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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda

Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
October 28, 2014


9:00
  • Roll Call
  • Consent Agenda
  • Oral Communications
  • Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items
12:00
  • Lunch
10:30
  • Recess
10:45
  • Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items

  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.


TRANSLATION SERVICES/SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION
Spanish language translation is available on an as needed basis. Please make advance arrangements with the Clerk of the Board, in Room 500, or by telephone at (831) 454-2323.

Las sesiones de la Mesa Directiva de los Supervisores del Condado pueden ser traducidas del inglés al español y del español al inglés. Por favor haga arreglos anticipadamente con la Secretaria de la Mesa Directiva de los Supervisores en el cuarto número 500, o por teléfono al número (831) 454-2323.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the meeting and you require special assistance in order to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (831) 454-2323 (TDD number (831) 454-2123) at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting in order to make arrangements. Persons with disabilities may request a copy of the agenda in an alternative format. As a courtesy to those affected, please attend the meeting smoke and scent free. Note: The Board of Supervisors meetings are broadcast live on Comcast Cable Services, Channel 26. Agenda documents may be reviewed at the Office of the Clerk of the Board, Room 500, Governmental Center, and at the Santa Cruz Main Library.

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

 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

6.   Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller (on file with the Clerk of the Board)

7.   Item deleted

8.   Item deleted

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.   Approve contract with Simpler Systems in the amount of $143,485 for the design of a new EZ-Budget system to accept data from the new ONESolution system and take related actions, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

11.   Approve the Plan of Cooperation between the California Department of Child Support Services and the Santa Cruz/San Benito Regional Department of Child Support Services and authorize the Regional Director to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Child Support Services

12.   Accept and file status report and direct staff to return on November 18, 2014 with a finalized interim compensation agreement between the County of Santa Clara and County Fire for emergency response into the Loma Prieta-Hicks Road-Uvas area of Santa Clara County, as recommended by the Director of General Services

13.   Approve tentative agreement with the General Representation Unit regarding healthcare benefits, as recommended by the Director of Personnel

14.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $244,254 for Justice Reinvestment Initiative funds; approve revenue agreement with the Crime and Justice Institute at Community Resources for Justice in the amount of $244,254; approve agreement with the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County in the amount of $47,304 for operating a Downtown Accountability Program restorative justice work crew, and take related actions, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

15.   Approve appointment of Marni Cooke to the La Selva Beach Parks and Recreation District for a four year term, as recommended by Supervisor Friend

16.   Authorize the Chairperson to send a letter to the Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development indicating the County's support for the Mayor's Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness, as recommended by Supervisors Friend and Leopold

17.   Approve appointment of Lynda Phillips to the Arts Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2017, as recommended by Supervisor McPherson

18.   Approve the revised Conflict of Interest Code for the Santa Cruz County Sanitation District, as recommended by Chairperson Friend

19.   Approve the 2015 schedule of meetings of the Board of Supervisors, including the schedule for 2015-2016 budget hearings, as recommended by Chairperson Friend

 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

20.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated grant revenue from the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group in the amount of $11,171 to purchase an electronic pill counter and a digital copier-scanner-printer for the County's Health Center Expansion Project at 1442 Freedom Boulevard; approve the fixed asset purchase of a Kirby Lester electronic pill counter in the amount of $6,380 and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

21.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $663,575 for the CalWORKS Housing Support Program; approve contracts with Families in Transistion in the amount of $584,243; with Homeless Services Center in the amount of $39,509; and with Pajaro Valley Shelter Services in the amount of $38,574 to provide CalWORKS Housing Support Program; approve contract with Goodwill Industries, Inc./Shoreline in the amount of $144,691 for Job Search Workshop program and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

 

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

22.   Accept and file report on the Broadband Master Plan and direct staff to return on or before January 27, 2015 with a further update, as recommended by the Planning Director

23.   Accept and file report on the 2014-2015 Emergency Winter Shelter Program and approve agreements with the Homeless Services Center in the amount of $162,262 and with the State of California Military Department in the amount of $63,945, and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

24.   Accept and file status report on the Center for Public Safety Project and Emergency Operations Center; approve change orders totaling $501,977.89; adopt resolutions accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue; direct staff to return with a further report in May 2015 and take related actions, as recommended by the Directors of Public Works, General Services, Planning, and the Sheriff-Coroner

25.   Authorize the Planning Director to apply for and sign the application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Homeless Assistance funds in the amount of $2,282,509, and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

26.   Defer consideration of amendments to Santa Cruz County Code 13.10.694 regarding vacation rentals until December 9, 2014, as recommended by the Planning Director

27.   Defer consideration of amendments to Santa Cruz County Code 13.10.600-668 regarding wireless communication facilities to the second meeting in January 2015 in order to review the new Federal Trade Commission rules to be issued on October 17, 2014, as recommended by the Planning Director

28.   Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider the Community Development Block Grant Supplemental activities, as recommended by the Planning Director

29.   Adopt resolution authorizing sale of surplus County owned property (commonly known as Assessor's Parcel Number 032-242-15 and a portion of Assessor's Parcel Number 032-242-10) for $21,000; approve purchase and sale agreement and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

30.   Authorize the Chair of the Board to a execute quitclaim deed for vacated portion of Brommer Street Extension and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

31.   Defer report on the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network Master Plan until January 2015, as recommended by the Directors of Planning and Public Works

31.1   Direct the Planning Director and the Public Works Director to write a letter to the California Coastal Commission expressing the County's support for the O'Neill Coastal Development Permit Application No. 3-09-042-A2, as recommended by Supervisor Leopold

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

32.   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 LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel
Employee Organization: Middle Management Unit; Deputy Probation Officer Unit

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION

Anthony Ott v. County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. CV177956

Jorge Robinson v. County of Santa Cruz, Worker's Compensation Claim No. ADJ9197751

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*****

33.   Legislative Update by Assemblymember Luis Alejo
a. Letter of Chairperson Friend, dated October 15, 2014


34.   Consider the Sustainable Santa Cruz County Plan
a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated October 10, 2014
b. Sustainable Santa Cruz County Plan (public hearing draft)
c. Letter to the Planning Commission, dated September 16, 2014
d. Proposed revisions
e. Written correspondence


35.   Consider presentation on long-range planning for recycling and solid waste services
a. Letter of the Director of Public Works, dated October 16, 2014


36.   Consider adoption of ordinance establishing the Santa Cruz Community Health Centers Co-Applicant Commission pursuant to federal Department of Health Resources and Services Administration requirements for governance of Federally Qualified Health Centers
a. Letter of the Director of Health Services, dated October 17, 2014
b. Proposed ordinance


37.   Consider reappointment of Roberta K. Smith to the Board of Directors of the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, for a term to expire November 30, 2018
a. Letter of Supervisor Coonerty, dated October 9, 2014


38.   Consider reappointment of David Cavanaugh to the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors, for a term to expire December 1, 2016
a. Letter of Supervisor Friend, dated October 17, 2014


39.   Consider reappointment of Jim McKenna to the Board of Directors of the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, for a term to expire November 30, 2018
a. Letter of Supervisor Friend, dated October 9, 2014


40.   Consider reappointment of Robert Ketley to the Board of Directors of the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, for a term to expire November 30, 2018
a. Letter of Supervisor Leopold, dated October 9, 2014


999.   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.