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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
September 12, 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 August 15, 2006 and August 22, 2006, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of August 17, 2006 through September 6, 2006 and approved upon adoption of the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 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 Clive Frank Boustred, Claim No. 607-015 and refer to County Counsel
11.	Reject the claim of Ron Moreno, Claim No. 607-111 and refer to County Counsel
12.	Reject the claim of Shannon McKinnon/Tim Noll, Claim No. 607-012 and refer to County Counsel
13.	Reject the claim of Isha Yisrael aka Laura Carey Samuel, Claim No. 607-010 and refer to County Counsel
14.	Reject the claim of Ingrid Wagnaar, Claim No. 607-014 and refer to County Counsel
15.	Accept and file report on implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 1234 concerning Ethics and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
16.	Authorize the District Attorney's Office to defer the report on the fiscal year 2006/2007 SCARE budget and agreement until October 3, 2006, as recommended by the District Attorney
16.1	Approve and authorize the District Attorney to sign a Certification of Assurance of Compliance, and submit a grant re-application to the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in the amount of $122,061 for the fiscal year 2006/2007 Child Abuser Vertical Prosecution Block Program; and adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $69,912 from the State Office of Emergency Services for the Child Abuser Vertical Prosecution Program, as recommended by the District Attorney
17.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $538,710 in 2006 Federal Homeland Security Grant Program funds and take related actions, as recommended by the Emergency Services Administrator
18.	Adopt resolution amending resolution 279-75 implementing a Classification and Salary Action for the In-Home Supportive Quality Assurance Specialist, as recommended by the Personnel Director
19.	Accept and file Sheriff's Office Inmate Welfare Fund Annual Report of Expenditures for fiscal year 2005/2006, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
20.	Approve appointment of Renee M. Kilmer to the Women's Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Beautz
21.	Approve appointment of Henry Cleveland to the Mobilehome Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
22.	Approve appointment of Aaron Spencer to the Commission on Disabilities for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
22.1	Direct the County Administrative Officer and the Department of Public Works to return to the Board on September 19, 2006, with recommendations for increasing the funding available immediately to the Department of Public Works for seal coating and similar repairs, as recommended by Supervisors Pirie and Campos
23.	Approve appointment of Judy Stabile to the Arts Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
24.	Accept and file annual report of the Animal Nuisance Abatement Appeals Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chair Stone
25.	Direct the Clerk of the Board to post a notification of three vacancies on the Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District Board of Directors, and approve the timeline for the submission of nominations for appointment to the Resource Conservation District Board of Directors, as outlined, as recommended by Chair Stone
26.	Accept notification of an at-large vacancy on the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, for a tenant representative, with nominations for appointment to be received on September 26, 2006, and final appointment to be made October 3, 2006, as recommended by Chair Stone

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

27.	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
28.	Accept and file report on access to local hospital Emergency Departments and direct the Health Services Agency to work with the Emergency Medical Care Commission and the hospitals to reduce diversions and return on February 27, 2007 with an update on progress, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
29.	Approve purchase of paper scanners for Clinic operations at a total cost of $6,000; and approve transfer of appropriations from services and supplies to fixed assets, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
30.	Approve agreements (on file with the Clerk) with Applied Survey Research for $93,000 and with Youth Leadership Institute for $30,000 and authorize the Health Services Agency (HSA) Director to sign, or as their designee the HSA Director of Administration to sign; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $63,000 of anticipated revenue into the HSA Alcohol and Drug Program budget, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
31.	Approve agreements with Cabrillo College for fiscal year 2006/2007 for the Options for Recovery program in the amount of $124,922, with Cabrillo College for the adoptive parents training program in the amount of $167,466, with Youth Resource Bank in the amount of $78,030, and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to execute the agreements, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director
32.	Authorize the Human Resources Agency (HRA) Director to execute an agreement with HUD in the amount of $89,985 for the homeless clients information system; authorize the HRA Director to execute an agreement with HUD in the amount of $142,591 for Page Smith Community House/Homeless Services Center; authorize the HRA Director to sign a contract with the Homeless Services Center in the amount of $142,591 to provide services at the Page Smith Community House and authorize the HRA Director to execute contract amendments with the Homeless Services Center in the amount of $55,695 in fiscal year 2004/2005, for the amount of $92,629 in fiscal year 2005/2006; and authorize the Auditor-Controller to transfer unused accrual credits in the amount of $9,485 from the National Guard contract to the Homeless Services Center contract, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

