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Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
MARCH 9, 1999
Consent Agenda
Oral Communications 1:30 Scheduled and Regular
Departmental Items 10:45 Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance ************** TRANSLATION SERVICES/SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION **************
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arrangements with the Clerk of the Board, in Room 500, or by telephone at (831) 454-2323.
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Mesa Directiva. Por favor hagan arreglos por anticipo con la Secretaria de la Mesa Directiva,
en cuarto numero 500, o por telefono al numero (831) 454-2323.
******CONSENT AGENDA******
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
6. Approve claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. Approve minutes of February 23, 1999 as submitted by the Clerk of the Board
8. Delete item
9. Accept and file 1997 Overall Economic Development Program Report Annual Update, and
adopt resolution authorizing its submission to the federal Economic Development
Administration, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
10. Accept and file Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the County of Santa Cruz and the
Single Audit Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
11. Approve a rental agreement between the Sheriff's Office and the County Redevelopment
Agency for expanded office space for the Sheriff's Live Oak-Soquel Community Policing
Service Center at the monthly rate of $475; authorize the Sheriff to sign and implement this
agreement; and take related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
12. Approve grant application by the Sheriff-Coroner to the Board of Corrections for the Adult
Local Detention Construction Grant Program; and adopt resolution authorizing the Sheriff-Coroner to submit the grant application for the total amount of $472,416, as recommended by
the Sheriff-Coroner
13. Authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to apply to the Board of Corrections for the Mentally Ill
Offender Crime Reduction (MIOCR) Demonstration Grant in the approximate amount of
$2,400,000; and adopt resolution appointing the Sheriff-Coroner as Chair of the Santa Cruz
MIOCR Strategy Committee for purposes of this grant, along with other members of the
committee as listed in the resolution, and assuring Santa Cruz County will comply with the
Board of Corrections grant requirements, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
14. Authorize disbursement of insurance proceeds related to electrical accident of April 22, 1998
at the County Government Center, as recommended by the Personnel Director
GENERAL GOVERNMENT (continued)
15. Adopt resolution approving property tax exchange for LAFCO No. 858 (Village Associates
Reorganization), as recommended by the Acting County Administrative Officer
16. Accept status report on outcome of bid award for the replacement fire station for the Loma
Prieta Community, and direct the General Services Department to return on or before April 13,
1999 with the necessary fiscal documents, as recommended by the Director of General Services
17. Accept and file report prepared by the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission
outlining recommendations for options for transportation to the Probation Center on Graham Hill
Road, and direct the Public Works Department to report back during 1999/2000 budget hearings
regarding various public works projects to accommodate pedestrian and transit service in this
area, as recommended by Chairperson Almquist
18. Adopt resolution supporting the 10th Annual Art and Wine Festival and Fourth of July
Parade, and direct 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
19. Adopt resolution authorizing the closure of Highway 9 in Felton between North Big Trees
Road and in Henry Cowell Park and the intersection of Highway 9 and Graham Hill Road, from
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, 1999, for the purpose of conducting the "Felton
Remembers Parade," as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
20. Approve appointment of Nancy Driscoll to the Women's Commission for a term to expire
April 1, 1999, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
21. Accept and file annual report of the Water Advisory Commission, and take related actions,
as recommended by Chairperson Almquist
22. Accept notification of at-large vacancies on the Building and Fire Code Appeals Board,
Children's Commission, Emergency Medical Care Commission, Hazardous Materials Advisory
Commission, Latino Affairs Commission and Water Advisory Commission, as outlined, with
nominations for appointments to be received on March 23, 1999, and final appointment to be
made April 13, 1999, as recommended by Chairperson Almquist
GENERAL GOVERNMENT (continued)
23. Accept and file annual report of the Commission on Disabilities, and take related action, as
recommended by Chairperson Almquist
23.1 Adopt salary resolution to implement classification and salary actions related to Welfare
Reform Implementation, as recommended by the Personnel Director
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
24. Approve Bylaws and Conflict of Interest Code for Santa Cruz/Monterey Managed Medical
Care Commission, adopted by the Commission, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
25. Accept and file 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
26. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $6,000 in unanticipated revenue from Title II
of the Ryan White CARE Act; authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the
related amendment; and authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the $6,000
contract amendment with Santa Cruz AIDS Project for HIV Consortium services, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator
LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS
27. Adopt resolution approving the sale of underground utility easement at the McPherson
Center and authorize the Chairperson to sign the easement and quitclaim; and direct the Clerk of
