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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda

Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
March 23, 2010


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.   Item deleted

8.   Item deleted

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 amending the title of Chapter 2.65 of the Santa Cruz County Code to rename the Mobile Home Commission as the Mobile and Manufactured Home Commission and amending section 2.64.010 to reflect the change in name (approved in concept on March 16, 2010 - item 53)

11.   Schedule public hearing on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter for continued special consideration of Application No. 08-0453, an application to demolish an existing one-story, single family dwelling and to construct a 2-story, 3,058 square foot three bedroom single family residence with a non-habitable basement, located at 171 Moran Way, Santa Cruz, CA, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

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 Government Center Sewer Backflow Prevention Installation Project at 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz CA; approve the final cost of $47,200 and authorize the Clerk of the Board to take related action, as recommended by the Director of General Services

14.   Accept status report on the creation of a lease agreement with Monterey College of Law and direct General Services to return at the April 13, 2010 meeting with a recommended lease agreement, as recommended by the Director of General Services

15.   Accept status report on the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building; direct General Services to return on April 13, 2010 with preliminary report on engineering findings and initial recommendations on various repair options and costs estimates; authorize the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services to sign an independent contractor agreement, in a form acceptable to County Counsel, with the Board of Trustees in the amount of $13,910.50 for the period of April 2, 2010 through June 30, 2010 to perform fundraising for building repairs and strategic planning for the Board of Trustees, as recommended by the Directors of General Services and Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services

16.   Approve agreement with William Fisher Architecture, Inc., for architectural, electrical and mechanical engineering services for the 1430 Freedom Remodel Project and take related actions, as recommended by the Directors of General Services and Health Services

16.1   Accept and file report on the Central Coast Broadband Consortium project; authorize the Chair to send a letter in support of the application for an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Information Services

17.   Accept and file report on the ratios of management to non-management employees, as recommended by the Director of Personnel

18.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $70,119 from the GirlZpace Federal Formula Grant Award; approve amended contracts with Ceres Policy Research in the amount of $3,000, Conflict Resolution Center in the additional amount of $6,000, Survivor's Healing center in the additional amount of $9,000; and take related actions, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

19.   Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to submit an application to the Department of Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

20.   Approve reappointment of Faris Sabbah to the First 5 Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

21.   Approve reappointment of Jim Marshall to the First 5 Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty

22.   Approve appointment of William Lewis to the Mental Health Advisory Board, representing families, for a term to expire April 1, 2013, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty

23.   Approve reappointment of Toni Campbell to the First 5 Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Supervisor Leopold

24.   Approve reappointment of Maria Correia and Virginia Gomez to the Mental Health Advisory Board for a terms to expire April 1, 2013, as recommended by Supervisor Leopold

25.   Approve reappointment of Dr. Salem Magarian to the First 5 Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

26.   Approve appointment of Margaret A. Leonard to the Civil Service Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2013, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

27.   Approve reappointment of Beth Benjamin to the First 5 Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

28.   Accept and file annual report of the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Campos

 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

29.   Adopt resolution authorizing Health Services Agency Emergency Medical Services to require Live Scan fingerprinting of emergency medical technician applicants, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

30.   Approve amendment to hospitalist agreement with Dominican Hospital, lowering the annual rate to $280,000; authorize payment of two invoices totaling $140,000 for the period of July 1 through December 31, 2008 and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

31.   Accept and file the Children's Network Annual Report, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

32.   Authorize the Human Services Director to sign the contract with the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District in the amount if $163,083 to operate a Green Jobs Corps program, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

33.   Authorize the Chairperson of the Board to send a letter of support for the 2-1-1 Health and Human Services Information and Referral System in Santa Cruz County, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

34.   Direct staff to return with a recommendation for award of the Medi-Cal Data Privacy access control system contract on May 25, 2010, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

 

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

35.   Adopt resolution approving submittal of a grant application to the California Department of Fish and Game in the amount of $686,514 for the Integrated Vegetation Management Plan, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

36.   Approve amendment to agreement with Confluence Watershed Restoration & Landscaping Specialists, increasing the amount by $15,000 to the not-to-exceed amount of $37,000 and approving the 2009-2010 rate schedule for revegetation and maintenance services for the El Rancho Drive 2006 Storm Damage Repair Project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

37.   Approve the permit conditions for the Amgen Tour of California and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

38.   Approve the road closures and permit for the Thirty-Eighth Annual Wharf-to-Wharf Race for July 25, 2010, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

39.   Approve the road closures and permit for the Davenport Cinco De Mayo celebration on May 1, 2010 and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

40.   Approve the permit conditions for the Annual Strawberry Fields Forever XXI Bicycle Ride on May 16, 2010 and direct Public Works to issue the event permit, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

41.   Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) and engineer's estimate for the Redwood Lodge Road Storm Damages Repair Project; authorize calling for bids and set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on April 29, 2010, in the Department of Public Works conference room; direct Public Works to return on May 18, 2010 with a recommendation for award of contract and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

42.   Approve the Request for Proposals for the Green Schools Program education services and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

43.   Authorize the installation of one 70-watt residential street light on Dick Phelps Road, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

44.   Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to adopt the proposed Ben Lomond Park Improvements and submit for Proposition 40 funding; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services

 

ADDENDA

44.1   Ratify the emergency requisition with Anderson Pacific Engineering Construction, Inc. in the amount of $136,680 for the Scott Creek Bridge Rehabilitation Project and direct Public Works to return with an update on the project on or before April 13, 2010, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

44.2   Executive Session - Board of Supervisors

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 LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Significant exposure to litigation to be considered pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54956.9 for one potential case.


REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - will be given at the conclusion of the closed session on any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session.


44.3   Accept annual report on UCSC Comprehensive Settlement Agreement, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty

44.4   Adopt resolution for zero property tax exchange for Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) #934-A/San Andreas Road Annexation, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer


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

45.   Consider report on the proposed Psychiatric Health Facility; approve amendment to the Master Agreement with Dominican Hospital/Catholic Healthcare West and related actions
a. Letter of the Director of Health Services
b. Contract amendment
c. Request for approval of agreement
d. Comments


46.   Continued public hearing to consider amendment to the 2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant budget (continued from March 16, 2010 - item number 50)
a. Letter of the Planning Director
b. Resolution


47.   Public hearing to consider the 2009 Annual General Plan Report
a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated March 4, 2010
b. 2009 Annual General Plan 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).

48.   Consider adopting in concept ordinance amending Chapter 2.120 of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to the Fire Department Advisory Commission
a. Letter of the Director of General Services, dated March 16, 2010
b. Proposed ordinance


49.   Consider appointment of Steve Blackstone to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of business, for a term to expire June 30, 2010
a. Letter of Supervisor Coonerty, dated March 3, 2010
b. Application (on file with the Clerk of the Board)


50.   Consider reappointment of Cecilia Espinola, Rama Khalsa, Michael C. Watkins, and Supervisor Mark W. Stone to the First 5 Commission, as at-large representatives, for terms to expire April 1, 2011
a. Letter of Chairperson Campos, dated March 9, 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.