Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting
June 30, 2026
·09:00 AM
Final
Agenda — 86 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 approval of the Proposed 2026-27 Budget for Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services, including any supplemental materials, and take related actions, as outlined in the referenced budget documents, and as recommended by the County Executive Officer (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)
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Consider the final County Strategic Plan 2026–2032, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
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Consider report on revenue options to address pavement management on County-maintained roads, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
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Consider approval of the Measure D 5-Year Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Hold public hearing to consider proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 benefit assessment/sewer service charge report for the Sanitation County Service Area 7 Zone 2 - Boulder Creek, and take related action (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Hold public hearing to consider approving a resolution updating charge for Recycling and Solid Waste Services infrastructure at the County's Buena Vista Landfill for Fiscal Years 2026-27 through 2030-31, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Hold continued public hearing to consider certification of the vote results for County Service Area 13A, Oak Flat Road benefit assessment, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Hold continued public hearing to consider certification of the vote results for County Service Area 36, Forest Glen's Norman Zone F benefit assessment, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Hold public hearing to consider County Service Area (CSA) 48, CSA 48 2020 and CSA 4 Fire Protection special benefit assessment charge reports for Fiscal Year 2026-27, and take related actions (General Services Department)
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Consider approving in concept an “Ordinance Amending Section 2.46.060 of the Santa Cruz County Code Regarding Officers of the Civil Service Commission”, and take related actions (Human Resources)
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Recognize and congratulate the graduates of the County’s Learn, Engage, Apply, Perform (LEAP) Leadership Training Program in Fiscal Year 2025-26, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
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Consider authorizing the issuance of a proclamation honoring Assistant Chief Probation Officer Valerie Thompson on her retirement, to be signed by all members of the Board (Board of Supervisors)
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Consider authorizing the issuance of a proclamation honoring Assistant County Executive Officer Elissa Benson on the occasion of her departure from the County of Santa Cruz, to be signed by all members of the Board (Board of Supervisors)
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(Government Code Section 54957.6)
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Minutes of June 9, 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 "Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz Amending Santa Cruz County Code Chapters 9.36, 13.10, 13.11, 13.16, 13.20, 16.10, 16.10A, 16.20, 16.20A, 16.42, and 18.10, and Amending the Zoning Map to Change the Zoning of Parcels APN 026-091-54, 026-261-17, 029-071-13, 030-121-34, 042-151-23, 070-301-01, and 074-152-30 to streamline provisions, ensure compliance with applicable State and federal law, and enhance clarity, accuracy, and internal consistency within the Santa Cruz County Code," (Approved in concept June 9, 2026) (Clerk of the Board)
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Adopt "An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz Amending Santa Cruz County Code Chapters 13.10 and 13.20 Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units" (Approved in concept June 9, 2026) (Clerk of the Board)
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Adopt “Ordinance Amending Santa Cruz County Code Section 10.40.020 and Repealing and Replacing Santa Cruz County Code Section 10.04.285 Regarding Use of County Action Sports Facilities” (Approved in concept June 9, 2026) (Clerk of the Board)
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Accept and file the Treasurer’s Investment Transaction Report for the month of May 2026 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Accept and file the Quarterly Financial Update for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Authorize the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector to transfer unclaimed money in the total amount of $96,087.25 to the General Fund (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Adopt resolution for tax and revenue anticipation loans for fire and special districts, and take related action (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Adopt resolution for tax and revenue anticipation loans for school districts, and take related action (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
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Accept and file the Statement of Vote for the June 2, 2026 Primary Election (County Clerk/Elections)
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Accept and file the second annual report of the Office of Inspector General (County Executive Office)
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Defer to August 25, 2026, a report on the County’s California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) implementation activities (County Executive Office)
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Authorize the General Services Department to add the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission's "America 250" flag to the 2026 Flag and Lighting Schedule, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
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Adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $50,000 for agreement with Richard Charter for Off-Shore Oil Drilling Coalition coordination (County Executive Office)
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Approve property acquisitions for the Highway 1 Bus-on-Shoulder and Rail Trail Segment 12 Project, and take related actions (General Services Department)
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Approve change order to the construction contract with Cool Tech Mechanical in the amount of $28,936, exceeding 10 percent of the original contract amount for construction services, and take related actions (General Services Department)
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AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY: Accept the terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Successor Agency, a public body, corporate and politic, and Brommer Street Housing, L.P., for the sale of portions of the real property located at 855, 901, and 905 7th Avenue (APN Nos. 026-261-13, 026-261-16, and 026-261-17), and take related actions (General Services Department)
