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Spanish language translation is available on an as needed basis. Please make advance arrangements with the Clerk of the Board, in Room 500, or by telephone at (831) 454-2323.

Traducciones del ingles al espanol y del espanol al ingles estan disponibles en las sesiones de la Mesa Directiva. Por favor hagan arreglos por anticipo con la Secretaria de la Mesa Directiva, en cuarto numero 500, o por telefono al numero (831) 454-2323.

******CONSENT AGENDA******

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

6. Approve claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller

7. Approve minutes of October 6, 1998, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8. Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received October 5, 1998 through October 16, 1998 and approved upon adoption of the 1998/99 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. Accept Treasurer's Monthly Cash Report (on file with Clerk) for the period ending August 31, 1998, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

10. Approve amendment to the agreement with Lewis D. Hutchins for additional leased office space for the Probation Department at 303 Water Street, Santa Cruz; authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign the lease amendment; and approve related increased encumbrance, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

11. Approve specifications (on file with Clerk) for a roof hoist at 1400 Emeline Avenue; and direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set bid opening for Tuesday, November 24, 1998 at 10:45 a.m., as recommended by the Director of General Services

12. Adopt resolution approving the sale of tax-defaulted property at public auction, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

13. Approve specification (on file with Clerk) for exterior waterproofing at the Water Street Jail; set bid opening for Tuesday, November 24, 1998 at 10:45 a.m.; direct General Services to advertise for bids; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

14. Adopt resolution accepting/canceling and appropriating unanticipated revenue and realigning appropriations to record final transactions for the closing of the 1997/98 County financial records, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

15. Delete item

16. Accept report on bus service to the Graham Hill Probation and Juvenile Court Facility and take related actions, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

17. Approve application for Juvenile Crime Enforcement and Accountability Challenge Planning Grant in the amount of $32,000; approve amendment to agreement with Criminal Justice Research Foundation in the amount of $15,000, contingent upon award of Planning grant; and reauthorize the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council through fiscal year 2001/02, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

18. Approve plans and specifications (on file with Clerk) for Loma Prieta Replacement Fire Station; set bid opening for Tuesday, November 24, 1998 at 10:45 a.m.; direct General Services to advertise for bids; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

19. Defer report on implementation activities associated with Sanctuary Inter-Agency Task Force Action Plan to November 10, 1998, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

20. Accept notification of various vacancies on the Santa Cruz-Monterey County Managed Medical Care Commission, with nominations for appointment to be received on November 10, 1998, and final appointment to be made November 24, 1988, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

21. Accept nominations for appointment to the Board of Directors of the Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District, for terms to expire November 29, 2002, with final appointments to be made October 27, 1998, as recommended by various members of the Board

22. Approve the priorities for child care services developed by the Child Care Planning Council, for submission to the State Department of Education for program expansion funds and direct the Chairperson to sign the necessary forms, as requested by the Child Care Planning Council and recommended by Chairperson Beautz

23. Accept notification of at-large vacancy on the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors, with nominations for appointment to be received on November 10, 1998, and final appointment to be made November 24, 1998, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

24. Approve revisions to Title 5, Section 118, of the County Procedures Manual relative to written correspondence, for immediate implementation, and direct the Clerk of the Board to include these revisions in the next update of the Procedures Manual, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

25. Approve appointment of Donald E. Beardsley to the La Selva Beach Park and Recreation District Board of Directors, for a four year term, as recommended by Supervisor Symons

26. Authorize expenditure of funds from Budget Unit 151000 for the payment of registration fees and allowable travel and lodging costs, as outlined, to allow Supervisor-Elect Tony Campos to attend the California State Association of Counties New Supervisors Institute and Annual Meeting, as recommended by Chairperson Beautz

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

27. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue iin the amount of $92,197 from the State Office of Traffic Safety into the Health Services Agency Alcohol and Drug Program budget to implement a driving under the influence (DUI) prevention and enforcement program; and take related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

28. Accept and file 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 Administrator

29. Authorize replacement of cash shortage in the amount of $242.27 from current Mental Health appropriations, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

30. Authorize contribution of a surplus laboratory incubator to the Microbial Diseases Laboratory, Department of Health Services, to be made available to a laboratory in Mexico for TB control in the border region, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

31. Adopt resolution approving the amendment to the State Standard agreement for the Tobacco Education Program and the update plan, and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

32. Accept and file report and direct the Health Services Agency to report back on November 24, 1998 with recommendations on treatment options for adolescent drug users, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

33. Authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the agreement with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center for orthopedic services, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

34. Approve amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Watsonville and the Human Resources Agency's CareerWorks for the implementation of a Cooperative Work Experience Program and authorize the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the amendment, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

35. Approve Department of Education agreements (on file with Clerk) for child care services and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

36. Accept and file annual report on the Children's Network; direct the Human Resources Agency Administrator to submit the Children's Network 1998/99 annual report in August 1999; approve amended bylaws of the Children's Network; and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

37. Defer report on organizational placement of the Welfare Fraud Special Investigating Unit until October 27, 1998, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

38. Approve Request for Proposals for an engineering service consultant for preparation of plans, specifications and estimate for Soquel Drive Bridge Replacement Project; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

39. Adopt resolution for right-of-way acquisition for Browns Valley Road Slipout Repair Projects; approve payment of claim; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

