Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 10/1/2013

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2013, NUMBER 21
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES

VOTING KEY: L = Leopold, F = Friend, Co = Coonerty, Ca = Caput, M = McPherson; 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.		Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda; additions and deletions to Consent and Regular Agendas - NONE
4.		Action on the Consent Agenda
5.		ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - five people addressed the Board

CONSENT AGENDA

6.   ACCEPTED claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller

7.   DELETED ITEM

8.   DELETED ITEM

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.   REJECTED the claim of John K. Kamandulis, Claim No. 314-018, as insufficiently filed, and referred to County Counsel

11.   REJECTED the claim of Kristopher Klay, Claim No. 314-019, and referred to County Counsel

12.   DENIED the application to file a late claim on behalf of Bruce Kuehn, Claim No. 314-020, and referred to County Counsel

13.   DENIED the claim of Linda Gobbo, Claim No. 314-022, and referred to County Counsel

14.   ACCEPTED AND FILED the Treasurer Quarterly Cash Count, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

15.   RATIFIED authorization for District Attorney to sign a Certification of Assurance of Compliance, and submit an application to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services in the amount of $125,000 for grant period of October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014 for Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach Program, as recommended by the District Attorney

16.   APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $40,000 within the Information Services budget for the web filter purchase, as recommended by the Director of Information Services

17.   APPROVED appointment of Robert Shemwell to the Treasury Oversight Commission as the School District's representative and approved appointment of Chris Schiermeyer as the school district alternate, for terms to expire March 31, 2015, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

18.   ACCEPTED nomination of Carolyn Conner for appointment to the Workforce Investment Board, as an at-large representative of business, for a term to expire June 30, 2016, with final appointment to be considered on October 22, 2013, as recommended by Supervisor Caput

19.   APPROVED appointment of William L. Neighbors to the Emergency Management Council for a term to expire April 1, 2015, as recommended by Supervisor Caput

20.   APPROVED appointment of Rama Khalsa to the Emergency Medical Care Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2017, as recommended by Supervisor Friend

21.   ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on the Health Care Reform planning and implementation activities; with an additional direction that Human Services staff return on October 22, 2013 with a report on sign-up goals for Medi-Cal and Covered California in years one and two

22.   ACCEPTED AND FILED status report on the implementation of the Tri-County regional Covered California outreach and education grant and directed staff to return with grant partner sub-grantee agreements on or before October 29, 2013, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

23.   DEFERRED award of a contract for the Appointments and Lobby Management System to on or before December 17, 2013, as recommended by the Director of Human Services

24.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Planning Commission's ten year review of land-use classification for Adobe Hacienda affordable housing site, as recommended by the Planning Director

25.   APPROVED a Community Development Block Grant Program Income Sub-Recipient Agreement with the Homeless Services Center for an amount not-to-exceed $47,000, as recommended by the Planning Director

26.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Non-Exclusive Roll-Off Franchise Agreement; approved revised Franchise Agreement; directed Public Works to return for approval of signed non-exclusive franchise agreements on or before December 17, 2013 and with a progress report in May 2014, and approved related action; with an additional direction that Public Works annually review whether significant business has shifted to unregulated haulers

27.   ACCEPTED improvements and approved final cost of $653,708.23 for the Empire Grade Road Storm Damage Repair Project, and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

28.   APPROVED the permit for the 2013 Run for Rio event scheduled for October 13, 2013, and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

29.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with Discovery Tours increasing compensation by $3,970 for a not-to-exceed total of $38,125, approving a new rate schedule, and extending the term of contract to June 30, 2014, for transportation for youth and senior recreation programs, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

30.   APPROVED Program Supplement Agreement in the amount of $477,682 for funding the Old County Road Bridge Replacement Project; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 218-2013 authorizing execution of Program Supplement to the County-State Agreement and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

30.1.   APPROVED Program Supplement Agreement in the amount of $22,700 for preliminary engineering phase of Alba Guardrail Project; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 219-2013 authorizing execution of Program Supplement to the County-State Agreement; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 220-2013 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $126,300, and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

31.   APPROVED permit for the 2013 Camp Krem Fundraising Motorcycle Ride event on October 12, 2013, and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works
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32.   APPROVED road closures and permit for the Aptos High School Homecoming Parade scheduled for October 2, 2013, and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

33.   APPROVED road closures and permit for the 2013 Soquel High School Homecoming Parade scheduled for October 18, 2013, and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

34.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, APPROVED independent contractor agreement with GHD Engineering in the not-to-exceed amount of $160,000 for the preparation of a Recycled Water Feasibility Study for the Davenport Wastewater Treatment Plant through June 30, 2014; with an additional direction that staff return to the Board of Directors with a report discussing the three project alternatives under Task 3, and include a staff recommendation for the preferred alternative

35.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, APPROVED transfer of funds in the amount of $40,000 within the District Budget; approved contract change order in the amount of $107,625.41 for the Minto, Meidl, Behler, Hastings Sewer Project, and approved related actions, as recommended by the District Engineer

36.   AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SCHEDULED a closed personnel and litigation session as follows:

CONFEENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Agency negotiator: Director of Personnel

Employee organization: Mid-Management Association

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - no report given

REGULAR AGENDA

37.   CONSIDERED adoption of a resolution recognizing October 1-21, 2013 as Binational Health Week in Santa Cruz County;

ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 221-2013 recognizing October 1-21, 2013 as Binational Health Week in Santa Cruz County
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38.   CONSIDERED report on broadband connectivity and expansion;

ACCEPTED AND FILED report on broadband connectivity and expansion and directed staff to return on or before November 5, 2013 with updates on implementing recommended actions to expand broadband in Santa Cruz County, as follows:

(1) Information Services:

a) Finalize conduit specifications in collaboration with Public Works and broadband providers;

b) Work with County Counsel and Public Works to establish master lease agreements that allow the installation of broadband infrastructure on utility poles, light standards and County assets;

(2) Planning:

a) Allow the installation of equipment within public right of ways, subject only to "time and place and manner" of access, through the County's encroachment permit process;

b) Streamline the application process and ensure permit fees are based on actual costs;

c) Draft amendments to County regulations that facilitate the deployment of broadband technology;

d) Work with broadband providers on economic development opportunities

(3) Public Works:

a) Work with utility companies on their financing and installation of conduit as part of Couty projects;

b) Draft an ordinance based on the San Francisco "dig once" model for the County of Santa Cruz

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39.   public hearing to consider amendments to Chapters 13.10 and 13.11 of the Santa Cruz County Code, to provide for an administrative exception process, with public notice, for signs; Santa Cruz County Code Chapters 13.10 and 13.11 are coastal implementing ordinances;

(1) opened public hearing, to take public testimony; and

(2) continued public hearing to November 5, 2013
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40.   public hearing to consider an amendment to Chapter 13.10 of the Santa Cruz County Code and the General Plan/Local Coastal Program to modify standards for hotels and motels in commercial districts; Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 13.10 is a coastal implementing ordinance;

(1) opened public hearing, to take public testimony; and

(2) continued public hearing to November 5, 2013
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41.   CONSIDERED approving in concept an ordinance amending Chapter 5.41 of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to clarification of penalty fee amount and due dates for delinquent permit registrations;

APPROVED "in concept" ordinance amending Chapter 5.41 of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to clarification of penalty fee amount and due dates for delinquent permit registrations to return on October 22, 2013 for final adoption
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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.

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