1. Roll Call

   Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance

2. Consideration of Late Additions to the Agenda

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

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.

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

6. Approve claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller

7. Approve minutes of October 17, 2000 and October 24, 2000 as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8. Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of October 23, 2000 through November 3,2000 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. Defer approval of the contract for services with Native Animal Rescue to on or before December 5, 2000, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

10. Approve a proposed settlement of the claims of Espinola, et al., Santa Cruz Claim Nos. 900-150 A,B,C & D in the total amount of $10,000, as recommended by County Counsel

11. Accept Treasurer's monthly cash report and transaction report (on file with the Clerk) for the period ending September 29, 2000, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

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

13. Accept and file the report (detailed report on file with the Clerk) of the County's investment activities and holdings for the quarter ending September 30, 2000, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

14. Approve plans and specifications (on file with the Clerk) for the remodel projects at the Main jail and Rountree Lane Detention Facility; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set the bid opening for 10:45 a.m. on December 5, 2000, as recommended by the Director of General Services

15. Accept and file report on progress in making Geographic Information System (GIS) information available on the internet and direct the Planning Director and the Information Services Director to report back the first meeting of January 2001, as recommended by the Information Services Director

16. Adopt resolution relating to the County's contribution toward the medical coverage for General Representation Unit employees under the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act, as required by the current Memorandum of Understanding and the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and as recommended by the Personnel Director

17. Adopt resolution to implement classification and salary actions in the Human Resources Agency and General Services Department, as recommended by the Personnel Director

18.Item Deleted

19. Defer report back on Extra Help Usage to December 5, 2000, as recommended by the Personnel Director

20. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign the agreement with Penny M. Stinson for Detention Reform Program consulting services in the amount of $17,500, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

21. Adopt resolution declaring December 15, 2000 and every December 15 thereafter, as Bill of Rights Day in Santa Cruz County, and direct the General Services Department to take related action, as recommended by Supervisor Beautz

22. Adopt resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to apply for grant funds in the amount of $68,950, including the required State reduction of 1.5% for administrative coasts, to be used to purchase vans for the Sheriff's Activity League, as recommended by Supervisor Campos and the Sheriff-Coroner

23. Approve appointment of Russell Farnam, Jr. to the Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District for a four year term, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

24. Approve appointment of Carol L. Turley to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

25. Accept status report on efforts to work with the California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to obtain certification of the County's Housing Element; authorize the Chair to transmit the latest revised Housing Element to the Watsonivlle City Council and request that the Council submit a letter in support of certification of the proposed revised Housing Element; and direct the County Administrative Office to provide regular updates to the Board on the status of HCD's review of the County's proposed Housing Element, as recommended by Supervisors Wormhoudt and Campos

26. Accept nomination of Martha Martinez for reappointment to the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, as an at-large tenant representative, for a term to expire November 14, 2002, with final appointment to be made November 14, 2000, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

27. Accept nomination of Ann Butler for reappointment as an at-large member of the Assessment Appeals Board, for a term to expire September 4, 2003, with final appointment to be made November 14, 2000, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

28. Reappoint Supervisor Almquist to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors until such time as the Board makes appointments of its membership for the year 2001 to various agencies, committees and commissions, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

29. Accept notification of an at-large vacancy on the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, for a representative of a publicly funded senior transportation program, with nominations for appointment to be received on November 21, 2000 and final appointment to be made December 5, 2000, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

30. Approve appointment of Kathleen Molloy to the Workforce Investment Board, as the representative of the City of Capitola for a term to be staggered by lot, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

31. Approve meeting schedule for the Board of Supervisors for the year 2001 and the 2001 budget schedule, as recommended by Chair Wormhoudt

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

32. 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

33. Defer report from Central Coast Alliance for Health to December 5, 2000, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

34. Approve contract amendment with CompHealth, Inc. in the amount of $60,000 for temporary medical services and authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

35. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $103,678 in unanticipated revenue for Medi-Cal Outreach Program; authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the related amendment and subsequent amendments involving minor program or administrative changes, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

36. Approve transfer of appropriations in the amount of $7,202; approve fixed asset purchase of two "tear and run" printers in the amount of $3,601 each; approve payment to the Santa Cruz Consolidated Emergency Communications Center (SCCECC) in the amount of $7,202 for the "tear and run" printers and $3,980 for the implementation, installation, and telephone line support, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

