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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
May 13, 2014

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.	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.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopt Ordinance No. 82 amending District Code Title 3, Chapter 3.08, Article III, Sections 3.08.160 through 3.08.180 Water Service Charges (approved in concept May 6, 2014-item 61)
11.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopt Ordinance No. 81 amending District Code Title 4, Chapter 4.08, Article III, Sections 4.08.160 through 4.08.180 Sewer Service Charges (approved in concept May 6, 2014-item 61)
12.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopt Ordinance No. 80 amending Ordinance No. 52 providing for the collection of sewer and water service charges on the tax roll (approved in concept May 6, 2014-item 62)
13.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopt Ordinance No. F-19 amending District Code Title 3 Article III Chapter 3.08 Sewer Service Charges (approved in concept May 6, 2014-item 63)
14.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopt Ordinance No. F-18 amending Ordinance No. F-5 providing for the collection of sewer service charges on the tax roll (approved in concept May 6, 2014-item 64)
15.	Adopt resolution authorizing the temporary transfer of funds to various districts and direct the County Treasurer to make necessary transfer of funds from the County Treasury, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller
16.	Accept and file report on the Pacific Garden Mall Pilot Program and direct staff to return at 2014-2015 budget hearings with a status report and measurable outcomes; approve amendment to agreement with Encompass Community Services, increasing the amount by $10,591 for Pilot Program Services, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
17.	Defer consideration of future funding sources and a report on efforts to enforce the County's medical cannabis ordinances to May 20, 2014, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
18.	Accept report on the status of the private sector living wage program; adopt resolution setting the living wage at $14.97 per hour for those employees receiving benefits and at $16.32 per hour for those employees not receiving benefits, effective July 1, 2014, as recommended by the Director of General Services
19.	Approve amendment with Crane Pest Control, Inc., increasing the amount by $500 for a not-to-exceed total of $18,500 for pest management services in County facilities, as recommended by the Director of General Services
20.	Approve amendment to agreement with First Alarm, increasing the amount by $9,300 for a not-to-exceed total of $59,284 for maintenance, repair, testing and monitoring of fire alarm systems in County facilities, as recommended by the Director of General Services
21.	Approve County Fire's purchase of a Type 1 fire engine; authorize Chief Scott Jalbert to sign the agreement with HI-TECH Emergency Vehicle Service and direct the Auditor-Controller to transfer funds in the amount of $76,502.02 from appropriations in Contingencies to Fixed Assets, as recommended by the Director of General Services
22.	Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) for the Government Center ADA Path of Travel Improvement Project; direct General Services to advertise for bids and set the bid opening on June 11, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the General Services Department, as recommended by the Director of General Services
23.	Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk of the Board) for the Heart of Soquel Plaza Park Project; direct General Services to advertise for bids and set the bid opening on June 10, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the General Services Department, as recommended by the Director of General Services
24.	Approve the contract with Presidio in the amount of $18,697 for training and onsite engineering consulting for the Commvault Backup System and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Information Services
25.	Approve amendment to agreement with California Department of Corrections, and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, increasing the amount by $5,352 for a not-to-exceed amount of $25,422 for diagnostic and treatment services for court referrals and adopt resolution authorizing the Chief Probation Officer to sign, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
26.	Accept and file report on update related to Sheriff's Office patrol staffing, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
27.	Accept and file the Treasurer's monthly Investment Transaction Report for the period ending April 30, 2014, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector
28.	Direct the County Administrative Officer to report back May 20, 2014 outlining all the alternatives the County could take which would honor our veterans for their service and sacrifice on behalf of our nation, including consideration of an ordinance that the POW-MIA flag be flown everyday on existing flagpoles at County-owned buildings where feasible and where lighting exists, as recommended by Supervisor Caput
29.	Approve appointment of Sheryl Lee to the Mental Health Advisory Board, representing families, for a term to expire April 1, 2016, as recommended by Supervisor Leopold
30.	Accept notification of an at-large vacancy on the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, for a representative of consumers, with nominations for appointment to be received on June 10, 2014, and final appointment to be considered on June 17, 2014, as recommended by Chairperson Friend

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

31.

