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Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

May 19, 2026 ·09:00 AM Final
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Agenda — 53 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 Presentation of awards to the Santa Cruz County Fire Department Firefighters of the Year (Board of Supervisors)
  4. 8 Consider second report and recommendations of the ad hoc Board Subcommittee to Safeguard Health, Inclusion, Essential Services, and Local Defense (S.H.I.E.L.D.), and take related actions (Board of Supervisors - Fifth District and Fourth District)
  5. 9 Consider directing staff to attend meetings, if available, and work with the Third District office, local partner agencies, and interest groups on the development of a North Coast transportation project proposal and financing plan (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
  6. 10 Hold public hearing to consider resolution confirming Fiscal Year 2026-27 benefit assessment rates and service charge reports proposed for County Service Area (CSA) 53, CSA 53 North, CSA 53 South, and County-wide Mosquito and Vector Control, and take related actions (Agricultural Commissioner)
  7. 11 Consider adopting resolution approving the Santa Cruz County Safety Action Plan (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  8. 12 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 5 to convene and carry out a regularly scheduled meeting (Clerk of the Board)
  9. 13 Consider the proposed County Strategic Plan 2026–2032, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  10. 14 (Government Code Section 54957.6)
  11. 15 Minutes of April 28, 2026
  12. 16 Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  13. 17 Adopt "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" (Approved in concept April 28, 2026) (Clerk of the Board)
  14. 18 Adopt resolution to establish a Recorder Notification Program pursuant to Senate Bill 255 (Assessor - Recorder)
  15. 19 Accept and file report for the 3rd Quarter Review of the Statement of Assets in the County Treasury (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  16. 20 Accept and file the Treasurer’s Quarterly Investment Report for the period ending March 31, 2026 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
  17. 21 Approve transfer of appropriations in the total amount of $12,152,666 for various County departments and funds, approve use of General Fund Contingencies in the amount of $45,000 to replace failed equipment, adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the total amount of $7,975,030 for various County departments and funds, and take related actions – 4/5 vote required (County Executive Office)
  18. 22 Approve agreement with Manifest MedEx in the amount of $3,969,866 for a countywide health data sharing system, adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $3,969,866 from the Health Services Agency’s Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Capacity and Infrastructure Transition, Expansion and Development (CITED) Round 3 funding for system implementation, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
  19. 23 Direct the Board Chair to send a letter of support for Assembly Bill 1821, a measure clarifying deadlines under the California Public Records Act, to the bill’s author and the County’s state legislative delegation (County Executive Office)
  20. 24 Defer to on or before August 25, 2026, consideration of the Women’s Commission Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) ordinance recommendation (County Executive Office)
  21. 25 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)
  22. 26 Accept and file status report on emergency work at the McDermott Fire Station pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 1102, and take related actions – 4/5 vote required (General Services Department)
  23. 27 Approve Tentative Agreement with the Sheriff's Correctional Officer Unit, and take related actions (Human Resources)
  24. 28 Approve revisions to County Policy and Procedures Manual, Title VI, Section 463, County Worker Acceptable Use Policy, and take related actions (Information Services Department)
  25. 29 Accept and file the final report for the Santa Cruz Container-Based Sanitation Pilot Program (Board of Supervisors - First District)
  26. 30 Approve final appointment of Luke Jones to the Housing Advisory Commission, as an at-large lower-income renters or farmworkers representative (category 2), for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Clerk of the Board)
  27. 31 Approve final appointment of Brenda Gutierrez Baeza to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, as an at-large consumer representative, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Clerk of the Board)
  28. 32 Approve final appointment of Sacha Defoy to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Commission, as an at-large consumer representative, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Clerk of the Board)
  29. 33 Approve amended bylaws of the Measure Q Citizens Oversight Advisory Board (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience)
  30. 34 Approve second amendment to agreement with Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County, increasing compensation by $61,975, for a new total of $161,504, to enhance aftercare services for women in custody, and take related actions (Sheriff-Coroner)
  31. 35 Accept and file the Health Services Agency Health Centers Division’s second quarterly report on strategies to address productivity, revenue losses, and ongoing work with Service Employees International Union Local 521 on options to maintain radiology and county services broadly (Health Services Agency)
