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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.

Note: The agenda and minutes are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us

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

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

6. Approve claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller

7. Approve minutes of November 2, 1999, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8. Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of November 8, 1999 through November 12, 1999 and approved upon adoption of the 1999/00 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 and file report on Emeline Campus Site Improvement projects; authorize the Director of General Services to issue a Request for Qualifications for engineering services for the Emeline Campus Traffic and Pedestrian Circulation Plan; and direct the General Services Director to report back at the first meeting in January 2000 with a recommended contract for services, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

10. Adopt ordinance adding Section 10.04.280 to Chapter 10.04 to the Santa Cruz County Code relating to skate facilities (approved in concept November 9, 1999, Item No. 45)

11. Approve the 2000 County Legislative Program and subsequent to the Board's review and approval, forward the program to our State and federal representatives and to our State and federal associations for their consideration, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer (materials available Monday, November 15, 1999)

12. Approve plans and specifications (on file with Clerk) for Basement Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Improvements; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set bid opening for Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at 10:45 a.m., as recommended by the Director of General Services

13. Approve Probation Department participation in the Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, Incorporated, application to the Office of Criminal Justice Planning; and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to take related actions, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

14. Approve Probation Department participation in Annie E. Casey Foundation supported Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Training and Detention Reform program, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

GENERAL GOVERNMENT (continued)

15. Approve and authorize the Sheriff to sign an independent contractor agreement with Public Safety Consultants, Incorporated, to conduct an evaluation of the Sheriff's Office technology and automation needs for an amount not-to-exceed $55,000; and adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $5,000 from State Mandated Claims Cost Reimbursement funds for additional costs associated with the technology study, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

16. Approve year 2000 meeting schedule for the Board of Supervisors, including the budget hearing schedule, as recommended by Chairperson Almquist

17. Approve proposed Stipulation for Judgment on behalf of County Service Area No. 54 in the total amount of $140,000 to acquire the Mountain Charlie Waterworks, Incorporated, water system, and take related actions, as recommended by County Counsel

18. Approve a Joint Powers Authority as the preferred alternative for the lead agency for the rail right-of-way acquisition, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

19. Direct the County Administrative Officer to consult with Sheriff Tracy, County Counsel, and the Coordinator for the Commission on Disabilities and return to the Board, on or before December 14, 1999, with a recommendation for a parking control program which would utilize volunteers to enforce accessible parking laws in the unincorporated area, as recommended by Chairperson Almquist

20. Approve an amendment to the bylaws of the Latino Affairs Commission to reflect a change in the Commission's regular meeting date, as requested by the Commission and recommended by Chairperson Almquist

21. Approve appointment of Lorraine E. Stucki to the Seniors Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

22. Approve appointment of Mary Carlon to the Human Services Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

23. Deny claim of Mark Vance No. 900-054 and refer to County Counsel

24. Deny claim of Otto Biscevic No. 900-058 and refer to County Counsel

25. Deny claim of Kelli Roberts No. 900-061 and refer to County Counsel

GENERAL GOVERNMENT (continued)

26. Deny claim of Floyd and Erin Batteast No. 900-065 and refer to County Counsel

27. Accept and file report on the status of the Pajaro Levee Control Project and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

28. Approve amendments to agreements with Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, Incorporated, for Probation Programs, and take related actions, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

29. Authorize County Counsel to enter into a subscriber agreement with the West Group for a Westlaw Legal Research Services on the Internet for a monthly charge of $490, as recommended by County Counsel

30. Accept and file report regarding the reporting requirement of decentralized personnel functions, as recommended by the Personnel Director

31. Approve the Proposition 172 Maintenance of Effort calculation for 1999/2000; and direct the County Administrative Officer to sign and forward the 1999/2000 certification to the Auditor-Controller, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

32. Accept and file report regarding fire services integration in the County Emergency Medical Services system, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

33. 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

34. Approve modifications to the agreement with American Medical Response West, and direct the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

35. Approve various personnel actions for California Children's Services and Homeless Persons Health Project; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $22,260 for the Homeless Persons Health Project, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

36. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $9,556; and authorize the Health Services Agency to enter into and sign the agreement with Solano County to act as Host County for the Medi-Cal Administrative Activities and Targeted Case Management programs at a total cost of $9,556 for fiscal year 1999/2000, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

37. Accept and file comments from the Interim Workforce Investment Board and direct the Human Resources Agency Administrator to include in the report recommendations and the associated Workforce Investment Board comments in its planning process for the Workforce Investment Act 5-Year Plan, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

38. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $156,735 for Family Preservation and Support Programs; approve agreements with the Youth Resources Bank in the amount of $44,215, Valley Resource Center in the amount of $65,687, United Way of Santa Cruz County in the amount of $36,738 and Food and Nutrition Services/Family Health Education Center in the amounts of $8,853 and $12,250, and authorize the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the agreements; and direct the Human Resources Agency Administrator to return no later than December 14, 1999 for approval of agreements with the Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center and Foundation of California State University, Monterey Bay Institute for Collaborative Studies for technical assistance services, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

