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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, March 11, 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:
https://santacruzcountyca.primegov.com/public/portal
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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. |
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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:
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 14-42) |
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7. | Consider recommendations of the Short-Term Rental Ad Hoc Subcommittee to consolidate and revise the hosted rental and vacation rental ordinances, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors - First District)
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8. | Consider approving in concept an "Ordinance Amending Section 7.130.030 and 7.130.110 of the Santa Cruz County Code Regarding Retail Commercial Cannabis Operations," approve the California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption, and take related actions (County Administrative Office)
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9. | Consider approving in concept an "Ordinance Enacting Chapter 7.138 of the Santa Cruz County Code Regarding Cannabis Farm Retail License Pilot Program,” an “Ordinance Amending Section 13.10.640 of the Santa Cruz County Code Regarding Temporary Produce Sales Areas and Produce Stands,” and an “Ordinance Amending Section 13.10.372 of the Santa Cruz County Code Regarding Allowance of Temporary Produce Sales Areas and Produce Stands in the Timber Production Zone District” allowing for retail cannabis sales at produce stands, approve the California Environmental Quality Act Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Sustainability Policy and Regulatory Update, and take related actions (County Administrative Office)
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10. | Consider report on preventing underage cannabis use in Santa Cruz County, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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11. | Consider and discuss qualifications of selected applicants for the Measure Q Citizens Oversight Advisory Committee (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)
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12. | Present the 2024 Employee Recognition Awards (County Administrative Office)
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CLOSED SESSION AGENDA |
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13. | SCHEDULE A CLOSED PERSONNEL AND LITIGATION SESSION TO BE HELD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD'S CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA, OR AT ANY OTHER TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
In the matter of Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, Department of Health Care Services (“DHCS”) Office of Administrative Hearings and Appeals Case No. MH24-0614-933E-JPF.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Jennifer Mackie and Jennifer Collman v. Ralph Millar, Peggy O’Connor, County of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff-Coroner Jim Hart, and Deputy Gabriel Gonzalez; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 5:19-cv-02096-YGR, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. 19-CV-01003.
Report of County Counsel - will be given at the conclusion of the closed session on any reportable action(s) taken in the closed session. ()
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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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14. | Approval of Minutes Minutes of December 10, 2024 9:00 AM Minutes of February 25, 2025 9:00 AM ()
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15. | Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax-Collector)
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16. | Adopt "Ordinance Amending Section 1.04.140 of the Santa Cruz County Code Relating to Definitions and Titles Associated With the County Administrative Office" (approved in concept February 25, 2025) (Clerk of the Board)
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17. | Adopt “Ordinance Adding Chapter 2.130 To The Santa Cruz County Code Establishing Redwoods Coastal Academy At Juvenile Hall" (approved in concept February 25, 2025) (Clerk of the Board)
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18. | Adopt "Ordinance Approving a Planned Unit Development as Allowed by Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 18.30 Relating to Establishment of Development Standards for APNs 029-391-01, 029-391-02, 029-391-03, and 029-061-19" (approved in concept February 25, 2025) (Clerk of the Board)
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19. | Accept and file the Treasurer’s Investment Transaction Report for the month of January 2025 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax-Collector)
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20. | Accept and file Quarterly Financial Update for Quarter 2 of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax-Collector)
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21. | Approve agreement with HomeAway.Com, Inc., for collection and remittance of Transient Occupancy Tax at no direct cost to the County, and take related actions (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax-Collector)
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22. | Approve an easement acquisition contract totaling $31,910 for the Bates Creek Storm Damage Repair Project, and take related actions (General Services Department)
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23. | Approve amendment to agreement with ACCO Engineering Systems, increasing the contract amount by $32,260.16 for the 90 Rountree Rooftop Air Handling Unit Removal & Replacement Project, accept the project as completed, and take related actions (General Services Department)
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24. | Approve tentative agreement with the Deputy Probation Officer Association (DPOA), and take related actions (Personnel)
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25. | Approve appointment of Allison Albert as the Third District appointee to the Women's Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2027 (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
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26. | Direct the Chair to submit letters to the U.S. State Department detailing the County of Santa Cruz’s formal opposition to proposed rule changes for passport forms DS-11, DS-82, and DS-5504 that would require applicants to list their sex assigned at birth (Board of Supervisors - Fifth District)
