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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
February 3, 2004

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 January 22, 2004 through January 28, 2004 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.	Approve transfer of funds in the amount of $264,421 from general contingencies to Budget Index 451000 to provide for the payment of "undesignated fees" to the State of California as required by Assembly Bill 1759, and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
11.	Ratify action of County Counsel authorizing participation as an amicus curiae on behalf of the City of Hayward in litigation challenging the city's living wage ordinance, as recommended by County Counsel
12.	Accept and file Report on the Flexible Spending Account Program Proposed by SEIU Local 415 and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Personnel
13.	Accept and file report on Juvenile Detention, Court Commitments, and Detention Alternatives and direct the Chief Probation Officer to return with a further status report on April 27, 2004, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
14.	Accept and file report on Foster Care Expenditures and direct the Probation Department, the Human Resources Agency and the Mental Health Services Agency to return at budget hearings with a final report on foster care expenditures, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer and the Human Resources and Health Services Agency Directors
15.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $34,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Reclaiming Futures Initiative for inclusion in the Probation Grants index for fiscal year 2003/2004, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
16.	Approve appointment of Kaylor E. Shemberger to the Public Health Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
17.	Accept and file annual report of the Human Services Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
18.	Accept and file annual report of the Deferred Compensation Advisory Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
19.	Accept and file annual report of the Animal Nuisance Abatement Appeals Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
20.	Accept and file annual report of the Integrated Waste Management Local Task Force, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
21.	Accept and file annual report of the Emergency Medical Care Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
22.	Accept and file annual report of the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
23.	Accept and file annual report of the Historic Resources Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
24.	Accept and file annual report of the Santa Cruz-Monterey Managed Medical Care Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
25.	Accept and file annual report of the Workforce Investment Board, and take related action, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt
26.	Accept and file annual report of the Mobilehome Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

27.

Approve various agreements for federal Health Care Access Program grant and Proposition 10 MediCal and Healthy Families health benefit outreach and enrollment services; and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

28.

Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $49,310 from CalWORKs Single Allocation funds; authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to execute the contract (on file with the Clerk) for an amount not-to-exceed $80,000 with Project Match, Incorporated for specialized case management services; and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

29.	Accept and file report on the status of the Master Permit for Resource restoration projects through the Permit Coordination Program, as recommended by the Planning Director
30.	Accept and file report regarding the 2004 AMBAG Population and Employment Forecast and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
31.	Accept and file report on development of a waste-to-energy plan at the old Moss Landing Refractories, and direct Public Works to return on or before June 8, 2004 with a summary report on waste-to-energy and other emerging waste management technologies as alternatives to landfills, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
32.	Approve Contract Change Order in the amount of $31,582 for the Under Fuel Dispenser Containment Boxes and Fuel Pumps 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
33.	Accept improvement for the Green Valley Road Storm Damage Repair project; approve final cost in the amount of $205,947.06; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
34.	Accept improvement for the 2002/2003 Pavement Management Digout Project Phase II; approve final cost in the amount of $241,650; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
35.	Approve transfer of funds in the amount of $125,000 for the Ben Lomond Highway 9 Safety and Streetscape project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
36.	Adopt resolution approving the grant applications for the Safe Route to School Program funding in the amount of $500,000 for Calabasas Road (Calabasas Elementary School) and $170,000 for College Road (Lakeview Middle School and St. Francis School), as recommended by the Director of Public Works
37.	Approve Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District (RCD) professional services agreement for various design and permit engineering services by the County; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County; adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue from the State Coastal Conservancy in the amount of $110,000; and direct Public Works to return to the Board on April 27, 2004 with a status report on the progress in engineering the Integrated Watershed Restoration Program Phase I projects, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
38.	Approve transfer of funds in the amount of $16,500 from equipment reserves to other equipment for the purchase of Control Station, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
39.	Adopt resolution for right-of-way acquisition for the Soil Stockpile Disposal Site Program; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County; and approve payment of claim, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
39.1	Approve independent contractor agreements with Williams Tree Service, Incorporated and Coast Tree Service, both in the not-to-exceed amount of $20,000 per year for emergency tree removal, tree trimming and stump grinding; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreements on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

40.

AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve financing of eminent domain proceedings for the acquisition of property necessary for the construction of the Seventh Avenue Improvement project and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Executive Director

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

41.

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.: Dennis Dresser v. County of Santa Cruz Workers Compensation Appeals Board Nos. SAL 92799, 92800 Case Name/No.: Marlice Broman v. County of Santa Cruz Workers Compensation Appeals Board No. SAL 101241 Case Name/No.: Arreola, et al. v. County of Monterey, et al. Monterey County Superior Court Case No. 105611 Case Name/No.: UACC Midwest, Inc. and United Cable Television of Santa Cruz, Inc. v. City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz Northern District Federal Court No. C-84-7546 SI Case Name/No.: Charter Communications v. County of Santa Cruz Northern District Federal Court Case No. C-99-1874 EAL CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel Employee Organizations: All Bargaining Units and Unrepresented Employees 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

41.1	Adopt resolution supporting the passage of S. 1306, which would enact the California Missions Preservation Act, and take related action, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

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

42.	Hearing on proposed eminent domain action for the Seventh Avenue Road Improvement project; consider adoption of resolution to institute eminent domain proceedings; and take related actions a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of January 26, 2004 b. Resolution c. Exhibits A and B
43.	Consider reappointment of Thomas P. Dwyer to the Law Library Board of Trustees for a term to expire December 31, 2004 a. Letter of Supervisor Pirie of January 22, 2004 b. Letter of Pat J. Pfremmer of December 23, 2003
44.	Consider reappointment of Mike Barsi to the Law Library Board of Trustees for a term to expire December 31, 2004 a. Letter of Supervisor Campos of January 13, 2004 b. Letter of Michael J. Barsi of January 15, 2004
45.	Consider appointment of Raymond Ralston to the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, as an at-large tenant representative over 62 years of age, for a term to expire February 3, 2006 a. Letter of Supervisor Pirie of January 13, 2004 b. Application
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