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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
September 16, 2003

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 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.	Item deleted
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of September 4, 2003 through September 10, 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.	Instruct the Auditor to issue a replacement warrant in the amount of $3,399.83 to replace an uncashed and staledated warrant, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
11.	Approve payment of $693 to Senior Citizen's Legal Services for March 20, 2002 through June 30, 2003 for various legal services, as recommended by County Counsel
12.	Adopt resolutions appointing unopposed candidates for the Alba Park, Parkway and Opal Cliffs Recreation Districts, and the Salsipuedes Sanitary, Place de Mer Geologic Hazard Abatement, and Lompico County Water Districts, and note a November 4, 2003 election for the Depot Hill Geological Hazard Abatement District, as recommended by the County Clerk
13.	Approve deferral of a bid award for the Refrigeration Unit Replacement at 3650 Graham Hill Road project until on or before October 7, 2003, as recommended by the Director of General Services
14.	Approve deferral of a bid award for the Water Street Sidewalk Repair and Courthouse Rear Landing Slab Replacement project until on or before October 7, 2003, as recommended by the Director of General Services
15.	Accept the Joint Sealants Components of the Building Envelope Repairs project at the Health and Human Services Building project as complete; approve final cost of $64,836.08; and authorize the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of General Services
16.	Direct the Chairperson to send a support letter to the Commission on Judicial Appointment conveying our unanimous support for the nomination of Judge Richard McAdams to the vacancy on the Sixth District Court of Appeals, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
17.	Accept nomination of Joan McIntyre for appointment to the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, as an at-large representative age 55 or older, for a term to expire April 1, 2006, with final appointment to be made September 23, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
18.	Approve appointment of Heather Grace Giordano to the Child Care Planning Council, as a representative of consumers, for a term to expire April 1, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

19.	Accept and file report regarding Medicare reimbursement to local physicians and authorize the Chairperson to send a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services in response to the Federal Register invitation for comment, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

20.	Authorize the Planning Director to sign agreement accepting $3,500 in grant money from the State Office of Historic Preservation for costs associated with developing revisions to County Code Chapter 16.42, the Historic Preservation Ordinance, and take the necessary actions to perform the work as described in the grant agreement, as recommended by the Planning Director
21.	Approve final map of Tract 1419, Mar Sereno Estates; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the Subdivision Agreement; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
22.	Approve independent contractor agreement with Mathews Machinery, Incorporated for testing and overhauling a road maintenance loader in the not-to-exceed amount of $16,023.29, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
23.	Approve independent contractor agreement with EMCON/OWT, Incorporated for consultant services for the Buena Vista Landfill Gas Power project for a total not-to-exceed amount of $30,000; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County; and direct Public Works to return on or before November 4, 2003, with a Request for Proposal, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
24.	Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the attached resolutions for Proposition 40 Funds; direct the Parks Commission to submit to your Board recommendations for use of Proposition 40 funds on or before March 11, 2004, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

25.

AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve recommendations relative to reallocating park-related capital project funding and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator and Parks Director (continued from September 9, 2003, Item No. 43)

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

26.

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.: Maria Rangel v. County of Santa Cruz Case No. WCAB Sal 87107 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

26.1

Approve the addition of a .05 FTE Psychiatrist position to the Health Services Agency budget and direct Personnel to classify the position; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $18,000 from the State of California for FQHC Medi-Cal; and approve the transfer of funds in the amount of $63,700 to offset the costs of the position, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

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

27.

The Board of Supervisors will recess in order to permit the Board of Directors of the County of Santa Cruz Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 5, to convene and carry out a regularly scheduled meeting (agendas are located on the table at the front of Board Chambers) a. Agenda of September 16, 2003 b. Action Summary Minutes of June 24, 2003 c. Letter of the District Engineer of September 4, 2003 d. Minute Order of September 18, 2003 e. Letter of District Engineer dated September 5, 2003 with attachments f. Attachment 1: Maintenance and Operations g. Attachment 2: Expansion and Construction h. Attachment 3: Potential Project List i. Attachment 4: Map j. Letter of the District Engineer of September 3, 2003 k. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) l. Exhibit A: Attachment to MOU

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.