PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 98, NUMBER 20
AUGUST 11, 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
WASRB
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. DELETED ITEM
8. DELETED ITEM
9. APPROVED application to the Bureau of Justice
Assistance from the Sheriff-Coroner for the State
Criminal Alien Assistance Program and authorized the
County Administrative Officer to designate the
Sheriff-Coroner Mark Tracy as the authorized applicant
for SCAAP funds, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
10. ACCEPTED report on standardization of County
letterhead stationery and directed the County
Administrative Office and the General Services
Department to return on September 1, 1998 with
recommendations regarding standardization of County
letterhead stationery, as recommended by the Director
of General Services
11. ACCEPTED 1020/1040 Emeline Avenue Remodel, as
complete; approved final cost in the amount of
$242,443; authorized the Clerk of the Board to file
the Notice of Completion; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
12. ACCEPTED 1998 Remodeling at 1020 Emeline Avenue as
complete; approved final cost in the amount of
$119,842; authorized the Clerk of the Board to file
the Notice of Completion; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
13. SCHEDULED public hearing for Tuesday, September 15,
1998 to consider the allocation of federal funds from
the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the State
Supplemental Law Enforcement Funds (SLESF), as
recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14. DENIED application to file a late claim on behalf of
Ernest Dunham, No. 798-159, amended, and referred to
County Counsel
15. DENIED claim of John Kunkle No. 899-013 and referred
to County Counsel
16. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 323-98 amending salary
Resolution No. 279-75 to implement classification
actions, as recommended by the Personnel Director
17. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the library operating
cost allocation to the City and County of Santa Cruz
and the City of Watsonville for the years ended June
30, 1997 and 1996; directed the Auditor-Controller to
bill the City-County Library System for the $158,345
due to the County; and authorized the Auditor-
Controller to remit $133,582 to the City of
Watsonville, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
18. ADOPTED Conflict of Interest Code for the Information
Services Department, as recommended by County Counsel
19. APPROVED change to the County Procedures Manual on
approval of out-of-state travel, and directed the
Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as
recommended by the Auditor-Controller
WASRb
20. ACCEPTED nomination of Cliff Leo Tillman, Jr., as an
at-large appointee to the Private Industry Council, as
a representative of labor, for a term to expire June
30, 1999, with final appointment to be made August 18,
1998, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
21. APPROVED appointment of Patricia J. Manning to the
Historic Resources Commission for a term to expire
April 1, 2001, as recommended by Supervisor Symons
22. SEE ITEM NO. 51.1, REGULAR AGENDA
23. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 324-98 accepting bequest from
Sam Swartzell, decedent, to the County of Santa Cruz,
as recommended by County Counsel
24. SEE ITEM NO. 51.3, REGULAR AGENDA
25. ACCEPTED AND FILED report regarding the Watsonville
Community Hospital sale and directed the Health
Services Agency to return with a further report on
August 25, 1998, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator
26. AUTHORIZED out-of-state travel to the U.S. Department
of Labor welfare-to-work profiling meeting in
Kalamazoo, Michigan for two Human Resources Agency
Analysts, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
27. APPROVED agreement with the Valley Resource Center
providing $23,333 for information and referral
services and authorized the Human Resources Agency
Administrator to sign the agreement, as recommended by
the Human Resources Agency Administrator
28. AUTHORIZED the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
sign the agreement with the University of California,
Davis, to provide Child Welfare Services staff
development training, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
29. APPROVED Job Training Partnership Act CareerWorks
Matriculation Services contract with Cabrillo College;
and authorized the Human Resources Agency
Administrator to sign the contract, as recommended by
the Human Resources Agency Administrator
30. APPROVED Welfare-to-Work Formula Grant Plan and
authorized the Human Resources Agency Administrator
and Chairperson to sign and submit this document to
the state; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 325-98 to designate
the Human Resources Agency Administrator or designee
authority to sign all subgrant agreements; adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 326-98 accepting unanticipated revenue
in the amount of $872,717; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
31. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT, ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 327-98 for
right-of-way acquisition for the Davenport Oldtown
Sewer Reconstruction Project; approved payment of
claim; and authorized the Director of Public Works to
sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
32. APPROVED amended independent contractor agreement with
T.Y. Lin International for engineering design services
