PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 97, NUMBER 15
JUNE 2, 1998
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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 - No one 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
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6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of May 19, 1998, as recommended by
the Clerk of the Board
8. DELETED ITEM
9. ACCEPTED AND FILED Treasurer's Monthly Cash Report
for the period ending April 30, 1998, as recommended
by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
10. APPROVED recommendation to instruct the Auditor-
Controller to issue replacement warrants in the amount
of $4,441.60, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
11. ACCEPTED AND FILED Volume II, Departmental Line Item
Budget Detail, for the 1998/99 proposed budget, as
recommended by the County Administrative Officer
12. APPROVED contract for outside legal services with
Bennett and Rowland in an amount not to exceed $30,000
per fiscal year, as recommended by County Counsel
13. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 239-98 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$26,000 from Title IV-E for over-expenditures in the
Care of Court Wards budget, as recommended by the
Chief Probation Officer
14. AUTHORIZED County Fire Chief/Fire Marshal to sign
Matching Fund Grant Program agreements in the amount
of $10,000 for fiscal year 1997/98, and approved
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
General Services
15. APPROVED purchase and installation of Toshiba key
system with voice mail for the Veteran's Service
Office and approved realignment of fixed asset
appropriations within Information
Services/Telecommunications 1997/98 budget, as
recommended by the Information Services Director
16. AUTHORIZED an increase in the encumbrance for expert
witness services with Exponent Failure Analysis, as
recommended by the Personnel Director
17. APPROVED agreement with Santa Cruz Consolidated
Emergency Communications Center with revised
administrative charges for insurances for fiscal year
1998/99, as recommended by the Personnel Director
18. APPROVED contract for worker's compensation claims
administration for the period July 1, 1998 through
June 30, 1999 and authorized the Personnel Director to
sign the contract with Claims Management,
Incorporated, subject to the approval of the 1998/99
Workers' Compensation Budget, as recommended by the
Personnel Director
19. AUTHORIZED the Personnel Director to renew the Boiler
and Machinery Insurance; Fine Arts Insurance; Non-
owned Aircraft Liability Insurance; and Excess
Liability Insurance policies at amounts not to exceed
the 1998/99 budget, effective July 1, 1998, subject to
the approval of the 1998/99 Liability/Property Budget,
as recommended by the Personnel Director
20. DELETED ITEM
21. DENIED claim of Armando Garcia, Jr., No. 798-128 and
referred to County Counsel
22. DENIED claim of Jonni Faircrest No. 798-129 and
referred to County Counsel
23. DENIED claim of Matthew Hill No. 798-137 and referred
to County Counsel
24. APPROVED amendment to increase contract for legal
services with Lepper, Schaefer and Harrington by
$75,000 for the 1997/98 fiscal year and approved
transfer of funds in the amount of $100,000 from the
general liability claims account to the legal services
account, as recommended by County Counsel
25. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Valencia
Hall Renovation Project; directed General Services to
advertise for bids; and set bid opening for Tuesday,
June 23, 1998 at 10:45 a.m., as recommended by the
Director of General Services
26. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4504 amending Section 2.118.020
of the Santa Cruz County Code regarding the Membership
of the Santa Cruz County Domestic Violence Commission
27. DEFERRED consideration of final appointments to the
Job Training Task Force to June 16, 1998, as
recommended by the County Administrative Officer
28. AUTHORIZED First Bank to assign the rights and
obligations of its contract with Santa Cruz County for
credit card services to U.S. Bank and authorized the
General Services Director to sign the amendment of the
agreement associated with the transfer of ownership,
as recommended by the Director of General Services
29. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Bonny Doon
Replacement Fire Station project; set bid opening for
Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 10:45 a.m.; and directed the
General Services Department to advertise for bids, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
30. APPROVED revised debt schedule for purchase of fire
truck for Pajaro Dunes (County Service Area No. 4) and
authorized transfer from fund balance available,
reserves, and cancellation of prior year encumbrance
for down payment, as recommended by the Director of
General Services
31. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 240-98 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$25,500 from the Automated Warrants Trust and approved
related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
32. APPROVED agreements between the State of California
and the County that provide State reimbursement to the
County for cost associated with the temporary housing
of California Youth Authority wards at the Water
Street Jail, and authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to
sign the agreements, as recommended by the Sheriff-