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Accept and file annual report on the Living Wage Program, and adopt resolution setting the living wage effective July 1, 2026 (General Services Department)
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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)
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Accept and file status report on emergency work at the McDermott Fire Station pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 1102, authorize the Director of General Services to execute a contract with ServPro in the amount of $230,000 for repairs, and take related actions – 4/5 vote required (General Services Department)
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Adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $400,000 for the McDermott Leach Field Repair Project, and take related actions (General Services Department)
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Defer to on or before October 6, 2026, the findings, conceptual alternatives, and recommendations for next steps of the housing viability study on a portion of the County Government Center and Water Street campuses (General Services Department)
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Approve revised salary schedule, reflecting changes for the District Attorney Inspectors’ Representation Unit, as required by CalPERS pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5 (Human Resources)
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Approve the Sheriff’s Correctional Officer Association Memorandum of Understanding, and take related actions (Human Resources)
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Authorize the Human Resources Department, Risk Management Division to purchase insurance policies as budgeted and allocated in Fiscal Year 2026-27 (Human Resources)
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Direct the Board Chair to send a letter of support for Assembly Bill 1817, the Mobile Home Fair Process Act, to the bill’s author and share a copy with our State legislative delegation (Board of Supervisors - First District)
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Direct the Board Chair to send a letter of support for Senate Bill 722, the Mobile Home Park Protection Act, to the bill’s author and share a copy with our State legislative delegation (Board of Supervisors - First District)
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Approve second amendment to agreement with Richard Charter, increasing the amount to $400,000 and extending the term to June 30, 2027, for Off-Shore Oil Drilling Coalition coordination, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors - Third District)
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Approve final appointment of specified at-large representatives to the Workforce Development Board, for terms to expire June 30, 2030 (Clerk of the Board)
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Accept and file update on the 2025 County Coordinator Program extension of $151,500 grant from the California Fire Safe Council and recognition of Santa Cruz County as a designated Fire Risk Reduction Community by the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and take related actions (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience)
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Approve modification of designated grant recipients for two Measure Q Fiscal Year 2025-26 Grant Awards, and authorize staff to execute grant agreements totaling $175,000 with Sempervirens Fund and Land Trust of Santa Cruz County (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience and Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)
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Approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to sign agreements awarded through Request for Proposals 25P1-006 in the total amount of $695,000 for juvenile justice-based services, and take related actions (Probation)
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Approve first amendment to agreement with Catalis Courts & Land Records, LLC in the amount of $461,365.56 to extend the term two years, retroactive to July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, for the Caseload Explorer case management system, and take related actions (Probation)
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Approve first amendment to agreement with Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County in the amount of $5,125, for a new total of $60,685, for anger management classes, approve conversion of purchase order with MENtors to an agreement in the amount of $63,138.90 for court-mandated curriculum supporting father involvement and co-parenting services, and take related actions (Probation)
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Approve first amendment to agreement with Applied Survey Research to extend the term to October 1, 2026 for Proposition 47 Comprehensive Access to Education, Family Engagement, and Services (CAFES) program evaluation services, and take related actions (Probation)
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Approve second amendment to agreement with Justice System Partners to extend the term to August 31, 2026 for Proposition 47 Comprehensive Access to Education, Family Engagement, and Services (CAFES) program training, and take related actions (Probation)
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Approve second amendment to agreement with Partners for Justice Inc., increasing the amount by $842,601 for a new total of $2,061,033, and extending the term through June 30, 2028, for holistic advocacy support, and take related actions (Public Defenders Office)
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Approve agreement with Aramark Correctional Services, LLC in the amount of $2,200,000 for food services, and take related actions (Sheriff-Coroner)
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Approve first amendment to agreement with Praxis Associates, LLC, increasing compensation by $42,000, for a total amount of $196,875, to expand scope to include Mental Health Block Grant First Episode Psychosis/Early Serious Mental Illness evaluation activities, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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Approve first amendment to agreement with California Mental Health Services Authority, increasing the amount by $8,224,915 for new three-year total of $8,419,915, and revising provisions and exhibits related to expanded scope, for development and implementation of SmartCare Electronic Health Record system for the Health Services Agency Behavioral Health Division, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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Approve first amendment to agreement with Hansine Fisher & Associates, increasing the amount by $50,000 for new maximum amount of $270,000 for increased County Based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities and Targeted Case Management Consortium services, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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Approve second amendment to agreement with Netsmart to extend the term through June 30, 2029, revise provisions related to County data upon termination, and revise Schedule B to add payment schedule for extended term for increase in encumbrance of $2,160,266, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
