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 te 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.

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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.

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The County complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act. As a courtesy to those who are affected, please attend the meetings smoke and scent free. Questions regarding accommodation under the ADA should be directed to the office of the Clerk of the Board at 454-2323.Note: The Board of Supervisors meetings are broadcast live on AT&T Cable Services, Channel 26.

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

GENERAL GOVERNMENT

6. Approve claims as submitted by the Auditor-Controller

7. Approve minutes of August 8, 2000 as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8. Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received during the period of August 14, 2000 through August 18, 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 adding Chapter 7.91 to the Santa Cruz County Code relating to Trigger Locks and other Safety Devices (approved in concept August 15, 2000, Item No. 39)

10. Adopt ordinance adding Section 8.02.025 and amending section 8.02.030 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Alcoholic Beverage Drinking Restrictions (approved in concept August 8, Item No. 42)

11. Reject the claim of Michael Weber, No. 001-002, and refer to County Counsel

12. Reject the claim of Robert and Diane Bunter, No. 001-004, and refer to County Counsel

13. Reject the claim of Steven Argue, No. 001-007, and refer to County Counsel

14. Approve the issuance of replacement warrant in the amount of $1,540, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

15. Adopt resolution fixing the 2000-20001 Tax Rates, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller

16. Approve appointment of Bob Watson, General Services Director, as the County's primary appointee to the Natural Gas Fueling Coalition, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

17. Accept and file report on contract with Native Animal Rescue and direct the County Administrative Officer to return on September 26, 2000 with a recommended contract, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

18. Defer report on Transition of Family Support Program until September 26, 2000, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

19. Defer report on Probation Department Work Furlough Program and Unified Fee Schedule Change until December 2000, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

20. Approve agreements for Fout Springs, Bar-O Boys Ranch, and Muriel Wright Center; authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign agreements on behalf of the County; defer reports on Neighborhood Accountability Boards to September 26, 2000, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

21. Defer approval of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner contribution agreements to September 19, 2000, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

22. Authorize Sheriff-Coroner to submit an application to the Board of Corrections for Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Planning Grant in the maximum amount of $31,000, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

23. Accept the report and attachment on the current inmate programs offered at the Blaine Street Women's Minimum Security Facility, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

24. Approve appointment of Emily Yeast to the Women's Commission for a term to expire April 1, 2003, as recommended by Supervisor Wormhoudt

25. Adopt resolution appointing Thomas Bolich as Director of Public Works and County Surveyor; schedule a public hearing for September 12, 2000 on the morning agenda to consider appointment of Mr. Bolich as Road Commissioner; and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

26. 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

27. Approve the AIDS Master Agreement, in the amount of $1,262,273, and authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the agreement, individual program MOUs (on file with the Clerk), and minor amendments there to; approve service agreements with the Santa Cruz AIDS Project and Salud Para La Gente; authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the agreements; and take related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

28. Approve contract in the amount of $257,561 with the HIV Prevention Project for Injection Drug Users to provide HIV education and screening services and hepatitis screening and vaccinations, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

29. Approve and authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign an agreement for alcohol and drug services for $542,423 with TRIAD Community Services, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

30. Approve funding for the Watsonville High School Career Academy in the amount of $1,000 and adopt resolution accepting and appropriating revenue, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

31. Authorize the Health Services Agency Administrator to sign the Standard Agreement with the State of California for reimbursement of costs associated with mandated beach water monitoring and beach posting, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

32. Authorize the purchase of an LCD computer/video projector and approve the related transfer of funds in the amount of $5,200, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

33. Schedule a public hearing for September 12, 2000, on the morning agenda to consider amendments to Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 7.38, Sewage Disposal, and related General Plan Policy 5.5.5; and take related actions, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

34. Accept and file report on technology and facility projects for community Programs, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

35. Defer report on one-stop processing system for small applications to September 26, 2000, as recommended by the Planning Director

36. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORRALITOS GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATE DISTRICT, approve two contracts totaling $32,950 for demolition of four structures under the federally funded Landslide Hazard Mitigation Program, as recommended by the Planning Director

37. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HEARTWOOD HILL GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT, approve contract with Chris Wortman Excavation, totaling $39,750 for demolition of two structures under the federally funded Landslide Hazard Mitigation Program, as recommended by the Planning Director

38. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MID-COUNTY GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT, approve two contracts totaling $51,375 for demolition of three structures under the federally funded Landslide Hazard Mitigation Program, as recommended by the Planning Director

