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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
August 26, 2003

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.	Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller
7.	Approve minutes of August 12, 2003, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of August 14, 2003 through August 20, 2003 and approved upon adoption of the 2003/2004 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.	Continue the matter of the imposition of liquidated damages for material breaches of Charter Communications Properties, LLC Franchise to provide cable television services to September 23, 2003, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
11.	Accept and file report on the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Scenic Trail; approve final design for Santa Cruz (Wilder Ranch to Seacliff Beach); and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
12.	Accept and file report on the Watsonville Court facility, conceptually approve changes to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Watsonville and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
13.	Schedule a public hearing on September 23, 2003, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider allocation of federal funds from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the State Supplemental Law Enforcement Funds (SLESF), as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14.	Accept recommendation of the Mobilehome Commission that the reasonable rate of return for qualified mobile home park capital improvements remain at twelve percent (12%), as recommended by County Counsel
15.	Adopt ordinance amending Sections 13.10.322(b), 13.10.323(e)(6), and 13.10.700-D of the Santa Cruz County Code regarding Accessory Structures and ratify Board actions taken on April 1, 2003, regarding the amendments, as recommended by County Counsel
16.	Approve contract in an amount not-to-exceed $25,000 with Nelson, Perlov and Lee, LLP for litigation consulting services , as recommended by County Counsel
17.	Adopt resolution authorizing the District Attorney to reapply to the State Department of Insurance to use $118,013 of funding in fiscal year 2003/2004 for the Worker's Compensation Insurance Fraud program, as recommended by the District Attorney (grant application on file with the Clerk)
18.	Adopt resolution authorizing the District Attorney's Office to reapply to the Department of Justice for the Spousal Abuser Prosecution Program grant in the amount of $39,913 through fiscal year 2003/2004, and waive the requirement for the recovery of indirect costs, pursuant to County Procedure Section 900A.3, as recommended by the District Attorney (application on file with the Clerk)
19.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $210,000 in unanticipated revenue from the Federal Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program and take related actions, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
20.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $213,389 in State Domestic Preparedness grant funds into the Emergency Services, Sheriff and Emergency Medical Services budgets; approve associated fixed assets; and take related actions, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
21.	Accept the windows portion of the 1400 Emeline Remediation project as complete; approve additional costs associated with the contract change order in the amount of $38,271.88 and authorize the General Services Director to sign the change order; approve the final cost of $217,791.88; and authorize the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of General Services
22.	Approve contract with CMS Communications in an amount not-to-exceed $100,000 for telephone system reconfiguration and expansion for fiscal year 2003/2004, and authorize the Information Services Director to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Information Services Director
23.	Defer report on Sheriff's inmate programs to September 23, 2003, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
24.	Approve contract amendment to extend the term of the agreement to December 31, 2003 with William Doolittle and Associates, Incorporated for professional assistance with the implementation of the replacement countywide message switch system, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
25.	Approve gross pay adjustment in the amount of $1,502.42 for a Sheriff's Office employee, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
26.	Accept Treasurer's Monthly Cash Report and Transaction Report for the period ending July 31, 2003, and take related action, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

27.	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
28.	Approve standard amendment to Community Programs contracts for fiscal years 2003 through 2005; authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to execute the amendments for each of the Community Program contracts; and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the contract amendment with the Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center, Incorporated for continued substance abuse prevention and treatment services in South County, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director
29.	Accept and file report on Pajaro Valley Vocational Training Center Application Matching Funds, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director
30.	Authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign a contract with Panoramic Software, Incorporated in the amount of $54,000 for the Public Guardian Program and $9,000 for the Veterans Program software maintenance, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director
31.	Approve revised budget and rate request for the In-Home Supportive Service (IHSS) Public Authority at $11.42 per hour of IHSS services; authorize the Human Resources Agency to submit the rate change request to the State of California for approval; approve the purchase of an automated call system as a fixed asset and transfer $5,500 to fixed assets for this purpose; approve a three-year contract in the total amount of $25,500 with Refined Technology, Incorporated, retroactive to July 1, 2003; and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the contract on behalf of the IHSS Public Authority, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director
32.	Approve agreement with the University of California Davis in the amount of $133,500 for staff development training and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

