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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
April 4, 2006

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
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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 March 21, 2006, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of March 23, 2006 through March 29, 2006 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.   Reject the claim of Wendell T. Burgess, Claim No. 506-058, and refer to County Counsel

11.   Reject the claim of McKenzie Kay, a minor and Kelly Kay, parent, Claim No. 506-059, as insufficiently filed, and refer to County Counsel

12.   Approve Amendment to Agreement with Appleby and Company extending contract period to December 31, 2006, as recommended by the Assessor-Recorder

13.   Adopt resolution providing for 100% property tax exchange for Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) No. 904 - Eastern Boundary Reorganization to Aptos - La Selva Fire Protection District, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

14.   Accept and file report on the modification to contract with Sequoia Voting Systems for the implementation of the County's Voting Modernization Plan, as recommended by the County Clerk

14.1   Continue final approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with the General Representation Unit until April 25, 2006, as recommended by the Director of Personnel

15.   Approve gross pay adjustments for six Probation Department employees, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

16.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $40,207 in Index 574100; approve contract amendments with Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance and Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center increasing compensation by $10,000; and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign amendments, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

17.   Approve gross pay adjustment for a Sheriff's Correctional Officer in the amount of $353.46, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

18.   Adopt resolution supporting California's Marine Life Protection Act, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

19.   Approve appointment of Bob Stokes to the County of Santa Cruz Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7, as a non-voting representative, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

20.   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 Administrator

21.   Accept and file report on the Public Guardian's Office and direct the Health Services Agency to return during 2006/07 budget hearings with a further update, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

 

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

22.   Accept low bid from Viking Construction in the amount of $1,975,880 for the Paulsen Road - Whiting Road Bridge replacement; authorize award of contract; and authorize the Director the Director of Public Works to sign the contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director Public Works

23.   Defer consideration of refuse, recycling and yardwaste collection services Request for Proposal until April 25, 2006, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

24.   Accept and file report on the Rolling Woods Water Distribution System Assessment District, and direct Public Works to report back to the Board on or before May 2, 2006, with an update on the assessment district process, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

25.   Approve independent contractor agreement with Moffatt and Nichol Engineers in the not-to-exceed amount of $30,600 for engineering design services for the East Cliff Pedestrian Pathway, 9th Avenue to 12th Avenue and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

26.   Approve amendment to agreement with Williams Tree Service in the increased amount of $35,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $85,000 for fiscal year 2005/2006 for tree maintenance and emergency tree removal; approve termination of the independent contractor agreement with Coastal Tree Service; approve independent contractor agreement with Lewis Tree Service in the not-to-exceed amount of $20,000 per fiscal year for four years for tree maintenance and emergency tree removal; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreements on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

27.   Approve road closure for the Boulder Creek Parade; adopt resolution requesting that the California Department of Transportation allow the parade to be held, and direct Public Works to issue the parade permit, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

28.   Approve payment of outstanding balance in the amount of $576.46 for electrical service charges at the San Andreas Road/Seascape Boulevard flashing beacons, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

29.   Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk) and engineer's estimate for the Valencia Road Culvert Retrofit project and authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on May 11, 2006 in the Department of Public Works conference room; direct Public Works to return on May 23, 2006, with a recommendation for award of contract; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

30.   Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk) and engineer's estimate for the Valencia Creek Fish Ladder project and authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on May 11, 2006, in the Department of Public Works conference room; direct Public Works to return on May 23, 2006 with a recommendation for award of contract; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

31.   Accept and file report on County Service Area (CSA) No. 7, Boulder Creek Main Replacement; direct Public Works to meet again with the CSA No. 7 homeowners group no later than April 20, 2006; and direct Public Works to return with a status report on May 16, 2006, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

32.   Approve plans, specifications (on file with the Clerk) and engineer's estimate for the Capitola Avenue Improvements, State Highway One to Soquel Drive; authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on May 11, 2006, in the Department of Public Works conference room; direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions; and direct Public Works to return on or before June 13, 2006 with a recommendation for award of contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

