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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
November 14, 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
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.

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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.   Item deleted

8.   Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of November 2, 2006 through November 8, 2006 and approved upon adoption of the 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.   Adopt Ordinance Amending Subdivision M. of Section 9.28.020 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Stop Intersections (approved "in concept" on November 7, 2006, Item No. 45)

11.   Adopt resolutions regarding the medical plan contributions for various employee groups under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act, as recommended by the Personnel Director

12.   Authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to sign a contract with DataWorks Plus to provide an upgrade to the existing photo imaging system that will provide county-wide network access to a criminal photo data base; approve purchase of hardware servers, workstations and related equipment for a total amount of $116,743; and adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $166,743 in unanticipated revenue for fixed assets, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

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

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

13.   Approve grant application for the California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Teams Program in the amount of $330,000; authorize the Sheriff-Coroner and County Administrative Officer to sign the grant documents; and take related action, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
a. Letter of Sheriff-Coroner
b. Grant Award Face Sheet
c. Attachments

 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

14.   Accept and file report on the County's investment activities and holdings for the quarter ending September 30, 2006, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

15.   Accept and file the Treasurer's monthly Cash Report and Transaction Report for the period ending October 31, 2006, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

16.   Accept nomination of Marco Cervantes for reappointment to the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors for a two year term commencing on December 1, 2006, with final appointment to be considered on November 21, 2006, as recommended by Supervisors Pirie and Campos

17.   Direct the Chairperson to send correspondence commenting on the Draft Management Plan for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary with specific comments on the Interpretive Facilities Action Plan and the Water Quality Protection Plans related to Santa Cruz County, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

18.   Approve appointment of Tove Beatty and Joan McVay to the Mental Health Advisory Board, as representatives of the general public having experience and knowledge of the mental health system, for terms to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

18.1   Direct the Environmental Health Director to research a potential new policy to cover the appropriate disposal of household medical waste and syringes, or "sharps," and determine if there are some feasible solutions to this issue, with a report to the Board on or before December 12, 2006, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

19.   Accept and file progress report on County of Santa Cruz Implementation Plan for FishNet 4C Goals for County Policies, Planning and Management; and direct the Health Services Agency to report back on December 4, 2007, with progress on the implementation plan, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

20.   Accept and file report on county water management activities and direct the Health Services Agency to provide a further report on January 23, 2007, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

21.   Authorize a gross pay adjustment for an employee of the Health Services Agency in the amount of $442.00, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

 

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

22.   Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, December 5, 2006, on the morning agenda, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider Application No. 06-0570, a proposal to modify a condition of approval for one parcel in the Woods Cove Subdivision, located off Graham Hill Road, as recommended by the Planning Director

23.   Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. to consider Application No. 05-0797 - Proposal for a Mixed Use development, to rezone from C-4 to C-2 and to amend the General Plan Designation from C-S to C-C on property located on Soquel Avenue, opposite 7th Avenue, as recommended by the Planning Director

24.   Accept and file report on the El Rancho Drive 2006 Storm Damage Repair Project at Highway 17 Beulah Park Undercrossing, and direct Public Works to return with a recommendation for award on or before December 12, 2006, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

25.   Approve agreement with Pacific Coast Forecasting for the flood alert system analysis for a not-to-exceed amount of $11,714 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 Request for Statement of Qualifications and Request for Proposals for solid waste engineering and consulting services; and direct Public Works to proceed with the selection process for solid waste engineering and consulting services, and return to the Board on or before April 17, 2007, with a summary report on the process and a final contract with the selected firm, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

27.   Approve independent contractor agreement with the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County to provide graffiti abatement services for the unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County for a not-to-exceed amount of $86,700 and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

28.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, adopt resolution adopting the June 2006 Pajaro River Watershed Integrated Regional Water Management Plan and take related actions to better manage the water resources within the Pajaro River Watershed, as recommended by the District Engineer

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

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

29.   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 - EXISTING LITIGATION
Case Name/No.: Ruth McCormick v. County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Superior Court of California Case No. CV 153191

CONFERENCE WITH 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*****

30.   Consider report on Housing Element Rezoning Program, including site selection and affordability requirements
a. Letter of the Planning Director of November 3, 2006
b. List of candidate sites
c. Individual site maps
d. Analysis of candidate sites
e. Correspondence regarding sites
f. Related correspondence
31.   Consider reappointment of Jayne Lovell to the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, as an at-large representative of acute or long term care health services, in accordance with County Code Section 2.116.030, for a term to expire April 1, 2010
a. Letter of Chair Stone of October 23, 2006
        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.