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COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Governmental Center Building - Board Chambers 701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA
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Tuesday, January 14, 2025 9:00 AM
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Agenda documents (including updates, revisions and additional materials) are available for review in person at the office of the Clerk of the Board, Government Center, 5th Floor, 701 Ocean Street, Rm 520 or Room 525, and electronically on the County's website, Board of Supervisors Meeting Portal, at:
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TRANSLATION SERVICES/SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION Spanish language translation is available on an as needed basis. Please make advance arrangements at Clerk of the Board, Room 520, 701 Ocean St., Santa Cruz; or by telephone at (831) 454-2323.
Las sesiones de la Mesa Directiva de los Supervisores del Condado pueden ser traducidas del inglés al español y del español al inglés. Por favor haga arreglos anticipadamente con la Secretaria de la Mesa Directiva de los Supervisores en el cuarto número 520, 701 Ocean St., Santa Cruz; o por teléfono al número (831) 454-2323.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES The County of Santa Cruz does not discriminate on the basis of disability, and no person shall, by reason of a disability, be denied the benefits of its services, programs, or activities. The Board of Supervisors’ Chambers, located at 701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, California is an accessible facility. If you are a person with a disability and wish to participate in the meeting and require special assistance in order to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (831) 454-2323 [TDD: call 711] at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to make arrangements. Persons with disabilities may request a copy of the agenda in an alternative format.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
This Board of Supervisors meeting is open to the public. Staff and members of the public may observe the meeting remotely using the instructions below.
Remote viewing of the meeting via Zoom is provided to members of the public as a courtesy. If the Zoom connection malfunctions for any reason and no Board members are attending via teleconference, the Board of Supervisors will continue the public meeting in Chambers without remote access.
If you only wish to watch the meeting and not address the Board, the Clerk requests that you stream the meeting rather than joining by Zoom. For additional information, call the Clerk of the Board’s office at 454-2323 (TTY/TDD call 711).
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PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE MEETING
To address the Board in person during the Public Comment period, please form a line down the center of Board Chambers and approach the podium when instructed by the Chair.
To address the Board telephonically, click on the link provided to access a Zoom-based meeting, or call the telephone number provided on the agenda and follow the instructions below for either method.
Participating Online via Zoom:
You may download the Zoom client application or connect to the meeting in-browser. If using the internet to access the meeting, make sure you are using a current, up-to-date browser, such as Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, or Safari 7+. Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer.
You will be asked to enter an email address and name. Please identify yourself however you wish; this appears online and is how we will notify you when it is your turn to speak.
When the Board Chair calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click on "raise hand." The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak.
When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted.
Participating by Phone:
To address the Board, dial the telephone number provided and you will be prompted to enter the meeting ID number. After that, you will be able to listen to the meeting and speak when called upon. The Clerk will identify call-in users by the last four digits of their phone number.
The following commands can be entered via DTMF tones using your phone's dial pad while in a Zoom meeting:
When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted.
SUBMITTING RELATED CORRESPONDENCE
Written comments must be received before 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to be included with agenda materials.
Written comments received after 5:00 p.m. the day before and until the end of the meeting will be included in the minutes record. |
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Web Agenda Comments
To comment on individual agenda items in writing, please use the “Add Comment” tool by visiting the Board’s Meeting Portal web page at: https://santacruzcountyca.primegov.com/public/portal
Please adhere to the Acceptable Use Rules * for web commenting.
Written Comments
Comments on agenda items may also be submitted to the Board by email or US Mail:
Email: [email protected] Emailed documents may take up to 24 hours to be posted Please include the agenda item number
U.S. Mail: Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors 701 Ocean Street, Room 500 Santa Cruz, CA 95060
General comments not related to topics on the agenda will be included on the next Written Correspondence Listing.
