Board of Supervisors Minutes - 11/06/01



                         PROCEEDINGS OF THE 
                          SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
                        BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

                       VOLUME 2001, NUMBER 29
                          NOVEMBER 6, 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. 57.1, 57.2 and 57.3

          4.  ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - two people addressed the Board
 
          5.  Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda

CONSENT AGENDA
WBPAC
          6.  APPROVED claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller

          7.  APPROVED minutes of October 16, 2001 and October 23,
              2001, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board 

          8.  ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing
              contracts received during the period of October 18,
              2001 through October 31, 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.  REJECTED the claim of Jose E. Montesinos, No. 102-032
              and referred to County Counsel

         11.  REJECTED the claim of Ronald R. Rodrigues, No. 102-
              035, as insufficiently filed and referred to County
              Counsel

         12.  REJECTED the claim of Juan Manuel Gonzalez, M.D., No.
              102-036 and referred to County Counsel

         13.  REJECTED the claims of Adrian Adams, Nos. 102-039A,
              102-039B, 102-039C, and 102-039D and referred to
              County Counsel

         14.  APPROVED extension of County/Court Memorandum of
              Understanding (MOU) until December 31, 2001 and
              directed the County Administrative Officer to return
              with a renewal of the MOU on December 11, 2001, as
              recommended by the County Administrative Officer

         15.  ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Sheriff's Security and
              Facility Planning; directed the General Services
              Department to return with a contract for parking and
              circulation consulting services on or before December
              4, 2001; and directed the County Administrative Office
              to work with the Sheriff's Office and Real Property to
              address the storage of special vehicles and evidence,
              identify potential funding sources and return on or
              before December 11, 2001 with a status report
              addressing these issues, as recommended by the County
              Administrative Officer

         16.  APPROVED a gross pay adjustment in the amount of
              $865.90, as recommended by the District Attorney

         17.  APPROVED expenditure of $123,980 for the Santa Cruz
              Auto Theft Task Force from the Vehicle Theft Trust
              Fund; authorized the District Attorney to sign
              agreements with the Cities of Watsonville and Santa
              Cruz; and approved related actions, as recommended by
              the District Attorney

         18.  APPROVED agreement with C.S.I. Telecommunications to
              provide services in support of the Mobile Data
              Communications project in an amount not-to-exceed
              $30,000; approved transfer of appropriations from the
              Sheriff Coroner budget to the General Services
              Technical Communications budget to fund the agreement;
              and authorized the Director of General Services to
              sign and implement the agreement, as recommended by
              the Director of General Services

         19.  APPROVED plans and specifications for the 265 Water
              Street Remodel project; directed the General Services
              Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid
              opening for 10:45 a.m. on December 4, 2001, as
              recommended by the Director of General Services

         20.  APPROVED plans and specifications for the Watsonville
              Health Center HVAC Replacement project; directed the
              General Services Department to advertise for bids; and
              set the bid opening for 10:45 a.m. on December 4,
              2001, as recommended by the Director of General
              Services

         21.  ACCEPTED the 100 Rountree Lane Re-Roof project as
              completed; approved the final cost in the amount of
              $188,144 and authorized the Clerk of the Board to file
              the Notice of Completion, as recommended by the
              Director of General Services

         22.  APPROVED and ratified the emergency repair of the
              County Main Jail cogeneration power system at a cost
              of $11,297.66; and authorized the Auditor-Controller
              to process payment, as recommended by the Director of
              General Services

         23.  SEE ITEM NO. 62.2, REGULAR AGENDA

         24.  AUTHORIZED the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
              Recruitment and Hiring Unit to participate in the
              Public Safety Job Fair and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 399-
              2001 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue
              in the amount of $6,000, as recommended by the
              Sheriff-Coroner and the Personnel Director

         25.  ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 400-2001 accepting and
              appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
              $15,000 from the Federal Asset Forfeiture Trust Fund
              to purchase various fixed assets and augment the
              purchase of the forensic comparison microscope
              previously approved in the 2001/2002 Budget Hearings,
              as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

