PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 99, NUMBER 20
AUGUST 10, 1999
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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
WSBCA
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. ITEM DELETED
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts, as amended, to continue approval of
Contract No. 90642-01 with the Santa Cruz Art and
History Museum to AUGUST 17, 1999, received during the
period of August 2, 1999 through August 6, 1999 and
approved upon adoption of the 1999/00 continuing
agreements list to comply with Section 300 of the
County's Procedures Manual, Title 1
9. DENIED claim of Richard Hill No. 900-003, amended, and
referred to County Counsel
10. DEFERRED TO AUGUST 24, 1999 consideration to accept
and file report on the Freedom/Carey Reorganization;
adopt resolution approving property tax exchange for
LAFCO No. 855 (Freedom Carey Reorganization - Phase
I); and authorize staff to work with the City of
Watsonville on various special issues associated with
this reorganization; with an additional directive that
the Board receive a report back on the issue of the
Sheriff's Service Center at its current location or a
revised location and what the financial implications
are and recommendations for incorporating that in the
negotiation process if such recommendations are
appropriate
WBSCA
11. SCHEDULED public hearing for the morning agenda of
Tuesday, September 14, 1999 to consider the allocation
of federal funds from the Bureau of Justice Assistance
and from the State Supplemental Law Enforcement Funds
(SLESF), as recommended by the County Administrative
Officer
12. APPROVED engineering services contract with Lee and
Associates for domestic water line replacement project
at 1080 Emeline at a cost not-to-exceed $26,000; and
authorized the General Services Director to sign the
agreement, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
13. APPROVED a contract amendment with David M. Griffith
and Associates Ltd. for claims administration; adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 353-99 accepting unanticipated revenue
in the amount of $16,000; and authorized the Auditor-
Controller to take related actions, as recommended by
the County Administrative Officer
14. AUTHORIZED the Chairperson to sign contract grant
documents relating to the Main Jail Security System
Upgrade and directed the General Services Deputy
Director to sign the agreement; adopted RESOLUTION NO.
354-99 approving the signing of the grant contract;
and approved contract amendment with On Line Electric
in the amount of $73,000 for the Main Jail Security
System Upgrade Construction Project; and authorized
General Services to process the amendment, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
15. AUTHORIZED General Services to negotiate the purchase
of the Main Jail replacement sally port doors from A &
D Automatic Gate Company of Redwood City at a not-to-
exceed price of $90,000, as part of the Main Jail
Security Upgrade Project - Phase II, as recommended by
the Director of General Services
16. APPROVED the Real Property Lease Agreement with Lewis
D. Hutchins for Probation Offices located at 303 Water
Street, Santa Cruz; and authorized the Chief Probation
Officer to sign the lease, as recommended by the Chief
Probation Officer
17. AUTHORIZED the Information Services Director to sign
the Authorization to Order documents for various
computer services offered in the State Master
Agreement; and approved agreement for telecom services
and products, as recommended by the Information
Services Director
18. ACCEPTED AND FILED response to the report of Criminal
Justice grants, as recommended by the District
Attorney
19. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4555 adopting specific nighttime
parking restrictions for North Coast Beach Parking
Areas; and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 355-99 amending
Resolution No. 606-93 establishing parking penalties
20. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Government
Center Reroofing Project; directed General Services to
advertise for bids; and set bid opening for Tuesday,
September 14, 1999 at 10:45 a.m., as recommended by
the Director of General Services
21. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Commissions and
Committees; directed the County Administrative Office
to distribute the draft provisions to County
Departments for comment; and report back on September
14, 1999 with recommendations for proposed amendments
to the County Code and County procedures; with an
additional directive to include for the September 14,
1999 report back, a report on what the current status
is in the various departments; how many of these
committees are there; what are they working on; what
are they currently doing; what are there purposes; and
is it absolutely clear that the purpose of these
committees is for technical assistance, not the
development of policy
22. ACCEPTED AND FILED the KIDS Database report and KIDS
Database training manual, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
23. SEE ITEM NO. 52.1, REGULAR AGENDA
24. APPROVED fixed asset purchases for the Medi-Cal
Outreach Program; approved transfer of $10,400 in
appropriations within the Medi-Cal Outreach Program
budget; and extended the term of three limited-term
positions to June 30, 2000, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
25. DEFERRED matter of Bylaws and Conflict of Interest
Code of the Santa Cruz-Monterey Managed Medical Care
Commission to August 24, 1999, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
26. ACCEPTED AND FILED report of the Job Training Task
Force; referred the report to the Interim Workforce
Investment Board for review and comment on the report
recommendations; and report back on October 19, 1999;
