PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2001, NUMBER 16
June 12, 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
Nos. 41.1 and 41.2
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five people addressed the Board
5. Additions and Deletion to Regular Agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
WABPC
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of May 22, 2001, as recommended by
the Clerk of the Board
8. DELETED ITEM
9. APPROVED the reading by Title of all ordinances
considered for adoption that may appear on this agenda
and further waived detailed reading of said
ordinances, as recommended by County Counsel
10. REJECTED the claim of Tom and Iriss Ferr, No. 001-102
and referred to County Counsel
11. ACCEPTED AND FILED Annual Crop Production Values
Report for 2000, as recommended by the Agricultural
Commissioner
12. ACCEPTED AND FILED Volume II Departmental Line Item
Budget Detail for the 2001-02 Proposed Budget, as
recommended by the County Administrative Officer
13. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the redistricting of
Supervisorial boundaries and approved related actions,
as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14. ACCEPTED AND FILED 2000-01 Annual Environmental
Progress Report, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
15. DEFERRED consideration of certified wood in County
contracting until August 28, 2001, as recommended by
the County Administrative Officer
16. APPROVED the submittal of the County's interest in
participating in the Association of Monterey-Bay Area
Governments' (AMBAG) application for video
conferencing equipment, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
17. DEFERRED consideration of report back on the process
related to County acquisition of future County parks
until August 28, 2001, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
18. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the implementation of a
South County Office for the Department of Child
Support Services; approved the lease agreement with
Westridge 125, LLC for the site at 165 Westridge Drive
in Watsonville and approved related action, as
recommended by the Director of the Department of Child
Support Services
19. APPROVED amendment to the Independent Contractor
Agreement with Salas O'Brien for engineering and
design of the heating, ventilation and air
conditioning (HVAC) units at 9 Crestview, for a not-
to-exceed increase of $7,891 and authorized the
General Services Director to sign the amended
agreement, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
20. APPROVED contract with Technical Roof Services, Inc.
in the amount of $15,600. for roofing consultant
services in connection with the re-roofing of the
County Health Clinic located at 9 Crestview Lane,
Watsonville and authorized the General Services
Director to sign the agreement, as recommended by the
Director of General Services
21. APPROVED award of contract to California Roofing
Systems, Incorporated in the amount of $171,900 for
the re-roof of the Watsonville Health Clinic;
authorized the General Services Director to sign the
contract agreements and associated documents on behalf
of the County; and authorized the General Services
Director to approve change orders and encumber
$17,190, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
22. APPROVED appointment of Ralph Miljanich to the Water
Advisory Commission for a term to expire April 1,
2003, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
23. DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to provide
a report and recommendation during 2001-02 budget
hearings regarding the request for County funding in
the amount of $5,000 in connection with the provision
of shuttle bus services associated with the National
Guard homeless shelter program, as recommended by
Chairman Campos
24. SEE ITEM NO. 45.1, REGULAR AGENDA
25. APPROVED agreement with IBM Global Services for
information systems technical assistance; approved
amendment to the 2000-2001 agreement with
ragingmouse.com, increasing the maximum hourly rate
from $85 to $100; and authorized the Health Services
Agency Administrator sign, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
26. DELETED ITEM
27. APPROVED amendments to agreements with Santa Cruz
Community Counseling Center and Janus; and authorized
the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
28. APPROVED the State Standard Agreement for Medi-Cal
Alcohol and Drug Program Services for fiscal years
2001-02 through 2003-04 and authorized the Health
Services Agency Administrator to take related actions,
as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
29. APPROVED funding application for $348,598 in State
Funds for the Healthy Families/Medi-Cal for Children
Outreach Project and authorized the Health Services
Agency to submit the proposal to the State; with an
additional direction to report back at budget hearings
2002/2003 with a status report regarding the program
