Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

Agenda — 46 items

1. 5 Item 5 comment_Golovko, P
2. 6 Scheduled and Regular Departmental items – 9:00 AM or thereafter
3. 7 Consider adopting a resolution approving the Infrastructure Financing Plan for the Scotts Valley Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) and the allocation of County property tax increment within the Scotts Valley EIFD (County Executive Office)
4. 8 Consider supplemental report on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Adopted Budget and General Fund outlook, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
5. 9 Consider final report and recommendations of the CORE Subcommittee, and take related actions (Board of Supervisors - Third District and Second District)
6. 10 Consider approving in concept an “Ordinance Adding Chapter 8.51 to the Santa Cruz County Code to Adopt the Principles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women,” and take related actions (County Executive Office)
7. 11 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)
8. 12 Presentation from the Santa Cruz Small Business Development Center (SBDC) regarding its services to Santa Cruz County businesses and entrepreneurs, local economic development impacts, and examples of successful businesses assisted through the SBDC (County Executive Office)
9. 13 (Government Code Section 5496.9(d)(1))
10. 14 Minutes of September 15, 2026 (Clerk of the Board)
11. 15 Accept claims as approved by the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
12. 16 Adopt "Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz Granting a Planned Unit Development as Allowed by Santa Cruz County Code Relating to the Establishment of Development Standards for Application No. 251276 (APNs 025-032-33, 025-032-34, and 025-032-35)” (Approved in concept September 15, 2026) (Clerk of the Board)
13. 17 Adopt resolution fixing and levying the 2026-2027 tax rates (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
14. 18 Adopt resolution approving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Budget for County Funds and Special Districts governed by the Board of Supervisors, adopt resolution establishing FY 2026-27 appropriation limitations for the County and Special Districts governed by the Board of Supervisors, adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue related to the prior fiscal year, and take related actions (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
15. 19 Approve third change order to agreement with Guidehouse in an amount not to exceed $75,000 for post-production extended support with the County‘s recently implemented human capital management system, and take related actions (Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector)
16. 20 Ratify revenue agreement with the City of Santa Cruz to allow the County Recorder to collect Measure C Transfer Tax (Assessor - Recorder)
17. 21 Adopt resolution to consolidate jurisdictions with the November 3, 2026, Statewide General Election (County Clerk/Elections)
18. 22 Accept and file update on Board-directed initiatives for the County of Santa Cruz American Rescue Plan Act Recovery Plan, and take related actions (County Executive Office)
19. 23 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)
20. 24 Accept and adopt the recommendation of the Mobile and Manufactured Home Commission that the reasonable rate of return for qualified mobile home park capital improvements remain at twelve percent (12%) (Human Resources)
21. 25 Approve the Law Enforcement Middle Management Unit Memorandum of Understanding (Human Resources)
22. 26 Adopt resolution amending Salary Resolution No. 279-75 to adjust the effective date of the cost-of-living increase for specified Environmental Health classifications in the Unrepresented Group classifications, and take related actions (Human Resources)
23. 27 Approve agreement with CDW Government LLC, in the amount of $499,576.25 for a five-year VMware software subscription, and take related actions (Information Services Department)
24. 28 Defer to November 17, 2026, the update on broadband expansion and related activities in Santa Cruz County (Information Services Department)
25. 29 Adopt a position of opposition to Proposition 44, the Clinic Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, appearing on the November 3, 2026, statewide ballot, and direct the Board Chair to send letters of opposition to Santa Cruz County's state legislative delegation (Board of Supervisors - First District)
26. 30 Approve appointment of Samantha Vroomen as a First District appointee to the Commission on the Environment, for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors - First District)
27. 31 Defer to on or before November 17, 2026, a report back regarding progress on developing policy guidelines that strengthen local worker and resident preferences for government-funded and inclusionary affordable housing (Board of Supervisors - Third District and Fourth District)
28. 32 Approve final appointment of Kathybelle Barlow 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 Adopt resolution accepting unanticipated revenue in the amount of $1,781,217 from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Disaster Assistance Act for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection Program cost share (Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience)
30. 34 Approve rate/fee-for-service agreement with Encompass Community Services in the amount of $7,047,176 to provide various mental health outpatient, residential and housing support services to adult and youth clients, approve rate/fee-for-service agreement with Encompass Community Services in the amount of $10,666,495 to provide various substance use disorder services to adult and youth clients, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
31. 35 Approve multi-year rate agreement with Carelon Behavioral Health for psychiatric and residential substance use disorder utilization management services for eligible beneficiaries, and take related action (Health Services Agency)
32. 36 Approve agreement with Front St. Inc., in the amount of $904,833 to provide supportive housing services at Harvey West Studios and adjacent supportive housing sites and housing connector services supporting full-service partnership teams, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
33. 37 Approve first amendment to rate/fee-for-service agreement with New Life Community Services, increasing the encumbrance by $319,000 for a total amount of $5,286,509, to fund new Recovery Residence for adults with substance use disorders, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
34. 38 Approve third amendment to multi-year rate agreement with Dientes Community Dental Care for the Watsonville Health and Dental Center to adjust annual rates, fund and upgrade the County’s aging dental equipment in an amount not to exceed $90,000, and update Exhibit C – Standard County / Agency Provisions, and take related actions (Health Services Agency)
35. 39 Approve agreement with Abode Services in the amount of $1,001,838 to expand permanent supportive housing navigation services and rehousing rental assistance to those eligible for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, and take related actions (Human Services Department)
36. 40 Accept and file the Mosquito Abatement/Vector Control Annual Report for 2025 (Agricultural Commissioner)
37. 41 Accept and file the Santa Cruz County 2025 Crop Report (Agricultural Commissioner)
38. 42 Defer to on or before October 20, 2026, a public hearing to consider the Year 2027 Growth Goal (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)
39. 43 Ratify third amendment to agreement with Hello Housing to extend the term to December 31, 2026 for the Accessory Dwelling Unit Incentive Program (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)
40. 44 Item 44 was moved to Regular Agenda as Item 12.1
41. 45 Approve agreement with Peterson Tractor Company in the amount of $516,213.38, to rebuild Caterpillar D9T Dozer at the Buena Vista Landfill, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
42. 46 Approve first amendment to contract with Betz Works Inc., increasing compensation by $3,400, for construction services, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
43. 47 Approve fixed asset purchase in the total amount of $597,810.31, including direct and overhead costs, for a Caterpillar 966 Wheeled Loader for the Buena Vista disposal site transfer operation and landfill closure, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
44. 48 Accept 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)
45. 49 Defer to on or before October 20, 2026, the award of contract for Professional Engineering Services for the Shark Fin Cove Beach Access Parking Lot Improvement Project (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)
46. 50 Approve agreement with Splashtacular, LLC in the amount of $523,328.96 for the Simpkins Family Swim Center Waterslide Expansion Project, and take related actions (Parks, Open Spaces, and Cultural Services)

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