Agenda packet — Santa Cruz City Council, May 24, 2023

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Special Meeting – May 24, 2023
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City Council Special Meeting
9:00 A.M.

Call to Order
Roll Call
Presentations
The proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget can be found here:
https://www.cityofsantacruz.com/government/city-departments/finance/citybudget/fy-2024-budget 5/24/2023 City Council Special Meeting 3
Presentations (continued)

1. FY 2024 Proposed Budget
Conduct the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget Hearings, receive presentations from the following departments, and provide feedback to staff for preparation of the FY 2024 Adopted Budget.

Schedule of presentations (subject to change):
1) Public Comment
2) Library
3) Finance
4) Human Resources
5) Information Technology
6) Police
7) Fire
8) Council and City Manager
9) Public Works
10)Parks and Recreation
11)Water
12)Capital Investment Program
Adjournment
City Council Special Meeting

AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 05/13/2023
AGENDA OF: 05/24/2023
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
SUBJECT: FY 2024 Proposed Budget
RECOMMENDATION: Conduct the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget Hearings, receive presentations from the following departments, and provide feedback to staff for preparation of the FY 2024 Adopted Budget.

Schedule of presentations (subject to change):
1) Public Comment
2) Library
3) Finance
4) Human Resources
5) Information Technology
6) Police
7) Fire
8) Council and City Manager
9) Public Works
10) Parks and Recreation
11) Water
12) Capital Investment Program

1.1 Brittany Inclan
From: Laura W. McFarland <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2023 3:25 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Rebuild Harvey West Pool
Dear City Council,
Both of my children have been participating in Little League at Harvey West Park for the past six years. We adore Harvey West Park. It's to no one's surprise that the park is being taken over by unsafe behavior (there are almost always people using needles in the bathroom every single time we're there for baseball practice or a game). Yesterday my son said someone was yelling, "I'm going to kill all of you" to the entire team during his game. The police are stretched so thin in this town that no one calls them anymore. The recent attack on the city worker at the Friendship Garden at Harvey West is more than concerning. There's not only human feces littered around the bathrooms, but also blood splattered from IV drug use. This park is going to turn into a skid row situation if we don't do something about it. Having a community pool is a solution that will invite more community and families. Just yesterday I was talking to Little League parents about renting out a pool for a team party. I had inquired about the Harvey West pool and it was unavailable. We ended up renting out the Elk's Lodge pool. How great would it be if the Harvey West pool was rebuilt so community members could swim, take lessons, and rent out the pool for parties? It would bring money in for the city and it would help clean up Harvey West park. Time is of the essence with Harvey West Park. Let's not lose this gem of a space to drugs and crime when it has the potential for family gathering, community building and a new and improved pool!
Thank you for considering,
Laura McFarland (elementary school teacher in our community, and mom to two boys, aged 11 and 8)

1.2 Brittany Inclan
From: Kathleen Ferraro <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2023 3:31 PM
To: City Council
Subject: city pool request to consider funding for a new Pool complex Dear City Council,
I wanted to ask that the City consider upgrading/rebuilding Harvey West Pool. The city is in need of a new pool, accessible to all and one to meet the needs of a growing community. We have been severely underserved with the current pool and I think it's time to rethink what this would entail. Maybe something similar to the pool complex at Simpkins Swim Center. I know there are many needs in our community yet this is one that enhances the health and welfare of our community for all ages.

Thank you,
Kathy Ferraro
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Kathy O'Hara Ferraro
Co-Producer Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour - Santa Cruz Friends of WomenCARE - LUNAFEST
Retiree - UC Santa Cruz
[email protected]
"Do what you love, love what you do"

1.3 Brittany Inclan
From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2023 4:20 PM
To: City Council
Subject: An appeal for a new pool
Dear City Council members,
I’m looking forward to a rebuild or replacement of Harvey West pool. I swam there for years and miss what it was like when it was younger.

We live in a town by the sea and everyone should have the opportunity to learn how to swim, seniors need exercise and socializaƟon opportuniƟes, and a pool is a wonderful place for singles, families, and groups. It’s a source of good clean fun!
It would be great if we could have an addiƟonal swim center in Santa Cruz – something like Simpkins. I hope that this is something that can happen in the near future rather than many years from now.

Lynn Flink

1.4 Brittany Inclan
From: Adrienne Noyes <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 7:01 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Aquatic Center Harvey West
Dear CIty Council—
I’m wriƟng to you as a community member who has searched for pool opƟons in the greater Santa Cruz area. I live on the West side of Santa Cruz and have tried going to Simpkin’s for my own personal lap swim and for free swim with my 18mo old daughter, but the Ɵmes are challenging to make and there are unfortunately no other opƟons. I used to swim at UCSC with the masters team, but the schedule there is inconsistent and I now actually swim in Palo Alto with the masters team at Stanford on the days I work but have no opƟons in Santa Cruz on the days I don’t. The Stanford program is very supported by the university and is incredibly reliable and consistent. I would love to be able to swim consistently in Sant Cruz and closer to home. I know the masters team coaches would like to have consistency but there are a lot of obstacles that inevitably impact the community of swimmers in the area.

I grew up in the East Bay in a very swim/water polo centered community. My husband and I would both love to conƟnue our own swimming lifestyles, but we would also love to be able to have a place for our children to learn water safety, swim, and play water polo close to home. We love Santa Cruz but know that it lacks the aquaƟc faciliƟes to have reliable and consistent schedules for all of the above, and I strongly feel an aquaƟc center would at large benefit the enƟre community; from children to seniors. It is an enƟty that is incredibly lacking not only for myself and my family but also for many families I have spoken with in the area.

Thanks so much for considering a Harvey West AquaƟc Center. In such a water-centered community I feel it would be a crucial bridge for water safety, water sports and building camaraderie among every generaƟon the Park and RecreaƟon strives to serve.

Adrienne Noyes

1.5 Brittany Inclan
From: Julie Kimball <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 8:20 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West swim center
Dear Members of the Santa Cruz City Council,
I very strongly and enthusiastically advocate for the proposal of renovating the Harvey West Swim Center! I taught the beginning levels of swimming at UCSC for over 30 years. I learned that learning to swim is a social and economic privilege when in reality it's a skill that all people should have access to.

I have taught swimming and survival skills to students from around the world, students who have had accidents in water, surfers who can surf but cannot swim the crawl, students who joined the Navy Seals, students who need to destress. The list of reasons for learning to swim is endless.

Please seriously consider renovating the Harvey West pool.

Thank you for your consideration,
Sincerely,
Julie Kimball

1.6 Brittany Inclan
From: Leslie Hamel <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 8:58 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Hello!,
I am an avid masters swimmer and we would love to see a permanent home for the city of Santa Cruz where lap swimming can be readily available to the entire community. Ideally a 50 Meter size pool would help facilitate multiple uses by having the options to divide the pool when necessary for multiple uses. Many thanks! I am thrilled to hear of this idea! -Leslie Hamel

1.7 Brittany Inclan
From: biz ark <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 8:49 AM
To: City Council
Subject: please support the Harvey West Aquatic Center
I'd like to register my support for a Harvey West Aquatic Center which I believe you will be considering in the upcoming weeks. It sounds like a great use of the space at Harvey West and will help augment the already great facilities there.

There's so much potential and I know there is a huge demand for pool space that school and simkins don't quite meet.

My daughter swims and plays water polo and they are always looking for pool space and it's always inconvenient especially for people on the west side of Santa Cruz.

Thanks for your considerations
Alex Knowles
I live just off Spring St.

1.8 Brittany Inclan
From: Leora Baumgarten <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 9:04 AM
To: City Council
Subject: I support a Harvey West Aquatic Center
I support an initial step of executing a market feasibility study to explore how a new aquatic center at Harvey West can best serve Santa Cruz residents and guests.

Leora Baumgarten, PhD
Strategic Operations and Human Resources Consulting
Mobile: 773-497-1500

1.9 Brittany Inclan
From: Martha Seaver <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 10:13 AM
To: City Council; Martha Seaver
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Santa Cruz City Council,
I am writing to support a market feasibility study for an Aquatic Center at Harvey West Park. I am a member of the Santa Cruz Masters, and have been swimming with them for over 12 year, at a variety of pools in the County, including Harvey West Pool during COVID. I sincerely believe that Santa Cruz needs an aquatic facility on the west side to support the demand for pool time for a broad range of residents.
• With increasing limitations by UCSC, the CRUZ Masters have been bounced around to a variety of pools because of the need for regular pool availability.
• I spent about ten years driving over the hill to play masters water polo, and just as the pandemic hit a group of women were starting a women's water polo effort here in Santa Cruz, once again limited by pool availability. • My husband swims recreationally, and similarly has swum wherever there is an open pool for the public. • I have two young grandchildren in the area, and in no time they will be looking for a place for swim lessons, club swimming...

I hope you will support the study, so that we can get a home pool that will support all the programs that encourage a healthy, aquatic lifestyle.

Martha Seaver ..·´¯`·...¸><((((º>.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>
Santa Cruz resident

1.10 Brittany Inclan
From: JOAN STEELE <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 12:08 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Dear Santa Cruz City Council,
Yes! A thousand Ɵmes YESSS!! Please build a new aquaƟcs center! This would be great for the community and it's really needed. My family would definitely use the pool for lap swimming! The city of Campbell offers a fantasƟc aquaƟcs program with lap hours for adults only -18 years and up and it has offered this for years at a reasonable price. Please follow their protocol and pricing which includes Senior lower rates as well. Also they offer morning lap hours as well noon and evening lap hours and the program actually supports itself with paying for lifeguards and the heaƟng bill.

