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Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

December 16, 2025 ·09:00 AM Final
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Agenda — 54 items

  1. 3 Revision Sheet 12-16-2025
  2. 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, 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 sub
  3. 6 Scheduled and Regular Departmental items – 9:00 AM or thereafter
  4. 7 Consider draft guidelines for the inaugural Measure Q Grant Program implementation for Fiscal Year 2025-26, and take related actions (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience and Parks, Open Spaces and Cultural Services)
  5. 8 Consider report on the impacts of federal and State policy and budget changes, authorize the Board Chair to sign a Letter of Interest to the County Medical Services Program, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  6. 9 Consider report on Housing Matters’ “day services” and Mental Health Client Action Network program closures, and take related actions (Human Services Department and Health Services Agency)
  7. 10 Hold public hearing to consider accomplishments of the 2021 Community Development Block Grant, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  8. 11 ​Consider approving in concept “An Ordinance Amending Section 7.130.110(H) of the Santa Cruz County Code Regarding Grounds for License Revocation of Retail Commercial Cannabis Licensees” and "An Ordinance Amending Section 7.138.090(F) of the Santa Cruz County Code Regarding Grounds for License Revocation of Cannabis Farm Retail Licensees" that allow for license revocation associated with patrons who engage in intoxicated driving, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  9. 12 Hold public hearing and adopt resolution amending the Unified Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (County Executive Office)
  10. 13 Hold public hearing and adopt resolution amending the Unified Fee Schedule for Community Development and Infrastructure Department Planning Division development review fees based on the fee study conducted by Revenue Cost Specialists (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  11. 14 Consider proposed amendments to Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 17.10 relating to inclusionary housing requirements for on-site affordable units, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
  12. 15 A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Government
  13. 16 Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  14. 17 Adopt resolution approving posting of annual value notices for assessees of real and personal property on the County website pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 621 (Assessor - Recorder)
  15. 18 Accept and file report for the 1st Quarter Review of the Statement of Assets in the County Treasury (Auditor Controller Treasurer Tax Collector)
  16. 19 Accept and file Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Report for Community Facility District No. 1 in Felton, California (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  17. 20 Accept and file the Treasurer’s Investment Transaction Report for the month of October 2025 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  18. 21 Adopt resolution renewing the annual delegation of investment authority to the County Treasurer for calendar year 2026 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  19. 22 Adopt resolution correcting the tax rates for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 secured tax roll (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  20. 23 Adopt resolution setting the interest rate on tenant’s rental security deposits at 0.02% effective January 1, 2026, and take related actions (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  21. 24 Approve the updated 2026 County of Santa Cruz Statement of Investment Policy (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  22. 25 Accept and file update on County implementation of Senate Bill 43, expanded definition of grave disability, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  23. 26 Item moved to Regular Agenda as item 14.1 (County Executive Office)
  24. 27 Adopt resolutions approving agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for the Volunteer Fire Capacity Program and accepting grant funds in the amount of $9,586.70 for the Santa Cruz County Fire Department County Service Area 48 budget (General Services Department)
  25. 28 Approve the Flag and Lighting Schedule for Calendar Year 2026, and take related actions (General Services Department)
  26. 29 Authorize the Department of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services and General Services Department to declare the bridge from Farm Park as surplus (General Services Department)
  27. 30 Ratify fire code ordinances adopted by the autonomous fire protection districts of Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Central, Pajaro Valley, Scotts Valley, Zayante, and Felton, adopting the 2025 California Fire Code with local amendments, confirm this action is exempt from requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and take related actions (General Services Department)
  28. 31 Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 247-76 related to Personnel Regulations Section 165.1 Elections (Special Pay) and Section 166.6 Bereavement Leave, and take related actions (Human Resources)
  29. 32 Approve revised salary schedule, reflecting changes for various General Representation (Service Employees International Union) classifications effective January 3, 2026, as required by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5 (Human Resources)
