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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
November 18, 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.	Approve minutes of October 21, 2008 and October 28, 2008, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of October 23, 2008 through November 12, 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.	Accept and file Treasurer Quarterly Cash Count, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
11.	Adopt resolution authorizing the temporary transfer of funds to the Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection District; direct the County Treasurer to make the necessary transfer of funds from the County Treasury, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
12.	Accept and file report on staffing for the Commission on the Environment, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
13.	Adopt resolution providing for zero property tax exchange for LAFCO #927 - Eggleson/Amos Annexation to the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14.	Direct the County Administrative Office to return with Phase 2 transfer agreements between the County and the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for the Main Courthouse, the Court occupied space in the County Administration Building, and the new Watsonville Courthouse on or before December 9, 2008, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
15.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $6,000 in grant funds from the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution District; award contract to Ridespring, Inc., in the amount of $24,000, for expansion of the Ridespring Program, and take related actions, as recommended by the Acting Director of General Services
16.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $646,535 from the 2008 Homeland Security Grant for domestic preparedness, planning, training, and exercises for the acquisition of fire, law enforcement, hazardous material and emergency response equipment; authorize the Acting General Services Director to execute the grant and to reimburse the non-County agencies for their expenditures, as recommended by the Acting Director of General Services
17.	Approve amendments to agreements with RPM, Inc. for soil and groundwater monitoring and reporting, and for on-going extraction well system operations and maintenance at the Fleet Operations Center, and take related actions, as recommended by the Acting Director of General Services
18.	Approve continuing contract with First Alarm in an amount not-to-exceed $49,984 for full service maintenance, repair, and testing, and monitoring of the fire alarm systems located in various County buildings, and take related actions, as recommended by the Acting Director of General Services
19.	Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) for the Moran Way Fence Project; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m. on December 16, 2008, as recommended by the Acting Director of General Services
20.	Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) for the Wheelock Property Remodel, Phase II; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m. on December 18, 2008, as recommended by the Acting Director of General Services
21.	Authorize County Fire to purchase a Type 1 fire engine in place of a water tender as approved during the 2008-2009 budget hearings, as recommended by the Acting Director of General Services
22.	Award contract to Conley General Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $88,888.88 for the Front Street Debris and Retaining Wall Project and take related actions, as recommended by the Acting Director of General Services
23.	Award renewal of contract with Crane Pest Control, Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $18,000 for development of an Integrated Pest Management Program and on-call treatment service for pest problems at County facilities and take related actions, as recommended by the Acting Director of General Services
24.	Defer report on funding County Fire Services in fiscal year 2009-2010 to the first Board meeting in January 2009, as recommended by the Acting Director of General Services
25.	Adopt the 2009 CalPERS Public Employee's Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) resolutions to implement the 2009 County contributions for medical coverage for various employee groups, as recommended by the Director of Personnel
26.	Approve amendment to lease agreement with the Oak Tree Property Management Company in an amount not-to-exceed $34,972 for the Probation Department's Evening Center Program and take related actions, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
27.	Authorize maintenance and support agreement with Motorola, Incorporated, in the amount of $25,634, for mobile data computers used by Sheriff's Patrol, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
28.	Accept and file the Treasurer's monthly Cash Report and Transaction Report for the period ending October 31, 2008, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
29.	Accept and file the report of the County's investment activities and holdings for the quarter ending September 30, 2008, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax-Collector
30.	Approve appointment of Olivia Madrigal to the Civil Service Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2010, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
31.	Accept nomination of Bruce McGuire for appointment to the Building and Fire Code Appeals Board, as an at-large representative in the category "person experienced in construction," for a term staggered by lot, with final appointment to be considered on November 25, 2008, as recommended by Supervisor Beautz
32.	Accept nomination of Michael Bush, David McMurray, Michael Bethke, Daniel Bronson, and William Neighbors for appointment to the Building and Fire Code Appeals Board, as at-large representatives in the categories indicated, for terms to be staggered by lot, with final appointment to be considered on November 25, 2008, as recommmended by Supervisor Pirie
33.	Approve appointment of Laura Garnette to the Domestic Violence Commission, as designee of the Chief Probation Officer, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie
34.	Approve appointment of Supervisor Campos to serve on the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors, effective January 5, 2009, and continuing to serve until such time as the 2009 Board Chairperson makes appointments for 2009, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie
35.	Approve reappointment of Supervisor Campos to the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors, and reappoint Supervisor Stone as the Alternate, as recommended by Chairperson Pirie

