Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 10/2/2007

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2007, NUMBER 28
Tuesday, October 2, 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.		Supervisor Campos absent for Consent Agenda only
2.		Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
3.		Addition to Consent Agenda: Item No. 29.1
4.		Action on the Consent Agenda
5.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - two people addressed the Board

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   ACCEPTED claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.   APPROVED minutes of September 18, 2007, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8.   ACCEPTED AND FILED notification of continuing contracts received during the period of September 20, 2007 through September 26, 2007 and approved upon adoption of the 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 RESOLUTION NO. 278-2007 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $19,455 from State funds for Mosquito Control into CSA 53 Budget Index 130320 for West Nile Surveillance and Emergency Mosquito Control; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 279-2007 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $19,455 into Mosquito Abatement Operating Index 103400 for equipment, services and supplies; authorized an application for additional State funds to enhance education of the public on West Nile prevention; and approved related action, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner

11.   APPROVED contract with R&B Helicopters, Incorporated for an amount not to exceed $30,000, for aerial mosquito larvaciding in Mosquito and Vector Control County Service Area Number 53 through the period ending June 30, 2008 and authorized the Agricultural Commissioner to sign, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner

12.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 280-2007 approving the 2007/2008 Final Budget for County Funds and Special Districts Governed by the Board of Supervisors; canceled various appropriations due to insufficient funding or contingency balances that exceed legal limitations and referred to the County Administrative Office for a report back as to any actions needed on or before November 6, 2007; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 281-2007 establishing the fiscal year 2007/2008 appropriation limitations for the County and Board Governed Special Districts; approved the year-end transfers and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 282-2007 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue previously authorized by the Last Day Budget directions, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

13.   APPOINTED Tess E. Fitzgerald to the Community Television of Santa Cruz County Board of Directors, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

14.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 283-2007 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $47,516 from Anti-Drug Abuse Enforcement Program funds into the District Attorney's Office Grant Index 272100 for fiscal year 2007/2008, as recommended by the District Attorney

15.   APPROVED extension of the agreement with the University of California Santa Cruz for County employee parking at the UCSC Inn and Conference Center, as recommended by the Director of General Services

16.   APPROVED invitation to the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Executive Director to attend the Board of Supervisors' October 16, 2007, meeting to discuss the agency's current efforts to respond to a recent State Supreme Court decision, and directed Environmental Health to report back to the Board on November 20, 2007, with an analysis of actions the Board can take in light of the Supreme Court's decision, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

17.   APPROVED appointment of Kenneth A. Adelman to the Commission on the Environment for a term to expire April 1, 2009, as recommended by Supervisor Pirie

18.   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

19.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with Teri L. Copeland for toxicology consulting services to include Principal and Senior Statistician and Scientist services and authorized the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

20.   APPROVED agreements with the State of California for immunization services financing in the amount of $33,250, and Health Care Provider Master Agreement to allow local health care providers to participate in immunization strategies of the County and authorized the Health Services Agency Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

21.   APPROVED agreement with Community Action Board for emergency shelter through motel vouchers for people with HIV/AIDS for an amount not to exceed $11,000 and authorized the Health Services Director to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Director

22.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Integrated Watershed Restoration Program (IWRP) projects; approved the revised IWRP Gold Gulch Culvert Replacement Work Program dated February 20, 2007; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 284-2007 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue from the Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District in the amount of $12,650 for the Gold Gulch Culvert Replacement project; authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the IWRP Gold Gulch Culvert Replacement Work Program Augmentation dated February 20, 2007, and directed Public Works to report back to the Board of Supervisors with an update on or before October 7, 2008, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

23.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 285-2007 accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $29,960 from the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District-Zone 7; approved the purchase of a levee easement from Borina Orchards in the amount of $28,000, contingent upon the transfer of funds from the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District-Zone 7, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

24.   APPROVED independent contractor agreements with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education in the amount of $59,000, Life Lab Science Program in the amount of $54,000, and Ecology Action of Santa Cruz in the amount of $65,000 for the Waste Free Schools Program for fiscal year 2007/2008 and authorized the Director of Public Works to execute the agreements, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

25.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Freitas and Freitas in an amount not to exceed $27,600 for consulting engineering services for the County Service Area Number 7 Boulder Creek tertiary treatment plant upgrades, and authorized the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

26.   APPROVED plans, specifications and engineer's estimate for County Service Area Number 13 Hutchinson Road slipout repair; authorized calling for bids; set the bid opening on October 25, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. in the Department of Public Works conference room; directed Public Works to return on November 6, 2007, with a recommendation for award of contract and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

27.   APPROVED Request for Qualifications for design and consulting services for the Floral Park Renovation Project and approved related action, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator and the Director of Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services

28.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 286-2007 accepting sanitary sewers in Gera Estates, Tract Number 1288, with the exception of sewer laterals, into the Freedom County Sanitation District and accepted the subject area for public utility easement, as recommended by the District Engineer

29.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AUTHORIZED the Redevelopment Agency Administrator to amend the lease with Community Bridges for 1438 Capitola Road, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

29.1.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 287-2007 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $200,000 from the City of Watsonville for the Pajaro River Project; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 288-2007 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $200,000 from the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zone 7; approved a contribution of $400,000 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the completion of the general Reevaluation Report and the Environmental Impact Report, contingent upon the City of Watsonville and Monterey County also approving a contribution for the project; and authorized the District Chairperson to sign the Design Agreement on behalf of the District, contingent upon approval of a funding transfer in the amount of $200,000 from the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zone 7 at its October 2, 2007 meeting, as recommended by the District Engineer

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

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Initiation of litigation was considered pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9 for one potential case

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel

Employee Organization: Middle Management Association

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - No report given

REGULAR AGENDA

31.   The Board of Supervisors recessed in order to permit the Board of Directors of the County of Santa Cruz Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7 to convene and carry out a regularly scheduled meeting

32.   CONSIDERED approval of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the General Representation Unit;

(1) approved the Memorandum of Understanding with the General Representation Unit (SEIU Local 521);

(2) directed the Personnel Director to sign the MOU; and

(3) authorized the Personnel Director and the County Administrative Officer to take all necessary administrative actions to effectuate administrative and benefit changes to implement the provisions of the MOU
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33.   CONSIDERED presentation by representatives of the Binational Health Week Task Force, and considered adoption of a resolution recognizing October 13-21, 2007, as Binational Health Week;

presentation made by representatives of the Binational Health Week Task Force;

(1) adopted RESOLUTION NO. 289-2007 Recognizing October 13-21, 2007 as Binational Health Week
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34.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CONDUCTED Redevelopment Study Session

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.

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