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Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

December 9, 2025 ·09:00 AM Final
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Agenda — 41 items

  1. 3 Revision Sheet - 12-9-2025
  2. 5 Item 5 Public Comment Documents 12-9-2025
  3. 6 Scheduled and Regular Departmental items – 9:00 AM or thereafter
  4. 7 Consider approving System Sales Agreement with E.F. Johnson Company in an amount not to exceed $28,047,748.88 for the Regional Interoperable Next Generation (RING) Radio System, approve the RING Radio System Master Service and Governance Agreement with regional partner agencies, adopt resolution approving the form and authorizing the execution of certain lease financing documents in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for financing the acquisition of radio equipment, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  5. 8 Hold public hearing under the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA), and adopt a resolution for the proposed issuance of bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an amount not to exceed $105,000,000 to finance or refinance the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of a multifamily rental housing project located at 2755 41st Avenue, Soquel, California (County Executive Office)
  6. 9 Hold public hearing to consider whether to take jurisdiction of appeal of the Planning Commission action to approve Development Permit Application 241371 (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  7. 10 Consider authorizing the issuance of a proclamation honoring former County Executive Officer Carlos Palacios, to be signed by members of the Board of Supervisors (Board of Supervisors)
  8. 11 (Government Code Section 54957(b))
  9. 12 Minutes of November 18, 2025 (Clerk of the Board)
  10. 13 Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  11. 14 Adopt “Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz Amending Chapter 12.10 of the Santa Cruz County Code to Adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code with Local Amendments” (Approved in concept November 18, 2025) (Clerk of the Board)
  12. 15 Adopt “Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz Amending Chapter 7.92 of the Santa Cruz County Code to Adopt the 2025 California Fire Code with Local Amendments” (Approved in concept November 18, 2025) (Clerk of the Board)
  13. 16 Adopt “An Ordinance Amending Sections 4.06.030 and 4.06.070 of the Santa Cruz County Code Regarding Cannabis Business Tax Application to Non-Cannabis Goods and the Cannabis Business Tax Rate for Consumption” (Approved in concept November 18, 2025) (Clerk of the Board)
  14. 17 Accept the Statement of Vote for the November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election (County Clerk/Elections)
  15. 18 Approve five-year agreement with Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association to serve as the Owner’s Association for the Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Improvement District (SCMWID), approve five-year agreement with Hinderliter de Llamas & Associates to perform Operations Management Services for the SCMWID, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  16. 19 Approve agreement with 19six Architects in the amount of $251,650 for design support for the Main Jail Locker Room Renovation Project, and take related actions (General Services Department)
  17. 20 Accept the Notice of Completion for the improvements at the Youth Crisis Center Esperanza Adelante – Hope Forward project, and take related actions (General Services Department)
  18. 21 Defer to on or before December 16, 2025, ratification of adopted fire district ordinances for 2025 Fire Code adoption (General Services Department)
  19. 22 Adopt resolution determining the disability retirement of Daniel McCall, a safety member (Human Resources)
  20. 23 Adopt resolution determining the disability retirement of Noe Rocha, a safety member (Human Resources)
  21. 24 Adopt resolutions amending Salary Resolution No. 279-75 and Resolution No. 247-76 to effectuate proposed wage and benefit changes for Unrepresented Group classifications, and take related actions (Human Resources)
  22. 25 Defer to on or before December 16, 2025, the status update on broadband and digital equity activities in Santa Cruz County (Information Services Department)
  23. 26 Accept nomination of Juliana Heritage for appointment to the Housing Advisory Commission, as an at-large young adult aged 18 to 25 representative, for a term to expire April 1, 2029, with final appointment to be considered on December 16, 2025 (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
  24. 27 Approve appointment of Dan Selling to the Emergency Management Council, as representative of Amateur Radio (RACES) (Board of Supervisors - Fifth District)
  25. 28 Accept nominations of Julia Hill and Cheryl Ferguson for reappointment to the Law Library Board of Trustees, for terms to expire December 31, 2026, with final appointment to be considered on December 16, 2025 (Board of Supervisors)
  26. 29 Approve appointment of Supervisor Kimberly De Serpa to the Santa Cruz-Monterey-Merced-San Benito-Mariposa Managed Medical Care Commission, as a representative of the Board of Supervisors, for a term to expire November 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors)
  27. 30 Accept notification of an at-large vacancy on the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors, with nominations to be received January 13, 2026, and final appointment to be considered on January 27, 2026 (Board of Supervisors)
  28. 31 Approve final appointment of Anita Aguirre to the Santa Cruz-Monterey-Merced-San Benito-Mariposa Managed Medical Care Commission, as an at-large health care provider representative, for a term to expire November 11, 2029 (Clerk of the Board)
  29. 32 Accept and file report on declared local emergency related to food insecurity resulting from the federal government shutdown, and proclaim that the local emergency is terminated (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience)
  30. 33 Accept and file update on County’s Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program (Health Services Agency)
  31. 34 Defer to on or before December 15, 2026, updates to Access to Medical Care (ATMC) agreements with health system partners, approve waiver of reporting provisions for 2023, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  32. 35 Adopt resolution authorizing the installation of four speed tables on Rodriguez Street, between 7th Ave and Chanticleer Ave, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  33. 36 Adopt resolution accepting Aptos Creek Road into the County Maintained Road System, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  34. 37 Retroactively approve first amendment to agreement with SCS Field Services, changing the compensation to an annual amount of $228,915, for landfill gas engineering and consulting services, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  35. 38 Accept and file status update on emergency equipment replacement and installation of landfill gas system control panel at Ben Lomond Landfill, find that the emergency continues to exist pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 1102, and take related actions - 4/5 vote required (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  36. 39 Approve plans, specifications and engineer's estimate for the Valencia Road PM 0.22 Storm Damage Repair Project, Federal Project No. ER-15J7(048), set bid opening for 2:00 p.m. on January 8, 2026, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  37. 40 Approve first amendment to agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., increasing the amount by $10,000 for a not-to-exceed total of $771,753, for additional engineering services, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  38. 41 Approve agreement with Anderson Pacific Engineering Construction, Inc., in the amount of $1,123,170 for the Boulder Creek Equalization Tank Replacement project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  39. 42 Approve Request for Proposals for Project Management of the Soquel Drive Multimodal Project Phase 2 between State Park Drive and Freedom Boulevard, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  40. 43 Approve the selection of Bruce Harman as the public artist for the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Public Art Project, approve agreement with Bruce Harman in the amount of $26,000 for the project, and take related actions (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)
  41. 44 Authorize grant application in the amount of $1,000,000 to the State Water Resources Control Board for the Pinto Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, and take related actions (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)