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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
February 27, 2007

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 February 6, 2007 and February 13, 2007, 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.	Adopt Ordinance Amending Subdivision T. of Section 9.28.020 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Stop Intersections (approved "in concept" on February 13, 2007, Item No. 57)
11.	Accept and file Treasurer's Quarterly Cash Count, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
12.	Accept and file status report on the Animal Services Facility project (plans on file with the Clerk) and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
13.	Accept and file report on disaster planning issues, as recommended by the Planning Director and the Emergency Services Administrator
14.	Adopt resolution certifying the Board's approval of agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; approve contract and Operational Agreement with the California Department of Forestry for fire protection services in County Service Areas 4 and 48 for fiscal year 2006/2007 in the amount of $2,570,197; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services and the Emergency Services Administrator
15.	Authorize the County Fire Chief to sign fiscal year 2006/2007 Volunteer Fire Company Matching Funds agreements for fire service equipment and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services and the Emergency Services Administrator
16.	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
17.	Adopt resolution implementing a classification action and a job title change in the Sheriff's department, as recommended by the Personnel Director
18.	Approve extension of the limited term Assistant Division Director position in Probation's Juvenile Division, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
19.	Approve transfer of funds in the amount of $30,622 for the purchase of additional storage capacity required for the retention of video taping, and adopt resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to destroy recordings of routine video monitoring per Government Code Section 26202.6(a), as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
20.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue for fiscal year 2006/2007 in the amount of $196,233 from the State Corrections Standards Authority for the Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grant; authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to sign the grant award agreement and negotiate contracts; and approve intra-fund transfers and new positions in the Sheriff's Office and Probation Department, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
21.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $4,927 from State Law Enforcement and approve Detention Bureau purchases and related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
22.	Accept and file the Treasurer's monthly Cash Report and Transaction report for the period ending January 31, 2007, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
23.	Accept notification of at-large vacancy on the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, for a representative of consumers, with nominations for appointment to be received on March 13, 2007, and final appointment to be considered March 20, 2007, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
24.	Accept and file the annual report of the Fish and Game Advisory Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
25.	Accept and file the annual report of the Water Advisory Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
26.	Accept and file the annual report of the Seniors Commission, and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz
27.	Approve reappointment of George (Bud) Winslow to the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, as the representative of the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Incorporated, for a term to expire February 27, 2011, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

28.	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
29.	Adopt resolution authorizing increase of specific penalties to provide funding for pediatric trauma care and additional funding for emergency medical services, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
30.	Approve agreement with Community Bridges for Elderday transportation and meals services in the maximum amount of $119,937, and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
31.	Approve agreement with MedX Staffing for medical director services for Detention Medical, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
32.	Approve various staffing changes in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division and take related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
33.	Accept and file report on Medicare rates (Locality 99) and direct the Health Services Agency to return with an update during Budget hearings, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
34.	Accept and file report on Proposition 63 services and mental health reform, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
35.	Approve revenue agreement with Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District for implementation of portions of the Integrated Watershed Restoration Program (IWRP) - Phase II and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign; approve revenue agreement with Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District for implementation of Integrated Watershed Restoration Program Plan - Designs & Permitting and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign; and direct Public Works and the Health Services Agency to return on or before December 4, 2007 with a status report, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director and the Director of Public Works

