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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
September 11, 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 (on file with Clerk)
7.	Approve minutes of August 21, 2007 and August 28, 2007, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of August 23, 2007 through September 5, 2007 and approved upon adoption of the 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 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 Repealing Chapter 2.54 of the Santa Cruz County Code and Enacting a New Chapter 2.54 Establishing the Commission of the Environment (approved "in concept" on August 28, 2007, Item No. 46)
11.	Approve application in the amount of $19,455 for state funds for emergency mosquito control and West Nile virus surveillance for Mosquito and Vector Control, County Service Area No. 53, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner
12.	Authorize payment of nine invoices over one year old totaling $1,028.45; and authorize the Auditor-Controller to pay additional Sentinel Invoices within the next four months that are over one year old if the determination is made that they are valid claims against the County, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
13.	Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk), for the Animal Services Authority Animal Shelter Project, direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m., in the General Services Department, on October 9, 2007, as recommended by the General Services Director
14.	Award a contract to Geo. H. Wilson, Incorporated in the amount of $110,563 for the Rountree Medium Security Water Heating System Replacement Project and take related actions, as recommended by the General Services Director
15.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $58,263 in unanticipated additional revenue for the Marijuana Suppression Program and take related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
16.	Adopt a resolution authorizing the Treasurer-Tax Collector to enter into and execute an agreement with the Employment Development Department (EDD) to receive certain confidential information; approve the agreement with the EDD for a maximum amount of $2,625 over the term ending July 31, 2010 and authorize the Treasurer-Tax Collector to execute the agreement and to make any minor changes as may be required, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
17.	Approve appointment of Isabel Alvarado Dees to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
18.	Approve a one-time only waiver of the costs associated with a neighborhood charitable effort to clean up Club Zayante, estimated at $1,500, and direct the Public Works Department to take related actions, as recommended by Supervisor Stone
19.	Approve appointment of Daniel Torrez to the Latino Affairs Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

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 Director
21.	Accept and file report on Elderday Services and direct the Health Services Agency to return on January 7, 2008 with an updated report, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
22.	Adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $84,891; approve the contract amendment with ERISS, Incorporated for $84,891 for the 2007-2008 Labor Market Survey; authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the contract with ERISS; and take related action, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

23.	Accept and file report on the consultant selection process for sanitation engineering and consulting services for tertiary water treatment upgrades at the Boulder Creek wastewater treatment plant, and direct Public Works staff to proceed with negotiations with Freitas + Freitas to provide consulting services for the first phase of the project and return to the Board with a contract for approval on or before October 2, 2007, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
24.	Adopt resolution determining that certain parcels are not currently needed for public purposes; and direct the Real Property section to negotiate and execute appropriate leases, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
25.	Approve independent contractor agreement with Ecology Action of Santa Cruz in the not-to-exceed amount of $102,000 for the Recycling and Solid Waste Services Public Awareness Program for fiscal year 2007-2008 and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the independent contract agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
26.	Authorize payment in the amount of $1,944.33 to Waste Management of Santa Cruz County for self-haul woodwaste processing payments for the month of April 2007, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

27.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, accept and file report on the Pleasant Acres Mobile Home Park project and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

28.

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 of Personnel Employee organizations: General Representation Unit - Service Employees International Union Local No. 521; Middle Management Association CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Property Street Address: 7137 Soquel Drive, Aptos, California APN: 039-361-06 Property Owner: Michael Bihn, Trustee, et al. Negotiating Party: Tom Burns, Planning Department Director REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - will be given at the conclusion of the closed session on any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session.

ADDENDA

28.1	Direct the Planning Department to process a General Plan and County Code Amendment related to Fault Zones for future consideration, as outlined, after completion of environmental review and consideration by the Planning Commission, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

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

29.	Consider ordinance amending Sections 2.124.020, 2.124.040, and 2.124.060 of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission a. Letter of Chairperson Beautz of August 11, 2007 b. Proposed Ordinance (strikeout/underlined copy) c. Proposed Ordinance (clean copy)
30.	Consider appointment of John Beleutz to the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, as an at-large representative of caregiver resources, for a term to expire April 1, 2008 a. Letter of Supervisor Stone of August 16, 2007 b. Application (on file with the Clerk)
	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.