for seismic retrofit of eight County bridges; and
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
33. APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate
for the Soquel-San Jose Road Storm Damage Repair; set
bid opening for Tuesday, September 15, 1998 at 10:45
a.m.; and directed the Clerk of the Board to take
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
34. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 328-98 for right-of-way
acquisition for 41st Avenue Road Improvements Project;
approved payment of claim; and authorized the Director
of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
35. APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate
for the Eureka Canyon Road and Litchfield Lane Storm
Damage Repair and authorized calling for bids; set bid
opening for Tuesday, September 1, 1998 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. APPROVED independent contractor agreements for Waste
Reduction Grant Program Projects with Ecology Action
of Santa Cruz for $2,645 and San Lorenzo Valley High
School for $1,000; and authorized the Director of
Public Works to sign the contracts, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
37. AUTHORIZED the County, through the Public Works
Department, to act as the local sponsor for the Spring
Creek Bank Protection Project; authorized the District
Engineer to sign the cooperative agreement with the
Natural Resources Conservation Service, to sign the
Independent Contractor Agreement with Bowman and
Williams Consulting Civil Engineers for $17,365 to
prepare plans and specifications for the project; and
to sign the agreements with Spring Creek property
owners; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 329-98 accepting
unanticipated revenue in the amount of $14,000;
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 330-98 accepting unanticipated
revenue in the amount of $152,720; adopted RESOLUTION
NO. 331-98 accepting unanticipated revenue in the
amount of $42,210; authorized funding up to $20,000
from the Flood Control District Zone 8 Minor Projects;
and approved related actions, as recommended by the
Zone 8 District Engineer
38. SCHEDULED public hearing for the afternoon agenda on
Tuesday, September 1, 1998 to consider the
recommendation of the Planning Commission on a
proposal to amend the General Plan to add a parcel
specific policy to allow a veterinarian office to
operate within an existing 3,400 square foot
professional office building on a parcel having a
Neighborhood Commercial General Plan designation;
property located at 24900 Highland Way, Los Gatos, as
recommended by the Planning Director
39. SCHEDULED public hearing for the afternoon agenda on
Tuesday, October 6, 1998 to consider the Planning
Commission's recommendation on Application No. 95-
0685, a proposal by Greg Steltenpohl and Fred and Bren
Bailey to remodel an existing 13,127 square foot
commercial/residential structure to result in a 22,918
square feet mixed commercial/residential/visitor-
serving building; excavate 1,350 cubic yards of earth
to construct a parking lot to serve the proposed uses;
rezone the subject property from C-1 (Neighborhood
Commercial) to SU (Special Use) zone district;
property located on the south side of Highway 1 in
Davenport, as recommended by the Planning Director
40. APPROVED an amendment with Mesiti-Miller Engineering,
Incorporated, in the amount of $2,450 for additional
design work associated with the Shore Trail; approved
an amendment with Granite Construction Company in the
amount of $11,878 for emergency erosion control at
Shore Trail and for storm debris removal at the
Dolphin/Sumner Trail; and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
WASrB
41. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 332-98
accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$73,140 for the Live Oak Swim Center and approved
related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment
Agency Administrator
42. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED $600 for property
acquisition for the Hook Parking Lot and the 41st
Avenue Beach Access Project and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency
Administrator
43. AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
SCHEDULED a closed personnel and litigation session as
follows:
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 LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name/No.: Arreola et al v. Monterey County, et
al, (Monterey Superior Court Case No. 105611)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiator: Personnel Director
All Employee Organizations
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - The Board approved a
settlement involving a payment of $36,500 to Paul and
Teresa Becconsall (SWRAB)
43.1 SEE ITEM NO. 51.2, REGULAR AGENDA
43.2 DIRECTED the Chairperson to submit letters to our
State Representatives requesting their support for
Senate Bill 1477, which would allocate monies from the
State Highway Account directly to cities and counties
for repair of storm damage to local streets and
highways over a three year period, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
43.3 SEE ITEM NO. 44.1, REGULAR AGENDA
REGULAR AGENDA
44. APPROVED at-large appointments of Mary Benitez and
Sherri Whitt to the Domestic Violence Commission, in
the categories indicated
WSRAB
44.1 APPROVED request to change jurisdictional hearing to
address the appeal of Application No. 97-0622 from
August 18, 1998 to August 25, 1998
ASWRB