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

36.	Defer consideration of report on implications of Net Site Area ordinance changes on existing beach housing to March 27, 2007, as recommended by the Planning Director
37.	Defer report on affordability standards for housing rezoning program until on or before April 17, 2007, as recommended by the Planning Director
38.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, on the afternoon agenda at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider Application 01-0116, a proposal to rezone a portion of four parcels from A, CA and CA-P to TP and TP-P on property located on the west side of Swanton Road at approximately 3.5 miles northwest of the south end of Swanton Road, as recommended by the Planning Director
39.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, on the afternoon agenda, at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider Application 02-0342, a proposal to rezone nine parcels from SU to TP on property located on the west side of Eureka Canyon Road at approximately one mile north of Rider Road, as recommended by the Planning Director
40.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, on the afternoon agenda, at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider Application 02-0336, a proposal to rezone a parcel from SU to TP on property located on the north and south sides of White House Creek Road, at approximately three miles east from Highway 1, as recommended by the Planning Director
41.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, on the afternoon agenda, at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider Application 02-0341, a proposal to rezone one parcel from SU to TP on property located to the east of Last Chance Road at approximately one mile north from Swanton Road, as recommended by the Planning Director
42.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, on the afternoon agenda, at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider Application 02-0355, a proposal to rezone two parcels from A-L to TP-L on property located on the east and west side of Big Creek on an unnamed private road about one mile northeast from Swanton Road, as recommended by the Planning Director
43.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, on the afternoon agenda, at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider Application 02-0357, a proposal to rezone two parcels from SU to TP on property located about three quarter of a mile beyond the eastern terminus of an unnamed road about one and three quarter miles north and east of Swanton Road, as recommended by the Planning Director
44.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, on the afternoon agenda, at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider Application 02-0365, a proposal to rezone one parcel from A to TP on property located at the end of an unnamed private access road about one and a half miles northeast from Swanton Road, as recommended by the Planning Director
45.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, on the afternoon agenda, at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider Application 02-0437, a proposal to rezone two parcels from SU to TP on property located at 1600 Empire Grade (north end of Empire Grade near the Lockheed Aerospace facility), as recommended by the Planning Director
46.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, on the afternoon agenda, at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider Application 02-0615, a proposal to rezone two parcels from SU to TP on property located on the west side of Eureka Canyon Road at approximately three quarters of a mile north of Rider Road, as recommended by the Planning Director
47.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, on the afternoon agenda, at 1:30 p.m. or thereafter to consider Application 06-0514, a proposal to rezone two parcels from SU to TP on property located on the west side of Palm Drive about three quarters of a mile west of Deer Creek Road, as recommended by the Planning Director
48.	Accept and file report on the suggested regulatory approach for the Housing Element Rezoning Program and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
49.	Approve transfer of appropriations from Public Works' equipment replacement reserve fund to the Santa Cruz County Sanitation District for the purchase of a flat bed truck, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
50.	Adopt resolution approving the submission of two grant applications for funds from the High Risk Rural Roads Program, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
51.	Adopt resolution in support of a policy known as the Extended Producer Responsibility which requires manufacturers to assume product management responsibilities through disposal; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for the 2006/2007 Household Hazardous Waste Discretionary Grant in the amount of $7,000; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) letter of agreement on behalf of the County of Santa Cruz to formalize the County's participation in the CPSC, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
52.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $704,133 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (75 percent) and the State Office of Emergency Services (25 percent) for the El Rancho Drive 2006 Storm Damage Repair project; accept the low bid of Viking Construction of Rancho Cordova in the amount of $2,772,018, and authorize the award of contract; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign said contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
53.	Adopt resolution authorizing Public Works to submit a project list to the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission to amend the Regional Transportation Program to reflect an allocation of $1.998 million in projected state and federal funding, and direct Public Works to forward the resolution to the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission for purposes of amending the Regional Transportation Improvement Program, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
54.	Defer update on the Pavement Management Program and direct Public Works to return on March 27, 2007, with the final report and public opinion survey results, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
55.	Approve independent contractor agreement with KCI Environmental, Incorporated in an amount not-to-exceed $34,200 for revegetation and maintenance services for the Paulsen-Whiting Road Replacement project; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
56.	Adopt resolution extending the term of the Santa Cruz County Integrated Waste Management Local Task Force to January 27, 2009 and reappointing the existing members of the Task Forces for terms to expire January 27, 2009, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
57.	Authorize transfer of $549,657 from the Calabasas Road project to the Amesti Elementary School Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Project; approve plans, specifications (on file with the Clerk) and engineer's estimate and authorize calling for bids for the Amesti Elementary School Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety project; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on April 5, 2007, in the Department of Public Works conference room; direct Public Works to return on or before April 24, 2007 with a recommendation for award of contract; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
58.	Designate AgriCulture as the organization responsible for the 2007,2008 and 2009 Santa Cruz County State Fair Displays; authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the 2007 California State Fair Counties Exhibit Form; direct the Parks Department to report back to the Board on or before June 12, 2007 with he Official Statement of Purpose; and direct AgriCulture to report back to the Board on or before May 15, 2007 with a conceptual drawing of the proposed 2007 Santa Cruz County display, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

