PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2002, NUMBER 12
April 23, 2002
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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
Nos. 45, 54, 54.1 and 54.2
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - one person addressed the Board
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
WCPAB
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED the minutes of April 9, 2002, as recommended
by the Clerk of the Board
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received during the period of April 11, 2002
through April 17, 2002 and approved upon adoption of
the 2001/02 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. APPROVED the reading by Title of all ordinances
considered for adoption that may appear on this
agenda, and further waived a detailed reading of said
ordinances, as recommended by County Counsel
10. REJECTED the claim of Katharine T. Wright, No. 102-
111A and referred to County Counsel
11. REJECTED the claim of Katharine T. Wright, No. 102-
111B and referred to County Counsel
12. REJECTED the claim of Jennifer L. Roberson, No. 102-
114 and referred to County Counsel
13. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4662 Amending Chapter 17.10 of
the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Affordable
Housing
14. APPROVED three-year contract with Vargas and Company
for audit services totaling $176,000; approved an
additional $5,000 in the first year for consulting
services; and authorized the Auditor-Controller to
sign the contract, as recommended by the Auditor-
Controller
15. ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on the 200 Main
Street/Watsonville Courts project and directed the
County Administrative Office to return on or before
June 11, 2002 with a further report, as recommended by
the County Administrative Officer
16. By consensus, CONTINUED TO MAY 7, 2002 consideration
of the report on the Living Wage Program
17. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Departmental Programs and
functions, as recommended by the County Administrative
Officer
18. APPROVED purchase of a computerized digital studio in
the amount of $4,000 with funding from the Worker's
Compensation Insurance Fraud Program, as recommended
by the District Attorney
19. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 124-2002 authorizing the
District Attorney to reapply to the Office of Criminal
Justice Planning (OCJP) for fiscal year 2002/2003
Anti-Drug Abuse Enforcement Program funding, and
authorized the Chair of the Board to sign the
Certification of Assurance of Compliance to be
submitted to OCJP, as recommended by the District
Attorney
20. AUTHORIZED the Auditor-Controller to pay CAL-CARD for
outstanding charges related to Corporate Express for
the District Attorney's Office in the amount of
$3,132.17, as recommended by the District Attorney
21. DEFERRED presentation of County Emergency Management
Plan and other Office of Emergency Services activities
to May 21, 2002, as recommended by the Emergency
Services Administrator
22. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 125-2002 accepting and
appropriating $10,000 in National Flood Insurance
Program grant funds into the Emergency Services budget
for development of a countywide Flood Mitigation Plan;
and approved related action, as recommended by the
Emergency Services Administrator
23. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORRALITOS GEOLOGIC
HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT, APPROVED amendment
extending the term of the contract for demolition of
the structure at 1133 Amesti Road to January 30, 2002;
and authorized the Emergency Services Administrator to
sign the amendment, as recommended by the Emergency
Services Administrator
24. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Highlands
Park Skateboard project; directed the General Services
Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid
opening on May 21, 2002 at 10:45 a.m., as recommended
by the Director of General Services
25. ACCEPTED the 265 Water Street Remodel project as
completed; approved final cost in the amount of
$96,914; and authorized the Clerk of the Board to take
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
General Services
26. APPROVED and authorized the County Administrative
Officer to sign Authorization of Expenditures for
refreshments in excess of the $250 limit for the
Probation Department's Reclaiming Futures Program and
the Victim Advisory Board's Annual National Crime
Victim Rights Week event, as recommended by the Chief
Probation Officer
27. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 126-2002 approving and
authorizing the Chief Probation Officer to submit and
sign the Santa Cruz County Comprehensive Multi-Agency
Juvenile Justice Plan Modification Application for
Approval in the amount of $939,945 to the Board of
Corrections, as recommended by the Chief Probation
Officer
28. SEE ITEM NO. 60.1, REGULAR AGENDA
29. APPROVED permittee agreement between the Watsonville
Fly-In and Air Show and the Santa Cruz County
Sheriff's Office and authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to
sign the agreement, as recommended by the Sheriff-
Coroner
30. ACCEPTED Treasurer's monthly cash report and
transaction report for the period ending March 31,
2002 and approved related action, as recommended by
the Treasurer-Tax Collector
31. APPROVED appointment of Charles Gluck as an at-large
representative to the Hazardous Materials Advisory
Commission, representing the City of Watsonville, for
a term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by
Chairperson Beautz
