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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
November 22, 2005

9:00
  • Roll Call
  • Consent Agenda
  • Oral Communications
  • Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items
 12:00
  • Lunch
10:30
  • Recess
10:45
  • Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items

  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.

TRANSLATION SERVICES/SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION
Spanish language translation is available on an as needed basis. Please make advance arrangements with the Clerk of the Board, in Room 500, or by telephone at (831) 454-2323.

Las sesiones de la Mesa Directiva de los Supervisores del Condado pueden ser traducidas del inglés al español y del español al inglés. Por favor haga arreglos anticipadamente con la Secretaria de la Mesa Directiva de los Supervisores en el cuarto número 500, o por teléfono al número (831) 454-2323.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the meeting and you require special assistance in order to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (831) 454-2323 (TDD number (831) 454-2123) at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting in order to make arrangements. Persons with disabilities may request a copy of the agenda in an alternative format. As a courtesy to those affected, please attend the meeting smoke and scent free. Note: The Board of Supervisors meetings are broadcast live on Comcast Cable Services, Channel 26. Agenda documents may be reviewed at the Office of the Clerk of the Board, Room 500, Governmental Center, and at the Santa Cruz Main Library.

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

 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

6.   Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.   Approve minutes of November 8, 2005, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of November 10, 2005 through November 16, 2005 and approved upon adoption of the 2005-06 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 James Schaarschmidt, No. 506-026, and refer to County Counsel

11.   Reject the claim of Mael Dinnell, No. 506-027, and refer to County Counsel

12.   Reject the claim of Mary Carman, No. 506-030, and refer to County Counsel

13.   Accept and file report on the transfer of leadership in the office of the Sheriff-Coroner; direct the Sheriff-Coroner to implement the recommendations summarized in the report and return at Budget Hearings on the status of the implementation, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

14.   Accept and file report on a program for monitoring non-profit organizations; approve an attachment for inclusion in community program agreements for 2006-07; and take related actions, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

15.   Approve request from Community Television of Santa Cruz County to make adjustments to their 2005-2006 budget to upgrade the digital playback system, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

16.   Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider revisions to the Unified Fee Schedule and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

17.   Defer report on new voting system contract and implementation to December 6, 2005, as recommended by the County Clerk

18.   Accept and file report regarding a flexible spending account program and adopt resolution to increase the medical plan contributions as negotiated for the Correctional Officers, as recommended by the Personnel Director

19.   Approve appointment of Tom Stickel to the Emergency Management Council, as the representative of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, as recommended by Chairman Campos

20.   Approve reappointment of Supervisor Beautz to the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors, and Supervisor Campos as alternate, for one year terms of office, as recommended by Chairman Campos

21.   Accept notification of at-large vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Community Action Board, for a representative of the County of Santa Cruz, with nominations for appointment to be received on December 13, 2005, and final appointment to be made January 10, 2006, as recommended by Chairman Campos

22.   Accept nomination of Carlos Palacios for appointment to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of economic development agencies, for a term to expire June 30, 2008, with final appointment to be made December 6, 2005, as recommended by Chairman Campos

 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

23.   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

24.   Approve agreements with Community Bridges, for a maximum amount of $97,184, a new agreement with Coders Online for an hourly amount of $70 per hour, an amendment with Strategic Healthcare Staffing extending the end date to June 30, 2006 and changing the hourly amount to $93.50, and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

25.   Approve the Health Services Proposal, "Planning a Health Information Exchange in Santa Cruz County, California", to the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Information Links Program and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign the Request for Project Support and Conditions of Grant in the amount of $74,839, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

26.   Authorize the Auditor-Controller to make advance payments for the month of December 2005 for contracts in the following amounts: Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center, $499,758, Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz, $52,491.66 and Front Street, $327,253, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

27.   Direct the Health Services Agency to report back no later than December 13, 2005, with a report on the final draft of the Mental Health Services Act Plan (Proposition 63), as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

28.   Approve agreement with the Public Health Institute, a new agreement for One-E-App software maintenance, and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

29.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $1,017,877 in unanticipated revenue; approve the addition of 15.0 FTE positions; approve agreement with Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center in the amount of $223,924 to provide Differential Response services and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the agreement; approve agreement with Cabrillo College in the amount of $158,318 to provide Specialized Training for Adoptive parents and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

30.   Approve a gross pay adjustment for a Senior Social Worker in the amount of $1,352.40, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

31.   Approve amendment to an existing 2005-06 agreement with the Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center that adds an independent living skills program for emancipated foster youth and increases the total contract amount to $180,203; authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign a grant agreement with the Child and Family Policy Institute in the amount of $5,000; and adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $5,000 in unanticipated revenue; and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