*Available online at: https://www.santacruzcounty.us/Departments/ClerkoftheBoard.aspx
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INTRODUCTORY ITEMS |
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1. | CALL TO ORDER |
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2. | MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE |
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3. | CONSIDERATION OF LATE ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA; ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS |
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4. | ANNOUNCEMENT BY BOARD MEMBERS OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT TO REGULAR AGENDA |
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5. | PUBLIC COMMENT Any person may address the Board during its Public Comment period. Speakers must not exceed two (2) minutes in length or the time limit established by the Chair, and individuals may speak only once during Public Comment. All Public Comments must be directed to an item listed on today's Consent Agenda, Closed Session Agenda, yet to be heard on Regular Agenda, or a topic not on the agenda that is within the jurisdiction of the Board. Board members will not take actions or respond immediately to any public communication presented regarding topics not on the Agenda but may choose to follow up later, either individually, or on a subsequent Board of Supervisor's Agenda. Public Comments will normally be received by the Board for a period not to exceed thirty (30) minutes. If, at the end of this period, additional persons wish to address the Board, the Public Comment period may be continued to the last item on the Agenda. Please note that the Board of Supervisors meetings are a limited public forum, and comments need to be addressed to an item on the agenda or something that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. If comments do not fall into one of these categories, the Board will move on to the next speaker. |
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6. | ACTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 12-25)
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7. | Consider selection of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for calendar year 2025 (Board of Supervisors)
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8. | Consider selection of one of the three nominees for appointment to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan (METRO) Transit District Board of Directors, as an at-large general community member representative, from the nominations of Darrin Caddes, Fabian Carlos Leonor and Larry Pageler, for a term to expire on December 31, 2028 (nominations accepted December 17, 2024) (Clerk of the Board)
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9. | Consider approving in concept an "Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.82 of the Santa Cruz County Code Related to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Commission", approve proposed bylaws for the Commission, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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10. | Consider report on Recycling and Solid Waste long-term planning progress, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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Scheduled Item -- 10:45 AM |
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11. | Presentation of the 2024-25 Santa Cruz County Green Business Certification and Re-Certification Awards
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CONSENT AGENDA
Consent items include routine business that does not call for discussion. One roll call vote is taken for all items. Only a Board Member may pull items from Consent to Regular agenda. Members of the public must request that a Board Member pull an item from the Consent Agenda prior to the start of the meeting. Staff is available to address public concerns Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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General Government |
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12. | Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax-Collector) |
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13. | Direct the Chair to write a letter to Assemblymember Pellerin and Senator Laird urging them to propose an amendment to Senate Bill 329 to expand housing opportunities for participants in the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program (Board of Supervisors - Third District) |
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14. | Direct the Community Development and Infrastructure Department to prepare a feasibility study for a controlled parking area on Highway 1 adjacent to Shark Fin Cove Beach, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors - Third District) |
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15. | Approve appointment of Rita Sanchez as the Fourth District appointee to the Women's Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2027 (Board of Supervisors - Fourth District)
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Public Safety & Justice |
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16. | Authorize grant application in the amount of $200,000 to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the 2025-26 Child Advocacy Center (KC) Program, and take related actions (District Attorney) |
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17. | Ratify grant application to the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) in the amount of $350,000 to replace the Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad Unit robot, approve agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for distribution of UASI grant funds, approve purchase of an ANDROS SPARTAN Bomb Robot, and take related actions (Sheriff-Coroner) |
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18. | Authorize year three of a grant agreement with the California Board of State and Community Corrections for an allocation of $316,640 to conduct the Public Defense Pilot Program, approve addition of 1.0 full-time equivalent limited-term Administrative Aide position for grant administration and reporting, and take related actions (Public Defender's Office)
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Health & Human Services |
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19. | Approve amendment to agreement with Montecito Manor to include additional rates to provide needed care for clients of the Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health system, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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Consent items continued
