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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
May 16, 2006

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 25, 2006 and May 2, 2006, 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.	Reject the claim of Jeff and Adele Talmadge, Claim No. 506-078, and refer to County Counsel
11.	Reject the claim of Ken Holstein, Claim No. 506-079, and refer to County Counsel
12.	Reject the claim of Lori Aban, Claim No. 506-081, and refer to County Counsel
13.	Item deleted
14.	Authorize the Auditor-Controller and County Administrative Officer to proceed with necessary actions to secure the 2006/2007 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes in an estimated amount of $55 million and report back during Budget Hearings, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
15.	Approve transfer of appropriations from Contingencies to the General Fund Courts Index 451000 and authorize the Auditor-Controller to remit $730,113 to the State, pursuant to the State Controller's Office audit of Court revenues for the four fiscal years ended 2001 through 2004, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
16.	Approve realignment of $41,000 from Salaries and Benefits and $9,000 from Other Services to Services and Supplies; approve increase to Bei Scott rental agreement for services by $700; and approve increase to Lido Marietti rental agreement for services by $300, as recommended by the Director of Child Support Services
17.	Approve contract with Arnerich Massena and Associates for consultant services regarding the Deferred Compensation program, and take related actions, as recommended by the Deferred Compensation Advisory Commission
18.	Adopt resolution appointing unopposed candidates in lieu of election pursuant to Elections Code Sections 7228, 7423, 7673 and 7772.1 who shall take office and serve exactly as if elected at the June 6, 2006 Primary Election for the term prescribed by law, as recommended by the County Clerk
19.	Adopt resolution scheduling a public hearing on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 on the proposed 2006/2007 Fire Protection Assessment service charge reports for County Service Areas No. 4 (Pajaro Dunes) and No. 48 (County Fire) and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions; and adopt resolution confirming previously established benefit assessments for County Service Area Nos. 4 and 48, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
20.	Authorize the Clerk of the Board to file a revised executed Notice of Completion for the Pajaro Dunes Fire Station Above Ground Fuel Tank Project with the Office of the County Recorder, as recommended by the Director of General Services
21.	Accept and file Annual Report on the status of the private sector Living Wage program and adopt resolution setting the living wage at $12.43 for those employees receiving benefits, and at $13.56 for those employees not receiving benefits, as recommended by the Director of General Services
22.	Approve transfer in the amount of $124,000 to General Services Fleet Division from Internal Services Fleet Fund to cover additional fuel costs, as recommended by the Director of General Services
23.	Authorize emergency modification of supply air and return air connections located at the Main Jail and authorize the Auditor-Controller to process payment in the amount not-to-exceed $30,542 to George H. Wilson, Incorporated, as recommended by the Director of General Services
24.	Declare used County vehicles to be surplus and direct the Director of General Services to arrange for their disposition, as recommended by the Director of General Services
25.	Approve amendment to agreement with Remediation Risk Management, Incorporated, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $52,538, for environmental engineering services for soil and groundwater testing and monitoring for Fleet Services at 691 Ocean Street and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services
26.	Adopt resolution authorizing the Chief Probation Officer to apply to the Corrections Standards Authority for second year Title V Community Prevention Funds in the amount of $314,016, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
27.	Approve contract amendment with Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, Child Services Research Group, increasing compensation to an amount not-to-exceed $446,847 and extending the contract term an additional six months, and take related actions, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
28.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $50,000 into Probation Grants Index 574100 for fiscal year 2005/2006 for an Annie E. Casey Foundation augmentation grant, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
29.	Approve new master agreement for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners integrating the terms at a new cost of $13,628.47 monthly and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
30.	Accept and file report on the County's investment activities and holdings for the quarter ending March 31, 2006, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector (Detail report on file with the Clerk)
31.	Accept and file Treasurer's monthly Cash Report and Transaction Report for the period ending April 30, 2006, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
31.1	Direct Public Works to install multiway stop signs on Harkins Slough Road at the Pajaro Valley High School entrance and to report back to the Board on or before August 22, 2006, regarding the operation of the stop signs, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
32.	Approve appointment of Charles Levine to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, as the representative of the Seniors Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Chair Stone
33.	Accept nomination of Rama Khalsa, Cecilia Espinola and Maria Castro for reappointment to the First 5 Commission, as at-large representatives, for terms to expire April 1, 2007, with final appointment to be made May 23, 2006, as recommended by Chair Stone

