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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 March 23, 1999, as requested by the Clerk of the Board

8. Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of March 22, 1999 through April 9, 1999 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. Adopt ordinance amending Section 3.12.040 to the Santa Cruz County Code relating to County Employees (approved in concept March 23, 1999, Item No. 77)

10. Accept and file the report of the Treasurer's Cash Count as of December 21, 1998, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

11. Approve a three year lease extension agreement for the Sheriff's Freedom Community Policing Service Center at an initial cost of $700 per month and authorize the Sheriff to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

12. Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 279-75 to establish an alternate salary range for the class of Court Reporter, effective April 17, 1999, as recommended by the Personnel Director

13. Deny claim of Mrs. Wanda Renita Conaway-Knight No. 899-103A and refer to County Counsel

14. Deny claim of Mrs. Wanda Renita Conaway-Knight No. 899-103B and refer to County Counsel

15. Deny claim of Azad Michael Farr No. 899-110 and refer to County Counsel

16. Adopt resolution in support of AB 1482 relating to animal shelters, and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

17. Defer report on the Public Defender Conflict of Interest Services contract negotiations with Walraff and Gilman and Page, Salisbury and Dudley from April 13, 1999 to April 27, 1999, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

18. Adopt resolution authorizing the County Elections Official to conduct the June 8, 1999 special election on behalf of the City of Scotts Valley, as recommended by the County Clerk-Recorder

19. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $99,500 from increased recording fees; approve the purchase of a server for the Recorder in the amount of $20,000, including software, backup and installation; and authorize increase in budgeted amount for salaries and benefits in the amount of $79,500 for related costs, as recommended by the County Clerk-Recorder

20. Adopt resolution opposing the shift of State Forensic Laboratory Services costs to local agencies and supporting the passage of SB 627 to establish a statewide task force to assess the current system of delivering forensic services, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner and the District Attorney

21. Defer status report on local emergency management plan development and direct General Services Department/Emergency Services Division to return with a further report on or before June 8, 1999, as recommended by the Director of General Services

22. Award contract to Watsonville Construction in the amount of $66,750 for the Blaine Street Emergency Power Project and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

23. Adopt resolutions accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenues of $175,634 from insurance proceeds and $118,144 from disaster center funds to the Loma Prieta Fire Station Project and approve related transfer of funds, as recommended by the Director of General Services

24. Award contract to Watsonville Construction in the amount of $38,780 for the Seismic Retrofit at 1060 Emeline Avenue, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

25. Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Scotts Valley Fire Protection District and City of Watsonville for response services from each agency's hazardous materials response team, and authorize the County Fire Chief to sign the agreements, as recommended by the Director of General Services

26. Adopt ordinance readopting Chapter of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to the regulation of tobacco advertising and self-service sale of tobacco products as Chapter 7.89 and amending Section 5.50.180 of the County Code to make it consistent with this readoption (approved in concept March 23, 1999, Item No. 73)

27. Approve agreement with Informatrix in the amount of $196,950 for conversion to the CASES child support computer system; authorize the Information Services Director to sign the agreement; and adopt resolution accepting and appropriating $87,092 in unanticipated revenue, as recommended by the District Attorney and the Information Services Director

28. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding for Ag Extension services between the Regents of the University of California and the County of Santa Cruz, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

29. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue of $4,750 into Weights and Measures budget to replace a computer and increase the undercover test purchase fund, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner

30. Approve transfer of $2,000 in contingency funds to cover permit fees for the San Lorenzo Valley Teen Center, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

31. Accept nominations of various persons as at-large appointees to the Children's Commission, Emergency Medical Care Commission, Hazardous Materials Advisory Commission, Latino Affairs Commission and Water Advisory Commission, in the categories indicated, for terms to expire April 1, 2003, with final appointments to be made April 20, 1999, as recommended by Chairperson Almquist

32. Approve appointment of Christine McGuire as the representative of the District Attorney on the Domestic Violence Commission, as recommended by Chairperson Almquist

33. Accept notification of at-large vacancy on the Santa Cruz-Monterey County Managed Medical Care Commission, in the category of "hospital representative," with nominations for appointment to be received on April 27, 1999, and final appointment to be made May 4, 1999, as recommended by Chairperson Almquist

34. Approve appointment of the Councilmember Christopher Krohn as a representative of the City of Santa Cruz on the Winter Shelter Advisory Committee, as requested by the Santa Cruz City Council and recommended by Chairperson Almquist

35. Approve reappointment of Betty Sue Smith to the Mental Health Advisory Board for a term to expire April 1, 2002, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist

