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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
November 15, 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 November 1, 2005, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of November 3, 2005 through November 9, 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 the County's membership in the Association of Bay Area Governments (AMBAG), as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
11.	Accept and file report on the Child Support Services program transition to State Disbursement Unit, as recommended by the Child Support Services Director
12.	Accept the Main Jail Roof Repair project as complete; approve final cost in the amount of $176,206; and authorize the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of General Services
12.1	Authorize the Sheriff-Coroner, District Attorney and Agricultural Commissioner to sign an interim agreement to participate in the Agricultural Crime Technology Information and Operations Network (ACTION) Project, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
13.	Accept and file report (on file with the Clerk) of the County's investment activities and holdings for the quarter ending September 30, 2005, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
14.	Accept and file the Treasurer's monthly Cash Report and Transaction Report for the period ending October 31, 2005 and take related action, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

15.	Defer report on healthcare for the uninsured and the MediCruz program until January 24, 2006, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
16.	Accept and file progress report on the County of Santa Cruz Implementation Plan for FishNet 4C Goals; direct the Health Services Agency to report back on November 14, 2006 with a further progress report; and adopt resolution authorizing FishNet 4C to be a contributing signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding "A Coordinated Approach to Restoring Fish Passage for Anadromous Salmonids in Coastal Watersheds Through Creation of Fish Passage Forum," as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
17.	Accept and file report on Water Resources and direct the Health Services Agency to provide a further status report on water resources management activities no later than November 14, 2006, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
18.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated federal revenues of $408,232 into the Health Services Agency Clinic budget; approve addition of 6.3 FTE positions into the Health Services Agency budget; and direct the Health Services Agency to report back on electronic health records implementation no later than May 23, 2006, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

19.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue from the State Department of Boating and Waterways in the amount of $117,000; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue from the County of Santa Cruz Redevelopment Agency in the amount of $8,144.48; approve independent contractor agreement with U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Team in the not-to-exceed amount of $155,133 for geological survey work on East Cliff Drive between 32nd and 41st Avenues; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
20.	Accept and file report on the moratorium on roadside spraying of herbicides on County maintained roadways, and direct Public Works to return to the Board during Budget Hearings with an update, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
21.	Adopt resolution for right-of-way acquisition for the Soquel Drive Traffic Signal Project - Dover Drive/Mattison Lane and approve payment of claim, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
22.	Adopt resolution approving and accepting the terms and conditions of contracts for the Valencia Road Storm Damage Repair project; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contracts; and approve payment of claims, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
23.	Approve agreement with Hope Services, Incorporated for construction and demolition recycling support services for a total not-to-exceed cost of $95,000 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
24.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, declare that it is in the best interest of the District to extend the sewer on Amesti Road; direct the District Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the extension of the Amesti Road sewer; and direct the District Engineer to return to the Board with a repayment plan and for approval of the plans and specifications, as recommended by the District Engineer
25.	Approve agreement with John Cahalan, Landscape Architect, in an amount up to $54,330 to implement the design and development review phase of the Felt Street Park and take related actions, as recommended by the Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services Director

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

26.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve financing of the United States Geological Survey study for the East Cliff Drive Bluff Stabilization project in the amount of $49,642.56, and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
27.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve financing of a contract with John Cahalan, Landscape Architect, in the amount of $54,330 for design of Felt Street Park and take related action, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

28.

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 - LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel All Bargaining Units 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*****

29.	Consider report on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) actions related to Locality 99 and consider related actions (continued from November 8, 2005, Item No. 27.1) a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Director b. CMS Rule Excerpt c. Presentation slides (on file with the Clerk) d. Attachments
30.	Consider report and presentation of the Santa Cruz County Health Officer on the plan to protect Santa Cruz County from a Pandemic influenza outbreak and consider related actions a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Director of November 1, 2005 b. Presentation Handouts (on file with the Clerk) c. Email of Sue Reynoldson
31.	7:30 P.M. SCHEDULED ITEM The Board of Supervisors will recess in order to permit the Board of Directors of the County of Santa Cruz Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7, to convene and carry out a scheduled meeting (agendas are located on the table at the front of the Board Chambers) a. Agenda of Zone 7 dated November 15, 2005 b. Action Summary Minutes c. Letter of Nick Bulaich d. Attachments
	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.