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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
December 6, 2005

1. Roll Call

2. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance

3. Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda; additions and deletions to Consent and Regular Agendas

4. Action on the Consent Agenda

5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Any person may address the Board during its Oral Communications period. Presentations must not exceed three (3) minutes in length, and individuals may speak only once during Oral Communications. All Oral Communications must be directed to an item not listed on today's Consent or Regular Agenda, and must be within the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members will not take actions or respond immediately to any Oral Communications presented, but may choose to follow up at a later time, either individually, or on a subsequent Board of Supervisor's Agenda. Oral Communications will normally be received by the Board for a period not to exceed thirty (30) minutes. If, at the end of this period, additional persons wish to address the Board under Oral Communications, the Oral Communications period may be continued to the last item on the Regular Agenda.

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******CONSENT AGENDA******

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

6.	Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.	Approve minutes of November 15, 2005 and November 22, 2005 as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.

Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of November 17, 2005 through November 30, 2005 and approved upon adoption of the 2005/2006 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.	Approve 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.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated Property Tax Administration Program grant revenue in the amount of $22,445 and authorize the Information Services Department to purchase a programming enhancement for workflow management software, as recommended by the Assessor-Recorder

11.	Instruct the Auditor to issue replacement warrants in the total amount of $192.79 to replace uncashed and staledated warrants, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

12.

Adopt resolution to establish a .43 percent per annum simple interest rate on tenant's rental security deposits, effective January 1, 2006; and request the District Attorney's Consumer Affairs Division to include this information in materials that they produce, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

13.	Defer until January 24, 2006 the report on conducting an increased manual count of votes cast on the proposed touch screen voting devices, as recommended by the County Clerk

14.	Accept the Statement of Vote (on file with Clerk) for the November 8, 2005 Special Statewide Election, and declare the winner for the office and the results of each measure under your jurisdiction pursuant to Elections Code Section 15400, as recommended by the County Clerk

15.	Defer consideration of the report on the street naming and addressing program to December 13, 2005, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator

16.	Accept report on the issuance of a request for qualifications to obtain energy services and direct the General Services Department to return on or before April 25, 2006 with a status report and contract recommendation, as recommended by the Director of General Services

17.	Adopt amended resolutions determining industrial disability retirements for two safety members, as recommended by the Personnel Director

18.	Defer report on the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) grant until January 24, 2006, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

19.	Accept and file report on the Medical Unit at the Main Jail, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

20.	Approve appointment of Larry Friedman to the Long Term Care Interagency Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

21.	Accept nomination of Mary Jo Walker as Santa Cruz County Auditor-Controller for the remainder of the current term, with final appointment to be considered on December 13, 2005, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

22.

Accept notification of at-large vacancy on the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, representing a health facility providing acute or long term care to the elderly, with nominations for appointment to be received on January 10, 2006, and final appointment to be made January 24, 2006, as recommended by Chairman Campos

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

23.	Accept and file 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 Director

24.	Ratify agreement with Dominican Hospital in the maximum amount of $65,000 for helicopter transportation flight clearance in inclement weather from the FAA, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

25.

Approve agreements with the Family Service Agency of the Central Coast in the maximum amount of $525,117 for Medi-Cal services; Volunteer Center in the maximum amount of $74,200 for employment services to homeless mentally ill adults; and NADHAN, Incorporated/Creekside Mental Health Rehabilitation Program, a multi-year agreement for mental health beds and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

26.

Approve an amendment to the contract with Families in Transition for an increase of $100,000 for 2005-2006; authorize the Human Resources Director to sign the amendment; and adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $100,000, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

27.	Approve an amendment to the contract with Senior Network Services that changes the beginning date to September 1, 2005, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

28.	Authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the subdivision agreement between Mar Sereno Estates, LLC and the County of Santa Cruz and submit it for recording to the County Recorder, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

29.	Accept and file report on the Integrated Watershed Restoration Program projects and direct Public Works to return to the Board with an update on or before May 23, 2006, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

30.

Approve solid waste independent contractor agreements with Peterson Tractor Company for emergency heavy equipment rental services in the not-to-exceed amount of $50,000; with Linarez Trucking for hauling of mattresses, box springs, and stuffed furniture in the not-to-exceed amount of $25,000; with West Coast Rubber Recycling, LLC, for used tire recycling services for a not-to-exceed amount of $25,000; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreements on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

31.

