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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
November 1, 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 October 18, 2005, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of October 20, 2005 through October 26, 2005 and approved upon adoption of the 2005/2006 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.	Accept and file report on special district financial adjustments included in the 2005-2006 Final County Budget, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
11.	Approve amendment to agreement with Specialized Litigation Services, Incorporated changing the name to Calserve, Incorporated, as recommended by the Director of Child Support Services
12.	Approve the list of pre-approved bond counsel and authorize staff to use this list when selecting bond counsel for a period of five years, as recommended by County Counsel
13.	Approve contract with ICMA - RC for Deferred Compensation administrative services and adopt resolution accepting Declaration of Trust, as recommended by the Deferred Compensation Advisory Commission
14.	Defer report regarding the street naming and addressing program until November 22, 2005 to allow time to complete a review of alternative appeal processes, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
15.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $111,780 in Federal Domestic Preparedness Program funds into the County Fire budget as indicated, for the purchase of replacement personal protective clothing for the County Fire Department, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
16.	Approve specifications (on file with the Clerk) for the CNG Fueling Facility Upgrade project; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m. on November 30, 2005 in the General Services Department, as recommended by the Director of General Services
17.	Approve appointment of David King to the Opal Cliffs Recreation District for a four year term, as recommended by Supervisor Beautz
18.	Approve appointment of Peter Nichols to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
19.	Approve appointment of William L. Sharpe to the Place de Mer Geologic Hazard Abatement District for a four year term, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
20.	Approve appointment of Adeline Davis to the Housing Advisory Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt
21.	Approve 2006 Board meeting schedule, and adopt resolution establishing June 12, 2006, through June 22, 2006, as that period of time during which budget hearings for fiscal year 2006-07 will be held, as recommended by Chairman Campos

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

22.	Accept and file report on hospital issues and access to care services and direct the Health Services Agency to report back in November 2006 on hospital services and data collected for Access to Care contracts in the year 2005, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
23.	Approve agreement with State Department of Rehabilitation, with a maximum amount of $94,730 for vocational cooperative services and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
24.	Approve a gross pay adjustment for a Detention Nurse Specialist II within the Health Services Agency, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
25.	Accept and file report on Emergency Winter Shelter Program for 2005-2006, and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

26.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider Application Number 05-0145 (City of Watsonville), a proposal to construct a tertiary level recycled water facility adjacent to the Watsonville Wastewater Treatment Plant at 401 Panabaker Lane in Watsonville, as recommended by the Planning Director
27.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider General Plan/Local Coastal Program and zoning ordinance amendments allowing recycled water facilities on agriculturally-zoned land, subject to specific criteria, as recommended by the Planning Director
28.	Ratify emergency contract with Pavex Construction in the amount of $15,519.87 to repair hazardous conditions in County Service Area (CSA) No. 7, Boulder Creek, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
29.	Approve amendment to agreement with MNS Engineers, Incorporated in the increased amount of $20,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $242,580 for inspection services for the El Rancho Drive Storm Damage Repair at Highway 17 Beulah Park Undercrossing, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the amendment to agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
30.	Approve independent contractor agreement with the California Grey Bears for operation of the drop-off recycling facilities at the Buena Vista Landfill for a not-to-exceed amount of $130,000 for fiscal year 2005-2006, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
31.	Approve payment of outstanding invoices in the amount of $16,100 to Sala Brothers Water Trucking, Incorporated for water hauling services, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
32.	Approve submission of a grant application for $45,465 to the California Integrated Waste Management Board for a 2005-2006 Tire-Derived Product grant; adopt resolution supporting submission of the application; authorize the Director of Parks to execute all necessary applications, contracts, agreements, amendments and payment requests as specified in the grant application; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

ADDENDA

32.1

Direct Planning Department staff, in cooperation with other relevant County departments, to analyze the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the UCSC Long Range Development Plan, and prepare detailed comments to submit to the University within the comment period, and further authorize the Third District Supervisor to prepare comments to present at the public hearing to be held by the University on November 16, 2005, as outlined, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

32.2

Approve proposed settlement agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and authorize a deposit of $47,000.00 into an account referred to as the Steelhead Beneficial Projects Account, as recommended by County Counsel

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

33.

SCHEDULE A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION TO BE HELD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD'S 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.: Rio Highlands LLC v. County of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. CV 140518 Case Name/No.: Ralph Vairo, et al. v. Thomas Baldacci, et al. Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. CV 140152 Case Name/No.: Ernestina Saldana, et al. v. County of Santa Cruz, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 149432; Sixth District Court of Appeal Case No. HO28899 REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - will be given at the conclusion of the closed session on any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session.

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.