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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
September 13, 2011

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 August 23, 2011, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of August 18, 2011 through September 7, 2011 and approved upon adoption of the 2011-2012 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 Daniel and Denise Fullen, Claim No. 112-007a, and refer to County Counsel
11.	Reject the claim of Elizabeth Pitzer, Claim No. 112-0017, as insufficiently filed, and refer to County Counsel
12.	Reject the claim of Denhoy-Snug Harbor - c/o Law Office of David Spangenberg, Claim No. 112-018, and refer to County Counsel
13.	Reject the claim of James Jackson, Claim No. 112-019, and refer to County Counsel
14.	Reject the claim of Wayne Wyckoff, Claim No. 112-021, and refer to County Counsel
15.	Adopt resolution fixing and levying the 2011-2012 tax rates, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
16.	Direct the Auditor-Controller to transfer the stale dated warrant issued to Cellular One in the amount of $1,175 to the General Fund, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
17.	Approve County response to 2010-2011 Grand Jury Final Report and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
18.	Defer report on tree planting to September 20, 2011, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
18.1	Approve Memoranda of Understanding to amend the Joint Occupancy Agreement between the County and the Administrative Office of hte Court to recognize the Superior Court's use of a portion of the Atrium for Court Security, and the County's use of approximately 250 square feet of office space on the second floor of the Administrative Building, and authorize the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors to sign the MOUs on behalf of the County, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
19.	Adopt resolutions appointing the unopposed Special District candidates who have filed Declarations of candidacy for the November 8, 2011 District Election for the Alba Park Parkway and Recreation District, the Opal Cliffs Recreation District, the Salsipuedes Sanitary District, and the Depot Hill and Place de Mer Geological Hazard Abatement Districts; accept notification that applications for the vacant position existing on the Salsipuedes Sanitary District will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for an appointment to be made prior to November 8, 2011, as recommended by the County Clerk
20.	Accept and file the District Attorney's Annual Report to the Legislative Analyst's Office for the 2010-2011 Real Estate Fraud Program, as recommended by the District Attorney
21.	Accept the status report for the updated automatic aid agreement with Santa Clara County and direct staff to return on or before October 4, 2011 with the final agreement for approval and with a status report on Santa Clara County compensation to Santa Cruz Fire for emergency response into the remaining unprotected areas on or before December 13, 2011, as recommended by the Director of General Services
22.	Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) for the 1020 Emeline Server Room Air Conditioning Upgrade Project; direct General Services to advertise for bids and set the bid opening on October 11, 2011, as recommended by the Director of General Services
22.1	Adopt resolution approving non-industrial disability retirement for a safety member, as recommended by the Director of Personnel
23.	Adopt resolution providing for the extension of the fee portion of the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement program, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
24.	Approve reappointment of Bob Stokes to the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water conservation District - Zone 7 Board of Directors, as a non-voting member, for a term to expire April 1, 2015, as recommended by Supervisor Caput
24.1	Adopt resolution recognizing the rights of individuals to grow and consume their own food products and to enter into private contracts with other individuals to board animals for food, as recommended by Supervisors Coonerty and Pirie
24.2	Adopt resolution in support of Propostion 1481, the Oil Extraction Tax to Rescue Education Proposition Initiative Statue, as recommended by Supervisors Coonerty and Pirie
24.3	Direct the County Administrative Officer to convene a Task Force to discuss long-term financing for the GEMMA program, identify funding sources, and explore expansion of the GEMMA model, with a report back to the Board on or before January 24, 2012, and appoint Supervisors Coonerty and Leopold to serve as the Board's representatives to the Task Force, as recommended by Supervisors Coonerty and Leopold
25.	Adopt resolution requesting that the Governor declare a statewide emergency resulting from the infestation of Dreissenid mussels into various water bodies of California, and further urging that the State of California take all necessary actions to ensure that Dreissenid mussels do not advance into other areas of the state, as recommended by Chairperson Stone
26.	Approve appointment of Ron Pomerantz to the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, as the representative of the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Incorporated, for a term to expire September 13, 2015, as recommended by Chairperson Stone
27.	Approve the Conflict of Interest Code for Pacific Collegiate School, as recommended by Chairperson Stone

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

28.	Accept the Low Income Health Plan implementation progress report; direct staff to continue revenue agreement negotiations with the State and return on November 15, 2011 with a status report; authorize the Director of Health Services to sign the Low Income Health Plan Contract and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
29.	Approve agreement with New Life Community Services for alcohol and drug treatment services in the amount of $10,867 and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
30.	Approve lease agreement with Janus of Santa Cruz for the use of County owned space at 1010 Emeline, Santa Cruz CA, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
31.	Authorize the County Administrative Officer to issue an ambulance operator's license to American Medical Response West for 2011-2012, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

32.	Accept and file report on the status of the State Department of Transportation (CalTrans) Community-Based Transportation Planning Grant application to conduct Phase II of the Santa Cruz County Sustainable Community and Transit Corridors Plan, as recommended by the Planning Director
33.	Accept the low bid from Earthworks Paving Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $113,284 for the County Service Area No. 26, Hidden Valley Road project; authorize award of contract take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
34.	Approve final map of Tract 1555, Harbor Townhomes; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the Subdivision Agreement and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
35.	Approve permit conditions for the 2011 Golden State Challenge event on October 2 and October 3, 2011 and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
36.	Defer approval of the two water utility agreements for the 2011 Pavement Management Project and direct staff to return with the proposed agreements on or before November 15, 2011, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
37.	Defer report on the County's pavement condition to November 8, 2011, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
38.	Ratify independent contractor agreement with Pacific Geotechnical Engineering for initial site assessment of the debris flow on Nelson Road; authorize a lump sum payment in the amount of $15,634.78 and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
39.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT - ZONE 7A, approve transfer of funds in the amount of $35,000 from the Pajaro River Flap Gate Culvert project to the Bowker Road/La Casa Court Storm Drain project; approve amendment to agreement with Bowker Drainage LLC, increasing the contract by $35,000 for a not-to-exceed reimbursement total of $275,000, for additional project related costs and take related actions, as recommended by the District Engineer

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

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

40.

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 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*****