PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2000, NUMBER 3
FEBRUARY 1, 2000
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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 - Nine 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
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6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. ITEM DELETED
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received during the period of January 24,
2000 through January 28, 2000 and approved upon
adoption of the 1999/00 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. CONFIRMED the appointment of regular and alternate
members to the Treasury Oversight Commission, as
recommended by the County Treasurer
10. ACCEPTED Treasurer's Monthly Cash and Transaction
Report for the period ending December 31, 1999, as
recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
11. AUTHORIZED the Auditor-Controller to transfer $5,000
from the Jury and Witness Fees to the Special Fund for
expenses incurred in criminal and civil cases, as
recommended by the District Attorney
12. ACCEPTED AND FILED Treasury Oversight Commission 1999
Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors, as
recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
13. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual Treasury Oversight
Commission Compliance Audit, as recommended by the
Treasurer-Tax Collector
14. APPROVED transfer of appropriations within the General
Services Department budget to provide for the purchase
of heating, ventilation and air conditioning
measurement equipment, as recommended by the Director
of General Services
15. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 26-2000 authorizing school
districts under the jurisdiction of the County
Superintendent of Schools to issue and sell school
bonds directly, as recommended by County Counsel
16. DEFERRED TO FEBRUARY 8, 2000 consideration to approve
plans and specifications for the Simpkins Center -
Acoustical Upgrade; direct the General Services
Department to advertise for bids; and set bid opening
for Tuesday, March 7, 2000 at 10:45 a.m.
17. APPROVED independent contractor agreement to engage
the services of Attorney Austin Comstock as a Mobile
Home Rent Adjustment Hearing Officer, and authorized
County Counsel to sign the agreement on behalf of the
County, as recommended by County Counsel
18. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 27-2000 authorizing the
issuance of Cabrillo Community College District 1998
General Obligation Bonds, Series B, in the amount of
$30,000,000, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
19. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Human Services
Commission, and take related action, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
20. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Building Board
of Appeals, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
21. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Commission, and take related action, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
22. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Private
Industry Council and take related action, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
23. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Children's
Commission and take related action, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
24. DENIED claim of Tiffany Meyer No. 900-052 and referred
to County Counsel
25. DENIED claim of Phillip Wentworth No. 900-076 and
referred to County Counsel
26. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 28-2000 supporting Proposition
12, the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean
Air and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the
Villaraigosa-Keeley Act); and adopted RESOLUTION NO.
29-2000 supporting the Passage of Proposition 13, the
Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed
Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Act, on the 2000
California Primary Election ballot, as recommended by
Supervisor Campos
27. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 30-2000 appointing Dr. Michele
Violich as interim County Health Officer pursuant to
Section 101000 of the Health and Safety Code, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
28. AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency Administrator to
submit the application for 2000/2001 Ryan White CARE
Act Title II funding; authorized the Health Services
Agency Administrator to negotiate and sign Title II
Consortium services agreements with various agencies;
and approved related actions, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
29. SEE ITEM NO. 48.1, REGULAR AGENDA
30. AUTHORIZED addition of 0.05 full-time equivalent each
to five Detention Nurse positions and to one Medical
Assistant position; and authorized the creation of 2
full time equivalent Detention Nurse positions and
referred all to Central Personnel for classification,
as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
31. 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
32. ACCEPTED AND FILED report, and directed the Human
Resources Agency to participate in meetings with
Assembly Member Keeley and Food and Nutrition Services
(FNS) concerning the intrastate funding formula to the
Local Area Agency on Aging, and return with a status
report on this funding during budget hearings, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
33. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 31-2000 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenues in the amount of
$24,225; approved proposed multi-year agreement with
the Family Services Agency of the Central Coast in the
amount of $84,520, and authorized the Human Resources
Agency Administrator to sign the agreement, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
34. SEE ITEM NO. 48.2, REGULAR AGENDA
35. APPROVED Contract Change Order in the amounts of
$21,510 and $36,300 for the Sidewalk Access Ramps