  30. 33 Accept and file update on the County of Santa Cruz Broadband Strategic Plan, including recent broadband market analysis and resident survey activities, and take related actions (Information Services Department)
  31. 34 Approve proposal from Save Our Shores to work on local regulatory updates to improve and strengthen the County’s regulations governing onshore facilities that support offshore oil drilling, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors - Third District and Second District)
  32. 35 Approve appointment of Serg Kagno as the alternate to Supervisor Cummings on the Housing for Health Partnership Policy Board (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
  33. 36 Approve appointment of Claudia Villalta-Mejia as the alternate citizen representative to the Integrated Waste Management Local Task Force, for a term to expire March 31, 2027 (Board of Supervisors - Fourth District)
  34. 37 Approve appointment of Jessica Gonzalez Montiel as the Fourth District appointee to the Arts Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2027 (Board of Supervisors - Fourth District)
  35. 38 Direct the Board Chair to send a letter to our state and federal legislative representatives, as well as our legislative advocates, in support of prioritizing Watsonville Community Hospital to receive Rural Health Transformation Program funding and its designation as a regional hub hospital in California’s application to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (Board of Supervisors - Fourth District)
  36. 39 Approve reappointment of Supervisor Manu Koenig to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors, for a term to expire December 31, 2029 (Board of Supervisors)
  37. 40 Approve reappointment of Dr. Nancy Bilicich, Robert Tanner, and Edward Banks to the Pajaro Valley Public Cemetery District Board of Trustees for terms to expire December 31, 2029 (Board of Supervisors)
  38. 41 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)
  39. 42 Approve final appointment 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 (Clerk of the Board)
  40. 43 Approve final appointments of Julia Hill and Cheryl Ferguson for reappointment to the Law Library Board of Trustees, for terms to expire December 31, 2026 (Clerk of the Board)
  41. 44 Adopt resolution extending the term of the Santa Cruz County Community Corrections Partnership by two years, and take related actions (Probation)
  42. 45 Accept and file Health Centers’ first quarterly report on strategies to address productivity and revenue losses and ongoing work with Service Employees International Union Local 521 on options to maintain radiology services (Health Services Agency)
  43. 46 Accept and file one-year progress report on Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations pilot program, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  44. 47 Approve multi-year master Provider Short Term Residential Treatment Program rate agreement for provision of Specialty Mental Health Services for foster children and youth placed outside their county of original jurisdiction, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  45. 48 Approve first amendment to agreement with Miller Maxfield, Inc., increasing the amount by $40,000, to raise awareness about the causes and ways to prevent and report elder abuse, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
  46. 49 Accept and file Fiscal Year 2024-25 Child Care Developer Fee annual report, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
  47. 50 Ratify agreements with Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County in the amount of $500,000 and First 5 Santa Cruz County in the amount of $140,000 to address federal policy impacts, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
  48. 51 Adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $500,000 from Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2025A, and approve realignment of appropriations in the amount of $300,000 from Loan Proceeds to Bond Proceeds for the Boulder Creek County Service Area No. 7 – Zone 1 Equalization Tank Replacement project at the wastewater treatment plant (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  49. 52 Approve first amendment to agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc., extending the term to December 31, 2027, for environmental consulting services for the Forest Hill Drive at Bear Creek Bridge Replacement Project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  50. 53 Approve first amendment to agreement with EcoSystems West, extending the term to December 31, 2027, for environmental consulting services for the Conference Drive Bridge Scour Project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  51. 54 Defer to on or before February 10, 2026, the report on Recycling and Solid Waste long-term planning progress and recommendations on Zero Waste planning (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  52. 55 Schedule a public hearing for January 27, 2026, at 9:00am or thereafter, to consider proposed California Coastal Commission modifications to the County’s Local Coastal Program included in the approved 2025 Miscellaneous Amendments, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  53. 56 Accept and file Parks and Recreation Development Impact Fees Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)
  54. I The Board of Supervisors has received agendas and minutes from the following County advisory bodies (to be filed):