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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
October 20, 2015

9:00
  • Roll Call
  • Consent Agenda
  • Oral Communications
  • Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items
 12:00
  • Lunch
10:30
  • Recess
 1:30
  • Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items
10:45
  • Scheduled and Regular Departmental Items
 3:15
  • Recess

  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 or the time limit established by the Chair, 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.

TRANSLATION SERVICES/SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION
Spanish language translation is available on an as needed basis. Please make advance arrangements with the Clerk of the Board, in Room 500, or by telephone at (831) 454-2323.

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ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the meeting and you require special assistance in order to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (831) 454-2323 (TDD number (831) 454-2123) at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting in order to make arrangements. Persons with disabilities may request a copy of the agenda in an alternative format. As a courtesy to those affected, please attend the meeting smoke and scent free. Note: The Board of Supervisors meetings are broadcast live on Comcast Cable Services, Channel 26. Agenda documents may be reviewed at the Office of the Clerk of the Board, Room 500, Governmental Center, and at the Santa Cruz Main Library.

******CONSENT AGENDA******

 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

6.   Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (on file with the Clerk of the Board)

7.   Approve minutes of September 29, 2015, and October 6, 2015, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   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

9.   Reject claim of Laurie Soderman, Claim No. 516-017, and refer to County Counsel

10.   Adopt ordinance adding Section 12.10.321 to the Santa Cruz County Code to implement AB 2188 regarding permitting procedures for small residential rooftop solar energy systems (approved "in concept" on October 6, 2015, Item No. 25)

11.   Adopt resolution approving the 2015-2016 budget for County Funds and Special Districts Governed by the Board of Supervisors (on file with Clerk of the Board); cancel various appropriations due to insufficient funding; adopt resolution establishing appropriation limitations for the County and Board Governed Special Districts; approve the transfers of appropriations and adopt resolutions accepting unanticipated revenue related to the prior fiscal year; approve the revised Personnel Summary and Continuing Agreements list; and take related actions, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector

12.   Accept and file Treasurer's monthly Investment Transaction Report for the period ending September 30, 2015, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector

13.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $336,281 for Public Defender services to fund extraordinary capital and related costs, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

14.   Ratify authorization for the District Attorney's Office to sign a Certification of Assurance of Compliance and to submit an application to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in the amount of $216,730 for the 2015-16 Victim/Witness Assistance Program, as recommended by the District Attorney

15.   Accept and file response to the Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention Commission 2015 inspection of the Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

16.   Authorize the Sheriff's Office to apply for Year Two of the Board of State and Community Corrections Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $672,841, approve the amendments to the contracts with Janus of Santa Cruz in the amount of $639,198 and Applied Survey Research in the amount of $33,643 for 2016, adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $672,841, and take related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

17.   Adopt resolution requesting a State audit of Planned Parenthood in the 2016 Legislative session that commences in January, as recommended by Supervisor Caput

18.   Adopt resolution in support of the passage of Measures O and P, relating to Santa Cruz City Schools, on the November 17, 2015, Special Election ballot, as recommended by Supervisors Coonerty and McPherson

 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

19.   Approve revenue agreement with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz, in the amount of $259,584, to support the Behavioral Health Court program; authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign the agreement; and adopt a resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue for fiscal year 2015-16, in the amount of $110,192, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

20.   Approve amendment to FY 2014-15 agreement with Encompass Community Services, Inc., increasing the contract by $7,400 to provide reimbursement for shelter bed services, and authorize the Health Services Agency Director to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

21.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $26,231 into FY 2015-16 Human Services Department budget; approve two FY 2015-16 agreements with Homeless Services Center totaling $198,754; and authorize the Human Services Department Director to execute both contracts, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

22.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $18,418.48 into FY 2015-16 Human Services Department budget; approve amendment to the Tri-County CSEC Protocol Project Agreement with the Monterey County Department of Social Services and the San Benito County Health and Human Services Agency, for a Tri-County protocol to prevent and intervene in the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and authorize the Human Services Department Director to execute the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

 

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

23.   Schedule a public hearing on November 10, 2015 to adopt a resolution approving the issuance of Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the Pippin Apartments, as recommended by the Planning Director

24.   Authorize gross pay adjustment in the amount of $55.22 for an extra help employee in the Parks Department, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

