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Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

March 24, 2026 ·09:00 AM Final
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Agenda — 50 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, 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
  2. 6 Scheduled and Regular Departmental items – 9:00 AM or thereafter
  3. 7 Consider status report on measured impact of opioids in Santa Cruz County, updates on internal opioid settlement fund grants to County departments, and opioid-related death and overdose data in Santa Cruz County (Health Services Agency, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office)
  4. 8 Consider update on Mental Health Client Action Network and Housing Matters’ “day services” program closures, ratify two amendments to agreements with Housing Matters, reducing compensation by $70,000, for the termination of mail and day services, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
  5. 9 Consider presentation on Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment and California Advanced Services Fund broadband expansion projects, and take related actions (Information Services Department)
  6. 10 Consider updates from the CORE Subcommittee on safety net funding priorities, application revisions, and evaluation process, approve CORE safety net funding priority recommendations to be used in future funding cycles, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors - Third District and Second District)
  7. 11 Staff has requested that this item de deleted from the agenda (Board of Supervisors - Fourth District and Second District)
  8. 12 Consider approving in concept an “Ordinance Adding Chapter 2.127 to the Santa Cruz County Code to Establish the Youth Commission,” and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  9. 13 Hold public hearing to review the proposed delisting of the SeaBreeze Tavern and the Discoveryland Preschool from the Santa Cruz County Historic Resources Inventory, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  10. 14 Hold public hearing to consider the 2025 General Plan Annual Report, accept and file two related annual reports, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)
  11. 15 Hold public hearing to consider adoption of a tribal compensation fee of $200 for three years, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  12. 16 The Board of Supervisors shall recess in order to permit the Board of Directors of the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District – Zone 7 to convene and carry out a specially scheduled meeting (Clerk of the Board)
  13. 17 Minutes of March 10, 2026 (Clerk of the Board)
  14. 18 Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  15. 19 Adopt an “Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors Adding Chapter 10.07 to the Santa Cruz County Code to Prohibit the Use of County Property for Civil Immigration Enforcement” (Approved in concept March 10, 2026) (Clerk of the Board)
  16. 20 Accept and file the Quarterly Financial Update for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  17. 21 Accept and file report on the Whistleblower Hotline activity for calendar year 2025 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  18. 22 Adopt resolution to participate in the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Election Security Program from July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, approve revenue agreement with the California Secretary of State for HAVA grant funds in the amount of $8,324.38, and take related actions (County Clerk/Elections)
  19. 23 Adopt resolution authorizing grant application to the California Board of State and Community Corrections Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Public Health and Safety Grant Program in the amount not to exceed $4,500,000 for the Regional Inoperable Next Generation digital radio system to support illicit cannabis enforcement, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  20. 24 Authorize a change in General Ledger (GL) Key, reassigning the Off-Shore Oil Drilling Coalition coordination agreement to GL Key 180601 from 181000, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  21. 25 Direct County staff to replace references to “Cesar Chavez Day” with “Farmworkers Day” where necessary, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  22. 26 Direct the Board Chair to send a letter of support for Assembly Bill 1761 and Senate Bill 1138, which would improve electricity rate transparency and reduce unnecessary energy procurement costs, to the bills’ authors and the County’s state legislative delegation (County Executive Office)
  23. 27 Accept and file report on the County’s current activities and potential costs, timelines and operational considerations to implement the Women’s Commission Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) recommendations (County Executive Office)
  24. 28 Declare specified equipment as surplus, and take related actions (General Services Department)
  25. 29 Adopt resolution to accept Offers to Dedicate public lateral beach access easements over coastal portions of the property owned by Alexander Randolph MacDonell and Judith Lynn MacDonell, Trustees of the MacDonell 2024 Living Trust dated October 2024 (APN 028-242-26), the property owned by B & L Property Investments, LLC(APN 046-321-06), and the property owned by David Diep and Linda Diep (APN 028-234-08), and take related actions (General Services Department)
  26. 30 Accept and file status report on emergency work at the South County Government Center pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 1102, and take related actions – 4/5 vote required (General Services Department)
  27. 31 Approve revised salary schedule, reflecting changes for the Physicians’ Representation Unit, as required by CalPERS pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5 (Human Resources)
