PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2000, NUMBER 9
April 4, 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 - two 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
SBWCA
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of March 14 and 21, 2000, as
recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts
received during the period of March 20, 2000 through
March 31, 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. ACCEPTED contract for heating, ventilation and air
conditioning repairs at 1020 Emeline as completed,
approved final cost of $8,395, and authorized the Clerk
of the Board to file the Notice of Completion, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
10. ACCEPTED Main Jail Security Upgrade project as
completed; approved final cost of $596,200; and
authorized the Clerk of the Board to file the Notice of
Completion, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
11. REQUESTED the Chair to prepare and forward a letter to
the Director of FEMA and our Congressional Delegation
urging consideration of modifications to proposed
regulation changes to the Public Assistance Insurance
Requirements, as recommended by the Personnel Director
12. REJECTED claim of Kenneth H. Oetjen No. 900-106 and
referred to County Counsel
13. REJECTED claim of Nancy Code and Robert and Shirley Wade
No. 900-107 and referred to County Counsel
14. AWARDED contract to The Don Chapin Company,
Incorporated, in the amount of $55,982 for the 259 Water
Street Lot Resurfacing Project; and take related
actions, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
15. AUTHORIZED the Sheriff's Office to enter into and
implement an independent contractor agreement with
IMPACT Productions to produce a domestic violence
medical reporting requirements training videotape for
the Santa Cruz County Domestic Violence Commission; and
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 88-2000 accepting and
appropriating $7,000 donated for production and
distribution of the videotape, as recommended by the
Sheriff-Coroner
16. ACCEPTED AND FILED financial update for the quarter
ended December 31, 1999, as recommended by the Auditor-
Controller
17. AUTHORIZED the Auditor-Controller to work with Rutan and
Tucker and Rod Gunn Associates, Incorporated, on Tax and
Revenue Anticipation Notes in an amount not-to-exceed
$60 million and to return on or before June 6, 2000 for
final action, as recommended by the Auditor-Controlle
18. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Courts 1, 2
and 5 Carpet Replacement; directed the General Services
Department to advertise for bids; and set bid opening
for Tuesday, April 25, 2000 at 10:45 a.m., as
recommended by the Director of General Services
19. AUTHORIZED the Auditor to sign tax refunds of $5,000 or
less to property owners of record without a claim,
extend the time limit on refunds that amount to more
than $5,000 in order for the Auditor to contact owners
of record; and authorized the Auditor to transfer
refunds of less than $10 and any remaining unclaimed
property tax refunds to the County's General Fund, as
recommended by the Auditor-Controller
20. APPROVED amendments to existing independent contractor
agreement with Ryerson, Master and Associates,
Incorporated, for a Low Pollution Agricultural Engine
Project under grant agreement with the Monterey Bay Air
Pollution Control District, as recommended by the
Agricultural Commissioner
21. APPROVED transfer of $1,000 from Software Account to
Fixed Asset and Equipment Account in the Treasurer Tax
Collector's office, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax
Collector
22. SEE ITEM NO. 70.3, REGULAR AGENDA
23. DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to provide a
report and recommendation to the Board, in connection
with budget hearings for fiscal year 2000/01, in
response to the request from the Agricultural History
Project for funding in the amount of $150,000, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
24. APPROVED reappointment of Arcadio Viveros to the
Children's Families Commission for a term to expire
April 1, 2001, as recommended by Supervisor Symons
25. APPROVED appointment of Mary Comfort to the Women's
Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2001, as
recommended by Supervisor Symons
26. ACCEPTED nomination of Luanne Caffee as an at-large
appointee to the Private Industry Council (which has
also been designated as the Interim Workforce Investment
Board), as a representative of Industry, for a term to
expire June 30, 2003, with final appointment to be made
April 11, 2000, as recommended by Supervisor Symons
27. ACCEPTED nominations of Cecilia Espinola, Rama Khalsa,
Maria Castro for reappointment as at-large
representatives on the Children and Families Commission,
as outlined, for terms to expire April 1, 2001, with
final appointment to be made April 11, 2000, as
recommended by Supervisor Almquist
28. APPROVED reappointment of Toni Campbell to the Children
and Families Commission for a term to expire April 1,
2001, as recommended by Supervisor Beautz
29. APPROVED reappointment of Mary Hammer to the Children
and Families Commission for a term to expire April 1,
2001, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
30. ACCEPTED nomination of Janet Heien as an at-large
