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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
May 17, 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 April 26, 2005 and May 3, 2005, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Item deleted
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.	Adopt Ordinance Adding Subdivision (H) to Section 9.70.480 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to the Transportation of Mobile Homes Over County Roads (approved "in concept" on May 3, 2005, Item No. 44)
11.	Adopt resolutions transferring and appropriating $35,365 in County Reserve Funds to pay for the interim West Nile virus control program and for Mosquito/Vector Control County Service Area (CSA) No. 53 to accept those funds; authorize the addition of two Agricultural Biologist Aide positions; and take related actions, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner
12.	Accept and file report on the agreement between Santa Cruz County and Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
13.	Approve the proposed County Budget for 2005/2006 as the basis for deliberations during budget hearings; set Monday, June 13, 2005 as the date to begin public hearings on the proposed budget; and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer (material available Monday, May 16, 2005)
14.	Accept the Statement of Vote for the May 3, 2005 Special Election (on file with the Clerk), and declare the results of the Measure V election, pursuant to Elections Code Section 15400, as recommended by the County Clerk
15.	Approve an advance from the Capital Projects-Public Facility Retrofit fund and authorize payment in the amount of $22,000 to Bonny Doon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Team and Auxiliary and take related actions, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
16.	Adopt resolution scheduling a public hearing on Tuesday, June 14, 2005, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider proposed 2005/2006 Fire Protection Assessment service charge reports for County Service Areas (CSA) No. 4, Pajaro Dunes and No. 48, County Fire; direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions; adopt resolution confirming previously established benefit assessments for County Service Areas Nos. 4 and 48, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
17.	Adopt resolution authorizing the County Fire Chief to sign an agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to accept $14,750 from the Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
18.	Accept and file Annual Report on the status of the private sector Living Wage program and adopt resolution setting the living wage at $12.04 for those employees receiving benefits, and at $13.14 for those employees not receiving benefits, as recommended by the Director of General Services
19.	Approve agreement and adopt resolution for liability and crime/bond insurances for the Animal Services Authority, as recommended by the Personnel Director
20.	Approve amendment to the contracts with the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners to provide reimbursement for one training registration fee per fiscal year in an amount not-to-exceed $400 for each of the three Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
21.	Accept and file a report (on file with the clerk) of the County's investment activities and holdings for the quarter ending March 31, 2005, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
22.	Accept and file Treasurer's monthly Cash Report and Investment Transaction Report for the period ending April 30, 2005, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
23.	Approve reappointment of Evelyn Hall to the Women's Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Beautz
24.	Approve appointment of Douglas S. Lamb to the Mobile Home Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
25.	Adopt resolutions supporting the passage of Assembly Bill 696, Assembly Bill 1385, and Senate Bill 284, which will help in the fight to end hunger and malnutrition, as recommended by Chairman Campos

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

26.	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
27.	Defer report on the Mental Health Services Act Planning Process until May 24, 2005, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
28.	Accept and file Fifteen Year Report on the Comprehensive Interagency System of Care for Children and Youth (on file with the Clerk), as recommended by the Health Services Agency and Human Resources Agency Directors and the Chief Probation Officer
29.	Accept report regarding review of the County well ordinance and direct the Chief of Public Health to provide a report back to the Board no later than December 13, 2005, as recommended by the Chief of Public Health
30.	Approve resolution authorizing the Multipurpose Senior Services Program for July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006; and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to execute the contract (on file with the Clerk) with the California Department of Aging in the amount of $777,451 for fiscal year 2005/2006, on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

31.	Adopt resolution for the summary vacation of the County's interest in a portion of Floral Drive, in the Beltz - Haven Subdivision, as recommended by the Planning Director (continued from April 26, 2005, Item No. 27)
32.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, June 7, 2005, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider Application Number 04-0092 (Murray for Manning), a Rezoning and Subdivision on property located at the intersection of Monterey Avenue and Soquel Drive, and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
33.	Accept and file report on plan to permanently implement the ordinance regarding conversion of non-residential land to residential uses, and take related action, as recommended by the Planning Director
34.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, June 7, 2005, on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider adoption of the revised Housing Element of the General Plan, as recommended by the Planning Director
35.	Accept and file update on Housing and Urban Development funding for Single Room Occupancy Moderate Rehabilitation project and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director, Human Resources Agency Director, and the Health Services Agency Director
36.	Accept and file Proposed 2005/2006 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) document (on file with the Clerk), and schedule a study session on the Proposed 2005/2006 CIP for June 7, 2005, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
37.	Approve road closures for the Thirty-Third Annual Wharf-to-Wharf Race for July 24, 2005, and direct the Public Works Department to issue the race permit, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
38.	Approve Request for Proposals for traffic signal and highway safety lighting maintenance; direct the Department of Public Works to proceed with the consultant selection process; and direct Public Works to return to the Board on or before August 9, 2005, with a new contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
39.	Approve specifications (on file with the Clerk) and engineer's estimate for the County Service Area Resurfacing Project 2005, Supervisorial Districts 5 and 3; authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for 2:30 p.m. on June 9, 2005, in the Department of Public Works' conference room; direct Public Works to return on or before June 21, 2005 with a recommendation for award of contract, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
40.	Approve plans, specifications (on file with the Clerk) and engineer's estimate for the Soquel Village Sidewalk Improvements, Soquel Drive, Robertson Street, West Walnut Street and Porter Street project; set the bid opening for 2:30 p.m. on June 9, 2005, in the Department of Public Works' conference room; direct Public Works to return on or before June 21, 2005, with a recommendation for award of contract; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
41.	Approve amendment to agreement for wastewater treatment plant lab testing with Soil Control Lab in the increased amount of $15,972 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $40,972; approve transfer of funds within County Service Area No. 10, Rolling Woods in the amount of $6,672; approve the transfer of funds within County Service Area No. 20, Trestle Beach in the amount of $2,100; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the amendment on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
42.	Accept improvement for the Two Bar Road Culvert Repair project; approve final cost in the amount of $41,651.28; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
42.1	Defer report on fish and wildlife biological services for the Department of Public Works to on or before June 14, 2005, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
43.	Adopt resolution accepting offer of dedication of a parcel on Dustin Way in Live Oak (Assessor's Parcel Number 026-121-78) and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