  32. 36 Approve first amendment to agreement with Front Street, Inc., increasing the compensation by $62,259, for a total amount of $435,814, to expand housing navigation services, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  33. 37 Approve first amendment to agreement with Front Street Housing, Inc., in the amount of $12,336, for a new total of $926,959, to expand supported housing program capacity, approve first amendment to rate agreement with Front Street, Inc., in the amount of $317,659, to add cost reimbursement programs for housing support services program start-up at Harvey West Studios, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
  34. 38 Approve agreements with Goodwill Central Coast in the amount of $754,879 and Santa Cruz County Office of Education in the amount of $800,000 to provide employment and job training services funded through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
  35. 39 Approve multi-year agreement with Community Bridges in the amount of $647,000, to provide support for Medi-Cal application completion for justice-involved individuals, and take related actions (Human Services Department, Probation Department and Sheriff’s Office)
  36. 40 Ratify first amendment to agreement with Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc., increasing the amount by $18,000 for a new total of $162,000, to expand outreach Connector Services in South County as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (Human Services Department)
  37. 41 Ratify grant application and approve grant agreement with the James Irvine Foundation in the amount of $1,000,000 for the Better Careers Public Sector Practice Change program to implement a Worker-Center Systems Change through December 31, 2028, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
  38. 42 Direct the Board Chair to send a letter of opposition to Senate Bill 1327, a measure proposing to remove electric vehicle chargers from the regulatory jurisdiction of the California Department of Food and Agriculture Division of Measurement Standards and county sealers of weights and measures, to the bill‘s author and the County’s state legislative delegation (Agricultural Commissioner)
  39. 43 Authorize the Director of Community Development and Infrastructure to conditionally commit County Housing Funds to three applicants for affordable housing predevelopment or rehabilitation activities in response to the Notice of Funding Availability issued by Community Development and Infrastructure in March of 2026, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)
  40. 44 Schedule a public hearing on June 9, 2026, at 9:00 AM or thereafter, to consider approving in concept an "Ordinance Amending Santa Cruz County Code Chapters 13.10 and 13.20 Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units" (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)
  41. 45 Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 9:00 AM or thereafter, to consider amendments to the General Plan/Local Coastal Program, Land Use Designation Map, County Code, and Zoning Map, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)
  42. 46 Adopt resolution confirming Consumer Price Index increase in benefit assessment/sewer service charges for County Service Area 7 Zone 2 - Boulder Creek for Fiscal Year 2026-27, schedule a public hearing on June 30, 2026, at 9:00 AM or thereafter, to consider the proposed benefit assessment/service charge reports, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  43. 47 Approve plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for the San Lorenzo Way Bridge Replacement, Federal Project No. BRLO-5936(086), set bid opening for 2:00 p.m. on June 18, 2026, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
  44. 48 Approve the 2026 Village Market event road closures, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  45. 49 Approve the Public Improvement and Reimbursement Agreement with Pacific West Communities, Inc., and Linc Housing Corporation to construct a new eastbound right-turn lane at Soquel Drive and 41st Avenue, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  46. 50 Approve multi-year contract with Gray-Bowen-Scott in the not-to-exceed amount of $467,000 for project management services for the Soquel Drive Multimodal Project Phase 2, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  47. 51 Approve payment processing agreement and merchant services agreement with CSG Forte for processing credit and debit card payments, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  48. 52 Approve purchase of fixed assets in the total amount of $75,313 for a tire de-rimmer and monitoring equipment for the Buena Vista Landfill, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  49. 53 Approve the Request for Proposals for Professional Civil Engineering Design and Environmental Consulting Services for the Larkspur Street Bridge over San Lorenzo River Bridge Replacement Project (Bridge No. 36C-0068, Federal Project No. BRLO-5936(112)), and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  50. 54 Adopt resolution to initiate annexation proceedings with the Santa Cruz Local Agency Formation Commission for County Service Area 7 Zone 2 Boulder Creek, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  51. 55 Defer to on or before June 30, 2026, the award of contract for Engineering, Geotechnical, and Environmental Services for December 2022 and March 2023 Storm Damage Projects (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  52. 56 Defer to on or before June 30, 2026, the award of contract for Professional On-Call traffic Engineering services (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
  53. I The Board of Supervisors has received agendas and minutes from the following County advisory bodies (to be filed):