PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2001, NUMBER 28
October 23, 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. 44.1
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Two people addressed the Board
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda, See Item
No. 46.1
CONSENT AGENDA
WPBAC
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. APPROVED minutes of September 25, 2001 and October 2,
2001, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received during the period of October 11,
2001 through October 17, 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 a detailed reading of said
ordinances, as recommended by County Counsel
10. APPROVED deferral of the report on development of an
anti-retaliatory eviction ordinance to November 6,
2001, as recommended by County Counsel
11. REJECTED the bids for the Juvenile Hall Renovation
Project and directed the General Services Department
to return on November 20, 2001 with further
recommendations for this project, as recommended by
the Director of General Services
12. ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on the County's
Emergency Plan and directed the Office of Emergency
Services to return on January 8, 2002 with a final
draft of the County's Emergency Operations Plan, as
recommended by the Director of General Services
13. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the progress of the on-
line employment application system, as recommended by
the Personnel Director
14. ACCEPTED AND FILED Equal Employment Opportunity Report
for departments on Administrative Review, and approved
related action, as recommended by the Equal Employment
Opportunity Officer and Personnel Director
15. SEE ITEM NO. 46.2, REGULAR AGENDA
16. AUTHORIZED the Auditor-Controller to distribute public
auction excess proceeds for Assessor's Parcel No. 106-
331-13, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
17. ACCEPTED Treasurer's Monthly Cash Report and
Transaction Report for the period ending September 30,
2001 and approved related actions, as recommended by
the Treasurer-Tax Collector
18. APPROVED appointment of Marybeth Varcados to the
Women's Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2005,
as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
19. AUTHORIZED the use of an image of the County Flag by
Michael P. Smuda and the society known as the Flags of
the World, for a period of five years from the date of
authorization, as recommended by Chairman Campos
20. APPROVED 2002 Board of Supervisors meeting schedule,
including fiscal year 2002-03 budget hearings, as
recommended by Chairman Campos
21. APPROVED appointment of Brenda Scott-Rodgers to the
North Coast Beaches Advisory Committee, as the
representative of the Santa Cruz Chapter of the
Surfrider Foundation, for a term to expire December
31, 2001, as recommended by Chairman Campos
22. 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
23. AUTHORIZED payment for time worked by new employee
prior to completion of processing, as recommended by
the Health Services Agency Administrator
24. DEFERRED report back on Emergency Medical Service
Planning to November 6, 2001, as recommended by the
Health Services Agency Administrator
25. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 397-2001 authorizing the State
Department of Mental Health to withhold $55,430 from
State General Funds designated for distribution to the
County to provide Early and Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis and Treatment Specialty Mental Health
Services in fiscal year 2001-2002 and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
26. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Long Term Care
Integration project; approved the submission of a
grant to the California endowment for Long Term Care;
and directed the Health Services Agency to report back
by January 15, 2002 with an updated financial plan for
Elderday Pajaro Valley and viable locations for the
program, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
27. APPROVED the proposed Interagency Agreement between
the County of Santa Cruz and the In-Home Supportive
Services Public Authority of the County of Santa Cruz
and directed the Human Resources Agency Administrator
to sign the Agreement on behalf of both the County of
Santa Cruz and the Public Authority, as recommended by
the Human Resources Agency Administrator
28. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on actions to promote
cleanup of contaminated groundwater and promote
aquifer and wellhead protection and scheduled further
consideration of this matter on the second Board
meeting in January 2002; with an additional direction
to address helping responsible parties actually
engaged in the clean up of the Methyl-tertiary-butyl-
ether that is under Scotts Valley when the matter
comes back for consideration in January 2002
29. SCHEDULED a public hearing on the morning agenda of
November 6, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to
consider the Coastal Commission's Modifications to
General Plan/Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan
Amendments and County Code/Local Coastal Program
Implementation Plan Amendments related to the New
Millennium High School Memorandum of Understanding, as
recommended by the Planning Director
30. SCHEDULED a public hearing on the morning agenda of
November 6, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to
consider amendments to the Santa Cruz County Code
Section 16.20.180 regarding revised design standards
for private roads, driveways and bridges and directed
the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as
recommended by the Planning Director
31. SEE ITEM NO. 46.3, REGULAR AGENDA
32. SCHEDULED a public hearing on the morning agenda of
November 6, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to
consider ordinance amendments to the Santa Cruz County
Code to eliminate the term "Handicapped" in various
ordinances and to revise the standards for accessible
parking and directed the Clerk of the Board to take
related action, as recommended by the Planning
Director
33. SCHEDULED a public hearing on the morning agenda of
November 20, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to
consider recommendation of the Planning Commission
regarding the Seacliff Village Plan and directed the
Clerk of the Board to take related action, as
recommended by the Planning Director
34. ACCEPTED the low bid of James A. Savattone in the
amount of $18,852 for the San Lorenzo Way Bridge Rail
Replacement project and authorized the Director of
Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by
the Director of Public Works
35. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the trench cut fee
ordinance; directed Public Works to report back on or
before December 11, 2001, for revising the County
Design Criteria Standards relative to open trench
backfill and cap requirements; directed Public Works
to report back on or before February 12, 2002, on the
trench cut fee ordinance, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
36. APPROVED independent contractor agreement with
Cabrillo College to develop and implement a campus-
wide recycling program for $25,000; approved amendment
to agreement with Rick's News to purchase equipment to
facilitate expanded recycling at no additional cost;
authorized the Director of Public Works to sign
agreements, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
37. SEE ITEM NO. 46.4, REGULAR AGENDA
38. CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 20, 2001 consideration to accept
and file report on mobilehome park inspections
39. ACCEPTED Progress Report on Water Resources
Management; directed staff to report back on or before
December 11, 2001 with a detailed analysis of the
Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency's Draft Revised
Basin Management Plan; and directed the Water
Resources Manager to provide a Progress Report on
Water Resources Management on or before March 5, 2002,
as recommended by the Planning Director
40. DIRECTED the Parks Department to work with Aptos High
School and the Pajaro Valley School District to
develop a Joint Powers Agreement which would provide
partial funding for the construction of an all-weather
track at Aptos High School and authorized the Director
of Parks to sign the Joint Powers Agreement on behalf
of the Board, as recommended by the Director of Parks,
Open Space and Cultural Services
41. APPROVED naming of the proposed Skate Park at
Highlands County Park as the "Jim Keeffe Skate Park",
as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space
and Cultural Services
42. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Sheriff's Athletic League
operations and their partnerships with recreational
organizations, as recommended by the Director of Parks
Open Space and Cultural Services
43. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the
status of North Coast Farmworker Housing
Rehabilitation project and directed staff to return on
January, 2002 with a status report, as recommended by
the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
44. AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
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
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given
44.1 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 398-2001 supporting the $825
million appropriation for the Public Health Threats
and Emergency Act of 2000 and directed the Chairman of
the Board to convey that support to local legislators,
as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
REGULAR AGENDA
45. Public Hearing held on the transfer of the Felt Street
Plaza property from the Redevelopment Agency to the
County;
closed public hearing; authorized the County
Administrative Officer to take any actions required to
process acceptance of the property from the agency;
and authorized the Chairperson to sign the deed of
acceptance for the property; and additionally,
approved the transfer of the Felt Street Plaza
Property from the Redevelopment Agency
BWPAC
46. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CONSIDERED the transfer of the
Felt Street Plaza property to the County; found that
the purposes described in the letter of the County
Administrative Officer of August 27, 2001 will benefit
the residents of the project area, that no other
reasonable means of financing the acquisition by the
County are available, that the project will eliminate
blighting conditions in the Project Area, and that the
proposal is consistent with the Agency's Five Year
Implementation Plan; authorized the transfer of the
property to the County for the purposes described in
the letter of the County Administrative Officer of
August 27, 2001; and authorized the Redevelopment
Agency Administrator to take any required actions to
complete the transfer of the property
BWPAC
46.1 Considered ordinance establishing interim zoning
regulations related to non-habitable accessory
structures;
adopted ORDINANCE NO. 4641 establishing interim zoning
regulations relating to non-habitable residential
accessory structures; directed the Clerk of the Board
to schedule a public hearing on the morning agenda of
December 4, 2001, to consider adoption of an extension
of the Interim Zoning Ordinance; additionally directed
staff report back on the following issues: 1) the
necessity of the limitations being done both within
urban services line and within the rural services line
and whether there is any difference between the lines
that might militate against doing it in both and (2)
why the ordinance reduces the square footage of the
structures from 1,000 square feet to 640 square feet
PBAW
46.2 ACCEPTED AND FILED report regarding the Marijuana
Suppression Program; with additional directives that
the Sheriff, Health Services Agency and the District
Attorney review the Sonoma County guidelines in
relation to their appropriateness and adoptability for
Santa Cruz County; directed Health Services Agency to
return with an analysis as to whether the Sonoma
guidelines are workable; requested that the Sheriff
speak to the Police Chief's Association and report
back on a possible uniform response within the law
enforcement community; sheriff to return on February
5, 2002 with a report which includes information on
the number of people that have had marijuana
confiscated and had physicians recommendations, the
number of people arrested who asserted they are
medical marijuana patients, what charges were filed,
the disposition of those cases and whether the County
has had any liability suits; sheriffs report should
include the requested information for the past two
years
WPBAC
46.3 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Code Compliance
Investigations; with additional directions for staff
to report back on November 6, 2001 delineating the
changes which the Planning Department and County
Counsel are to implement, as discussed throughout the
Planning Department report dated October 11, 2001 and
list changes; report back on the first meeting in
February 2002 on the following additional topics: (1)
more detail about the process the Planning Department
will use for archiving and resolving old cases; (2)
whether and to what extent the Board would like to set
priorities in the enforcement of code issues beyond
those mandated by state statute; (3) the process the
County uses on the intake of complaints and whether it
is worthwhile to evaluate a conflict resolution
process which would be required before the County
initiated prosecution of the violations; (4) setting
time limits for the period within which the department
is going to make a determination that a violation has
or has not occurred after it receives a complaint; (5)
the limits, if any, that might be set on the power of
inspectors to red tag items beyond those that are the
subject of the immediate complaint; (6) whether it
would be appropriate to set limits on the period of
time the department has to resolve cases once a
violation is found to exist; (7) and an update on
cases that have gone to Court that could have been
resolved out of Court; and report back in October 2002
with information on tools used for monitoring
mitigation on existing code compliance issues to
repair or bring something back to it's original
environmental condition and the effect of any changes
the Board has made in the civil penalty strategies
that are used in these types of cases
AWBPC
46.4 APPROVED plan line for Lake and Fifth Avenues between
Eaton Street and East Cliff Drive, directed Public
Works to include the plan line for Lake and Fifth
Avenues in the Master Plan Line file; with additional
directives to include suggested revisions to widen the
entrance to Eaton Street and return with a further
review of the proposal to stripe Lake Avenue for bike
lanes with particular thought given to the safety of
cyclists
WBPAC
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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