with an additional directive to ask the Interim
Workforce Investment Board to pay particular attention
to the applicability of the circumstances in
Watsonville as it looks at these recommendations
27. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 356-99 authorizing the
placement of two road bumps on Quail Drive within
County Service Area No. 50, The Vineyard, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
28. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 357-99 in support of Senator
Burton's Statewide Transportation Sales Tax Measure,
SCA 3, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
29. CONTINUED TO AUGUST 17, 1999 consideration to approve
Cost Share Agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers
to complete the Detailed Project Report for the East
Cliff Drive Coastal Protection Project; and authorize
the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement;
and take related actions
30. APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Ecology
Action of Santa Cruz in the amount of $99,000 for
Solid Waste Public Information Services; and
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
agreement, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
31. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the financing and timing
of the East Cliff Drive Cliff Stabilization Project,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
32. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Buena Vista Landfill
Gas Power Project; directed Public Works to continue
working with the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution
Control District to resolve the Emission Reduction
Credit requirements for the power project; and
directed Public Works to return on or before October
19, 1999 with a status report on the Buena Vista
Landfill Gas Power Project, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
33. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, ZONE 6,
APPROVED the use of $35,426 from the Esplanade
Drainage (Bank) budget items for the Trout Gulch Road
Improvement Project, as recommended by the District
Engineer
34. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 358-99 accepting unanticipated
revenue in the amount of $10,176 from Soquel Creek
Water District; approved transfer of $35,426 from the
1999/2000 Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District - Zone 6 Budget to the Trout
Gulch Road Improvement Project; approved Contract
Change Order No. 1 for the amount of $99,624;
authorized the Chairperson to sign the change order;
and approved related action, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
35. APPROVED special provisions and engineer's estimate
for the Redwood Drive Shoulder Repair and Pavement
Overlay Project, County Service Area No. 33;
authorized calling for bids; set bid opening for
Tuesday, September 14, 1999 at 10:45 a.m.; and
directed the Clerk of the Board to take related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
36. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 359-99 authorizing the
Department of Public Works to submit an application
for the Statewide Transportation Enhancement
Activities Grant Program for the Wilder Ranch Bike
Path Project, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
37. ACCEPTED certification of results regarding County
Service Area No. 26, Hidden Valley, Zones B through G
balloting; directed the Public Works Department to
retain the ballots for at least six months following
the certification; and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 360-99
authorizing and levying an assessment for road
maintenance and operations within this County Service
Area for 1999/00 and each year following, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
38. APPROVED second amendment to the Joint Powers
Agreement between the City of Santa Cruz and the
County of Santa Cruz and the Cities of Capitola and
Scotts Valley relating to library services; and
directed the County Administrative Officer to sign the
amendment on behalf of the County, as recommended by
Chairperson Almquist
39. ACCEPTED the low bid of Granite Construction Company
in the amount of $23,610 for the Sunlit Lane Overlay
Project, County Service Area No. 42; authorized the
award of contract; and authorized the Director of
Public Works to sign the contract on behalf of the
County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
40. ACCEPTED low bid of Granite Construction Company in
the amount of $36,868.06 for the Pine Ridge Road
Repair Project, County Service Area No. 24; authorized
the award of contract; and authorized the Director of
Public Works to sign the contract on behalf of the
County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
41. ACCEPTED low bid of American Asphalt in the amount of
$139,440.60 for the 1999/00 Slurry Seal Project -
Various Locations; authorized the award of contract;
and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign
the contract on behalf of the County, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
42. ACCEPTED low bid of Don Chapin Company, Incorporated,
in the amount of $273,448 for the Freedom Boulevard at
Soquel Drive Signalization Project; authorized the
award of contract; and authorized the Director of
Public Works to sign the contract on behalf of the
County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
43. DEFERRED bid award for Braemoor Drive Road Repair
Project, County Service Area No. 47, to August 17,
1999, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
44. DEFERRED report on the Live Oak Parking Program to
September 14, 1999, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
45. ITEM DELETED
46. SCHEDULED public hearing on Tuesday, September 21,
1999 for the afternoon agenda beginning at 1:30 p.m.
