PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2001, NUMBER 23
SEPTEMBER 11, 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. 7, 47.1, 47.2, 47.3, 47.4 and 47.5
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - two people addressed the Board
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
WPBAC
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of August 21, 2001 and August 28,
2001, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received during the period of August 27,
2001 through September 7, 2001 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 waive a detailed reading of said
ordinances, as recommended by County Counsel
10. REJECTED the claim of Raymond Lepore, No. 102-011 and
referred to County Counsel
11. REJECTED the claim of Diana Munz, No. 102-012 and
referred to County Counsel
12. REJECTED the claim of Joanne Meyer, No. 102-017 and
referred to County Counsel
13. REJECTED the claim of Juana Avalos, No. 102-018 and
referred to County Counsel
14. REJECTED the claim of Clark Edward Mason, No. 102-019
as insufficiently filed and referred to County Counsel
15. CONTINUED consideration of implementation plan for
Auditor recommendations regarding District Attorney
grant accounting activities until September 25, 2001,
as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
16. APPROVED lease addendum #1 with Westridge 125, LLC in
an amount not-to-exceed $53,800 for leasehold
improvements at the South County site located at 165
Westridge Drive in Watsonville, as recommended by the
Director of Child Support Services
17. APPROVED the recommendation of the Mobilehome
Commission that the reasonable rate of return for
qualified mobilehome park capital improvements remain
at twelve percent, as recommended by County Counsel
18. ACCEPTED the 1080 Emeline Pre-cooling and Lab Chiller
project as completed; approved the final cost of
$47,317; and authorized the Clerk of the Board to take
related action, as recommended by the Director of
General Services
19. ACCEPTED the County Government Center Room 120 Remodel
project as completed; approved the final cost of
$77,572; and authorized the Clerk of the Board to take
related action, as recommended by the Director of
General Services
20. ACCEPTED the Redwoods Probation Center Air
Conditioning Upgrade project as completed; approved
the final cost of $25,092; and authorized the Clerk of
the Board to take related action, as recommended by
the Director of General Services
21. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 357-2001 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$6,042 for the County Operational Area's continued
work on local domestic preparedness planning and grant
coordination efforts, as recommended by the Director
of General Services
22. DEFERRED Probation Department report on the intensive
gang services for adult offenders and on Neighborhood
Accountability Boards until September 25, 2001, as
recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
23. ACCEPTED nominations of Shelley E. Lawrie and Robin
Towse as at-large appointees to the Assessment Appeals
Board, and Lee Slaff as an alternate at-large
appointee, for terms to expire September 3, 2004, with
final appointment to be made September 18, 2001, as
recommended by Supervisor Pirie
24. APPROVED appointment of M'Liss Keesling to the
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission for a term to
expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor
Wormhoudt
25. APPROVED appointment of Michael Bush to the Commission
on Disabilities for a term to expire April 1, 2003, as
recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
26. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 358-2001 urging the State
Legislature to reconsider the redistricting
configuration proposed for the 15th Senate District
and directed the Chair to forward the resolution to
Governor Gray Davis and Senate President Pro Tem John
Burton, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
27. DIRECTED the Chairman to write to the Governor and the
County's legislative delegation urging that every
effort be made to restore State funding in fiscal year
2001/02 for critically needed HIV Education and
Prevention efforts in Santa Cruz County and throughout
the State, as recommended by Chairman Campos
28. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the need to continue the
state of local emergency relative to the transmission
of HIV through contaminated needles, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
29. DEFERRED report on year 2000 hospital data concerning
the Access to Care Agreement until October 23, 2001,
as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
30. APPROVED contract amendment with American Medical
Response West, Incorporated for emergency ambulance,
advanced life support services, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
31. AUTHORIZED the Chair of the Board to sign the
Memorandum of Understanding between the Regional Water
Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region, and the
County of Santa Cruz for the Regulation of Onsite
Sewage Disposal Systems, as recommended by the Health
Services Agency Administrator
32. APPROVED various agreements and amendments to
agreements to provide various health services, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
33. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 359-2001 Relinquishing Prime
Contractor Status for the Clean Beaches Initiative
Project at Seabright Beach, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
34. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Community Programs'
responses to corrective actions, as recommended by the
Human Resources Agency Administrator
35. APPROVED amendments to contracts with Santa Cruz
Community Counseling Center and Community Bridges to
implement year three of the Answers Benefiting
Children program and authorized the Human Resources
Agency Administrator to sign the contract amendments,
as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
36. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Community Programs;
approved augmented Community Programs agreements and
contractor changes for fiscal year 2001/02 and
authorized the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
sign on behalf of the County; and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
37. SCHEDULED a public hearing on October 2, 2001, on the
afternoon agenda, at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to
consider a recommendation by the Planning Commission
to rezone a portion of Assessor's Parcel Number 110-
071-12 from Commercial Agriculture ("C") to
Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) to be consistent with
the Neighborhood Commercial (C-N) General Plan
Designation (Application Number 00-0473), as
recommended by the Planning Director
38. SCHEDULED a public hearing on September 25, 2001 on
the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to
consider the 2002 Annual Population Growth Goal, as
recommended by the Planning Director
39. DEFERRED the Planning Department's report on
resumption of mobilehome park inspections to September
18, 2001, as recommended by the Planning Director