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27. | Accept and file the Commission on Disabilities report for calendar years 2023 and 2024, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors)
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28. | Accept notification of at-large vacancies on various County Advisory bodies, with nominations to be received on March 25, 2025, and final appointments to be considered on April 8, 2025 (Board of Supervisors)
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Public Safety & Justice |
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29. | Accept grant award in the amount of $22,838 from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to enhance the forensic DNA laboratory with a Crime-lite AUTO Kit and Crime-lite Lab Arm, and take related actions (Sheriff-Coroner)
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Health & Human Services |
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30. | Accept and file the 2024 Santa Cruz County Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan update (Health Services Agency)
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31. | Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Pajaro Valley Collaborative to formally establish a partnership with the Health Services Agency, Human Services Department, and Pajaro Valley Collaborative to advance positive outcomes throughout the Pajaro Valley, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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32. | Approve amendment to agreement with Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz, increasing the amount by $200,000, for the use of Measure K funding for security deposit and housing assistance, with a retroactive effective date of September 24, 2024, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
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33. | Approve amendment to agreement with Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc., increasing the amount by $155,742, to expand transitional age youth housing services, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
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34. | Approve amendments to agreements with Housing Matters, increasing the amount by $160,650, and Families in Transition Santa Cruz County Inc., increasing the amount by $889,096, for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) housing programs, approve agreement with Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc., in the amount of $600,000, for housing-related services, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
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Land Use & Community Services |
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35. | Approve amendment to agreement with Joey Rose, DBA Joey Rose Studio, separating payment two into two phases, and take related actions (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)
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36. | Accept and file Santa Cruz County Integrated Waste Management Local Task Force Annual Report and Attendance Log, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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37. | Adopt resolution confirming Consumer Price Index increases in sewer benefit assessment rates for County Service Areas (CSAs) 2, 7,10, 20, and for CSA No. 5 - Sand Dollar (Zone C and S) confirm benefit assessment charges remain unchanged from fiscal year 2024-25, schedule a public hearing on June 10, 2025, at 9:00 am or thereafter, to consider the proposed sewer benefit assessment/service charge reports, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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38. | Approve plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for the Stetson Road PM 0.18 Storm Damage Repair Project, set bid opening for 2:00 pm on April 11, 2025, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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39. | Accept the improvements and final cost of $330,669.34 for the Crosswalk Upgrade Project, Federal Project Number HSIPL5936(139), and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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40. | Defer to on or before June 24, 2025, the public hearing on changes to County Code regarding regulations for accessory dwelling units (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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41. | AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT: Schedule a public hearing for May 6, 2025, at 9:00 am or thereafter, to consider adopting a resolution amending the Davenport County Sanitation District Fiscal Year 2025-26 water and sewer service charges, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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42. | AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT: Schedule a public hearing on May 6, 2025, at 9:00 am or thereafter, to consider adopting a resolution amending the Freedom County Sanitation District 2025-26 sewer service charges, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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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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None ()
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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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Alisha Cahlan – WWWPA Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board (Measure Q) Leslie W Drate – Treasury Oversight Commission Liz Taylor-Selling – Emergency Management Council Lunamar Harter – Childhood Advisory Council Mitali H Weiglein – Commission on Disabilities Yesenia Jimenez – WWWPA Citizen’s Oversight Advisory Board (Measure Q)
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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) | a) Proclamation issued by Chair Hernandez recognizing the Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) for their contributions to UCSC, the arts and the broader community b) Letter of Chris Moran conveying his concerns relative to the ban on leaf blowers c) Letter of Jamilah Vittor conveying her concerns relative to agenda packet issues d) Letter of Liz Pollock conveying her concerns relative to social media platform X e) Letter of Melissa Schilling conveying her concerns relative to the Santa Cruz County Social Services Director f) Letter of Michelle Wahl conveying her concerns relative to Richard Negherbon g) Letter of Phoenix Artemisia conveying their concerns relative to Paulsen Road h) Letters of constituents conveying their concerns relative to AB 518 i) Letters of constituents conveying their concerns relative to the Moss Landing battery fire
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Adjournment
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