Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

Agenda — 22 items

1. 5 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 late
2. 6 Scheduled and Regular Departmental items – 9:00 AM or thereafter
3. 7 Consider selection of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for calendar year 2025 (Board of Supervisors)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. 10 Consider report on Recycling and Solid Waste long-term planning progress, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
7. 11 Presentation of the 2024-25 Santa Cruz County Green Business Certification and Re-Certification Awards (Community Development and Infrastructure)
8. 12 Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax-Collector)
9. 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)
10. 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)
11. 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)
12. 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)
13. 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)
14. 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)
15. 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)
16. 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)
17. 21 Approve addition of 1.0 full-time equivalent Health Services Manager and 1.0 full-time equivalent Mental Health Supervising Client Specialist, approve deletion of 1.0 full-time equivalent Behavioral Health Program Manager and 1.0 full-time equivalent Clinical Psychologist to the Health Services Agency's budget for the Behavioral Health Division, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
18. 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)
19. 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)
20. 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)
21. 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)
22. I The Board of Supervisors has received agendas and minutes from the following County advisory bodies (to be filed):