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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
October 1, 2002

1. Roll Call
   Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance

2. Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda

3. Additions and Deletions to the Consent Agenda; and Action on the Consent Agenda

4. 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 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.

5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda

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

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

6.	Approve claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller
7.	Item deleted
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of September 19, 2002 through September 25, 2002 and approved upon adoption of the 2002/2003 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 of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz Making Findings of Necessity for Amendment of Certain Sections of the California Building Code Standards as Unique to the Monterey Bay Region and adopt Ordinance Amending Chapter 12.10 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to the Adoption of the 1997 Uniform Building Code, 2000 Uniform Mechanical Code, 2000 Uniform Plumbing Code, and the 1999 National Electrical Code, as Amended by Title 24, of the California Code of Regulations (approved "in concept" on September 24, 2002, No. 73)
11.	Defer report on AT&T Broadband signal quality, originally scheduled for October 1, 2002, until November 26, 2002, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
12.	Direct the Office of Emergency Services to inform the autonomous fire districts that the fire ordinances submitted with the September 17, 2002 agenda materials have been reviewed and that the County offers no comments on the proposed ordinances, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
13.	Adopt County Flood Mitigation Plan as an Annex to the County Emergency Management Plan; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $10,000 in unanticipated revenue; and take related actions, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
14.	Approve Memorandum of Understanding for the General Representation Unit; adopt resolutions to implement provisions of agreement; and authorize the Personnel Director to sign Memorandum of Understanding, as recommended by the Personnel Director
15.	Adopt resolution authorizing the Chief Probation Officer to execute an agreement with the California Youth Authority for Diagnostic and Treatment Services for fiscal year 2002/03 and approve related transfer of funds, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
16.	Approve Memorandum of Understanding/Hold Harmless Agreement between the Boulder Creek Fire District and the Sheriff's Office relating to the installation of equipment associated with the Sheriff's Mobile Data Computing System and take related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
17.	Accept nomination of Karen O'Brien to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of business, for a term to expire June 30, 2006, with final appointment to be made October 8, 2002, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist
18.	Approve appointment of Charles R. Stone to the Commission on Disabilities for a term to expire April 1, 2005, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
19.	Adopt resolution opposing the proposed revision of the rules governing consistency determinations under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act and direct the Clerk of the Board to transmit the resolution to the appropriate agency by the October 3, 2002 deadline, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
20.	Reappoint Supervisor Beautz as the Board's representative to the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors, and reappoint Supervisor Campos as the alternate, for a one year term of office commencing on the first day of the CSAC Annual Conference in November, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

21.	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
22.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $238,255 for the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration for the Homeless Grant augmentation; approve purchase of fixed assets in the amount of $10,800; and approve the addition of 3.0 FTE positions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
23.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $15,000 in unanticipated revenue into the Environmental Health budget for the Salmonid Enhancement Plan project and approve an Amendment to the Agreement with Swanson Hydrology and Geomorphology increasing the maximum amount by $15,000 to $115,000 for the project, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
24.	Accept and file report from the Central Coast Alliance for Health and take related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

25.	Authorize payment to T.Y. Lin International in the amount of $3,561.17 for County seismic retrofit consulting services, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
26.	Adopt resolution authorizing the installation of road bumps on Sequoia Drive and Twin Hills Drive, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
27.	Approve plans, specifications, and engineer's estimate (on file with the Clerk) for the Cuesta Drive Storm Repair; set the bid opening for 10:45 a.m. on October 22, 2002; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
28.	Adopt resolution of right-of-way acquisition for the Hillcrest/Redwood Drive Intersection Improvement project and approve payment of claim, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
29.	Adopt resolution for right-of-way acquisition for the Soquel Drive Sidewalk Project, Vienna Drive to Heather Terrace and approve payment of claim, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
30.	Accept and file report on the trench cut cost recovery fee ordinance update; direct Public Works to continue to meet with utility companies to develop the ordinance; and direct Public Works to return on or before March 11, 2003 with a final proposed trench cut cost recovery fee ordinance, a recommended by the Director of Public Works
31.	Accept the Polo Grounds Dog Park project as complete; approve final cost of the project in the amount of $31,062; and authorize the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
32.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PAJARO STORM DRAIN MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, approve amendment to agreement with the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency in the increased amount of $23,131, for a not-to-exceed total of $75,000 for the Harkins Slough Pump Station project; authorize the District Engineer to sign the amendment to agreement on behalf of the District; adopt resolution authorizing the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency to reject the bid and negotiate a contract with Monterey Peninsula Engineering for an amount not-to-exceed $75,000, as recommended by the District Engineer
33.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT grant an exception to Freedom County Sanitation District Code to allow the proposed 64 apartment units of the Pajaro Lane Affordable Housing Project to qualify for consideration as affordable housing and approve reducing the base charge rate, as recommended by the District Engineer

