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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
August 26, 2008

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.

Las sesiones de la Mesa Directiva de los Supervisores del Condado pueden ser traducidas del inglés al español y del español al inglés. Por favor haga arreglos anticipadamente con la Secretaria de la Mesa Directiva de los Supervisores en el cuarto número 500, o por teléfono al número (831) 454-2323.

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 (on file with the Clerk of the Board)

7.   Approve minutes of August 12, 2008, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of August 14, 2008 through August 20, 2008, and approved upon adoption of the 2008-2009 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.   Reject the claim of Robert Hartley, Claim No. 809-003, and refer to County Counsel

11.   Adopt resolution extending the time period for completing the tax rates for the next three years from September 1 to October 1, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

12.   Accept and file the Emergency Management Council Coordinating Committee work plan summary report and direct the General Services Director and the Health Services Agency Director to report back on further work plan activities on or before May 9, 2008, as recommended by the Director of General Services and the Director of the Health Services Agency

13.   Adopt resolution designating authorized officials for the purposes of executing the Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG), California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA), and Emergency Declaration applications and documents related to reimbursement recovery and financial assistance for the Summit, Martin, and Trabing fires, as recommended by the Director of General Services

14.   Accept Federal Annual Financial Certification Report for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner and County Administrative Officer to sign the report, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

15.   Approve gross pay adjustment in the amount of $398.09 for a Sheriff's Correctional Officer, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

16.   Accept and file the Treasurer's monthly Cash Report and Transaction Report for the period ending July 31, 2008, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

17.   Accept nomination of Carol Siegel for appointment to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of business, for a term to expire June 30, 2012, with final appointment to be considered on September 9, 2008, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

18.   Approve agreement with Patricia Shane in the amount of $64,600 for grant program evaluation services and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

19.   Accept and file report on the implementation of the Human Services Department's name change, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

20.   Approve agreement with Watsonville Community Hospital, in a maximum amount of $50,000, for federal emergency preparedness grant activities and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

21.   Approve the Installment Payment agreement with IBM Global Financing in the amount of $123,523 for replacement CalWIN server equipment and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

 

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

22.   Schedule public hearing on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider the 2009 Growth Goal, as recommended by the Planning Director

23.   Accept and file report on the status of the proposed Zero Waste EcoPark and direct Public Works to return with a progress report on or before November 25, 2008, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

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

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

24.   Adopt resolution for right-of-way acquisitions for the Graham Hill Road Improvement Project; approve payments of claims and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

25.   Approve independent contractor agreement with Central Electric of Watsonville for a not-to-exceed amount of $30,000 for the Buena Vista Landfill and Ben Lomond Transfer Station electrical upgrades and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

26.   Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) and engineer's estimate for the Aptos Library Parking Lot Expansion Project and authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on September 25, 2008 in the Department of Public Works conference room; direct Public Works to return on or before October 7, 2008 with a recommendation for award of contract and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

27.   Authorize a one-time payment to Comcast in the amount of $2,196 for costs associated with the marine debris awareness campaign for the month of June 2008, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

28.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopt resolution authorizing the District Engineer to enter into an agreement with the State of California for grant and loan funding under the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, as recommended by the District Engineer

 

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

29.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve contract, in the not-to-exceed amount of $34,637, with Chris Wortman Excavation for demolition services at the Chanticleer Park Site, and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

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

30.   Consider report on the County's Fleet Management Program
a. Letter of the Director of General Services (with attachments), dated August 14, 2008
31.   AS THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, hold a public hearing to consider approval of a lease agreement with the Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center for the Transitional Housing Plus Program
a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated August 11, 2008
b. Lease agreement
c. ADM-29 Request for Approval of Agreement
32.   Public hearing to consider the Coastal Commission's action certifying modified amendments to County Code Chapters 13.10 and 18.10 relating to Family Child Care Homes and other minor corrections
a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated August 11, 2008
b. Resolution (with strike-through ordinance)
c. Proposed ordinance
e. Coastal Commission's suggested modifications
f. Analysis of Commission's suggested modifications
g. Copy of Ordinance 4808 (revised by new ordinance)
33.   Public hearing to consider General Plan and County Code amendments reducing the minimum parcel site in County Designated Seismic Review Zones from 20-acres to 10-acres, in limited circumstances
a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated August 4, 2008
b. Resolution
c. Ordinance amending County Code Section 16.10.080 (a)(2)
d. Strike-through/underline version of ordinance
e. Map of County and State Seismic Review Zones
f. Letter of Supervisor Pirie to the Board of Supervisors, dated September 6, 2007
g. CEQA initial study
h. Proposed CEQA negative declaration
i. Planning Commission Resolution 94-08
j. Planning Commission Meeting minutes of June 11, 2008
k. Planning Commission Staff Report

Regarding public hearing items: If any person challenges an action taken on the foregoing matter(s) in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at or prior to the public hearing.

The time limit for seeking judicial review of any decision approving or denying an application for a permit, license or other entitlement, or revoking a permit, license or other entitlement is governed by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 and is no later than the 90th day following the date on which the decision is made (unless a shorter time limit is specified for the type of action by State or Federal law, in which case the shorter time limit shall apply).

34.   Consider appointment of Doris Burgers to the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, as an at-large tenant representative, for a term to expire August 26, 2010
a. Letter of Supervisor Campos, dated August 11, 2008
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.