Please consult the city of Campbell for ideas and how they make this a terrific experience for the community. Thank you so much and can't wait to hear more good news about a new aquaƟcs facility in Santa Cruz.

All the best,
Joni and Dan Steele
Capitola
Sent from my iPhone

1.11 Brittany Inclan
From: flo queen-stover <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 12:24 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Dear City Council - I am wriƟng in support of a new AquaƟc Center in the Harvey West area of Santa Cruz. I have been a property tax paying resident of Santa Cruz for over 35 years and am excited about this opportunity for a new aquaƟc center which would be used by residents to stay fit and also provide swim lessons for our community which is so important since we live on the ocean. I know there are other uses this AquaƟc Center would provide for our residents.

We live in the Prospect Heights area of Santa Cruz and this would be a great locaƟon for us. I totally support our city dollars going towards a wonderful facility which would enrich my life in Santa Cruz. Thank you for your consideraƟon.

Flo Queen Stover
113 Lance Court
Santa Cruz

1.12 Brittany Inclan
From: Alida Canale <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 12:40 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Community swimming pool at Harvey West Part
Dear Council Members,
We are so blessed with the ability to build a pool that allows us to swim outdoors.

My husband and I recently visited our son in the Pacific Northwest. The small city of Port Angeles, Washington has a new community pool "William Shore Memorial Pool". Their previous pool was very similar to the one we have at Harvey West Park. Through a community effort, the city remodeled the existing location. The new indoor pools have great air conditioning, but imagine the expense they have plus an environmental impact with the use of electricity and fuel to control that environment.

There are a variety of pools and a hot tub for different programs and uses We observed activities such as Exercise and Therapy for balance and stability for seniors, Swim and Dive team workouts, (including High school teams, Masters teams, Coast Guard members) and swim lessons for all ages. They also offer lifeguard training, CPR classes and First Aid. Youth programs abound for after school and summer. Yoga and dry land classes are also available.

It would be wonderful to have such a facility where Santa Cruz could offer courses and opportunities for all ages to participate in aquatic programs and health related courses. Living so close to the beach it drives the point home that for children ages 5-14 drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death ...after motor vehicle crashes.

Harvey West Park is a hub of city sports activities and family gatherings, what a perfect place for a Community Aquatic Center.

Thank you for your consideration and attention. I support the idea of having our beautiful Harvey West Park continue to serve us with updated programs. It is a local treasure.

Sincerely yours,
Alida Canale

1.13 Brittany Inclan
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 2:58 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Dear SC City Council members:

I'm wriƟng in strong support for a new aquaƟcs center in the Harvey West locaƟon, and for funding the required study(ies) to fund it. I've been a member of Santa Cruz Masters AquaƟcs for 30 years and it is a very important community for many people. This organizaƟon has had some difficulƟes trying to conƟnue use of the UCSC pool and has had to shut down at points in the past several years as a consequence.

I also have kids I take to swim lessons at Harvey West pool, and the pool size is limiƟng for this acƟvity. Simpkins is a great pool but it is a drive from the West Side and is preƩy full to the max at certain Ɵmes of the year. We clearly have a great demand for pool Ɵme in Santa Cruz from many types of swimmers and community members. Thank you so much for considering this new aquaƟc center project!
Patricia Damron
5510 Coast Road
Santa Cruz, CA

1.14 Brittany Inclan
From: Linda Locklin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 2:19 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatics Center - Support
Dear CouncilI am wriƟng to support the construcƟon of a new pool at Harvey West Park. I first starƟng swimming at Harvey West Pool in 1977, when I moved to Santa Cruz to begin my professional career. I am a life long swimmer and being able to use Harvey West Pool for lunch Ɵme breaks from work was really important for my physical and mental health. Later, when I added ocean swimming to my rouƟne, I saw hundreds of liƩle kids in the Junior Lifeguard Program at Cowell Beach. All those liƩle red shorts running around at the beach made me happy to think they were learning about ocean safety, which is so important for an ocean fronƟng City like ours. I also hope that some of these kids grow up to be ocean stewards, as our planet need all the environmental stewards we can produce. And those Junior Lifeguard parƟcipants all had one thing in common - they needed to learn to swim before joining the program. Harvey West Pool was the choice spot for swimming lessons.

I urge the Council to move forward with building a new pool at Harvey West Park. It will be an asset to our community for decades to come and through the use of proper programming, can provide equitable swimming opportuniƟes for all.

Thank you.

LINDA LOCKLIN

1.15 Brittany Inclan
From: Cory Caletti <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 8:51 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Hello Mayor Keeley, City Council Members and dedicated public servants/staff:

I hope you will pursue development of a Harvey West AquaƟc Center. Although old and outdated, the exisƟng Harvey West pool was sƟll a wonderful resource. I’m sorry budget issues have necessitated its closure. A modern aquaƟc facility is very needed for public health and wellness; for children’s swim lessons, athleƟc development, and healthy outlets; for combaƟng obesity trends; and for community gathering needs.

Thank you for your work on this front, as well as all other issues you grapple with. I know your work requires balancing complicated issues, given scarce resources. However, I trust that with your creaƟvity and vision, you can build community resources. Thank you for considering this request.

Best, Cory Caleƫ (westside resident)
....................

Cory Caleƫ
www.caleƫcycles.com
(831) 566-4512

1.16 Brittany Inclan
From: Cindy Godron <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 12:27 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatics Center
Hello City Council Members,
My name is Cindy Geise and I am a member of the local CRUZ Masters swim team. I am very excited to learn about a project moving forward in Harvey West Park. It cannot be over stated how extremely valuable this would
be for our community on many levels. Not only would an aquaƟcs center serve the needs of a large variety of swimmers, think
toddlers to octogenarians, it would also greatly enhance the Harvey West community. There would be year round community
acƟvity at the center which would enhance the safety of the whole park. Now that the intersecƟon of Hwy 9 and Hwy 1 has
been completed access to HWP is greatly improved and would accommodate the increased traffic.

I strongly urge the council to give full support to this project.

Respecƞully, Cindy Geise
P.S. I am also very pleased to see the clearing of the large camps on Hwy 9 at Sycamore Grove. Thank You

1.17 Brittany Inclan
From: Susan Monheit <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 10:58 PM
To: City Council
Subject: HWP AQUATIC CENTER
Santa Cruz City Council,
I support the creation of a Harvey West Park Aquatic Center, where the small old dilapidated, pool currently exists. I hope you will support the Aquatic Center.

Thank you,
Susan Monheit

1.18 Brittany Inclan
From: AMY RADOVAN <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 10:47 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Support for Harvey West Aquatic Center
Dear SC Council Members,

Thank you for all you do for our community as council members.

I write to you as a community member, parent and avid US Masters swimmer. I hope that you support the efforts to rebuild Harvey West Pool.

I grew up in a place where access to city pools was easy and finding swim lessons for young children was simple. That is not the case in Santa Cruz. As a matter of fact, when our children were young our family joined the Elks Club for the sole purpose of having a pool to play/swim in. Simply spending time in the water is a sure way to be strong, capable and comfortable in it. The only place we could do that was a Simpkins' Swim Center across town.

In Santa Cruz there is a need for pools and for pools with good community access - particularly on the Westside of town. We have a need for a new Harvey West Aquatic Center.

I have often thought that a collaboration between the City and the SC School District might afford some better pool access - for example at SC High School. However that facility, built without accessible locker rooms, is not a good option and any collaboration that might have happened has not.

Local teams pay UCSC to use their pool each summer so that they can swim long course meters. The city could fill that need - they could rent pool space to the local teams. There is a huge demand for pool time/pool space in this town.

Please do all you can do to support Harvey West Aquatic Center - the community will embrace it and use it year round!

Thanks for reading.

Amy & Andrew Radovan
168 Plateau Avenue
US Masters Swimmers 1992-2023
UCSC Slug Swim Team 1989-90 (the first year the "big" campus pool was opened) Parents to three kids who lifeguarded at Simpkins Swim Center, swam HS, played club water polo

1.19 Brittany Inclan
From: Ag S <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 9:15 AM
To: City Council
Subject: "Harvey West Aquatics Center"
Dear Members,
Since the beginning of the Covid epidemic we have all become aware of the dangers of loneliness & isolation. Mental health experts appear on news programs, talk shows etc warning that our communities run the risk of an even greater mental health crisis if these issues are not addressed in some proactive way.

Outdoor exercise became critical during Covid as a way to associate with other people & get some much needed change of scenery from the confines of houses & apartments. I can think of no better outdoor activity than an aquatics center. Santa Cruz has a vibrant swimming community & when Covid interrupted the availability of pools it was very detrimental to so many. And the worst part is that the interruptions are still taking place with lap swimming & Masters Programs rushing around to find adequate space & time to provide the needed availability of pool time.

While Covid may be considered 'over' it is more than apparent that another epidemic could be waiting to appear at any time. Such is the way of things in highly populated & concentrated areas where disease can spread & mutate. The beauty of an aquatics center is that considering all the chlorine in the water & the fact that it is outside, a good amount of the risk of contagion is eliminated.

One more thing of importance to the community as a whole is that it will provide a place for people to learn water safety & have fun at the same time.

Santa Cruz is the definition of fun! With all the beaches & wildlife & excellent eateries & places to see why not add something for the community to enhance the fun & livability of this beautiful town.

Thank you for your consideration and your time.