appointee to the Private Industry Council (which has
also been designated as the Interim Workforce Investment
Board), as a representative of Industry, for a term to
expire June 30, 2003, with final appointment to be made
April 11, 2000, as recommended by Supervisor Symons
31. ACCEPTED notification of 11 at-large vacancies on the
In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee, as
outlined, with nominations for appointment to be
received on or after June 6, 2000, and final
appointments to be made on or after June 13, 2000, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
32. SEE ITEM NO. 70.5, REGULAR AGENDA
33. APPROVED appointment of Donna Lopiano to the Children
and Families Commission, in the category of
"representative of a local medical, pediatric, or
obstetric association or society," for a term to expire
April 1, 2001, as recommended by Supervisor Symons
34. APPROVED reappointment of Michael George Eipp to the
Mental Health Advisory Board for a term to expire April
1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
35. SEE ITEM NO. 70.2, REGULAR AGENDA
36. DEFERRED report on City of Santa Cruz Fire Department as
an approved paramedic service provider to May 23, 2000,
as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
37. ACCEPTED report on hazardous materials emergency
response capability and referred to the Hazardous
Materials Advisory Commission with a report and
recommendations to return on June 13, 2000, and address
financial considerations during budget hearings, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator
38. DELETED ITEM
39. RATIFIED the Public Works Director's approval of the
project plans and specifications for emergency work on
Hazel Dell Road and Bonny Doon Road; ratified the
Planning Director's approval of the minor variation to
RMC Pacific's use permit; ratified award of bid to
Anderson Pacific Engineering Construction in the amount
of $87,400 for the Hazel Dell Road emergency repairs and
to Reber Construction Company, Incorporated, in the
amount of $76,885.50 for Bonny Doon Road emergency
repairs and the $130,000.61 emergency purchase order for
reopening Green Valley Road; and authorized the Director
of Public Works to sign the contracts, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
40. APPROVED contract amendment with Nichols Consulting
Engineers in the amount of $24,000 to cover requested
changes and development of a seven-year detailed
pavement maintenance plan and authorized the Director of
Public Works to sign the agreement, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
41. APPROVED agreement for the Harkins Slough Piping Tie-in
between the Pajaro Storm Drain Maintenance District and
the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, and
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
agreement, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
42. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Buena Vista Landfill
Soil Management Project, directed Public Works to return
on or before June 6, 2000 with a status report and draft
agreement with the City of Watsonville, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
43. AUTHORIZED the Director of Public Works to make a
partial release of the Faithful Performance Security
submitted for Tract 1304, Seascape Uplands, Phase II, in
the amount of $286,250, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works
44. ACCEPTED the improvements and approved the final cost
for the Conference Drive Bridge Seismic Retrofit; and
authorized Clerk of the Board to file Notice of
Completion, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
45. APPROVED grant agreement with the California Department
of Fish and Game for technical training for erosion
control in the amount of $23,253; ADOPTED RESOLUTION
NO.89-2000 accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount
of $23,253 from the California Department of Fish and
Game; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign
the grant agreement, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
46. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 90-2000 for right-of-way
acquisition for Portola Drive and 41st Avenue Road
Improvement Project and approved payment of claim, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
47. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 91-2000 approving the application
for funds in the amount of $309,500 from the
Transportation Development Act Demonstration Program for
Safe Route to School Program, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
48. APPROVED cooperative agreement between the State of
California and County of Santa Cruz for the installation
of a traffic signal and safety lighting at the
intersection of State Route 9 and Glen Arbor Road;
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 92-2000 authorizing the Chair to
sign the agreement; and directed the Clerk of the Board
to take related actions, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works
49. AUTHORIZED expenditure of a not-to-exceed amount of
$1,300 for the purchase of vermicomposting worms from
the Skills Center, Incorporated, for promotion of the
County's residential home composting program, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
50. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT, APPROVED Contract Change Order No.
