Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 9/11/2007

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2007, NUMBER 25
Tuesday, September 11, 2007

ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES

VOTING KEY: B = Beautz, P = Pirie, Co = Coonerty, Ca = Campos, S = Stone; first initial indicates maker of motion, second initial indicates the "second"; upper case letter = "yes" vote; lower case letter = "no" vote; () = abstain; // = absent

1.		All Supervisors present
2.		Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
3.		ADDED to the Consent Agenda: Item No. 28.1 DELETED from the Closed Session Agenda, Item No. 28: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, Property Street Address: 7137 Soquel Drive, Aptos, California, APN: 039-361-06, Property Owner: Michael Bihn, Trustee, et al., Negotiating Party: Tom Burns, Planning Department Director
4.		Action on the Consent Agenda
5.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - three people addressed the Board

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   ACCEPTED claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.   APPROVED minutes of August 21, 2007 and August 28, 2007, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of August 23, 2007 through September 5, 2007 and approved upon adoption of the 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 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.   APPROVED the reading by Title of all ordinances considered for adoption that may appear on this agenda and further waived a detailed reading of said ordinances, as recommended by County Counsel

10.   ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 4881 Repealing Chapter 2.54 of the Santa Cruz County Code and Enacting a New Chapter 2.54 Establishing the Commission of the Environment

11.   APPROVED application in the amount of $19,455 for state funds for emergency mosquito control and West Nile virus surveillance for Mosquito and Vector Control, County Service Area No. 53, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner

12.   AUTHORIZED payment of nine invoices over one year old totaling $1,028.45; and authorized the Auditor-Controller to pay additional Sentinel Invoices within the next four months that are over one year old if the determination is made that they are valid claims against the County, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

13.   SEE ITEM NO. 30.3 REGULAR AGENDA

14.   AWARDED a contract to Geo. H. Wilson, Incorporated in the amount of $110,563 for the Rountree Medium Security Water Heating System Replacement Project and approved related actions, as recommended by the General Services Director

15.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 256-2007 accepting and appropriating $58,263 in unanticipated additional revenue for the Marijuana Suppression Program and approved related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner
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16.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 257-2007 authorizing the Treasurer-Tax Collector to enter into and execute an agreement with the Employment Development Department (EDD) to receive certain confidential information; approved the agreement with the EDD for a maximum amount of $2,625 over the term ending July 31, 2010 and authorized the Treasurer-Tax Collector to execute the agreement and to make any minor changes as may be required, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

17.   APPROVED appointment of Isabel Alvarado Dees to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

18.   APPROVED a one-time only waiver of the costs associated with a neighborhood charitable effort to clean up Club Zayante, estimated at $1,500, and directed the Public Works Department to take related actions, as recommended by Supervisor Stone

19.   APPROVED appointment of Daniel Torrez to the Latino Affairs Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2011, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

20.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the need to continue the state of local emergency relative to transmission of HIV through contaminated needles, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

21.   SEE ITEM NO. 30.2 REGULAR AGENDA

22.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 258-2007 accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $84,891; approved the contract amendment with ERISS, Incorporated for $84,891 for the 2007-2008 Labor Market Survey; authorized the Human Resources Agency Director to sign the contract with ERISS; and approved related action, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Director

23.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the consultant selection process for sanitation engineering and consulting services for tertiary water treatment upgrades at the Boulder Creek wastewater treatment plant, and directed Public Works staff to proceed with negotiations with Freitas + Freitas to provide consulting services for the first phase of the project and return to the Board with a contract for approval on or before October 2, 2007, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

24.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 259-2007 determining that certain parcels are not currently needed for public purposes; and directed the Real Property section to negotiate and execute appropriate leases, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

25.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Ecology Action of Santa Cruz in the not-to-exceed amount of $102,000 for the Recycling and Solid Waste Services Public Awareness Program for fiscal year 2007-2008 and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the independent contract agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

26.   AUTHORIZED payment in the amount of $1,944.33 to Waste Management of Santa Cruz County for self-haul woodwaste processing payments for the month of April 2007, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

27.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Pleasant Acres Mobile Home Park project and approved related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

28.   AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, SCHEDULED a closed personnel and litigation session as follows:

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel

Employee organizations: General Representation Unit - Service Employees International Union Local No. 521; Middle Management Association

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given

28.1.   SEE ITEM NO. 30.1 REGULAR AGENDA

REGULAR AGENDA

29.   CONSIDERED Ordinance amending Sections 2.124.020, 2.124.040, and 2.124.060 of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission;

approved "in concept" ordinance amending Sections 2.124.020, 2.124.040 and 2.124.060 of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to the In-Home Supportive Services to return on September 18, 2007 for final adoption
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30.   APPROVED appointment of John Beleutz to the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, as an at-large representative of caregiver resources, for a term to expire April 1, 2008
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30.1.   DIRECTED the Planning Department to process a General Plan and County Code Amendment related to Fault Zones for future consideration, as outlined, after completion of environmental review and consideration by the Planning Commission; with additional direction that when the item returns to the Board, that staff provide information on how the procedure happens and information on the site study that showed that no fault traces exist on the site
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30.2.   CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 16, 2007 report on Elderday Services; with additional information including the 2007/2008 Budget for Elderday/Salud, 2006/2007 income and expense statement or audit for the past fiscal year, and monthly financial reports
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30.3.   APPROVED plans and specifications for the Animal Services Authority Animal Shelter Project, directed the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 3:00 p.m., in the General Services Department, on October 9, 2007, as recommended by the General Services Director
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