Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
February 10, 2026
·09:00 AM
Final
Agenda — 44 items
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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
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Scheduled and Regular Departmental items – 9:00 AM or thereafter
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Consider presentation on the transition from the Mental Health Services Act to the Behavioral Health Services Act, including new State requirements for fund administration and distribution, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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Consider adopting resolution authorizing the Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience and General Services Department to apply for $2,299,303 in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) 2023 Mitigation Resilient Infrastructure and Planning Program (DR-4683) funding (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience)
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Consider adopting resolution authorizing the Community Development and Infrastructure Department to apply for $13,698,650 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) 2023/2024 Infrastructure and Mitigation Resilient Infrastructure and Planning Program (DR-4699) funding for county infrastructure and mitigation projects, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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Consider approving in concept “An Ordinance Amending Sections 7.130.030 and 7.130.110 (B)(5), (D), (H), (I), and (J) of the Santa Cruz County Code Regarding Grounds for License Suspension or Revocation of Retail Commercial Cannabis Licensees” and "An Ordinance Amending Sections 7.138.030 and 7.138.090 (D), (F), (G), and (H) of the Santa Cruz County Code Regarding Grounds for License Suspension or Revocation of Cannabis Farm Retail Licensees" that allow for license revocation or suspension associated with businesses whose operations become a public nuisance, and take related actions (County Exe
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Conduct a “de novo” public hearing to consider Development Permit Application 241371, regarding a proposed 57-unit multifamily building located at 841 Capitola Road (Assessor’s Parcel Number 026-491-40), and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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(Government Code Section 54957.6)
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Minutes of January 27, 2026
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Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Item moved to Regular Agenda as item 11.1 (Clerk of the Board)
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Accept and file the Treasurer’s Investment Transaction Report for the month of December 2025 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Accept and file the Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report for the period ending December 31, 2025 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Approve recommended revisions to County Policy and Procedures Manual Title I, Section 300 Contracts and Agreements, and take related actions (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Approve appointment of George Entis as the County Executive Officer’s representative to the Deferred Compensation Advisory Commission (County Executive Office)
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Approve the Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District Participation Policy (County Executive Office)
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Accept and file first biannual report for Fiscal Year 2025-26 on Cannabis Licensing Office operations, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
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Accept and file update on County strategic initiatives, including the County Operational Plan and community of practice, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
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Accept and award nine contracts, with a total not-to-exceed contract value of $55,890,837, for as-needed Job Order Contracting construction services, and take related actions (General Services Department)
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Ratify addendums to lease agreements with Encompass Community Services at 941 and 947 El Dorado Avenue, Santa Cruz and 321 E. Beach Street, Watsonville to provide temporary rent concessions supporting continued operation of County mental health programs, and take related actions (General Services Department)
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Approve agreement with Professional Technical Systems, Inc., dba ProTec, in the amount of $180,000 for structured cabling services at County facilities from January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, and take related actions (Information Services Department)
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Defer to on or before March 10, 2026, the status report on County artificial intelligence initiatives (Information Services Department)
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Accept nomination of John Flaniken for appointment to the Housing Advisory Commission, as an at-large market-rate housing developer and/or real estate industry representative (category 4), for a term to expire April 1, 2029, with final appointment to be considered on February 24, 2026 (Board of Supervisors - First District)
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Adopt resolution condemning escalating violence and harmful impacts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Operations, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
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Accept and file the Water Advisory Commission report for calendar years 2024 and 2025, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors)
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Accept and file the Latino Affairs Commission report for calendar years 2024 and 2025, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors)
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Accept and file the Women's Commission report for calendar years 2024 and 2025, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors)
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Accept and file the Mobile and Manufactured Home Commission report for calendar years 2024 and 2025, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors)
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Accept and file the Integrated Waste Management Local Task Force report for calendar years 2024 and 2025, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors)
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Accept and file the Workforce Development Board report for calendar years 2024 and 2025, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors)
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Accept and file the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission report for calendar years 2024 and 2025, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors)
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Accept nomination and approve appointment of Aracely Contreras to the Latino Affairs Commission, as an at-large representative of the City of Santa Cruz, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors)
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Accept notification of an at-large vacancy on the Resource Conservation District Board of Directors, with nominations for appointment to be received on February 24, 2026, and final appointment to be considered on March 10, 2026 (Board of Supervisors)
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Authorize grant application to the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program in the amount of $100,000 for the Santa Cruz County Seismic Water Infrastructure Continuity Plan (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience)
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Defer to on or before March 10, 2026, a report back on savings from the Secure Youth Treatment Facility and community-based diversion and support services in Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Probation)
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Approve gross pay adjustment for a Sheriff's Sergeant in the amount of $22,504.35, plus any Fair Labor Standards Act adjustments (Sheriff-Coroner)
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Ratify multi-year Participation Agreement with Manifest MedEx, in the minimum amount of $15,000 per calendar quarter, for provision of Health Information Exchange services until terminated, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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Approve lease agreement with CFSC, Inc. in the annual amount of $284,544 at 2416 Freedom Blvd. for the “Freedom House” Project Homekey site, approve sublease agreement with Bill Wilson Center in the annual amount of $1 at Freedom House, approve agreement with the Bill Wilson Center in the amount of $387,606 to provide youth transitional housing and rapid rehousing services, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
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Ratify Housing for Health Vendor Pool first amendment and new agreement with Housing Matters, adding compensation in the total amount of $849,529, to provide emergency shelter and rehousing services at Bridge House and Live Oak Landing to unsheltered adults with serious behavioral health conditions (Human Services Department)
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Approve first amendment to agreement with SCI Consulting Group, increasing compensation by $52,437.07, for the Mosquito and Vector Control benefit assessment ballot process, and take related actions (Agricultural Commissioner)
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Approve award of contract with Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group in the amount of $848,800 for professional civil engineering and environmental services for Rancho Rio Ave Bridge Replacement Project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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Approve first amendment to agreement with Mesiti-Miller Engineering, Inc., increasing the contract amount by $200,000 for a not-to-exceed total of $400,000 and extending the term to January 25, 2027, for Encroachment Review and Inspection Services, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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Approve first amendment to agreement with Dokken Engineering, Inc., of Folsom, increasing the amount by $22,469.15 for a not-to- exceed amount total of $541,033.02, and extending the period of performance to December 31, 2027, for additional environmental consulting services related to a March 2023 Storm Damage Site located at Eureka Canyon Road PM 5.17, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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Accept and file progress report on Recycling and Solid Waste long-term planning and zero waste goals, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)