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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
September 18, 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.	Item Deleted
7.	Item Deleted
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of September 6, 2007 through September 12, 2007 and approved upon adoption of the 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 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 (approved "in concept" on September 11, 2007, Item No. 29)
11.	Reject the claim of Paul Goldstone, Claim No. 708-009, and refer to County Counsel
12.	Reject the claim of Rosa Valdivia, Claim No. 708-007, and refer to County Counsel
13.	Approve response to the 2006/2007 Grand Jury Final Report and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14.	Adopt resolutions appointing the unopposed special district candidates who have filed Declarations of Candidacy for the November 6, 2007 Special District Election, as recommended by the County Clerk
15.	Approve plans and specifications for the Fencing Installations at 855 7th Avenue and "O'Neill Property" on Soquel Drive near 41st Avenue; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 1:00 p.m. on October 15, 2007, as recommended by the General Services Director
16.	Accept and file report on four projects recommended in the Fiscal Year 2007/2008 Plant Acquisition Budget to be financed through the General Fund and take related actions, as recommended by the General Services Director
17.	Approve the 2007/2008 fiscal year contract with Siemens Corporation to provide maintenance for communications hardware used in the operation of the HRA Benefit Call Center for a not-to-exceed amount of $29,531 and authorize the Director of Information Services to sign on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Information Services
18.	Approve Tentative Agreement with the General Representation Unit, adopt resolutions implementing provisions of the agreement, and direct the Personnel Director to return to the Board with the final Memorandum of Understanding for approval on September 25, 2007, as recommended by the Personnel Director
19.	Accept nomination of Maria Salas for appointment to the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, as an at-large representative of a local independent living center representing people with disabilities, for a term to expire April 1, 2010, with final appointment to be considered on September 25, 2007, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

20.	Accept and file the report on Medicare Rates (Locality 99) and direct the Health Services Agency to return when definitive information is available at the federal level, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director
21.	Accept and file the status report on the expansion of disposal options for medical waste generated by households in Santa Cruz County, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director and the Director of Public Works
22.	Authorize the County Administrative Officer to issue an ambulance operator's license to American Medical Response West for 2007/2008, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director (Application on file with the Clerk)
23.	Approve the contract with the Homeless Services Center for the provision of Food Stamp and Employment Training Services in the amount of $47,427 and authorize the Human Resources Agency Director to execute the agreement, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director
24.	Approve the Independent Contractor Agreements with Community Bridges for $34,000 and Companion for Life for $25,000 to provide emergency communication devices and transportation services, and approve an amendment to the scope of services to the agreement with Lifespan, Incorporated, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

25.	Accept and file final report on the Bicycle Transportation Account grant for bicycle racks on buses and direct Public Works to submit the final invoice to CALTRANS for $81,000 in reimbursable costs of the project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
26.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTICT, ZONE 7A, direct the District Engineer to revise Zone 7A Engineer's Report and remove the references to "solely funded" projects; schedule a public hearing for October 23, 2007 on the revisions to the Zone 7A Engineer's Report and direct the Clerk of the Board to advertise the public hearing at least 10 days prior to the hearing in accordance with Section 77-333 of the State Water Code Appendix, as recommended by the District Engineer
27.	Adopt resolution consenting to the purchase of Assessor's Parcel Number 030-153-10 on Porter Street in Soquel Village, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

28.

AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, certify the California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption for the purchase of Assessor's Parcel Number 030-153-10 on Porter Street in Soquel Village, adopt resolution approving the purchase, and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator (Contract on file with the Clerk)

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******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 Claim Name/No.: Estate of David Cross, et al. v. Santa Cruz County, et al., United States District Court, Northern District Case No. C06-04891 RS Crest Drive Neighbors v. County of Santa Cruz, Superior Court of California Case No. CV 153931 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel Employee Organizations: Middle Management Association IHSS Public Authority Negotiator: Director of Personnel Employee Organization: IHSS Public Authority Employees CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Property Street Address: 40 Moran Way, Santa Cruz, California APN: 028-302-04 Property Owners: Myrna Parks and Edgar Lamkin Negotiating Parties: Betsey Lynberg, Redevelopment Agency Director Ken Hill, Chief Property Agent 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 regarding issues related to regulation of cell towers a. Letter of the Planning Director of August 21, 2007 b. Minute Order from Item No. 55 of June 19, 2007, Board of Supervisors Meeting c. Letter of June 14, 2007 to Board of Supervisors from Tom Burns, Planning Director d. Letter of the Wireless Radiation Alert Network (WRAN) of September 9, 2007
31.	Consider report on proposed Zero Waste EcoPark a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of September 6, 2007 b. Zero Waste EcoPark Report (on file with the Clerk) c. Related Correspondence
	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.