  28. 32 Accept and file the Commission on Justice and Gender report for calendar years 2023 through 2025, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors)
  29. 33 Approve reappointment of Xaloc Cabanes as the First District appointee to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board, as a representative of consumers, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors - First District)
  30. 34 Approve the establishment of an ad hoc subcommittee comprised of Supervisor De Serpa and Cummings to review concerns related to the County’s severe weather shelter response, direct the Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience and Human Services Department to work with the subcommittee and identify opportunities for improvement, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors – Third District and Second District)
  31. 35 Direct the Board Chair to send a letter to the California Fish and Game Commission (CFGC), our state legislative delegation, and the Cities of Capitola and Santa Cruz, reaffirming the County's opposition to Marine Protected Area Petition 2023-33MPA (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
  32. 36 Direct the Board Chair to send a letter of support for Senate Bill 922, a measure that would improve funding for local road maintenance, to the bill’s author and the County’s state legislative delegation (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
  33. 37 Approve reappointment of Antonio Rivas as the Fourth District appointee to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board, as a representative of consumers, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors - Fourth District)
  34. 38 Approve final appointment of Alia Ayyad for appointment to the Board of Directors of the Community Action Board, as an at-large County representative, for a term to expire January 6, 2029 (Clerk of the Board)
  35. 39 Approve final appointment of Donald Croll to the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County Board of Directors for a term to expire November 26, 2028 (Clerk of the Board)
  36. 40 Approve Amendment No. 4 to a rate contract with American Medical Response West to extend the term for an additional 30 months for provision of 9-1-1 ambulance services in Santa Cruz County, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  37. 41 Approve amendments to three rate contracts with Front Street Inc., and its subsidiary, to assign all rights and responsibilities to subsidiaries of PacifiCare Health Management for provision of outpatient and residential services, ratify amendments to two rate contracts with Front Street Inc. to correct a rate error, approve two license agreements with subsidiaries of PacifiCare Health Management to allow joint operation of 126 Front St. and 102 Wheelock St., and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  38. 42 Defer to on or before August 25, 2026, status update on Access to Medical Care agreement progress (Health Services Agency)
  39. 43 Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara Counties for the Central Coast Pesticide Disposal Event, and take related actions (Agricultural Commissioner)
  40. 44 Adopt updated resolution for the Prohousing Designation Application, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)
  41. 45 Defer to on or before April 28,2026, report with recommendations on Building Code local amendments (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)
  42. 46 Defer to on or before August 25, 2026, the report back on the Housing Advisory Commission's review and recommendations regarding an affordable Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) bonus program and condominium conversion of ADUs (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  43. 47 Approve the amended Historic Resources Commission Bylaws (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  44. 48 Accept the improvements and final construction cost of $21,169,853.25 for the Soquel Drive Buffered Bike Lane and Congestion Mitigation Project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  45. 49 Approve first amendment to agreement with Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc., increasing compensation by $75,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $435,000 per fiscal year, and adding disposal pricing for an expanded selection of materials for the County’s household hazardous waste program, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  46. 50 Approve plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for the North Rodeo Gulch Road Post Mile 3.82 2017 Storm Damage Repair Project, Federal Project No. ER-32LO(013), set bid opening, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  47. 51 Approve plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for the Glenwood Cutoff Road Post Mile (PM) 0.02 and Glenwood Drive PM 2.02 2017 Storm Damage Repair Projects, Federal Project No. ER-32LO(005) AND ER-32LO(336), set bid opening and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  48. 52 Approve plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for the Eureka Canyon Road Post Mile 8.11 and 8.39 Storm Damage Project, Federal Project No. ER-15J2(001) and ER-32L0(260), set bid opening, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  49. 53 Ratify contract with Irish Excavation in the amount of $298,500 for Valencia Road Post Mile 0.22 Storm Damage Repair Project (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  50. 54 AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PAJARO STORM DRAIN MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, approve agreement with Verdantas, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of $75,651 for streamflow and flood forecasting on Corralitos Creek, authorize the use of non-standard indemnification terms, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)