Sincerely,
Agnes Simpson

1.20 Brittany Inclan
From: Debbie Melnikoff <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 9:36 AM
To: City Council
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Harvey West Aquatics Center
Dear Council Members,

The purpose of this email is to lend strong support for the proposed ‘new’ Harvey West Aquatics Center. As a 30 year resident of Santa Cruz and avid swimmer I can attest to the benefits of upgrading this valuable facility to provide much needed aquatic activities for our oceanside community.

The Harvey West Pool, having been built in 1959, has long been in disrepair which has limited its availability to our community in addition to not be sufficiently funded for recreational use.

I understand the City Parks and Recreation Department has the funds for the market study to to determine the best possible facility to meet community needs. Think of the numerous recreational activities the Aquatics Center could provide: Swim lessons, lap swimming, swim and water polo teams, springboard diving, SCUBA, life guard training, Junior Life Guards, water aerobics, Adult Fitness, Master’s swim programs, etc.

Currently, our community is served by only one public swimming facility, Simpkins Family Swim Center. While Simpkins provides a wide variety of swim related programs, a community of our size warrants another swim center to better serve residents of West Side Santa Cruz. Harvey West provides the ideal location for such an aquatics center as it already has the land to accommodate such a venue.

I urge you to support the funding for the Harvey West Aquatics Center. Santa Cruz is known for its reputation as a first class oceanside community. Let’s provide Santa Cruz a much needed resource for those who value fitness and wellbeing.

Thank you for your consideration,
Debbie Melnikoff
30 resident of Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz Masters Aquatics

1.21 Brittany Inclan
From: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 10:13 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
I strongly urge the City Council to pursue development or re-development of the swim facility at Harvey West.

Alison Reason, 212 California St 95060, homeowner and city taxpayer

1.22 Brittany Inclan
From: Lauren Jones <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 1:50 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatics Center
Water Aerobics, YES! Aqua Zumba, YES! Swimming pool for recreation or water walking for elderly people or Seniors, YES! Please include a warm pool or Hot Tub for therapeutic use, YES! Thank you!
Lauren Jones
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Lauren Jones, MA, MFT # 42552
520 Mission St.

Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-759-1700
[email protected]
santacruztherapy.com
EMDR, Sensorimotor, Hypnosis

1.23 Brittany Inclan
From: Lorna Torkos <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 12:45 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey W. Swim Center
To whom it may concern:

I would very much like to see the swim center developed for the people of Santa Cruz. There is no room at the Simpkins center for all of Santa Cruz.

Please address this manner and make a swim center for Santa Cruz.

Thank you,
Lorna Torkos
Sent from my iPhone

1.24 Brittany Inclan
From: Tricia K <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 2:11 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Hello City Council members!
I wanted to write and let you know that I wholeheartedly support rebuilding a new aquatic center at the current location of the Harvey West Pool! I am an avid Masters Swimmer and currently swim at UCSC, Soquel High School, and Simpkins. Prior to that I played water polo, swam, and was a State Lifeguard for Santa Cruz. I know how important swimming is to the public at large. If the city builds a new aquatic center, I can think of a whole host of uses which could utilize the pool from 5am all the way to 9pm. There could be Masters Swimming, Age Group Swim Lesson, Masters Water Polo, Age Group Water Polo, Water Aerobics, ALTS (Adult Learn to Swim Programs), Junior Lifeguard preparation programs where very young kids can start learning water skills prior to heading to the beach, the City Junior Lifeguard program could continue year round with additional swim training at the facility. Swim meets and water polo tournaments could bring additional income from tourism. And then of course, there's lifeguard training, CPR, and first aid which could all take place at the facility.

And if there is one thing we have learned the last 3 years, it is how vitally important it is to have an outdoor recreation facility. The covid pandemic has still upended swimming for most of the county at large. But given an outdoor chlorinated environment, these activities could continue should/when we have another pandemic. Additionally, any kind of aquatic exercise is accessible to most people especially as they get older since the buoyancy of the water can allow older people to exercise with less impact.

I know aquatic centers cost a lot of money. But I think it would be a great asset to the City to invest in a state of the art facility. It would be a great aquatics destination.

Thank you for your time and consideration! I really hope this dream comes to fruition. It would be wonderful for Santa Cruz!
Sincerely,
Patricia Knowles

1.25 Brittany Inclan
From: orly laluz <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 2:37 PM
To: City Council
Subject: HWest Aquatic Ctr is NEEDED NOW
not willing to accept an auto reply
someone NEEDS to respond
Out City ought to be ashamed of itself that a gem like HWest pool is not given priority funding. give a GENUINE reply

1.26 Brittany Inclan
From: jane kunkel <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 6:22 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Hi City Council,
I just heard about the possibility of a proposed aquaƟc center at Harvey West. That would be beyond amazing. It’s so hard to get to simpkins from the west side. The traffic just keeps geƫng worse and the aquaƟcs classes that I take there are extremely impacted I would love to see the center open on the west side 2033 ! Thank you so much সহ঺঻
Jane Kunkel
Sent from my iPhone

1.27 Brittany Inclan
From: Neil Waldhauer <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 6:07 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Regarding Harvey West Pool
I believe Santa Cruz would benefit from opening the Harvey West Pool for year round use. I’m a lap swimmer, and I would use the pool if it is reopened. The exisƟng facility is easy to use for swimmers, so I’d favor opening what we have today.

Thanks for reading.

Neil Waldhauer

1.28 Brittany Inclan
From: C.J. Hertzer <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2023 6:25 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Revive Aquatic Center at Harvey West Park
Dear City Council Members,
I grew up swimming and swimming continues to be a mainstay of my physical and mental health as an adult competitive swimmer and board member on Santa Cruz Masters Aquatics. I want all members of our coastal community to have access to swim lessons and a variety of recreational, fitness, and competitive programs in a new, expanded city swimming complex in Harvey West Park, and —with my fellow board and club members —we would like to partner to help the city rebuild the pool.

Swimming, like many other activities suffered during the pandemic. Our group was fortunate to be able to rent lanes at Harvey West when other pools were not available. Sadly, we learned first hand how the old pool is nearly unmaintainable, and that city swim programs this summer may be at risk of unplanned pool closures.

I greatly appreciate council members taking time to hear ideas from Santa Cruz Masters and we hope our club can continue to help contribute to the Harvey West Project. Please make sure the pool is included on the agenda for this month’s council meeting as a significant part of Harvey West redevelopment work and please let us know how we can help with this project.

Thank you for considering this and for all that you do.

Cynthia Hertzer
Secretary, Santa Cruz Masters Aquatics

1.29 Brittany Inclan
From: Juanette Allan <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2023 7:32 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West aquatic center
Yes.. yes.. yes !!!!

1.30 Brittany Inclan
From: Robert Orrizzi <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2023 7:49 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Pool Rebuild
Honorable Mayor and Esteemed Council Members,
As you discuss the FY 2024 Proposed Budget (Agenda Item #22) on this Tuesday, May 23, I ask you to consider the following request.

Built in 1959, Harvey West Pool has been in disrepair for years, and the City has been paying thousands of dollars to bandage these problems. It’s time for a complete rebuild of the pool. Looking over the Proposed Budget, I see that only $1.44 million is being allocated for our Parks & Rec Department, and the only P&R Capital Investment Project pertaining to Harvey West Park is for solar lighting of the ballfields.

I am writing today to urge you to start the discussion of how funding can be secured for hopefully a new swim complex (perhaps on the scale of the County’s Simpkins Swim Center?) I have recently met w/ P&R Director Tony Elliot as well as Friends of P&R and P&R Commissioner Hollie Locatelli. Both Tony & Hollie recognize and fully support rebuilding the pool. Our community needs (as well as deserves) a modernized swim facility. Our kids need a pool to learn how to swim and our adults need a facility for lap swimming, water exercise classes, therapeutic needs, etc. Funding is already available for a market feasibility study. Please have Staff start this process ASAP. We need to get the ball rolling! I am long time member and board member of Santa Cruz Masters Aquatics (CRUZ) http://www.santacruzmasters.org/ Our organization is ready to partner w/ the City in any way needed (e.g. community outreach, fundraising efforts, design research, etc.) Offering our Citizens a public City pool is the essence of Health in All Policies.

I hope you will realize this request for a new pool should be one priority for the City to attain in the very near future.

Thank each of you for your ongoing service and good work.

Sincerely,
Robert Orrizzi

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Brittany Inclan
From: Joel Wilson <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2023 10:28 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council,
The Board Members of Santa Cruz Masters Aquatics, representing approximately 200 active adult swimmers in the Santa Cruz community, would like you to know how much we appreciate the council’s approval of funding for a market feasibility study regarding construction of a new Aquatics Center in Harvey West Park.

The study will help determine the best possible facility to meet the needs of our evergrowing, always aquatically active community. We support a full service Aquatic Center accommodating swim lessons for both children and adults, lap and recreational swimming, water aerobics, competitive swimming and water polo for both youth and adults, springboard diving, SCUBA, and other possible uses.

We encourage council to continue exploring the creation of a new aquatics facility. We want you to know that the Board of Directors of Santa Cruz Masters Aquatics and its members support your efforts and would like to partner with the city to design, fund, and produce a new Aquatics Center.

Sincerely,
Joel Wilson
Robert Orrizzi
Orry Korb
Cyndy Hertzer
Monica Carney
Scott Patterson

1.33 Brittany Inclan
From: Gina Bliss <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2023 11:59 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Aquatic center at Harvey West
Dear City Councilmembers
Thank you for all you do.

