1.   Roll Call Listen

   Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance

2.   Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda Listen

3.   Additions and Deletions to the Consent Agenda; and Action on the Consent Agenda Listen

4.   ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Any person may address the Board during its Oral Communications period. Presentations must not exceed three minutes in length, and individuals may speak only once during Oral Communications. All Oral Communications must be directed to an item not listed on today's Agenda, and must be within the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members will not take actions or respond immediately to any Oral Communications presented, but may choose to follow up at a later time, either individually. Or on a subsequent Board of Supervisor's Agenda. Oral Communications will normally be received by the Board for a period not to exceed thirty (30) minutes. If, at the end of this period, additional persons wish to address the Board under Oral Communications. The Oral Communications period may be continued to the last item on the Regular Agenda. Listen

5. Additions and Deletions to Regular Agenda.

6. Approve claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller

7. Approve minutes of November 7, 2000 as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8. Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of November 13, 2000 through November 17, 2000 and approved upon adoption of the 2000/01 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. Adopt ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Stop Intersections (at Gross Road, and Soquel Avenue/40th Avenue: approved in concept November 14, 2000, Item No. 39)

10. Adopt ordinance enacting Chapter 16.92 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Environmental Principles and Policies to Guide County Government (approved in concept November 14, 2000, Item No. 37)

11. Reject the claim of Linda Johnson, No. 001-035, and refer to County Counsel

12. Reject the claim of Nenita C. Larson, No. 001-037, and refer to County Counsel

13. Designate the Agricultural Commissioner as the local public entity authorized to conduct a Pierce's disease control program and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to submit a workplan for a Glassy-winged Sharpshooter/Pierce's disease control program (on file with the Clerk) to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner Listen

14. Accept and file the status report on the work of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Inter-Agency Task Force, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

15. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating revenue in the amount of $19,000 from the Recorder's Micrographics Trust Fund for the 2000-2001 fiscal year to acquire two microfilm viewers, as recommended by the County Clerk-Recorder

16. Accept the Treasurer's Cash Report and the Investment Transaction Report for the Month of October 2000 and place them on file with the Clerk of the Board, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

17. Approve agreement with Teall Messer, Architect for a not-to-exceed amount of $49,800 for a feasibility study for the 1080 Emeline Avenue Clinical Modernization project and authorize the General Services Director to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Director of General Services

18. Adopt resolutions accepting and appropriating $42,000 in unanticipated revenue from the United States Department of Justice COPS in Schools Grant Program and a total of $13,933 in unanticipated revenue from Live Oak School District and Pajaro Valley Unified School District for the Middle School Cops in Schools program, and authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to sign and implement the grant award agreement, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

19. Direct the County Administrative Officer to consult with the Department of Public Works, the County Sheriff, County Counsel, and any other appropriate agency regarding the feasibility of instituting a neighborhood speed enforcement program in Santa Cruz County and report back to the Board on or before February 15, 2001 , as recommended by Supervisor Almquist

20. Approve appointment of Larry Drury to the Local Child Care Planning Council, as a representative of child care providers, as recommended by Supervisor Symons

21. Direct the Planning Department to prepare amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which would provide specific differentiation between the uses allowed in the Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) and the Community Commercial (C-2) zone districts, as outlined in the General Plan for Board consideration on or before January 23, 2001, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

22. 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

23. Defer report on implementation of an environmental cleanup fund to December 12, 2000, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

24. Approve amendment to the 2000-2001 agreement with Palomares, Incorporated changing the name to Unity Care, Incorporated and increasing the contract by $153,149, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

25. Adopt resolution supporting renewal of the Cooperative Program Agreement in the amount of $110,325; authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the State Standard Agreement; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

26. Adopt resolution authorizing the State Department of Mental Health to withhold $55,430 from State General Funds for MediCal beneficiaries in out-of-county placement facilities; adopt the resolution approving the Mental Health Managed Care contract for fiscal year 2000-2001; and approve the State Managed Care contract for fiscal year 2000-2001, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

27. Defer the report back on Medical and MediCruz patient access to local hospitals until December 5, 2000, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

28. Accept and file the report regarding fire services integration into the County EMS system, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

29. Approve contract with Defensa de Mujeres in the amount of $45,000 for the period of October 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001 and authorize the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the contract, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

30. Direct the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to send a letter of support to the California Department of Social Services recommending the Second Harvest Food Bank funding request for $23,013, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

31. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating funds in the amount of $34,450 for the agreement with Second Harvest Food Bank for Food Stamp Outreach and Referral Program; and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

32. Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday December 5, 2000 for the morning agenda beginning at 9:00 a.m. to consider the proposal to rezone Assessor's parcel Numbers 058-021-01, 03 and 07, 058-022-11, 058-042-01, 058-121-01, 02, 058-122-09, 12, 059-011-03, 04,05, 06, 10, 11 and 13, 059-021-02, 03 and 04 to add the Agricultural Preserve

("-P") combining district to the present Commercial Agriculture ("CA") zone district and combine Assessor's Parcel Numbers 058-051-05 and 07 with Assessor's parcel Number 058-042-01 and rezone Assessor's Parcel Numbers 058-051-05 and 07 from the Residential Agriculture ("RA") zone district to the Commercial Agriculture - Agriculture Preserve ("CA-P") zone district and rezone Assessor's Parcel Number 059-151-01 from the Special Use ("SU") zone district to the Agriculture - Agricultural Preserve ("A-P") zone district. Requires a Rezoning and a Coastal Development Permit. The properties are located adjacent to both sides of Highway 1, beginning at Laguna Creek and extending north to Molino Creek to a pumping station, excluding the RMC Cement Plant and the community of Davenport, as recommended by the Planning Director

Application Number: 98-0869

Applicant: Coast Dairies Land Company, Attention: Edith Pepper

Owner: Coast Dairies Land Company

33. Defer progress report on ongoing activities to mitigate overdraft in the Pajaro Valley until December 5, 2000, as recommended by the Planning Director

34. Accept and file July-September 2000 Quarterly Report for the Planning Department, as recommended by the Planning Director

35. Accept and file report on recommendation of requiring a permit for parking lot alterations and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

36. Accept and file status report on the Seacliff Village Plan and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director

37. Approve transfer of funds in the amount of $135,000 for the installation of energy saving traffic lights, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

38. Accept and file report on City of Watsonville action to grant County an easement on their property for the Browns Valley Road Bridge Replacement Project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

39. Accept the low bid for the Department of Public Works Office Remodel; authorize the award of contract to Wolcott Construction of Santa Cruz in the amount of $162,265.75; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

40. Accept the low bid of Penhall Company in the amount of $22,995 for longitudinal grooving on Graham Hill Road; authorize award of contract; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

41. Adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue from the Department of Conservation in the amount of $40,250 for promoting the collection and recycling of beverage containers; approve independent contractor agreement with KCBA, Fox 35 for recycling public service announcements in the amount of $20,000; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Public Works Listen

42. Accept and file report on the selection process for solid waste consultant engineering services and direct Public Works to return on December 12, 2000 with a contract for solid waste consulting engineering services with GeoSyntec Consultants, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

43. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, accept and file status report on the Traffic Impact Reduction Program, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

44. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve a contract with Joni L. Janecki and Associates, Incorporated for design services for Irrigation and Landscape Planting Documents for Capitola Road improvements in the amount of $37,800 and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

45. 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 - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

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

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Agency negotiator: Personnel Director

Employee organization: All Units

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

45.1 Schedule a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 5, 2000 for the morning agenda to consider Planning Commission recommendation to approve amendments to the Ben Lomond Town Plan (a portion of the General Plan) to implement amendments to County Code Chapter 7.38 and General Plan Section 5.5.5 to allow sewage disposal facilities on small commercial parcels in the San Lorenzo Valley, as recommended by the Planning Director

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

SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - 9:00 A.M. or thereafter

46. Consider report on draft strategic plan from Children and Families Commission Listen

a. Letter of the Health Services Agency Administrator of November 15, 2000

b. Schedule of public meetings

47. Consider reappointment of Frank Capurro to the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors for a two year term Listen

a. Letter of Supervisor Campos of October 23, 2000

b. Letter of Frank W. Capurro of October 9, 2000

c. Letter of Michael L. Theriot of October 26, 2000

d. Letter of Nancy Isakson of November 13, 2000

48. Public hearing to consider adoption of a resolution amending the Unified Fee Schedule Listen

a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer of November 15, 2000

b. Resolution

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).

49. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item

Bid opening regarding Information Services Department Underground Conduit Trenching

a. Letter of the Director of General Services of October 18, 2000

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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