Coroner
33. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 241-98 amending Personnel
Regulations revising title of various Election
Officers and increasing the stipend for polling place
workers, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
34. DELETED ITEM
35. SEE ITEM NO. 69.2, REGULAR AGENDA
36. DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to return
on September 22, 1998 with recommendations on the
humane treatment of animals used in biomedical
research and production, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
37. AUTHORIZED upgrade of the computer network for the
District Attorney's Family Support Division, as
recommended by the District Attorney
38. DEFERRED report on the space needs for the District
Attorney's Office to August 4, 1998, as recommended by
the County Administrative Officer
39. ACCEPTED AND FILED Marine Sanctuary
Discovery/Visitor's Center Analysis and authorized
staff to submit the final report to the federal
Economic Development Administration; adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 242-98 accepting unanticipated revenue
in the amount of $8,000; and approved related actions,
as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
39.1 SEE ITEM NO. 69.1, REGULAR AGENDA
40. APPROVED agreements with Mid-Coast Visiting Nurse
Association in the amount of $12,893, Prime Health at
Home in the amount of $64,990, and Food and Nutrition
in the amount of $22,885 for immunization services;
authorized the Health Services Agency to make contract
budget amendments; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 243-98
authorizing the 1998/99 Immunization Program State
contract; and directed the Clerk of the Board to take
related actions, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator
41. APPROVED fiscal year 1997/98 contract for mental
health software services with United Behavioral
Health, Incorporated, in the amount of $150,000 and
authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
42. APPROVED amendment to the preventive medicine
affiliation agreement with the University of
California; authorized the Health Services Agency
Administrator to sign; and directed the Clerk of the
Board to take related actions, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
43. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 244-98 approving the State
Performance contract for mental health services and
directed the Clerk of the Board to take related
actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
44. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 245-98 accepting and
appropriating $5,636 in unanticipated revenue for the
AIDS Case Management Program and adopted RESOLUTION
NO. 246-98 authorizing the Health Services Agency
Administrator to sign the related amendment and
Memorandum of Understanding for the Case Management
Program when received; and directed the Clerk of the
Board to take related actions, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
45. APPROVED amendment to the agreement with the
California State Association of Counties to increase
contract for MediCal Administrative Claiming
Activities in the amount of $2,000 to $10,357, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
46. 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
47. DEFERRED report on efforts to improve ambulance
services to the Bonny Doon area until October 27,
1998, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
48. APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $400,000
within the Health Services Agency clinic budgets, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
49. APPROVED transfer of funds within the Job Training
Partnership Act program in order to align the budget
with current training program needs, as recommended by
the Human Resources Agency Administrator
50. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Seniors Council/Area
Agency on Aging, as recommended by the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
51. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on regional workforce
preparation and economic development activities,
approved application of the Human Resources Agency for
Regional Workforce and Economic Development Act funds,
and directed the County Administrative Office and
Human Resources Agency to return to the Board when
notification is received regarding the grant if
further action is recommended, as recommended by the
County Administrative Officer and the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
52. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 247-98 authorizing Public Works
to submit an application to the State Department of
Boating and Waterways for funding Coastal Bluff
Stabilization on East Cliff Drive between 32nd and
36th Avenues, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
53. APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate
for the February 1998 Storm Damage Repair Project on
Valencia Road; authorized calling for bids; set bid
opening for Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 10:45 a.m.; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
54. APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate
for the Bear Creek Road 1998 Storm Damage Repair
Project; authorized calling for bids and set bid
opening for Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 10:45 a.m.; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
55. APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate
for the Soquel Drive at Redwood Village 1998 Storm
Damage Repair Project; authorized calling for bids and
set bid opening for Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 10:45
a.m.; and approved related actions, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
56. APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate
for the Corralitos Road/Varni Road Intersection
Improvement Project; authorized calling for bids and
set bid opening for Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 10:45
a.m.; and approved related actions, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
57. SEE ITEM NO. 70.1, REGULAR AGENDA
58. APPROVED final map of Tract 1306, Heather Terrace
(Soquel Drive); authorized the Director of Public
Works to sign the subdivision agreement; and directed
the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
59. SEE ITEM NO. 69.3, REGULAR AGENDA
60. APPROVED amendment to the agreement with State Parks,
to extend the term to June 30, 1999, for the
completion of Phase Three of the Buzzard Lagoon
Revegetation Project; and authorized the Director of
County Parks to sign the amendment, as recommended by
the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural
Services
61. APPROVED creation of nine affordable housing credits
(1) for the Redevelopment Agency connected with the
recently-completed Merrill Road and Casa Linda
affordable housing projects; and
(2) authorized the Redevelopment Agency Administrator, as
administrator for the County for Paloma Del Mar
Credits, to sell the remaining four credits for
$100,000, and approved related actions, as recommended
by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
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62. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED pricing and sale of
seventeen of the Agency's affordable housing credits
to pending projects, as recommended by the
Redevelopment Agency Administrator
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63. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZED the Redevelopment
Agency to negotiate and sign a revised loan
reimbursement agreement for off-site improvements
constructed as part of the Portola Drive Improvement
Project, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency
Administrator
64. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZED the Redevelopment
Agency Administrator to sign an agreement to provide
up to $10,000 toward restoration of Bonita Lagoon, as
recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
65. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED various actions
regarding the Vista Verde Family Housing Project
including approval of a pre-development loan of
$150,000 to South County Housing Corporation, as
recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
66. 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.: City and County of San Francisco v.
Phillip Morris, et al. (U.S. District Court Case No.
C-96-2090); Ramirez v. Gombos (U.S. District Court
Case No. 9820248EAI)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation to be considered
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section
54956.9 for one potential case.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiator: Chief Negotiator and Personnel
Director
All Employee organizations
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - The Board of Supervisors
approved entering into a contract for legal services
with Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes and Lerach for
prosecution of ongoing tobacco litigation in the cases
of City and County of San Francisco v. Phillip Morris,
et al. (Federal District Court No. C-96-2090) and
People of the State of California v. Phillip Morris,
et al. (San Francisco Superior Court No. 980864)
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66.1 APPROVED endorsement of amendments to S 1415 (McCain)
proposed by Senators Gregg/Leahy and Senator Feinstein
and requested the Chairperson to communicate the
Board's position to the appropriate members of the
U.S. Senate and the Administration, as recommended by
County Counsel
REGULAR AGENDA
67. CONSIDERED the Sheriff's 1997 Marijuana Suppression
Report and the proposed 1998/99 Marijuana Suppression
Program; accepted and filed report; approved renewal
of the Cannabis Eradication Program in the amount of
$35,000 for FY 98/99 from the Drug Enforcement Agency;
approved a grant extension from July 1, 1998 through
June 30, 1999 for the Marijuana Suppression Program
(FY98/99) in the amount of $217,850 from the State
Office of Criminal Justice Planning; with an
additional directive that the Sheriff and County
Administrative Officer report back regarding asset
forfeitures and revenues generated by the County
maintained program; directed to continue the
restrictions placed on the receipt of last year's
monies; directed the Sheriff and District Attorney to
report back with written policy statements regarding
medical marijuana and personal use of marijuana; and
further directed County Counsel to contact Humboldt
County regarding recent California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) issues surrounding helicopter
flights involved in marijuana suppression
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68. Public hearing held to consider adoption of a
resolution confirming service charge reports for the
1998/99 fiscal year for County Service Area No. 5,
Sand Dollar Beach;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 248-98
