PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 97, NUMBER 9
MARCH 18, 1997
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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 - Eleven 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
SBRAW
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of March 4, 1997, as submitted by the
Clerk of the Board
8. DELETED ITEM
9. APPROVED agreement with General Representation Unit
regarding new classes in the Health Services Agency;
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 77-97 amending Resolution
No. 279-75; and authorized the Personnel Director to
sign the agreement, as recommended by the Personnel
Director
10. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 78-97 amending Resolution No.
297-75 to implement classification actions in the
Public Works Department, as recommended by the
Personnel Director
11. DENIED claim of William and Michelle Lang No. 697-086
and referred to County Counsel
12. DENIED claim of Erika Lundholm No. 697-085 and
referred to County Counsel
13. REJECTED claim of Patricia Hansen No. 697-088 as
insufficiently filed and referred to County Counsel
14. ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on activities of the
Animal Control Working group and directed the County
Administrative Officer to return on April 15, 1997,
with a further status report and with the annual
review of the County Code related to Regulation of
Animal Breeding, with additional directive for a
workshop to be scheduled on April 15, 1997
15. APPROVED amendment to Article 9.1 of Law Enforcement
Middle Management Memorandum of Understanding and
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 79-97 to make PERS health plans
available to employees in this representation unit;
and approved agreement regarding domestic partner
eligibility for various law enforcement units under
the Operating Engineers Public Employees Health and
Welfare Trust, as recommended by the Personnel
Director
16. CONTINUED TO MARCH 25, 1997 consideration to adopt
ordinance, as amended, adding Chapter 8.23 to the
Santa Cruz County Code relating to skating and
skateboarding regulations
17. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the audit of the
Probation Department California Youth Authority
Proposition 86 for the period of May 1, 1992 through
June 30, 1995, as recommended by the Auditor-
Controller
18. APPROVED appointment of Rachel Haskell to the Seniors
Commission for a term to expire April 1, 1997, as
recommended by Supervisor Almquist
19. APPROVED appointment of Donna Stewman to the Housing
Advisory Commission for a term to expire April 1,
1997, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
20. APPROVED request for the Chair of the Board to write
to the Governor conveying the Board's support of the
Judges' request to convert Municipal Court Judgeships
to Superior Court Judgeships under the provisions of
Government Code Section 68083 should a Municipal Court
vacancy occur, as recommended by the Presiding Judge
of the Municipal and Superior Courts
21. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 80-97 supporting the Welfare
Reform Redesign Proposal prepared by the California
State Association of Counties and the California
Welfare Directors Association, and directed the Clerk
of the Board to take related actions, as recommended
by Chair Wormhoudt
22. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 81-97 accepting and
appropriating $356,000 in unanticipated revenue for
the Health Services Agency's Pharmacy, as recommended
by the Health Services Agency Administrator
23. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the need to continue the
state of local emergency relative to the transmission
of HIV through contaminated needles, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
24. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 82-97 accepting unanticipated
revenue in the amount of $7,368 into the Human
Resources Agency Homeless Assistance budget, as
recommended by the Acting Human Resources Agency
Administrator
25. ACCEPTED the Porter Street Bridge Mitigation Project
improvements; approved final cost and authorized the
Clerk of the Board to file the Notice of Completion;
and approved related actions, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
26. APPROVED road closures for the First Annual Apple
Blossom Run in Corralitos on Saturday, April 26, 1997
subject to the conditions on the race permit, and
directed Public Works to take related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
27. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 83-97 of intention to purchase
real property located at 7272 Empire Grade (APN: 80-
251-31) for the Bonny Doon Fire Station site;
scheduled public hearing for consideration of proposed
purchase on Tuesday, April 8, 1997 at 9:00 a.m.; and
directed the Clerk of the Board to take related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
28. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 84-97 authorizing acceptance of
Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling
Market Development; approved the Independent
Contractor Agreement with Musgrave Marketing and
Design in the amount of $27,385.63; and authorized the
Director of Public Works to sign the agreement, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
29. APPROVED 1996 Live Oak Parking Program Report and
Recommendations; directed the Public Works Department
to initiate the 1997 Live Oak Parking Program; and
adopted RESOLUTION NOS. 85-97 THROUGH 87-97
implementing the 1997 Live Oak Parking Program, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
30. ACCEPTED low bid of B and B Concrete Construction in
the amount of $285,155.23 for the Hazard Elimination
Safety Program Project on Lompico Road; and authorized
the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
31. APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate
and authorized the calling for bids for the Burrell
Creek Culvert Replacement project; set bid opening for
Tuesday, April 15, 1997 at 10:45 a.m.; adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 88-97 accepting unanticipated revenue;
and approved related actions, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
32. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on federal listing on Coho