to consider the proposal to rezone APN: 089-121-68 and
a portion of APN: 089-121-69, 70 and 71 from Special
Use zone district to the Timber Production zone
district, resulting in one Timber Production parcel
and three parcels with a split zoning of Special Use
and Timber Production. The property is located on the
north end of Love Creek Road approx. 2.5 miles
northeast from the intersection of Love Creek and
Fritch Roads; Application No. 98-0838, as recommended
by the Planning Director
47. REFERRED request for a Planning Commission Policy
Determination relating to density and parcel size for
land divisions on lands with a General Plan
designation of non-commercial agriculture to the
Agricultural Policy Advisory Commission (APAC) for its
review and comment, as requested by the Planning
Commission and as recommended by the Planning Director
48. APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $154,405
for various Parks projects, as recommended by the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
49. 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.: Smith v. Rio Highlands (Santa Cruz
Superior Court Case No. 134491); Big Creek Lumber v.
County of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Superior Court Case
No. 134816)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation was considered pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9 for
two potential cases.
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.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiator: Personnel Director
All Employee Organizations
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - The Board of Supervisors in
the case of bankruptcy of Mt. Hermon La Madrona
Partners (Federal District Court Case No. 97-31126-DM-
11) authorized the County to join in a foreclosure
action filed by the City of Scotts Valley with
reference to APN: 021-141-05 (BSWCA)
REGULAR AGENDA
50. APPROVED at-large appointment of Rock Pfotenhauer to
the Private Industry Council (which has also received
the designation of Interim Workforce Investment
Board), as a representative of post-secondary
education, for a term to expire June 30, 2003
WSBCA
51. APPROVED at-large reappointments of Chris Matthews,
Carol Maurer, Jim Booth, William Wagy, Alice Talnack,
Leo Cliff Tillman, Jr., and Melissa Pedroza to the
Private Industry Council (which has also received the
designation of Interim Workforce Investment Board), in
the categories indicated, for terms to expire June 30,
2003
ASBWC
52. Continued consideration of report on the Planning
Commission's review of the General Plan/Local Coastal
Program Land Use Plan designation and zoning on APN:
038-081-36 (McGregor/Sea Ridge Drives);
(1) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance; adopted Interim ORDINANCE NO. 4556, as an
urgency measure, as amended, to delete from the
Ordinance, on Page 2, Section II, under Interim
Regulations, item 5, which reads: "Applications for
discretionary uses necessary to allow a reasonable
economic use of the property."; including the
boundaries as set forth;
(2) deferred initiation of a rezoning for the McGregor
parcel until preparation of the Seacliff Community
Plan;
(3) directed the Clerk of the Board to schedule a public
hearing on September 21, 1999 to consider the
extension of the interim ordinance; with an additional
direction to include in the staff report for the
September 21, 1999 public hearing a time frame for the
Seacliff Community Plan preparation;
(4) and further directed Planning staff to return at the
first meeting in March of 2000 with a conceptual
Community Plan and with the intention of completing
the rezoning process by June 2000
BWSCA (vote on ordinance only)
SWBCA
52.1 AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency to negotiate a
contract with the Santa Cruz Community Counseling
Center for adolescent residential treatment services;
and return for approval of the contract on September
14, 1999; with an additional directive that the Health
Services Agency report back with the final resolution
on how it is going to proceed with the actual facility
WSBCA
53. RECEIVED bids regarding Ben Lomond Park Improvements;
awarded contract to the lowest responsible bidder
contingent upon adequate funding being available and
reviewed by the General Services Department and Parks
Department; authorized the Director of Parks to sign
contract and associated documents; and approved change
orders as may be required, as recommended by the
Director of General Services
BWSCA
54. Bid opening held regarding planting and irrigation at
Polo Grounds County Park; directed the Director of
Parks to return in September 1999 with a rebid of this
project
WBSCA
55. Public hearing held to consider the proposal to rezone
APN: 089-091-22 from the Special Use (SU) zone
district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district.
Requires a rezoning. The property is located on the
southwest side of Harmon Gulch Road (875 Harmon Gulch
Road) about one mile from the intersection of Harmon
Gulch and Bear Creek Roads. Application No. 98-0804;
Applicant: Gary Paul; Owners: Lloyd and June Ohelo;
closed public hearing;
(1) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance;
(2) approved determination that the project is statutorily
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act;
adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4557 amending Chapter 13.10 of
the Santa Cruz County Code rezoning APN: 089-091-22
from the Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber
Production (TP) zone district; and directed the
Planning Department to update the General Plan Timber
Resources Map to include the entire area within the
boundaries of APN: 089-091-22 as Timber Resources
(1) BWSCA
(2) ASBWC
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 August 24, 1999