32. DIRECTED the Chairperson to write to the Governor and
the County's State representatives urging the State
funding for California Community Colleges be retained
in the CalWORKS budget for fiscal year 2002/03, as
recommended by Chairperson Beautz
33. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the need to continue the
state of local emergency relative to transmission of
HIV through contaminated needles, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
34. APPROVED Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the
County, the cities of Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley,
the University at Santa Cruz and the Scotts Valley
Fire Protection District to provide Regional Hazardous
Material Emergency Response Services for Santa Cruz
County; authorized the County Administrative Officer
to sign the MOU; designated Environmental Health
Services as the lead agency for the County; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the Health
Services Administrator
35. AUTHORIZED release of the Request for Proposal for
Emergency Ambulance Advanced Life Support Transport
Services, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
36. AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency to submit a
2002/03 State immunization contract renewal
application in the amount of $91,232, as recommended
by the Health Services Agency Administrator
37. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Child Health and
Disability Prevention Program (CHDP); adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 127-2002 supporting the CHDP Program;
authorized the Health Services Agency to submit grant
applications for the Healthy Eating and Childhood
Overweight Prevention program in the amount of
$100,000 and Nutrition Network Incentive Award in the
amount of $200,000; and approved related action, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
38. AUTHORIZED the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
issue a Request for Proposals for the Independent
Living Skills Program and return on June 4, 2002 with
a recommendation for the award of the contract, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
39. ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on Implementing
Cultural Competence Standards in Community Programs
and County Departments; adopted proposed Cultural
Competency Work Plans for use by Community Programs
and County departments; and directed the Human
Resources Agency Administrator and the County
Administrative Officer to return in November 2002 with
a progress report, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
40. SEE ITEM NO. 60.2, REGULAR AGENDA
41. SCHEDULED a public hearing on Tuesday, June 4, 2002,
on the afternoon agenda at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to
consider Application No. 00-0169, the proposal to
rezone Assessor's Parcel No: 110-031-23 from the
Special Use ("SU") zone district to the Timber
Production ("TP") zone district. Requires a rezoning.
The property is located east of Highway 152 between
the highway and the Santa Cruz and Santa Clara County
lines; access to the property is via Bella Vista Road,
Watsonville; Applicant: Webster and Associates; Owner:
D and D Ranch, as recommended by the Planning Director
42. ACCEPTED AND FILED the report regarding the zoning and
general plan inconsistencies on certain parcels
adjacent to Highway 9 and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Planning Director
43. ACCEPTED improvements and approved the final cost in
the amount of $28,500 for the Lomond Terrace County
Service Area No. 28, Road Improvement Project, Phase 2
and authorized the Clerk of the Board to take related
action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
44. APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate
for the Hutchinson Road Slipout Repair Project,
Hutchinson Road County Service Area No. 13 (District
5); set the bid opening on May 21, 2002 at 10:45 a.m.;
and directed the Clerk of the Board to take related
action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
45. DELETED ITEM
46. AUTHORIZED the Department of Public Works to begin
distribution of the Request for Proposals for
environmental consulting services for preparation of
the Road Crossing and Salmonid Passage Assessment
project; and directed the Department of Public Works
to return on or before June 25, 2002 with award of
contract, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
47. AUTHORIZED the Director of Public Works to sign the
2001/02 and 2002/03 Department of Conservation
Division of Recycling City/County Funding Request Form
to promote beverage container recycling, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
48. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 128-2002 approving and
accepting terms and conditions for Brommer Street
Improvement Project - Phase I right-of-way
acquisitions and right-of-entry agreements; made
findings that the improvements are of benefit to the
project area; authorized the Director of Public Works
to sign the contracts; and approved payment of claims,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
49. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 129-2002 scheduling a public
hearing on May 7, 2002 on the morning agenda, at 9:00
a.m. or thereafter to consider an ordinance
restricting commercial vehicle parking on McGlenn
Drive; directed Public Works to post notices at least
ten days in advance of the public hearing on McGlenn
Drive; directed Public Works to send a notice by first
class mail at least ten days in advance of the public
hearing to each resident located on McGlenn Drive; and
