PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2001, NUMBER 27
OCTOBER 16, 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. 32.1
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Three people addressed the Board
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
WABPC
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 23, 2001 consideration of
approval of minutes of September 25, 2001 and October
2, 2001
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received during the period of September 27,
2001 through October 10, 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 waived detailed reading of said
ordinances, as recommended by County Counsel
10. REJECTED the claim of Bill Rogers, No. 102-029 and
referred to County Counsel
11. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 391-2001 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$10,000 from tax administration loan funds to acquire
a server to support electronic document management and
approved related actions, as recommended by the
Assessor
12. ACCEPTED AND FILED Quarterly Child Support Services
report, as recommended by the Director of Child
Support Services
13. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 392-2001 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue from the State
Department of Child Support Services in the amount of
$204,755 for child support activities and approved
related actions, as recommended by the Director of
Child Support Services
14. APPROVED extension of County/Court Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) until November 6, 2001 and
directed the County Administrative Officer to return
on November 6, 2001 with a renewal of the MOU, as
recommended by the County Administrative Officer
15. RATIFIED sublease agreements at 100 Pioneer Street and
320/324/330 Encinal Street in Santa Cruz to provide
temporary office space for the Human Resources Agency
and Health Services Agency during the repair of
Building K at 1400 Emeline Street, as recommended by
the County Administrative Officer
16. SEE ITEM NO. 35.1, REGULAR AGENDA
17. APPROVED plans and specifications for Watsonville
Veterans Memorial Building Bathrooms project; directed
the General Services Department to advertise for bids;
and set the bid opening for November 20, 2001 at 10:45
a.m., as recommended by the Director of General
Services
18. AWARDED contract to Kase Pacific Construction in the
amount of $16,424 for the Concrete Slab Replacement-
County Fleet Facility project; authorized the General
Services Director to sign contract agreement and
associated documents; and authorized the General
Services Director to approve change orders and
encumber $1,642 to cover change order expenditures, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
19. APPROVED appointment of John de Courcy and Mike Dever
to the Fire Department Advisory Commission, as
representatives of the Planning Department and Office
of Emergency Services, respectively, as recommended by
Chairman Campos
20. 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
21. APPROVED agreement with the Parents Center for up to
$273,800 for mental health managed case services to
children and an agreement with IBM Global Services to
provide technical support for medical billing
activities; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 393-2001 approving
standard agreement with the State for Long Care
Initiative program; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 394-2001
approving standard agreement with the Cooperative
Program to provide vocational rehabilitation services
to adults with psychiatric disabilities; and directed
the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
22. DEFERRED report on Mental Health Plan Actuarial and
Trend Analysis until November 6, 2001, as recommended
by the Health Services Agency Administrator
23. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 395-2001 accepting
unanticipated State revenue of $655,082 for the Youth
Development/Crime Prevention Initiative; authorized
$31,006 in Workforce Investment Act incentive funds to
augment grant monies received by the Human Resources
Agency/Workforce Investment Board to provide program
services; approved various contracts totalling
$1,540,636 ; and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator and the Health Services Agency
Administrator
24. APPROVED submission of an application for California
Healthcare for Indigents Program (CHIP) funding for
fiscal year 2001-02 and authorized the Health Services
Agency Administrator to sign the CHIP Expenditure
Description Report for fiscal year 2001-02, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
25. APPROVED agreement with the Youth Resources Bank in
the amount of $70,000 to provide various family
supportive services and authorized the Human Resources
Agency Administrator to sign the agreement, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
26. SEE ITEM NO. 35.2, REGULAR AGENDA
27. ADOPTED RESOLUTION No. 396-2001 for right-of-way
acquisition for the Kings Creek Road Slipout Repair
project; authorized the Director of Public Works to
sign the contract; and approved payment of claim, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
28. DEFERRED bid award for the Bonny Doon Storm Damage
Repair project and directed the Department of Public
Works to report back on December 11, 2001, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
29. APPROVED Contract Change Order No. 3, in the amount of
$37,713.51 and Contract Change Order No. 4, in the
amount of $19,520 for the 30th, 32nd and 33rd Avenue
Storm Drain, Sanitary Sewer and Sidewalk Improvements;
authorized the Chairperson of the Board to sign the
change orders on behalf of the County; and directed
the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
30. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the status of the Buena
Vista Landfill Gas Power project and directed Public
Works to return on or before December 4, 2001 with a
status report on alternative project financing; with
additional directive to identify the problem that
caused the delay, whether Brown, Vence and Associates
LFG Incorporated should have known about it, and is
there any cost to the County as a result of having to
find a new source of financing
31. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on various methods of
acquisition for the McGregor property in Seacliff and
directed the Parks Department to report back on a
potential McGregor Property County Service Area for
purchase and development of a park site on or before
January 15, 2002, as recommended by the Director of
Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
32. 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.:Allshouse v. County of Santa Cruz, Santa
Cruz, County Superior Court Case No. CV 139671
Case Name/No.:Cecil Robinson v. Dan Campos and Todd
Liberty, Santa Cruz Superior Court No. 140510
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given
32.1 APPROVED agreement with the Volunteer Centers of Santa
Cruz County for provision of literacy services in the
amount of $75,000; ratified the rate adjustment with
the Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County; and
authorized the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
sign the agreement and rate adjustment, as recommended
by the Human Resources Agency Administrator
REGULAR AGENDA
33. 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 a Special Meeting
34. Presentation made by the United Way on the What Works!
Project;
accepted and filed report and report to be considered
in conjunction with the upcoming study session on
Community Programs scheduled for November 6, 2001, and
any related actions that may occur as a result of that
session
AWBPC
35. RECEIVED bids regarding San Lorenzo Way Bridge Rail
Replacement and referred to the Public Works
Department to return on or before October 23, 2001
with a recommendation on awarding of the bid
WABPC
35.1 ACCEPTED the County Clerk's Certificate of Sample
Examination of County Initiative Petition;
(2) directed the County Administrative Officer to
coordinate the preparation of a Section 9111 Report as
discussed in the letter of the County Administrative
Officer dated October 10, 2001
(3) directed the County Administrative Officer to also
provide a report on possible alternative measures for
the Board's consideration on November 20, 2001; with
additional directives to: (a) identify areas impacted
by loss of revenue; (b) include a recommendation that
puts an item on the ballot to give voters a preference
among the items that they might like to cut from the
County budget to make up the revenue shortfall if the
Utility Tax were repealed;
(4) and ordered the County Administrative Office to file
the Section 9111 Report with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors on the thirtieth day following the
acceptance of the County Clerk Certification
(Thursday, November 15, 2001), and schedule the report
and the matter of a decision on either: (a) adopting
the repeal ordinance; or (b) placing the matter on the
March 5, 2002 ballot for the Board of Supervisors
regularly scheduled meeting of November 20, 2001
ABPWC
35.2 CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 20, 2001 consideration to accept
the FishNet 4C Implementation Plan; with additional
directive that staff respond to the suggestions made
by the Citizens for Responsible Forest Management
(CRFM), San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Farm Bureau
and the Valley Women's Club and any other comments
that are received
APBWC
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 November 6, 2001
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