Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 5/25/2010 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT CENTER BOARD HEARING ROOM 511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA
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10-00009  Agenda ItemClosed Session Agenda  Action details Not available
10-00465 A-1)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming May 2010 as Mental Health Month in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
10-00459 A-2)Agenda ItemReceive and file the Auditor-Controller’s Report on the Statement of Assets of the Santa Barbara County Treasurer, as of March 31, 2010.Pass Action details Not available
10-00467 A-3)Agenda ItemReceive and file the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Proposed Operating Plan and Budget for Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
10-00482 A-4)Agenda ItemAdopt the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 employer contribution rates recommended by the Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System (SBCERS) actuary and approved by the Board of Retirement on November 18, 2009, to be effective on July 1, 2010 or for the payroll cycle in which that date occurs, pursuant to Government Code Section 31454.Pass Action details Not available
10-00483 A-5)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the adoption of Wage Concession Agreements, as follows: a) Adopt the ratified tentative agreements reached with the Service Employees International Union Local 620 (SEIU Local 620), the Engineers and Technicians Association (ETA), and the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), for wage concessions; and b) Implement the same provisions for confidential employees.Pass Action details Not available
10-00442 A-6)Agenda ItemAdopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to renew the Criminal Restitution Compact with the State Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board in the amount of $95,787.00 for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.Pass Action details Not available
10-00476 A-7)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Contract with Smith Electric Service for the Santa Barbara Veterans Clinic HVAC Replacement Project No. J02030, Second District, as follows: a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Santa Barbara Veterans Clinic HVAC Replacement Project No. J02030. Plans and specifications are on file with General Services Facilities, Capital Maintenance Program; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Contract with Smith Electric Service (a local vendor) in the amount of $ 393,613.00 for the Santa Barbara Veterans Clinic HVAC Replacement Project; and c) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders of an amount not to exceed 10% of the first $250,000.00 plus 5% of $143,613.00, or $32,180.65 for this Contract.Pass Action details Not available
10-00477 A-8)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Clerk Recorder Assessor Election Division Consolidation Project No. 8685, Phase IB, 4440 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, Construction Contract Amendment No. 1, Second District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Contract with Ardalan Construction, Inc. (not a local vendor) for Phase IB of the Clerk Recorder Assessor Election Division Consolidation Project (Project No. 8685) located at 4440 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, in the amount of $42,638.00 for a total amended Contract amount of $134,138.00; and b) Re-authorize the Director of General Services or his designee to approve additional changes to the Contract of an amount not to exceed 10% of the original contract amount, or $9,150.00 for this Contract.Pass Action details Not available
10-00399 A-9)Agenda ItemApprove the submittal of the Santa Barbara County HOME Consortium and CDBG Urban County Partnership Final 2010 Annual Action Plan.Pass Action details Not available
10-00402 A-10)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County HOME Consortium and CDBG Urban County Partnership Final 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan and Final 2010 Annual Action Plan, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing submittal of the Santa Barbara County HOME Consortium and Urban County Partnership 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan, a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) required five-year strategic planning document articulating the partnerships’ priorities, goals and objectives for allocation and expenditure of HUD entitlement funding over the next five years, and 2010 Annual Action Plan, which represents the grant application for the first operating year of the 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan.Pass Action details Not available
10-00462 A-11)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Goleta Beach Sand Replenishment Project, Parks Project No. 8598, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Project No. 1577-DR, Public Works Project No. 2207, Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Accept the Notice of Completion for work performed by AIS Construction (a local vendor), located at 6420 Via Real, Suite 6, Carpinteria, California 93013; and b) Approve the Statement of Final Quantities for the work performed for this project by the Contractor, in the amount of $1,320,004.00.Pass Action details Not available
10-00471 A-12)Agenda ItemAdopt a Resolution approving the grant application and authorizing the Chair to execute a grant contract with the California Arts Council (CAC), and designate Ginny Brush as the Executive Director of the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, to execute the 2010-2011 State and Local Partnership Program (SLPP) grant contract with the California Arts Council, contingent upon approval of the application by the California Arts Council.Pass Action details Not available
10-00480 A-13)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Contract with Flowers and Associates, Inc. (a local vendor) for Additional Engineering Services (Construction Services) to complete the construction of Sewer Lift Station No. 3 at Cachuma Lake Recreation Area, in the amount of $27,786.00, Third District.Pass Action details Not available
10-00460 A-14)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an application to pursue tenth year allocation funding under the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to submit the Application for Approval to the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) in order to utilize tenth year funding in the amount of $1,075,814.00 allocated to Santa Barbara County under the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA), for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, and related contracts, amendments, or extensions with the State of California; b) Approve the County’s Comprehensive Multi-Agency Juvenile Justice Plan (CMJJP) and funding proposal for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 for submission to the CSA for approval; and c) Assure that the County will adhere to the CSA’s contract terms and statutory requirements, participate in the collection of the required data, and use grant funding to supplement and not supplant existing programs.Pass Action details Not available