4 in the amount of $32,999.66 for the Davenport Oldtown
Sewer Reconstruction project, and take related actions,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
51. ACCEPTED AND APPROVED the Engineer's Reports for County
Service Area Nos. 24, Pineridge, and 26, Hidden Valley,
Zones "A" through "G"; ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 93-2000 of
intention to authorize and levy an assessment for road
maintenance and operations County Service Area 24,
Pineridge; ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 94-2000 of intention
to authorize and levy an assessment for road maintenance
and operations County Service Area No. 26, Hidden
Valley, Zones "A" through "G"; approved notice of public
hearing, ballot procedure, and ballots for the proposed
increase 2000/01 assessment; set Tuesday, May 23, 2000
at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter for a public hearing; and
directed Public Works to mail ballots to the record
owners of properties subject to the proposed assessments
within CSA Nos. 24 Pineridge, and 26, Hidden Valley,
Zones "A" through "G", as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
52. DIRECTED Public Works to continue to develop a draft
agreement for infrastructure improvements on Soquel
Drive; coordinate activities related to the realignment
of Cabrillo College Drive and installation of two
traffic signals and landscaping improvements on Soquel
and Cabrillo College Drive; process the encroachment
permit for Cabrillo College to complete preliminary
construction work on Soquel Drive and the relocation and
removal of trees in the County's right-of-way, and
return to the Board with a draft agreement on or before
May 9, 2000, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
53. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 95-2000 to update HUD/HCD Income
and Rent Limits and authorize Planning staff to update
affordable housing guidelines whenever HCD income limits
are updated, as recommended by the Planning Director
54. SEE ITEM NO. 70.4, REGULAR AGENDA
55. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the expanded design review
submittal requirements including a draft ordinance and
scheduled the matter for consideration on May 9, 2000 at
7:30 p.m., and approved related actions
56. ACCEPTED the completion of the installation of the Great
Blue Heron Walkway at the Jose Avenue Park; and
authorized the Director of County Parks to approve the
final payments to Sandra Whiting and Barbara Abbott, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
57. DEFERRED TO APRIL 25, 2000 consideration to decline
acquisition of Assessor Parcel Nos. 027-051-24 and -25
in the Live Oak Planning area into the County Park
System; and permit the applicant to proceed with the
subdivision request on Application No. 99-0538
58. SEE ITEM NO. 70.1, REGULAR AGENDA
59. DIRECTED the Parks and Recreation Commission to prepare
a set of recommendations with regard to the utilization
of the Proposition 12 funds and report back in September
2000, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open
Space and Cultural Service
60. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Lifeguard Staffing at the
Simpkins Family Swim Center, as recommended by the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
61. 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.: Bontadelli v. County, etal. (Case No.
133432); Salinas-Ortiz v. County of Santa Cruz (WCAB NO.
75986, 72502)
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 LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation was considered
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section
54956.9 for one potential case.
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given
REGULAR AGENDA
62. Presentation made to celebrate Public Health Week
63. Public hearing held to consider adoption of the proposed
Hestwood Park Master Plan and recognize Parks and
Recreation Commissioner Michael Rosenberg with a
proclamation for volunteering his professional expertise
in preparing the draft final master plan and for his
outstanding work facilitating the community design
process;
closed public hearing; adopted the Draft Master Plan for
Hestwood Park; and presented Parks and Recreation
Commissioner Michael Rosenberg with a proclamation, for
volunteering his professional expertise in preparing the
Draft Final Master Plan for Hestwood Park and for his
outstanding work facilitating the community design
process; with additional directions that Public Works
look at the issue of a stop sign or speed bumps at
Harper and Avila Streets to deal with some traffic
control issues and report back to the Board within a
month; and the understanding that the County is going to
do something about the people walking their dogs as far
as providing baggies or whatever else is appropriate
BCSAW
64. Public hearing held to consider the annual report and
proposed 2000/01 fiscal year fees for the Soquel Village
Parking and Business Improvement Area for the 2000/01
fiscal year; closed public hearing; accepted and filed
Annual Report of the Soquel Village Parking and Business
Improvement Area Advisory Board; adopted RESOLUTION NO.
