Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 11/7/2000

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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

7. APPROVED minutes of October 17, 2000 and October 24, 2000 as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of October 23, 2000 through November 3,2000 and approved upon adoption of the 2000/01 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. DEFERRED approval of the contract for services with Native Animal Rescue to on or before December 5, 2000, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

10. APPROVED a proposed settlement of the claims of Espinola, et al., Santa Cruz Claim Nos. 900-150 A,B,C & D in the total amount of $10,000, as recommended by County Counsel

11. ACCEPTED Treasurer's monthly cash report and transaction report for the period ending September 29, 2000, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

12. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 363-2000 approving the sale of tax-defaulted property at public auction, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

13. ACCEPTED AND FILED report of the County's investment activities and holdings for the quarter ending September 30, 2000, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

14. APPROVED plans and specifications for the remodel projects at the Main jail and Rountree Lane Detention Facility; directed the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 10:45 a.m. on December 5, 2000, as recommended by the Director of General Services

15. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on progress in making Geographic Information System (GIS) information available on the internet and directed the Planning Director and the Information Services Director to report back on the first meeting of January 2001, as recommended by the Information Services Director

16. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 364-2000 relating to the County's contribution toward the medical coverage for General Representation Unit employees under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act, as required by the current Memorandum of Understanding and the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and as recommended by the Personnel Director

17. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 365-2000 amending salary Resolution No. 279-75 to implement classification and salary actions in the Human Resources Agency and General Services Department, as recommended by the Personnel Director

19. DEFERRED report back on Extra Help Usage to December 5, 2000, as recommended by the Personnel Director

20. AUTHORIZED the Chief Probation Officer to sign the agreement with Penny M. Stinson for Detention Reform Program consulting services in the amount of $17,500, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

21. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 366-2000 declaring December 15, 2000 and every December 15 thereafter, as Bill of Rights Day in Santa Cruz County, and directed the General Services Department to take related action, as recommended by Supervisor Beautz

22. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 367-2000 authorizing the Sheriff's Office to apply for grant funds in the amount of $68,950, including the required State reduction of 1.5% for administrative costs, to be used to purchase vans for the Sheriff's Activity League, as recommended by Supervisor Campos and the Sheriff-Coroner

23. APPROVED appointment of Russell Farnam, Jr. to the Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District for a four year term, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

24. APPROVED appointment of Carol L. Turley to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

25. ACCEPTED status report on efforts to work with the California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to obtain certification of the County's Housing Element; authorized the Chair to transmit the latest revised Housing Element to the Watsonville City Council and request that the Council submit a letter in support of certification of the proposed revised Housing Element; and directed the County Administrative Office to provide regular updates to the Board on the status of HCD's review of the County's proposed Housing Element, as recommended by Supervisors Wormhoudt and Campos

26. ACCEPTED nomination of Martha Martinez for reappointment to the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, as an at-large tenant representative, for a term to expire November 14, 2002, with final appointment to be made November 14, 2000, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

27. ACCEPTED nomination of Ann Butler for reappointment as an at-large member of the Assessment Appeals Board, for a term to expire September 4, 2003, with final appointment to be made November 14, 2000, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

28. REAPPOINTED Supervisor Almquist to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors until such time as the Board makes appointments of its membership for the year 2001 to various agencies, committees and commissions, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

29. ACCEPTED notification of an at-large vacancy on the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, for a representative of a publicly funded senior transportation program, with nominations for appointment to be received on November 21, 2000 and final appointment to be made December 5, 2000, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

30. APPROVED appointment of Kathleen Molloy to the Workforce Investment Board, as the representative of the City of Capitola for a term to be staggered by lot, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

31. APPROVED meeting schedule for the Board of Supervisors for the year 2001 and the 2001 budget schedule, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

32. 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

33. DEFERRED report from Central Coast Alliance for Health to December 5, 2000, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

34. APPROVED contract amendment with CompHealth, Inc. in the amount of $60,000 for temporary medical services and authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

35. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 368-2000 accepting and appropriating $103,678 in unanticipated revenue for Medi-Cal Outreach Program; authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the related amendment and subsequent amendments involving minor program or administrative changes, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

36. APPROVED transfer of appropriations in the amount of $7,202; approved fixed asset purchase of two "tear and run" printers in the amount of $3,601 each; approved payment to the Santa Cruz Consolidated Emergency Communications Center (SCCECC) in the amount of $7,202 for the "tear and run" printers and $3,980 for the implementation, installation, and telephone line support, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

37. APPROVED agreement with the County Department of Education/Child Development Resource Center in the amount of $56,000 for bilingual child care information and referral services, and authorized the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

38. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Emergency Relocation Assistance Program, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

39. AUTHORIZED the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign a license agreement with the National Guard for use of the Santa Cruz Armory in an amount not-to-exceed $49,400 and contracts with Interfaith Satellite Shelter Program (ISSP) for Winter Shelter Facilities in an amount not-to-exceed $11,340 and Salvation Army in an amount not-to-exceed $21,487 and approved related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

40. DEFERRED report on activities to mitigate overdraft in the Pajaro Valley to November 21, 2000, as recommended by the Planning Director

