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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
January 10, 2006

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 December 6, 2005 and December 13, 2005, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of December 8, 2005 through January 4, 2006 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 Ordinance Amending Subsection C of Section 9.28.020 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Stop Intersections (approved "in concept" on December 6, 2005, Item No. 42)
11.	Schedule a jurisdictional hearing on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider the City of Capitola's appeal of the Planning Commissions approval of Application No. 04-0440 (Home Depot Project), as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
12.	Ratify prior action adopting resolution revising the Unified Fee Schedule, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
13.	Approve revisions to the County Procedures Manual relating to in-county meals for official county events, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14.	Adopt resolution authorizing the County to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of State's Office to receive $1,698,328 in HAVA Section 301 Voting System Funds; authorize the County Administrative Officer to sign the agreement; and appoint the County Clerk to serve as the County's representative in matters associated with executing the agreement, as recommended by the County Clerk
15.	Approve amendment to contract with Visionary Integration Professionals LLC increasing the contract's not-to-exceed amount by $150,000 for a total of $240,000 for services associated with implementing a new voting system and take related actions, as recommended by the County Clerk
16.	Approve gross pay adjustment in the amount of $711.20 for an Assistant District Attorney in the District Attorney's Office, as recommended by the District Attorney
17.	Approve transfer of funds and authorize fixed asset purchases in the amount of $8,500 for a computer system and a portable visual presenter unit in the District Attorney's Criminal Prosecution Index, as recommended by the District Attorney
18.	Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk) for the installation of Rubberized Surfacing at Aldridge Lane County Park project; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m. on February 8, 2006 in the General Services Department, as recommended by the Director of General Services
19.	Adopt resolution amending Civil Service Rules regarding probationary periods and update corresponding list of affected classifications, as recommended by the Civil Service Commission and the Personnel Director
20.	Approve Juvenile Probation Funding (JPF) Program Agreement for Administrative Services with the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) and JPF funding in the amount of $1,033,949 for fiscal year 2005-06, and adopt resolution authorizing the Chief Probation Officer to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
21.	Approve amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Boulder Creek Fire District and the Sheriff's Office to extend the agreement to June 30, 2010 related to antenna and radio equipment; authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to sign the amendment; and approve payment in the amount of $1,000 to the Boulder Creek Fire District for related electrical use, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
22.	Appoint Tom Roberts of the Salsipuedes Sanitary District to serve as the representative of the Special Districts on the Treasury Oversight Commission, and Richard Clark of the Scotts Valley Fire Protection District to serve as the alternate representative of the Special Districts, for terms to expire March 31, 2009, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
23.	Accept nomination of Dr. Margery Regaldo Rodriguez for appointment to the Board of Directors of the Community Action Board, Incorporated, as an at-large County appointee, for a term to expire January 5, 2009, with final appointment to be made January 24, 2006, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
24.	Approve appointment of Leslie Ann Cheung to the Child Care Planning Council, as a consumer representative (category 1), for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
25.	Approve appointment of Faye Alexander to the Seniors Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
26.	Approve appointment of Rebecca J. Garcia to the Child Care Planning Council, as a discretionary appointee (category 5), for a term to expire April 1, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
27.	Accept and file annual report of the Mobilehome Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
28.	Accept and file annual report of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
29.	Accept and file annual report of the Integrated Waste Management Local Task Force, as recommended by Chairman Campos
30.	Accept and file annual report of the Parks and Recreation Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
31.	Accept and file the 2003 and 2004 annual reports of the Domestic Violence Commission, as recommended by Chairman Campos
32.	Accept and file annual report of the Arts Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
33.	Accept notification of at-large vacancy on the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors, with nominations for appointment to be received on January 24, 2006, and final appointment to be made February 7, 2006, as recommended by Chairman Campos
34.	Accept and file annual report of the Treasury Oversight Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

