PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
VOLUME 2000, NUMBER 28
October 24, 2000
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ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
VOTING KEY: A = Almquist, B = Beautz, C = Campos;
S = Symons, 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 Agenda
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Two people addressed the Board
5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda
CONSENT AGENDA
SCBAW
6. APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7. DELETED ITEM
8. ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
contracts received during the period of October 16,
2000 through October 20, 2000 and approved upon
adoption of the 2000/01 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. ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4602 amending Chapter 9 of the
Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Stop Intersections
10. SEE ITEM NO. 56.1, REGULAR AGENDA
11. ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Use of County-Wide
Overhead Charges and Internal Service Fund charges, as
recommended by the Auditor-Controller
12. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 353-2000 increasing the law
library portion of the civil filing fee by $3
effective January 1, 2001 as requested by the Law
Library Board of Trustees and directed the County
Administrative Office to report back on or before the
last meeting in April 2001 with a report on the Law
Library's ongoing financing issues and the status of
discussions between the Law Library and the Santa Cruz
City/County Library, as recommended by the County
Administrative Officer
13. REJECTED the claim of David and Sharon Allshouse, No.
900-118, Amended and referred to County Counsel
14. REJECTED the claim of Sarah Newcomb, No. 001-030, and
referred to County Counsel
15. REJECTED the claim of Sarah Newcomb, No. 001-030,
Amended, and referred to County Counsel
16. REJECTED the claim of Clark E. Mason, No. 001-031, and
referred to County Counsel
17. AUTHORIZED an amendment to the agreement with Kase
Pacific Construction to increase the contract in an
amount not-to-exceed $100,000 for major repairs
resulting from water damage and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Director of General
Services
18. AUTHORIZED the Director of General Services to ratify
a change order with A and D Automatic Gate and Access
in the amount of $4,735 for the Main Jail Upgrade
project and approved related actions, as recommended
by the Director of General Services
19. APPROVED plans and specifications for the Information
Services Department Underground Conduit Trenching
project; directed the General Services Department to
advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 10:45
a.m. on November 21, 2000, as recommended by the
Director of General Services
20. AUTHORIZED purchase of Medical Malpractice/General
Liability Insurance for the Santa Cruz County Health
Services Agency, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator and the Personnel Director
21. APPROVED the agreement and authorized the Chief
Probation Officer to sign the agreement with Community
Options, Incorporated for the Court Referral Program,
as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
22. APPROVED appointment of Barry S. Schneider as an at-
large member of the Emergency Medical Care Commission,
representing Watsonville Community Hospital, for a
term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Chair
Wormhoudt
23. DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to
coordinate with relevant County departments and County
advisory bodies to discuss issues related to shelter
and care needs of the elderly and disabled, as
identified by the Long Term Care Interagency
Commission, with a report to the Board on or before
January 23, 2001, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
24. DIRECTED County Counsel to return to the Board on or
before December 5, 2000 with an ordinance amending
County Code Chapter 2.44 to rename the Santa Cruz
County Children's Commission as the Santa Cruz County
Children and Youth Commission, as requested by the
Commission and recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
25. AUTHORIZED the payment of costs related to attendance
by the Second District Supervisor-Elect at the
California State Association of Counties Annual
Meeting/New Supervisors Institute, as recommended by
Chair Wormhoudt
26. DEFERRED report on implementation of the environmental
cleanup fund until November 21, 2000, as recommended
by the Environmental Health Director
27. APPROVED grant agreement with San Diego State
University Foundation in the amount of $2,999 for
child passenger safety training; authorized the Health
Services Agency Administrator to sign the grant
agreement; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 354-2000 accepting
and appropriating $2,999 in unanticipated revenue for
the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH)
program, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
28. DEFERRED report on MediCal and MediCruz patient access
to local hospitals to November 21, 2000, as
recommended by the Health Services Agency
Administrator
29. APPROVED amendment to 2000/01 agreement with Volunteer
Center of Santa Cruz County to provide enhanced
services to families of children and adolescents with
serious emotional disturbances by increasing the
contract by $48,100, effective July 1, 2000 for a new
contract maximum of $879,700; and authorized the
Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the
agreement, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator
30. AUTHORIZED the Health Services Agency Administrator to
sign the contract with Swanson Hydrology for
preparation of a fishery enhancement strategy for the
San Lorenzo River Watershed for an amount not-to-
exceed $100,000, as recommended by the Health Services
Agency Administrator
31. ITEM DELETED
32. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 355-2000 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
$42,499 from the State; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 356-
2000 in the amount of $6,171 from the Packard
Foundation for the Health Care Outreach Project;
authorized the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
sign the amended and new contracts for members of the
project; accepted intra-fund transfer from the Health
Services Agency in the amount of $97,754, as
recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
33. APPROVED wage increase to Independent Providers of In-
Home Support Services (IHSS) to $7.25 per hour
effective December 1, 2000; adopted RESOLUTION NO.