33.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 on the morning agenda beginning at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider Application No. 04-0598 (Swift for SAR Enterprises), a Rezoning and Subdivision for property located on Bowker Road in Freedom, and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
34.	Defer consideration of pool/spa barrier regulation amendments until October 24, 2006 and take related action, as recommended by the Planning Director
35.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider Coastal Commission action certifying modified amendments to County Code Chapters 13.10, 13.11, 13.20 and 16.10 regarding miscellaneous non-substantive changes to the County Code, as recommended by the Planning Director
36.	Accept the proposed sale of Assessor's Parcel Number 083-035-03 in the total amount of $500; adopt resolution consummating the sale; authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the Grant Deed; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
37.	Adopt resolution approving and accepting the terms and conditions of the Bear Creek Road Emergency Repair project property acquisition agreement; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign agreement on behalf of the County; and approve payment of claim for the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
38.	Approve final map of Tract 1477, Santina Court; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the subdivision agreement; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
39.	Approve contract change order in the amount of $56,059.97 for the Soquel Village Sidewalk Improvements, Soquel Drive, Robertson Street, West Walnut Street, and Porter Street project; authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the change order on behalf of the County; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
40.	Adopt resolutions accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $38,971.18 for storm damage for County Services Areas No. 13, Hutchinson Road; No. 17, Empire Acres; No. 33, Redwood Drive; No. 37, Roberts Road; No. 42, Sunlit Lane; No. 43, Bonita Encino; and No. 44, Sunbeam Woods, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
41.	Adopt resolution in support of the passage of Proposition 84, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
42.	Authorize payment in the amount of $1,913.33 to Haro, Kasunich and Associates, Incorporated for consulting services performed in fiscal year 2005/2006, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
43.	Accept and file report on the Vine Hill Road emergency repair project; ratify award of contract in the amount of $722,149 to Anderson Pacific; adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue of $140,625 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $46,875 from the State Office of Emergency Services, and $172,000 from Proposition 42 funding and appropriate these funds into the 2006/2007 Public Works Road budget; and direct Public Works to return with a project status report on September 26, 2006, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
44.	Accept and file report on the emergency repairs to Cathedral Drive; ratify the award of contract in the amount of $416,416 to Granite Construction Company; adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $23,625 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $8,125 from the State Office of Emergency Services, and $49,500 from Proposition 42 funding, and appropriate these funds into the 2006/2007 Public Works Road budget for the subject project; and direct Public Works to return with a project status report on September 26, 2007, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
45.	Authorize transfer of County Service Area (CSA) No. 9 funds from the Lockewood Lane project to the Mount Hermon Road project; approve independent contractor agreement with Granite Construction Company for the Graham Hill Road/Mount Hermon Road improvements in the total not-to-exceed cost of $538,803.00; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
45.1	Reject all bids for the 2005/2006 Rubberized Sealcoat Project and direct Public Works to return at the first meeting in March 2007 with plans and specifications to rebid the project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
46.	Accept and file report regarding real estate signs and ratify the revised special provisions for the placement and removal of real estate signs within the County Roads Rights-of-Way, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
47.	Approve lease agreement between the County Parks Department and the California Conservation Corps for use of the house and related outbuildings on the site of Pinto Lake County Park for a monthly rent of $1,000 through March 31, 2007, $1,030 through March 31, 2008 and $1,060 through March 31, 2009; and authorize the Director of Parks Department to sign the Agreement and take any actions necessary on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

48.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, conditionally authorize funding of up to $577,652 in Redevelopment Agency Housing Funds for accessibility improvements for the Parkhurst Terrace affordable housing project and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
49.	Item deleted

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

50.	Public hearing to consider Application No. 06-0432 to amend Permit 04-0039 by adding an accessible path of travel to the public bus stop; APNs: 041-271-28 (located on the north side of Freedom Boulevard, about 800 feet east of McDonald Road, at 6100 Freedom Boulevard in Aptos Hills); Applicant: Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition; Property Owners: MP Parkhurst Associates LP a. Letter of the Planning Director of August 5, 2006 b. Categorical Exemption (CEQA determination) c. Findings d. Conditions e. Location Map f. Project Plans - Reduced, color set (on file with the Clerk) g. Project Plans - Full Size (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).
51.	Continued consideration of selection committee report on Refuse, Recycling and Yardwaste Collection and Processing Services vendor selection and consider related actions (continued from August 22, 2006, Item No. 59) a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of August 30, 2006 b. Letter of the Director of Public Works of August 16, 2006 c. Attachments 1 through 5: Board Letters of March 23, 2004; December 6, 2005; January 24, 2006; February 28, 2006; April 25, 2006; and Attachment 6, Consolidated Response to Vendor d. Questions and Comments e. Attachment 7, Vendor Evaluations f. Attachment 8, Comparison of Vendor Rates; and Attachment 9, Analysis of Long-Term g. Revenue Projects h. Supplemental to Attachment 9 (on file with the Clerk) i. Draft Franchise Agreement and Application B (on file with the Clerk) j. Various Correspondences k. Various Correspondences
52.	Consider adopting, in concept, the proposed ordinance amending Sections 2.116.020 and 2.116.050 of the Santa Cruz County code relating to the membership and responsibilities of the Long-Term Care Interagency Commission and scheduling the matter for final consideration on September 26, 2006 a. Letter of County Counsel of August 24, 2006 b. Proposed Ordinance (Redline) c. Proposed Ordinance (Clean)
53.	Consider ordinance amending County Code Chapter 9.70.600, Commercial Vehicle and Recreational Vehicle Parking a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of September 1, 2006 b. Ordinance (clean version) c. Ordinance (strikeout version) d. Page 16 of Public Works Fee Book e. Notice of Public Hearing f. Various Correspondences
54.	Item deleted
55.	Consider a proposed ordinance repealing and readopting Chapter 7.92 of the Santa Cruz County Code, and adopting the 2000 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code, and the 2001 Edition of the California Fire Code, and then place this matter on the September 19, 2006 agenda for final adoption to correct the numbering and related matters a. Letter of the Emergency Services Administrator of August 3, 2006 b. Resolution c. Ordinance
56.	Consider Air Ambulance and Trauma Care Report a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Director of August 30, 2006 b. Attachment 1 - SCC EMS Report c. Attachment 2 - Trauma in Santa Cruz
	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.