40. Approve retraction of Durden General Engineering's bid for the County-Wide Storm Debris Removal Project; accept second lowest bid of Granite Construction Company of Watsonville in the amount of $610,207; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

41. Approve Contract Change Order No. 2 for Forty-first Avenue Improvements and Hook Parking Lot in the amount of $36,967.50; authorize the Chairperson to sign the Contract Change Order; and make related findings, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

42. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve Agency funds totaling $10,000 for the Forty-first Avenue and Hook Parking Lot Project and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

43. SCHEDULE A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD'S AGENDA, OR AT ANY OTHER TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

Case Name/No.: Bazar v. County (Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. 134334); Poppelton et al. v. County of Santa Cruz (Case No. 132573)

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

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

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Significant exposure to litigation to be considered pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9 for one potential case.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Agency negotiator: Personnel Director

All Employee Organizations

REPORT OF COUNTY COUNSEL - will be given at the conclusion of the closed session on any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session

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

SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - A.M.

44. Consider recommendation to adopt resolution approving the 1998/99 budget for County Funds and Special Districts governed by the Board of Supervisors per Exhibit A; adopt resolution establishing the 1998/99 appropriations limitations for the County and Special Districts governed by the Board of Supervisors per Exhibit B; and cancel various appropriations due to insufficient funding as shown on Exhibit C

a. Letter of the Auditor-Controller of October 2, 1998

b. Proposed resolution

c. 1998/99 Final Budget (on file with Clerk)

45. Public hearing to consider Application No. 98-0121, a proposal to amend Subdivision Permits 90-1245 and 98-0909, for Graham Hill Estates, to allow a second alternative method of sewage disposal, that being the construction of a raw sewage pipeline linking the project to the City of Santa Cruz existing wastewater treatment plant; property located on the west side of Graham Hill Road, west of its intersection with Sims Road. Applicant: Standard Pacific Corporation. APN: 061-321-44

a. Letter of the Planning Director of October 1, 1998

b. Amended Subdivision Findings and Conditions of Approval

c. Preliminary Project Report of September 25, 1997

d. Negative Declaration and Initial Study

e. Comments received during environmental review period

f. Conditions of Approval for Permit 90-1245

g. Comments received from County agencies

*Note 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).

46. Consider report on Graham Hill Estates proposed sewer line capacity

a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Administrator and Public Works Director

47. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item

Bid opening on Beach Road Rehabilitation Project - San Andreas Road to Pajaro Dunes

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of September 10, 1998

48. Consider report on parcel size analysis of properties zoned Special Use "SU" for determining the appropriate parcel size for timber harvesting

a. Letter of the Planning Director of October 14, 1998

49. Consider proposed ordinance adding Chapter 7.90 to the County Code relating to the regulation of tobacco advertising and consider amendments expanding the areas subject to regulation, the regulation of taxicab advertising, and the regulation of self-service sale of tobacco products

a. Letter of County Counsel

b. Proposed ordinance

SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - 1:30 P.M. or thereafter

50. Public hearing to consider Application No. 95-0685, a proposal by Greg Steltenpohl and Fred Bailey to remodel an existing 13,127 square foot commercial/residential structure and to construct a 9,791 square foot addition on the structure for a Master Occupancy Approval for a mixed use project; excavate 1,350 cubic yards of earth to construct a parking lot to serve the proposed use; and rezone the property from the "C-1" (Neighborhood Commercial) zone district to the "SU" (Special Use) zone district to allow mixed uses to occur on the site. APN: 058-121-04; Applicant and property owner: Greg Steltenpohl and Fred Bailey.

a. Letter of the Planning Director of October 8, 1998

b. Rezoning ordinance

c. Findings for Approval

d. Permit Conditions

(materials listed below are on file with the Clerk)

e. Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study

f. Planning Commission Minutes of March 25 and April 28, 1998

g. Project Plans

h. Information on New In-Pavement Warning Light Systems

i. Letter from CalTrans of July 13, 1998

j. Written Correspondence

*Note 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).

SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - 7:30 P.M. or thereafter

51. Public hearing to consider Application No. 98-0650, a proposal by the County Public Works Department to amend Permit 97-0309, now under appeal, to stockpile 1.25 million cubic yards of earth excavated from the Buena Vista Landfill for a period of 20 years, by revising some of the conditions of the original permit. Project is located on the west side of Buena Vista Drive across the road from the County's Buena Vista Landfill. APN: 046-121-03; Owner and Property Owner: County of Santa Cruz Public Works Department and John and Violet Rocha.

a. Letter of the Planning Director of September 24, 1998 and October 15, 1998, with Attachment 3, Revised Conditions of Approval

b. Proposed ordinance

c. Findings

d. Correspondence received after October 6, 1998

(materials listed below are on file with the Clerk)

e. Environmental Impact Report (on file)

f. Minute Order of June 9, 1998

g. Permit No. 97-0309

h. Coastal Commission Staff Report on Appeal of Permit 97-0309

i. Memorandum of the Public Works Department requesting amendment to Permit 97-0309

j. Board letter for Application 97-0309 of May 28, 1998

k. Site Map of project parcel with new mitigation, buffer and open space areas

l. Correspondence printed for October 6, 1998 meeting

*Note 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).

NOTE: Agenda documents may be reviewed at the Office of the Clerk of the Board, Room 500, Governmental Center, and at the Santa Cruz Main Library.

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