36. Accept nomination of Scott Bugental as an at-large appointee to the Long Term Care Interagency Commission, as a representative of a publicly funded senior transportation program, for a term to expire April 1, 2000, with final appointment to be made April 20, 1999, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist

37. Adopt resolution supporting the passage of Assembly Bill 18, the Villaraigosa-Keeley Urban Parks, Clean Water and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000, and take related actions, as recommended by Chairperson Almquist

38. Approve property tax exchange for Riverside Drive Reorganization (LAFCO 819), as recommended by the County Administrative Officer (materials available Friday, April 9, 1999)

39. Accept and file status report on the Juvenile Hall Overcrowding Task Force, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

40. Adopt resolution in support of Assembly Bill 748, regarding fees for timber harvesting plans, and take related actions, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

41. Accept and file report on development of a program proposal and budget for a Probation residential treatment program in South County; and direct the Health Services Agency Administrator to report back on this subject as part of the 1999 budget hearings, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

42. Accept and file report on development of the Request for Proposals for drug and alcohol treatment services for adolescents with a further report and Request for Proposals document on May 18, 1999, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

43. Approve dissolution of Ambulance Contract Compliance Commission, effective June 30, 1999; direct the Health Services Agency Administrator, County Counsel, Auditor-Controller to identify issues regarding contract matters requiring attention as a result of Commission dissolution; direct recommendation of interim steps that should take place prior to July 1, 1999; and direct that recommendations on these issues and related issues be reported back to the Board on or before May 18, 1999, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

44. Authorize County Counsel to negotiate and sign a contract with Jones Hall, a Professional Law Corporation, to provide bond counsel services for a possible community sewage disposal project for the Greater Pasatiempo Area, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator, Public Works Director, and County Counsel

45. Accept and file report on the need to continue the state of local emergency relative to the transmission of HIV through contaminated needles, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

46. Approve transfer of funds in the amount of $4,000 within the AIDS Program budget towards the purchase and retrofit of a van for HIV testing program in the approximate amount of $36,000, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

47. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $26,824 for the State funded Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention project; authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign multi-year State Standard Agreement in the amount of $91,237; and authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to negotiate agreements with various contractors, effective July 1, 1999, and return for approval, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

48. Approve fixed asset purchase of a laptop computer for the Health Services Agency Clinics at an approximate cost of $3,700 and approve related transfer from Services and Supplies to Fixed Asset Account, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

49. Accept and file the report on the personnel changes associated with the mental health and substance abuse reorganization, and direct the Health Services Agency Administrator to report back on May 25, 1999, with further recommendation on classification changes, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

50. Approve amendment to an agreement with Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center - ALTO Counseling Center to add $101,481 in State and federal funds for Drug Court treatment services, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

51. Approve agreement with Milhouse Children's Services in the amount of $18,620, retroactive to date of placement, December 17, 1998 through June 30, 1999, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

52. Accept and file the CalWORKs First Year Implementation Report, adopt CalWORKs Plan Addendum, and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

53. Approve renewal of contract with Sacramento Services and Development Corporation for Direct Mail issuance of Food Stamp Coupons for the period of July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000 contingent upon approval of the 1999/00 budget, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

54. Adopt resolution to authorize the Health Services Agency to submit an application in the approximate amount of $289,000 for a multi-year pedestrian and bicycle safety project; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

55. Adopt resolution approving the County's participation in the application for Transportation Enhancement Activities grant funding for the Sanctuary Scenic Trail project; and authorize the County Administrative Officer to submit the project application on behalf of the Santa Cruz County Sanctuary Inter-Agency Task Force, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

56. Adopt resolutions authorizing the Department of Public Works to submit grant applications for the Ben Lomond Streetscape Project, Graham Hill Pedestrian Project, and Lake/Fifth Avenue Pedestrian Project for the 1998/99 through 2003/2004 Transportation Enhancement Activities Program, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

57. Approve $2,063,000 for road rehabilitation work on Empire Grade Road, Freedom Boulevard and Soquel-San Jose Road as the County's application to the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (SCCRTC) for funding consideration from the 1998 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Augmentation revenue; and direct Public Works to return during the hearing on the Road Budget with the application process results, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

58. Approve Contract Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $10,719.45 for the Valencia Road Storm Damage Repair; authorize the Chairperson to sign the Change Order; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

59. Approve purchase of a warning light board, in a not-to-exceed amount of $4,000, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

60. Approve agreement with the City of Watsonville for purposes of installing a vehicular video detection system at the Airport Boulevard and Freedom Boulevard intersection and to reimburse the City of Watsonville for one-half of the cost of the improvement, and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

61. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $1,733.75 from Pacific Gas and Electric and Soquel Creek Water District for services under County Service Area No. 25, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

