PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 97, NUMBER 16
JUNE 10, 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 - One person 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. DELETED ITEM
8. DELETED ITEM
9. AUTHORIZED the General Services Department to reject
all bids for the Sheriff's warehouse/evidence storage
facility at 100 Rountree Lane, Watsonville; and
directed General Services to work with the Sheriff-
Coroner and architect/engineer to revise the plans and
specifications and return on June 24, 1997 for a re-
bid of the project, as recommended by the Director of
General Services
10. AUTHORIZED the District Attorney out-of-state travel
to attend the National District Attorney's Association
Annual Meeting in Norfolk, Virginia, from July 11
through 17, 1997, as recommended by the District
Attorney
11. APPROVED one year lease agreement with Ernest and Rose
Taylor for the San Lorenzo Valley Sheriff's Community
Center at 6630 Highway 9, Suite 101, Felton, at a cost
of $553 per month; and authorized the Sheriff-Coroner
to sign the lease agreement, as recommended by the
Sheriff-Coroner
12. ACCEPTED AND FILED the Treasurer's Monthly Cash Report
for period ending April 30, 1997, as recommended by
the Treasurer-Tax Collector
13. DENIED claim of Martin and Barbara Perezchica No. 697-
135 and referred to County Counsel
14. DENIED claim of Gary Michael Shults No. 697-138 and
referred to County Counsel
BSR(A)W
15. ACCEPTED status report on the local operational area
emergency management plan and the State's Standardized
Emergency Management System implementation; and
directed General Services to return with a further
report on or before November 4, 1997, as recommended
by the Director of General Services
16. AUTHORIZED the Personnel Director and the Auditor-
Controller to make a payroll correction regarding
rates of pay, as recommended by the Personnel Director
BS(R)AW
17. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 247-97 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$280,000 for telecommunication services, as
recommended by the Interim Information Services
Director
18. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Report of the Private
Industry Council, and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
19. APPROVED appointment of John O. E. Laue to the Mental
Health Advisory Board, in the category of
Consumer/Direct, for a term to expire April 1, 1999,
as recommended by Supervisor Belgard
20. APPROVED reappointment of Anita Henri to the Domestic
Violence Commission, as the representative of the
Women's Commission, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
21. APPROVED appointment of Claire Moxley to the Seniors
Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2001, as
recommended by Supervisor Symons
22. APPROVED appointment of Roy Holmberg to the Arts
Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2001, as
recommended by Supervisor Beautz
23. APPROVED appointment of Judge Heather Morse to the
Domestic Violence Commission, in the category of
"Judge familiar with domestic violence cases, chosen
by the courts," as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
24. APPROVED appointment of Michael George Eipp to the
Mental Health Advisory Board for a term to expire
April 1, 2000, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
25. AUTHORIZED the County Fire Chief/Fire Marshal to sign
various agreements for acquisition of fire service
equipment as part of the fiscal year 1996/97 Matching
Funds program, and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
26. SEE ITEM NO. 59.4, REGULAR AGENDA
27. ADOPTED the 1997/98 Budget Hearing Schedule, as
amended, and directed the Clerk of the Board to take
related actions
28. SEE ITEM NO. 59.2, REGULAR AGENDA
29. SEE ITEM NO. 59.3, REGULAR AGENDA
30. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 248-97 to implement salary
actions in the Information Services Department, as
recommended by the Personnel Director
31. APPROVED payment of $11,100 to the Santa Cruz County
Criminal Justice Council for the purchase of two
colposcopes for the Santa Cruz County Sexual Assault
Response Team, and approved transfer of funds within
the Sheriff's Bureau of Justice Assistance grant, as
recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
32. ACCEPTED report on Assembly Bill 411 (Beach Safety and
Testing) and directed the Health Services Agency to
provide an updated report on the bill's status on June
24, 1997, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
33. APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency
Administrator to sign the amendment extending the
current revenue agreement with the State Department of
Alcohol and Drug Programs for one year and adding
$2,235,960 of revenue to the 1997/98 contract year;
and approved related actions, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
34. APPROVED revised Deferred Judgment Drug Program
Certification Standards; and authorized the Health
Services Agency Administrator to sign the $5,000
revenue agreement with Santa Cruz Community Counseling
Center to certify the agency to provide deferred
judgment drug program services, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
35. APPROVED the $26,729 application to the Community
Foundation of Santa Cruz County to fund various public
health youth activities and services, and authorized
the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign and
submit the application, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
36. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 249-97 accepting unanticipated
revenue from additional septage disposal charges; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
37. AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign the amendment to the contract with Triad
Community Services for methadone maintenance services;
and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 250-97 accepting and
