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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
December 14, 2010

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 November 9, 2010, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board (continued from December 7, 2010 - item 7)
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of December 2, 2010 through December 8, 2010 and approved upon adoption of the 2010-2011 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 MGE Underground, Inc., Claim No. 011-042, and refer to County Counsel
11.	Reject claim of John Alexiou, Claim No. 011-043, and refer to County Counsel
12.	Reject claim of Susan Goodwin, Claim No. 011-044, and refer to County Counsel
12.1	Accept and file report on Recorder staffing and take related actions, as recommended Assessor-Recorder
13.	Adopt resolution for zero property tax exchange for Local Agency Formation Commission #936-Olympia Mutual Water Company Annexation to San Lorenzo Valley Water District, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14.	Approve the County's 2011 Legislative Program and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
15.	Approve the Proposition 172 Maintenance of Effort (MOE) calculation for 2010-2011 to certify that the County exceeds the Proposition 172 MOE by $25.94 million and direct the County Administrative Officer to execute and forward the 2010-2011 certification to the Auditor-Controller, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
16.	Adopt a resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue and expenditures in the amount of $79,793 for the 2010-2011 Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program, as recommended by the District Attorney
17.	Accept report and direct staff to return on or before February 8, 2011 with a status report on Santa Clara County reimbursement to Santa Cruz County Fire for emergency response into the remaining unprotected areas, as recommended by the Director of General Services
18.	Adopt resolution authorizing execution of agreement with CAL FIRE; approve reimbursement agreement and operational agreement with CAL FIRE in the amount of $3,315,022 for 2010-2011 fire protection services in County Service Areas 4 and 48; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services
19.	Approve contract with Gene Bregman and Associates, in an amount not-to-exceed $18,000, for a County Service Area 48 tracking survey of 400 likely voters, as recommended by the Director of General Services
20.	Approve agreement with the Santa Cruz Superior Court for fiscal year 2010-2011 custodial and warehouse services and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services
21.	Authorize payment in the amount of $53,477 to Blue's Roofing Company for the emergency roof repair at the Sheriff's Live Oak Sub-Station, as recommended by the Director of General Services
22.	Defer report on a local preference addition in the evaluation of professional services contracts and direct staff to return with the report on or before February 15, 2011, as recommended by the Director of General Services
23.	Approve transfer of funds from Liability Claims Reserves, as recommended by the Director of Personnel
24.	Accept and file the Treasurer's monthly Investment and Transaction report for the period ending November 30, 2010, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
25.	Approve reappointment of Olivia Madrigal to the Civil Service Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2014, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
25.1	Approve appointment of Supervisor Ellen Pirie as the Board's representative to the Pajaro River Watershed Flood Prevention Authority, as recommended by Supervisor Campos
25.2	Approve appointment of John Ricker, Environmental Health Department Water Quality Division Director, as the County representative to the Pajaro Valley Water Management Ad Hoc Basin Management Plan Committee, as recommended by Supervisors Campos and Pirie
26.	Approve appointment of Dina Hoffman to the Civil Service Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2014, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty
27.	Accept the annual report on the UCSC Comprehensive Settlement Agreement, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty
27.1	Approve appointment of Marie Kagaju Laugharn to the Women's Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2013, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

28.	Accept and file the annual report on hospital services and access to care services and direct the Health Services Agency to report in November 2011 on data collected for the Access to Care contracts in the year 2010, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
28.1	Accept and file report on County Water Resources Program Status and direct the Water Resources Division Director to return with an annual report on County water management activities in December 2011 and authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute the Memorandum of Agreement for Integrated Regional Water Management, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
29.	Approve federal grant services agreements with Sherry Mead Consulting in an amount not-to-exceed $28,000 and with the Human Services Research Institute in an amount not-to-exceed $120,000 to provide grant training and evaluation services and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
30.	Approve request for transfer of budget appropriations in the amount of $5,500 and approve fixed asset purchase of a copier, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

