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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
February 23, 2010

9:00
  • Roll Call
  • Consent Agenda
  • Oral Communications
  • Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items
 12:00
  • Lunch
10:30
  • Recess
 1:30
  • Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items
10:45
  • Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items
 3:15
  • Recess

  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 February 2, 2010 and February 9, 2010 as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of February 11, 2010 through February 17, 2010 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.   Reject the claim of Billee Paul, Claim No. 910-061, and refer to County Counsel

11.   Reject the claim of Patricia Chor, Claim No. 910-061A, and refer to County Counsel

12.   Accept and file report and find there is a need to continue the state of emergency relative to the Swine Influenza A (H1N1), as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

13.   Accept the Notice of Completion for the 420/440 May Avenue Painting Project; approve the final cost of $15,400 and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

14.   Accept the Notice of Completion for the Main Jail Refrigeration/Freezer Replacement Project; approve the final cost of $109,484.04 and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

15.   Defer report on the modified automatic aid agreement with Santa Clara County and the development of an agreement with Santa Clara County for the remaining uncovered areas to October 26, 2010, as recommended by the Director of General Services

16.   Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) for the 1030 Emeline Drainage System Improvement Project; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m. on March 23, 2010, as recommended by the Director of General Services

17.   Approve the Master Independent Contract for office supplies with Staples, Inc. through June 30, 2014, and direct the General Services Director to sign the master office supply contract and to approve office supplies blanket purchase orders over $15,000, as recommended by the Director of General Services (Request For Proposal on file with Clerk of the Board)

18.   Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) creating a South Bay Information Sharing System (SBISS) South Bay Region Node causing the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office to become a Member Agency, approve the Share of Cost Agreement; approve the COPLINK System Use Agreement; request that the Sheriff's Office return at Budget Hearings with financing for the 2010-11 maintenance costs and take related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

19.   Accept and file the Treasurer's Monthly Investment Transaction Report for the period ending January 31, 2010, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

20.   Accept and file the report of the County's Investment activities and holdings for the quarter ending December 31, 2009, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

21.   Approve appointment of Linnea (Lea) Dakota to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2013, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

22.   Accept and file annual report of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Campos

23.   Accept and file annual report of the Fish and Game Advisory Commission and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Campos

24.   Accept and file annual report of the Integrated Waste Management Local Task Force and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Campos

25.   Accept and file annual report of the Latino Affairs Commission and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Campos

26.   Accept and file annual report of the Water Advisory Commission and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Campos

27.   Adopt resolution urging that the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force restore its former guidelines with regard to breast cancer screening; and adopt resolution urging the approval of Senate Bill 836, which would restore the Every Woman Counts program, as recommended by Chairperson Campos

 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

28.   Accept and file annual report on the Central California Alliance for Health and direct the Health Services Agency to return with the next 6-month report at the last meeting in August, 2010, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

29.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $264,000 for the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program Project Re-Connect program; approve agreements with Front Street Housing with a maximum amount of $630,318, Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center with a maximum amount of $301,922, Homeless Services Center with a maximum amount of $90,800, and Community Technology Alliance with a maximum amount of $22,855; and authorize the Director of Health Services to sign, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

30.   Approve agreement with Fall Creek Engineering, Inc. for storm water recharge facility design for an amount not-to-exceed $41,135; and authorize the Director of Health Services to sign, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

31.   Accept and file the report on Ambulance Diversions and Hospital Restricted Status and request the Director of Health Services to return with an annual report in March 2011, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

32.   Approve agreement with Alves and Associates in a maximum amount of $32,411 for Hospital Preparedness Program training and exercise services; and authorize the Director of Health Services to sign, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

32.1   Schedule a study session for 7:00 p.m. on March 22, 2010 in the Watsonville City Council Chambers to discuss implications of groundwater adjudication, County groundwater management, and other options for management of the Pajaro Groundwater Basin; and direct the Clerk of the Board to make necessary arrangements and publicize the meeting, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

 

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

33.   Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, on the morning agenda at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to announce 2010 CDBG Program Cycle and to consider Amendment to 2009 CDBG Grant budget and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

34.   Accept and file report of the California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment (on file with the Clerk of the Board); adopt resolution supporting the findings of the California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

35.   Accept improvements and final cost of $251,561.10 for the Green Valley Sewer Project; and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

36.   Adopt resolution for right-of-way acquisition for the Graham Hill Road Improvement Project, authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, and approve payment of the claims, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