         26.  APPROVED agreement with Property Bureau.com,
              Incorporated for the disposal of property and/or
              evidence that is unreturnable to its lawful owner and
              authorized the Sheriff-Coroner to sign the agreement,
              as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

         27.  DEFERRED contract award recommendation for Sheriff's
              Wireless Data Communications Systems to December 11,
              2001, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

         28.  APPROVED appointment of Sheila Schat to the Child Care
              Planning Council, representing the interests of the
              community at-large, for a term to expire April 1,
              2005, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

         29.  APPROVED appointment of Charles Levine to the In-Home
              Supportive Services Advisory Committee, as the
              representative of the Seniors Commission, for a term
              to expire March 21, 2002, as recommended by Chairman
              Campos

         30.  APPROVED appointment of B.J. Bartleson to the
              Emergency Medical Care Commission, as the
              representative of Watsonville Community Hospital, for
              a term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by
              Chairman Campos

         31.  APPROVED appointment of Jude Rose to the Children and
              Youth Commission as an at-large representative of the
              County Office of Education, for a term to expire April
              1, 2003, as recommended by Chairman Campos  

         31.1 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 401-2001 authorizing the Public
              Works Department to apply for grant funds to establish
              a feasibility study for a bike trail in the San
              Lorenzo River watershed; and directed Public Works to
              return on or before May 7, 2002 with a report on the
              outcome of the application process, as recommended by
              Supervisor Almquist


         32.  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

         33.  ACCEPTED AND FILED report regarding integration of
              fire services into the County Emergency Medical
              Services System, as recommended by the Health Services
              Agency Administrator

         34.  DIRECTED the Health Services Agency to proceed with
              the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) planning process
              including the development of a Request for Proposal
              for ambulance services and return to the Board with a
              progress report on the EMS planning process on May 21,
              2002, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
              Administrator

         35.  APPROVED the State Standard Revenue Agreement for
              Emergency Medical Services Appropriation and
              authorized the Health Services Agency Administrator to
              sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency
              Administrator

         36.  AUTHORIZED payment of $651.39 for prior year invoices
              for gas services to Scott Specialty Gases, as
              recommended by the Health Services Agency
              Administrator

         37.  ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 402-2001 accepting and
              appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
              $62,925; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 403-2001 authorizing
              the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the
              State Standard Agreement for Medi-Cal Outreach Program
              Services; and directed the Clerk of the Board to take
              related actions, as recommended by the Health Services
              Agency Administrator

         38.  APPROVED submission of a $500,000 grant application to
              the State Emergency Medical Services Administration
              for development and implementation of a Santa Cruz
              County Trauma Plan, as recommended by the Health
              Services Agency Administrator

         39.  ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Mental Health managed
              care for persons with MediCal, as recommended by the
              Health Services Agency Administrator


         40.  APPROVED agreements with various Early Intervention
              Program (EIP) counselors for HIV services to increase
              the hourly rate to $50 and with Easter Seals Central
              for California Children's Services to increase the
              annual maximum amount to $36,000 and authorized the
              Health Services Agency Administrator to sign, as
              recommended by the Health Services Agency
              Administrator

         41.  APPROVED the submission of application for the
              Supportive Housing Initiative Act (SHIA) grant funding
              to the California Department of Mental Health, as
              recommended by the Health Services Agency
              Administrator

         42.  APPROVED contracts with ARBOR, Incorporated in the
              amount of $507,000 for On-the-Job Training Services
              and for a not-to-exceed amount of $217,731 for the
              Caregiver Training Initiative program; adopted
              RESOLUTION NO. 404-2001 accepting and appropriating
              unanticipated revenue in the amount of $68,200 with
              the City of San Jose for the Caregiver Training
              Initiative; and directed the Auditor and the Human
              Resources Agency to take related actions, as
              recommended by the Human Resources Agency
              Administrator

         43.  ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 405-2001 accepting and
              appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
              $83,927; authorized the Human Resources Agency
              Administrator to sign contracts with the National
              Guard, the Homeless Services Center and the Salvation
              Army for a total not-to-exceed amount of $83,927 for
              winter shelter facilities; and approved related
              actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
              Administrator

