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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
November 15, 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.	Item Deleted
8.	Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of November 3, 2011 through November 9, 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 Lisa Meyling, Claim No. 112-030, and refer to County Counsel
11.	Reject the claim of Shannon McFarland, Claim No. 112-031, and refer to County Counsel
12.	Reject the claim of Sean Maehl, Claim No. 112-032, and refer to County Counsel
13.	Accept and file report on proposal to plant 25,000 trees by 2014 and take related action, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14.	Approve Community Television's 2011-2012 budget through June 30, 2012; authorize the County Administrative Office to sign a three year lease extension on behalf of the County; and direct the County Administrative Office to work with the City of Santa Cruz and Community Television on a long term program and financial plan and report at 2012-2013 budget hearings, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
15.	Adopt resolution approving the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Agreement authorizing the County Fire Chief to sign and execute the agreement; and adopt resolution accepting and appropriating Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program funds in the amount of $7,097 into the County Fire Department budget, as recommended by the Director of General Services
16.	Declare certain used County Vehicles and equipment to be surplus and direct the Director of General Services to arrange for their disposition, as recommended by the Director of General Services
17.	Adopt resolution authorizing the acceptance and appropriation of funds from the Recorder's Improvement Trust Fund in the amount of $58,629 for the purchase of office furniture, as recommended by the Director of General Services and County Assessor-Recorder
18.	Approve agreement with the County of Madera Juvenile Detention Facility Correctional Camp in the amount of $48,500, and approve transfer of funds in the amount of $18,000, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
19.	Approve contract in the amount of $102,666 with BMI Imaging Systems, Inc. to scan and index archived microfilm and documents; approve expenditure in the amount of $4,413 to purchase additional disk storage space; adopt resolution accepting unanticipated drug asset forfeiture revenue in the amount of $68,000 and take related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
20.	Accept and file the Treasurer's Monthly Investment Transaction Report for the period ending October 31, 2011, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
21.	Adopt resolution to establish a 0.04 percent per annum simple interest rate on Tenant's Rental Security Deposits effective January 1, 2012 and take related actions, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
22.	Approve and adopt the County of Santa Cruz 2012 Investment Policy, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
23.	Approve appointment of Marc Chambers to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2013, as recommended by Supervisor Stone
24.	Adopt resolution authorizing the County to join the Monterey Bay Regional Climate Action Compact and further directing the Planning Director to dedicate staff time to participate in periodic Working Group meetings to coordinate and implement regional climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives, as recommended by Supervisors Stone and Coonerty
25.	Accept notification of an at-large vacancy on the First 5 Commission, with nominations for appointment to be received on December 6, 2011, and final appointment to be considered on December 13, 2011, as recommended by Chairperson Stone

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

26.	Accept the Low Income Health Plan implementation progress report; direct staff to continue program and revenue agreement negotiations with the State and return on January 30, 2012 with a status report; authorize the Director of Health Services to negotiate and sign the pharmacy benefit management contract and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
27.	Accept and file report on a possible contract extension with American Medical Response for ambulance transport services and direct the Director of Health Services to report by June 30, 2012 on progress made toward negotiating a contract extension, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
28.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $5,000,000 in unanticipated Behavioral Health Unit project revenue into the Health Services Agency budget and authorize the Auditor-Controller to encumber funds for project costs, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
29.	Adopt resolution authorizing receipt of up to $450,000 in funds from State Water Resources Control Board and authorizing the Health Services Director to take necessary actions to obtain award of funds for corrective action at 950 West Beach Street, Watsonville, California; approve and authorize the Health Services Director to sign agreement in the amount of $65,000 with Weber, Hayes & Associates for investigation and remediation services, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

30.	Accept and file report on the Atkinson Lane Affordable Housing Project, as recommended by the Planning Director (material available Monday, November 14)
31.	Adopt resolution authorizing submission of grant application to the State Department of Housing and Community Development for $1,000,000 in CalHOME funds for a first time homebuyer mortgage assistance program and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
32.	Accept and file report on the Water Service Utility agreements, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
33.	Approve transfer of $1,000 for the purchase of utility truck Number 2-117 to be utilized in the Public Works road maintenance section, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
34.	Ratify independent contractor agreement with SCS Field Services for monitoring, maintenance, repairs, and regulatory compliance consulting services of the County's landfill gas control systems in the not-to-exceed amount of $85,000 through June 30, 2012 and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
35.	Schedule public hearing on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider vacating the right-of-way across privately owned property (Assessor's Parcel Number 093-061-09); and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
36.	Schedule public hearing on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider adoption in concept of a proposed ordinance adding County Code Chapter 7.79 regarding Runoff and Pollution Control and to consider approval of the Construction Best Management Practices Manual and updates to the County Design Criteria and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
37.	Adopt resolution approving the submittal of a grant application for funds from the Growth Council's Urban Greening Program for the McGregor Park Project, as recommended by the Interim Director of Parks
38.	Defer deletion of the Park Planner IV position to June 30, 2012, as recommended by the Interim Director of Parks
39.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT - ZONE 7A, accept the low bid of the Don Chapin Company in the amount of $147,640 for the Pajaro River Flap Gate Culvert Replacement Project and take related action, as recommended by the District Engineer

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