Adopt resolution to authorize assessment privileges pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5150(b) allowing professional persons at Dominican Hospital consisting of Consulting Psychiatrists and Psychiatrists to conduct assessments of patients admitted to Dominican Hospital for determination of whether the patient can be properly served without being detained, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

32.

Ratify the revenue agreement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $67,559 for provision of subsidized housing for chronically homeless persons; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in amount of $136,162 from the United States Department of Health and Human Services to support outreach and enrollment assistance activities related to the implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

33.	Approve amendment to agreement with Bay Area Economics, extending the term of contract for the Economic Vitality Strategy, as recommended by the Planning Director
34.	Accept improvements and approve final cost of $3,459,817.22 for the East Cliff Drive Parkway Project 32nd Avenue to 41st Avenue and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
35.	Adopt resolution approving submittal of Functional Classification Change Request for Local Streets and Roads to the State of California Department of Transportation and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
36.	Adopt resolution approving a grant application for funds from the Active Transportation Program for radar speed feedback signs and flashing beacons at various locations in the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
37.	Approve independent contractor agreements with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., for providing recurring solid waste engineering and environmental consulting services tasks for County solid waste facilities and Roy Wilson corporate yard in the amount of $144,281 per fiscal year through June 30, 2016, and for providing Buena Vista Landfill Module 5 final design and construction engineering support through project completion in the amount of $139,840 and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
38.	Approve independent contractor agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers in the not-to-exceed amount of $21,000 for technical analysis and reporting on the impact of refuse vehicles to County roads and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
39.	Approve permit for the 2014 Santa Cruz Mountains Challenge Bike Ride event scheduled for July 26, 2014 and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
40.	Approve amendment to agreement with Conley General Engineering, Inc., increasing the amount by $14,767.54 for a not-to-exceed total of $74,267.54 for the Soquel Drive at Aptos Creek Bridge Emergency Culvert Repair, and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
41.	Approve purchase of automatic pool vacuum for the Simpkins Family Swim Center in the amount of $5,527.09 and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
42.	Approve modification to Community Development Block Grant sub-recipient agreement payment processing procedures, which are necessitated by a change in requirements by the State Department of Housing and Community Development and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

ADDENDA

42.1

Adopt resolution supporting the passage of Assembly Bill 2231, which would reinitiate a Senior Citizens and Disabled Citizens Property Tax Postponement Program, and urge the County's State legislators to support this legislation which would benefit residents in Santa Cruz County and throughout the state, as recommended by Supervisor Leopold

EXECUTIVE SESSION

43.

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: Deputy Probation Officer Association/Unit; Sheriff's Correctional Officers Unit 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*****

44.	Public hearing to consider resolution confirming proposed benefit assessment rate reports of County Service Area (CSA) No. 53-North County Mosquito and Disease Control Assessment , CSA No. 53-South County Mosquito Abatement/Vector Control, and supplemental CSA No. 53S-South County Mosquito and Disease Control Assessment and service charge reports for fiscal year 2014-2015 a. Letter of the Agricultural Commissioner, dated April 29, 2014 b. Resolution
45.	Public hearing to consider the proposed fiscal year 2014-2015 assessment/service charge reports for County Service Area 12 Wastewater Management a. Letter of the Director of Health Services, dated April 29, 2014 b. Resolution 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).
46.	Consider report on Community Television Activities Plan and budget for 2014-2015 a. Letter of the Director of Information Services, dated April 25, 2014 b. Letter of the Executive Director of Community Television c. Community Television contract extension d. Devcon property lease
47.	10:00 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM Presentation recognizing Emergency Medical Services Week a. Letter of Chairperson Friend, dated May 6, 2014
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.