PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 97, NUMBER 24
SEPTEMBER 16, 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 - 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
RABSW
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. DELETED ITEM
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received September 8, 1997 through September
12, 1997 and approved upon adoption of the 1997/98
continuing agreements list to comply with Section 300
of the County's Procedures Manual, Title 1, as
recommended by the Clerk of the Board
9. DEFERRED report on Juvenile Hall Community Supervision
Program until September 23, 1997, as recommended by
the Chief Probation Officer
10. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 362-97 amending Resolution No.
279-75 to abolish obsolete job classifications, as
recommended by the Personnel Director
11. AUTHORIZED the Personnel Director to accept the life
insurance renewal with ReliaStar at the current rate
through September 1998; and to sign a contract
amendment with Private Medical Care, Incorporated,
maintaining the current premium of $18.52 per pay
period through October 1, 1998, as recommended by the
Personnel Director
12. DENIED claim of California State Automobile
Association (Jonathan and Marie Golder) No. 798-017
and referred to County Counsel
13. DENIED application to file late claim on behalf of
Jennie L. Howerton No. 798-018 and referred to County
Counsel
14. DENIED application to file late claim on behalf of
Samantha Ann Patterson No. 798-019 and referred to
County Counsel
15. GRANTED application to file late claim on behalf of
The Chateau Guest Home No. 798-027 and referred to
County Counsel
16. DENIED claim of The Chateau Guest Home No. 798-027 and
referred to County Counsel
17. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 363-97 authorizing the
temporary transfer of $2,500,000 in tax and revenue
anticipation note funds to the Aptos/La Selva Fire
Protection District for operation and maintenance
expenses for 1997/98, and directed the County
Treasurer to sign the transfer, as recommended by the
Auditor-Controller
18. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NOS. 364-97 THROUGH 366-97
appointing the unopposed special district candidates
who have filed Declarations of Candidacy for the
November 4, 1997 election, as recommended by the
Elections Manager and the County Clerk-Recorder
19. AUTHORIZED the transfer of one 0.50 full-time
equivalent Legal Secretary I/II position from the
District Attorney's Consumer Affairs to the Criminal
Prosecutions Budget to create one full-time legal
secretary I/II position; and approved transfer of
funds in the amount of $22,028, as recommended by the
District Attorney
20. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4472 amending Sections 2.108.010
and 2.108.020 of the Santa Cruz County Code relating
to Membership of the Private Industry Council
21. APPROVED appointment of William J. Comfort III as the
alternate to Supervisor Symons on the Santa Cruz
County Regional Transportation Commission, as
recommended by Supervisor Symons
22. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancy on the
Emergency Medical Care Commission, for a
representative of field care providers, with
nominations for appointment to be received on October
7, 1997, and final appointment to be made October 21,
1997, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
23. APPROVED reappointment of Jarrell Legate to the
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission for a term to expire
April 1, 2001, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
24. APPROVED appointment of Ben Harmon to the North Coast
Beaches Advisory Committee, as the representative of
the Rural Bonny Doon Association, for a term to expire
December 31, 1997, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
25. SEE ITEM NO. 49.2, REGULAR AGENDA
26. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 367-97 extending the term of
the Committee for Economic Vitality through June 30,
1998, and reappointing its members to terms expiring
on that date, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
27. DIRECTED the Public Works Department to deliver and
install two generators at Seacliff State Beach, in
connection with the October 11, 1997, fireworks event
sponsored by the Rudolph F. Monte Foundation; and
approved related actions, as recommended by Supervisor
Symons
28. DIRECTED the Planning Director to evaluate whether to
pursue merger proceedings regarding the property of
the Coast Land and Dairies Ranch, and any other
related actions, and to report back on or before
October 7, 1997, as recommended by Supervisor
Wormhoudt
29. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on landslide mitigation at
126 Front Street and directed Health Services Agency
Administrator to provide a status report on or before
September 23, 1997, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
30. ACCEPTED AND FILED report and directed the Health
Services Agency Administrator to report back on or
before October 28, 1997, on the matter of the further
progress on contract negotiations on the ambulance
contract or presentation of such contract for Board
consideration, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator
31. SEE ITEM NO. 49.3, REGULAR AGENDA
32. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 368-97 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$93,078 in federal Job Training Partnership Act funds
for operation of the Storm Disaster Assistance
Program, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
33. ACCEPTED report on the Highland Way earthquake storm
damage status of appeals to the federal Emergency
Management Agency; and directed Public Works to return
on or before January 13, 1998, with a further report
on the status of Public Works' reimbursement requests,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
34. APPROVED emergency findings and waived the adoption of
plans, specifications, engineer's estimate and
advertising for bids for the Kings Creek Bridge
Emergency Repairs; approved the substitution of the
State Inspector's Report as the plans; authorized the
award of the emergency repair contract to James
Savattone Construction in the not-to-exceed amount of
$33,000; and authorized the Director of Public Works
to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works
35. DELETED 0.5 full-time equivalent Civil Engineering
position in the Operations Engineering Division and
added 0.5 full-time equivalent Senior Civil Engineer
position in the Operations Engineering Division of
Public Works to clarify a 1997/98 approved budget
action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
36. APPROVED amendment to agreement with the Santa Cruz