62. Approve change request for Tan Heights Subdivision Tract 1295, as recommended by the Director of Public Works (continued from March 23, 1999, Item No. 48)

63. Approve contract in the amount of $31,500 with North Coast Fisheries Restoration for the implementation of the San Vicente Stream Enhancement Project Grant, as recommended by the Planning Director

64. Approve FEMA payment in the amount of $5,802 from HMGP funds to Dunbar and Craig for Felton Grove Elevation Project survey services, as recommended by the Planning Director

65. Authorize the Planning Director to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the County and the City of Watsonville regarding the review of future city annexations of lands west of Highway 1, as recommended by the Planning Director

66. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue in the amount of $50,000 from the Fish and Game Advisory Fund; approve disbursement of $8,800 for a wetland restoration project at Lombardi Creek; and take related actions concerning the use of settlement funds, as recommended by the Planning Director

67. Adopt resolution accepting a portion of the open space easement dedicated to the County for construction of the Harper Court Pedestrian Bridge, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

68. 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.: Marmolojo v. County of Santa Cruz, WCAB (SAL 49619)

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

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

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR

Property street address (APN if no street address): APN: 75-282-12 (Lompico)

Negotiating parties (not agents): Mark Fogel and C. Patrick Dugan

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

MISCELLANEOUS

68.1 Approve reappointment of Max Camarillo to the Mental Health Advisory Board for a term to expire April 1, 2002, as recommended by Supervisor Symons

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

SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - A.M.

69. Consider at-large appointment of Deborah Saint John to the Santa Cruz-Monterey County Managed Medical Care Commission (representative of a non-governmental community clinic), for a term of office to be staggered by lot

a. Letter of Supervisor Symons of March 12, 1999

b. Application and Statement of Qualifications

70. Public hearing on the Sunset Beach Water Main Extension Project; accept certification of balloting results; adopt resolution ordering changes and modifications; adopt resolution adopting engineer's report, confirming the increased assessment, ordering the work and acquisitions, and directing actions; accept low bid of West Coast Engineering; and take related actions

a. Letter of the Public Works Director of April 1, 1999

b. Proposed resolutions

c. Certification sheet

71. Consider report on the Buena Vista Soil Management Project

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of March 22, 1999

b. Report (on file with Clerk)

72. Consider ordinance amending County Code Section 2.38.270C to add the Arts Commission to the list of Commissions required to adopt a Conflict of Interest Code; adopt resolution amending the Department of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services list of employees responsible for filing an annual financial disclosure form

a. Letter of the Parks Director of March 22, 1999

b. Proposed ordinance

c. Proposed resolution

73. Consider adoption of an ordinance regarding the installation of proposed stop signs on Cambridge Drive and Crestwood Drive and multi-way stop signs at East Zayante and Valley View Drive intersection; and take related actions

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of April 1, 1999

b. Proposed ordinance

74. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item

Bid opening regarding El Rancho Drive Storm Damage Repair

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of March 15, 1999

75. Consider recommendation to accept site improvements for Diamond Estates, Tract 1334; adopt resolution accepting all streets and Parcel "A" into the County Maintained Road System; adopt ordinance amending Chapter 9.28 of the County Code relating to stop signs; and related actions

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of April 1, 1999

b. Proposed resolution

c. Proposed ordinance

SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - 1:30 p.m. or thereafter

76. Public hearing to consider a proposal to rezone APN: 064-211-72 from Special Use (SU) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. The property is located on the east side of Empire Grade (4150 Empire Grade) at approximately 300 feet north of the intersection of Empire Grade and Smith Grade Roads.

Application No.: 98-0665; APN: 064-211-72

Applicant: Gary Paul; Owner: Tim Peet

a. Letter of the Planning Director of March 15, 1999

b. Findings

c. CEQA Exemption

d. Planning Commission resolution

e. Rezoning ordinance

f. Planning Commission Staff Report and Minutes

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 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 90^th 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).

77. Public hearing to consider a proposal to rezone APN: 100-151-01 from the Agriculture (A) zone district to the Timber Production (TP) zone district. Requires a rezoning. The property is located on the east side of Branciforte Drive (100 Bernita) at approximately 2 miles north of the intersection of Branciforte Drive and Happy Valley Road.

Application No.: 98-0666; APN: 100-151-01

Applicant: Joe Culver, Webster and Associates

Owners: Huy Q. and Catherine L. Lam

a. Letter of the Planning Director of March 19, 1999

b. Findings

c. CEQA Exemption

d. Planning Commission Resolution

e. Proposed ordinance

f. Planning Commission Minutes and Staff Report

g. Written Correspondence

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.

ADDENDUM

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