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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
March 5, 2013

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 February 21, 2013 through February 27, 2013 and approved upon adoption of the 2012-2013 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 Rae Ellen Leonard, Claim No. 213-056, as insufficiently filed and refer to County Counsel
11.	Accept the final corrected report from the Insurance Services Office, Inc. on Santa Cruz County Fire Department's improved rating, as recommended by the Director of General Services
12.	Adopt resolutions approving the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Volunteer Fire Assistance Program Agreement and accepting and appropriating Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program funds of $2,020 into the County Fire department budget and authorize the County Fire Chief to take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services
13.	Accept report on Assembly Bill 109 and direct Probation staff to return with a comprehensive presentation on AB109 and linked initiatives on April 23, 2013, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
14.	Adopt resolution re-authorizing the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council through June 30, 2013 and direct staff to return on April 23, 2013 with the Multi-Agency Juvenile Justice Plan and Funding Application for the Board of State and Community Corrections Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Program, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
15.	Adopt resolution supporting the passage of Assembly Bill 4, the Trust Act, as recommended by Supervisors Coonerty and Leopold
16.	Adopt resolution confirming participation by County of Santa Cruz in the Community Choice Aggregation Project Development Advisory Committee, authorize the County Administrative Officer to designate up to three staff members to participate as members of the Committee, and further direct the County Administrative Officer to execute the appropriate documentation to allow the Committee and its technical consultants to request energy usage load data from Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as recommended by Supervisors Coonerty and McPherson
17.	Accept and file the Civil Service Commission report for calendar years 2011 and 2012, and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Coonerty
18.	Accept and file the First 5 Commission report for calendar years 2011 and 2012, and take related action, as recommended by Chairperson Coonerty
19.	Accept nomination of Cecilia Espinola and Giang T. Nguyen for reappointment to the First 5 Commission, as at-large representatives, for terms to expire April 1, 2014, with final appointment to be considered on March 19, 2013, as recommended by Chairperson Coonerty
20.	Accept nomination of various persons for reappointment to at-large positions on the Child Care Planning Council, Domestic Violence Commission, Emergency Medical Care Commission, Hazardous Materials Advisory Commission, In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, Mobile and Manufactured Home Commission, and Water Advisory Commission, as outlined, for terms to expire April 1, 2017, with final appointments to be considered on March 19, 2013, as recommended by Chairperson Coonerty

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

21.	Authorize Human Services to issue a Request for Proposals for an Appointments and Lobby Management System, and direct staff to return on June 11, 2013 with a recommendation for award of contract, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

22.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider amendments to Santa Cruz County Code Section 13.10.312(b), the Agricultural Uses Chart, and Section 13.10.313(a), Agricultural Development Standards, to allow from ten to zero feet setbacks for hoop houses/shade and hoop structures/seasonal high tunnels from the property line under certain circumstances in the Commercial Agricultural, Agricultural, and Agricultural Production zone districts abutting another property in those zone districts outside of the coastal zone, and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
23.	Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider amendments to Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 13.20, the County's coastal regulations, to ensure consistency with the Coastal Act, the Public Resources Code, and the County's certified land use plan and related amendments to ensure internal County Code consistency, and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
24.	Approve submission of grant application to the State Department of Housing and Community Development for $1,000,000 in CalHome funds for first time homebuyer mortgage assistance and owner-occupied housing rehabilitation programs and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director
25.	Accept and file report on Transportation Improvement Area fees, and take related actions, as recommended by the Directors of Public Works and Planning
26.	Accept subdivision site improvements for Tract 1502, Silver Oaks of Aptos, and take related actions, as recommended by the Directors of Planning and Public Works
27.	Adopt resolution of intention to modify the boundary of Ridge Zone within County Service Area (CSA) No. 37, Roberts Road, create two additional zones (Entrance and Chanterelle), and set Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter as the time and date for a public hearing; accept and approve engineer's report for CSA No. 3, Roberts Road; adopt resolution of intention to authorize and levy a new or increased assessment for road and bridge maintenance and operations and set a public hearing for Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
28.	Adopt resolutions confirming previously approved increases in benefit assessments for County Service Areas (CSA) No. 7, Boulder Creek; No. 10, Rolling Woods; No. 26, Hidden Valley Zones A-G; No. 35, Country Estates; No. 41, Loma Prieta; No. 44, Sunbeam Woods; No. 51, Hopkins Gulch; and No. 57D, Graham Hill (Woods Cove); adopt resolution confirming a decrease in benefit assessment for CSA No. 59, McGaffigan Mill Road; adopt resolution setting Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, as the date and time for a public hearing on the proposed benefit assessment/service charge reports for various CSA's, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
29.	Approve amendment to agreement with Save Our Shores for the Green Schools Program, amending the scope of work to include six additional clean-up events and increasing compensation by $6,645 for a not-to-exceed total of $52,895, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
30.	Approve independent contractor agreement in the amount of $22,700 with Taber Consultants for Geotechnical Services for the Forest Hill Drive Bridge Replacement Project, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
31.	Approve Cooperation Agreement between the County of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Successor Agency for funding of certain capital improvement projects and related administrative and professional services, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
32.	Approve contract for the provision of property management and disposition services between the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Successor Agency and the County of Santa Cruz, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
33.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, set a public hearing on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider adoption of an ordinance amending District Code for 2013-2014 sewer services charges in the Davenport County Sanitation District, and take related actions, as recommended by the District Engineer
34.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, set a public hearing on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider adoption of an ordinance amending District Code for 2013-2014 sewer services charges in the Freedom County Sanitation District, and take related actions, as recommended by the District Engineer
35.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, approve joint funding agreement in the amount of $20,325 with the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, for the ongoing Stream Gauging Program in Santa Cruz County, and take related actions, as recommended by the District Engineer

REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY

36.	AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SUCCESSOR AGENCY, approve a Cooperation Agreement between the County of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Successor Agency for funding of certain Capital Improvement Projects and related Administrative and Professional Services and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
37.	AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SUCCESSOR AGENCY, approve a contract for the provision of property management and disposition services between the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Successor Agency and the County of Santa Cruz and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

ADDENDA

37.1	Defer report on the modification of the Santa Cruz County Tourism Marketing District Plan until March 19, 2013, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
37.2	Authorize the Chairperson of the Board to prepare proclamations to be signed by each member of the Board honoring the memory of Sgt. Loran "Butch" Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler, as recommended by Supervisor Friend

EXECUTIVE SESSION

38.

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 Bargaining Units CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Wayne Wyckoff v. City of Santa Cruz, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV173184 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*****