appropriating $23,598 of unanticipated revenue into
the Health Services Agency Alcohol and Drug Program
budget, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
38. APPROVED the 1997/98 contract with the Mental Health
Client Action Network in the amount of $91,000 and
authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign the agreement, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
39. AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign an amendment to the contract with Creegan +
D'Angelo for performance of a feasibility study of
long-term wastewater disposal options for the Greater
Pasatiempo Area to extend the term of the contract to
December 31, 1997, increase the maximum compensation
by $10,000 to $59,800 and amend the scope to provide
for additional assistance, as needed, in defining an
appropriate sewer project, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
40. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 251-97 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$133,524; and approved transfer of funds from
Supportive Services and Human Resources Agency On-the-
Job Training to Human Resources Agency Individual
Referral, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
41. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NOS. 252-97 AND 253-97 accepting
and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount
of $7,165 for Veteran's Services and $17,406 for the
Adoptions program, and approved transfer of funds, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
42. APPROVED final map of Tract 1282, Ponza Subdivision
(30th Avenue -south of Brommer Street in Live Oak);
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
agreement; and directed the Clerk of the Board to take
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
43. ACCEPTED improvements and approved final cost for the
Buena Vista Landfill Gas Flare and Blower Facility
Installation; and directed the Clerk of the Board to
take related actions, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works
44. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 254-97 approving and accepting
terms and conditions for Bridge Street Pedestrian
Project right-of-way acquisition; authorized the
Director of Public Works to sign the document and
consummate the easement exchange; authorized the Chair
to sign the easement deed; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
45. CONTINUED TO JUNE 24, 1997 request to accept and file
report on the Watsonville Sloughs Water Quality
Monitoring; direct Planning, Environmental Health and
the Department of Public Works to continue water
quality monitoring and to pursue implementation of an
agricultural watershed stewardship program, and
related actions, including a report back on or before
June 9, 1998
46. AUTHORIZED the Planning Director to make payment to
Thomas Reid Associates for services provided in the
preparation of the Bonny Doon Quarries Reclamation
Plan in the amount of $14,219.75, as recommended by
the Planning Director
47. APPROVED contract amendment with Harding Lawson,
Incorporated, in the amount of $6,939 for preparation
of an Environmental Impact Report and mitigation plan
construction drawings for the proposed Public Works
Soil Management/Stockpile project on Buena Vista
Drive, as recommended by the Planning Director
48. SEE ITEM NO. 59.1, REGULAR AGENDA
49. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DENIED claim of Philip L.
Ottinger, DDS, No. 697-134 and referred to County
Counsel
50. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED contract amendment with
Tri-B, Incorporated, in the amount of $42,000; and
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 255-97 accepting unanticipated
revenue, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency
Administrator
51. 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.: CAT Partnership, et al. v. County of
Santa Cruz, (Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No.
131333); Tele-Communications, Inc. v. County of Santa
Cruz, (Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. 132036);
Group W Cable, Inc. v. City of Santa Cruz and County
of Santa Cruz, (U.S. District Court No. C-84-7546)
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Property street address (APN if no street address):
008-171-19
Negotiating parties: County of Santa Cruz and City of
Santa Cruz
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiator: Personnel Director
All Employee Organizations
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report was given
51.1 APPROVED amendment extending the agreement between the
County of Santa Cruz and the American Medical Response
to December 23, 1997, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
51.2 CERTIFIED the results of County Service Area No. 55,
Riverdale Park balloting; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 256-
97 authorizing and levying an assessment for road
maintenance and operations within CSA 55, Riverdale
Park for 1997/98 and each year following; and approved
revised attachment to the engineer's report
identifying and describing parcels and assessments
within County Service Area No. 55, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
51.3 SCHEDULED public hearing on June 17, 1997 on the
morning agenda to consider Franchise Refuse, Recycling
and Yardwaste Collection Service Rates, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
REGULAR AGENDA
52. APPROVED at-large appointment of Tricia Pastor to the
Children's Commission (Provider Representative), for a
term to expire April 1, 2001
SBRAW
53. APPROVED at-large appointment of Sara Wood Smith to
the Children's Commission (Provider Representative),
for a term to expire April 1, 1999
BSRAW
54. Public hearing held to consider adoption of
resolutions establishing the 1997/98 benefit
assessment rates and confirming the 1997/98 benefit
assessment reports for County Service Area No. 13,
Zone B, Lower Hutchinson; and County Service Area No.