357-2000 accepting and appropriating unanticipated
revenue in the amount of: $50,000 in State funds for a
$30,000 contract with Eldon Luce to conduct an (IHSS)
Implementation plan and $20,000 to support the
evaluation and planning activities of the IHSS
Advisory Committee; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 358-2000
accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in
the amount of $42,376 in Federal and State funds for
fixed assets and salaries; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 359-
2000 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue
in the amount of $571,756 in State Realignment funds
for increased wages and related costs associated with
the Independent Providers of IHSS services; approved
addition of 2.0 FTE positions in the Human Resources
Agency and approved related actions, as recommended by
the Human Resources Agency Administrator
34. SEE ITEM NO. 56.3, REGULAR AGENDA
35. SCHEDULED a public hearing on November 14, 2000 for
the afternoon agenda beginning at 1:30 p.m. to
consider two amendments to the County's Historic
Inventory, as recommended by the Planning Director
36. APPROVED an independent contractor agreement with
Mitchell Swanson Hydrology and Geomorphology for an
amount not-to-exceed $176,000 for the preparation of
the Watsonville Slough Conservation and Enhancement
Plan and approved related actions, as recommended by
the Planning Director
37. ACCEPTED the low bid of El Camino Paving in the amount
of $23,995 for the Hopkins Gulch Road Pavement Repair
Project, authorized award of contract; and authorized
the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
38. APPROVED the road closures and parade for the Soquel
High School Homecoming Parade scheduled for November
4, 2000 and directed the Public Works Department to
issue the parade permit, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
39. SEE ITEM NO. 56.2, REGULAR AGENDA
40. ACCEPTED the improvement and approved the final cost
in the amount of $403,734.02 for 1999/2000 Hazard
Elimination and Safety Program (HES) Guard Rail
Installation (11 Locations) and authorized the Clerk
of the Board to file the notice of completion, as
recommended by the Director of Public Works
41. ACCEPTED the improvement and approved the final cost
in the amount of $53,738.08 for the Roberts Road Storm
Damage Repair Project County Service Area 37, District
5 and authorized the Clerk of the Board to file the
notice of completion, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works
42. ACCEPTED the improvement and approved the final cost
in the amount of $1,621,404.04 for Portola Drive
Improvements and Forty-First Avenue Improvements and
authorized the Clerk of the Board to file the notice
of completion, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
43. AUTHORIZED Public Works to begin distribution of the
Request for Proposals for Revegetation, Landscape and
Maintenance Services for the Department of Public
Works and return on or before December 12, 2000 with a
contract, as recommended by the Director of Public
Works
44. APPROVED independent contractor agreement with D and M
Consulting Engineers, Incorporated for the Roy Wilson
Maintenance Yard Well Relocation and Monitoring
project and authorized the Director of Public Works to
sign the agreement, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works
45. APPROVED payment in the amount of $18,868.41 to the
Union Pacific Railroad for flagging services on the
Aptos Overhead Bridge, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works
46. APPROVED the special provisions and engineer's
estimate for the Graham Hill Road Longitudinal
Grooving Project; authorized calling for bids; set bid
opening for 10:45 a.m. on November 14, 2000; and
approved related actions, as recommended by the
Director of Public Works
47. ACCEPTED AND FILED the report on the Parks Commission
recommendation on the use of Artificial Turf in the
Santa Cruz County Parks system and approved related
actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open
Space and Cultural Services
48. ACCEPTED the Planting and Irrigation at Polo Grounds
County Park Project as complete; approved the project
costs in the amount of $79,413; and authorized the
Clerk of the Board to file the Notice of Completion,
as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space
and Cultural Services
49. DIRECTED the Parks Department staff to continue
negotiations with Santa Cruz County Aquatics and
