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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
August 17, 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 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.

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

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

6.	Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller
7.	Approve minutes of August 3, 2004, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of August 5, 2004 through August 11, 2004 and approved upon adoption of the 2004/2005 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.	Reject the claim of P. A. Wilson, Incorporated, No. 405-001, and refer to County Counsel
11.	Reject the claim of Rodney Drumming, No. 405-003, and refer to County Counsel
12.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, September 21, 2004, on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider allocation of federal funds from the Bureau of Justice (BJA) and the State Supplemental Law Enforcement Funds (SLESF), as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
13.	Approve revisions to the County Procedures Manual and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14.	Approve agreement with Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County - YCORP Program in the amount of $51,600 and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
15.	Approve payment of invoice in the amount of $1,000 for California Healthy Kids Survey, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
16.	Approve gross pay adjustments for Lieutenant positions in the Sheriff's Office in the amount of $10,701.42, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
17.	Accept Sheriff's Office Federal Annual Financial Certification Report for equitable sharing funds for the period of July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner and County Administrative Officer to sign and submit the report to the United States Department of Justice, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
18.	Accept and file report on the County's investment activities and holdings for the quarter ending June 30, 2004, as recommended by the Acting Treasurer-Tax Collector (Quarterly Investment Report on file with the Clerk)
19.	Accept nominations of Robin Towse and Lee Slaff for reappointment to the Assessment Appeals Board, as at-large representatives in the categories indicated, for terms to expire September 6, 2007, with final appointment to be made August 24, 2004, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
20.	Accept nomination of Eric C. Herrick for reappointment to the Assessment Appeals Board, as an at-large representative, for a term to expire September 6, 2007, with final appointment to be made August 24, 2004, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
21.	Direct County Counsel to prepare an ordinance containing medical marijuana guidelines, as outlined, for Board consideration on or before October 5, 2004, and take related action, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

22.	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
23.	Approve agreements for alcohol and drug program services with Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center for $2,190,411, Janus of Santa Cruz for $1,889,230, Sobriety Works for $205,227 and New Life Community Services for $101,583; authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $61,623 of unanticipated federal and state revenue into the Health Services Agency Alcohol and Drug Program budget; and authorize the Health Services Agency to submit a $204,040 grant application to the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to plan for prevention of binge drinking among persons age 25 and under, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
24.	Approve agreements with University of California Davis for a total amount of $130,500 for Staff Development Training and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the agreements, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

25.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, September 14, 2004, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider amendments to the park site review process, as recommended by the Planning Director
26.	Accept and file report on possible Volume II revisions, as recommended by the Planning Director (continued from August 10, 2004, Item No. 29)
27.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, September 14, 2004, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider amendments to the County Code regarding incentives for historic preservation, as recommended by the Planning Director
27.1	Accept and file report on Family Day Care homes; direct the Planning Department to prepare County Code amendments for consistency with state law; and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
28.	Adopt resolution approving and accepting terms and conditions of the contracts and rights-of-entry for the Gross Road Improvements - Coffee Lane to Capitola City Limits project; make findings that the improvements are of benefit to the project area; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contracts; and approve payment of claims, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
29.	Accept and file report and make a determination to continue the state of local emergency on East Cliff Drive from 33rd Avenue to 36th Avenue, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
30.	Adopt resolution approving and accepting terms and conditions of the contracts and rights-of-entry for the Soquel Drive Improvements - Forty-First Avenue to Daubenbiss Avenue and Main Street to Center Street project; make findings that the improvements are of benefit to the project area; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contracts; and approve payment of claims, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
31.	Approve independent contractor agreement with Karin Grobe in the not-to-exceed amount of $90,000 for solid waste consulting services, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
32.	Accept the improvement for the Sudden Oak Death Hazardous Tree Removal Project - Phase II; approve final cost in the amount of $413,875; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
33.	Accept the Pinto Lake County Park-Interim Use Dog Park project as complete; approve final cost in the amount of $29,955; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

34.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve financing for acquisition of necessary easements and right-of-way entry agreements for the Gross Road Improvement project in the amount of $750 and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Executive Director
35.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve funds for the acquisition of easements for the Soquel Drive Sidewalk Improvement project and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Executive Director

ADDENDA

35.1

Approve a "First Implementation Agreement to Redevelopment Pass Through Agreement and Library Agreement" between the County and the City of Capitola and the Capitola Redevelopment Agency; authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute the agreement on behalf of the County; schedule a public hearing for September 14, 2004 to consider the Summary Report for the New Capitola Branch Library; and direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the notice of public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation for two successive weeks, as required by Health and Safety Code Section 33769, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

36.

SCHEDULE A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION SHALL BE HELD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARDS CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA, OR AT ANY OTHER TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation to be considered pursuant to subdivision (c) of the Government Code Section 54956.9 for one potential case 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*****

37.	Consider the Health Officer's report on the health of the County a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Director of July 30, 2004 b. Presentation
38.	Consider Memorandum of Understanding with the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County for financing related to the Watsonville Courts Project (material available Monday, August 16, 2004) a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer b. Memorandum of Understanding
	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.