PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2000, NUMBER 16
JUNE 13, 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 - 53.1
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five persons 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
ASB/C/W
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. DELETED ITEM
8. DELETED ITEM
9. APPROVED contract with California Department of Food
and Agriculture for a program to prevent the spread of
the glassy-winged sharpshooter; and authorized the
Agricultural Commissioner to sign the contract, as
recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner
10. APPROVED transfer of funds to correct accounting for
the purchase of vehicle in Probation Index, as
recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
11. APPROVED amendment to Memorandum of Understanding with
Cooperative Agricultural Extension regarding employee
reimbursement and approved related actions, as
recommended by the County Administrative Officer
12. APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $47,000 to
provide for the realignment of budgeted appropriations
to meet estimated expenditures in the Elections
Department (Index 214000) through the end of the
fiscal year, as recommended by the County Clerk-
Recorder
13. DIRECTED the General Services Department to formally
notify the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection prior to June 30, 2000 of our intention to
contract for the same level of services in fiscal year
2001/02, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
14. APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $35,000
from the Pajaro Dunes Fire Station Assessment District
Maintenance Fund to the Pajaro Dunes Fire/County
Service Area No. 4 Fund; and adopted RESOLUTION NO.
214-2000 accepting and appropriating unanticipated
revenue in the amount of $35,000, as recommended by
the Director of General Services
15. AUTHORIZED addition of a full-time permanent
Transportation Planner for the Regional Transportation
Commission, as recommended by the Santa Cruz County
Regional Transportation Commission
16. APPROVED application by the Sheriff-Coroner to the
Office of Criminal Justice Planning for $100,000 in
grant funding for continued support of the San Lorenzo
Valley Drug Suppression Program in fiscal year
2000/01; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 215-2000 documenting
Board of Supervisors support of application, as
recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
17. APPROVED agreement for the Sheriff's Office to provide
police services to the Cabrillo Community College
District for the period from July 1, 2000 through June
30, 2003, and authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to enter
into and implement the agreement to provide police
services to the Cabrillo Community College District,
as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
18. APPROVED application by the Sheriff's Office to the
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community
Oriented Policing (COPS) in Schools Program for
$250,000 over a three-year grant funding period in
support of two new deputy sheriff positions to be
assigned as School Resource Officers to Shoreline
Middle School, Aptos Junior High School and Lakeview
Middle School, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
19. APPROVED appointment of Francine Sauceda to the
Domestic Violence Commission, as the representative of
the Human Resources Agency, as recommended by Chair
Wormhoudt
20. APPROVED appointment of Jane Brune to the Domestic
Violence Commission, as the representative of Sutter
Maternity and Surgery Center, as recommended by Chair
Wormhoudt
21. APPROVED appointment of Lisa Gifford to Domestic
Violence Commission, as the representative of
Watsonville Community Hospital, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
22. APPROVED directions to County Departments to eliminate
the use of the term "handicapped" in various County
documents, as outlined, and further directed the
County Administrative Officer to communicate to
department heads the Board's directions that County
Departments no longer utilize the term "handicapped"
in the development of any written documents and to
ensure that as existing documents are revised, the use
of this term is removed and replaced with the terms
"disability" or "accessible", as appropriate,
including report backs on August 1, 2000 and on
September 12, 2000 as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
23. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4587 amending Chapter 13.10 of
the Santa Cruz County code Relating to the Conversion
of Transient Occupancy Recreational Vehicle and Travel
Trailer Parks to Permanent Occupancy
24. DELETED ITEM
25. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Juvenile Hall
Overcrowding Task Force and Disproportionate Minority
Confinement Task Force, as recommended by the Chief
Probation Officer
26. AUTHORIZED the transfer of $100,000 from the Sheriff's
Operations Bureau to the Detention Bureau; and adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 216-2000 accepting and appropriating
$179,853 in unanticipated revenue, as recommended by
the County Administrative Officer
27. APPROVED amendment increasing the contract total of
$7,000 for the Early Intervention Program clinical
services agreement with Salud Para La Gente and
authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
28. 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
29. APPROVED new software agreement with InfoMC,
Incorporated, regarding recording and tracking mental