37. Approve agreement with the County Department of Education/Child Development Resource Center in the amount of $56,000 for bilingual child care information and referral services, and authorize the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

38. Accept and file report on the Emergency Relocation Assistance Program, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

39. Authorize the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign a license agreement with the National Guard for use of the Santa Cruz Armory in an amount not-to-exceed $49,400 and contracts with Interfaith Satellite Shelter Program (ISSP) for Winter Shelter Facilities in an amount not-to-exceed $11,340 and Salvation Army in an amount not-to-exceed $21,487 and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

40. Defer report on activities to mitigate overdraft in the Pajaro Valley to November 21, 2000, as recommended by the Planning Director

41. Approve the proposed County of Santa Cruz Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; direct Public Works to forward the proposed program to CALTRANS for review; take related actions; and direct Public Works to return on or before January 23, 2001 with a status report, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

42. Approve independent contractor agreement with Ecology Action of Santa Cruz in the amount of $66,406 for the Public Schools Resource Conservation Program and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

43. Accept the improvement and approve the final cost in the amount of $470,074.12 for the Sunset Beach Assessment District Water Main Extension Project and take related action, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

44. Approve amendment to the agreement for construction management services with URS Corporation in the amount of $15,500 for the Conference Drive, Mount Hermon Road, Bear Creek Road, Soquel Drive, and Aptos Overhead seismic retrofit bridge projects and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the amendment to the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

45. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $46,500 into the County Service Area No. 24, Pineridge Road (3rd District) budget, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

46. Adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue for the Vine Hill Road Culvert Replacement Project and approve amendment to agreement with Reber Construction Company in the amount of $19,643.05, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

47. Accept and file status report on the East Cliff Drive Stabilization Project and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator and the Director of Public Works

48. Accept and file report on the 30th, 32nd, and 33rd Avenue Storm Drain, Sanitary Sewer, and Sidewalk Improvement Project and direct Public Works to return with a further report on or before December 12, 2000, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

49. Approve transfer of funds from the Land-Other account of the Opal Cliffs Park Dedication Fund to the Building Improvement account for the Privates Beach Improvement Project and authorize payment to the District for the reimbursement of project costs, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

50. Accept the report from the Parks Department on the recommendation for implementing the Greyhound Rock Restoration Project and direct the Parks Department to return on November 14, 2000 with the necessary contract documents for the implementation, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

51. Adopt resolution extending the term of the North Coast Beaches Advisory Committee to December 31, 2001, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

52. Direct the Parks Department to complete building modifications to the Simpkins Family Swim Center for purpose of community access and approve the new format for facility rentals to be incorporated into the December update of the Unified Fee Schedule, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

53. Authorize the addition of a full-time limited term Transportation Planner for the Regional Transportation Commission and take related actions, as recommended by the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

54. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve contract amendment with Haro Kasunich and Associates in an amount not to exceed $8,500 for additional services for Anna Jean Cummings Park, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

55. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve a change order in the amount of $40,999 for Anna Jean Cummings Park for pavement re-surfacing at the O'Neill Court and Soquel-San Jose Road intersection and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

56. 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.: Lori Pierce v. State of California, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 133560

Case Name/No.: County of Santa Cruz v. Hathaway Dinwiddie, et al., Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 138598

Case Name/No.: Aalfs v. County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 137457

Case Name/No.: Big Creek v. County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. CV 134816

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)

LIABILITY CLAIMS

Claimant(s): Pacific Gas and Electric Company (001-023A) and Pacific Bell Telephone Company (001-23B)

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

Agency negotiator: Dania Torres Wong, Personnel Director

Employee organizations: 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

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

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

57.   AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, conduct a public hearing to consider the Amended Implementation Plan for the Live Oak/Soquel Project Area Listen

a. Letter of Redevelopment Agency Administrator of October 16, 2000

b. Proposed Resolution

c. Amended Implementation Plan

58.   Public hearing to consider report on the Buena Vista Landfill Soil Management Project Listen

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of October 31, 2000 with attachments

59.   Consider adoption of resolution specifying the amount of ad valorem property tax revenue shifted from each local agency within the County to the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions Listen

a. Letter of the Auditor-Controller of October 19, 2000

b. Resolution

c. ERAF Funds-Exhibits A and B

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).

60. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item

Bid opening for 1080 Emeline Pre-Cooling and Lab Chiller Listen

a. Letter of the General Services Director of August 3, 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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