33.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, approve the plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) and engineer's estimate for the Amesti Road Sewer Extension and authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on April 27, 2006, in the Department of Public Works conference room; direct Public Works to return on May 16, 2006 with a recommendation for award of contract; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

34.   Accept the Veterans Memorial Building Re-Roof improvements as complete; approve final cost of the project in the amount of $111,573 and authorize the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

35.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $25,759 from Park Dedication Interest to cover the increased utility costs at the Swim Center, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

 

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

36.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, authorize the Redevelopment Agency Administrator to sign a contract with Ecological Concerns, d.b.a. Central Coast Wilds, to provide landscape maintenance for the Live Oak Library lagoon restoration in the annual amount of $21,000 and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

37.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve funds in the amount of $30,600 for an agreement with Moffatt and Nichol Engineers for the East Cliff Pedestrian Pathway Project from 9th Avenue to 12th Avenue, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

38.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, authorize the Planning Director to allocate additional funds from the Redevelopment Agency Housing Funds to Mercy Housing for the acquisition and replacement costs for a Unit in the Osocales Community Project and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

 

ADDENDA

38.1   Accept nomination of Jonathan Hans Brinker to the Area Developmental Disabilities Board VII for a term to expire December 31, 2008, with final appointment to be made April 25, 2006, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

38.2   Adopt resolution endorsing April 2006 as "Voter Education and Participation Month", as recommended by the County Clerk

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

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

39.   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 LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency Negotiator: Director 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*****

40.   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 regularly scheduled meeting (agendas are located on the table at the front of the Board Chambers)
a. Proceedings of Zone 7 Meeting
b. Action Summary Minutes
c. Status Report on Pajaro River Flood Control Project
d. Public Opinion Survey and Information Brochure for the Pajaro River Flood Control Project
e. 2006/2007 Zone 7 Assessment Rates
f. Related Correspondences
g. Status Report on Prop 50
h. Letter of Bruce LaClergue, General Manager
41.   Continued public hearing on the certification of the ballots for the benefit assessment of 18 parcels annexed into County Service Area No. 13, Hutchinson Road, Zone A (5th District)
a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of March 23, 2006
b. Resolution annexing parcels
c. Resolution authorizing and levying assessments
d. Certification of Votes Cast
42.   Public hearing to consider Coastal Commission modifications to previously approved 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 March 10, 2006
b. Resolution
c. Ordinance
d. CEQA Notice of Exemption
e. Coastal Commission Suggested Modifications
f. March 9, 2006 Coastal Commission Staff Report
g. November 22, 2005 Board of Supervisors Staff report (on file with the Clerk)
43.   Continued public hearing to consider Application No. 05-0145 (City of Watsonville), a proposal to construct a tertiary level recycled water facility adjacent to the Watsonville Wastewater Treatment Plant, located at 410 Panabaker Lane in Watsonville
a. Letter of the Planning Director of March 13, 2006
b. Location Map
c. Revised Findings
d. Revised Conditions of Approval
e. Statement of Overriding Considerations
f. Board letter and staff report of November 22, 2005 (on file with the Clerk)
g. Attachments
44.   Public hearing to consider ordinance amending Chapter 9.42.060 of the County Code related to Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area
a. Letter of the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
b. Ordinance (strike-out and clean copy)
45.   Public hearing to consider parking maintenance and operating charges for the Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area for 2006/2007 fiscal year
a. Letter of the Redevelopment Agency Administrator of March 23, 2006
b. Resolution
c. Letter from Ellen Johnson of March 28, 2006
46.   Public hearing to approve tax-exempt bond financing for the Parkhurst Terrace Affordable Housing project (formerly Golden Torch RV Park)
a. Letter of the Planning Director of March 14, 2006
b. Resolution Approving the Issuance of Bonds
c. Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
47.   Public hearing to consider recommendations relating to Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Barrier requirements
a. Letter of the Planning Department of March 10, 2006
b. Copy of Chapter 7.64 of the County Code
c. UBC Appendix Chapter 4, Division I, Sections 419-421
d. Diagrams of Acceptable and Prohibited Pool Barrier Types

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).

        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.