cruz
in development of a satellite HHW waste collection
facility at the Dimeo Lane Landfill; directed Public
Works to return on or before March 21, 2000, with a
report and associated agreements regarding the
County's administrative and operational participation
with the City of Santa Cruz's HHW facility, if the
City is successful in obtaining grant funding, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
45. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT, APPROVED Contract Change Order
No. 2 for $12,720 for the Davenport Oldtown Sewer
Reconstruction project and authorized the Chairperson
to sign the contract, as recommended by the District
Engineer
46. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 464-99 authorizing an agreement
with the State of California to accept federal funding
for preliminary engineering for the reconstruction of
the Browns Valley Road Bridge at Corralitos Creek;
approved program supplement in the amount of $240,000;
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
agreement; and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
47. ACCEPTED the improvement and approved the final cost
for El Rancho Drive Storm Repair; and authorized the
Clerk of the Board to file the Notice of Completion,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
48. ACCEPTED the improvements and approved the final cost
for Baker Road/Hayward Drive County Service Area No.
33; and authorized the Clerk of the Board to file the
Notice of Completion, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works
49. CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 7, 1999 consideration to
authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the
subdivision agreement for Little Creek Road at Soquel-
San Jose Road minor land division
50. ACCEPTED status report on efforts to establish the
South County Permit Center and return with a further
report on or before the first meeting in January 2000,
as recommended by the Planning Director
51. DEFERRED consideration of a proposed ordinance to
allow conversion of RV parks to permanent occupancy to
February 15, 2000, as recommended by the Planning
Director
52. APPROVED the agreement for maintenance services for
the ALERT Flood Prediction System and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
53. APPROVED the 1999/00 Public Art Plan, as presented by
the Arts Commission and as recommended by the Director
of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
54. SEE ITEM NO. 59.2, REGULAR AGENDA
55. 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 Board of Forestry Appeals of
NTMP and THP 1-99-009 SCR; M&G Construction v. Freedom
County Sanitation District, et al. (San Francisco
Superior Court Case No. 300136);
accepted request to add late item to the agenda
according to criteria as specified, that being that a
need to take action to avoid injury or detriment to
the public or employees arose subsequent to the
printed agenda being posted (SWBCA); Smith, et al. v.
Rio Highlands, et al (Santa Cruz Superior Court No.
134491)
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - The Board of Supervisors
authorized the filing of a cross-appeal in the Court
of Appeal in the case of Smith, et al. v. Rio
Highlands, et al (Santa Cruz Superior Court No.
134491) (BSwCA)
55.1 AUTHORIZED the General Services Department to amend
the Government Center Re-Roof Purchase Order with
Technical Roof Services, Incorporated, for an amount
not-to-exceed $22,754 for Part 2 consulting and
construction inspection services; and authorized the
Director of General Services to sign the amendment to
the agreement, as recommended by the Director of
General Services
REGULAR AGENDA
56. Presentation made by Artist Shanna Kuempel regarding
the public art component at the Bonny Doon Fire
Station and related actions;
approved the selection of Shanna Kuempel as the artist
for the public art component at the Bonny Doon Fire
Station; and directed the Parks Department to develop
a contract in the amount of $4,200 for the creation of
the Mural/Map and return to the Board for approval on
or before February 15, 2000
WCBSA
56.1 APPROVED a Joint Powers Authority as the preferred
alternative for the lead agency for the rail right-of-
way acquisition, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
BSWCA
57. Public hearing held to consider proposed revisions to
the Quail Hollow Ranch County Park Master Plan;
continued public hearing until December 14, 1999 and
directed the Parks Director to meet with
representatives of the Board of the Scotts Valley/San
Lorenzo Valley Soccer League and revisit the issue of
whether there is an appropriate place for soccer
fields at the Quail Hollow Ranch facility and report
back at that time
WSBCA
58. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, public hearing held to consider
the next Five Year Implementation Plan for the Live
Oak/Soquel Project Area;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 465-99
adopting implementation Plan
BSWCA
59. CONSIDERED adoption of ordinance amending Section
10.04.160 limiting alcoholic beverages allowed in
County parks by permit to beer, wine and "sparkling
wines" such as champagne;
(1) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance;
(2) adopted ordinance "in concept" to return on December
14, 1999 for final adoption
(1) BSWCA
(2) WABSC
59.1 APPROVED the 2000 County Legislative Program and
subsequent to the Board's review and approval,
forwarded the program to our State and federal
representatives and to our State and federal
associations for their consideration, with additional
direction to maintain options in terms of working with
the City of Watsonville on the development of
affordable housing on the parcels in question; and
asked Supervisor Campos to report back to the Board on
actions taken by the City Council of Watsonville which
would indicate which was the preferable direction to
go on in this case
WCBSA
59.2 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Swim Center; directed the
Parks Department to implement "Dollar Days" as a
component of their regular summer fee schedule and
take other related actions, as recommended by the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
WABSC
60. RECEIVED bids regarding Sidewalk Access Ramps 1999 and
referred to Public Works to return with a
recommendation on or before December 7, 1999
WSBCA
61. Public hearing held to consider an ordinance extending
Ordinance No. 4529 regarding the prohibition of timber
harvesting in riparian corridors, including revisions;
and to consider ordinances regulating the location of
helicopter logging;
closed public hearing;
(1) adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4571, as amended, with findings,
amending County Code Section 13.10.695 - Locational
Criteria for Timber Cutting and Removal;
(2) motion to adopt the proposed Interim Ordinance
Restricting the Location of Helicopter servicing,
staging and loading areas, to take effect immediately;
motion failed, required 4/5's vote;
(3) adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4572,as amended, adding County
Code Section 13.10.378 - Timber Harvesting Related
Helicopter Regulations
(1) WBscA
(2) WBscA (motion failed, required 4/5's vote)
(3) 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 December 14, 1999