39. Approve specifications (on file with the Clerk) and engineer's estimate for the 2000/2001 County Wide Pavement Digout Project; authorize calling for bids; set bid opening for 10:45 a.m. on September 19, 2000; and take related actions, as recommended by the Direct of Public Works

40. Adopt resolution for right of way acquisition for the San Lorenzo Way Slide Repair Project and approve payment of claim, as recommended by the Acting Director of Public Works

41. Approve independent contractor agreement in the amount of $9,890 with Haro, Kasunich and Associates, Incorporated for County Service Area No. 13, Hutchinson Road (5th District); and authorize the Acting Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Acting Director of Public Works

42. Authorize the installation of eight street lights on Garden Street in County Service Area No. 9, Zone "A" (1st District); and take related actions, as recommended by the Acting Director of Public Works

43. Approve independent contractor agreement in the amount of $99,000 with Ecology Action of Santa Cruz for solid waste public information services; and authorize the Acting Director of Public Works to sign the agreement on behalf of the County, as recommended by the Acting Director of Public Works

44. Approve loan agreement in the amount of $20,000 and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign the agreement for Sand Dollar Beach, County Service Area No. 5 (2nd District) for the Sand Dollar Beach Stairway Rehabilitation Project - Phase 2; adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $3,500 from the Sand Dollar Beach Homeowners Association; approve transfer of funds; approve the low bid of George Bianchi Construction in the amount of $64,333; authorize the award of contract; and authorize the Acting Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Acting Director of Public Works

45. Accept the low bid from Bugler Construction in the amount of $208,920 for the Larkspur Street Bridge, Either Way Bridge, and Irwin Way Bridge seismic retrofit; authorize award of contract; and authorize the Acting Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Acting Director of Public Works

46. Defer consideration of the bid award for the 30th, 32nd, and 33rd Avenue Storm Drain, Sanitary Sewer, and Sidewalk Improvement Project; and direct the Public Works Department to report back to the Board on or before October 3, 2000 with a further recommendation, as recommended by the Acting Director of Public Works

47. Approve the list of prioritized County projects for submittal to the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission, as recommended by the Acting Public Director Works

48. Defer report and recommendations regarding the Santa Cruz County Aquatic Team until September 19, 2000, as recommended by the Director of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

49. SCHEDULE A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARDS' 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.:Babic v. Christensen, et al.(Northern District Case No. C9821109)

Case Name/No.:All v. County, et al.(Northern District Case No. C-00-20323)

Case Name/No.:Roberts v. Sheriff Mark Tracy & Deputy James Aguirre, (Federal Court Case No. 00-20528 (EAI/ADR))

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 - 9:00 A.M. or thereafter

50.   Public hearing to consider the award of IHSS contract (on file with the Clerk), not to exceed $1,949,400, to Addus Healthcare, Incorporated of Palatine, Illinois Listen

a. Letter of County Administrative Officer of August 3, 2000

51.   Public hearing to consider proposed ordinance repealing existing Chapter 7.72 and reenacting its provisions as new Chapter 7.77 and by adding new Chapter 7.72 (the Proposed County Metering Ordinance), and recommending continuance to September 19, 2000 Listen

a. Letter of the Planning Director of August 11, 2000

52.   Consider adoption of ordinance repealing Chapter 2.108 and adding Chapter 2.110 of the Santa Cruz County Code establishing the Workforce Investment Board; and take related action Listen

a. Letter of Human Resources Administrator of July 25, 2000

b. Proposed ordinance

c. Proposed Bylaws

d. List of recommended Workforce Investment Board Appointments

e. List of recommended Youth Council Appointments

f. Draft Strategic Plan Supplement (on file with the Clerk)

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).

SCHEDULED AND REGULAR DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - A.M.

53.   10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item

Bid opening regarding Watsonville Court Waterline and Walkway Listen

a. Letter of the Director of General Services of July 21, 2000

54. 10:45 A.M. Scheduled Item

Bid opening regarding North Coast Beaches Project Phase I, Scott Creek Beach, Federal Project No. STPLE - 5936(004)

a. Letter of the Director of General Services of June 21, 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.

ATTENTION: You can view the Board of Supervisors current agenda and minutes on the World Wide Web at http://www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us. A live broadcast of the Board of Supervisors meetings is available on AT&T Cable Services, Channel 26.

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