salmon and approved related actions, as recommended by
the Planning Director
33. APPROVED agreement with Capitola Realty, Incorporated,
to provide real estate marketing services for the
County's affordable housing program, and authorized
the Planning Director to sign the contract, as
recommended by the Planning Director
34. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 89-97 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$2,000 from Bill Lane, to be used for additional
natural resource education programs and projects at
Quail Hollow Ranch, as recommended by the Director of
Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
35. APPROVED appointment of Don Nielsen to the North Coast
Beaches Advisory Committee as the representative of
the Davenport Volunteer Fire and Rescue Team with a
term to expire December 31, 1997, as recommended by
the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural
Services
36. APPROVED lease with the California Conservation Corps
(CCC) for use of the house located at Pinto Lake
County Park, in exchange for 1500 hours of CCC work
crew hours annually, and authorized the Director of
County Parks to sign the agreement, as recommended by
the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural
Services
37. DELETED ITEM regarding standard public artist contract
format; added a directive to report back with specific
review and recommendation from the Arts Commission
38. 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.: Forbus v. County of Santa Cruz (WCAB
SJC 175424)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation was considered
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section
54956.9 for one potential case
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation was considered pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9 for
one potential case
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiator: Personnel Director
All Employee Organizations
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - The Board of Supervisors
accepted Worker's Compensation Appeals Board findings
of award in the matter of Donald Forbus v. County of
Santa Cruz (WCAB SJC 175424) (BSRAW);
authorized and directed County Counsel to participate
in the legal action filed by Keith A. Sugar on behalf
of the Citizens for Responsible Forest Management and
Lawrence Prater challenging the approval of Timber
Harvest Plan No. 1-96-247 SCR submitted by Gregory
Koppala/Eel River Sawmills, Gary Urdahl and Lawrence
Ratto, with the understanding that Keith A. Sugar will
be lead counsel (BsrAW)
38.1 SEE ITEM NO. 42.1, REGULAR AGENDA
REGULAR AGENDA
39. Public hearing held to consider adoption of a
resolution to increase the fee for a certified copy of
a birth certificate from $15 to $18 for the purpose of
funding dependency mediation services in the juvenile
court;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 90-97
increasing the fee for a certified copy of a birth
certificate to fund dependency mediation program
BASRW
40. APPROVED at-large appointments of Charles Moody,
Cecilia Espinola, Carol Parker, RN; Alvin Karp and
Christine Griger, M.D. to the Managed Medical Care
Commission, in the categories indicated, for terms to
expire March 31, 2001
RSBAW
41. APPROVED at-large appointments of Michael Molesky,
Betsy McCarty, Ellen Ortiz, Chief Ron Prince, Sister
Julie Hyer, Don Cooper, Carlos Walker, Ben Evans, Tony
Warman, Marilyn Hummel, Stephen Douglas, Helen
Herrington, and Betty Petersen to various County
advisory bodies, as outlined, for terms to expire
April 1, 2001
ABSRW
42. CONSIDERED resolution, ordinance and related actions
to initiate a contract amendment with Public
Employees' Retirement System to move certain Probation
Department classes to safety retirement and to permit
a second opportunity for certain safety members to
elect to purchase 1959 survivors benefits, including
amendments to General and Middle Management
Representation Unit Memoranda of Understanding;
(1) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance;
(2) approved amendment to Article 9 of the General
Representation Unit Memorandum of Understanding and
Article 32 of the Middle Management Representation
Unit Memorandum of Understanding and authorized the
Personnel Director to sign these agreements; directed
that employees in classes designated as Executive
Management who are moved to Safety membership be
treated in the same manner as Middle Management Unit
employees, including all provisions for such employees
to pay the associated costs; adopted RESOLUTION NO.
91-97 of intention to approve an amendment to contract
between the Board of Administration of the Public
Employees' Retirement System and the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz; adopted
ordinance "in concept" to return April 15, 1997 for
final adoption; directed Clerk of the Board to publish
a public notice regarding the adoption of the
ordinance "in concept"; directed Personnel to conduct
a secret ballot election; and directed Personnel to
return with PERS documents necessary to execute the
contract
(1) BRSAW
(2) ABSRW
42.1 CONSIDERED Memorandum of Understanding for Detention
Officer Representation Unit;
approved Memorandum of Understanding for the Detention
Officer Representation Unit for the period March 22,
1997 through March 17, 2000; authorized the Personnel
Director to sign the agreement; and adopted RESOLUTION
NO. 92-97 amending Resolution No. 279-75 to implement
the agreement, as recommended by the Personnel
Director
RSBAW
43. CONSIDERED proposed ordinance amending the County Arts
Commission ordinance (Chapter 2.42 of the Santa Cruz
County Code) relating to membership and term of
office;
(1) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance;
(2) adopted ordinance, as amended, "in concept" to return
April 15, 1997 for final adoption; and directed Clerk
of the Board to publish a Notice of Intention to Adopt
Ordinance
(1) SBRAW
(2) ABSRW
44. The Board of Supervisors recessed in order to permit
the Board of Directors of the County of Santa Cruz
Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7,
to convene and carry out its regularly scheduled
meeting to be held in the Watsonville City Counsel
Chambers
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 April 8, 1997