32.   Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Human Resources Agency (HRA) and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California to provide a Native Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program in Santa Cruz County and authorize the HRA director to sign the MOU, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

33.   Accept and file status report on non-profit contracts outcomes reporting; direct the Human Resources Agency Director to return with recommendations on the implementation of a common website for Community Programs and other non-profit contractors on March 28, 2006, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

 

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

34.   Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider Application No. 04-0003, a proposal to rezone a parcel from Special Use (SU) district to Timber Harvest (TP) zone district in Watsonville, off Buzzard Lagoon Road, and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Planning Director

35.   Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider Application No. 03-0508, a proposal to rezone a parcel from Special Use (SU) zone district to Timber Production (TP) zone district, in Boulder Creek, off Highway 236, and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Planning Director

36.   Defer consideration of report on neighborhood compatibility issues until December 6, 2005, as recommended by the Planning Director

37.   Defer consideration of report on the Green Building Program to December 13, 2005, as recommended by the Planning Director

38.   Adopt resolution approving and accepting terms and conditions of right-of-way acquisition for the Boulder Creek County Service Area No. 7 Pump Station Emergency Repair Project; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement; and approve payment of claim, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

39.   Approve independent contractor agreement with Valley Power Systems, Incorporated in the not-to-exceed amount of $20,000 for repair and maintenance of heavy equipment at the landfill and transfer station, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

40.   Adopt resolution approving the filing of the Bicycle Transportation Account grant application in the amount of $400,000 for the Calabasas Road Improvement project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

41.   Approve amendment to agreement with Sequoia Analytical to provide environmental laboratory analytical services for the County's solid waste facilities for a not-to-exceed amount of $80,000 per fiscal year; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

 

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

42.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, authorize the removal of vacant buildings at the Chanticleer Avenue park site, authorize the Agency Administrator to approve claims related to the Moving Assistance Program; and authorize the Auditor-Controller to pay such claims, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

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

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

43.   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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Property street addresses (901-7th Avenue and 905-7th Avenue, Santa Cruz):
APN 026-261-16 and APN 026-261-17
Property Owners: Maggiolo Family Partnership
Negotiating parties (non agents): Betsey Lynberg, Redevelopment Agency Director
Moira Leigh, Attorney representing Maggiolo Family Partnership

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*****

44.   Public hearing to consider General Plan/Local Coastal Program and zoning ordinance amendments allowing recycled water facilities on agriculturally-zoned land, subject to specific criteria
a. Letter of the Planning Director of November 8, 2005
b. Resolution Amending General Plan/Local Coastal Program (LCP) Policies 5.13.6 (Conditional Uses on CA-Zoned Lands) and 5.13.7 (Agriculturally Oriented Structures) and Approving an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance (County Code Chapter 13.10) to Make Tertiary-Level Wastewater Treatment Facilities an Allowed Use on Agriculturally-Zoned Land, Subject to Specific Criteria
c. Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance Agricultural Uses Chart (County Code Section 13.10.312) and "Regulations for Special Uses" (adding a new County Code Section 13.10.365) to allow recycled water facilities to be located on agriculturally-zoned lands, subject to specific criteria
d. Highlighted version of Zoning Ordinance amendments
e. Initial Study and Proposed Negative Declaration
f. Comments on Negative Declaration
g. Planning Commission Resolution 12-05
h. October 26, 2005 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
i. October 26, 2005 Planning Commission Staff Report (on file with the Clerk)
j. September 15, 2005 APAC Minutes
k. September 15, 2005 APAC Staff Report (on file with the Clerk)
l. Correspondence
m. Attachments
45.   Public hearing 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
a. Letter of the Planning Director of November 8, 2005
b. Location Map
c. Findings
d. Conditions of Approval
e. Statement of Overriding Considerations
f. Planning Commission and APAC Minutes, October 26 Report (on file with the Clerk)
g. Letter of J. Van Houten, Watsonville Wetlands Watch, October 27, 2005
h. Letter of Carol Turley Pajaro Dunes Association, October 27, 2005
i. City of Watsonville Program Statement November 3, 2005
j. Mailing List (on file with the Clerk)

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).

46.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, consider report on Davenport water and possible options
a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of November 14, 2005
47.   Consider adoption of an ordinance amending Sections 12.160.010 and 12.16.020 and adding Section 12.16.021 to the Santa Cruz County Code relating to the Assignment of Street Names and Building Numbers
a. Letter of the Emergency Services Administrator of November 9, 2005
b. Draft Ordinance
c. Ordinance
d. Draft Procedure Manual Section
e. Procedure Manual Section
        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.