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Santa Cruz County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Governmental Center Building
701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
November 10, 2015

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.

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******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 October 27, 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 the claim of Taylor Emerson, Claim No. 516-020, and refer to County Counsel
10.	Reject the claim of Debra Seltzer, Claim No. 516-021, and refer to County Counsel
11.	Accept and file report on employee wellness program, and take related actions, as recommended by the General Services Director; Health Services Agency Director; Personnel Director; and Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services Director
12.	Schedule public hearing on December 15, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider proposed changes to the Unified Fee Schedule, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
13.	Accept and file report on the Homeless Services Center, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
14.	Defer report on the first year of Proposition 47 implementation to January 26, 2016, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer
15.	Approve claim for refund of property taxes by Connie Rae Hendry, for Assessor's Parcel Number 038-161-11, as recommended by County Counsel
16.	Accept report on County Fire financing options and direct staff to return at the regular Board meeting of January 26, 2016, as recommended by the Director of General Services
17.	Accept and file report on the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County's assumption of management of a centralized Fire Safe program, direct the General Services Director to return on December 8, 2015, with a Memorandum of Understanding between the County Office of Emergency Services and the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County for the purpose of Fire Safe program management, and direct the County Fire Department Chief to report back at FY 2016-17 budget hearings with a progress report on the centralized Fire Safe Council program in Santa Cruz County, as recommended by the Director of General Services
18.	Approve plans and specifications (on file with Clerk of the Board) for the 1080 Emeline Integrated Behavioral Health Remodel Project; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m. on December 8, 2015, as recommended by the Director of General Services
19.	Adopt resolutions accepting and appropriating $351,612 from the 2015 Homeland Security Grant for domestic preparedness planning, for the acquisition of interoperable communications and rescue equipment and provision of training, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services
20.	Approve Request for Proposals for Community Recidivism Reduction Grant Funding and authorize its release to qualified applicants, and direct the Chief Probation Officer to return on or before January 26, 2016, to award the grants, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer
21.	Authorize the Chairman to write a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) urging the Commission to consider the longer-term benefits of solar installations and expressing the Board's strong support for continued solar incentives, and further direct County Counsel to review the material submitted to the CPUC on this issue and submit comments in support of the Board's position, as recommended by Supervisor McPherson and Supervisor Coonerty
22.	Authorize the issuance of a proclamation honoring Watsonville Police Chief Manny Solano, to be signed by all members of the Board, as recommended by Chairman Caput

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

23.	Authorize the Health Services Agency (HSA) to negotiate an agreement with CSUMB for reduced scope of services to evaluate PACT and SIP, authorize the HSA to exclude MOST from the evaluation project, request the City of Santa Cruz provide a 50% cost sharing for the evaluation, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Health Services
24.	Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $591,451, approve the FY 2015-16 contract amendment with Families In Transition, authorize the Human Services Department Director to execute the contract amendment, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

25.	Authorize the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services to enter into a purchase agreement for a used 185 foot long pedestrian bridge for the Farm Park, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
26.	Accept and file report on 2015 Continuum of Care Funding Application, and authorize the Planning Director and the Health Services Agency Director to apply for homeless assistance funding in the total amount of $2,656,725 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as recommended by the Planning Director and Health Services Agency Director
27.	Accept and file report on the 2015-16 Emergency Winter Shelter Program, approve agreements with the Homeless Services Center in the amount of $261,292 and with the State of California Military Department in the amount of $66,880, and authorize the Planning Director to sign, as recommended by the Planning Director
28.	Approve program supplement agreement for the Soquel Drive at Rodeo Gulch Bridge Preventative Maintenance Project, adopt resolution authorizing the agreement in the amount of $488,514, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
29.	AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, approve agreement with GHD Engineering, Inc., of San Jose, California, for the preliminary design phase of the Recycled Water System for the Davenport County Sanitation District, in the not-to-exceed amount of $166,889; authorize the District Engineer to sign the agreement for the preliminary design phase of the project on behalf of the District; direct District staff to process the agreement, and take related actions, as recommended by the District Engineer
30.	Accept improvements and approve the final cost of $18,665.00 for the Alba Road Guardrail Project, authorize the Clerk of the Board to file the Notice of Completion and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
31.	Approve request for transfer of funds in the amount of $60,398.74 for the purchase of equipment for County disposal site operations, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
32.	Defer the draft Request for Proposals for organic processing until no later than June 2016, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
33.	Accept donation of parcels APN 092-033-14 and APN 092-096-09, authorize the Chair to execute Certificates of Acceptance and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
34.	Accept and file Styrofoam report; direct Public Works to work with potential franchise haulers to develop additional solutions for the collection and recycling of Styrofoam, continue to work with Valley Women's Club to implement the proposed Styrofoam Recycling Program, further investigate additional options for the collection and recycling of Styrofoam and provide an updated report no later than June of 2016, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
35.	Ratify emergency contract with Earth Works for the Paul Minnie Avenue road bumps for a not-to-exceed amount of $12,000, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the original contract on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
36.	Declare lease with Pajaro Valley Unified School District is in the public interest and that the lease interest conveyed will not substantially conflict or interfere with the use of the property by the County, and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute lease, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

ADDENDA

36.1

Approve an agreement with the Center for Civic Design for Santa Cruz County to participate in a project with the Irvine Foundation and the Future of California Elections, Implementing Best Practices Voter Guides, authorize the County Clerk to sign the agreement, and adopt resolution to accept and appropriate unanticipated revenue in the amount of $18,000 this fiscal year, as recommended by the County Clerk

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

37.	Presentation honoring Terry Dorsey for 40 years of County service a. Letter of Chair Caput, dated October 30, 2015
38.	Public hearing to consider adoption of a resolution approving proposed issuance of TEFRA bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the Benefit of Pippin Apartments in an amount not-to-exceed $17,500,000 and related actions a. Letter of the Planning Director, dated October 21, 2015 b. Proposed resolution
39.	Public hearing to consider adoption in concept of ordinance adding Chapter 7.95 to the Santa Cruz County Code, Requiring the Safe Disposal of Drugs and Sharps a. Letter of the Director of Public Works, dated November 2, 2015 b. Proposed ordinance 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).
40.	Consider approval in concept of ordinance amending Section 2.104.020(C) of the Santa Cruz County Code to provide expanded membership eligibility for the County of Santa Cruz Mental Health Advisory Board a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Director, dated October 22, 2015 b. Proposed ordinance
41.	Presentation by the Soquel Creek Water District regarding water shortage challenges and solutions a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Director, dated November 5, 2015 b. Letter of Soquel Creek Water District, dated September 28, 2015
	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.