Recycling Alliance Program for continuation of the
Commercial Cardboard Recycling Project, as recommended
by the Director of Public Works
37. REJECTED all bids submitted for the storm damage
repairs of Old Ranch Road, County Service Area No. 23
and Redwood Road, County Service Area No. 33; set bid
opening for Tuesday, October 7, 1997 at 10:45 a.m. for
Old Ranch Road, County Service Area 23; and approved
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
38. SEE ITEM NO. 49.1, REGULAR AGENDA
39. SEE ITEM NO. 49.4, REGULAR AGENDA
40. ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on the Agricultural
Conservation Easement Program, and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Interim Planning
Director
41. AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
SCHEDULED a closed personnel and litigation session as
follows:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation was considered pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9 for
four potential case.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name/No.: Poppleton v. County of Santa Cruz
(Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. 132573)
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - The Board of Supervisors
authorized and directed staff to pursue appeals of THP
1-97-057-SCR Koppala/Wildwood and THP 1-97-242-SCR
Leopold, and authorized staff to dismiss the appeals
of THP 1-97-254-SCR Burch/Sleeper Gulch and THP 1-97-
306-SCR Bushnell (BS/R/AW)
REGULAR AGENDA
42. The Board of Supervisors recessed in order to permit
the Board of Directors of the County of Santa Cruz
Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7,
to convene and carry out its regularly scheduled
meeting
43. CONSIDERED report on the Louden Nelson Community
Center;
continued the matter to October 7, 1997, with
additional direction for a report back regarding
reinstatement of portable toilets and the beach clean-
up program
BSRAW
44. Public hearing held on proposed use of federal Bureau
of Justice Block Grant Funds;
closed public hearing
ABSRW
45. Public hearing held on proposed use of State
Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funds;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NOS. 369-97
THROUGH 372-97 accepting and appropriating
unanticipated revenue for Supplemental Law Enforcement
Services Funds (SLESF); authorized the extension of
five limited-term Deputy Sheriff positions through
September 30, 1998; and authorized the extension of
the limited-term positions of Inspector I/II and Legal
Secretary I/II through June 30, 1998
ABSRW
46. Public hearing held to consider adoption of a
resolution consummating purchase of real property for
the expansion of the parking lot at the Aptos Library;
closed public hearing; continued the matter to
September 23, 1997 for final action
SBRAW
47. CONSIDERED report and recommendations regarding
inclusionary housing requirements;
continued consideration to September 23, 1997
RSBAW
48. RECEIVED bids regarding Buena Vista Landfill Truck
Scale; accepted bid proposals and awarded recommended
contract to the lowest responsible bidder
BASRW
49. RECEIVED bids regarding Mesa Drive, Storm Drainage
Improvement Project and referred to Public Works to
return with a recommendation on or before October 7,
1997
ABSRW
49.1 REJECTED all bids received for Access Ramps and Soquel
Drive Sidewalk Infill Project; adopted RESOLUTION NO.
373-97 authorizing the Director of Public Works to
negotiate a contract in accordance with Section
2.35.080 of the County Code; and directed Public Works
to return on or before October 7, 1997 with the
results of the negotiations, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
BRSAW
49.2 CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 23, 1997 consideration to
direct the Chair to write Congress Member Farr
requesting him to propose an amendment to the federal
Byrne Memorial Program, which provides funding for the
Campaign Against Marijuana Planting program, to allow
local governments the option of using marijuana
suppression monies to combat drugs they find pose the
most significant threat to the public health
SBRAW
49.3 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Community Programs'
responses to corrective actions for fiscal year
1996/97, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
SRBAW
49.4 CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 7, 1997 consideration to
authorize the Interim Planning Director to sign a
revenue contract with Waldorf School in the amount of
$18,208 to pay for preparation of an Environmental
Impact Report on the expansion of school enrollment
and facilities, and to sign an expenditure contract
with EMC Planning Group in the same amount for
preparation of the environmental document
BsrAW
50. Public hearing held to consider interim zoning
regulations related to timber operations involving
helicopters and related actions regarding the location
of timber harvesting;
closed public hearing;
adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4473 establishing interim zoning
regulations regarding timber harvesting operations;
considered an additional interim zoning ordinance
regarding the location of timber harvesting
operations; accepted proposed ordinance amendments to
the Agricultural Zone District Uses Chart and directed
staff to include the amendments in the next available
round of General Plan/Local Coastal Program
amendments; directed Planning to form a Technical
Advisory Committee for the purpose of advising the
County on the long-term options to exercise the
County's authority over the location of timber
harvests and associated issues and to return October
7, 1997, with a list of recommended participants and a
work program; accepted and filed report; scheduled
public hearing October 7, 1997, to consider extension
and/or modifications of any Interim Zoning Ordinance
regarding timber harvesting operations and to continue
consideration of the review process for timber
harvesting within the Special Use zone district;
considered options for addressing timber harvest plans
being exempted by California Department of Forestry
from the County's zoning requirements
RBsAW (with Supervisors Symons and Wormhoudt voting
"no" on accepting proposed ordinance amendments to the
Agricultural Zone District Uses Chart and directing
staff to include the amendments in the next available
round of General Plan/Local Coastal Program
amendments; and Supervisors Symons and Wormhoudt
voting "no" on the proposed additional interim zoning
ordinance regarding the location of timber harvesting
operations, which failed because a four-fifths vote
was required for adoption of that interim zoning
ordinance.)
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 October 7, 1997