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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 August 25 and September 1, 1998, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

8. Accept and file notification of continuing contracts received August 31, 1998 through September 11, 1998 and approved upon adoption of the 1998/99 continuing agreements lists to comply with Section 300 of the County's Procedures Manual, Title I, as recommended by the Clerk of the Board

9. Accept and file report on Water Resources Management and take related actions, as recommended by the County Administrative Officer

10. Accept and file status report on Natural Gas Fueling Coalition Project; and direct General Services to return with a final update on or before November 24, 1998, as recommended by the Director of General Services

11. Approve standards for County letterhead stationery; direct departments to convert to the standard; direct General Services to provide materials to incorporate these standards into the next update of the County Procedures Manual; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

12. Accept status report on the development of the County Fire Station located in the Loma Prieta community and direct General Services staff to return with a further status report on or before November 24, 1998, as recommended by the Director of General Services

13. Accept and file the annual itemized report of revenues and expenditures for the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund, as recommended by the Sheriff-Coroner

14. Adopt resolution authorizing the Chairperson to sign an agreement with the State of California Department of Youth Authority for diagnostic services for fiscal year 1998/99, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

15. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue from Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance, Incorporated, for Gang, Crime and Violence Prevention Partnership Grant; and add one full-time, limited term Deputy Probation Officer II position, as recommended by the Chief Probation Officer

16. Approve amended contract amount awarded to Roger D. Jones Construction, Incorporated, from $70,476 to $72,212 in connection with the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building Improvements project, and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of General Services

17. Adopt resolutions appointing the unopposed special district candidates who have filed Declarations of Candidacy for the November 3, 1998 elections, as recommended by the County Clerk

18. Confirm appointment of alternate members of the Treasury Oversight Commission, as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

19. Accept and file the Annual Treasury Oversight Commission Compliance Audit (on file with Clerk), as recommended by the Treasurer-Tax Collector

20. Adopt resolutions authorizing the District Attorney to reapply to the State Department of Insurance for $65,533 in fiscal year 1998/99 Automobile Insurance Fraud funds and to reapply for $101,129 in fiscal year 1998/99 Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud funds and approve the District Attorney's request to the State Department of Insurance to expend $4,000 in Automobile Insurance Fraud Trust funds during fiscal year 1998/99, as recommended by the District Attorney

21. Accept nomination of Ilse Lopes as an at-large appointee to the Hazardous Materials Advisory Commission, in the category of Community Representative, for a term to expire April 1, 1999, with final appointment to be made September 22, 1998, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist

22. Adopt resolution in support of Proposition 10, the California Children and Families First Initiative, as recommended by Supervisor Almquist

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

23. Approve actions to allow the County to receive $5,892 in reimbursement for mental health services provided at County shelters during the El Niño storms, as recommended by the Health Services Agency Administrator

24. Adopt resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenue for job training services in the amount of $128,725, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

25. Approve extension of the limited term Departmental Analyst position through June 30, 1999 to continue the One-Stop Career Centers implementation project; and approve extension of two limited-term Employment and Training Specialist II positions through December 31, 1998, to continue the Welfare-to-Work Project, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

26. Defer report on Family Preservation and Support Programs to October 6, 1998, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator

27. Approve augmented Community Programs agreements for fiscal year 1998/99 and authorize the Human Resources Agency Administrator to sign the agreements, as recommended by the Human Resources Agency Administrator (on file with Clerk)

LAND USE AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

28. Adopt resolution for right of way acquisition for Trout Gulch Road Slide Repair project at Post Marker 1.13 and 1.18; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract; and approve the payment of claims, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

29. Adopt resolution for right of way acquisition for Trout Gulch Road Slide Repair Project at Post Marker 1.75; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract; and approve payment of claim, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

30. Approve plans, specifications and engineer's estimate for the County Service Area No. 13, Hutchinson Road Overlay; authorize calling for bids; set bid opening for Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 10:45 a.m.; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

