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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
November 21, 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 November 7, 2006, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of November 9, 2006 through November 15, 2006 and approved upon adoption of the 2006/2007 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.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, December 5, 2006, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider modifications to the Unified Fee Schedule and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
11.	Approve transfer of funds in the amount of $19,776.32 for refund of seized assets; authorize the Auditor-Controller to refund the seized assets plus interest and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
12.	Approve transfer of appropriations in the amount of $3,500 within the 2005 Homeland Security budget, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
13.	Declare used County vehicles to be surplus and direct the Director of General Services to arrange for their disposition, as recommended by the Director of General Services
13.1	Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk) for the Wheelock Property Remodel; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2006, as recommended by the Director of General Services
14.	Accept nomination of Michelle Hinkle for reappointment to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors for a four year term expiring December 31, 2010, with final appointment to be considered December 5, 2006, as recommended by Supervisor Stone
15.	Accept nomination of Jim Rapoza for appointment to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors, for a term commencing on January 1, 2007, and expiring on December 31, 2007, with final appointment to be considered December 5, 2006, as recommended by Supervisor Stone
16.	Approve appointment of Supervisor Campos to the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors, and approve the appointment of Supervisor Stone as the alternate, as recommended by Chair Stone

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

17.	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
18.	Approve various position changes within the Health Services Agency, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
19.	Defer annual hospital access to care report until January 23, 2007, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
20.	Accept report and information on the new national identity for local public health, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
21.	Authorize the Auditor-Controller to make advance payments for the month of December 2006 to Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center, in the amount of $620,561; to Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz, in the amount of $98,196.16; and to Front Street, in the amount of $307,169.58, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
22.	Adopt resolution authorizing submission of funding application for the 2007-2010 Dental Disease Prevention Program in the amount of $46,000 per year for a three-year total funding amount of $138,000 and take related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
23.	Approve amendments to agreements with First 5 Santa Cruz County in the amount of $434,556, and with Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center in the amounts of $558,941 and $223,924, respectively, and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the amendments, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director
24.	Approve two-year agreement with the National Council on Crime and Delinquency in the amount of $33,750 for fiscal year 2006/2007 and $33,750 for fiscal year 2007/2008; approve agreement with Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center for the Primeros Pasos program in the amount of $49,950 for fiscal year 2006/2007; and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to execute these agreements, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

25.	Defer consideration of report on General Plan Policies related to development in areas subject to geologic hazards until January 23, 2007, as recommended by the Planning Director
26.	Accept and file report on disaster response issues, as recommended by the Planning Director and the Emergency Services Administrator
27.	Approve amendment to agreement with Hope Services, Incorporated for construction and demolition recycling services by increasing the contract by $15,000 for a total cost not-to-exceed $110,000 for fiscal year 2006/2007 with periodic wage adjustments through June 30, 2009; approve increased payment of $50 per work day for work performed since July 1, 2006; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
28.	Adopt resolution approving the filing of a grant application (on file with the Clerk) for funds from the Bicycle Transportation Account Program in the amount of $350,000 for Calabasas Road, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
29.	Approve contract change order in the amount of $106,559.35 for the Soquel Avenue Overlay and Sewer Replacement project; authorize the Chairperson of the Board to sign the change order on behalf of the County; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
30.	Accept and file report on the Integrated Watershed Restoration Program (IWRP) projects; approve revised IWRP Valencia Creek Fish Ladder Work Program dated October 25, 2006; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue from the Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District in the amount of $10,000 for the Valencia Creek Fish Ladder project; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the IWRP Valencia Creek Fish Ladder Work Program dated October 25, 2006; and direct Public Works to return to the Board with an update on or before October 2, 2007, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
31.	Accept and file status report on emergency repairs - Vine Hill Road Storm Damage Repair project and Cathedral Drive Storm Damage Repair project; and direct Public Works to return with a project status report on December 12, 2006, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
32.	Authorize payment in the amount of $4,965.31 to SCS Field Services for landfill gas management services completed in the 2005/2006 fiscal year, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
33.	Approve amendments to the County Design Criteria relating to Stormwater Management, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
34.	Adopt resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to enter into an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for Proposition 40 Urban Stormwater Program grant funds for reducing non-point sediment and pesticide pollution in County road maintenance operations; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $629,756; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement; direct Public Works to return on or before January 9, 2007 to request approval to initiate process to retain a consultant; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
35.	Defer report on roadside vegetation management to January 23, 2007, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

36.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, accept and file status report on the implementation of the Route Concept for East Cliff Drive from Ninth Avenue to Twelfth Avenue and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
37.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve Agency funds totaling $71,101.06 for the cost of a construction change order for the Soquel Avenue Overlay Project and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

ADDENDA

37.1	Accept nomination of Donald N. (Norm) Hagen for appointment to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors for a term commencing on January 1, 2007, and expiring on December 31, 2007, with final appointment to be considered December 5, 2006, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
37.2	Accept nomination of William J. Comfort for appointment to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors, for a term commencing on January 1, 2007, and expiring on December 31, 2007, with final appointment to be considered December 5, 2006, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

38.

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 - EXISTING LITIGATION Case Name/No.: People of the State of California (ex. rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General) v. County of Santa Cruz, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV152681; United States District Court, Northern District, Case No. 05CV04708 Case Name/No.: Leslie Dogherra v. County of Santa Cruz; Steve Christiansen, United States District Court, Northern District, Case No. C06-04309 JF CONFERENCE WITH 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*****

39.	Continued consideration of report on Housing Element Rezoning Program, including site selection and affordability requirements (continued from November 14, 2006, Item No. 30) a. Letter of the Planning Director of November 3, 2006 b. List of candidate sites c. Individual site maps d. Analysis of candidate sites e. Correspondence regarding sites f. Related correspondence
40.	Public hearing to consider adoption of the proposed Conceptual Master Plan for "The Farm" Neighborhood Park and Community Center and take related actions a. Letter of the Redevelopment Agency Administrator and the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services of November 8, 2006 b. Conceptual Park Master Plan c. Renderings d. Vicinity Map e. Parks and Recreation Commission Staff Report f. Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes g. Email of Charles Paulden
41.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, conduct a public hearing to consider increase to the annual fee for Soquel Village Employee Parking Permit Program and adopt resolution increasing Employee Parking Permit to $40.00 per calendar year a. Letter of the Redevelopment Agency Administrator of November 8, 2006 b. Resolution 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).
42.	Consider report on the implementation of Proposition 83 (Jessica's Law) which adds new provisions to the Penal Code in order to restrict the residency of sex offenders a. Letter of the Planning Director and the Sheriff-Coroner of November 13, 2006
43.	Consider reappointment of Marco Cervantes to the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors, pursuant to the provisions of Water Code Appendix Section 124-402, for a term to expire December 1, 2008 a. Letter of Supervisors Pirie and Campos of November 6, 2006 b. Letter of Steve Bontadelli, President of Santa Cruz Farm Bureau, of November 8, 2006 c. Letter of Marco Cervantes of November 9, 2006
	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.