health managed care services in the amount of $41,260,
effective July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000, and
authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
30. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 217-2000 accepting and
appropriating $3,600 in unanticipated revenue for the
HIV Early Intervention Program; authorized a County
clinician representative to attend the EIP grantee
meeting on June 26 and 27 in Chicago, and authorized
payment of related travel expenses for clinician
representative, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator
31. APPROVED transfer of $20,000 in appropriations to the
fixed asset account within the Santa Cruz clinic
budget, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
32. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 218-2000 authorizing the Health
Services Agency Administrator to sign the proposed
agreement with the State Coastal Conservancy for
preparation of an Upper San Lorenzo River Watershed
Enhancement Plan for fishery improvement and
authorized signature of a Memorandum of Understanding
with the City of Santa Cruz for coordination of
efforts for fisheries improvement in the San Lorenzo
River Watershed, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator
33. APPROVED and authorized the Health Services Agency
Administrator to sign the contract amendment with
Women's Crisis Support to add $8,444 for CalWORKS
alcohol and drug treatment services; and approved
transfer of appropriations to allow for the increased
contract amount and reimbursement from the Human
Resources Agency, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
34. ACCEPTED AND FILED the Mental Health and Substance
Abuse three-year plan for 2000-2002, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
35. APPROVED an increase in the contract with Electronic
Data Systems Corporation an amount not-to-exceed
$50,000 for Services Management, Access and Resource
Tracking (SMART) system consulting services, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
36. APPROVED amendment to contract with SolutionsWEST to
facilitate the integration of CalWORKS Job Training
Partnership Act and Child Care programs and authorized
the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the
contract amendment, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
37. AUTHORIZED the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
issue a Request for Proposal for the Post Employment
Career Advancement Project to provide supportive
counseling and career planning services and to return
on August 8, 2000 with a recommendation for a contract
award, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
38. DEFERRED report on recommendations for the awards of
Child Welfare Services contracts to June 27, 2000, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
39. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 219-2000 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$1,962 from the Children's Trust Fund; approved
agreements with Familia Center in the amount of
$6,125, Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County,
Incorporated in the amount of $11,625 and KIDPOWER-
TEENPOWER-FULLPOWER in the amount of $5,000; and
authorized the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
sign agreements, as recommended by the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
40. ACCEPTED AND FILED report from the hazardous Materials
Advisory Commission (HMAC); and approved related
actions, including a report back on or before October
3, 2000, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
41. SCHEDULED a public hearing for the morning agenda of
August 22, 2000 to consider repealing existing Chapter
7.72 and reenacting its provisions as new Chapter 7.77
and by adding New Chapter 7.72, the proposed County
Metering Ordinance, as recommended by the Planning
Director
42. ACCEPTED the certification of the results of County
Service Area No. 24, Pineridge and County Service Area
No. 26, Hidden Valley, Zones A through G elections;
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 220-2000 authorizing and
levying an assessment for road maintenance and
operations within County Service Area No. 24,
Pineridge for 2000/01 and each year following; and
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 221-2000 authorizing and
levying an assessment for road maintenance and
operations within County Service Area No. 26, Hidden
Valley, Zones A through G for 2000/01 and each year
following; and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
43. SEE ITEM NO. 63.1, REGULAR AGENDA
44. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Buena Vista Landfill
Gas Power Project; approved independent contractor
agreement with Advanced Energy Strategies for a not-
to-exceed amount of $20,000 to assist the County with
proposal review and development of the Buena Vista
Landfill Gas Power Project; authorized the Director of
Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the
County; and directed Public Works to return on or
before September 19, 2000, with a status report on the
Buena Vista Landfill Gas Power Project, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
45. APPROVED the Fourth of July beach access road closures
and directed the Public Works Department to provide
and assist the California Highway Patrol and Sheriff's
office with road closure barricades and detour signs,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
46. SEE ITEM NO. 64.1, REGULAR AGENDA
47. APPROVED amendment to agreement in the amount of