and how many additional children have been enrolled
30. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 257-2001 approving the
submission of an application for the 2001-04 Dental
Disease Prevention Program in the amount of $51,050
per year for a three-year total funding amount of
$153,150; authorized the Health Services Agency
Administrator to sign the related agreement; and
directed Clerk of the Board to take related actions,
as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
31. APPROVED request for transfer of appropriations in the
amount of $26,880 within the Health Services Agency
budget and authorized the purchase of a vehicle, an
exam table and computer monitors by the Health
Services Agency, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator
32. APPROVED Independent Contractor Agreements with
various service providers to provide services to
Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) clients;
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 258-2001 authorizing the Human
Resources Agency Administrator to sign the agreements
on behalf of the County; and approved related actions,
as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
33. DIRECTED the Human Resources Agency to return to your
Board on or before August 28, 2001 for approval of an
agreement with an independent consultant to conduct a
study as provided in the previously approved Facility
and Infrastructure Work Plan, as recommended by the
Human Resources Agency Administrator
34. APPROVED allocations of funds recommended by the Fish
and Game Commission, as recommended by the Planning
Director
35. APPROVED amendment to agreement with Waste Management
of Santa Cruz County regarding Refuse Recycling and
Yardwaste Services increasing the contract not-to-
exceed amount to a total of $545,000; authorized the
Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on
behalf of the County; and approved related action, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
36. APPROVED plan line for Seventh Avenue between Eaton
Street and Capitola Road and directed Public Works
staff to include the plan line for Seventh Avenue in
the Master Plan Line file, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
37. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 259-2001 scheduling a public
hearing for August 7, 2001 on the morning agenda, at
9:00 a.m. or thereafter regarding the proposed benefit
assessment/service charges and the proposed 2001-2002
Assessment/Service Charge Reports for County Service
Area No. 9E, Streetscape Maintenance and directed the
Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as
recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
38. AUTHORIZED the Department of Public Works to accept
the State Department of Fish and Games' grant funding
for the replacement of the Bonny Doon Road culvert
crossing at Liddell Creek; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 260-
2001 authorizing Public Works to accept Coastal Salmon
Recovery Funds for replacement of Bonny Doon Road
culvert crossing at Liddell Creek; authorized the
Director of Public Works to sign the grant funding
agreement and directed the Clerk of the Board to take
related action, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
39. APPROVED amendment to agreement with Bridgette Land
Surveying to include the additional monumentation work
on Mattison Lane and Maciel Avenue in the increased
amount of $10,000 and authorized the Director of
Public Works to sign the agreement, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
40. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED contract for Design
Services for the Live Oak Library Expansion project in
the amount of $59,334 and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Redevelopment Administrator
41. 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.:County of Santa Cruz v. E.A. Hathaway &
Company, et al. Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case
No. CV 138598
Case Name/No.:Griffith v. County Utility Tax, Court of
Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, Case No. H019505
Case Name/No.:Robert Budda v. County of Santa Cruz,
WCAB # SAL 77949
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
Employee organization:All
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - In the matter of Robert
Budda v. County of Santa Cruz, WCAB #SAL77949 the
Board of Supervisors approved settlement by way of
comprising the lease in the grand total sum of $25,000
in the above entitled matter
BPWAC
41.1 AUTHORIZED a waiver of disposal fees to be incurred by
Waste Management of Santa Cruz County in connection
with the Mesa Village Spring Neighborhood Cleanup Day,
as recommended by Supervisor Campos
41.2 SEE 41.2, REGULAR AGENDA
REGULAR AGENDA
41.2 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on status of Deputy Sheriff
negotiations, as recommended by the Personnel Director
and the County Administrative Officer
BAPWC
42. Public hearing held to consider recommendation of the