It would be super great to be able to swim at Harvey West again, year round And to have bike lockers at the new facility.

Simpkins problems: no bike lockers, crowded pool someƟmes, driving across town UCSC problems: facility closures, car parking
Thank you for invesƟgaƟng this.

Gina Bliss
126 Ladera Drive
Santa Cruz 95060

1.34 Brittany Inclan
From: Jean Delacroix <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2023 6:38 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
I would like a new swimming pool to be set up at Harvey West.

The current Swim Center is much too far from downtown Santa Cruz and from the West End. I would gladly see my real estate taxes increase a little to pay for such an amenity.
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1.35 Brittany Inclan
From: Heather Gorley <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2023 1:54 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Attachments: Harvey West Aquatic Center.pdf
Heather J. Gorley
[email protected]

1.36 Brittany Inclan
From: Alida Canale <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2023 2:50 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Pool Renovation
Honorable Mayor and Esteemed Council Members,
Others in my Santa Cruz Master's Swim Group have also sent letters to encourage city support of Harvey West City Pool renovation.

As you discuss the FY 2024 Proposed Budget (Agenda Item #22) on this Tuesday, May 23, please, consider the following key points.

With our city growth and need for health and recreation, the existing facility is very limited and outdated. My wife, Alida, sent a letter telling of a lovely pool we used when we were visiting our son in Port Angeles, Washington. On previous visits, we had discussed how dated their old pool was (same figuration and era as the Harvey West 1950's style of pool) and were so amazed at how the small city of Port Angeles pulled together to renovate the whole facility.

Swim lessons, lifeguard training, CPR courses, Adult fitness water aerobics, community swims and workouts for school and masters teams and local military groups are just some of the examples of the community users and programs available in such a recreational center. We have that need here.

And, community support is also prevalent. Harvey West Park is a jewel in the heart of our city. So many families have celebrated special events there and played league games, swam in the pools, enjoyed the scenery, (we do miss the Locomotive Engine). Good memories abound.

Please, consider this proposal and thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully Yours,
Tom Canale

1.37 Brittany Inclan
From: Marci Dupraw <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2023 7:59 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center - Support
GreeƟngs, Council Members – I understand you are considering upgrading aquaƟc faciliƟes at Harvey West. I support that. I’d especially love to see an indoor public pool there to enable lap swimming all year round.

Best Regards,
Marci DuPraw
202 Naglee Ave
Santa Cruz. 95060

1.38 Brittany Inclan
From: Reed Gallogly <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2023 9:30 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Mayor Keeley and Councilmembers:

I am writing to you today regarding a potential city aquatic center, and I ask you to support the planning measures needed to undertake such a project in your upcoming budget. The city and its diverse citizenry would be well served by a modern aquatic facility, and it would be filling a large gap given the city’s rich history and traditions.

Thank you.
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Reed Gallogly
831.295.9248

1.39 Brittany Inclan
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 6:17 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Aquatic Center
Hello:

I understand that you are considering a new aquaƟc center at Harvey West.

As a 5-year US Master's swimmer, I hope that your plan includes some lanes set aside for the Master's pracƟces.

In the past, Master's has had to jiggle around trying to find space in mulƟple pools, USCS, SLV High school, and Harbor HS, and it is difficult to get pool Ɵme because they do not have pool space, and it is expensive, so expensive that we couldn't afford the pracƟces (this was mostly during COVID).

Please consider US Master in your programming; tradiƟonally Master's has 3 pracƟces a day (weekday), morning, noon, and evening, and at least 1 on the weekends.

In addiƟon, I hope there will be a lap swim available 7 days/week from 7 AM through evening.
-Thank you,
Karin Gallagher
Felton resident
US Master swimmer
SLV HS swimmer
Simpkins pool swimmer

1.40 Brittany Inclan
From: Jamie Tinetti <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 8:29 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Harvey West Pool
I am in favor of a community pool at Harvey West. Please consider building something for the tax paying ciƟzens.

Thank you, Jamie Tineƫ

1.41 1
Brittany Inclan
From: Mari Lynch <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 9:19 AM
To: City Council
Cc: Bike Santa Cruz County
Subject: I support Broadway Ave Complete Streets improvements - see attached Attachments: Santa Cruz Council re Broadway.pdf

1.42 Mari Lynch, Bicycling Monterey
Post Office Box 3041
Monterey, CA 93942-3041
https://bikemonterey.org
[email protected] - 831.375.6278
May 22, 2023
Dear Mayor Keeley and Councilmembers,
The coming construction projects on Highway 1, Soquel Drive, and the Murray Street bridge mean Santa Cruz County faces unprecedented traffic impacts. This is clearly an opportunity to get more people on bikes for their daily commute—if only more people felt safe biking in standard bike lanes next to moving traffic.

The City can provide an alternative to sitting in traffic and help achieve its climate action goals by providing a safe bike route on Broadway, which provides a connection between Live Oak and Capitola and downtown Santa Cruz. Please support funding for complete streets improvements on Broadway in the Capital Investment Program.

When I was a Santa Cruz resident (1976-81), I biked Broadway daily, including as part of my bike to work route between downtown Santa Cruz and the 5900 block of Soquel Drive, Soquel. I also biked from Santa Cruz to Capitola most weekends.

Since moving to Monterey County in 1981, I still bike Santa Cruz often. Although I've biked from Monterey to Santa Cruz, now I typically bring my bicycle to Santa Cruz via personal vehicle or, when time allows, via public transit (MST and SC Metro). I would much rather bike around Santa Cruz rather than drive to all my destinations up there.

Sadly, the huge increase in traffic since 1981 makes it far less safe and comfortable to bike in Santa Cruz today. On many Santa Cruz streets, I no longer feel safe biking in standard bike lanes next to moving traffic. Please do everything you can to provide safer routes, including on Broadway.

Sincerely,
Mari Lynch
Founder, Bicycling Monterey

1.43 1
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From: Pauline Seales <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 9:53 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Safe Bike Routes - Broadway
Dear Mayor Keeley and Councilmembers,
Santa Cruz County faces unprecedented traffic impacts with the coming construction projects on Highway 1, Soquel Drive, and the Murray Street bridge. This is an opportunity to get more people on bikes for their daily commute, but many people do not feel safe biking in standard bike lanes next to moving traffic. The City can provide an alternative to sitting in traffic and help achieve its climate action goals by providing a safe bike route on Broadway, which provides a connection between Live Oak and Capitola and downtown Santa Cruz.

Please support funding for complete streets improvements on Broadway in the Capital Investment Program. I personally bike Broadway (carefully) to visit family and for errands on that side of town.

Sincerely,
Pauline Seales - Santa Cruz Climate Action Network

1.44 1
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From: Marisa Gomez <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 9:55 AM
To: City Council
Subject: May 23 agenda: Add Broadway to the CIP
Dear Mayor Keeley and Councilmembers,
We have a great opportunity to get more people on bikes in Santa Cruz, which is great for this community in so many ways. Bikes help people live healthier lives, are good for mental health, and I believe they are essential for the health of our environment moving forward.

As Santa Cruz County braces for unprecedented traffic impacts with the coming construction projects on Highway 1, Soquel Drive, and the Murray Street bridge, we can help folks choose bikes for their commutes. However, many people do not feel safe biking in standard bike lanes next to moving traffic. The City can provide an alternative to sitting in traffic and help achieve its climate action goals by providing a safe bike route on Broadway, which provides a connection between Live Oak and Capitola and downtown Santa Cruz.

Please support funding for complete streets improvements on Broadway in the Capital Investment Program. I live near the corner of Broadway and Ocean. I routinely ride my bike on Broadway and am concerned for my safety everytime, especially between the Laurel Bridge and Ocean. I sometimes choose to drive the few blocks to downtown, rather than deal with unsafe walking or biking conditions. I know we can do better! I dream of a Santa Cruz that makes biking seamless and part of daily life for the majority of people.

Sincerely,
Marisa Gomez
Public Programs Manager | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Vice President | UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden Friends Board Secretary | California Native Plant Society, Santa Cruz Chapter Board of Directors Certified California Naturalist | UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

1.45 1
Brittany Inclan
From: Frank Rimicci Jr. <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 10:33 AM
To: City Council
Subject: Transit solutions
Dear Council members,
Please consider opening the Murray St. rail bridge to pedestrian and bicycle traffic while construction occurs on the bridge improvements. Maybe a trolley of some sort that runs from Seabright to 7th Ave.? At the very least, an interim trail, while keeping the tracks in place there for the duration of construction. While an interim trail is not the ideal use of the SC branch rail line, perhaps while the work proceeds this will help alleviate some of the traffic nightmares that will most likely occur. Thanks for Your consideration, Frank Rimicci Jr.

1.46 1
Brittany Inclan
From: Ryan Meckel <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 1:32 PM
To: City Council
Subject: May 24 Agenda - Item 1 - Support Broadway Complete Streets Dear Mayor Keeley and Councilmembers,
Santa Cruz County faces unprecedented traffic impacts with the coming construction projects on Highway 1, Soquel Drive, and the Murray Street bridge. This is an opportunity to get more people on bikes for their daily commute, but many people do not feel safe biking in bike lanes next to moving traffic. The City can provide an alternative to sitting in traffic and help achieve its climate action goals by providing a safe bike route on Broadway, which provides a connection between Live Oak, Capitola and downtown Santa Cruz.