40. ACCEPTED report on the status of the Lompico Road and
Mill Creek Bridge project and directed Public Works to
report back on or before May 14, 2002 with a
recommendation for financing the proposed project, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
41. APPROVED the proposed Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE) participation goal for the federal
fiscal year 2001/02 and authorized Public Works to
submit the goal for a 45-day public review period, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
42. APPROVED road closures and Aptos High School
Homecoming Parade and directed Public Works to issue
the parade permit, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
43. APPROVED independent contractor agreements to carry
out motor oil recycling and public awareness services
with Ecology Action of Santa Cruz for a not-to-exceed
amount of $30,000 and with the Santa Cruz Port
District for a not-to-exceed amount of $11,000; and
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the
agreements on behalf of the County, as recommended by
the Director or Public Works
44. ACCEPTED Tract 1288, Gera Estates (along Green Valley
Road and Doering Lane, Watsonville) as completed;
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 360-2001 accepting Parcel "B"
into the County maintained road system; and approved
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
45. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 361-2001 and approved
submission of grant application for $50,000 to the
California Integrated Waste Management Board for a
Park Playground Accessibility and Recycling Grant and
directed the Clerk of the Board to take related
action, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open
Space and Cultural Services
46. APPROVED amendment to contract with Joni L. Janecki
and Associates, Incorporated in the amount of $3,850
for design and field coordination to construct a tile
display wall in the Highlands County Park Master Plan
Amendment and Skate Park project and authorized the
Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services to
sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
(W)PBAC
47. APPROVED amendments to agreement with Bustichi
Construction, Incorporated in the amount of $18,689
for the Greyhound Rock Restoration project, extending
the term of the agreement to June 30, 2002; authorized
the Director of the Department of Parks, Open Space
and Cultural Services to sign the amendment and
associated documents; and approved change orders and
appropriation of $5,698 to cover change order
expenditures, as recommended by the Director of Parks,
Open Space and Cultural Services
47.1 APPOINTED Supervisor Wormhoudt to serve as the
alternate for the Board of Supervisors on the
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG)
Board of Directors, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
47.2 ACCEPTED AND FILED Statement of Count of Money in
Treasury on June 29, 2001, as recommended by the
Auditor-Controller
47.3 CONTINUED consideration of the report on the In-Home
Supportive Services Advisory Committee until September
18, 2001, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
47.4 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 362-2001 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$99,987 for the Community Audit project and authorized
the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign
required subcontracts, as recommended by the Human
Resources Agency Administrator
47.5 APPROVED the inclusion of cash benefits for the
CalWORKS, Refugee Cash Assistance, and General
Assistance programs in the Electronic Benefit Transfer
project, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
REGULAR AGENDA
48. APPROVED appointment of Amy Christey to the Domestic
Violence Commission, as an at-large representative of
the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community,
in accordance with Santa Cruz County Code Chapter
2.118, Section 20
WABPC
49. CONSIDERED approval of Lease Revenue Bonds, 2001
Series B;
(1) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 363-2001 Approving the Issuance
of the Santa Cruz County Public Financing Authority
Lease Revenue Bonds 2001 Series B;
(2) authorized the Auditor-Controller to work with the
Real Property Division of the Department of Public
Works regarding the timing of the close of escrow for
acquisition of the building at 303 Water Street and to
make an advance payment from general fund monies to be
repaid upon issuance of the Lease Revenue Bonds;
(3) and authorized the Auditor-Controller to work with the
County Administrative Office and County Counsel
regarding the timing of costs associated with the
relocation required for 1400 Emeline Street repairs
and to make an advance payment from general fund
monies to be repaid upon issuance of the Lease Revenue
Bonds
WPBAC
50. AS THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY,
CONSIDERED the Issuance of Lease Revenue Bonds, 2001
Series B, on behalf of the County of Santa Cruz;
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 364-2001 of the Santa Cruz
County Public Financing Authority authorizing the
issuance of not-to-exceed $13,000,000 Principal Amount
of Lease Revenue Bonds, authorizing and directing
execution of a form of a Supplemental Indenture of
Trust No. 1, an Amendment No. 1 to Lease Agreement, an
Official Statement and authorizing the sale of Bonds
pursuant to public sale and providing for other
matters properly relating thereto
WABPC
51. CONSIDERED resolution and ordinance to initiate
contract amendment with the Public Employees'
Retirement System to provide one-year final
compensation for local miscellaneous and safety
members;
(1) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 365-2001 Intention to approve
an amendment to contract between the Board of
Administration California Public Employees' Retirement
System and the Board of Supervisors County of Santa
Cruz; directed the Clerk of the Board to immediately
forward to the Public Employees' Retirement System a
certified copy of the Resolution of Intention,
Certification on Government Board's Action and
Certification of Compliance with Government Code
Section 7507; and authorized the Chairperson of the
Board of Supervisors to sign the contract with the
Public Employees' Retirement System following final
adoption of the Ordinance;
(2) approved ordinance "in concept" to return on October
2, 2001 for final adoption
WABPC
52. RECEIVED bids regarding Pineridge County Service Area
No. 24 Road Repair Project, Phase 2, (District 3) and
referred to the Public Works Department to return on
or before September 18, 2001 with a recommendation on
awarding of the bid
AWBPC
53. RECEIVED bids regarding Main Jail Entrance Concrete
Walk and Stair Project and referred to the General
Services Department to return on or before October 2,
2001 with a recommendation on the award of the bid
AWBPC
54. RECEIVED bids regarding Bonny Doon Road Storm Damage
Repair Project and referred to the Public Works
Department to return on or before October 9, 2001 with
a recommendation on the award of the bid
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 September 25, 2001
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