39. Defer report on the Intrastate Funding Formula until December 7, 1999, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

40. Approve Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Santa Cruz, the City of Watsonville, and the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission for exchange of Transportation Enhancement Activities program funding for East Cliff Drive Bike and Pedestrian Pathway Project, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the Memorandum of Understanding, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

41. Declare that Branciforte Creek Homes Protection Emergency Watershed Project involves immediate emergency work necessary to protect life or property; declare that the Branciforte Creek Homes Protection Emergency Watershed Project involves immediate emergency repairs to public service facilities necessary to maintain service as the result of a disaster; and authorize the Director of Public Works to award and sign the construction contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

42. Accept low bid of Granite Construction in the amount of $71,550 for Whitehouse Canyon, County Service Area No. 18, Whitehouse Creek Road Storm Repair Project; authorize the award of contract; adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $19,305 from FEMA/OES; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

43. Accept low bid of William P. Young Construction in the amount of $210,296 for the Soquel Drive Bridge/Aptos Overhead Bridge Seismic Retrofit; authorize award of contract; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

44. Adopt resolution in support of the City of Santa Cruz's Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Grant application; direct Public Works to provide technical staff assistance to the City of Santa Cruz in development of a satellite HHW waste collection facility at the Dimeo Lane Landfill; direct Public Works to return on or before March 21, 2000, with a report and associated agreements regarding the County's administrative and operational participation with the City of Santa Cruz's HHW facility, if the City is successful in obtaining grant funding, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

45. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, approve Contract Change Order No. 2 for $12,720 for the Davenport Oldtown Sewer Reconstruction project and authorize the Chairperson to sign the contract, as recommended by the District Engineer

46. Adopt resolution authorizing an agreement with the State of California to accept federal funding for preliminary engineering for the reconstruction of the Browns Valley Road Bridge at Corralitos Creek; approve program supplement in the amount of $240,000; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

47. Accept the improvement and approve the final cost for El Rancho Drive Storm Repair and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

48. Accept the improvements and approve the final cost for Baker Road/Hayward Drive County Service Area No. 33, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

49. Authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the subdivision agreement for Little Creek Road at Soquel-San Jose Road minor land division, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

50. Accept status report on efforts to establish the South County Permit Center and return with a further report on or before the first meeting in January 2000, as recommended by the Planning Director

51. Defer consideration of a proposed ordinance to allow conversion of RV parks to permanent occupancy to February 15, 2000, as recommended by the Planning Director

52. Approve the agreement for maintenance services for the ALERT Flood Prediction System and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

53. Approve the 1999/00 Public Art Plan, as presented by the Arts Commission and as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

54. Accept and file report on Swim Center; direct the Parks Department to implement "Dollar Days" as a component of their regular summer fee schedule and take other related actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

55. 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.: State Board of Forestry Appeals of NTMP and THP 1-99-009 SCR; M&G Construction v. Freedom County Sanitation District, et al. (San Francisco Superior Court Case No. 300136)

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

55.1 Authorize the General Services Department to amend the Government Center RE-roof Purchase Order with Technical Roof Services, Inc. for an amount not-to-exceed $22,754 for Part 2 consulting and construction inspection services; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

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

SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - A.M.

56. Presentation by Artist Shanna Kuempel regarding the public art component at the Bonny Doon Fire Station and related actions

a. Letter of the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services of November 2, 1999

57. Public hearing to consider proposed revisions to the Quail Hollow Ranch County Park Master Plan

a. Letter of the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services of November 2, 1999

58. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, public hearing to consider the next Five Year Implementation Plan for the Live Oak/Soquel Project Area

a. Letter of the Redevelopment Agency Administrator of November 4, 1999

b. Proposed resolution

c. Implementation Plan

SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - A.M.

59. Consider adoption of ordinance amending Section 10.04.160 limiting alcoholic beverages allowed in County parks by permit to beer, wine and "sparkling wines" such as champagne

a. Letter of County Counsel of November 3, 1999

b. Proposed ordinance

60. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item

Bid opening for Sidewalk Access Ramps 1999

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of November 2, 1999

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

61. Public hearing to consider an ordinance extending Ordinance No. 4529 regarding the prohibition of timber harvesting in riparian corridors, including revisions; and to consider ordinances regulating the location of helicopter logging

a. Letter of the Planning Director of November 8, 1999

b. Ordinance No. 4529

c. Proposed locational criteria for Timber Harvesting Ordinance

d. Interim Zoning Ordinance regarding Helicopter Logging

e. Proposed Timber Harvesting related Helicopter Regulations

f. Riparian Corridor and Wetlands, Section 5.2, Santa Cruz County General Plan/Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan, 1994

g. County Code Chapter 16.30, Riparian Corridor and Wetland Protection

h. Report regarding Riparian Corridor Protection, Dave Hope, RPF, of November 3, 1999

i. Notice of Exemptions

j. Written Correspondence

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.