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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
February 8, 2005

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 January 25, 2005, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of January 27, 2005 through February 2, 2005 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 Dale Robinson, No. 405-079, and refer to County Counsel (continued from January 25, 2005, Item No. 12)
11.	Reject the claim of Solomon Demma and Mary R. Carman, No. 405-087, and refer to County Counsel
12.	Reject the claim of Jeannine Ratliff, No. 405-084, and refer to County Counsel
13.	Approve amendments to the Deferred Compensation program eliminating in-service distributions of De Minimis accounts and authorizing a loan program, and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14.	Authorize the County Fire Chief to sign Volunteer Fire Company Matching Funds agreements for fire service equipment and take related actions, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
15.	Defer report on the expansion of the County Employee Vanpool program and direct the department to return on March 15, 2005 with the report, as recommended by the Director of General Services
16.	Approve agreement with Oaxaca Tamales for the provision of meals for at-risk youth under Probation Department's Evening Center program for an amount not-to-exceed $8,400, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
17.	Accept nomination of Chris Berry for appointment to the Environmental Health Appeals Commission, as an at-large representative in the category of "person with knowledge of soils and/or hydrology," for a term to expire April 1, 2007, with final appointment to be made February 15, 2005, as recommended by Supervisor Stone
18.	Accept and file annual report of the Civil Service Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
19.	Accept and file annual report of the Ambulance Technical Advisory Group, as recommended by Chairman Campos
20.	Accept and file annual report of the Historic Resources Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
21.	Accept and file annual report of the Santa Cruz-Monterey County Managed Medical Care Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
22.	Accept and file annual report of the Human Services Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
23.	Accept and file annual report of the Hazardous Materials Advisory Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
24.	Accept and file annual report of the Energy Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
25.	Accept and file annual report of the On-Site Sewage Disposal Technical Advisory Committee, as recommended by Chairman Campos
26.	Accept and file annual report of the Environmental Health Appeals Commission, as recommended by Chairman Campos
27.	Accept and file annual report of the Hazardous Materials Appeals Commission, as recommended by Chairman Campos
28.	Accept and file annual report of the Fish and Game Advisory Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
29.	Accept and file annual report of the First 5 Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
30.	Accept and file annual report of the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
31.	Accept and file annual report of the Fire Department Advisory Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos
32.	Accept and file annual report of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairman Campos

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

33.	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
34.	Direct County Counsel to return with a revision to Section 2.84.050(C)(2) of the County Code related to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, to bring the Commission's quorum rule into conformance with that of the Santa Cruz County Mental Health Board, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
35.	Adopt resolution appointing Don Allegri to the Office of Acting Public Guardian of Santa Cruz County, effective February 14, 2005, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

36.	Authorize the Planning Director to execute an amended grant agreement with Above the Line/Group Home Society in the amount of $75,000, as recommended by the Planning Director
37.	Approve contract amendment with Circa: Historic Property Development for surveys and evaluations of the historic significance of certain properties in the Live Oak Planning area, increasing the compensation by $6,000 to a total of $21,000, and take related action, as recommended by the Planning Director
38.	Adopt resolution approving Resolution of Pajaro Dunes Geologic Hazard Abatement District Regarding Acquisition of Riverwall Project and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
39.	Defer award of contract with Triton Construction for installation of gasoline enhanced vapor recovery systems and diesel spill buckets at the Felton, Brommer, and Lode Street County facilities until February 15, 2005, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
40.	Accept low bid from Community Tree Service in the amount to $23,950 for the Sudden Oak Death Hazardous Tree Removal Project - Phase III; authorize award of contract; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
41.	Authorize submission of grant application to the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust for the Healthy Living on the Go Project in the amount of $14,970; and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign the grant application, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
42.	Approve Request for Proposals for a consultant for fish and wildlife biological services for the County; direct Public Works to return on or before May 17, 2005 with a proposed fish and wildlife consultant contract; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
43.	Approve contract change order in the amount of $48,066 with Aztec Consultants, Incorporated for the Buena Vista Landfill Entrance Facility Improvements - Phase I; authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the change order; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
44.	Adopt resolution in support of the "Felton Remembers Parade" for May 28, 2005, and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
45.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopt resolution accepting sanitary sewers in Amesti Road into the Freedom County Sanitation District, as recommended by the District Engineer
46.	Accept the On-Site Chlorine Generation System as complete; approve final cost of the project in the amount of $120,706; and authorize the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
46.1	Approve Access Agreement with Wendell Chambers for the purpose of providing construction access and storage of materials on County owned land described as Assessor's Parcel Number: 028-481-02 and the 26th Avenue right-of-way between the toe of bluff and mean high tide; authorize the Director of Parks to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

47.

AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve increase in financing for an amendment to the contract with Circa: Historic Property Development (Circa) in the amount of $6,000 for the study of potential historic properties in Live Oak and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

48.

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 LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel 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.

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

49.	Consider report on the Governor's Proposed 2005-2006 State Budget a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer of February 1, 2005
50.	Consider adoption of ordinance amending County Code Section 3.12.040 to delete the class of Executive Director - Regional Transportation Commission from Civil Service and consider adoption of resolution amending Personnel Regulation 167, Termination of non-Civil Service Management employee a. Letter of the Personnel Director b. Staff Report c. Draft Ordinance d. Resolution to Change Personnel Regulations
51.	Consider appointment of Paul Hogue to the Area Development Disabilities Board VII, as an at-large representative, for a term to expire January 1, 2008 a. Letter of Supervisor Pirie of January 20, 2005 b. Application
	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.