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

36.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated Federally Qualified Health Center revenues into the Mental Health division and approve restoration of eight positions with partial year funding in Mental Health through June 30, 2009, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
37.	Adopt resolution accepting the Coastal Commission's suggested modifications to amendments of Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 7.70 - Water Wells; adopt ordinance incorporating the suggested modifications and direct the Planning Director to submit the resolution and modified ordinance to the Coastal Commission to finalize the amendment process for Chapter 7.70, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
38.	Approve mental health agreements with Michael Gorodezky, for information system technical consulting; Mental Health Systems for residential treatment services at $81.28 per day; Value Options, an amendment increasing the administrative rate for out-of-county placed juveniles from $43.41 to $44.93; Davis Guest Home for residential treatment services; and Panoramic Software for public guardian software maintenance at $21,600 annually; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
39.	Approve contract with Exemplar Human Services, LLC, in the amount of $168,780, for performance management business solutions to enhance CalWORKS client engagement and work participation activities, as recommended by the Director of Human Services
40.	Authorize the Chairperson to sign and submit the attached Notice of Intent Regarding Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention and Treatment, Community Based Child Abuse Prevention, and Promoting Safe and Stable Families Plan Contracts for Santa Cruz County for fiscal years 2008-2009 through 2010-2011, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

41.	Schedule public hearing on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider Application 08-0005, a proposal to rezone one parcel from Special Use (SU) to Timber Production (TP) zone district on property located approximately 1,000 feet southwest of the end of Rider Road, as recommended by the Planning Director
42.	Schedule public hearing on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission regarding the Planned Unit Development Permit, Rezoning, and General Plan Amendment for Assessor's Parcel Number 029-021-47 (PAZ, LLC/Nigh site), as recommended by the Planning Director
43.	Schedule public hearing on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to amend the Seacliff Village Plan language for Site 4-b, to construct a 3 story, 12 room hotel with restaurant, gymnasium, and associated improvements and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
44.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $50,000 from a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) grant for fiscal year 2008-2009; approve agreement with PG&E for a fluorescent lamp education and take-back recycling pilot project and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
45.	Approve specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) and engineer's estimate for the Trabing Fire Guardrail Replacement Project and authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on December 4, 2008, in the Department of Public Works conference room; direct Public Works to return on December 16, 2008, with a recommendation for award of contract and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
46.	Approve amendment to memorandum of understanding for the management of butterfly habitat at the Lode Street Facility and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
47.	Authorize the installation of five 70-watt residential street lights on Hughes Road and Heiner Road, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
48.	Authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Letter of Understanding on behalf of County Service Areas (CSA) and authorize the issuance of purchase orders in an amount not-to-exceed $6,500 per CSA for brush clearing work to be performed by Cal Fire, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
49.	Direct Public Works to cease further consideration or negotiation of hosting agreement with adaptiveARC for a plasma arc gasification demonstration project at the Buena Vista Landfill, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
50.	Ratify award of contract to Earthworks Paving Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $68,715, for the County Service Area No. 13 - Hutchinson Road South Bridge Storm Damage Roadway Repair Project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
51.	Ratify award of contract to Earthworks Paving Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $37,964, for the County Service Area No. 46 - Pinecrest Drive Road Repair Project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

52.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, authorize up to $70,000 in Redevelopment Agency Housing Funds for the replacement of an Agency owned affordable manufactured home at 265 Brown Gables Road No. 23, and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
53.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, authorize additional Redevelopment Agency funding to South County Housing for predevelopment activities for the Canterbury Park Affordable Housing Project, and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
54.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve Independent Contractor Agreement with Lewis Tree Services, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of $43,000 for tree work associated with Redevelopment Agency improvements, and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

55.

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: Sheriff's Correctional Officer Association, Operating Engineers, Local 3; Law Enforcement Representation Unit, Operating Engineers, Local 3 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION James Bates v. County of Santa Cruz, U.S. District Court, San Francisco Division Case No. CV08-0055 JW City of Santa Cruz, et al. v. Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV155571; City of Santa Cruz, et al. v. Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV156366 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*****