         44.  APPROVED gross pay adjustment in the amount of
              $689.98, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency
              Administrator

         45.  APPROVED amendment to contract with First Alarm
              Security Patrol to add patrol services for 100
              Pioneer, Santa Cruz and authorized the Human Resources
              Agency Administrator to sign, as recommended by the
              Human Resources Agency Administrator




         46.  APPROVED Workforce Investment Act contract for
              training provider information services, as recommended
              by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

         47.  APPROVED contract with Community Action Board for
              emergency pre-eviction services for families with
              children and authorized the Human Resources Agency
              Administrator to sign the contract, as recommended by
              the Human Resources Agency Administrator

         48.  SEE ITEM NO. 62.1, REGULAR AGENDA
           
         49.  ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Habitat Conservation
              Planning for the Zayante Sand Hills area, as
              recommended by the Planning Director

         50.  APPROVED road closures and parade for the Soquel High
              School Homecoming Parade scheduled for November 10,
              2001 and directed the Public Works Department to issue
              the parade permit, as recommended by the Director of
              Public Works

         51.  AUTHORIZED the Director of Public Works to make a
              partial release of Faithful Performance Security for
              Tract 1423, Santos Subdivision, as recommended by the
              Director of Public Works

         52.  APPROVED the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Annual
              Overall Goal Information for 2001/2002 and directed
              Public Works to take related action, as recommended by
              the Director of Public Works

         53.  AUTHORIZED the Director of Public Works to make a
              partial release of Faithful Performance Security for
              1431 Rodeo Creek, as recommended by the Director of
              Public Works

         54.  APPROVED independent contractor agreement with SCS
              Field Services for a total not-to-exceed cost of
              $47,920 for landfill gas collection system repairs and
              maintenance and authorized the Director of Public
              Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County,
              as recommended by the Director of Public Works

         55.  ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 406-2001 accepting offer of
              dedication for Assessor's Parcel No. 028-142-35 for
              the East Cliff Drive Project; directed the
              Redevelopment Agency to provide a project status
              report in June 2002; and authorized the Clerk of the
              Board to take related actions, as recommended by the
              Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

         56.  AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ
              REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APPROVED contract with The
              Landscape Company in the amount of $30,000 for
              renovation of the Soquel Drive medians from Center
              Street to Porter Gulch Road and approved related
              actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency
              Administrator

         57.  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.:Parodi/Sumner, et al. v. County of Santa
              Cruz, Santa Cruz, County Superior Court Case No. CV
              137784
              Case Name/No.:Big Creek Lumber Company, et al. &
              Central Coast Forest Association, et al. v. County of
              Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No.
              CV 134816 (Consolidated)
              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 

         57.1 APPROVED appointment of April Exner to the Women's
              Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2003, as
              recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

         57.2 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 407-2001 calling the Depot Hill
              Geological Hazard Abatement District special formation
              election of five directors for January 29, 2002, as
              recommended by County Clerk

         57.3 ACCEPTED AND FILED REPORT regarding the County Crime
              Prevention Act of 2001; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 408-
              2001 accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of
              $432,678.01; approved purchase of two incident command
              vehicles and set aside $21,000 as partial financing
              towards an appropriate site for secured vehicle
              storage; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 409-2001 accepting and
              appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of
              $100,000 for Fleet Vehicle Replacement; approved
              purchase of mobile data computer equipment, five
              replacement bicycles, laptop computers and various
              safety equipment; and approved related actions, as
              recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
REGULAR AGENDA