$20,000 for the Valencia Hall Renovation and Addition
Project contingency from Budget Index 194015, Sub
Object 6610 and; authorized the Director of Parks,
Open Space and Cultural Services to sign the amendment
to the agreement and authorized additional change
order as required to complete the project, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
48. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 222-2000 setting public hearing
for August 1, 2000 on the proposed benefit
assessment/service charges and the proposed 2000/01
assessment/service charge reports for County Service
Area No. 9E, Streetscape Maintenance and directed the
Clerk of the Board to publish Notice of Public
Hearing, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency
Administrator
49. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Planning Department
Policy Binder, as recommended by the Planning Director
50. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, APPROVED the amended agreement with
Remediation Risk Management, Incorporated, and
authorized the Redevelopment Agency Administrator to
sign the contract, as recommended by the Redevelopment
Agency Administrator
51. SEE ITEM NO. 64.2, REGULAR AGENDA
52. 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.: County of Santa Cruz v. Gleitsman,
et.al (Santa Cruz Superior Court No. CV 135160)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency Negotiator: Personnel Director
All Employee Organizations
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
53. Presentation made by Steve Gillman and considered
public art component and contract for Anna Jean
Community Park;
approved selection of Steve Gillman and Katherine
Keefer as the artists for the public art project at
Anna Jean Cummings Park; approved contract in the
amount of $50,000 for the creation of "Skyballs" and
authorized the Parks Director to sign the contract on
behalf of the County; and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 223-
2000 accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$6,000 from the Redevelopment Agency to complete the
financing required for the art component at Anna Jean
Cummings Park
BAS/C/W
53.1 Accepted request to add late item to the agenda
according to criteria as specified, that being a need
to take action to avoid injury or detriment to the
public or employees arose subsequent to the printed
agenda being posted (ABS/C/W);
a Coastal Commission letter asserting jurisdiction to
review the propriety of the emergency Coastal Act
permit approved by the Board for the Santa Cruz
Biotechnology goat ranch (BAS/C/W);
motion made to CONTINUE TO JUNE 20, 2000 consideration
of matter and to request County Counsel not to send
the response to Coastal Commission until the full
Board has the opportunity to discuss this issue and to
ask the Planning Director not to issue any emergency
permits until the Board has had an opportunity to
deliberate on the suggestion from the Coastal
Commission for a way to resolve the dispute as to
whether this is an emergency or not
BWs/C/a (motion failed due to lack of a majority vote)
54. Public hearing held on the proposed benefit
assessments/service charges and the proposed 2000-01
assessment/service charge reports for County Service
Area No. 12, Wastewater Management;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 224-2000
Establishing Benefit Assessments/Service Charges for
County Service Area No. 12: Septic System
Maintenance, San Lorenzo Wastewater Management (Zone
A), and Inspection and Monitoring of Nonstandard
Systems; and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 225-2000
Confirming Assessment/Service Charge Reports for the
2000-01 fiscal year for County Service Area No. 12:
Septic System Maintenance (CSA 12), San Lorenzo
Wastewater Management (CSA 12A), and Inspection and
Monitoring of Non-Standard Sewage Disposal Systems
(CSA 12N);
ASB/C/W
55. Public hearing held on the proposed assessment rates
and assessment rate report for Mosquito
Abatement/Vector Control County Service Area No. 53;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 226-2000
Establishing Assessment Rates for Mosquito
Abatement/Vector Control County Service Area NO. 53;
and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 227-2000 Confirming
Assessment/Report for the 2000-01 fiscal year for
Mosquito Abatement/Vector Control County Service Area
No. 53; with an additional direction to report back at
budget hearings on the expansion of the zone to
include possible areas within districts one and three
that are biologically affected
ABS/C/W
56. Public hearing held to consider extension of interim
zoning regulations for the Seacliff Beach Special
Community Area;
closed public hearing; adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4588, as
an urgency measure extending the interim zoning
regulations for the Seacliff Beach special community
area for one year; and certified notice of exemption
SB/C/AW
57. Jurisdictional hearing held to consider the Planing
Commission's decision to uphold the Zoning
Administrator's decision to deny application 99-0528,
a proposal to amend application 97-0093 (Coastal
Development permit to recognize the construction of a
single family dwelling, grading of approximately 150
cubic yards of earth, the construction of several
accessory structures and to complete a Lot Line
Adjustment) by recognizing the construction of an
additional single family dwelling and conversion of
the previously approved dwelling to a habitable
accessory structure and additional grading of less
than 1000 cubic yards to improve the driveway.
