COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ BORD OF SUPERVISORS

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Governmental Center Building - Board Chambers

701 Ocean Street, Room 525, Santa Cruz, CA

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025 9:00 AM

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:

https://santacruzcountyca.primegov.com/public/portal

To watch Board of Supervisors (BOS) meetings, please select from the following live audio/video broadcast streams:

 -  Meeting Portal website:  https://santacruzcountyca.primegov.com/public/portal   

 -  County’s Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/countyofsantacruz/  

 -  Community Television (CTV) of Santa Cruz County:  www.communitytv.org/watch

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).

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:

• *6 - Toggle mute/unmute
• *9 - Raise hand

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.

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

INTRODUCTORY ITEMS

1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.

CONSIDERATION OF LATE ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA; ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS

4.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY BOARD MEMBERS OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT TO REGULAR AGENDA

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.

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.

I.

The Board of Supervisors has received agendas and minutes from the following County advisory bodies (to be filed):

Arts Commission

In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission

Latino Affairs Commission

Water Advisory Commission

II.

The Board of Supervisors has received applications from the following persons for appointment to County advisory bodies (to be filed):

Aden Taylor – Women’s Commission

Brian C. Unitt – WWWPA Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board

Brian Woodward – WWWPA Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board

Charlie David Walker II – In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission

Dana Juncker – WWWPA Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board

Dennis Webb – WWWPA Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board

Janell Clemente – Women’s Commission

Jed Wilson – WWWPA Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board

Jeri Limon – Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission

Joseph Parsons Christy – WWWPA Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board

Larry Pageler – Regional Transportation Commission

Michael Guth – WWWPA Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board

Stephen Hammack – WWWPA Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board