return on or before January 23, 2001 with a further
report, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open
Space and Cultural Services
50. APPROVED an agreement in the amount of $11,130 with
the Beals Group for playground safety audits and
authorized the Director of Parks to sign the agreement
and associated change orders for an amount up to
$1,113, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open
Space and Cultural Services
51. APPROVED award of contract to Reber Construction
Company in the amount of $506,293 for implementation
of the North Coast Beaches Project-Phase I-Scott Creek
Beach; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 360-2000 accepting the
terms set forth in the program supplement number M024
to Local Agency-State agreement for federal-aid
project number 05-5936; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 361-
2000 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue
from State Coastal Conservancy in the amount of
$32,500; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 362-2000 accepting and
appropriating unanticipated revenue from Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program in the
amount of $155,000; and approved related actions, as
recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and
Cultural Services
52. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ACCEPTED offer of water
tankhouse structure for the future Chanticleer Park
and approved related actions, as recommended by the
Redevelopment Agency Administrator
53. 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.: California Coastal Commission Appeal
No. A-3-SCO - 00-76 of Santa Cruz County DPW
Application No. 99-0842
Case Name/No.: County of Santa Cruz v. Hathaway
Dinwiddie, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Case No. CV 138598
Case Name/No.: Topsail Court Homeowners Association v.
County of Santa Cruz, Superior Court Case No. 137285
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(s)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency Negotiator: Personnel Director
Employee organizations: SEIU and all Law Enforcement
Units
REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - The Board of Supervisors
authorized County Counsel to file a cross appeal on
the sole issue of the application of the subdivision
map act statue of limitations in Topsail Court
Homeowners Association v. County of Santa Cruz,
Superior Court Case No. 137285 (bSCAW)
53.1 ACCEPTED notification of at-large vacancy on the
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners for a tenant
member, with nominations for appointment to be
received on November 7, 2000 and final appointment to
be made November 14, 2000, as recommended by Chair
Wormhoudt
*****REGULAR AGENDA*****
54. APPROVED appointment of John Ricker to the Santa Cruz
County Resource Conservation District Board of
Directors for a term to expire November 26, 2004
ACBSW
55. APPROVED appointment of R. Michael Manfre to the Santa
Cruz County Resource Conservation District Board of
Directors for a term to expire November 26, 2004
SBCAW
56. APPROVED appointment of Howard Liebenberg and Steven
M. Butler to the Santa Cruz County Resource
Conservation District Board of Directors for terms to
expire November 26, 2004
ACBSW
56.1 ACCEPTED AND FILED study on the feasibility of
expanding the Mosquito and Vector Control District, as
recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner
BASCW
56.2 ACCEPTED the low bid of Williams Tree Service in the
amount of $12,850 for the Pruning and Cabling Project
for Monterey Cypress Trees; authorized the award of
the contract; and authorized the Director of Public
Works to sign the contract on behalf of the County
with an additional direction that a provision be added
to the contract informing the contractor that the
County name a full time inspector to be on site
BSCAW
56.3 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the status of the Seniors
Council, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
Administrator
ABSCW
57. RECEIVED bids regarding Highland Way Erosion Control
Project and referred to Public Works to return on or
before November 14, 2000 with a recommendation on
awarding bid
BASCW
58. RECEIVED bids regarding Chiller Repair - 701 Ocean
Street #00C1-006 and referred to General Services to
return on or before November 14, 2000 with a
recommendation on awarding bid
BSCAW
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 7, 2000
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