The Transportation and Public Works Commission heard from a significant number of residents about the need for a safe cross-town bike route, Broadway is well positioned to meet this need. After much discussion, the commission moved unanimously to recommend that Council consider moving the Broadway Complete Streets Project FY 2028 funding to FY 2026.

Rethinking how we use Broadway through a complete streets lens will help us meet our climate, active transportation, and safety goals. Please support funding for complete streets improvements on Broadway in the Capital Investment Program.

Sincerely,
Ryan Meckel
Vice Chair, Transportation and Public Works Commission

1.47 Brittany Inclan
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 2:25 PM
To: City Council
Subject: RE: Harvey West Pool and Market Feasibility Study Attachments: Letter to Santa Cruz City Council.pdf
To the Santa Cruz City Council Members,
My name is Rachael Fields. I am a member of the Santa Cruz Pacific Masters Swim Club. I am also an instructor at UCSC and Cabrillo College, and I coached Santa Cruz High School swimming from 2017 to 2022.

I plan to return as a coach next spring. Currently, I live in Watsonville.

Occupying these positions within Santa Cruz and its surrounding area has afforded a complex view of community needs and interests. This understanding was made clearer to me during and after the pandemic when so many community programs and activities were reduced or even wiped out. During and after the pandemic, my team has held practice in a variety of pools from UCSC to Simpkins to Harbor High to Harvey West, and at other times, we swam outside of Santa Cruz county because so many pools were deeply impacted by the crisis and its aftermath. Swimming at each of these pools taught me about where limitations collided with community demands.

While swimming at the UCSC pool, I learned that UCSC’s policy for sharing their facilities with the larger community narrowed so completely that it was near impossible to rely on a consistent schedule or opportunity to swim. Even as a UCSC instructor, the space, time, and financial constraints were prohibitive. At Simpkins, I learned that while their pool is in high demand, their facility is unable to secure staffing to meet those demands.

I learned that the Harbor High pool is also in demand, but it must first rightly serve the needs of its high school athletes and cannot accommodate community needs or interests. Finally, I learned that the Harvey West pool is small, limited, and in dire need of an update to current safety codes.

I am a life-long swimmer. In addition to this, I have coached not only in Santa Cruz but also in the Sacramento area for many years. In Sacramento, I worked as a head coach for two high school swim teams and three summer recreational teams. I have also taught swim lessons and Water Safety to infants, children, teens, and to beginning adult swimmers. This spread of personal and professional experience across these two counties again affords a perspective on what is possible for the city of Santa Cruz.

What I learned is that swim programs like recreational swim teams, swim lessons, and other aquatic sports programming provide water skills, education, and jobs to the community. These programs are also galvanizing for families and communities. In addition to this, large events such as swim meets and invitationals bring in a lot of money for the facility, programs, and the city at large. In both areas where I have lived and worked, I see equal interest and demand for swim instruction, community aquatic programs, and water safety skills.

On this last point, there is particular interest in water safety because here we live so close to the ocean. Parents want and need the assurance that their children are prepared to swim in the bay as their children explore open water sports such as surfing, paddle boarding, scuba diving, and deep sea fishing. For many folks, a beginning space to teach those fundamentals in a safe place is a secure and well-maintained pool.

One final note that is close to my heart: I think that a swim facility for the city of Santa Cruz is an excellent opportunity to provide programming for all families at all socioeconomic levels. Very often, aquatic sports and programs are expensive, and many children lose out on important water skills as well as the opportunity to discover how aquatic sports can promote confidence, self-discovery, and possibly, a career. I,myself, was that child. My early skill set and participation was severely limited by my parents’ income and time constraints.

1.48 Swimming eventually became an ever-renewing source of mental and physical health as well as providing me with what I term “my swim family.” I would love to see a facility and well-designed programs that serve the needs and interests of all community members. I am excited that one day such a place might exist and that we, as a city, could take pride in a place where we support each other one swimmer at a time.

With that, I throw the full weight of my support behind an exploration of this possibility, beginning with the market feasibility study. If I can be of any service to you in this process, please know that I would be happy to do so.

Warmly,
Rachael Fields
(916) 798-8834

1.49 1
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From: Iwalani Faulkner <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 3:49 PM
To: City Council
Subject: [CAUTION: Verify Sender Before Opening!] 1-Support for Two-Way Bike Travel on West Cliff Drive and 2-Support Broadway Ave Complete Streets Improvements! Attachments: 2023-05-22_Support2wayBikeWestCliff_SafeStreetsonBroadway.docx Dear Honorable Mayor Keeley and Santa Cruz City Council Members:

Please see the attached letter on behalf of Equity Transit writing in support of infrastructure for safer streets, specifically, Two-Way Bike Travel on West Cliff Drive and support for including Broadway Avenue in the Complete Streets Improvement Plan --
Best regards,
Lani Faulkner, Director
Equity Transit - Tránsito de Equidad
www.EquityTransit.org
831-278-1007
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1.50 1840 41st Ave, Ste 102, #227
Capitola, CA 95010
831-278-1007
Santa Cruz City Council Members
809 Center Street, Room 10
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
May 22, 2023
RE: 1-Support for Two-Way Bike Travel on West Cliff Drive and 2-Support Broadway Ave Complete Streets Improvements!
Dear Honorable Mayor Keeley and Santa Cruz City Council Members:

As a mom and youth mountain biking coach, I spent over 7 years taking groups of kids out onto our City Streets several times a week. My son and I ride on the city streets regularly. I can attest to the fact that our roads are designed for the SPEED of cars, not for the SAFETY of everyone.

Providing two-way bike and single one-way auto traffic on West Cliff and ensuring Broadway Ave is included in a ‘Complete Streets’ plan and design are critical projects moving our community towards safer street infrastructure and calms traffic speeds that lead directly to fewer injuries and deaths. We have an epidemic of traffic aggression, violence, and hence deaths and serious injuries in our community. Santa Cruz has some of the deadliest surface streets in the State of California! There are 3 main ways in which we can address our traffic violence issue; education, enforcement, and infrastructure. We also know that the high percentage of oversized vehicles now popular as status symbols in many communities also contributes to a higher death rate in a crash, especially to our pedestrians and cyclists.

Every 2-3 days someone is killed or seriously injured by a vehicle! This problem worsened as we moved through Covid. The rate of traffic violence has increased 30% during Covid years after a stunning 65% increase in traffic violence in the 10 years leading up to 2019! Speed kills! Typical surface road infrastructure in the United States and in Santa Cruz allows for cars to travel at speeds far beyond what is posted or safe, and our most vulnerable, our children biking to school, our elderly crossing the streets, and people with disabilities, wheelchair users and people who are blind, are at greatest risk. Our pedestrians and people riding bikes face a serious threat every time they cross or bike along the road. This has resulted in our community being a place where people who want to walk and bike do not do so because they do not feel safe. The more we can make our roads safer for all community members, not just those roaring down the road in 6,000-pound vehicles, the more people will feel safe getting out and biking and walking in our community.

We absolutely see prioritizing traffic calming and two-way bike lanes and one way auto traffic on West Cliff Drive as a way to improve safety. We also know that Complete Streets infrastructure on Broadway would provide safer passage for people coming to and from the West Side to the East Side. My family and friends ride from Live Oak to Natural Bridges and back regularly and Broadway and West Cliff are key routes from the Eastside to the Westside.

We can prevent serious loss of life and make walking and biking more enjoyable with these proposed changes.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Lani Faulkner, Director

1.51 1
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From: Allison Steitz <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 4:12 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Broadway Ave Complete Streets Improvements
Dear Mayor Keeley and Councilmembers,
Santa Cruz County faces unprecedented traffic impacts with the coming construction projects on Highway 1, Soquel Drive, and the Murray Street bridge. This is an opportunity to get more people on bikes for their daily commute, but many people do not feel safe biking in standard bike lanes next to moving traffic. The City can provide an alternative to sitting in traffic and help achieve its climate action goals by providing a safe bike route on Broadway, which provides a connection between Live Oak and Capitola and downtown Santa Cruz.

Please support funding for complete streets improvements on Broadway in the Capital Investment Program.

Sincerely,
Allison

1.52 1
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From: Christy Fairbairn <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 4:34 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Support Broadway Ave Complete Streets Improvements! Dear Mayor Keeley and Councilmembers,
Santa Cruz County faces unprecedented traffic impacts with the coming construction projects on Highway 1, Soquel Drive, and the Murray Street bridge. This is an opportunity to get more people on bikes for their daily commute, but many people do not feel safe biking in standard bike lanes next to moving traffic. The City can provide an alternative to sitting in traffic and help achieve its climate action goals by providing a safe bike route on Broadway, which provides a connection between Live Oak and Capitola and downtown Santa Cruz.

Please support funding for complete streets improvements on Broadway in the Capital Investment Program.

My main mode of transportation is my bike, and I actively avoid biking on Broadway because of the lack of bike lanes, despite the fact that it might be a more direct route to my destination. A significant portion of Santa Cruz’s population commutes by bike and yet our bike infrastructure is lacking. There is another portion of our population who would choose biking as a mode of transportation if it were safer. Please fund more bike infrastructure to make biking a safer alternative.

Sincerely,
Christy Fairbairn

1.53 1
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From: Amelia Conlen <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 4:50 PM
To: City Council
Subject: May 24th agenda, Item 1: Support funding for Broadway in the Capital Investment Program Attachments: 5.24 BikeSantaCruzCounty_CIP comments.pdf
Hello Mayor Keeley and Council members,
Please see attached for a letter from Bike Santa Cruz County regarding the Capital Investment Program on your 5/24 agenda.