confirming service charge area reports for the 1998/99
fiscal year for County Service Area No. 5, Sand Dollar
Beach
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69. CONSIDERED report and recommendation authorizing
designation of the Central Fire Protection District as
an approved paramedic service provider;
continued to August 4, 1998 consideration of report
and recommendation authorizing designation of the
Central Fire Department as an approved paramedic
service provider; with an additional directive to
Health Services Agency staff to return on August 4,
1998 with a report that includes an agreement between
American Medical Response (AMR) and Central Fire
Protection District regarding the requirement that the
Central Fire paramedic accompany patients to the
hospital in the ambulance to assure continuity of
care; clarify the ten dollar charge per patient record
generated; request that NetCom provide information
regarding the tracking of first response calls;
include a comparison of training and hiring standards
within the fire and AMR contracts; and address
concerns regarding the maintaining of paramedic skill
level
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69.1 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 249-98 authorizing the District
Attorney to reapply to OCJP for fiscal year 1998/99
Anti-Drug Abuse Enforcement Program funding; waived
requirement for the recovery of indirect costs from
OCJP for Anti-Drug Abuse Enforcement Program in fiscal
year 1998/99; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 250-98 accepting
and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount
of $26,309; and approved additional directions
regarding indirect costs; with an additional directive
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69.2 ESTABLISHED a timeline, as amended, of 90 days from
the effective date of the Biomedical Livestock
Operation ordinance for the application from the Santa
Cruz Biotechnology operation to be submitted to the
County, directed staff to expedite processing of this
application, and further directed staff to report back
on September 1, 1998, on the status of this
application
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69.3 DIRECTED the Planning Department to return on or
before June 16, 1998 with the Deed of Agricultural
Conservation Easement and the Purchase and Sale
Agreement, for the Coast Dairies Land and Cardoza
Dairy for final approval
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70. CONSIDERED proposed Forest Practices Rules and Zoning
Ordinances relating to Timber Harvesting;
(1) accepted and filed report;
(2) approved the proposed Forest Practice Rules
amendments as submitted by Supervisor Almquist and
directed Planning staff to submit these amendments to
the California Department of Forestry for processing;
(3) directed Planning staff to track the processing of
the Forest Practice Rules amendments, assist the staff
of the California Department of Forestry in the review
of the submittal and to attend the hearings before the
Board of Forestry;
(4) appointed Supervisor Almquist as the Board's
representative at the California Department of
Forestry hearings on the proposed Forest Practice
Rules amendments;
(5) approved in concept, the Zoning Ordinance
implementation, as amended:
(A) to replace in Category 1 the language of Section
13.10.378, on limits of helicopter staging and logging
operations, with the language in Section 926.28, on
helicopter operations, contained in Supervisor
Almquist's proposed amendments to the California
Forest Practice Rules; (B) add to Category 3 the
language from Section 926.26 of the proposed rules
pertaining to riparian buffers in Class I and II
watercourses and wetlands and Class III watercourses,
and the language from Section 926.24 of the proposed
rules pertaining to Residential buffers in non-TP
zones; (C) add to Category 2 "that the establishment
of minimum parcel size of greater than 20 acres for
harvest in the SU zone district"; (D) to delete under
Category 3 zoning districts CA, A and SU; and directed
Planning staff to prepare specific language to
implement these concepts and to process these General
Plan/Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and zoning
ordinance amendments concurrently and on a schedule to
have these amendments go into effect, at least outside
the Coastal Zone, on January 1, 1999 and further
directed staff to remove technical typographical
errors for instance in the description of gating;
(6) scheduled a public hearing on June 16, 1998, to
consider an ordinance extending Interim Zoning
Ordinance No. 4469 regarding helicopter logging for a
period of time to allow for the development of the
permanent regulations;
(7) directed Planning Department to return on
October 6, 1998, with a status report on the
processing of the Forest Practice Rules amendments by
the California Department of Forestry, and with a
recommendation regarding an analysis that justifies
the appropriate minimum size necessary for an SU
(Special Use) zoned parcel to be designated as a
timber resource
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70.1 APPROVED final map of Tract 1373, Harborview;
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
subdivision agreement; and directed the Clerk of the
Board to take related actions
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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 16, 1998