PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2001, NUMBER 6
MARCH 6, 2001
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ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
VOTING KEY: A = Almquist, B = Beautz, C = Campos;
P = Pirie, 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, See Item
No. 41
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - One person addressed the Board
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
ABPWC
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. DELETED ITEM
8. DELETED ITEM
9. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4608 amending Subdivision B of
Section 2.38.200 of the Santa Cruz County Code
Relating to the Reporting of Vacancies
10. REJECTED claim of Mary T. Holt, Gary H. Holt, Tea'doro
J. Holt, No. 001-058 and referred to County Counsel
11. REJECTED claim of Laird Eastman, No. 001-080 and
referred to County Counsel
12. REJECTED claim of Alan Johnson, No. 001-082 and
referred to County Counsel
13. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on potential community
facility in the South County area and approved related
actions, as recommended by the County Administrative
Officer
14. AUTHORIZED the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to
sign the Acceptance of Offer of Dedication and View
Easement in favor of the public granted to the County
of Santa Cruz for a portion of APN 043-112-14, as
recommended by County Counsel
15. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 65-2001 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$43,782 from State Assembly Bill 818 Funds for the
Assessor/Tax Collector Remodel project; adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 66-2001 accepting and appropriating
unanticipated revenue in the amount of $43,782 from
the Santa Cruz County Assessor for Assessor/Tax
Collector Remodel project; and authorized the General
Services Department to approve a change order in the
amount of $43,782 for additional carpeting in the
Assessor's Office area, as recommended by the Director
of General Services
16. DEFERRED recommendation on the 1080 Emeline Pre-
Cooling and Lab Chiller project to March 27, 2001, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
17. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Reroof of
100 Rountree Lane project; directed the General
Services Department to advertise for bids; set the bid
opening for March 27, 2001 at 10:45 a.m.; and approved
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
General Services
18. ACCEPTED the Chiller Repair at 701 Ocean Street
project as completed; approved the final cost of
$39,757.46; and authorized the Clerk of the Board to
file the Notice of Completion, as recommended by the
Director of General Services
19. CONTINUED TO MARCH 20, 2001 consideration to approve
amended agreement with Manpower, Incorporated
20. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 67-2001 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$27,826 from the Office of Criminal Justice Planning
for South County Domestic Violence Suppression
Program; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 68-2001 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$22,284 in the General Services Index as a result of
the transfer of funds from Probation to General
Services for the vehicle purchase; and authorized
fixed asset purchases, as recommended by the Chief
Probation Officer
21. APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $7,200 for
fixed asset purchase of computer equipment for the
Office of Criminal Justice Planning Gang Violence
Suppression Grant program, as recommended by the Chief
Probation Officer
22. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on status of Care of Court
Wards and State Correctional Schools Budgets and
authorized transfer of $90,000 to the State
Corrections Budget for increased costs in fiscal year
2000-2001, as recommended by the Chief Probation
Officer
23. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 69-2001 accepting $184,078 in
unanticipated revenue and approved purchase of fixed
asset equipment, as recommended by the Chief Probation
Officer
24. APPROVED appointment of Matt Farrell to the Public
Health Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2003,
as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
25. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Fish and Game
Advisory Commission and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chairman Campos
26. ACCEPTED AND FILED annual report of the Historic
Resources Commission and approved related actions, as
recommended by Chairman Campos
27. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancy on the
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, with
nominations for appointment to be received on March
20, 2001, and final appointment to be made March 27,
2001, as recommended by Chairman Campos
28. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancy on the In-
Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee, for a
consumer representative, with nominations for
appointment to be received on March 20, 2001, and
final appointment to be made March 27, 2001, as
recommended by Chairman Campos
29. ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancies on various
County advisory bodies, as outlined, with nominations
for appointment to be received on March 20, 2001, and
final appointment to be made March 27, 2001, as
recommended by Chairman Campos
30. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Tobacco Education;
approved Tobacco Use Enforcement Program and the Anti-
Cigar Media Program; authorized an agreement with the
Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance
Program in the amount of $60,000 and an agreement with
Central Coast Tobacco Free Regional project to support
the County's tobacco use effort; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
31. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 70-2001 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$3,500 and authorized the purchase of one combustible
gas detector as a fixed asset by Environmental Health