Sincerely,
Bike Santa Cruz County Board of Directors

1.54 May 22nd, 2023
Dear Mayor Keeley and Council members,
You may know that three major construction projects in mid-County are planned to start this spring/summer - the Murray Street Bridge, Soquel Drive, and Highway 1 between Soquel and 41st. These projects will be under construction simultaneously for the next two years and will make an already difficult car commute even more challenging. Bike Santa Cruz County sees this as an opportunity to encourage more people to try bicycling for their daily commute and other trips, and we are advocating for safe bike routes on Broadway and Brommer Streets to connect Capitola and Live Oak with downtown Santa Cruz. We are also advocating for a countywide expansion of the City’s downtown e-bike rebate program to enable more people to purchase e-bikes, which are very effective at replacing car trips.

We appreciate that staff has added Broadway to the CIP, and we understand that it is not possible to construct this project this year with all of the other projects that are underway. The CIP is not yet viewable on the City budget page, so we don’t know what fiscal year the funding is programmed for, but we urge you to support funding for this project as soon as possible.

We also believe that the City should take action when construction starts on the Murray Street Bridge to direct people on bikes to a low-stress route between Arana Gulch and downtown Santa Cruz. Neighbors on Broadway have significant concerns about the current issues with speeding and cut-through traffic, and these issues are likely to increase as drivers become more frustrated with traffic delays.

We are asking for you to allocate funding in this year’s CIP to direct people on bikes to a low-stress route between Arana Gulch and downtown Santa Cruz, on Broadway or a parallel route. The $150k Traffic Calming budget could be a potential funding source. We also urge you to support funding for separated bikeways on Broadway in the CIP.

Transportation is the #1 source of emissions in the City of Santa Cruz, the county, and the state.

Building bike facilities that make more people feel safe riding bikes is a critical step towards reducing our emissions and building a livable, safe, and welcoming community.

Sincerely,
Amelia Conlen
Bike Santa Cruz County Board Chair

1.55 FY 2024 Budget Hearings
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
May 24, 2023
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• SCPL Overview
• FY 2023 Achievements
• Challenges
• 2024 Budget Overview
• Looking Ahead
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LIBRARY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
• City of Santa Cruz
• City of Capitola
• City of Scotts Valley
• County of Santa Cruz

JOINT POWERS EXERCISE AGREEMENT
• City of Santa Cruz $1.9 Million
• County Contribution $6.3 Million
• Watsonville Contribution $541K

LIBRARY FINANCING AUTHORITY
• COUNTY MEASURE R CONTRIBUTIONS $10.8 MILLION
Library Facilities Financing Authority
• Oversees Measure S
 City of Santa Cruz Bond
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Library Joint Powers
Authority Board
4 Yolande Wilburn
Director
112.83 FTE
Library Advisory
Commission
Friends of the Santa Cruz
Public Libraries
Marketing
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Provide inclusive programs, services, and collections that nurture literacy and the love of learning.

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Ensure that all residents have access to the training, devices, and internet to participate fully in community life.

Community Connections
Connect residents to educational, economic, and health opportunities to strengthen relationships, promote civic engagement, and foster community well-being.

Transformative Spaces
Provide inclusive and inspirational spaces to support multipurpose learning zones, resiliency, and emergency response.

Organizational Capacity
Develop highly skilled staff to ensure excellent customer service and fiscal sustainability.

1.60 6
FY 2023 Achievements • New Strategic Plan • New Communications Plan • New Information Technology Plan • Reopened • Garfield Park Branch Library, June 11 • Scotts Valley Branch Library, August 6 • Live Oak Branch Library, October 1 • Branciforte Library Branch, May 13 • Relocated Collection Management and IT Teams • Added 8.5 FTE Library Assistant II • Increased Weekly Hours from 240 to 414 • Added 1.0 Community Relations Specialist • Librarian at Every Branch • Migrated to a Hosted Integrated Library System • FEMA DRC & Scotts Valley Evacuation Site • Added Ukulele's to Items for Check Out

1.61 Challenges
Cost Allocation
Services Agreement
–Support 10%
Website Redesign
Vacancy rate
Rebranding
7 Information
Technology
Infrastructure
Electrical
Infrastructure

1.62 Bulleted List
8 Projected Revenue
• 1.3% Decrease in
Measure R Sales Tax
• 11.5% Increase in
MOE
• 3.5% Increase in
Overall Revenue

1.63 9
Personnel  4.8% Overall Increase • COLAs, PERS, Benefit • Open Branches • 1.0 Librarian for Aptos • Reclassification: Asst.

Vol. Coordinator to
Library Specialist
• Vacancy Factor Increase

1.64 10
Operating Expenditures and Capital Outlay
• 4.5% Increase in
City Services
Agreement
• 8% Materials
Augmented by Trust
Fund
• One Time Projects

1.65 Budget Overview
11 2023
Year End
Estimate
2024
Proposed
Budget
Expenditures by Activity:

Subtotal Supplies and Services $ 6,285,139 $ 6,471,795
Total
Expenditures $ 17,525,211 $ 19,915,900
Total
Resources $ 18,597,141 $ 19,335,090
Sub Total Operational Savings or (Cost) 1,071,930 (580,810) Uncommiteed Fund Balance Applied $ 580,810
Total $ 1,071,930 -
Committed Fund Balance $ 3,719,428 $ 3,867,018
(20% Reserve)
Uncommitted Fund Balance $ 6,649,935 $ 5,921,535
Total Fund Balance $ 10,369,363 $ 9,788,553

1.66 Cost
Allocation
Analysis
Link+
Technology
Replacement
Project
Rebrand
&
Website
Redesign
One Time Projects
12 12
Capitola
Sunday
Pilot
10 Year
Financial
Plan

1.67 Looking Ahead • Open Aptos Library Branch • Open Live Oak Annex • Downtown Library Project • Friends Campaign • One Time Projects • Programs & Services 13 1.68
Bulleted List
14 Questions?

1.69 FY 2024 Budget Hearings
Finance Department
May 24, 2023
1 1.70
Agenda
• Core Services
• Organization Chart & Staffing Changes
• FY 2023 Achievements
• FY 2024 Goals
• FY 2024 Services within Status Quo
Budget
2 1.71
Core Services
• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Grants
• Accounts Payable and Payroll
• Budget
• Long-Range Forecasting
• Bargaining Unit Costing
• Purchasing
• Revenue
• Audits
• Debt Collections
• Risk and Safety Management
• Liability Insurance and
Claims
• Workplace Safety
Management of
Debt
Timekeeping
Vendor Payments
Budget
Claims Employee Records
Investment & Cash
Procurement Compliance Project Accounting & Budgets
Cost Allocation Plan
3 1.72
Organizational Chart
4 31 FTE (with FY 2024 Proposed Staffing Changes)

1.73 Staffing Changes
5 Finance Manager (206,449)
Accounting Technician 99,312
Accountant I/II 101,175
Buyer I 86,377
Accountant I/II (143,479)
Management Analyst 139,075
Sr. Payments Technician (121,195)
Accounting Technician 99,312
Decrease Prof Svcs & mid-year savings (54,128)
TOTAL 0

1.74 Fiscal Year 2023 Accomplishments
6 1.75
Fiscal Year 2024 Goals
7 1.76
8 1.77
Risk Management
9 • Increasing Insurance Costs
– Natural Disasters
– Higher Verdict Values from Trials
– Full Service with Police, Utilities & with
Unique Properties – Wharf, Dam, Levee
• Paid out of Risk Fund
– Insurance
– Claim Settlements
– Litigation Expenses
– Risk Staff
• Paid out of Risk Fund
– Safety Consultant
– Actuarial Expenses
– Litigation Expenses
Impact on City of Santa Cruz

1.78 FY 2024 Budget Hearings
Finance Department
May 24, 2023
10 1.79
Human Resources Department
May 24, 2023

1.80 1 Department Overview
2 FY 2023 Achievements
3 FY 2024 Proposed Budget
AGENDA

1.81 Sara De Leon
Chief People Officer
Organizational Chart
HUMAN

RESOURCES
Debbie Levy
HR Analyst
Kristi Cowley
HR Analyst
Katie Cote
HR Technician
Dilia Schulz
Principal Analyst
Emily Dorff
HR Technician
Debbie Bailey
HR Analyst
Vacant
HR Analyst
Cathy Bonino
Principal Analyst
Debbie Jones
Principal Analyst
Beth Thurman
AA III
Amber Lerma
AA II
Employee & Labor Relations
Recruitment, Retention, Classification
Employee Benefits
11 FTE

1.82 Employee & Labor Relations
Recruitment, Retention, Classification
Employee Benefits

CORE SERVICES
HUMAN

1.83 FY 23 ACHIEVEMENTS
Labor Negotiations
Training & Development
Temporary New Hires
Full Time New Hires
Volunteer Hours
168
133
2,600+
Employee Safety
Feedback, new online forms, more
centralized training resources
Completed Labor Negotiations for
several groups.

Increased safety boot reimbursement
for service units. Gained
understanding of additional safety
concerns.

1.84 HUMAN RESOURCES
$1.82M

PERSONNEL

SERVICES & SUPPL IES
FY 2024 GENERAL FUND ONLY

HUMAN RESOURCES

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
6 7 %
3 0 %
3 %
.3%
Net GF Budget

1.85 FY 23 FY 24
1,250,000
1,000,000
750,000
500,000
250,000
0 FY 2024 GENERAL FUND REQUESTS

HUMAN RESOURCES PERSONNEL

SERVICES & SUPPL IES

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
+1 FTE
Employee and Labor Relations (HR
Analyst)
Temporary
Support
Additional $15,000 for temporary
support hours.