directed the Clerk of the Board to take related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
50. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PAJARO STORM DRAIN
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, APPROVED the plans,
specifications and engineer's estimate for the
Salsipuedes Creek Levee Repair Project; set the bid
opening on May 21, 2002 at 10:45 a.m.; and directed
the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as
recommended by the District Engineer
51. APPROVED amendment to agreement with D and M
Consulting Engineers, Incorporated extending the date
to June 30, 2002 and adding GeoTracker reporting
services for the investigation and groundwater
analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons degradation at Roy
Wilson Maintenance Yard and approved related action,
as recommended by the Director of Public Works
52. APPROVED contract extension with Michael Hannah in the
amount of $5,000 for security services at the Miller
Property and authorized the Director of Parks, Open
Space and Cultural Services to sign the contract, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
53. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED financing of the right-
of-way and easements for the Phase I Brommer Street
Improvement project, located between 7th and 17th
Avenues and approved related actions, as recommended
by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
54. 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
one potential case
PERSONNEL SESSION: County Counsel
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency Negotiator: Personnel Director
Employee Organization: SEIU
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given
54.1 APPROVED specifications and engineer's estimate for
the 2001/2002 Pavement Management Slurry Seal
Project; authorized calling for bids; set the bid
opening on May 21, 2002 at 10:45 a.m.; and directed
the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
54.2 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 130-2002 approving and
authorizing the Chief Probation Officer to submit and
sign an application to the Office of Criminal Justice
Planning in the amount of $113,245 for the 2002
Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant program,
as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
REGULAR AGENDA
55. Public hearing held to consider adoption of the annual
parking maintenance and operating charges for the
Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement area
for the 2002/2003 fiscal year;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 131-2002
Establishing the Annual Assessment Charges for the
Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area
for the 2002-2003 Fiscal Year
AWPCB
56. Public hearing held to consider ordinance extending an
interim ordinance regarding amendments to the
Recreational Vehicle Park Conversion ordinance;
closed public hearing; adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4663
Extending Interim Ordinance Amending Section 13.
10.685 of the Santa Cruz County code clarifying
standards for consideration of multi-unit manufactured
housing; and directed the Planning Department to
complete the processing of the permanent ordinance
within the term of the Interim Ordinance extension
CWPAB
57. Presentation made by the Santa Cruz County Conference
and Visitors Council
58. CONSIDERED ordinance amending Chapter 2.33 of the
Santa Cruz County Code relating to provisions
requiring local hiring for County Public Works
projects;
approved ordinance "in concept" to return on May 7,
2002 for final adoption
WCPAB
59. Presentation made honoring participants in the
Volunteer Initiative Program
60. CONSIDERED report on animal control services;
(1) accepted and filed report on the Animal Control
Services, with attachments, including the Auditor-
Controller's findings;
(2) requested the Auditor-Controller to conduct a complete
financial audit of the contract including a full
review of the extent of the questioned and disallowed
costs with a further report during Budget Hearings;
(3) on behalf of the County, declined the offer of the
Sims Road property as repayment for past due fees owed
to the public entities and requested the SPCA to
develop an alternate plan to repay the public
entities;
(4) requested County Counsel to advise the Board of
necessary actions to recover fees and disallowed costs
and assure the continued provision of animal control
services;
(5) accepted public testimony from representatives of the
Santa Cruz SPCA and members of the public;
(6) and directed the County Administrative Officer to work
with the public partners and return with a recommended
plan for the provision of animal control services for
fiscal year 2002-03 as part of the proposed budget;
with an additional directive that the County
Administrative Officer work with the SPCA, as well as,
the public partners and return with a progress report
on May 21, 2002
ACPWB
60.1 ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on Internet and
Intranet projects for 2001/02 and directed Information
Services Department to return with an update on the
status of these and other new projects during the
2002/03 budget discussions
WCPAB
60.2 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 132-2002 Terminating the
Agreement with the State of California to License
Family Day Care Homes; and authorized the Human
Resources Agency Administrator to work with the State
to transfer the program to State management effective
July 1, 2002
WAPCB
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 May 7, 2002
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