         58.  CONSIDERED report on Santa Cruz County Community
              Programs;
        (1)   held workshop study session on Community programs;
        (2)   accepted and filed report and the attachments;
        (3)   directed the Human Resources Agency to annually
              collect information on how Community Programs services
              are addressing community-wide goals and strategies;
              with additional directives to report back in April
              2002 on the progress that has been made in the
              monitoring area, particularly how monitoring efforts
              are going to work together with other community
              efforts that are going on to build outcome measures
              into the monitoring of the programs refund;  County
              Administrative Officer report back in April 2002 on
              where the County is in terms of cultural competency
              adoption for its own programs and what the financial
              and problematic implications would be for all County
              Departments if the County is more inclusive of
              cultural competency standards in the delivery of
              services to the general public; 
        (4)   directed the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
              return to the Board in April 2002 with a report on
              amending the standard Community Programs contract to
              incorporate cultural competency standards effective in
              the fiscal year 2002/2003, and include in the report
              components on guidelines, training, timeliness and
              consequences of enforcing the cultural competency
              standards; directed the Human Resources Agency work
              with the Latino Affairs Commission, Human Services
              Commission, Human Care Alliance, Latino Executive
              Directors and all other appropriate Boards and
              Commissions in developing the protocol for
              implementing this action;
        (5)   and directed the Human Resources Agency Administrator
              to continue to work with the Human Services
              Commission, Latino Affairs Commission, Human Care
              Alliance and the Latino Executive Directors in
              developing suggestions for strengthening the Community
              Programs funding process and return to the Board at
              some point after that process with a report and
              proposal to strengthen the funding process

              WABPC




         59.  Public hearing held to consider the Coastal
              Commissions'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;
              continued public hearing to November 20, 2001

              WPBAC 

         60.  Public hearing held to consider ordinance amendments
              to eliminate the term "handicapped" in various County
              ordinances and to revise the standards for accessible
              parking in the County Zoning Code;
              closed public hearing; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 410-2001
              amending County Code Sections 13.10.265, 13.10.552,
              13.10.554, 13.20.150, 14.02.020 and 15.02.180 to
              eliminate the term "Handicapped" and to revise
              accessible parking standards approving the proposed
              amendments to County Code, replacing the term
              "handicapped: with the terms "disabled" and/or
              "accessible", as appropriate, in County Code Sections
              13.10.265, 13.10.552, 13.10.554, 13.20.150, 14.02.020
              and 15.02.180; ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4642 amending
              County Code Sections 13.10.265, 13.10.552, 13.10.554,
              13.20.150, 14.02.020 and 15.02.180 to Eliminate the
              Term "Handicapped" and to Revise Accessible Parking
              Standards; certified the California Environmental
              Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption; and directed the
              Planning Department to transmit the amendments to the
              California Coastal Commission as a Local Coastal
              Program Implementation Plan amendment for their
              approval and certification

              WABPC

         61.  Public hearing held to consider amendments to the
              Santa Cruz County Code Grading ordinance regarding
              revised design standards for private roads, driveways
              and bridges;
              continued public hearing to November 20, 2001

              WABPC

         62.  CONSIDERED ordinance amending Chapter 9.28 of the
              Santa Cruz County Code relating to designation of stop
              intersections;
              ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 411-2001 accepting Odyssey
              Court and Parcel "A" along the north side of Brommer
              Street into the County Maintained Road System; and
              approved "in concept" ordinance amending Chapter 9.28
              of the Santa Cruz County code relating to designation
              of stop intersections to return on November 20, 2001
              for final adoption

              AWBPC


         62.1 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Code Compliance
              Program; approved administrative and procedural
              changes to improve the effectiveness of the Code
              Compliance Program; with an additional direction to
              include language as follows: "that there is no adverse
              environmental impact besides health and safety"; and
              directed the Planning Department to report back on
              February 5, 2002 with further information and
              recommendations as appropriate to respond to the
              Board's additional directives from October 23, 2001
              and on the issue of alternative support arrangements
              for the administrative hearing process

              PWBAC
           

         62.2 ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the use of nine-county
              comparison for salary studies in the County;
              additionally adopted the joint County and Union's
              working group on Comparability Committee's
              recommendation to drop Fresno County as a comparable
              County