35.	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
36.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated federal revenue in the amount of $216,300 for the HUD Meaningful Answers to Chronic Homelessness project; approve revenue agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $701,840 and with Front Street, Incorporated in the maximum amount of $541,179 for housing services; and take related action, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
37.	Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the Non-Supplantation Certification Form for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Funding, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
38.	Approve appointment of Carolyn Stewart as Acting Mental Health Director, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
39.	Approve staffing associated with the Proposition 63 Mental Health Services Act and take related actions; accept information on the County's living wage and labor relations neutrality and direct staff to return on February 28, 2006 with a further report on the status on the State's review of the Proposition 63 Plan, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
40.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $365,250 in unanticipated federal grant revenue to develop and implement Primeros Pasos (First Steps), a collaborative program of the Human Resources and Health Services Agencies to provide services to children and families of substance-abusing pregnant and parenting women and their partners; approve transfer of funds in the amount of $281,204 to Health Services Agency; and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources and Health Services Agency Directors
41.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $180,000 of unanticipated local, State and federal Early Periodic Screening Diagnostic and Treatment Medi-Cal funds into the Health Services Agency Mental Health budget; and approve agreements with Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, in the maximum amount of $662,200 for EPSDT Medi-Cal services, and Dominican Hospital, an amendment extending the term to June 30, 2006 for indigent mental health inpatient services, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
42.	Approve contract with Stars and Stripes Telecom Incorporated in the amount of $327,984 for the installation of a telecommunications system for the MediCal Call Center; and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the contract; and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

43.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, February 7, 2006, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider adoption of ordinance amendment regarding conversion of non-residential land to residential uses, as recommended by the Planning Director
44.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, February 7, 2006, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider adoption of ordinance and General Plan/Local Coastal Program Land Use Amendments regarding density bonus regulations, as recommended by the Planning Director
45.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, February 7, 2006, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider adoption of ordinance amendments regarding large family child care homes, as recommended by the Planning Director
46.	Accept and file status report regarding the Pleasant Acres Mobile Home Park property, schedule a public hearing for February 7, 2006 relating to the disposition of the Park property, and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
47.	Authorize the Planning Director to approve an amendment to the agreement between Hansen Information Technologies and the County of Santa Cruz and take related actions, including reporting back on the progress of system development as part of the fiscal year 2006-2007 budget presentation, as recommended by the Planning Director
48.	Adopt resolution authorizing the installation of three road bumps on Mattison Lane, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
49.	Adopt resolution for right-of-way acquisition for Fairview Avenue Drainage Easement; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County; and approve payment of claim, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
50.	Adopt resolution approving and accepting terms and conditions of the contract for the Calabasas Road Improvement project property acquisition; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract on behalf of the County; and approve payment of claim, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
51.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, ratify the issuance of the five-month emergency purchase order for delivery of bottled water to customers of the Davenport County Sanitation District in the not-to-exceed amount of $30,000; authorize provision of up to 60 gallons of delivered bottled water per month to residential and business customers and approve transfer of $32,100 to fund this emergency purchase order, as recommended by the District Engineer
52.	Approve amendment to agreement with Thacher and Thompson Architects to extend the term of the contract through June 30, 2006 to continue design services for the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building Auditorium Restoration Project and authorize the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services to sign the amendment to the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

53.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, accept report on the benefits of Redevelopment to the General Fund and County and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

ADDENDA

53.1	Adopt resolution ratifying the proclamation declaring the existence of a local emergency in Santa Cruz County and requesting Governor Schwarzenegger to proclaim a State of Emergency for Santa Cruz County, as recommended by the Director of Emergency Services

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

54.

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 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Property Address: Adjacent to 2000-2004 McGregor Drive, Aptos APN 036-061-07 Property Owner: County of Santa Cruz Negotiating party: Scott Loichinger, Chief Real Property Agent, Public Works 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*****

55.	Consider selection of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for calendar year 2006 a. Letter of Supervisor Campos of January 3, 2006
56.	Presentation honoring Cuong Nguyen, Information Services Director a. Letter of Chairman Campos of January 3, 2006
57.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, consider the Amended Implementation Plan for the Live Oak/Soquel Redevelopment Project area and consider related actions a. Letter of the Redevelopment Agency Administrator of December 28, 2005 b. Resolution c. Implementation Plan for the Soquel/Live Oak Project Area 2005-2009 Regarding public hearing items: If any person challenges an action taken on the foregoing matter(s) in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at or prior to the public hearing. The time limit for seeking judicial review of any decision approving or denying an application for a permit, license or other entitlement, or revoking a permit, license or other entitlement is governed by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 and is no later than the 90th day following the date on which the decision is made (unless a shorter time limit is specified for the type of action by State or Federal law, in which case the shorter time limit shall apply).
58.	Consider reappointment of Pat Spence to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors, for a term to expire December 31, 2009 a. Letter of Supervisor Campos of December 28, 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.