31.	Accept and file summary analysis from the California State Association of Counties on Senate Bill 375, which addresses Greenhouse Gas emissions from the transportation sector via Regional Transportation Plans and authorize the transmittal of comments to the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments on or before December 15, 2010, as recommended by the Planning Director (continued from December 7, 2010 - item 47)
32.	Accept and file report on a proposed work program for the Poor Clares site in Aptos; direct that the effort to develop a proposed master land use plan for this site be carried out in conjunction with the County's grant-funded Sustainable Community and Transit Corridor work program; and direct staff to carry out an assessment of the General Plan/Local Coastal Plan to address Priority Land Use policy language and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
33.	Accept and file reports on the final phase of the Integrated vegetation Management Plan, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
34.	Accept and file the final 2010-2011 Capital Improvement Program document (on file with the Clerk of the Board) and direct staff to return on or before May 17, 2011 with the proposed 2011-2012 Capital Improvement Program document, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
35.	Accept the low bid from Monterey Peninsula Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $2,397,500 for the Graham Hill Road Improvement Project; authorize award of contract and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
36.	Adopt resolution approving and accepting the terms and conditions of the property acquisition contract for the Soquel Avenue-Soquel Drive to 17th Avenue Improvements; make findings; approve payment of claim in the amount of $36,250 and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
37.	Approve independent contractor agreement with Phoenix Group Information Systems for the County Parking Program in the not-to-exceed amount of $20,000 per year from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2014 and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
38.	Approve independent contractor agreement with Valley Women's Club of the San Lorenzo Valley in the not-to-exceed amount of $265,000 for operation of drop-off recycling facilities in Felton and Boulder Creek and at the Ben Lomond Transfer Station and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
39.	Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) and engineer's estimate for the County Service Area (CSA) No.5, Sand Dollar Force Main Replacement Project and authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening on January 27, 2011 at 2:15 p.m. in the Public Works conference room; direct staff to return on March 8, 2011 with a status report on CSA No.5 property assessments and a possible recommendation for award of contract; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
40.	Approve Request for Proposals (RFP) for land surveying consultant services for projects funded by the Survey Monumentation Preservation Fund; direct staff to distribute the RFP and return on or before April 12, 2011 for approval of contracts; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
41.	Adopt resolution approving Program Supplement Agreement for $3,679,068 in revenue for 2010 Cape Seal Project and Overlay Project construction and construction engineering and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
41.1	Adopt resolution approving Program Supplement Agreement for $450,000 in revenue for San Lorenzo Way Bridge Replacement Project design engineering and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
42.	Approve contract change order no. 4 in the amount of $30,172 for the Eureka Canyon Road Culvert Replacement project; authorize the Chairperson of the Board to sign and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
43.	Approve Request for Proposals for civil engineering services for the Quail Hollow Road Bridge Replacement Project; direct staff to return on or before March 22, 2011 with a recommendation for award of contract and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
44.	Approve Request for Proposals for engineering services for the Cabrillo College Pedestrian Over crossing at the Soquel Drive Bridge and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
45.	Authorize expenditure of $11,000 for the 2010-2011 O'Neill Sea Odyssey Education Program, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
46.	Adopt resolution objecting to the sale of Assessor's Parcel Number 109-101-09 at public auction, accepting and approving purchase of that parcel and authorizing the Chairperson to sign the purchase agreement; authorize the Parks Director to encumber $32,000 from Eureka Park Dedication Fund for the purchase cost, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services
47.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, approve a Joint Funding Agreement in the amount of $20,175 with the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division for the ongoing Stream Gauging Program in Santa Cruz County and take related action, as recommended by the District Engineer
48.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, approve amendment to agreement with EcoSystems West Consulting Group, increasing compensation by $92,262 for a not-to-exceed total of $203,727, for biological consulting services and take related action, as recommended by the District Engineer

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

49.	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 approve minor modifications to the program guidelines, as recommended by the Planning Director
50.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, accept and file a report on the Minto Place Affordable Housing Project; maintain the June 2010 funding amount of $2,263,788 in Redevelopment Agency Housing Funds appropriated to the project and support the Housing Authority's application for project based subsidies through the Veteran's Administration Supportive Housing program, as recommended by the Planning Director
51.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve Agency funds totaling $36,250 for the cost of a real property acquisition agreement necessary for the Soquel Avenue Improvement Project and take related action, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator
52.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve Request for Proposals for surf monitoring services as required by the Coastal Commission permit for the East Cliff Drive Bluff Protection project, and take related action, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

ADDENDA

52.1	Direct the Chairperson to write to the California Air Resources Board and urge that the Air Resources Board amend the proposed cap-and-trade rule to exclude forest clear cutting from the carbon offset program, as recommended by Supervisor Coonerty

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

53.

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 IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY BOARD, CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR In Home Supportive Services Public Authority Negotiator: Directors of Human Services and Personnel Employee Organization: In Home Supportive Services Public Authority Employees CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel Employee organization: All County Employee Organizations and Associations 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*****