              WABPC


         63.  CONSIDERED report on Affordable Housing Action Plan;
              (1) Accepted and filed report; (2) considered the
              Proposed Affordable Housing Action Plan and
              Implementation Schedule and took action on the
              following items: (a) continued to December 11, 2001
              approval of a policy to require the Approving Body
              must make certain findings as part of approval of a
              residential development that is below the General Plan
              density range and that the proposed use is consistent
              with the General Plan and appropriate, given the need
              for housing in the community, with an additional
              direction to include information on the total amount
              of affordable housing in each district irrespective of
              city developments; (b/c) substituted the language
              contained in Supervisor Wormhoudt's letter, of October
              27, 2001, item #7, for the language in 2b and c, of
              the County Administrative Officer's letter of November
              1, 2001, as follows: "directed Planning staff to
              include in the work program for the upcoming General
              Plan Amendment process an analysis of the potential
              for designating additional affordable housing sites";
              (d) directed staff to return on December 11, 2001 with
              proposed recommendations to increase the inclusionary
              affordability requirement from 15% to 20%; (e)
              directed the Chair of the Board to write to LAFCO
              requesting LAFCO adopt a policy requiring a minimal
              level of affordability for annexed properties; (f)(i)
              directed the Redevelopment Agency to return on January
              29, 2002 with a status report on the potential for
              increasing agricultural housing under the State
              Employee Housing Act program; (f)(ii) directed the
              Redevelopment Agency to return on April 9, 2002 with a
              status report on the Down Payment Assistance program;
              (f)(iii) directed the Redevelopment Agency
              Administrator to provide an annual budget allocation
              from capital projects to housing projects in an amount
              which would total a 25% housing set aside, based on
              existing formulas, and that this amount be included in
              future recommended Redevelopment Budgets, beginning in
              fiscal year 2002-03 to support the creation of low and
              moderate income housing opportunities countywide; (g)
              referred consideration of strategies to attract
              employers to our community that pay better wages to
              the Workforce Investment Board as part of their
              overall and on-going strategic efforts to address a
              variety of workforce development issues in the
              community; (h) directed the Planning Department to
              return on November 20, 2001 with a proposed ordinance
              amendment to permit second units on agriculturally
              zoned land and to initiate the public review process,
              with a final ordinance approval on or before April 9,
              2002; and further directed staff to ensure that the
              ordinance does not restrict eligibility to relatives
              and farm workers, but does provide for the
              affordability restrictions; (i) directed RDA to
              develop a pilot program to provide subsidies to
              encourage the development of second units, in
              conjunction with the Board's consideration of the
              final ordinance on or before April 9, 2002 and
              additionally the Board directed and approved "in
              concept", RDA development of a pilot program; (j)
              requested the PUD ordinance return on November 20,
              2001 for Board consideration and action; (k) approved
              the following changes to the County's Affordable
              Housing programs and directed Planning staff to work
              with the CAO, RDA and County Counsel, and return on
              December 11, 2001 with specific changes and
              administrative recommendations: 1) eliminate In Lieu
              Fees, 2) eliminate "rounding" inclusionary unit
              obligation and calculate the number of affordable
              units to be exactly equal to the inclusionary
              percentage of the number of eligible market units, and
              3) approved the creation of a Developer Financed
              Measure J Home Purchase fund as described in the
              letter of the CAO dated November 1, 2001, 4) expanded
              the inclusionary percentage requirement to projects
              with two units or more, 5) deleted the current
              provision which exempts demolished units from
              inclusionary requirement and encourage the imposition
              of replacement housing requirements for demolished
              units; (l) directed Planning staff to report back on
              April 9, 2002 on issues pertaining to 1) the impact of
              reducing the floor area ratio from 50% to 40%; 2) the
              expansion of mobile home parks and, and additionally,
              the purchase of mobile home parks by either public
              entities or park residents, (3) increased use of
              manufactured housing; and 4) the possibility of
              establishing linkage fees for non-residential
              development; (m) directed the Planning Department to
              include in the updated Housing Element information
              pertaining to housing needs and housing pricing
              issues; (n) by consensus, directed the Planning
              Department, the Assessor's Office and Treasurer/Tax
              Collector to examine whether the Board has authority
              to regulate residential property for short term kinds
              of commercial use in order to address some of the
              impacts of vacation versus owner occupied type of 
              residences and report back on February 12, 2002; (o)
              directed County Counsel to work with the Planning
              Department and the County Administrative Office to
              develop an anti-retaliatory eviction ordinance and to
              return on February 5, 2002 with a proposed ordinance;
              (p) directed Planning staff to return on February 5,
              2002, with a Second Unit Limited Amnesty program and
              the costs and the effectiveness of the previous
              amnesty program; (q) directed the Redevelopment Agency
              to report back on February 12, 2001 on a program to
              recruit and retain property owners in the Section 8
              program; (r) directed staff, in consultation with the
              Housing Advisory Commission, to review existing vacant
              and underutilized commercial and industrially zoned
              parcels for their suitability as affordable housing
              sites and return with their recommendations on or
              before May 7, 2002; (s) approved "in concept" doubling
              the amount of funding allocated to the tenant eviction
              program and directed the Redevelopment Agency to
              report back in conjunction with the Continuum of Care
              program, in late January 2002, on the success of the
              current program; (t) directed County Counsel to report
              back on November 20, 2001 on the status of the current
              State Law on tenant notification for rent increases
              including a report on whether the County is pre-empted
              from having more stringent requirements by State Law;
              (u) directed the County Administrative Officer to
              report back on April 9, 2002 on the feasibility of
              working with the City of Santa Cruz, private
              foundations and churches to finance and develop a
              permanent homeless shelter in the County of Santa
              Cruz; and (v) approved staff recommendations as
              amended