1.86 Sara De Leon
Chief People Officer
Organizational Chart
HUMAN

1.87 HR | MAY 24, 2023 BUDGET HEARING
FY 2024 PRIORITIES

THRIVING ORGANIZATION

PEOPLE PROCESS POLICY TECHNOLOGY

1.88 HUMAN RESOURCES
FY 2024 BUDGET
FY 2024 BUDGET HEARING
Thank you.

1.89 FY 2024 Budget Hearings
Information Technology
May 24th, 2023
1 1.90
Agenda
• Core Services
• FY 23 Accomplishments
• FY 24 Budget Overview
• FY 24 Goals
2 1.91
Information Technology Department - 23 FTEs
Ken Morgan
IT Director
Jackie Trumbull
Admin Asst. III
Dennis Kiyabu
IT Manager
Mike Schmidt
IT Assist. Director
Process and Application
Solutions
Admin + Strategic
Services
Client
Services
Infrastructure
Services
Robert Reinauer
Net/Sys Admin +
Help Desk. Super.

Jackie Trumbull
Admin Asst. III
Kimberly Ramirez
Project Manager
Vacant
IT Spec. I/II
Dan McLaughlin
IT Spec. II
Hiuwer Mondragon
IT Spec. III
Isaac Steinbrook
IT Spec. III
Carlin Schelstraete
Net/Sys Admin
Brandon Ashby
Net/Sys Admin
(PWWT)
Brent Jones
Net/Sys Admin
(WT)
Rich Mauger
Net/Sys Admin
Chip Handley
IT Manager
ERP
James Armstrong
IT Bus. Sys.

Analyst III
Erik Kuaimoku
IT Prog Analyst II
Stephanie Knoop
Project Manager
Joel Schaefer
IT Bus. Systems
Analyst II
Richard Westfall
GIS Administrator
Blake Irby
IT Bus. Systems
Analyst III
Vacant
IT Prog Analyst I/II
(WT)
April Estuesta
IT Bus Systems Analyst
II

1.92 4
IT Core Services Client Services
Technical Support | Endpoint Management &
Security | Workplace Productivity & Collaboration
Cultivating Increased Connectivity...of People,
Technology, and Processes
Deliver business-driven, efficient, quality technology solutions and services for City staff and the public.

1.93 FY 23
Accomplishments

1.94 Bulleted List
6 Microsoft Office 365
Advanced Security
Business Continuity Collaboration
Subscription-based model of MS Office Productivity Suite .
 Always up-to-date security and email
protection
 Application version control
 Document access control
 Web-based solution that includes
all MS Office apps
 Real time document collaboration
 Safely and securely store and access MS
Office applications and files from
anywhere
Reliability
 99.97% uptime over last 5 years
 Redundant datacenters
Teams

1.95 300
Employees Trained
750
M365 Installations
6 Project Duration
(Months)
850
Email Accounts
Migrated
200
Teams Created
1,289
1:1 Calls
321,000
OneDrive Files
94,666
Chat Messages
M365 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
5392
Teams Meetings
Last
180 days

1.96 Bulleted List
8 $6.2M
42%
Services, Supplies and Other
+
Capital Outlay
58%
Personnel
Services
Information Technology
FY24 Budget
$2.5M $3.6M

1.97 FY 24 - What Changed?
Services, Supplies and Other
• CPI increases 7-10%
Personnel Services
• No new positions
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
Services, Supplies, Other and Capital
Outlay
Personnel
FY 23 (Adopted) FY 24 (Proposed)
FY 24 - Impacts
Deferred Projects
Deferred maintenance
• Datacenter Infrastructure
• Networking equipment
• PC Replacements

1.98 10
FY 24 Goals
 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) RFP
 Land Management Software Implementation
 Timekeeping Software Upgrade
 Cityworks (CMMS) – Fleet Maintenance
 Critical Applications - Disaster Recovery (Cloud)
 Cybersecurity Improvements
 Internal + External Risk/Vulnerability Scan
 Physical Access Security – SCPD
 EOC Backup Site - SCPD Community Room

1.99 Questions?

1.100

1.101

1.102

1.103

1.104

1.105

1.106

1.107

1.108

1.109

1.110

1.111
FY 2024 Budget Hearings
Fire Department
May 24, 2023
1 1.112
Agenda - • Department Overview • Core Services • FY23 Achievements • FY24 Budget • FY24 Goals 2 1.113
3 Fire Chief
Division Chief
(Fire Prevention)
Administrative
Assistant I/II
Deputy Fire
Marshal
Fire Prevention
Inspector I/II
Fire Prevention
Technician
Temp - Hydrant
Maintenance
Temp-Fire
Inspectors
Division Chief
(Operations)
Battalion Chief
(A Shift)
Station 1
Downtown
2 Captains
2 Engineers
4 FF
Station 2
Eastside
1 Captain
1 Engineer
1 FF
Station 3
Westside
1 Captain
1 Engineer
1 FF
Station 4
UCSC
1 Captain
1 Engineer
1 FF
Battalion Chief
(B Shift)
Station 1
Downtown
2 Captains
2 Engineers
4 FF
Station 2
Eastside
1 Captain
1 Engineer
1 FF
Station 3
Westside
1 Captain
1 Engineer
1 FF
Station 4
UCSC
1 Captain
1 Engineer
1 FF
Battalion Chief
(C Shift)
Station 1
Downtown
2 Captains
2 Engineers
4 FF
Station 2
Eastside
1 Captain
1 Engineer
1 FF
Station 3
Westside
1 Captain
1 Engineer
1 FF
Station 4
UCSC
1 Captain
1 Engineer
1 FF
Fire Captain
(Marine Safety)
Marine Safety
Officer
Temp Positions
Seasonal
Lifeguards
Battalion Chief
(Training)
Principal Management Analyst
(O.E.S)
Administrative
Assistant III
Santa Cruz Fire Department Fire
66 – FTE
50+ Temps (Seasonal)

1.114
Santa Cruz Fire Department
Three Pillars
“Our Foundation – Our Future”
• Personnel
• Response
• Community
4 1.115
Santa Cruz Fire Department
Core Services:
• Fire Operations
• Fire Prevention
• Marine Safety
• Training
• OES
5 1.116
Fire Operations .
6  Responded to 9,611 calls for
service annually (2022)
• Fire • EMS/Medical • Rescue • Water Rescue • Public Service • CAL-OES mutual-aid

1.117
Fire Prevention .
7 • Life Safety Inspections (440) • Fire Investigations (49) • Vegetation management (20 acres) • Firewise Coordination/Outreach • Homeless response/resource coordination (site inspections)
• Open space management during high fire
danger
• Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) code
outreach/education/enforcement

1.118
Marine Safety
.
8 • Beach Lifeguard Service
• On-call Marine Rescue Unit
• Fire Engine Based Rescue Swimmers
• PWC rescue craft
• Lifeguard services for City of Capitola

1.119
.
9 • Manage Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
• Activated/Directed EOC Responses during the
winter storms of 2022/2023
• Coordinate Reimbursement Process for
CalOES/FEMA
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• Grant coordination for vegetation management &
equipment
• Train city staff to manage & support EOC activations
Emergency Management/OES

1.120
Completed WUI
Vegetation
management
totaling 20 acres in
open spaces
Successfully
Conducted County
Wide Fire Engine
Company Block
Training on Live Fire,
Ventilation, wildland,

HAZMAT, S&R
Conducted
CalOES/FEMA cost
recovery for CZU Fire,
COVID, 2017 and
2023 Storm events
Purchased/Installed
new station alerting
system in all 4 fire
stations
Order and took
delivery new Type 1
Fire Engine in less
than 6 months
Completed 18-week
Regional FF 1
Academy
Successfully Training 6
Firefighters
Achievements for FY2023
10 Conducted city EOC
G611 Certified training
in Finance,
Management,
Logistics, Planning,
Operations
Provide
Leadership and
Training for City
of Capitola in
standing up
Lifeguard
Program

1.121
Santa Cruz Fire Department
FY 24 Budget:
• (1) PMA position added
• Funds Reinstated:
• $20,000 - Rescue Equipment
• $90,000 - Vegetation Management
• $40,000 - Temporary Fire Inspectors
11 1.122
12 72%
13%
15%
0%
Fire Department Budget
Personnel Services
Supplies & Other
Revenue
Capital Outlay

1.123
FY24
Goals
13 13
• Complete 20+ acres of
WUI vegetation
management through
grant funding
• Implement 5-Year City
Wildfire Resiliency Plan
• Conduct all state
mandated fire
inspections
• Develop RFP and identify
implementation strategy
for a standards of
coverage survey
• Identify funding,
partnerships, location for
regional public safety
training center
• Closeout FEMA cost
recovery efforts for CZU,
COVID, storms
• Conduct EOC training
and disaster exercise
• Provide leadership
training to all
department personnel
to galvanize workforce
and succession plan
• Enhance
health/wellness
initiatives with focus on
cancer screenings,
mental health services 1.124
Questions?
14 1.125
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1.126
Overview of
the Budget
Hearings

CITY MANAGER
• Overall City outlook
• Key budget themes

FINANCE DIRECTOR
• State of the City budget
• Forecast and graphs of revenue, expenditures,
reserves, etc.

