Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Minutes: 5/13/2014

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

VOLUME 2014, NUMBER 10
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

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.		ADDED to the Consent Agenda: Item No. 42.1
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.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopted ORDINANCE NO. 82 amending District Code Title 3, Chapter 3.08, Article III, Sections 3.08.160 through 3.08.180 Water Service Charges

11.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopted ORDINANCE NO. 81 amending District Code Title 4, Chapter 4.08, Article III, Sections 4.08.160 through 4.08.180 Sewer Service Charges

12.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopted ORDINANCE NO. 80 amending Ordinance No. 52 providing for the collection of sewer and water service charges on the tax roll

13.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopted ORDINANCE NO. F-19 amending District Code Title 3 Article III Chapter 3.08 Sewer Service Charges

14.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, adopted ORDINANCE NO. F-18 amending Ordinance No. F-5 providing for the collection of sewer service charges on the tax roll

15.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION No. 123-2014 authorizing the temporary transfer of funds to various districts and directed the County Treasurer to make necessary transfer of funds from the County Treasury, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

16.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on the Pacific Garden Mall Pilot Program and directed staff to return at 2014-2015 budget hearings with a status report and measurable outcomes; approved amendment to agreement with Encompass Community Services, increasing the amount by $10,591 for Pilot Program Services, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

17.   DEFERRED consideration of future funding sources and a report on efforts to enforce the County's medical cannabis ordinances to May 20, 2014, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

18.   ACCEPTED report on the status of the private sector living wage program; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 124-2014 setting the living wage at $14.97 per hour for those employees receiving benefits and at $16.32 per hour for those employees not receiving benefits, effective July 1, 2014, as recommended by the Director of General Services

19.   APPROVED amendment with Crane Pest Control, Inc., increasing the amount by $500 for a not-to-exceed total of $18,500 for pest management services in County facilities, as recommended by the Director of General Services

20.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with First Alarm, increasing the amount by $9,300 for a not-to-exceed total of $59,284 for maintenance, repair, testing and monitoring of fire alarm systems in County facilities, as recommended by the Director of General Services

21.   APPROVED County Fire's purchase of a Type 1 fire engine; authorized Chief Scott Jalbert to sign the agreement with HI-TECH Emergency Vehicle Service and directed the Auditor-Controller to transfer funds in the amount of $76,502.02 from appropriations in Contingencies to Fixed Assets, as recommended by the Director of General Services

22.   APPROVED plans and specifications for the Government Center ADA Path of Travel Improvement Project; directed General Services to advertise for bids and set the bid opening on June 11, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the General Services Department, as recommended by the Director of General Services

23.   APPROVED plans and specifications for the Heart of Soquel Plaza Park Project; directed General Services to advertise for bids and set the bid opening on June 10, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the General Services Department, as recommended by the Director of General Services

24.   APPROVED contract with Presidio in the amount of $18,697 for training and onsite engineering consulting for the Commvault Backup System and approved related actions, as recommended by the Director of Information Services

25.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with California Department of Corrections, and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, increasing the amount by $5,352 for a not-to-exceed amount of $25,422 for diagnostic and treatment services for court referrals and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 125-2014 authorizing the Chief Probation Officer to sign, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

26.   ACCEPTED AND FILED report on update related to Sheriff's Office patrol staffing, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

27.   ACCEPTED AND FILED the Treasurer's monthly Investment Transaction Report for the period ending April 30, 2014, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

28.   SEE ITEM NO. 47.1 REGULAR AGENDA

29.   APPROVED appointment of Sheryl Lee to the Mental Health Advisory Board, representing families, for a term to expire April 1, 2016, as recommended by Supervisor Leopold

30.   ACCEPTED notification of an at-large vacancy on the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, for a representative of consumers, with nominations for appointment to be received on June 10, 2014, and final appointment to be considered on June 17, 2014, as recommended by Chairperson Friend

31.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 126-2014 to authorize assessment privileges pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5150(b) allowing professional persons at Dominican Hospital consisting of Consulting Psychiatrists and Psychiatrists to conduct assessments of patients admitted to Dominican Hospital for determination of whether the patient can be properly served without being detained, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

32.   RATIFIED revenue agreement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $67,559 for provision of subsidized housing for chronically homeless persons; adopted RESOLUTION NO. 127-2014 accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in amount of $136,162 from the United States Department of Health and Human Services to support outreach and enrollment assistance activities related to the implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as recommended by the Director of Health Services

33.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with Bay Area Economics, extending the term of contract for the Economic Vitality Strategy, as recommended by the Planning Director

34.   ACCEPTED improvements and approved final cost of $3,459,817.22 for the East Cliff Drive Parkway Project 32nd Avenue to 41st Avenue and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