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

34.	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
35.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $69,589.82 into the Fish and Game budget; approve allocations endorsed by the County Fish and Game Advisory Commission in the amount of $59,459; and authorize the Auditor-Controller to disburse funds, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
36.	Authorize the Health Services Agency to submit a grant application to the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention for methamphetamine prevention in the amount of $350,000 per year for three years, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
37.	Approve amendment to agreement with Dominican Hospital increasing the maximum amount by $10,000 to $75,000 for helicopter transportation flight clearance in inclement weather from the Federal Aviation Agency and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
38.	Approve contract in the amount of $148,390 with Applied Survey Research for the Business Retention and Expansion Survey, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

39.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider Application 05-0252 (Commercial Development - Mini Storage facility and Honda car dealership, Rezoning and General Plan Amendment) and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Planning Director
40.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider Planning Commission recommendation on proposed General Plan amendment and rezoning affecting three parcels along Greenbrae Lane and five parcels along Carriker Lane and take related action, as recommended by the Planning Director
41.	Approve transfer of funds in the amount of $7,400 for the purchase of a vehicle washing system at the Brommer Street Maintenance Yard, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
42.	Accept and file report on the Integrated Watershed Restoration Program projects; approve revised Integrated Watershed Restoration Program Valencia Creek Fish Ladder Work Program dated April 12, 2006; adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue from the Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District in the amount of $23,437.80; authorize transfer of $1,765.47 from the Department of Public Works Culvert Replacement Program to the Valencia Creek Fish Ladder project; and direct Public Works to return to the Board on or before November 21, 2006, with an update, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
43.	Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk) and engineer's estimate for the Amesti Elementary School Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Project, Amesti Road at Green Valley Road; authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on June 8, 2006, in the Department of Public Works conference room; direct Public Works to return on June 20, 2006, with a recommendation for award of contract; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
44.	Approve plans, specifications (on file with the Clerk) and engineer's estimate for the 2006 Graham Hill Road Traffic Signal Improvements; authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on June 8, 2006, in the Department of Public Works conference room; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
45.	Approve road closures for the Thirty-Fourth Annual Wharf-to-Wharf Race for July 23, 2006, and direct the Public Works Department to issue the race permit, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
46.	Accept and file Proposed 2006/2007 Capital Improvement Program document (on file with the Clerk), and direct Public Works to return on June 6, 2006 with the Proposed 2006/2007 Capital Improvement Program, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
47.	Adopt resolution approving and accepting terms and conditions of the contract and rights of entry for the Sixteenth Avenue Improvements Project - Capitola Road to Webster Street; make findings that the improvements are of benefit to the project area; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contracts; and approve payment of claims, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
48.	Approve request for proposals for engineering design services for the Aptos Village Traffic Signal Design project, and direct the Clerk of the Board to advertise the request of proposals for one day on May 21, 2006, in a newspaper of general circulation, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
49.	Approve amendment to agreement with Shangrila Landscape Management, Incorporated by increasing the compensation by $20,000 for a not-to-exceed amount of $80,000 for fiscal year 2005/2006 for revegetation, landscape installation and landscape maintenance services for various Public Works projects; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
50.	Accept low bid of McGuire and Hester in the amount of $505,111 for the Sixteenth Avenue Improvements project, and authorize the award of contract; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $15,825.80 from the Santa Cruz City Water Department (SCWD); approve reimbursement agreement between the SCWD and the County of Santa Cruz for costs related to the City's items on the subject project; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
51.	Defer progress report for County Service Area No. 7, Boulder Creek Force Main Replacement to August 8, 2006, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
52.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, accept the low bid from Monterey Peninsula Engineering in the amount of $71,000 for the Amesti Road Sewer Extension; authorize award of contract; and authorize the District Engineer to sign the contract on behalf of the District; and take related action, as recommended by the District Engineer

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

53.

AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve financing for the right-of-entry agreements in the amount of $600; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue totaling $200,000 from the Redevelopment Agency Capital Projects Proceeds Reserves; approve Agency funds totaling $662,481.86 for the construction of the 16th Avenue Improvement Project (Capitola Avenue to Webster Street); and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

54.

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 CORRECTION, THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS DELETED FROM CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Case Name/No.: Luis Saldana Lopez v. Michael Scott Sotelo and County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. CV 153378 ADDITIONAL ITEM TO CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION 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.

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

55.	Presentation providing an overview of the First 5 Commission's Long Term Financial Plan and Strategic Plan a. Letter of Chair Stone of May 9, 2006 b. Letter of Susan True, Executive Director, First 5 Commission, of May 8, 2006
56.	Consider proposed ordinance to increase settlement authority for Risk Manager and County Administrative Officer for Tort and Worker's Compensation Claims and consider amendments to the County Code to add section on Special Education Claims a. Letter of County Counsel b. Proposed Ordinance c. Notice of Intention d. Notice of Adoption
	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.