Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
April 28, 2026
·09:00 AM
Final
Agenda — 34 items
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Item 5 comment_Steinbruner, B (portal)
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Scheduled and Regular Departmental items – 9:00 AM or thereafter
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Consider update on the County’s use of artificial intelligence and the County Artificial Intelligence (AI) Elevation and Standardization Workplan 2026 for enterprise AI deployment, and take related actions (Information Services Department)
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Consider progress report on “Streamline Santa Cruz County” project, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
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Hold public hearing to consider approving in concept an "Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz Amending Chapter 12.10 of the Santa Cruz County Code to Delete Specific Local Amendments to the 2025 California Building Standards Code," confirm the proposal is exempt from requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)
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Consider annual report on status of the 2016-17 Winter Storm projects and 2023 Atmospheric River projects, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Hold public hearing to discuss vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts in compliance with Government Code Section 3502.3, and take related actions (Human Resources)
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(Government Code Section 54957.6)
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Minutes of April 14, 2026 (Clerk of the Board)
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Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Adopt an "Ordinance Amending Sections 9.28.020 and 9.28.030 of the Santa Cruz County Code Adding a Stop Intersection on 6th Avenue at Bonnie Street and Designating the Intersection of 6th Avenue and Bonnie Street as a Multi-way Stop Intersection” (Approved in concept April 14, 2026) (Clerk of the Board)
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Accept and file the Single Audit Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Accept and file update on the Payroll and Human Capital Management system project and timeline extension, and approve budget adjustment in the amount of $275,000, funded by General Fund contingencies, to continue implementation (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Approve appointment of Carla Cox as the County Counsel Representative to the Deferred Compensation Advisory Commission (County Counsel)
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Accept Notice of Completion for the improvements at the Main Jail Generator Upgrade Project, and take related actions (General Services Department)
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Accept and file status report on emergency work at the South County Government Center and the McDermott Fire Station pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 1102, and take related actions – 4/5 vote required (General Services Department)
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Item deleted from the agenda (Board of Supervisors - First District and Second District)
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Direct the Board Chair to send a letter of support for Senate Bill 1250, a measure to incorporate wildlife connectivity into state highway asset management and transportation planning, to the bill’s author and the County’s state legislative delegation (Board of Supervisors - Second District)
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Approve appointment of Leslie Drate as the Second District appointee to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors - Second District)
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Approve reappointment of Hugh McCormick as the Third District appointee to the Behavioral Health Advisory Board, as a consumer representative, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
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Approve appointment of Sandy Brown as the alternate to Supervisor Justin Cummings on the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
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Approve final appointment of David Molina to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, as an at-large representative of the Commission on Disabilities, for a term to expire April 1, 2027 (Clerk of the Board)
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Approve final appointment of Joseph Eaton to the Integrated Community Health Centers Co-Applicant Commission, as an at-large patient representative, for a term to expire December 11, 2026 (Clerk of the Board)
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Adopt resolution adopting the Santa Cruz County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 update, approve the California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Exemption for the plan, and take related actions (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience)
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Approve third amendment to agreement with Castlewood West, LLC, dba Alsana to assign all rights and responsibilities to Alsana Parent Holdings LLC, dba Alsana West NorCal, LLC, to provide for continuity of eating disorder services, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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Adopt resolution authorizing the Health Services Agency to sign State standard agreements included on the 2026-27 Continuing Agreements List, including any amendments and successor agreements for the same services, totaling approximately $130.2 million in combined revenue and expenditure agreements, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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Ratify first amendments to agreements with Housing Matters, increasing the amount by $42,361, for a new total of $242,261, and with Front Street Housing, Inc., making minor adjustments to reflect state and federal requirements, for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program (Human Services Department)
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Approve second amendment to agreement with CFSC, Inc., in the amount of $400,000, for a new total of $3,925,000, to complete the Freedom House Homekey Project, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
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Approve three recommended Child Care Developer Fee loans in the total amount of $60,763, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
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Adopt resolution confirming the established benefit assessments/service charges for Santa Cruz County Mosquito and Vector Control for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27, adopt resolution setting a public hearing on May 19, 2026 on the FY 2026-27 proposed rates, and take related actions (Agricultural Commissioner)
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Approve grant agreement with the State Coastal Conservancy in the amount of $350,000 for the Shark Fin Cove Coastal Access Planning Project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Approve expenditures in an amount up to $130,000 from County Service Area 5, Sand Dollar for rehabilitation of beach access stairways, as requested by Homeowners Association Representatives (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Schedule public hearing on June 30, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to consider approval of a resolution to revise and update a charge for recycling and solid waste services infrastructure at the County's Buena Vista Landfill, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FREEDOM COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT: Adopt resolution approving the updated Sewer System Management Plan, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)