37.   Ratify emergency requisition with Earthworks Paving Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $19,920, for the 2010 Seacliff Drive Culvert Replacement Project; and direct Public Works to return with an update on the project on March 16, 2010, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

38.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, approve amendments to agreements with Fall Creek Engineering for engineering design services and construction consulting services for the Davenport Water Treatment System Improvements and take related actions, as recommended by the District Engineer

39.   Designate Agri-Culture as the lead organization responsible for the 2010 Santa Cruz County display for the State and County fairs, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

40.   Schedule public hearings on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 and Tuesday, April 20, 2010, on the morning agendas at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider the proposed parking maintenance and operation charges for the fiscal year 2010-2011 of the Soquel Village Parking and Business Improvement Area; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related noticing actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

 

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

41.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, accept and file status report on the Mobile Home Change Out program and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

41.1   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, accept and file report on the 2009-2010 Supplemental Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund Payment and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

 

ADDENDA

41.2   Direct the General Services Director to negotiate a lease for use of the Law Library on a one-year pilot basis, as outlined, and return to the Board of Supervisors with a draft agreement no later than March 23, 2010, as recommended by Supervisors Pirie and Leopold

41.3   Approve agreement with William Fisher Architecture, Inc., for structural analysis services for the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

41.4   It is requested that the Board of Supervisors determine, by a four-fifths vote of its membershp, that a need to take action to avoid injury or detriment arose subsequent to the printed agenda being posted as follows:
Direct the Chairperson to write to the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture to call for public hearings in all of the communities affected by the proposed Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) Eradication Program, with the meetings to be held prior to the certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report regarding the LBAM Eradication Program, and take related action, as recommended by Supervisors Coonerty and Leopold

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

42.   Presentation honoring Tom Burns, Planning Director
a. Letter of Chairperson Campos, dated February 16, 2010
43.   The Board of Supervisors shall recess in order to permit the Board of Directors of the County of Santa Cruz Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 5 to convene and carry out a regularly scheduled meeting
(agendas are located on the table at the front of the Board Chambers)
a. Agenda of February 23, 2010
b. Oral Communications Sign-In Sheet of February 23, 2010
c. 1.1: Action Summary Minutes of December 15, 2009
d. 1.2: Letter of the District Engineer, dated February 11, 2010 RE: Election of Board of Directors, Zone 5 Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
e. 1.3: Letter of the District Engineer, dated February 11, 2010 RE: Second Quarterly Report of 2009/2010 Zone 5 Expansion Construction Revenue
44.   9:30 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM

Present awards and proclamations to those employees who achieved excellence in the execution of their duties and responsibilities

a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer, dated February 9, 2010
b. Attachment 1: List of Candidates
45.   Continued special consideration of Application Number 08-0453, an application to demolish an existing one story, single family dwelling and to construct a two-story 3,058 square foot, three-bedroom single-family residence with basement. Requires a Coastal Development Permit, Design Review and preliminary grading approval. Parcel is located on the west side of Moran Way near the intersection of Palisades Avenue at 171 Moran Way, Assessor's Parcel Number 028-281-15. (continued from February 2, 2010, Item No. 28
a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated February 8, 2010
b. Staff Report to the Zoning Administrator, dated December 11, 2009
c. Findings and Conditions
d. Reduced Project Plans
e. Photos of the Site from Moran Lake Park
f. Urban Designer Memo, dated November 2, 2008
g. Riparian Pre-Site Study Letterm dated March 5, 2008
h. Correspondence
46.   1:30 P.M. SCHEDULED ITEM

Public hearing to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation on revisions to the Aptos Village Plan, proposed General Plan land use designation changes and rezonings to implement the Plan Revisions

a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated February 12, 2010
b. Proposed Resolution
c. Proposed Ordinance Rezoning Various Parcels
d. Draft Aptos Village Plan text (strikethrough version)
e. Comparison Chart of Existing and Proposed Aptos Village Plan
f. Existing Zoning designations
g. Proposed zoning designations
h. Existing General Plan designations
i. Proposed General Plan designations
j. Negative Declaration with Mitigation
k. Initial Study with technical attachments (on file with the Clerk of the Board)
l. Planning Commission staff report (on file with the Clerk of the Board)
m. Planning Commission Minutes
n. Historic Resources Commission Minutes
o. Existing Aptos Village Plan
p. Correspondence

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).

47.   Consider report concerning the closure of the CEMEX facility in Davenport
a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer and the County Counsel, dated February 17, 2010


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.