Services, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
32. APPROVED one-time augmentation of $10,000 to agreement
with the Santa Cruz AIDS Project for costs associated
with the remodel of the Watsonville Drop-In Center and
authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign the amendment, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
33. DEFERRED report back on the Redwoods Adolescent
Treatment Program proposal to March 27, 2001, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
34. DEFERRED recommendations on the Facility and
Infrastructure Work Plan for Community Programs to
March 27, 2001, as recommended by the Human Resources
Agency Administrator
35. APPROVED contract with the Employment Development
Department in the amount of $37,750 for employment
services to non-custodial parents of CalWORKs children
and authorized the Human Resources Agency
Administrator to sign the contract on behalf of the
County, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
36. APPROVED amendment to the contract with Cabrillo
College for the Fast Track to Work program to add
$70,000 for the LADDERS Project, $52,555 for the 1000
Local Jobs for Local People campaign, and $21,600 for
the Diesel/General Mechanics Training Project, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
37. APPROVED contract with Cabrillo College/Fast Track in
the amount of $52,000 for CalWORKs families seeking to
upgrade their occupational skills and earning
potential; authorized the Human Resources Agency
Administrator to sign the agreement on behalf of the
County, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
38. DEFERRED consideration of an amendment to Title 12 of
the Santa Cruz County Code related to accessibility to
March 27, 2001, as recommended by the Planning
Director
39. DEFERRED progress report on Water Resources Management
to March 27, 2001, as recommended by the Planning
Director
40. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 71-2001 accepting a grant in
the amount of $5,000 from the Department of Fish and
Game for reimbursement of costs related to
participation in the oil spill prevention and response
planning process; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 72-2001
accepting and appropriating a total of $5,000 in
unanticipated revenue between the General Services and
the Planning Department budgets; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Planning Director and
the Director of General Services
41. DELETED ITEM
42. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 73-2001 requesting the
California Department of Transportation to prohibit
parking on the west side of State Highway 9, north of
Western Avenue; and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
43. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on expenditure of Assembly
Bill 2928 road funding for the 2000/2001 Overlay
project, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
44. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 74-2001 authorizing the
placement of seven road bumps on Gross Road and South
Rodeo Gulch Road and approved funding of the road bump
on South Rodeo Gulch Road as a fee credit to
developers of Permit No. 98-0610 and Permit No. 99-
0130, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
45. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 75-2001 authorizing the
placement of four road bumps on Mattison Lane south of
Soquel Drive, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
46. APPROVED a change to the Republic Electric contract to
provide the installation of camera vehicular detection
devices for the Bargetto Bridge on Soquel Drive;
approved transfer of funds in the amount of $90,000
from Structures and Improvements to the Department of
Public Works Services, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works
47. DIRECTED the Parks Department to continue discussions
with Santa Cruz County Aquatics and return when
additional information regarding County support for
their program is available, as recommended by the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
48. DEFERRED consideration of the draft lease agreement
with the City of Watsonville for the Watsonville
Veterans Memorial Building, as recommended by the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
49. SCHEDULED public hearings on Tuesday, March 27, 2001
and Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter
for the proposed parking maintenance and operation
charges for the Soquel Village Parking and Business
Improvement Area for the 2001-2002 fiscal year and
directed the Clerk of the Board to take related
actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency
Administrator
50. 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.:CRW Industries, Incorporated v. Santa
Cruz City School District and Does 1-20, inclusive
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 139819
Case Name/No.:County of Santa Cruz v. City of San
Jose, et al., Santa Clara Superior Court No. CV
7944209
Case Name/No.:The Nisene 2 Sea Open Space Alliance v.
Carmichael, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Case No. CV 139122
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation was considered pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9 for
one potential case
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiator: Personnel Director
Employee organizations: Unrepresented employees,
Excluding Elected Officials, Sheriff's Deputies,
Sheriff's Sergeants, Sheriff's Lieutenants, District
Attorney Inspectors
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - The Board of Supervisors on
February 13 of this year, delegated to the Office of
the County Counsel, that Offices' authority to
prosecute violations of the False Claims Act. The
Office of the County Counsel has been authorized to
delegate its authority to the Santa Cruz City Schools
and its Attorney, Paul Taylor, of Hefner, Starks and
Marois for the purpose of filing a cross-complaint in
one action known as CRW Industries, Inc. v. Santa Cruz
City Schools
BPWAC
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 March 20, 2001
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