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

34.

SCHEDULE A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARDS 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.: Gabriel Neubauer v. County of Santa Cruz, WCAB 91471, Rehab Appeal 02-K-10082 Case Name/No.: Harvey Flores v. County of Santa Cruz, Claim No. 5200763, Claim No. 5200079, WCAB #SJO 0213169 Case Name/No.: Alan Johnson v. County of Santa Cruz, U.S. District Court Case No. C 02 0441 JW Case Name/No.: Arreola, et al v. Monterey County, et al., Monterey Superior Court No. 105611 Case Name/No.: Monterey County Water Resources Agency v. County of Santa Cruz, et al., San Benito County Superior Court, Case No. 228382 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency negotiator: Personnel Director Employee organization: All REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - will be given at the conclusion of the closed session on any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session.

ADDENDA

34.1	Adopt resolution supporting House Concurrent Resolution 473 regarding Iraq, and in support of Congress Member Sam Farr for co-sponsoring this resolution, as recommended by Supervisors Pirie and Wormhoudt

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

35.	Legislative update by Assembly Member Simon Salinas a. Letter of Chairperson Beautz of September 23, 2002
36.	Consider report on the status of the State Budget and the impact on County operations and consider related actions a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer b. Exhibit 1- Legislative Bulletin c. Exhibit 2 - Letter of the Human Resources Agency d. Exhibit 3 - Letter of the Health Services Agency
37.	Consider appointment of Patrice LaFollette to the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, as an at-large representative over age 55, in accordance with Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 2.116, Section 30, for a term to expire April 1, 2006 a. Letter of Supervisor Wormhoudt of September 5, 2002 b. Application
38.	Consider appointment of Karen Hobson to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of business, in accordance with Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 2.110, Section 20, for a term to expire June 30, 2006 a. Letter of Supervisor Pirie of September 13, 2002 b. Application
39.	10:45 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Bid opening for Highlands Park Roofing Project a. Letter of the Director of General Services of August 23, 2002
40.	10:45 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Bid opening for Main Jail Kitchen Ceiling and Water Piping Replacement a. Letter of the Director of General Services of August 23, 2002
41.	10:45 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Bid opening for Hestwood Neighborhood Park a. Letter of the Director of General Services of August 26, 2002
42.	11:00 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Presentation by R. Gregg Albright, District Director, Caltrans District 5 regarding Caltrans use of pesticides on County highways a. Letter of Chairperson Beautz of September 19, 2002 b. List of Callers c. Letter of County Administrative Office dated July 26, 2002 d. Letter of Supervisor Beautz dated April 11, 2002 e. Letter of Department of Transportation dated July 18, 2002

ADDENDA

42.1	Consider recommendations regarding an application for authority to increase rates for service, Felton District, submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission by the California-American Water Works a. Letter of Supervisor Almquist of September 27, 2002 b. Application from California-American Water Company for Authority to increase Rates for Service Felton District
43.	1:30 P.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Consider report on possible changes to Permit Processing System in Santa Cruz County a. Letter of the Planning Director b. Detailed Response to Recommendations Concerning Structural Changes to Permit Processing in Santa Cruz County Attachments c. Attachments
	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.