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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
September 29, 2009

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 September 15, 2009, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of September 10, 2009 through September 23, 2009 and approved upon adoption of the 2009/2010 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 repealing Chapter 14.08 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to the Conversion of Mobilehome Parks to Resident Ownership (approved in concept September 15, 2009--Item No. 45)
11.	Reject the claim of Edward Gerlach and Selene Bazarnick, Claim No. 910-013, and refer to County Counsel
12.	Reject the claim of Jin H. Kim, Claim No. 910-016, and refer to County Counsel
13.	Reject the claim of State Farm Insurance (subrogee for JG McBride), Claim No. 910-017, and refer to County Counsel
14.	Reject the claim of James M. Donovan, Claim No. 910-019, and refer to County Counsel
15.	Reject the claim of Flori and Rod Soder, Claim No. 910-020, and refer to County Counsel
16.	Reject the claim of McGuire and Hester, Claim No. 910-021, and refer to County Counsel
17.	Adopt resolution approving the 2009-2010 budget for County Funds and Special Districts governed by the Board of Supervisors; cancel various appropriations due to insufficient funding or contingency balances that exceed legal limitations and direct the County Administrative Office to report back with any additional actions necessary on or before October 27, 2009; adopt appropriation limitations for the County and board-governed Special Districts as provided in exhibit C; adopt resolution approving the transfer of appropriations and accepting unanticipated revenue related to the prior fiscal year, previously authorized in the 2009-2010 budget hearing Last Day report; direct staff to return with budget adjustments necessary to reflect the 8% reduction of property taxes as a result of the State's suspension of Proposition 1A, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
18.	Accept and file report and find that a need exists to continue the state of emergency relative to the Swine Influenza A (H1N1), as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
19.	Accept and file report on the Conflict Public Defender services and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
20.	Approve agreement with the City of Watsonville in the amount of $84,887 for reimbursement of task force-related expenditures related to the Santa Cruz Auto Theft Reduction Task Force; direct the Auditor-Controller to reimburse the City of Watsonville for expenditures incurred per the agreement and take related actions, as recommended by the District Attorney
21.	Adopt resolution approving the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Agreement; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $1,685 from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program funds into the County Fire County Service Area No. 4--Pajaro Dunes budget and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services
22.	Approve contract in the amount of $40,000 with Signature Technology Group, Inc. for computer maintenance services and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Information Services
23.	Approve an extension of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the District Attorney Inspectors Association; adopt resolution implementing provisions of the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Personnel
24.	Accept and file report on the Recovery Act-Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive grant award of $913,560 and authorize the County Administrative Officer to sign the Funding Award document, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
25.	Adopt resolution authorizing the Chief Probation Officer to submit an application proposal for the Disproportionate Minority Contact Support Project Funds, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
26.	Accept nomination of Julie Moreno for appointment to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, as an at-large representative of providers, for a term to expire April 1, 2011, with final appointment to be considered on October 6, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
27.	Approve appointment of Barbie Gomez to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
28.	Approve appointment of Evelyn Bernstein to the Arts Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2013, as recommended by Supervisor Leopold
28.1	Accept nomination of Suzanne Young for appointment to the second panel of the Assessment Appeals Board, as an at-large representative, for a term to expire September 7, 2012, with final appointment to be considered on October 6, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Leopold
28.2	Appoint Supervisor Campos to serve as the Board's representative on the Dropout Prevention Task Force that will convene a Dropout Prevention Summit in Watsonville for school year 2009-2010, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

29.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $75,000 from the Ambulance Excess Revenue Trust Fund into the Health Services Agency budget for the purchase of cardiac arrest monitoring equipment, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
30.	Approve agreements with United Way, in an amount not-to-exceed $109,031, and Salud Para La Gente, in an amount not-to-exceed $89,440, for MediCal outreach and enrollment services and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
31.	Approve marketing agreement with Financial Marketing Concepts Inc. for the promotion of the Coast2Coast discount prescription (Rx) card program and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of the Health Services Agency
32.	Approve payment of prior year claims from Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance ($25,573.05 for 2005-2006 and $45,965.00 for 2006-2007) and Janus of Santa Cruz ($139,141.00 for 2006-2007) for alcohol and drug treatment and prevention services, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

33.	Approve amendment to agreement with Hansen Information Technologies, increasing the amount by $11,355 for a not-to exceed total of $609,735 for annual maintenance, as recommended by the Planning Director
34.	Accept and file final status report on the completion of the Ben Lomond Transfer Station Upper Tipping Floor Railing System Installation, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
35.	Accept and file report on the Buena Vista Landfill site regarding State Minimum Standards for Gas Monitoring and Control, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
36.	Accept and file report on the proposed Zero Waste EcoPark project and direct Public Works to return on or before March 2, 2010, with a progress report, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
37.	Accept and file report on the Request for Proposals for concrete crushing and grinding services, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
38.	Accept and file report on the Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Program; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $40,000 from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E); approve agreement with PG&E to extend the Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Program through December 2010 and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
39.	Accept and file report on the status of the Graham Hill Road at East Zayante Road Emergency Culvert Replacement Project; and direct Public Works to report back on or before October 27, 2009, with the final project cost and a recommendation to ratify the emergency repair contract with Reber Construction Company, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
40.	Accept and amend the County maintained road mileage; adopt resolution certifying the County maintained road mileage and direct staff to revise the Maintained Road System, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
41.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $4,991 from the City of Scotts Valley for the Green Schools Program; approve the amendment to agreement with Life Lab Science Program, increasing the amount by $20,000 to a not-to-exceed amount of $70,000 for fiscal year 2009-2010 and extending the term of the contract to June 30, 2010 for the Green Schools Program, and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
42.	Adopt resolution approving the submittal of two grant applications for funds from Highway Safety Improvement Program for placement of new intersection warning signs on various County roads and to install new guardrail at various locations in the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
43.	Approve amendment to agreement with Williams Tree Service, Inc. increasing the hourly rates for tree maintenance and emergency tree removal services and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
44.	Approve road closures for the Soquel High School Homecoming Parade scheduled for October 23, 2009 and direct Public Works to issue the road closure permit, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
45.	Authorize one-time payments to Orchard Supply Hardware in the amount of $64.61 and Times Publishing Inc., in the amount of $225.00 for prior year unpaid invoices, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
46.	Approve amendment to agreement with Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc., increasing the amount by $5,000 for a not-to-exceed total of $75,000 for supervision of the Youth Community Services Program and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
47.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, authorize payment of $2,509.88 to Thomas and Associates for prior year purchases for the Freedom County Sanitation lift station at Diamond Estates, as recommended by the District Engineer

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

48.	AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, defer the continuation of the Economic Development Study Session to October 27, 2009, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
49.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, award contract to Bogard Construction, Inc. in the amount of $3,041,095 for construction of the Live Oak Resource Center and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

ADDENDA

49.1	Approve and authorize Chief Probation Officer to sign real property lease agreement for Probation offices located at 303 Water Street, Santa Cruz, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

50.

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 AS THE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY, CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Negotiator: Director of the Human Services Department Employee Organization: In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Employees 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*****