50, the Vineyard;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 257-97
Establishing Benefit Assessments for Hutchinson Road
County Service Area No. 13; adopted RESOLUTION NO.
258-97 Establishing Benefit Assessments for The
Vineyard County Service Area No. 50; and adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 259-97 Confirming Benefit
Assessment/Service Charge Reports for the 1997/98
Fiscal Year for Various County Service Areas
RBSAW
55. Public hearing held on proposed assessments for County
Service Area No. 4 (Pajaro Dunes Fire Protection) and
County Service Area No. 48 (County Fire Protection);
accept submittal of any ballots submitted in person;
direct staff to count the ballots and report back on
June 17, 1997 with the results of the tabulation;
closed public hearing; accepted ballots for County
Service Areas No. 4 and 48; continued item to June 17,
1997; directed the Elections Department to count the
ballots and report back to the Board with the results
of the tabulation; with directive regarding protests
received from public agencies that Emergency Services
make the appropriate Use Code changes to change the
reference to one fire flow unit for those specified
parcels
BSRAW
56. CONTINUED TO JUNE 17, 1997 public hearing to consider
Annual Measure C Progress Report
57. CONSIDERED the Greater Pasatiempo Wastewater
Management Plan;
accepted the Greater Pasatiempo Wastewater Management
Plan; directed Environmental Health and Public Works
staff to solicit further response and initiative from
the community to determine if there is adequate
support to further proceed with a sewer project for
all or parts of the Greater Pasatiempo area, with a
report back on September 23, 1997
ABSRW
58. Study session held on proposed 1997/98 Capital
Improvement Program (CIP);
referred consideration of the CIP to the individual
department budget hearings with request for additional
information on the projects discussed in the meeting;
directed the County Administrative Officer to present
a Final CIP on or before November 25, 1997
ABSRW
59. CONSIDERED proposed ordinance amending Chapter 2.10 of
the Santa Cruz County Code regarding qualifications of
the County Auditor
(1) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance;
(2) approved ordinance "in concept" to return June 17,
1997 for final adoption
(1) RSBAW
(2) RBSAW
59.1 CONTINUED TO JUNE 20, 1997 for consideration with the
Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services budget request
to approve the Arts Commission's recommendation that
four artists be invited to prepare final proposals for
the Swim Center Public Art Component by mid-August
1997 for the Simpkins Family Swim Center
SRBAW
59.2 REQUESTED that the Health Services Agency
Administrator seek provisions in any bid proposal for
ambulance services to ensure that the work force of
the current contractor be given first preference by
any successful bidder, assuring that employee
seniority and current collective bargaining
protections be maintained, as well as other related
provisions, as outlined, with additional directive
RSBAW
59.3 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 260-97, as amended, supporting
the establishment of a labor/management partnership in
the development and implementation of the job redesign
and restructuring of services necessary to meet the
goals of the new federal welfare reform law
ABSRW
59.4 DIRECTED staff to revise County and Redevelopment
Agency guidelines as necessary to be consistent in
providing for relocation housing payments with
additional directive including a report back on
September 9, 1997
SABRW
60. Public hearing held to consider the recommendation of
the Planning Commission on a proposal to amend the
General Plan to change the land use designations on a
portion of a project site from Community Commercial,
Urban High Residential and Urban Low Residential to
Urban Medium Residential; and to change the
corresponding Zone designations of C-2, RM-3 and R-1-7
to RM-4 or other appropriate zone districts to allow
for a future application for an affordable multiple
dwelling group of 60 units, to include a community
center and a child care center. This project is
located on the northeast side of Freedom Boulevard
(1934-1944 Freedom Boulevard) at the north terminus of
Stewart and Quinn Avenues; APN: 048-051-03, 07, 08,
09; Application No. 97-0123;
closed public hearing; certified the Negative
Declaration; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 261-97 adopting a
General Plan land use designation amendment; and
adopted ORDINANCE 4461 amending Chapter 13.10 of the
County code changing property from one zone district
to another
RBSAW
61. Public hearing held to consider report on welfare
reform implementation
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 June 24, 1997