              (2a) BPwaC
              (2b&c) WBPac
              (h) WABPC
              (i) WCPAB
              (j) WBPAC
              (l) PWBAC
              (p) WBPAC
              (q) WPBAC
              (r) WPBAC
              (s) WBPAC
              (t) WBPAC
              (u) AWBPC
              (v) WABPC 

         64.  CONSIDERED report on the Living Wage Program;
        (1)   accepted and filed the report on the Living Wage 
              Program;
        (2)   approved Living Wage ordinance "in concept", and 
              directed County Counsel to develop a final ordinance
              incorporating any changes by the Board, with an
              additional direction that the date for the first
              reading be changed to December 4, 2001; 
        (3)   directed the Personnel director to return in closed 
              session upon the receipt of a proposal to commence
              bargaining by SEIU; 
        (4)   directed the Human Resources Agency Administrator to
              return after State approval of the In-Home Supportive
              Services (IHSS) plan is received and to convene a
              meeting of the Public Authority when appropriate to
              consider any requests for representation of
              Independent Workers and any proposals to commence
              bargaining;
        (5)   directed staff to continue to work with the Living 
              Wage Coalition and Human Care Alliance to consider
              development of an implementation program for non-
              profit organizations and private for-profit health and
              human service providers and to assess the initial
              implementation of the proposed ordinance, with
              additional directions: 
              (a) to ensure that meetings are scheduled and include
              Redevelopment Agency issues making sure areas are not
              overlooked
              (b) include language in the ordinance designating the
              County Administrative Officer as the Compliance
              Officer
              (c) develop a complaint process timeline
              (d) consider third tier language in terms of
              applicability in the ordinance to cover the issue of
              workers representation by a union and coverage by a
              collective bargaining agreement
              (e) consider the addition of language on labor
              relations neutrality under the enforcement section of
              the ordinance; and        (6)   maintain the allocation of the $700,000 in restricted
              contingencies to provide for the future implementation
              of a living wage program, with an additional direction
              to add the following language "specifically for the
              purpose of having funds available for negotiating with
              Independent Providers if a collective bargaining
              process is commenced";
        (7)   motion to amend the main motion passed - APCwb
        (8)   reconsideration of amended motion failed - APcwb
           
              WCPAB












Approved:                                                
                  Chair, Board of Supervisors


Attest:                                          
              Clerk of the Board


Date:                                                                



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           be approved by the Board on November 20, 2001
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