Requires a Coastal Development Permit, Agricultural
Buffer Reduction to reduce the required 200' setback
to the southern property line and Preliminary Grading
Approval. Property located about 1.5 miles southeast
of Smith Grade, at the end of an unnamed right-of-way
which intersects with Smith Grade about 1.5 miles from
Empire Grade. Application No.: 99-0528; APN: 62-211-
32; Appellant: David Subocz; Owner: Kathleen
Waidhofer;
approved staff recommendation in letter of Planning
Director dated May 19, 2000 to not take jurisdiction
of this appeal of the denial of Application 99-0528,
based on the fact that the appellant has not
established sufficient grounds for the Board to take
jurisdiction for further review
ABS/C/W
58. APPROVED at-large appointment of Mike Roach to the
Children's Commission, in the category of under age
18, for a term to expire April 1, 2001
ABS/C/W
59. CONSIDERED adoption of amendments to the County's
Relocation Ordinance County Code Section 8.45;
read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance;
approved ordinance "in concept" to return on June 20,
2000 for final adoption
ASB/C/W
60. RECEIVED bids regarding Braemoor Drive County Service
Area No. 47 Road Repair Project and referred to Public
Works to return with a recommendation on or before
August 1, 2000
SB/C/AW
61. RECEIVED bids regarding Old Summit Road Pavement
Repair Project and referred to Public Works to return
with a recommendation on or before June 20, 2000
SB/C/AW
62. RECEIVED bids regarding Roy Wilson Maintenance Yard
Well Replacement Project and referred to Public Works
to return with a recommendation on or before June 20,
2000
BS/C/AW
63. CONTINUED TO BUDGET HEARINGS consideration of proposed
2000-01 Capital Improvement Program
BAS/C/W
63.1 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Solid Waste Diversion
Study; directed Public Works to develop and issue a
request for proposal to conduct a construction and
demolition waste recovery operation at the Buena Vista
Landfill and report back on or before September 26,
2000; and directed Public Works to include within its
fiscal year 2000/01 work plan an increased allocation
of resources to public outreach and technical
assistance on waste reduction, recycling and
composting for both the residential and business
communities as recommended in the Waste
Characterization and Diversion Study Report,
contingent upon approval of fiscal year 2000/01
appropriations, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
BAS/C/W
64. Public hearing held to consider proposal to rezone
Assessor's Parcel Numbers 089-41 and 43 from the
Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber
Production (TP) zone district. Requires a Rezoning.
The property is located 400 feet north of Logan Creek,
approximately 1/4 mile from Kings Creek Road.
Application No.: 99-0186; APN's: 089-011-41-43;
Applicant: Peter Twight; Owner: Roger and Michele
Burch;
closed public hearing; approved staff recommendation
based on the findings and conditions which: approved
the determination that the project is statutorily
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA); and adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4589 amending
Chapter 13 of the Santa Cruz County Code Changing from
One Zone District to Another
ASB/C/W
64.1 CONTINUED TO JUNE 20, 2000 consideration to adopt
resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the
amount of $42,400 from the City of Santa Cruz Water
Department for the 30th, 32nd and 33rd Avenue Storm
Drain Sanitary Sewer and Sidewalk Improvements
project; approve agreement with the City of Santa Cruz
Water Department and authorize the Director of Public
Works to sign the agreement, and direct the Clerk of
the Board to take related actions; make findings that
the improvements are of benefit to the project area;
accept the low bid of Reber Construction Company,
Incorporated, in the amount of $1,472,506.42, and
authorize the award of the contract pending Coastal
Commission approval of the project at its July 2000
meeting; and authorize the Director of Public Works to
sign the contract on behalf of the County
BS/C/AW
64.2 AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, CONTINUED TO JUNE 20, 2000 consideration to
approve Agency funds totaling $1,017,600 for the cost
of the construction contract for the Department of
Public Works 30th, 32nd and 33rd Avenue Storm Drain,
Sanitary Sewer and Sidewalk Improvement Project; adopt
resolution accepting $135,000 for unanticipated
revenue and take related actions
BS/C/AW
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 27, 2000