41. APPROVED the proposed County of Santa Cruz Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; directed Public Works to forward the proposed program to CALTRANS for review and take related actions; and directed Public Works to return on or before January 23, 2001 with a status report, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

42. APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Ecology Action of Santa Cruz in the amount of $66,406 for the Public Schools Resource Conservation Program and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

43. ACCEPTED the improvement and approved the final cost in the amount of $470,074.12 for the Sunset Beach Assessment District Water Main Extension Project; authorized the Clerk of the Board to file the Notice of Completion; and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

44. APPROVED amendment to the agreement for construction management services with URS Corporation in the amount of $15,500 for the Conference Drive, Mount Hermon Road, Bear Creek Road, Soquel Drive, and Aptos Overhead seismic retrofit bridge projects and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the amendment to the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

45. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 369-2000 accepting and appropriating $46,500 into the County Service Area No. 24, Pineridge Road (3rd District) budget, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

46. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 370-2000 accepting unanticipated revenue for the Vine Hill Road Culvert Replacement Project and approved amendment to agreement with Reber Construction Company in the amount of $19,643.05, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

48. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the 30th, 32nd, and 33rd Avenue Storm Drain, Sanitary Sewer, and Sidewalk Improvement Project and directed Public Works to return with a further report on or before December 12, 2000, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

49. APPROVED transfer of funds from the Land-Other account of the Opal Cliffs Park Dedication Fund to the Building Improvement account for the Privates Beach Improvement Project and authorized payment to the District for the reimbursement of project costs, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

50. ACCEPTED the report from the Parks Department on the recommendation for implementing the Greyhound Rock Restoration Project and directed the Parks Department to return on November 14, 2000 with the necessary contract documents for the implementation, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

51. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 371-2000 amending Resolution No. 584-90 by extending the term of the North Coast Beaches Advisory Committee to December 31, 2001, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

52. DIRECTED the Parks Department to complete building modifications to the Simpkins Family Swim Center for the purpose of community access and approved the new format for facility rentals to be incorporated into the December update of the Unified Fee Schedule, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

53. AUTHORIZED the addition of a full-time limited term Transportation Planner for the Regional Transportation Commission and approved related actions, as recommended by the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission

54. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED contract amendment with Haro, Kasunich and Associates in an amount not to exceed $8,500 for additional services for Anna Jean Cummings Park, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

55. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED a change order in the amount of $40,999 for Anna Jean Cummings Park for pavement re-surfacing at the O'Neill Court and Soquel-San Jose Road intersection and approved related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

56. AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, SCHEDULED a closed personnel and litigation session as follows:

Case Name/No.: Lori Pierce v. State of California, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 133560

Case Name/No.: County of Santa Cruz v. Hathaway Dinwiddie, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 138598

Case Name/No.: Aalfs v. County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 137457

Case Name/No.: Big Creek v. County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 134816

Initiation of litigation was considered pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9 for one potential case(s)

Claimant(s): Pacific Gas and Electric Company (001-023A) and Pacific Bell Telephone Company (001-23B)

Employee organizations: All UnitsREPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - The Board of Supervisors authorized County Counsel and Risk Management to settle the claim of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (001-023A) in the amount of $5,794.88 and the claim of Pacific Bell Telephone Company (001-023B) in the amount of $3,806.09

57. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, public hearing held to consider the Amended Implementation Plan for the Live Oak/Soquel Project Area;

closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 372-2000Amending Implementation Plan; with additional direction to add language to the last sentence under the section Housing Rehabilitation to read: "As opportunities arise, the Agency will pursue other projects involving the rehabilitation of dilapidated housing, including farmworker housing on the North Coast"

58. Public hearing held to consider report on the Buena Vista Landfill Soil Management Project;

(1) accepted and filed report on the Buena Vista Landfill Soil Management Project;

(2) considered the staff report of October 3, 2000, and the information contained in this report and provided Public Works with direction to pursue the Miyashita/Love property and leave the Rocha property as an option;

(3) directed Public Works and the Planning Department to initiate environmental review and take all actions necessary to expedite development of the Board of Supervisors' preferred project;

(4) if the Rocha project is not being reconsidered at this time, directed Public Works on behalf of the Board of Supervisors to request the coastal zone permit for the Rocha project continue to be held in abeyance by the Coastal Commission until a final project is completed

59. CONSIDERED adoption of resolution specifying the amount of ad valorem property tax revenue shifted from each local agency within the County to the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund and directed the Clerk of the Board to take related actions;

adopted RESOLUTION NO. 373-2000 specifying the amount of Ad Valorem Property Tax Revenue shifted from each local agency within the County to the educational revenue augmentation fund established by State Law in the County and agreeing to conditions imposed by the State for allocation to the County of certain State funds; and directed the Clerk of the Board to take related actions

59.1 ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on the East Cliff Drive Stabilization Project and approved related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator and the Director of Public Works

60. REFERRED bids regarding 1080 Emeline Pre-Cooling and Lab Chiller to the General Services Department with direction to return on December 5, 2000 with a recommendation on this project

NOTE: This set of Board of Supervisors Minutes is scheduled to be approved by the Board on November 21, 2000