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Accept and file report on non-standard agreements up to $100,000 in value executed by Health Services Agency (Health Services Agency)
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Adopt resolution authorizing the Health Services Agency Behavioral Health Division to have applied for and to participate in Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program for Youth Crisis Residential and Stabilization Program located at 5300 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, and take related action (Health Services Agency)
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Adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in amount of $225,000 for reimbursement of Environmental Health services covered under County Service Area 12, Wastewater Management for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Health Services Agency)
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Approve first amendment (Human Services Department)
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Approve third amendment to agreement with CSG, Inc., extending the term to June 30, 2027, and expanding the scope of services to include soils report review, for building plan check related services (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)
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Item 69 pulled from Consent Agenda; Added to Regular Agenda as Item 6.1 (Clerk of the Board)
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Accept and file status update on emergency culvert replacement at North Rodeo Gulch Rd at Rodeo Mobile Estates, find that the emergency continues to exist pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 1102, and take related actions – 4/5 vote required (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Accept and file status update on emergency diesel tank repair at the Ben Lomond Transfer Station, find that the emergency continues to exist pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 1102, and take related actions – 4/5 vote required (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Accept the improvements and approve the final cost of $3,175,162.46 for the Highway 152/Holohan Road Intersection Project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)
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Adopt resolution delegating authority to the Directors of the Department of Community Development and Infrastructure, General Services Department, and the Department of Parks, Open Spaces and Cultural Services to execute and record Notices of Completion for Public Works projects, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works, General Services Department, and Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)
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Adopt resolution approving the updated Sewer System Management Plan for County Service Areas 5 – Sand Dollar, 7 – Boulder Creek and 10 – Rolling Woods, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Approve on-call list of qualified solid waste engineering consultants through June 30, 2030, approve four-year contract with GeoSyntec Consultants, Inc., in the amount of $431,489 per year for solid waste engineering consultant services, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Approve transfer of funds in the amount of $2,724,469 from the Department of Community Development and Infrastructure (CDI) Recycling and Solid Waste Services 'structures and improvements' to CDI Recycling and Solid Waste Services 'intra-fund transfers' for Buena Vista Transfer Station Reserve (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Approve plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for the Robertson Street Signalization Project, set online bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on July 30, 2026, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Approve plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for the Soquel San Jose Road PM 5.55 Storm Damage Repair Project, Federal Project No. ER-15J2 (004), set bid opening, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Approve contract agreement with MNS Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $1,390,000 for Construction Management Services for the San Lorenzo Way Bridge Replacement project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Approve four-year agreement with Campos Bros. Recovery, Inc. in the amount of $100,000 per fiscal year for appliance decommissioning services at the County’s solid waste disposal sites, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Approve amendment to agreement with Geo-Logic Associates for geotechnical engineering services, extending the contract term to December 30, 2027, and incorporating the 2026 fee schedule rate sheet, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Approve second amendment to agreement with Second Harvest Food Bank in the amount of $50,000 for Edible Food Recovery Support Services, authorize the Deputy CEO, Director of Community Development and Infrastructure to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with other city jurisdictions on behalf of the County, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Authorize release of Requests for Proposals for Professional Civil Engineering Services for the Fern Drive Bridge Replacement Project (Bridge No. 36C-0071), and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Defer to on or before September 15, 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)
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Ratify agreement with McKim Corporation in the amount of $4,514,248.60 for the 2026 Pavement Management Project (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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Approve revenue agreement with Pajaro Valley Unified School District in the amount of $600,000 for Expanded Learning Opportunities Programming, and take related actions (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)
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Approve agreement with WhiteWater West Industries Ltd., In the amount of $645,526 for the Simpkins Family Swim Center Waterslide Project, and take related actions (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)
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Schedule a public hearing on August 11, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter, to adopt the Moran Lake Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Plan, and take related actions (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)
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AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAVENPORT COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT: Adopt resolution approving the updated Sewer System Management Plan for the Davenport County Sanitation District, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
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The Board of Supervisors has received agendas and minutes from the following County advisory bodies (to be filed):