1999; authorized the Chairperson to sign the Contract
Change Orders; make the findings that improvements are
of benefit to the project area; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
36. ACCEPTED improvement and approved final cost for the
Laurel Road Storm Damage Repair; and authorized the
Clerk of the Board to file the Notice of Completion,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
37. ACCEPTED improvement and approved the final cost for
the Redwood Drive Shoulder Repair Project and Pavement
Overlay Project, 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
38. ACCEPTED improvement and approved final cost for the
Empire Acres, Robles Drive Culvert Repair Project,
County Service Are No. 17; and authorized the Clerk of
the Board to file the Notice of Completion, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
39. ACCEPTED AND FILED Ben Lomond Park Improvements
Project, as complete; approved final cost of the
project; and authorized the Clerk of the Board to file
the Notice of Completion, as recommended by the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
40. ITEM DELETED
41. APPROVED easement between the City Team Ministries and
the County of Santa Cruz to provide hiking access to
the Pace Family Wilderness Park, as recommended by the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
42. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 32-2000 extending the term of
the North Coast Beaches Advisory Committee to December
31, 2000; and by modifying the Committees membership;
and appointed the individuals named in the resolution,
as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space
and Cultural Services
43. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED the financing of a
portion of Brommer Street Improvements in the amount
of $43,841; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 33-2000 accepting
unanticipated revenue in the amount of $35,000; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the
Redevelopment Agency Administrator
44. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZED the Redevelopment
Agency Administrator to negotiate and sign amendments
to the McIntosh Mobile Home Park Disposition and
Development Agreement to increase funding by $70,000;
and approved related actions; with an additional
direction to report back regarding the landscaping and
fencing
45. ITEM DELETED
45.1 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 34-2000 supporting the 11th
Annual Art and Wine Festival and Fourth of July
Parade, and directed the Public Works Department to
coordinate with the Boulder Creek Business Association
to prepare and process the necessary permits and
related documents associated with the closure of
Forest Street and Highway 9, as recommended by
Supervisor Almquist
REGULAR AGENDA
46. APPROVED reappointment of Doris Burgers as an at-large
member of the Housing Authority Board of
Commissioners, in the category of "tenant over 62
years of age," for a term to expire February 1, 2002
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47. CONSIDERED proposed process for appointment of County
Counsel, as outlined, with a report to the Board on
February 15, 2000;
announced that the Board of Supervisors will be
considering both promotional candidates and outside
candidates for the position; requested that the
Personnel Director develop a recruitment plan, budget,
and time line for soliciting candidates for the
position, and present this material to the Board of
Supervisors for consideration on the February 15th
agenda; and requested that County Counsel assist the
Board of Supervisors with both the screening process
and selection interviews of candidates, and that he
recommend at least two other professionals well
acquainted with the duties of the position who could
be invited to participate in both activities
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48. CONTINUED public hearing to reconsider Application No.
97-0648 (Stephenson equestrian facility) by the
Environmental Coordinator;
closed public hearing; directed the Planning
Department to expand the scope of work for the
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) covering the
proposed biomedical livestock operations Master Plan
(application 98-0647) to include the equestrian
facility proposed under application (97-0648); and set
aside the approval of application 97-0648 by the
Planning Commission and remand it back to that body
for reconsideration, following completion of the EIR
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48.1 AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency to submit a
grant application to the California Telehealth and
Telemedicine Center requesting $90,000 in funding to
support development of a community-based Internet
worldwide web site to provide and promote culturally
competent health, health education and health
information services to County residents, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
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48.2 APPROVED contract in the amount of $300,000 with
Families in Transition, Incorporated, for the
administration and implementation of a Housing
Scholarship Program; and authorized the Human
Resources Agency Administrator to sign the contract;
with an additional direction to report back on August
1, 2000 on what the actual number of recipients served
has been and what the actual amount of subsidy per
recipient
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49. CONSIDERED report on recent water quality results from
sample collected near the Santa Cruz Biotechnology
Facility, Back Ranch Road;
accepted and filed report; with an additional
direction to report back on March 7, 2000 on the
status of run off after storms; and further directed
that Public Health post a sign on Coast Road that
warned that body contact with the water was dangerous
after storm events
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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 February 15, 2000