96-2000 of Intention to Establish Annual Parking
Maintenance and Operation Charges for Zone B of the
Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area for
FY 2000-2001; directed Clerk of the Board to publish the
legal notice of the Resolution of Intention to Establish
Parking Improvement Charges for the 2000-2001 FY; and
directed the Redevelopment Agency to provide the
participants in the improvement area with legal notice
of the Resolution of Intention to Establish Parking
Improvement Charges for the 2000-2001 FY
BCSAW
65. Public hearing held to consider adoption of an ordinance
setting water rates, collection procedures and related
procedures for County Service Area No. 54, Summit West;
closed public hearing; adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4583 of the
County of Santa Cruz, (County Service Area) CSA No. 54,
Setting Water Rates, Collection Procedures and Related
Procedures for County Service Area No. 54, Summit West;
with an additional direction for a report back at budget
hearings with the issues concerning charges imposed by
different county agencies
ACBSW
66. CONSIDERED resolution requesting additional studies
regarding the interaction and effect of California sea
lions and Pacific harbor seals on salmonids;
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 97-2000, as amended, Requesting
Additional Research on Non-Lethal Deterrents to
Pinniped-Salmon Fisheries Interactions
ABSCW
67. RECEIVED bids regarding heating, ventilation and air
conditioning improvements at the Water Street Jail and
referred to General Services to return with a
recommendation on or before April 25, 2000
SCBAW
68. RECEIVED bids regarding 1999/2000 Hazard Elimination and
Safety Program Guard Rail Installation and referred to
Public Works to return with a recommendation on or
before May 2, 2000
ACBSW
69. APPROVED at-large appointment of Gail D. Levine to the
Domestic Violence Commission (Representative of the
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Community)
ASBCW
70. APPROVED various at-large reappointments to the Long
Term Care Interagency Commission, for terms to expire
April 1, 2004
ASBCW
70.1 APPROVED the filing of the grant application in the
amount of $163,000 to the Santa Cruz County Regional
Transportation Commission for the Scott Creek Beach
Access Enhancement Project; and adopted RESOLUTION
NO.98-2000 Approving the Surface Transportation Program
and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
Program Project Application for Scott Creek Beach Access
Enhancement Project, as recommended by the Director of
Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
BSCAW
70.2 REFERRED TO BUDGET HEARINGS 2000/01 consideration
regarding the establishment of a $1 million Economic
Recovery Fund for community programs
SABCW
70.3 DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to report
back on April 25, 2000, regarding the availability of
$20,000 from the Job Creation Investment Funds which may
be allocated to Action Pajaro Valley, and take related
actions, as recommended by Supervisors Campos and
Almquist
SCBAW
70.4 DEFERRED progress report on Water Resources Management
until April 11, 2000, as recommended by the Planning
Director
ABSCW
70.5 APPROVED appointment of Michael Dobler to the
Agricultural Policy Advisory Commission for a term to
expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor
Campos
ACBSW
71. CONSIDERED the draft Seacliff Village Plan:
(1) referred the Draft Seacliff Village Plan to the Parks
Commission and the Housing Advisory Commission for their
review and recommendation, and directed the Planning
Department to return with the draft Plan on November 21,
2000; with an additional direction that the Planning
Department work with State Parks to see if a plan is
possible in terms of cooperative parking arrangements;
(2) scheduled a public hearing on June 13, 2000 to consider
extension of the development moratorium until June 22,
2001 and directed the Clerk of the Board to provide the
appropriate noticing
(1) SABCW
(2) SABcW
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 25, 2000