the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
28. Accept San Vicente Creek Enhancement Project Grant and take related actions, as
recommended by the Planning Director
29. Schedule public hearing for Tuesday, April 13, 1999 for the afternoon agenda beginning at
1:30 p.m. to consider Application No. 98-0665, a proposal to rezone APN: 064-211-72 from the
Special Use zone district to the Timber Production zone district. Requires a rezoning. The
property is located on the east side of Empire Grade (4150 Empire Grade) at approximately 300
feet north of the intersection of Empire Grade and Smith Grade Roads, as recommended by the
Planning Director
30. Accept the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building Improvement Project, as complete;
approve final cost of the project in the amount of $75,573; and authorize the Clerk of the Board
to file the Notice of Completion, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
31. Accept the Well Pump Water System at the Polo Grounds County Park Project, as complete;
approve final cost of the project in the amount of $66,970; and authorize the Clerk of the Board
to file the Notice of Completion, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
32. SCHEDULE A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD'S AGENDA, OR AT ANY OTHER TIME DURING THE
COURSE OF THE MEETING ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name/No.: Charter Communications et al.v. County of Santa Cruz (U.S. District Court
Case No. C-99-0464); Dumford v. County (U.S. District Court Case No. C-96-20748)
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Property street address (APN if no street address): 1. APN's: 40-221-08, 58-071-03; 2. Old Glen
Arbor Road
Negotiating parties (not agents): 1. U.S. Post Office; 2. Caltrans
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - will be given at the conclusion of the closed session on
any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session
*****REGULAR AGENDA*****
SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - A.M.
33. Continued public hearing to consider formation of the Heartwood Hill Geologic Hazard
Abatement District (continued from January 12, 1999, Item No. 67)
a. Letters of the Planning Director of March 1, 1999 and January 8, 1999
b. Proposed resolution
c. Correspondence
d. Memorandum of the Assistant Planning Director of January 7, 1999
34. Consider adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 16.10 of the County Code, and various
sections of the General Plan/Local Coastal Plan regarding geologic hazard regulations, by
incorporating modifications adopted by the California Coastal Commission
a. Letter of the Planning Director of February 22, 1999
b. Proposed resolution
c. Proposed ordinance
d. Proposed General Plan/Local Coastal Program Sections
e. Ordinance No. 4518
f. Resolution No. 425-98
g. Coastal Commission staff report of January 13, 1999
35. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item
Bid opening for Harper Court Pedestrian Bridge
a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of January 28, 1999
36. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item
Bid opening for Blaine Street Emergency Power
a. Letter of the Director of General Services of January 29, 1999
SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - A.M.
37. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item
Bid opening for the Main Jail Security System Upgrade
a. Letter of the Director of General Services of January 31, 1999
38. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item
Bid opening for Seismic Retrofit at 1060 Emeline Avenue
a. Letter of the Director of General Services of January 26, 1999
Regarding public hearing items: If any person challenges an action taken on the foregoing
matter(s) in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing
described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at or
prior to the public hearing.
The time limit for seeking judicial review of any decision approving or denying an application
for a permit, license or other entitlement, or revoking a permit, license or other entitlement is
governed by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 and is no later than the 90th day following
the date on which the decision is made (unless a shorter time limit is specified for the type of
action by State or Federal law, in which case the shorter time limit shall apply).
NOTE: Agenda documents may be reviewed at the Office of the Clerk of the Board, Room 500,
Governmental Center, and at the Santa Cruz Main Library.
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9:00
Roll Call
12:00
Lunch
10:00
Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items
3:15
Recess
10:30
Recess
The Board will adjourn after
the completion of all
scheduled items.
1.
Roll Call
2.
Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda
3.
Additions and Deletions to the Consent Agenda; and Action on the Consent Agenda
4.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Any person may address the Board during its Oral
Communications period. Presentations must not exceed three minutes in length, and
individuals may speak only once during Oral Communications. All Oral
Communications must be directed to an item not listed on today's Agenda, and must be
within the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members will not take actions or respond
immediately to any Oral Communications presented, but may choose to follow up at a
later time, either individually. Or on a subsequent Board of Supervisor's Agenda. Oral
Communications will normally be received by te Board for a period not to exceed thirty
(30) minutes. If, at the end of this period, additional persons wish to address the Board
under Oral Communications. The Oral Communications period may be continued to the
last item on the Regular Agenda.
5.
Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda.
The County complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act. As a courtesy to those who are
affected, please attend the meetings smoke and scent free. Questions regarding accommodation
under the ADA should be directed to the office of the Clerk of the Board at 454-2323.