Accept and file report on the Refuse, Recycling and Yardwaste Collection Franchise renewal process; approve amendment to agreement extending the contract to April 30, 2006; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, and schedule a public hearing for January 24, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider approval of an agreement with Waste Management of Santa Cruz County, and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

32.

Approve contract change order in the total amount of $13,009 for the Buena Vista Landill Entrance Facility Improvements-Phase I; authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the contract change order on behalf of the County; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

33.

Approve amendments to agreements for additional radio advertisement services for the Stormwater Management Program by increasing the allocations for the radio station's contracts for Clear Channel Monterey by $4,980 for a not-to-exceed amount of $29,840; Mapleton Communications by $8,000 for a not-to-exceed amount of $48,000; Buckley Broadcasting by $4,970 for a not-to-exceed amount of $29,970; and Entravision Communications by $5,000 for a not-to-exceed amount of $30,000, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

34.

AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, award a contract to Louis & Riparetti, Incorporated in the amount of $14,876 for the Roof Replacement at 1240 Rodriguez Street project; authorize the Redevelopment Agency Administrator to notify the contractor and sign the contract agreement and associated documents; authorize the Redevelopment Agency Administrator to approve change orders and encumber $1,488 to cover change order expenditures and take related actions, as recommended by the General Services Director and the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

35.

AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, adopt a resolution canceling estimated revenues and projections; set a public hearing on January 10, 2006, on the morning agenda, for the purpose of reviewing the updated Redevelopment Implementation Plan for the Live Oak-Soquel Project Area, and direct the Clerk of the Board to publish required notice, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

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******CLOSED SESSION AGENDA******

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

36.

SCHEDULE A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION TO BE HELD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD'S CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA, OR AT ANY OTHER TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel All Bargaining Units REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - will be given at the conclusion of the closed session on any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session.

*****REGULAR AGENDA*****

37.

Consider a presentation by a representative of the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health recognizing Santa Cruz County Environmental Health Services for outstanding work on the County's Onsite Wastewater Management Program a. Letter of Chairman Campos of November 30, 2005, with attachment b. Attachment

38.	Consider the Amended Community Services and Supports Plan of the Mental Health Services Act and related actions a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Director of November 26, 2005 b. Attachment c. Letter of SEIU

39.	Consider contract with Sequoia Voting Systems for the purchase of a new voting system

40.

Consider report and proposed ordinance amendments on Design Issues in Coastal Neighborhoods a. Letter of the Planning Director of November 18, 2005 b. Proposed Ordinance Amendments c. Map of Areas Currently Subject to Chapter 13.11 and Coastal Design Criteria Review d. Revised Map of Areas Suggested for Possible Consideration as Part of NC Combining District e. Large Scale Map of Current and Proposed Areas subject to Coastal Permits and Design Review (on file with the Clerk) f. Letter of Gayle Topping of November 30, 2005 g. Email of Cove Britton h. Email of Ellen Mellon

41.	Consider report on options to address the shortfall of housing sites identified in the Housing Element and related actions a. Letter of the Planning Director of November 22, 2005 b. Attachment 1: Potential Sites and Developable Acreage c. Attachment

42.

Consider accepting site improvements for Harbor Square, Tract 1443, as complete; consider resolution accepting Clipper Cove into the County Maintained Road System; consider resolution accepting Parcel A as a sidewalk easement; consider ordinance amending Subsection C of Section 9.28.020 of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to Stop Intersections a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of November 22, 2005 b. Site Map c. Resolution Accepting Clipper Cove into the County Maintained Road System d. Resolution Accepting Offer of Dedication of Easement e. Ordinance Amending Subsection C of Section 9.28.020 (strikeout version) f. Ordinance amending Subsection C of Section 9.28.020 (clean version)

43.

Consider appointment of Carlos Palacios to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of economic development agencies, for a term to expire June 30, 2008 a. Letter of Chairman Campos of November 15, 2005 b. Letter of the City of Watsonville of November 2, 2005 c. Memorandum of the Workforce Investment Board Director of November 16, 2005

WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE LISTING: The Written Correspondence Listing is established to act as a report of materials received by the Board as a whole but may also include items requested for inclusion by individual Supervisors. Upon completion of any actions deemed necessary (i.e. acknowledgment, referral, etc.), these items are included in the Written Correspondence Listing under the appropriate heading. While these items are not part of the official record of meetings of the Board of Supervisors, they will be maintained by the Clerk of the Board for a period of two years, after which time they may be destroyed after the County's Historic Resources Commission has been provided an opportunity for review.