44.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, accept the Proposed 2005/2006 Redevelopment Agency Budget; set June 17, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter as the time and date for conducting a public hearing on the Proposed Redevelopment Agency Budget; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Executive Director (materials available Monday, May 16, 2005)
45.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve and authorize the Redevelopment Agency Administrator to sign a contract with The Landscape Company to provide landscape maintenance for Agency owned properties in the annual amount of $22,000, and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
46.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve and authorize the Redevelopment Agency Administrator to sign a contract with The Landscape Company to provide landscape maintenance for streetscape improvements in the annual amount of $36,000 for Streetscape Area 1, and in the annual amount of $26,600 for Streetscape Area 2, and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

ADDENDA

46.1

Adopt resolution approving the purchase of various tax defaulted properties and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

46.2

Approve amendment to grant award agreement with the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to add $26,000 to the existing award for Safe and Drug-Free School and Communities grant funds, and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign the amendment and any future minor amendments to the grant award agreement as needed; authorize the Health Services Agency to submit a grant application in the amount of $1.2 million to the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support treatment alternatives to incarceration for persons with mental health and substance abuse problems; and authorize the County Administrative Officer to sign the application, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

47.

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 - EXISTING LITIGATION Case Name/No.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) v. County of Santa Cruz and Condon Johnson and Associates, NOAA Enforcement Action Case No. SW040276A Case Name/No.: Big Creek Lumber Company, et al. v. County of Santa Cruz, et al. California Supreme Court Case No. S123659 Case Name/No.: Kevin McCarthy v. County of Santa Cruz Workers Compensation Appeals Board Case No. SAL 104190 Case Name/No.: Elise R. Bostick v. Cheryl Ravago, et al. Santa Cruz Superior Court Case Nos. CV 147339 and PR 42643 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*****

48.	Continued public hearing on the certification of the ballots for the benefit assessment of County Service Areas (CSA) No. 13, Hutchinson Road, Zone A (5th District), No. 15 Huckleberry Woods (5th District), No. 32, View Circle (5th District), and No. 50, The Vineyard (3rd District); and consider related actions a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of May 5, 2005 b. Resolutions authorizing and levying assessments c. Certification of Votes Cast
49.	Public hearing to consider Application No. 99-0805, a proposal to rezone one parcel of record to Timber Production; Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 105-221-04, 107-061-15 and 107-561-01; Applicant: Jim Hildreth, RPF; Owner: Lincoln and Robin Holland a. Letter of the Planning Director of April 28, 2005 b. Ordinance c. CEQA Exemption d. Findings e. Planning Commission Staff Report of November 10, 2004 f. Planning Commission Minutes of November 10, 2004 g. Planning Commission Resolution 12-04
50.	Public hearing to consider Application No. 00-0083, a proposal to rezone two parcels to Timber Production; Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 110-031-19 and 24; Applicant: Roy Webster, RPF; Owner: St. Francis Preparatory a. Letter of the Planning Director of April 28, 2005 b. Ordinance c. CEQA Exemption d. Findings e. Planning Commission Staff Report of November 10, 2004 f. Planning Commission Minutes of November 10, 2004 g. Planning Commission Resolution 13-04 h. Correspondence from Planning Commission Hearing 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).
51.	Consider report on design issues in Coastal neighborhoods (continued from May 3, 2005, Item No. 45) a. Letter of the Planning Director of April 15, 2005 b. Map of Areas Affected by Discretionary Permit Requirements c. Excerpts of Current Policies and Ordinances d. Rough Draft of Neighborhood Compatibility Checklist e. Map of Areas Affected by Potential Neighborhood Compatibility Concerns f. Letter of the County Administrative Officer of April 29, 2005 g. Related correspondence received for May 3, 2005 agenda date h. Letter of M. Kelly Salazar of May 9, 2005 i. Letter of Hugh D. Carter of May 10, 2005 j. Various Correspondences
52.	Consider moratorium on roadside spraying of pesticides on County-maintained roadways a. Letter of Supervisors Pirie and Stone of May 6, 2005 b. Letter of Nancy B. Macy of May 7, 2005 c. Letter of Kevin Collins of May 10, 2005
	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.