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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
September 9, 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 19, 2008 and August 26, 2008, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of August 21, 2008 through September 3, 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 claim of Elan and Reverend Oracle, Claim No. 809-005, and refer to County Counsel

11.   Accept and file Treasurer Quarterly Cash Count as of June 30, 2008, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

12.   Adopt resolution fixing and levying the 2008-09 tax rates, pursuant to the State Constitution, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

13.   Adopt resolution to set the Tax Loss Reserve Fund Balance at 1% of the Secured Tax Roll including assessments, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

14.   Approve gross pay adjustment in the amount of $1,568, as recommended by County Counsel

15.   Approve the final payment of $6,248.04 to CAL Inc. for the Animal Services Facility Demolition, Abatement, and Grading Project, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

16.   Approve appointment of Ali Spickler to the Women's Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty

17.   Approve appointment of Zachariah Schwarzbach to the Fish and Game Advisory Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

18.   Approve appointment of Chief Kathleen Lineberry to the Fire Department Advisory Commission, as the representative of CALFire/County Fire, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

19.   Direct the Clerk of the Board to post a notification of four vacancies on the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County Board of Directors, and approve the timeline for submission of nominations for appointment to the Resource Conservation District Board of Directors, as outlined, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

20.   Approve agreement with Parents Center in the maximum amount of $1,204,131 for mental health services and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

21.   Approve State revenue agreement for local educational agency MediCal Administrative Activities claiming and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

22.   Authorize the Human Services Director to sign the Medi-Cal Data Privacy Agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

 

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

23.   Approve the independent contractor agreement with Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. for supervision of the Youth Community Services Program in the not-to-exceed amount of $70,000 per annum for the next four years (to be renewed annually), and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

24.   Approve the permit for the Surf City AIDS Bicycle Ride Event, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

25.   Approve road closures and permit for the Aptos High School Homecoming Parade, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

26.   Approve road closures and permit for the Soquel High School Homecoming Parade, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

27.   Direct Public Works to begin the sewer connection process for Rolling Woods, County Service Area No. 10, to the City of Santa Cruz regional sewer treatment plant and direct Public Works to negotiate a contract with engineer and Bond Counsel and return on or before October 28, 2008 with a resolution of intention to form the assessment district and resolution naming Bond Counsel and assessment district engineer, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

28.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, approve the independent contractor agreement with OneRain, Inc., to provide software updates and annual maintenance to the flood monitoring ALERT System for an estimated not-to-exceed amount of $15,000 per year, and take related actions, as recommended by the District Engineer

29.   Approve joint powers agreement with Pajaro Valley Unified School District to provide for funding in the amount of $10,000 towards the purchase and installation of a new, accessible Boundless Play Structure at Valencia Elementary School and to provide for public use of that structure, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services

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

30.   Consider report from the Planning Department and County Counsel regarding the land use permit appeal processes, including the Building and Fire Code Appeals Board
a. Minute Order of September 9, 2008, Item No. 30
b. Letter of the Planning Director dated September 2, 2008
c. Attachments 1 through 7
d. Letter of Robert L. DeWitt dated August 13, 2008
e. Related Correspondence
31.   Public hearing to consider the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Agency's financial participation in the Simpkins Family Swim Center Renovation Project
a. Letter of the Redevelopment Agency Administrator, dated August 27, 2008
b. Summary 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).

32.   Consider appointment of Carol Siegel to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of business, for a term to expire June 30, 2012
a. Letter of Supervisor Stone, dated August 19, 2008
b. Letter of Carol Siegel, dated August 12, 2008
c. 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.