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Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

January 13, 2026 ·09:00 AM Final
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Agenda — 39 items

  1. 5 1-13-26 Item 5 Public Comment Docs
  2. 6 Scheduled and Regular Departmental items – 9:00 AM or thereafter
  3. 7 Consider selection of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for calendar year 2026 (Board of Supervisors)
  4. 8 Consider annual report detailing 2025 Future of Public Health Initiative workplan progress, leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Santa Cruz County, and key county health disparities (Health Services Agency)
  5. 9 Consider principal components of ordinance allowing for the development of Energy Storage System Facilities in the unincorporated area, direct staff to conduct environmental review of the ordinance under the California Environmental Quality Act, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  6. 10 (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
  7. 11 Minutes of December 9, 2025
  8. 12 Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  9. 13 Accept and file the Treasurer’s Investment Transaction Report for the month of November 2025 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  10. 14 Accept and file the Quarterly Financial Update for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  11. 15 Adopt resolution adopting the proposed Cross-Connection Control Plan for the Rountree Facility Public Water System, and take related actions (General Services Department)
  12. 16 Item moved to Regular Agenda as item 9.1 (General Services Department)
  13. 17 Authorize call for bids for the Ben Lomond Transfer Station Improvements Project (General Services Department)
  14. 18 Ratify revenue lease agreement with Aspiranet for operation of Esperanza Adelante-Hope Forward Youth Crisis Center and Stabilization Unit located at 5300 Soquel Avenue, and take related actions (General Services Department)
  15. 19 AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY: Approve the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Successor Agency Administrative Budget and Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-27 (Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Successor Agency)
  16. 20 Approve appointment of Reed Geisreiter as the First District alternate member to the Housing Advisory Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors - First District)
  17. 21 Accept nomination of Rebecca Downing for appointment to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors, as an at-large general community member representative, for a term to expire December 31, 2029, with final appointment to be considered on January 27, 2026 (Board of Supervisors - First District)
  18. 22 Accept nomination of Jacob Waller for appointment to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors, as an at-large general community member representative, for a term to expire December 31, 2026, with final appointment to be considered on January 27, 2026 (Board of Supervisors - First District)
  19. 23 This item was deleted from the agenda (Board of Supervisors – First District)
  20. 24 Approve appointment of Gail Michaelis-Ow as the Second District appointee to the Women's Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors - Second District)
  21. 25 Accept nomination of Larry Pageler for appointment to the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors, as an at-large general community member representative, for a term to expire December 31, 2026, with final appointment to be considered on January 27, 2026 (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
  22. 26 Direct the Board Chair to write a letter to our state and federal legislative representatives urging them to introduce and support legislation requiring 24/7 direct human response access from financial institutions and law enforcement agencies for victims of identity theft (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
  23. 27 Accept nomination of Clara Mandlhate to the Commission on Justice and Gender, as an at-large representative of an organization representing the target population, for a term to expire April 1, 2028, with final appointment to be considered on January 27, 2026 (Board of Supervisors - Fourth District)
  24. 28 Approve appointment of Rhonda Reed-Schlosser as the Fifth District alternate member to the Housing Advisory Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors - Fifth District)
  25. 29 Approve appointment of Jeff Wells as the Fifth District appointee to the Housing Advisory Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors - Fifth District)
  26. 30 Approve first amendment to multi-year agreement with Janus of Santa Cruz, transferring $95,304 of unspent Proposition 47 Grant funds from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 budgets to the FY 2025-26 budget, and adding $250,000 from underspent Assembly Bill 109 funds, for client treatment and housing services, and take related actions (Probation)
  27. 31 Authorize the General Services Department to release a Request for Proposal for wildfire risk reduction environmental and historic preservation consulting services, and take related actions (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience)
  28. 32 Defer to January 27, 2026, the study session on the Climate Resilience Project Inventory (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience)
  29. 33 Approve grant allocations in the total amount of $20,000 from the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fish and Game Propagation Fund for five local community projects to enhance fish and wildlife, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  30. 34 Approve revised multi-year master rate contract for provision of County-to-County Short Term Residential Treatment Program Services to foster children and youth, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  31. 35 Approve revised master rate contract for provision of Hearing Officers representation services for the County in Certification Review, Detention, and Capacity Hearings, approve first amendment to rate contract with Advocacy, Inc. to incorporate the new Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit for provision of Client representation in Certification Review, Detention, and Capacity Hearings, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  32. 36 Approve agreement with Monterey Marriott in the amount of up to $225,000 for provision of services and supplies required to host annual Medi-Cal Administrative Activities and Targeted Case Management conference on May 4 through May 8, 2026, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  33. 37 Accept and file 2025 Historic Context Statement Update (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  34. 38 Accept improvements and approve final construction cost of $191,950 for Ben Lomond Landfill Gas System Control Panel Emergency Replacement project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  35. 39 Accept improvements and final construction contract cost of $708,501.52 for the Miller Cutoff Road Post Mile 0.47 and 0.49 Storm Damage Repair project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  36. 40 Defer to on or before February 24, 2026, the recommendation for award of contract for design services for Rancho Rio Avenue Bridge replacement (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  37. 41 Approve Request for Proposals for professional on-call traffic engineering services, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  38. 42 AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: Approve five-year agreement with Colorado State University for X-band weather radar maintenance in the amount of $398,185, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  39. I The Board of Supervisors has received agendas and minutes from the following County advisory bodies (to be filed):