Historic Resources Commission regarding additions and
revisions to the County's Historic Resources
Inventory;
closed public hearing; (1) adopted RESOLUTION NO. 261-
2001 amending the County Historic Resources Inventory,
with an additional directive to remove from the
resolution's List of Affected Properties, Section B,
Item 3; (2) certified the California Environmental
Quality Act exemption; and (3) directed the Planning
Department to rezone those properties added to the
Historic Resources Inventory to add the "L" overlay
designation
AWBPC
43. Public hearing held on proposed Assessment Rates and
Assessment Rate Report for Mosquito Abatement/Vector
Control County Service Area No. 53;
closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 262-2001
establishing Assessment rates for Mosquito
Abatement/Vector Control County Service Area No. 53;
and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 263-2001 confirming
Assessment/Report for the 2001/02 fiscal year for
Mosquito Abatement/Vector Control County Service Area
No. 53
PABWC
44. Continued consideration of a draft ordinance
regulating wireless communication facilities,
consideration of an interim ordinance regarding
wireless communication facilities and continued public
hearing to consider applications Nos. 99-0828, 00-0319
and 00-0352 (to construct wireless communication
facilities including towers and accessory buildings);
closed public hearing; approved the draft wireless
Communication Facilities Ordinance and directed
Planning Staff to process the ordinance amendment, and
return to the Board with a final ordinance for
consideration following environmental review and
action by the Planning Commission; continued
consideration of the Interim Ordinance until June 26,
2001; and continued application Nos. 99-0828,00-0319
and 00-0352 (to construct Wireless Communication
Facilities Including Towers and Accessory Buildings)
to June 26, 2001, with the intent to remand these
applications for review by the Planning Commission
under the requirements of the interim ordinance to be
adopted on June 26, 2001; with additional directives
that the interim ordinance come back with the
following changes: (1) the ordinance include all
residential districts; (2) the words "within the Bonny
Doon and North Coast Planning Areas" on page 17,
Section 3 be stricken, so it is clear that the
provision between the first road and the coastline is
applicable throughout the entire county; (3) include
in all the applicable sections of the ordinance
definitions for "feasible alternative" that make clear
it is limited to consideration of environmental and
technical factors; (4) a definition be included for
"visually intrusive"; (5) photo simulation would be
required for all sites under consideration; (6)
addition of a coma after the words "or similar
devices" on page 13, under section (d) definitions,
item number 4; (7) include in the list of various
types of wireless communication facilities on page 15,
item number 20, wireless internet providers; (8) under
visual impact, item number 19 on page 20, change the
words "could be" to "is"; (9) delete the exemption for
wireless communication facilities used solely for
public safety purposes on page 16; (10) add to (xi) on
page 23 "schools", after the words "residential uses";
and planning staff report back on June 26, 2001
regarding the issue of blinking lights and when they
are or are not required and whether or not the NICER
standards include a requirement that radiation be
measured at various distances from the facility
WBPAC
45. RECEIVED bids for Capitola Road Improvements Project
and referred to Public Works Department to return on
or before June 26, 2001 with a recommendation on
awarding bid
WBPAC
45.1 APPROVED amendment to the 2000/2001 agreement with
Food and Nutrition Services for respite services,
increasing the contract by $4,000 for a new contract
maximum of $14,000; authorized the Health Services
Administrator to sign; approved amendment to the 2000-
2001 agreement with Santa Cruz Community Counseling
Center, Incorporated for housing and care management
services, increasing the contract by $198,500 for a
new contract maximum of $353,500 and authorized the
Health Services Administrator to sign, as recommended
by the Health Services Agency Administrator
BWPAC
46. Public hearing held to consider the proposal to rezone
Assessor's Parcel Number 079-421-01 (formerly APN 079-
121-12) from the Special Use ("SU") zone district to
the Timber Production ("TP") zone district. Requires a
Rezoning. The property is located on the northwest
side of Roberts Road (beyond the Harley Road sign),
about 1 mile up Roberts Road from the intersection of
Roberts and Love Creek Roads, Ben Lomond. Application
No. 98-0604. Applicant: Dennis Kehoe. Owner: Charles
and Rebecca Aalfs;
continued public hearing to June 26, 2001 at 1:30 p.m.
AWBPC
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 June 26, 2001
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