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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 June 8, 1999, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8. Delete item

9. Authorize the Sheriff-Coroner to apply for the 1999 Bureau of Justice Assistance Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

10. Approve and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to sign an agreement between the County of Santa Cruz and Ryerson, Master and Associates, Incorporated for an agricultural engine emission reduction project, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner

11. Approve plans and specifications (on file with Clerk) for the Ben Lomond Park Improvements project; direct the General Services Department to advertise for bids; and set bid opening for Tuesday, August 10, 1999, as recommended by the Director of General Services

12. Accept and file Treasury Oversight Commission Compliance Audit (on file with Clerk) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, with County Treasurer responses, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

13. Direct the Clerk of the Board to post a notification of vacancies on the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board, with nominations to be considered by the Board on August 3, 1999, as recommended by Chairperson Almquist

14. Adopt ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the Santa Cruz County Code relating to one-way streets (Axford Road, westbound from approx. 425 feet west of Lotman Drive to the end) and stop intersections (Samuel Place at 30th Avenue) (approved in concept June 15, 1999, Item No. 75)

15. Accept and file report on County Hazardous Materials program regulations and give direction to Environmental Health to report back on or before December 14, 1999 with status report on program implementation, as recommended by County Counsel

16. Deny claim of Nina Bouley-Naylor No. 899-145 and refer to County Counsel

17. Deny claim of Glenn and Darlene Cobb No. 899-150 and refer to County Counsel

18. Deny claim of Rebecca Roesnek No. 899-151 and refer to County Counsel

19. Deny claim of Martin Lucich No. 899-152 and refer to County Counsel

20. Deny claim of Mark Mendez No. 899-153 and refer to County Counsel

21. Deny claim of Anthony Fiorentino No. 899-154 and refer to County Counsel

22. Deny claim of Wanda Renita Conaway-Knight No. 899-148 and refer to County Counsel

23. Approve appointment of Maribel Cuervo to the Arts Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

24. Approve appointment of Art Ventura to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Campos

25. Approve appointment of Pat Green to the Commission on Disabilities for a term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Symons

26. Approve a contract in the amount of $14,500 with Keyser Marston Associates, Incorporated, for a study of the possible reuse of the County's Freedom Boulevard site to be jointly funded by the City of Watsonville, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

27. Approve transfer of funds realigning budgeted appropriations for the Sheriff-Coroner in the amount of $80,000, Adult Detention in the amount of $325,000, General Services - Purchasing in the amount of $7,000, the Auditor-Controller in the amount of $7,000 and the County Administrative Office in the amount of $9,000, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

28. Authorize withdrawal of the County from ABAG power pool and return electric utility services to Pacific Gas and Electric; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

29. Accept and file report on bicycle safety activities in Santa Cruz County, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

30. 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

31. Authorize payment of claims totaling $11,164.50 from SmithKline Beecham lab for contract services provided to the Santa Cruz Clinic in 1997 and 1998; and direct the Health Services Agency to work with the Auditor-Controller to pay the final reconciled amount for claims, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

32. Approve agreements with Food and Nutrition, Incorporated; Head Start; and Growth and Opportunity, Incorporated, for lead poisoning prevention special project services, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

33. Accept and file report of the Job Training Task Force; approve recommendations and direct the local Economic Development Coordinator to incorporate the Job Training Task Force recommendations into the Job Creation Plan which targets CalWORKs recipients; and direct the Human Resources Agency Administrator to incorporate the Job Training Task Force recommendations into the local 5-year Strategic Planning Process required under the 1998 Workforce Investment Act, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

34. Approve job training plan modifications for operation of 1999/00 Job Training Partnership Act programs as recommended by the Interim Workforce Development Board; and authorize the Chairperson to sign and submit the revised plan to the State, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

35. Adopt resolution supporting the passage of Senate Bill 781 to implement a state housing subsidy program for CalWORKs families to address the high cost of housing throughout the state, and take related actions, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

36. Approve agreements with the Parents Center to provide Title IV-E Child Welfare Services in the amount of $140,000, AB 2994 child abuse prevention services in the amount of $27,320, and Adult Protective Services after-hours hotline services in the amount of $5,000; and authorize the Human Resources Agency to sign the agreements, contingent upon the approval of the Human Resources Agency's recommended fiscal year 1999/2000 budget, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

37. Approve 1999/00 contract amendment with Electronic Data Systems Corporation to maintain and improve the Welfare Case Data System in the amount of $166,376, effective July 1, 1999 and contingent upon approval of the recommended 1999/00 Human Resources Agency budget; and authorize the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

38. Adopt resolution authorizing the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) for July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000; adopt resolution amending the agreement for MSSP for July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999; and authorize the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the fiscal year 1999/00 contact and fiscal year 1998/99 contract amendment, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