10-00463 A-15)Agenda ItemAdopt a Resolution authorizing the Chief Probation Officer to submit, execute, and accept the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) in the amount of $35,527.00, for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, from the California Corrections Standards Authority (CSA).Pass Action details Not available
10-00461 A-16)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Contractor on Payroll Nancy Nudell Kupperman, M.D. (a local physician) to provide substitute clinic-based physician care in the Public Health Department Health Care Centers in an amount not to exceed $257,000.00, plus benefits but not subject to retirement, for the period of December 17, 2007 through June 12, 2011.Pass Action details Not available
10-00394 A-17)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Construction of El Colegio Roadway Improvements (Phase II), Public Works Project No. 864042, Third District, as follows: a) Approve plans and specifications for Construction of the El Colegio Roadway Improvements (Phase II), County Project No. 864042; b) Award the Construction Contract in the amount of $2,240,765.70 to the lowest responsive bidder, Granite Construction, Inc., (a local vendor with an office in Santa Barbara), P.O. Box 50085, Watsonville, CA 95077, subject to the provisions of documents and certification as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project, and as required by law; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract upon return of the Contractor’s executed contract documents, and the review and approval of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, Risk Manager or their authorized representatives; and d) Approve a contingency fund in the amount of $124,538.29 for Construction of the El Colegio Roadway Improvements (Phase II), County Project No. 864042.Pass Action details Not available
10-00472 A-18)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2010/11, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Annual Anticipated Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation Level (AADPL) of 7.3% (3.4% race-neutral, 3.9% race-conscious) and the methodology that are presented herein, in accordance with Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 26, and the State of California, Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; and b) Designate and authorize the Public Works Director to act on the County’s behalf as the Liaison Officer for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, to negotiate and execute all documents pertaining to the program, to the extent permitted by law.Pass Action details Not available
10-00473 A-19)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute an Amendment to the existing agreement with Moffatt and Nichol Inc. (not a local vendor) to extend the date of completion by one year, from June 30, 2010 to June 30, 2011, for design and permitting services for the Sandyland Seawall Repair Project, County Project No. 720548, First District.Pass Action details Not available
10-00300 A-20)Agenda ItemActing as Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District: Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Adopting Service Charges, Connection Fees, and Trunk Line Fees, and a Resolution Relative to Collection of Service Charges on the Tax Roll; Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 3130 to revise service charges, connection fees and other related fees for the Laguna County Sanitation District; b) Adopt a Resolution relative to the collection of service charges on the tax rolls; and c) Approve the Notice of Exemption pursuant to Section 15273 (a) (1) - (4) of the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act.Pass Action details Not available
10-00464 A-21)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute a contract with BIT CA, dba Document Fulfillment Services (DFS) (not a local vendor), for the purpose of printing and mailing client correspondence from the CalWORKS’s Information Network (CalWIN) System for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013 at a total cost not to exceed $876,000.00, with $292,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2010-2011, $292,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2011-2012, and $292,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2012-2013.Pass Action details Not available
10-00478 A-22)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute a Contract for the period of June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011 with Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV) (a local non-profit organization), in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00, in order to provide year-round gang prevention and intervention services to eligible Workforce Investment Act (WIA) youth participants in the City of Santa Maria, Fifth District.Pass Action details Not available
10-00190 A-23)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Contract with Manatron Inc. to Replace the Property Tax and Cashiering System, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Contract with Manatron, Inc. (not a local vendor) for an amount not to exceed $3,225,670.00 for the development and implementation of property tax/treasury software and five years of maintenance; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 858 transferring $2,000,000.00 from the 2009-2010 capital designation and $434,000.00 from the strategic reserve for a total of $2,434,000.00; and c) Determine that approval of the contract with Manatron is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and approve the Notice of Exemption.Pass Action details Not available
10-00468 A-24)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Catherine Boyer to the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, term ending June 30, 2013, Third District.Pass Action details Not available
10-00469 A-25)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of James Rohde to the Santa Barbara County Mental Health Commission, term ending July 1, 2013, Third District.Pass Action details Not available
10-00470 A-26)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the appointment of Les Jones to the Advisory Board on Alcohol and Drug Problems, term ending May 31, 2013, Third District.Pass Action details Not available
10-00466 A-27)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Ordinance relating to the Agricultural Commissioner’s Revised Fee Schedule, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending the Agricultural Commissioner’s Fee Schedule.Pass Action details Not available
10-00479 A-28)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider and adopt responses to the Grand Jury Report titled, “Under the Radar and Under the Gun - Budget Cuts Threaten the Frail and Elderly and the Disabled of All Ages”, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Adopt responses as the Board of Supervisors’ responses to the Grand Jury Report, “Under the Radar and Under the Gun - Budget Cuts Threaten the Frail, Elderly and the Disabled of All Ages”; and b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a letter forwarding responses to the Presiding Judge. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
10-00475 A-29)Agenda ItemHEARING - Receive and file a report on homeless warming center activities and protocols for the Santa Barbara County Operational Area 2010-2011 winter season. (EST. TIME 45 MIN.) COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