35.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 128-2014 approving submittal of Functional Classification Change Request for Local Streets and Roads to the State of California Department of Transportation and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

36.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 129-2014 approving a grant application for funds from the Active Transportation Program for radar speed feedback signs and flashing beacons at various locations in the County; with an additional direction to include Lakeview Middle School as part of the grant

37.   APPROVED independent contractor agreements with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., for providing recurring solid waste engineering and environmental consulting services tasks for County solid waste facilities and Roy Wilson corporate yard in the amount of $144,281 per fiscal year through June 30, 2016, and for providing Buena Vista Landfill Module 5 final design and construction engineering support through project completion in the amount of $139,840 and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

38.   APPROVED independent contractor agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers in the not-to-exceed amount of $21,000 for technical analysis and reporting on the impact of refuse vehicles to County roads and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

39.   APPROVED permit for the 2014 Santa Cruz Mountains Challenge Bike Ride event scheduled for July 26, 2014 and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

40.   APPROVED amendment to agreement with Conley General Engineering, Inc., increasing the amount by $14,767.54 for a not-to-exceed total of $74,267.54 for the Soquel Drive at Aptos Creek Bridge Emergency Culvert Repair, and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

41.   APPROVED purchase of automatic pool vacuum for the Simpkins Family Swim Center in the amount of $5,527.09 and approved related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

42.   APPROVED modification to Community Development Block Grant sub-recipient agreement payment processing procedures, which are necessitated by a change in requirements by the State Department of Housing and Community Development and approved related action, as recommended by the Planning Director

42.1.   ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 130-2014 supporting the passage of Assembly Bill 2231, which would reinitiate a Senior Citizens and Disabled Citizens Property Tax Postponement Program, and urge the County's State legislators to support this legislation which would benefit residents in Santa Cruz County and throughout the state, as recommended by Supervisor Leopold

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

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Agency Negotiator: Director of Personnel

Employee organization: Deputy Probation Officer Association/Unit; Sheriff's Correctional Officers Unit

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - no report given

REGULAR AGENDA

44.   Public hearing held to consider resolution confirming proposed benefit assessment rate reports of County Service Area (CSA) No. 53-North County Mosquito and Disease Control Assessment , CSA No. 53-South County Mosquito Abatement/Vector Control, and supplemental CSA No. 53S-South County Mosquito and Disease Control Assessment and service charge reports for fiscal year 2014-2015;

(1) opened public hearing, to hear objections or protests, to the proposed 2014/15 benefit assessment/rate reports for North and South County Mosquito and Disease Control Assessments and Mosquito Abatement/Vector Control Assessment for County Service Area No. 53;

(2) closed public hearing; and

(3) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 131-2014 confirming the benefit assessment/rate reports for County Service Area No. 53 for fiscal year 2014/2015
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45.   Public hearing held to consider the proposed fiscal year 2014-2015 assessment/service charge reports for County Service Area 12 Wastewater Management;

(1) opened public hearing, to hear support, objections or protests, to the proposed fiscal year 2014-15 assessment/service charge reports for County Service Area No. 12-Wastewater Management;

(2) closed public hearing; and

(3) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 132-2014 confirming the proposed fiscal year 2014-15 assessment/service charge reports for County Service Area No. 12-Wastewater Management
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46.   CONSIDERED report on Community Television Activities Plan and budget for 2014-2015

(1) ACCEPTED AND FILED report on Community Television;

(2) APPROVED the 2014-15 CTV Activities Plan and Budget;

(3) APPROVED the one-year contract extension with Community Television, and authorized the County Administrative Officer to sign the extension;

(4) APPROVED the five-year lease amendment with Pacific Front, authorized the Public Works Director to sign the amendment, and approved additional funding in the amount of $1,316 from PEG reserves (Index 700500) in 2013-14;

(5) APPROVED an appropriation of $291,930 from PEG reserves (Index 700500) for the CTV contract in 2014-15;

(6) APPROVED an appropriation of $629,041 from DIVCA PEG fees (Index 700550) for the CTV capital budget, facility lease and chamber upgrades in 2014-15; and

(7) AUTHORIZED the Information Services Director to reimburse the City of Santa Cruz for its chamber upgrades upon receipt of PEG revenue in 2014-15
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47.   Presentation made recognizing Emergency Medical Services Week

47.1.   DIRECTED the County Administrative Officer to report back June 10, 2014 outlining all the alternatives the County could take which would honor our veterans for their service and sacrifice on behalf of our nation, including consideration of an ordinance that the POW-MIA flag be flown everyday on existing flagpoles at County-owned buildings where feasible and where lighting exists; with an additional direction to ensure that the POW-MIA flag is flown on Memorial Day
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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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