33.	Accept and file report on proposed ordinance amendments to Volume II of the County Code and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director (continued from August 12, 2003, Item No. 29)
34.	Accept and file report regarding draft comments on Phase IV Report on the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments' (AMBAG) Inter-Regional Jobs-Housing Balance Study and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
35.	Schedule a public hearing on September 23, 2003 on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider the 2004 Growth Goal, as recommended by the Planning Director
36.	Approve specifications (on file with the Clerk), and engineer's estimate for the Lomond Terrace, County Service Area (CSA) No. 28 Road Improvement Project 2003 (5th District); authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening on September 23, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
37.	Approve road closures and the Ninth Annual Monte Foundation Fireworks Show, and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
38.	Accept low bid from Monterey Peninsula Engineering, Incorporated of Monterey, California in the amount of $86,492 for the Mattison Lane Curb, Gutter & Sidewalk Improvement project; authorize the award of contract; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
39.	Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Green Business Certification Program for pollution prevention; authorize the directors of the Departments of Public Works and Environmental Health Services to sign the MOU on behalf of the County; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
40.	Authorize payment to Haro Kasunich and Associates, Incorporated in the amount of $2,113.75 for the Hutchinson Road Slipout Repair project for geotechnical related construction monitoring, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
41.	Approve independent contractor agreement with The Landscape Company in the amount of $1,300 per month for the months of July 2003 through June 2004, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $15,600 for landscaping and tree trimming services to Aptos Seascape, County Service Area No. 3 (2nd District) and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County Service Area, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
42.	Approve proposed amendment to agreement with the Valley Women's Club of San Lorenzo Valley to establish the not-to-exceed compensation amount at $248,535 for operation of the drop-off recycling facilities at the Ben Lomond Transfer Station, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
43.	Accept improvement for the Browns Valley Road Bridge Replacement project; approve final cost in the amount of $1,904,000.81; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
44.	Approve specifications (on file with the Clerk) and the engineer's estimate for the Venice Drive Drainage Improvement project; authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for September 23, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

45.

1:30 P.M. SCHEDULED ITEM 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.: Arreola, et al. v. County of Monterey, et al. Monterey County Superior Court Case No. 105611 Claim Name/No.: Aaron Copeland, Claim No. 5201045 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*****

46.	Consider the Santa Cruz County Trauma Plan a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Director of June 20, 2003 b. Santa Cruz County Trauma Plan
47.	Consider appointment of Hazel Sladden to the Managed Medical Care Commission, as an at-large representative of a non-governmental community clinic, in accordance with County Code Section 7.59.030, for a term to expire April 1, 2007 a. Letter of Supervisor Pirie of August 4, 2003 b. Application
48.	10:00 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Presentation by Human Care Alliance regarding the current state of local health and human services a. Letter of Supervisor Pirie of August 11, 2003 b. Letter of Laura Marcus, Executive Director, Human Care Alliance, of August 1, 2003 c. Letter of Laura Marcus, Executive Director, Human Care Alliance, of August 21, 2003
49.	10:45 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Bid opening for Huckleberry Woods, County Service Area (CSA) No. 15 Road Maintenance Project (5th District) a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of July 24, 2003
50.	10:45 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Bid opening for Water Street Sidewalk Repair & Courthouse Rear Landing Slab Replacement Project a. Letter of the Director of General Services of July 17, 2003
51.	10:45 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Bid opening for Refrigeration Unit Replacement Juvenile Hall Project a. Letter of the Director of General Services of July 15, 2003
52.	1:30 P.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Public hearing to consider Application Number 03-0106, the proposal to amend the Open Space Easement Contract on Assessor's Parcel Number 080-142-15 to recognize an existing, legal single family dwelling and appurtenant structures and allow additions thereto and allow ancillary accessory structures normally associated with a single family dwelling. Requires an Open Space Easement Contract Amendment; the property is located on the east side of Pine Flat Road (at 2878 Pine Flat Road) approximately one mile west and south of Empire Grade, Bonny Doon; Applicant: Dee Murray; Owner: Burton Kessenick and Lynn Martin a. Letter of the Planning Director of August 5, 2003 b. Findings c. Conditions of Approval d. CEQA Exemption e. Planning Commission Resolution No. 13-03 f. Resolution to Approve and Accept Amended OSE Contract g. Amended Open Space Easement Contract h. Planning Commission Staff Report of July 9, 2003 i. Planning Commission Staff Minutes of July 9, 2003 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).
	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.