20. | Approve agreement with Los Gatos Therapy Center in the amount of $700,000, for psychological evaluations, and residential and specialized outpatient treatment of mental health and eating disorders, adding a facility as a subcontractor with additional services and rates, and take related actions (Health Services Agency) |
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21. | Approve addition of 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) Health Services Manager and 1.0 FTE Mental Health Supervising Client Specialist and deletion of 1.0 FTE Behavioral Health Program Manager and 1.0 FTE Clinical Psychologist to the Health Services Agency's budget for the Behavioral Health Division, and take related actions (Health Services Agency) |
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22. | Authorize the Health Services Agency Director or designee to sign Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Notice of Federal Interest Filing, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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Land Use & Community Services |
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23. | Ratify contract with Bosco Construction Services in the amount of $270,958.28 for the Hidden Beach Restroom Project - Site work (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services) |
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24. | Defer to on or before March 11, 2025, public hearing on ordinance adopting County Code amendments regarding regulations for accessory dwelling units (Community Development and Infrastructure) |
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25. | Schedule a public hearing on January 28, 2025, to consider Application 231323, a proposal to add six parcels to the Las Cumbres Subdivision Open Space Easement Contract, to rezone the parcels to add the Open Space Combining District Designation, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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– End of Consent Agenda –
Written Correspondence Listing
The Written Correspondence Listing is established to act as a report of materials received by the Board as a whole but may also include items requested for inclusion by individual Supervisors. Upon completion of any actions deemed necessary (i.e., acknowledgement, referral, etc.), these items are included in the Written Correspondence Listing under the appropriate heading. While these items are not part of the official record of meetings of the Board of Supervisors, they will be maintained by the Clerk of the Board for a period of two years, after which time they may be destroyed after the County’s Historic Resources Commission has been provided an opportunity for review. |
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I. | The Board of Supervisors has received agendas and minutes from the following County advisory bodies (to be filed): |
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Commission on Disabilities
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II. | The Board of Supervisors has received applications from the following persons for appointment to County advisory bodies (to be filed): |
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Dan Quinto – Emergency Medical Care Commission Ivel Jacqueline Leatheam – Arts Commission James Nakahara – Parks and Recreation Commission Rita Sanchez – Women’s Commission Sarah Krummel – Commission on Disabilities Timothy Lydgate – Library Advisory Commission
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III. | The Board of Supervisors has received the following items of correspondence which require no official action by the Board at this time:
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a) Copy of application related to the alcoholic beverage license for Fuji Sushi, 4610 Soquel Dr, Soquel
b) Proclamation issued by Supervisor Friend honoring Debbie Hartman on the occasion of her retirement
c) Proclamation issued by Chair Cummings proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Santa Cruz County
d) Proclamation issued by Supervisor Friend honoring John and Karen Hibble
e) Proclamation issued by Supervisor Friend proclaiming December 26, 2024, as Laura Virgallito-Revere Day in Santa Cruz County
f) Proclamation issued by Supervisor Friend proclaiming May 21, 2025, as Lucianna Esme Revere Day in Santa Cruz County
g) Proclamation issued by Supervisor Hernandez honoring Luis Nieves for outstanding leadership and service to the day worker community
h) Proclamation issued by Supervisor McPherson remembering Mary Hammer
i) Proclamation issued by Supervisor Friend honoring Sarah Ryan as the City of Capitola Police Chief
j) Letter of Becky Steinbruner conveying her concerns relative to town hall meetings for public review of Santa Cruz County’s Draft Emergency Operational Plan Evacuation Appedix
k) Letter of Chad Fischer, DDW SAFER Section Supervising Engineer, State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water, conveying a copy of the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Local Primacy Agency Annual Evaluation
l) Letter of Daniel Dodge Jr. conveying his support for SB 48
m) Letter of Fabian Leonor conveying his concerns relative to Route 90 restoration
n) Letter of Fred-Rick Schermer conveying his concerns relative to the voting system
o) Letter of Greg Hyver conveying a copy of a letter to Sheriff Clark regarding title 8 United States Code 1324
p) Letter of Jack Marden conveying his support for hockey in Santa Cruz County
q) Letter of Julie Cahill requesting a study session to discuss code changes
r) Letter of Karen Kaplan conveying her concerns relative to wheel boats
s) Letter of Katie Santero conveying her concerns relative to rooster restrictions
t) Letter of Ludmila Boiko conveying her concerns relative to lack of support from County officials
u) Letter of Priscilla Williams conveying her concerns relative to 831 Water Street Project
v) Letter of Priscilla Williams conveying her concerns relative to housing in Santa Cruz County
w) Letter of Rachel Sotos conveying her concerns relative to Ventures
x) Letter of Ray Newkirk conveying her concerns relative to renewal of the 4Leaf contract
y) Letter of Ray Watson, Field Representative, Board of State and Community Corrections, conveying a copy of the 2023-2024 Targeted inspection, Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 209 & 885, Santa Cruz County Probation Department Detention Facility
z) Letter of Raymond Kubick III conveying his concerns relative to State Auditor review of HCD’s Housing Element Process
aa) Letter of Ronald F. Owens Jr conveying his concerns relative to COVID-19 vaccines
bb) Letter of Steve Homan conveying his concerns relative to 714 Summit Drive
cc) Letter of Tim Delaney conveying his concerns relative to overdevelopment in Santa Cruz County
dd) Letter of Tim Dowling conveying his concerns relative to rail encroachments
Adjournment
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