39. Approve contract with the Greater Bay Area Family Resource Network in the amount of $24,000 to provide technical assistance and staff support to the Family Resource Center Network; approve contracts with the Child Abuse Prevention Council in the amount of $2,4000 to provide parent education panels, and the amount of $2,250 to provide campership scholarships for Camp Confidence summer day camp and authorize the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign these contracts, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

40. Adopt resolution authorizing the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign and approve the grant award agreement with the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning for the Child Abuse Treatment Services component of the Answers Benefiting Children program, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

41. Authorize the removal of nine existing street lights and the installation of fifty-nine new street lights on Portola Drive and Forty-First Avenue, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

42. Accept improvement and approve final cost for the Forty-First Avenue and Hook Parking Lot Improvements, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

43. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, accept low bid from Don Chapin Company in the amount of $159,670 for the Casillas Gravity Sewer Main Reconstruction; authorize award of contract; and authorize the District Engineer to sign the contract, as recommended by the District Engineer

44. Approve plans, specifications and engineer's estimate for the Northridge Drive Storm Damage Report Project (Glenwood Acres), County Service Area No. 30; authorize calling for bids; schedule bid opening for Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 10:45 a.m. in the office of the Director of Public Works; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

45. Approve independent contractor agreement with Faye Bernstein and Associates for engineering services on the Amesti Road Dewatering Program, the Browns Valley Bridge Reconstruction Project and the Seismic Retrofit Program for a not-to-exceed amount of $30,000; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

46. Adopt resolution approving and accepting Trout Gulch Road Improvement Project; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract; and approve payment of claim, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

47. Direct Public Works to return on August 3, 1999 with the results of the bid opening regarding Mount Hermon Road Bridge and Bear Creek Road Bridge seismic retrofit, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

48. Approve amendment to the agreement with CH2M Hill for a not-to-exceed amount of $411,687 for consulting and engineering services for the Buena Vista Landfill Soil Management Project; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the agreement; and direct Public Works to take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

49. Accept low bid of R.J. Gordon Construction, Incorporated, for construction of the Buena Vista Landfill Module 6 expansion in the amount of $947,167.03; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

50. Approve independent contractors agreement with Karin Grobe for Phase Three of the Food Waste Project for a not-to-exceed amount of $25,000; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

51. Approve lease agreement between the County and the City of Santa Cruz for two transfer trailers for a lump sum payment of $30,000; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the lease, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

52. Approve plans, specifications and engineer's estimate and authorize calling for bids for Freedom Boulevard at Soquel Drive Signalization Project; set bid opening for Tuesday, August 3, 1999 at 10:45 a.m.; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

53. Approve special provisions for the 1999/2000 Slurry Seal Project for various locations and authorize calling for bids; set bid opening for Tuesday, August 3, 1999 at 10:45 a.m.; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

54. Approve specifications and engineer's estimate and authorize calling for bids for the Braemoor Drive Road Repair Project, County Service Area No. 47; set bid opening for Tuesday, August 3, 1999 at 10:45 a.m.; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

55. Approve specifications and engineer's estimate and authorize calling for bids for Sunlit Lane Overlay Project, County Service Area No. 42; set bid opening for Tuesday, August 3, 1999 at 10:45 a.m.; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

56. Approve plans, specifications and engineer's estimate and authorize calling for bids for Kings Creek Road Storm Damage Repairs; set bid opening for Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 10:45 a.m. in the office of the Director of Public Works; and direct Public Works to return on August 3, 1999 with the results of the bid opening and recommendation on the award of the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

57. Approve plans, specifications and engineer's estimate; authorize calling for bids for Baker Road and Hayward Drive Storm Damage Repair, County Service Area No. 36; set bid opening for Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 10:45 a.m. in the office of the Director of Public Works; and direct Public Works to return on August 3, 1999 with the results of the bid opening and recommendation on the award of contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

58. Approve final map of Tract 1417, Casa Bianchi; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the subdivision agreement; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

59. Approve final map of Tract 1416, Calabria Heights; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the subdivision agreement; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

60. Approve plans, specifications and engineer's estimate for Portola Drive and Forty-First Avenue Improvements; authorize calling for bids; set bid opening for Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 10:45 a.m.in the office of the Director of Public Works; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

61. Approve amendment to agreement with Waste Management of Santa Cruz County increasing the contract not-to-exceed amount to $360,000 and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the amendment; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

62. Adopt lease amendment terminating a portion of the leased premises at Davenport and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign on behalf of the County; and authorize the Chairperson to sign the certificate of acceptance accepting the deed from the U.S. Postal Service for the Trout Gulch Road Improvement Project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

63. Approve Request for Proposals for Graham Hill Road Improvement Project for environmental assessment, and direct Public Works to return on August 3, 1999 for authorization to sign a contract with the selected firm, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

