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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
March 4, 2008

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 the Clerk of the Board)
7.	Item deleted
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.	Accept and file report on County's application to the Community Development Block Grant General Allocation grant program; schedule a public hearing for March 18, 2008, and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Office
11.	Approve Certificate of Acceptance for the Watsonville Superior Court that will accompany the recordation of the grant deed and provide for transfer of the ownership of the condominium from the City of Watsonville to the County of Santa Cruz; authorize the Chairperson of the Board to sign, and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
12.	Approve proposed settlement in the claim of Michael A. Houlemard, Christina Valentino and Dominga Valentino, Claim Number 506-045, in the total amount of $125,000, as recommended by County Counsel
13.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $178,200 in Federal Domestic Preparedness funds into the County Fire budget, as recommended by the Director of General Services
14.	Adopt resolution authorizing the Sheriff-Corner to submit a re-application for 2008-09 to the State of California Corrections Standards Authority (CST) for the Mentally Ill Offenders Crime Reduction Grant program, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
15.	Accept and file nomination of Ruth Polen Welch for appointment to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of business, for a term to expire June 30, 2010, with final appointment to be considered on March 11, 2008, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty
16.	Approve appointment of Michael Graham to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie
17.	Approve appointment of Edna Williams to the Domestic Violence Commission, as the representative of the Women's Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie
18.	Direct the County Administrative Officer to consult with appropriate County staff and return on April 8, 2008, with recommendations concerning staffing, department liaisons, the proposed work plan for 2008, and the draft by-laws for the Commission on the Environment, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

19.	Approve transfer of funds within the Family Relations index in support of the Father Involvement Grant contract amendment approved on January 8, 2008, as recommended by the Director of the Human Services Department

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

20.	Defer consideration of Revisions to the Historic Preservation Ordinance to April 15, 2008, as recommended by the Planning Director
21.	Accept low bid from Cazador Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $398,282, for the Lompico Road Storm Damage Repair Project; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
22.	Approve participation in the Santa Cruz County Environmental Website project and authorize a total contribution of $3,500 to website's development from the following general budgets: $2,000 from County Service Area 9C and $1,500 from the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
23.	Authorize the Clerk of the Board to make a partial release of the Faithful Performance Security submitted for Tract 1471, Cabrillo Commons, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
24.	Approve amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Santa Cruz County Sanitation District and the Santa Cruz County Department of Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services regarding the Moran Lake Habitat Management Plan, and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
25.	Adopt resolution approving and accepting the terms and conditions of the Lease Agreement with the State of California for the East Cliff Stabilization Project and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

26.

AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve Independent Contractor Agreement with Bellinger Foster Steinmetz Landscape Architecture, in the not-to-exceed amount of $49,105, for design services for the Twin Lakes Beach Front Conceptual Design, and take related action, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

ADDENDA

26.1	Accept notification on various at-large vacancies on the First 5 Commission, as outlined, with nominations for appointment to be received on March 18, 2008, and final appointments to be considered on April 8, 2008, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie
26.2	Accept notification on various at-large vacancies on the Long Term Care Commission, as outlined, with nominations for appointment to be received on March 18, 2008, and final appointments to be considered on April 8, 2008, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

27.

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 Butler, Dennis, on behalf of himself and all those similarly situated v. Santa Cruz County; Santa Cruz County Sheriff Steve Robbins, in his Individual and Official Capacities; Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Deputies DOES 1 through 50, and ROES 1 through 20, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, Case Number C07-00941 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*****

28.	Consider quarterly report on the Child Welfare Services System Improvement Assessment and Planning Process; approve the Santa Cruz County Child Welfare Community System Improvement Plan and direct the Human Services Department Director to take related action; direct the Human Services Department Director to provide a further report on proposed improvement strategies in conjunction with the proposed Fiscal Year 2008-2009 County Budget a. Letter of the Director of the Human Services Department of February 13, 2008 b. Attachment A: Community System Improvement Plan c. Attachment B: State System Improvement Plan
29.	Consider recommendations in response to the proposed Fiscal Year 2008-09 State Budget, including the Alternate Budget proposal submitted by the Legislative Analyst's Office a. Letter of Supervisor Coonerty, dated February 27, 2008
30.	Consider report on the Green Building Informational Checklist a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated February 21, 2008 b. Green Building Informational Checklist
31.	Consider report on proposed amendments to Cell Tower Ordinance, and take related action a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated February 11, 2008 b. Detailed cell tower map and list c. Related correspondence d. Minute Order of March 4, 2008, Item No. 31
32.	Consider appointment of Toni Cassista to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, as an at-large representative of consumers, for a term to expire April 1, 2009 a. Letter of Supervisor Beautz, dated February 11, 2008 b. Application (on file with the Clerk)
33.	Consider appointment of Edward Van Valkenburgh to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of labor organizations, for a term to expire June 30, 2010 a. Letter of Supervisor Stone, dated February 11, 2008 b. Application (on file with the Clerk)
999.	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.