25.   Accept and file the October 2015 Traffic and Engineering Report (on file with Clerk of the Board), as recommended by the Director of Public Works

26.   Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the total amount of $248,238 from the National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program to the Public Works Road Budget; approve the transfer of appropriations in the amount of $32,162 within the Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services Budget for the required grant match; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the total amount of $32,162 from the Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services Budget to the Public Works Road Budget, accept low bid of Andy's Roofing Company, Inc., in the amount of $140,078.50 for the Felton Covered Bridge Roof Restoration project, and authorize the award of contract; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

27.   Approve specifications (on file with Clerk of the Board) and engineer's estimate for the Active Transportation Program School Zone Safety Project and authorize calling for bids; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on November 12, 2015, in the Department of Public Works conference room; and direct the Clerk of the Board to advertise a Notice to Contractors for a ten-day period beginning October 23, 2015, direct Public Works to return on December 8, 2015, with a recommendation for award of contract, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

28.   Approve road closures for the 2016 Surfer's Path Marathon and Capitola Half Marathon from Santa Cruz to Capitola on Sunday, May 22, 2016, and direct Public Works to issue the race permit, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

29.   Approve independent contractor agreement with Save Our Shores for County-wide beach and stream clean-up and education events, for a not-to-exceed amount of $41,250 for Fiscal Year 2015-16, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

30.   Ratify emergency contract with Conley General Engineering, Inc. for the Lompico Road Bridge at Lompico Creek Emergency Repair, and authorize final payment of $19,672.42 and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

31.   Adopt Resolution of Intention to Make Acquisitions and Improvements for the Orchard Drive Assessment District No. 15-01; adopt Resolution Approving the Preliminary Engineer's Report; set December 15, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter as the date and time for a public hearing on the formation of the proposed assessment district and the maximum proposed assessment; approve the plans, specifications and engineer's estimate, and authorize calling for bids for the Orchard Drive Sewer Assessment District No. 15-01; set the bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on December 10, 2015; direct the Clerk of the Board to advertise the Notice to Contractors for a ten-day period beginning November 8, 2015; and direct Public Works to return on or before February 15, 2016, with a recommendation for award of contract, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

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

32.   Legislative Update by Assemblymember Luis Alejo
a. Letter of Chairman Caput, dated October 9, 2015
33.   Consider Health Services Agency’s report on the Mental Health Strategic Plan, "Santa Cruz County: A Community Roadmap to Collective Mental Health Wellness - Needs and Gaps Analysis: Part I, August 2015"
a. Minute Order of October 20, 2015, Item No. 033
34.   Consider Human Services Department report on Phase I assessment of Strategic Plan alignment and use of Evidence Based Programs in Community Programs
a. Minute Order of October 20, 2015, Item No. 034
35.   10:45 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM

Consider presentation of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Challenge and Merit Awards

a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer, dated October 6, 2015
b. 2015 CSAC Challenge Award Recipients
36.   Presentation by the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission on the Direct File Subcommittee Report
a. Letter of Chairman Caput, dated October 8, 2015
b. Letter of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission, dated June 29, 2015
c. Direct File Subcommittee Report with Executive Summary
37.   Public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance adding Chapter 7.21 to the County Code relating to the Recycling and Solid Waste Universal Service
a. Letter of the Director of Public Works, dated October 6, 2015
b. Proposed ordinance
38.   1:30 P.M. SCHEDULED ITEM

Public hearing de novo to consider proposal to allow development of each of three lots created by minor land division with one single-family dwelling and one Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). The project requires approval of a residential development permit to allow ADUs to be located on second stories above garages at greater than 17 feet in height rather than at ground level, and approval of design guidelines and a grading permit. The project is located in the R-1-6 Zone District at 3304 Winkle Avenue

a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated October 6, 2015
b. Categorical Exemption, CEQA determination (Attachment 1)
c. Background and History (Attachment 2)
d. Proposed Site Standards (Attachment 3)
e. Plans and Design Guidelines submitted by Applicant (Attachment 4)
f. Findings (Attachment 5)
g. Conditions of Approval (Attachment 6)
h. Maps: Assessor's, Location, Zoning, and General Plan Designation (Attachment 7)
i. Water Will Serve Letter (Attachment 8)
j. Letter of Gary A. Patton, Attorney, dated October 14, 2015

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).

        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.