64. Adopt resolution in support of the "Race Through The Redwoods" for August 15, 1999 at 8:30 a.m.; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

65. Adopt resolutions to approve the sale of bonds for the new Sunset Beach Water Main Extension Project Assessment District and the refunding of the Sand Dollar Beach and Place De Mer Assessment Districts; adopt resolution ordering changes and modifications and resolution of award of contract for Sunset Beach Water Main Extension Project, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

66. Approve contracts with the Mt. Hermon Association (applicant) and Denise Duffy Associates (consultant) in the amount of $99,330 to prepare an Environmental Impact Report for the expansion of Mt. Hermon organized camp and conference facility, as recommended by the Planning Director

67. Approve contracts with MCI/WorldCom (applicant) and Vicki Hill Environmental Planning Associates (consultant) in the amount of $53,150 to coordinate the federal Environmental Impact Statement portion of the combined Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the trans-Pacific and onshore fiber optic cable project, as recommended by the Planning Director

68. Approve contracts with MFS Globenet, a subsidiary of MCI/WorldCom (applicant) and TetraTech, Incorporated (consultant) in the amount of $304,954 to prepare a joint Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the trans-Pacific and onshore fiber optic cable project, as recommended by the Planning Director

69. Ratify the Planning Director's application for funding to the California Greenways Creative Grants Program in the amount of $2,500; and adopt resolution approving the County's participation in the application, as recommended by the Planning Director

70. Approve lease agreements for relocation of the Sheriff's San Lorenzo Valley Service Center and the Planning Department's Felton Permit Center; authorize the Sheriff and Planning Director to sign lease documents and take related actions, as recommended by the Sheriff and the Planning Director (continued from June 15, 1999, Item No. 66)

71. Adopt resolution summarily vacating a portion of Soquel Drive; adopt resolutions authorizing the Chairperson to sign the grant deed for surplus County property; accept offers to purchase subject property; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

72. Approve amended Emergency Watershed Protection Program Local Match Policy agreement, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

73. Approve plan line realignment for Soquel Drive, Forty-First Avenue to Robertson Street, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

74. Authorize the County, through the Public Works Department to act as the local sponsor for the Branciforte Creek Homes Protection Project, contingent upon the signing of the agreement with the Branciforte Creek property owners and the City of Santa Cruz; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the cooperative agreement with Natural Resources; authorize signing the agreements with the Branciforte Creek property owners and the City of Santa Cruz; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign an independent contractor agreement for design of the project; adopt resolutions accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $207,500 from the NRCS and $76,500 from the property owners and the City of Santa Cruz; and direct the Planning Department to expedite the permitting process; and authorize the use of emergency bidding and contract award procedures, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

75. Accept low bid of WSP Trucking Company in the amount of $170,975.04 for Morrell Road and Old Santa Cruz Highway Storm Damage Repair; authorize award of contract; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

76. Approve financing for San Andreas Farm Labor Camp, and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

77. Adopt resolution accepting the offer of dedication for the Seascape Affordable Housing Site, and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

78. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve financing for the construction of Jose Avenue Park and take related actions, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

79. 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

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

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.

80. Consider at-large appointment of Michael Weatherford to the Santa Cruz-Monterey Managed Medical Care Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2003

a. Letter of Supervisor Symons of June 7, 1999

b. Application and Statement of Qualifications

81. Public hearing to consider proposed amendment to the In-Home Supportive Services contract with Addus HealthCare, Incorporated, and related actions

a. Letter of the Human Resources Agency Administrator of June 8, 1999

b. Contract amendment

82. Public hearing to consider adoption of resolutions on proposed 1998/99 fire protection rates for County Service Area No. 4 (Pajaro Dunes) and No. 48 (County Fire) and on the proposed service charge reports

a. Letter of the Director of General Services of April 13, 1999

b. Proposed resolutions

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).

83. Continued consideration of progress report on ongoing activities to mitigate overdraft in the Pajaro Valley and draft ordinance declaring a groundwater emergency in the Pajaro Valley, and related actions (continued from June 15, 1999, Item No. 73.1)

84. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item

Bid opening regarding Trout Gulch Road Improvement Project

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of May 6, 1999

85. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item

Bid opening regarding Laurel Road Storm Damage Repair

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of May 13, 1999

86. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY, consider adoption of a resolution authorizing the issuance of the Santa Cruz County Public Finance Authority, 1999 Local Agency Revenue Bonds, in the aggregate principal amount of not-to-exceed $920,000, approving trust indenture, continuing disclosure certificate, and preliminary official statement, authorizing execution of agreement for the purchase and sale of local obligations and providing for other matters properly related thereto

a. Letter of the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz County Public Finance Authority

b. Proposed resolution

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

87. Consider low bid for the Trout Gulch Road Improvement Project; and related actions

88. Consider low bid for the Laurel Road Storm Damage Repair Project; and related actions

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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