City of Santa Cruz
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
MINUTES OF A CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
August 16, 2022
4:00 PM
Call to Order – Vice Mayor Watkins called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. in Council Chambers.
Roll Call
Present: Councilmembers Kalantari-Johnson, Golder, Cummings, Brown, Meyers; Vice Mayor Watkins; Mayor Brunner (arrived at 4:10 p.m.).
Absent: None.
Staff: City Manager M. Huffaker, Assistant City Manager L. Schmidt (via Zoom), City Attorney T. Condotti, Water Director R. Menard, Deputy Water Director/Water Engineering Manager H. Luckenbach (via Zoom), Director of Public Works M. Dettle (via Zoom), Chief of Police B.
Escalante (via Zoom), Director of Planning and Community Development L. Butler (via Zoom), Finance Director E. Cabell (via Zoom), Director of Information Technology K. Morgan (via Zoom), Fire Chief R. Oatey (via Zoom), Director of Parks and Recreation T. Elliot (via Zoom), Deputy City Clerk Administrator J. Wood, City Clerk Administrator B. Bush.
General Business
1. Securing Our Water Future City Council Study Session (WT) Water Director R. Menard and Deputy Water Director/Water Engineering Manager H. Luckenbach gave a presentation and responded to Councilmember questions.
Mayor Brunner opened the public comment period. The following people spoke.
Doug Engfer
Unidentified person
Mayor Brunner closed the public comment period.
August 16, 2022 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 6190 Consent Agenda
City Manager M. Huffaker and Elissa Benson, Assistant County Administrative Officer with the County of Santa Cruz, responded to Councilmember Cummings’ question.
Councilmember Kalantari-Johnson made a comment.
Mayor Brunner opened the public comment period. There were no speakers. Mayor Brunner closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Councilmember Kalantari-Johnson moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Watkins, to approve the Consent Agenda.
ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.
AYES: Councilmembers Kalantari-Johnson, Golder, Cummings, Brown, Meyers; Vice Mayor Watkins; Mayor Brunner.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
DISQUALIFIED: None.
2. $5M Short-Term Loan for the Purchase of Watsonville Community Hospital (CM) Motion carried authorizing the City Manager to execute a short-term loan agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, in the amount of $5 million with the County of Santa Cruz to support the purchase of the Watsonville Community Hospital (WCH) by August 31, 2022.
End Consent Agenda
Adjournment - The City Council adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: ss/Julia Wood, Deputy City Clerk Administrator, ATTEST: ss/Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator, APPROVED: ss/Sonja Brunner, Mayor.