59.

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 address: 3003 Buckingham Terrace, Santa Cruz APN: 031-152-52 Property Owner: Jesus Alvarez Proposed Buyer: County of Santa Cruz Negotiating Party: Tom Burns, Housing Director CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Claim Name/No.: People of the State of California (ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General) v. County of Santa Cruz, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 152681; United States District Court, Northern District, Case No. )5CV 04708 Claim Name/No.: In re Ben F. Tarsitano, D.D.S., Claim No. 607-061 Claim Name/No.: In re Nelson, Claim No. 607-056A Claim Name/No.: In re Grunow, Claim No. 607-056B Case Name/No.: Barry Porter, et al. v. County of Santa Cruz, et al., Superior Court of California Case No. CV 156075 Case Name/No.: Sea For Yourself v. County of Santa Cruz, Superior Court of California Case No. CV 156077 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation to be considered pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9 for one potential case 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*****

60.	Presentation of awards and proclamations to County employees who achieved excellence in the execution of their duties and responsibilities a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer of February 15, 2007 b. Attachment 1: List of the Employee Recognition Award Winners for 2006 c. Proclamations
61.	Consider proposed ordinance adding Section 10.04.155 to the Santa Cruz County Code related to prohibiting use of tobacco in County parks a. Letter of the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services of February 1, 2007 b. Proposed Ordinance Prohibiting Use of Tobacco in County Parks c. Electronic Correspondence of Cambria Minott-Gaines dated February 27, 2007 d. Webstie Articles submitted by Marlyn Garrett
62.	Consider report on Ambulance Diversions and Hospital Restricted Status and request the Health Services Agency Director to return with an annual report on this subject in February 2008 a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Director of February 6, 2007 b. Chart: Hospital Restricted Status Code Red 2006 Trend by Month (Dominican & Watsonville Combined) Santa Cruz County
63.	Consider report on the tasks and alternatives regarding fire protection services in County Service Area (CSA) No. 48 and consider related actions a. Letter of the Director of General Services and the Emergency Services Administrator of February 20, 2007 b. Minute Order of January 23, 2007 Item No. 61 c. Letter of the General Services Director and the Emergency Services Administrator of January 16, 2007 d. Memorandum of the County Administrative Officer of January 4, 2007 e. Attachment 2: Table of Possible CSA Fee Increases
64.	Consider report on Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Application No. 913 (continued from February 13, 2007, Item No. 59.1) a. Letter of the Director of General Services of February 22, 2007 b. Draft Letter dated February 22, 2007
65.	Consider report on additional sites for the Housing Element Rezoning Program in the Aptos Area a. Letter of the Planning Director of February 15, 2007 b. Attachment 1: Initial County-wide Sites Recommended by Staff for Rezoning Program c. Attachment 2: Analysis of Additional Aptos Sites d. Related Correspondence e. Minute Order of February 27, 2007

ADDENDA

65.1

Consider adoption of a resolution urging the California State Legislature to amend Government Code Section 66427.5 to prevent "sham" conversions of mobilehome parks to resident ownership, and related actions a. Letter of Supervisor Beautz of February 23, 2007 b. Resolution No. 69-2007 supporting changes to State law to protect mobilehome park residents and Encouraging their adoption and urging other local governmenmts to support these changes c. Letter of Chairperson Beautz to the Senate Select Committee dated February 27, 2007

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.