31. Approve federal funding program supplement for the 1998 "On-System" Road Storm Damage at Various Locations; adopt resolution authorizing agreement between the State of California and the County of Santa Cruz for funding engineering and construction of various storm damage locations; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

32. Approve federal funding program supplement for reconstruction of the Kings Creek Bridge; adopt resolution authorizing agreement between the State of California and the County of Santa Cruz for funding preliminary engineering; authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the documents; and direct the Clerk of the Board to take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

33. Approve plans, specifications and estimate for the San Vicente Creek Stream Bank Protection Project; authorize calling for bids; set bid opening for October 6, 1998 at 10:45 a.m.; and take related actions, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

34. Approve independent contractor agreement with EMCON for engineering services for the Amesti Road Dewatering Program and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the contract, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

35. Accept and file report on the proposed Buena Vista Landfill Gas Power Project; direct Public Works to complete negotiations with the California Energy Commission for a project award package, and return the agreement to the Board for final approval; direct Public Works to submit applications for all required development and operating permits for the project; and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign the letter of commitment with the National Landfill Gas Consortium to develop and place a Federal Section 29 tax credit investment on behalf of the County and return the final investment package to the Board for approval when completed, as recommended by the Director of Public Works

36. Schedule public hearing for the morning agenda beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 1998, to consider Application No. 98-0121, a proposal to amend Subdivision Permits 90-1245 and 97-0909, for Graham Hill Estates, to allow a second alternative method of sewage disposal, that being the construction of a raw sewage pipeline linking the project to the City of Santa Cruz existing wastewater treatment plant; property located on the west side of Graham Hill Road, west of its intersection with Sims Road, as recommended by the Planning Director

37. Schedule public hearing for Tuesday, October 6, 1998 on the afternoon agenda at 3:00 p.m. or thereafter to consider a new permit for the Buena Vista Soil Management/Stockpile project proposed by County Public Works, as recommended by the Planning Director

38. Approve Planning Department recommendations on the Landslide Hazard Mitigation Program and take related actions, as recommended by the Planning Director (materials available Monday, September 14, 1998)

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

39. AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, adopt resolution approving Regulations Governing Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition by the County of Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Agency, Residential Relocation Guidelines, and Business Relocation Guidelines, as recommended by County Counsel

40. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, approve contract amendment with ELS Architects in the amount of $13,500 for the Simpkins Family Swim Center Project, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

41. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, defer consideration of site selection for the permanent Live Oak Library to October 27, 1998, as recommended by the Redevelopment Agency Administrator

EXECUTIVE SESSION - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

42. 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.: Ramirez v. Gambos et al. (Federal District Court Case No. C98-20248 EAI)

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.

43. AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, public hearing to consider the Disposition and Development Agreement and accompanying report regarding McIntosh Mobile Home Park in Soquel

a. Letter of the Redevelopment Agency Administrator of September 3, 1998

b. Disposition and Development Agreement (on file with Clerk)

c. Report

d. Proposed resolutions

44. Public hearings on Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance Local Law Enforcement Block Grant and State Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund

a. Letter of the County Administrative Officer of August 9, 1998

b. Letter of the Sheriff-Coroner of September 3, 1998

c. Letter of the District Attorney of August 10, 1998

45. The Board of Supervisors will recess in order to permit the Board of Directors of the County of Santa Cruz Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7, to convene and carry out its regularly scheduled meeting (agendas are located on table at the back of the Chambers)

*Note 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).

46. Consider proposed ordinance adding Chapter 7.90 to the Santa Cruz County Code relating to the regulation of tobacco advertising

a. Letter of County Counsel

b. Proposed ordinance

c. Correspondence

47. 10:45 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM

Bid opening regarding Trout Gulch Road Storm Damage Repair

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works of August 13, 1998

48. 10:45 A.M. SCHEDULED ITEM

Bid opening regarding Soquel/San Jose Road Storm Damage Repair

a. Letter of the Director of Public Works

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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