10-00506 A-30)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Maria Court Clerk’s Building, Project No. 8526, Award Construction Contract, Fifth District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Consent to the conditional withdrawal of the bid of Lewis C. Nelson and Sons, Inc. (LCN), without forfeiture of bid bond; b) Award a fixed price Construction Contract to low bidder Vernon Edwards Constructors, Inc., (Edwards) (a local vendor) in the amount of $3,569,098.00, subject to the provisions of the attached contract and the plans and specifications applicable to the project; c) Authorize the Director of General Services or his designee to approve change orders up to the limit specified in Public Contract Code Section 20142, or $150,000.00 for this Contract; d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Contract upon return of the Contractor’s executed contract documents, and the review and approval of the County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives; OR, as an alternative to the actions set forth above, e) Direct staPass Action details Not available
10-00001  Agenda ItemPublic Comment  Action details Not available
10-00404 1)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a contract with outside counsel, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file reports from the Public Defender’s Office, the Civil Grand Jury, and the State Attorney General’s office regarding the indigent defense (David Alexander Irwin case) and report on solicitation for legal services to assist with Department’s representation; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for legal services; and c) Approve the budget revision request. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: WITHDRAWPass Action details Not available
10-00408 3)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Contract for the purchase and implementation of a new integrated property assessment administration and valuation system, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Contract with Colorado CustomWare Inc. (not a local vendor) for an amount not to exceed $1,023,800.00 for the development and implementation of an integrated property assessment administration and valuation system, plus ongoing maintenance and third-party subscriptions and licenses not to exceed $132,850.00 per annum; b) Approve Budget Revision No. 841 in the amount of $248,791.00 for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 expenditures and source of funding from the Assessor Designation; and c) Determine that approval of the Contract with Colorado CustomWare Inc. is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it will not result in a direct or reasonable foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and approve the NotiPass Action details Not available
10-00368 4)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Santa Ynez Valley Tourism Business Improvement District, Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report on the potential formation of the Santa Ynez Valley Tourism Business Improvement District; b) Consider the adoption of a Resolution of Consent of the County of Santa Barbara supporting the City of Solvang’s establishment of the Santa Ynez Valley Tourism Business Improvement District that would include part of the unincorporated area of the County; and c) If the Board adopts the Resolution of Consent, approve a Notice of Exemption pursuant to County’s California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, citing CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(4). COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
10-00455 5)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding reorganization options for the Housing and Community Development Department, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report from the County Executive Office entitled “Housing and Community Development: Organizational Restructuring Options and Impacts”; and b) Direct staff to maintain the Housing and Community Development Department as a separate department for Fiscal Year 2010-2011. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
10-00454 6)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding reorganization options for the Information Technology Department, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report from the County Executive Office entitled “Information Technology in Santa Barbara County: Organizational Restructuring Options and Impacts”; and b) Direct staff to maintain the Information Technology Department as a separate department for Fiscal Year 2010-2011. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
10-00481 7)Agenda ItemHEARING - Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Children’s Health Initiative (CHISB) progress report and presentation for Fiscal Year 2008-2009. (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)Pass Action details Not available
10-00448 8)Agenda ItemHEARING - Receive and file the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Five-Year Plan modification for 2009-2010 and the Workforce Investment Act/Wagner Peyser Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Local Plan as required by the State of California. (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
10-00370 9)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding amendments to the County of Santa Barbara Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) regarding selection of the environmental coordinator and hearing officer for public projects, as follows: (EST. TIME: 25 MIN.) a) Adopt a Resolution amending the County of Santa Barbara Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act regarding the environmental coordinator and hearing officer requirements for public projects; and b) Find that these amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15378(b) (5) of the Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
10-00422 10)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Road Maintenance Annual Plan, Fiscal Year 2010-2011, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Adopt the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Road Maintenance Annual Plan (RdMap); b) Approve the funded projects listed for Maintenance Program (County Forces) and Surface Treatment Program (Contracts/County Forces) within the Road Maintenance Annual Plan; c) Approve Notices of Exemption pursuant to the County’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15302(c), pertaining to operations and maintenance of existing facilities for the above; d) Authorize the Director of Public Works to advertise the above mentioned projects contained within the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Road Maintenance Annual Plan; and e) Reprogram 2007 Proposition 1B funds in the amount of $350,000.00 from the Tepusquest Road Bridge to the Cottonwood Canyon Road paving project. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
10-00416 11)Agenda ItemConsider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance (Case No. 09ORD-00000-00009) amending Section 35-1, the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the County Code to streamline the permit process for certain agricultural projects on lands zoned agricultural.Pass Action details Not available