45. CONTINUED consideration of recommendation to authorize
the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the
agreement authorizing designation of Central Fire as
an approved paramedic service provider;
authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign the agreement authorizing designation of the
Central Fire Protection District as an approved
paramedic service provider; directed Health Services
Agency staff to report to the Board at its first
meeting in February, 1999, regarding progress in
implementing the agreement
RWSAB
46. CONSIDERED previously approved placement of speed
bumps on Anchorage Avenue based upon the newly-
submitted petition submitted from the residents;
approved installation of speed bumps on Anchorage
Avenue in Live Oak
ASWRB
47. AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 15, 1998
public hearing to consider Disposition and Development
Agreement for McIntosh Mobile Home Park
SAWRB
48. Public hearing held on the Anna Jean Cummings Park
Draft Recreational Master Plan;
closed public hearing; approved the Anna Jean Cummings
Park Draft Recreational Master Plan; directed
Redevelopment Agency staff to prepare preliminary
plans necessary for development permit and to return
to the Board of Supervisors for approval of final
plans and authorization to bid after completion of the
permit process; and directed Redevelopment Agency
staff to meet with adjacent residents to review
preliminary plans with regards to resolution of
landscape setback and noise mitigation issues
SAWRB
49. CONTINUED consideration to adopt an ordinance adding
Chapter 7.59 to the County Code, establishing the
Santa Cruz/Monterey Managed Medical Care Commission
and repealing Chapter 7.58;
(1) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance;
(2) approved ordinance "in concept" to return August 25,
1998 for final adoption; with additional directives to
report back and respond to the specific issues raised
by the Commission on Disabilities during the meeting
and contained in their letter of August 10, 1998 and
any additional questions raised by Mr. Frieler;
address the concern regarding the unique and
particular needs of constituent groups in Santa Cruz
County be protected under this joint authority as they
would be with local control and 100 percent of the
appointments be made by Board Members; and further
directed County Counsel to return with additional
language to Section 7.59.020 E of the Ordinance to add
subsection 7 that reads: "implement programs and
procedures to ensure that a high level of member
satisfaction is maintained".
(1) WRSAB
(2) WBSRA
50. CONTINUED consideration to adopt an ordinance amending
Chapter 5.16 of the County Code relating to the
licensing and regulation of cardrooms and to establish
a cardroom license regulatory fee during the Board's
consideration of revisions to the Unified Fee Schedule
at the June 1999, budget hearings;
(1) continued to the afternoon session to return with
amended language in relation to the configuration of
tables and seats at tables and with the amendment on
suggested licensing language;
(2) approved ordinance "in concept" to return August 25,
1998 for final adoption with the following changes:
Section 5.16.030 change language to read "Only a
person or entity operating a cardroom licensed
pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter by the
County of Santa Cruz as of January 1, 1998, or that
person or entity's successor in interest to the same
cardroom operation..."; Section 5.16.170 change
language to read "A maximum of eight card tables
within the unincorporated area of Santa Cruz County
shall be permitted. There shall be no more than ten
players and one dealer at any table"; approved
recommendation to consider establishment of a cardroom
license regulatory fee during consideration of
revisions to the Unified Fee Schedule at the June 1999
budget hearings.
(1) WASRB
(2) SAWRB
51. CONTINUED consideration of amendments to Chapter 17.10
(Affordable Housing) regarding inclusionary housing
requirements;
(1) read title and waived detailed reading of complete
ordinance;
(2) approved ordinance "in concept" to return August 25,
1998 for final adoption with the following changes:
page 3, subsection 2, substitute 25% for 15%; page 3,
paragraph 5, change language to indicate that this
relates to in-lieu projects, not off-site projects;
page 6, delete subsection 3; page 10(e), add language
to read "...in-lieu fees and accrual of interest
received...for the purpose of developing or preserving
affordable housing..."
(1) WRSAB
(2) WRSAB
51.1 APPROVED referral of draft Right to Farm Ordinance to
the Agricultural Policy Advisory Commission and
approved related actions, with additional directives
RWSAB
51.2 APPROVED written revisions, as amended, to the
proposed Forest Practice Rules amendments as
previously forwarded to the Board of Forestry for its
consideration, and authorized Supervisor Almquist,
acting in concert with the Planning Director or his
designee, to agree, subject to Board concurrence, to
any further non-substantive language changes that may
be suggested or proposed by the Board of Forestry to
our proposed Rules during the course of the public
hearing to be conducted by the Board of Forestry on
September 2, 1998
AWSrB
51.3 ACCEPTED report concerning treatment options related
to adolescent drug abuse and directed the Health
Services Agency to return on October 20, 1998 with
further recommendations, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
ASWRB
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 25, 1998