DEPARTMENTS AND CIP
• By Department – general and services overview;
FY 2023 achievements; FY 2024 budget
• Coordinated, consolidated CIP overview
16 1.127
Minimum Content
Overview:
1) Core services;
2) Organizational chart with FTE counts
FY 2023 Achievements
FY 2024 Budget:
1) Overview via pie chart;
2) Differences / changes – expenditures, revenues, personnel => IMPACT ON SERVICES;
3) “Notables”
17 1.128
FY 2024 Budget Hearings
City Council
City Manager’s Office
May 23-24, 2023
1 1.129
Agenda
Who
and What Achievements NextFiscal Year
2 1.130
Our Services and Who Delivers Them
3 1.131
Bulleted List
4 CMO Major Service Areas
City Council Support
City Operations &
Administration
City Clerk
Functions
Citywide
Communications
Homelessness
Response
Programs and
Projects
Examples =>
HiAP
West Cliff
Climate

1.132
CMO Functional Organization Chart
5 1 Comms Mgr

0.5 CRS for HRT
1 DCM
1 HRM
1 Homelessness Serv Coord
1 + 0.75 + 0.75 Outreach
1 Clerk
1 Deputy Clerk
1 AA III
1 AA II
1 Records Coordinator
1 CAM
1 PMA
1 MA
1 CM
1 ACM
1 Exec Admin

1.133
Standing
Children’s Fund
Climate Action
Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women Health in All Policies
Public Safety
Joint Powers Authority
Animal Shelter
Library System
Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1
Ad Hoc + Project
All In – Shaping Our Future
Budget and Revenue
Housing Ballot Measure
Sugary-sweetened Beverage
Tobacco Waste
Water St Bridge
West Cliff
Other Ongoing
3CE
CORE
County Homelessness Coordination
Housing for Health
Monterey Bay Air Resources
Monterey Bay Regional Climate Project Working Group
6 Commissions, Committees, Other

1.134
City Manager’s Office
7 Suzanne
Haberman
Executive Assistant
to City Manager
Monica Hernandez
Shelter and
Outreach Specialist
(0.5 FTE)
Jeremy Leonard
Shelter and
Outreach Specialist
(0.75 FTE)
7 Siouxsie Oki
Community
Relations Specialist
(0.5 FTE)
Rosemary Balsley
Administrative
Assistant II
TBD
Records Coordinator
Em Nguyen
Principal
Management
Analyst
Megan Bunch
Homelessness
Response Coord
(0.65 FTE)
Larry Imwalle
Homelessness
Response Manager
Lisa Murphy
Deputy City
Manager I
Erika Smart
Communications
Manager
Laura Schmidt
Assistant City
Manager
Berny Lazareno
Management
Analyst
Tiffany Wise-West
Sustainability and
Climate Action
Manager
Bonnie Bush
City Clerk
Administrator
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
Julia Wood
Deputy City Clerk
Administrator
Chris Monteith
Shelter and
Outreach Specialist
(0.75 FTE)
Brittany Inclan
Administrative
Assistant III

1.135
FY 2023 Achievements
8 1.136
Bulleted List
9 Achievements – Clerks
 Elections - November 2024 – coordination of first
district-based election and two citizen-based
initiatives
 Administration of ~32 regular and special Council
meetings
 98% deadline compliance for Statements of
Economic Interest
 Management of ~270 public records request

1.137
10 Achievements – Climate, Sustainability, Equity
 Adoption of equity-based Climate Action Plan 2030
 2023 citywide Grants Strategy Roadmap
 “Santa Cruz Like Me” Study
 2023 legislative platform
 International sea level rise workshop
 Citywide West Cliff integrated team and roadmap
launch

1.138
11 Achievements – City Manager’s Office
 City five-year strategic plan (in process)
 Start of citywide continuous improvement and
modernization program - “All In – Shaping Our Future”
 Request for proposals for:
 Homelessness lobbying;
 Polling and public opinion research (in process); and  City branding and communications (in process)
Photo by Carlin Schelstraete

1.139
Council Meetings – Elapsed Time for Each Meeting
(August-April for Each Fiscal Year)
Longest – 02/23/21 – 15.7 hrs
Shortest – 01/11/22 – 3.55 hrs
FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
12 Photo by Carlin Schelstraete

1.140
Council Meetings – Fiscal Year Averages
(August-April for Each Fiscal Year)

9.89 hrs 9.31 hrs 8.47 hrs 7.31 hrs
13 Photo by Carlin Schelstraete

1.141
FY 2024 Budget
14 1.142
15 Sampling of FY 2024 Goals
Council 5-year Strategic Plan
Rollout & Championing +
Recurring Reporting
Universal Onboarding for
Commissioners
Integrated West Cliff Roadmap +
Execution of Related Projects
“Santa Cruz Like Me”
Recommendations – e.g.,
Balanced Representation
Coastal Change Monitoring
Network
Service Improvements +
Organizational Modernization

1.143
City Council Budget
Personnel, 68.84%
Services & Supplies,

31.16%
$552,889
16 Highlights of Services Supported:
• Facilitation of meetings or strategic
plan updates (partial funding)
• Employee appreciation event
• Training and travel
• Expense accounts, with new district
engagement increase of $12.6k
• Mobile technology – iPads and
accessories
• Tenant Sanctuary, with additional
$20k (from Budget & Revenue Ad
Hoc Committee) for $50k total

1.144
CMO Budget
CMO, 57.25%
Police Auditor, 1.42%
City Clerk, 26.50%
Climate Action, 9.99%
$3.48 million Memberships & Dues, 4.84%
17 Highlights of Services Supported:
• Inflationary increases for dues & memberships
• Additional admin support for Mayor and
Council
• Citywide branding project
• Ballot measures – polls and consulting
• Consolidation of communications staff
• Council Commissions and Committees –
standing and ad hoc
• Ongoing HiAP funding - $15k
• Ongoing citywide shared grants pool - $50k
• 0.5 Principal Management Analyst

1.145
CMO Budget – Community Programs
Animal Shelter & Services,

16.25%
Collective of Results &
Evidence-based
Investments, 25.93%
Other Community
Programs & Services,

13.56%
CPVAW, 0.97%
Homelessness Response -
Personnel, 29.76%
Homelessness Response -
CoC, Internal Service
Charges, 13.54%
$4.16 million
18 Highlights of Services Supported:
• Animal Shelter JPA, with 10% increase
• Ongoing CORE programs for year 2 of 3-
year cycle - $1.03 million
• Other community programs such as
downtown outreach, mental health liaison,
and County HOPES team for connection
to services
• CPVAW add of $15k for self-defense
classes
• City homelessness response CMO-based
personnel – including program oversight,
outreach, and project management
• 0.5 Principal Management Analyst

1.146
Capacity Focus of Personnel Asks
19 + Move 3 Community
Relations Specialists
+ 0.5 Principal
Management
Analyst
+ 0.5 Principal
Management
Analyst
1 Comms Mgr
3 CRS

0.5 CRS for HRT
1 DCM
1 HRM
1 Homelessness Serv Coord

0.5 PMA
1 + 0.75 + 0.75 Outreach
1 Clerk
1 Deputy Clerk
1 AA III
1 AA II
1 Records Coordinator
1 CAM
1 PMA + 0.5 PMA
1 MA
1 CM
1 ACM
1 Exec Admin
With the requested changes:

1.147
What Questions Do You Have?
20 1.148
City Attorney’s Office Budget
Retirement Contribution,

1.37%
Base Services, 68.71%
Code Enforcement &
Litigation, 27.88%
Other, 2.04%
$1.61 million
21 Highlights of Services Supported:
• General annual legal services for
Council and all Departments
• Code enforcement
• Litigation
• Outside, specialized legal services as
needed

1.149
FY 2024 Budget Hearings.

Public Works Department.

May 24, 2023
1 1.150
Agenda
• Organizational View
• Core Services
• FY 2023 Achievements
• FY 2024 Budget Overview
• FY 2024 Challenges
2 1.151
Public Works Organization
265.4 FTE
Director of
Public Works
Wastewater

56.8 FTE
Operations

34.5 FTE
Engineering
19 FTE
Resource
Recovery

95.5 FTE
Parking Services

48.6 FTE
Transportation
Engineering
6 FTE
Administration
5 FTE

1.152
Core Services Wastewater Division
TREATMENT FACILITY .COLLECTIONS .

ENVIRONMENTAL
COMPLIANCE & LAB .

1.153

COLLECTIONS RESOURCE RECOVERY WASTE REDUCTION
Core Services Resource Recovery Division

1.154
Core Services Operations Division

MECHANICAL

MAINTENANCE
STREETS .
.

FACILITIES

MAINTENANCE &

ENERGY MANAGEMENT
.

HOMELESSNESS

RESPONSE FIELD CREW

1.155
Core Services Parking Division
PARKING PROGRAMS .

PARKING OPERATIONS .MAINTENANCE .

1.156
Core Services Engineering Division
k

FUNDING ROADS,

SEWERS, STORM DRAINS &
REFUSE

ENGINEERING CAPITAL INVESTMENT

PROGRAM

1.157
Core Services Transportation Engineering

TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING .

ENGINEERING .

EDUCATION & OUTREACH .

1.158
Public Works FY2023 Achievements
10 FEMA Levee Certification
Trevethan Sewer and Storm Drain Chestnut St. Paving & Storm Drain Landfill Cell 3B Construction Storm Damage Emergency Response San Lorenzo River Lagoon Culvert Project

1.159
Public Works FY2023 Achievements
11 Homelessness Response Field
Crew
Parking Access Revenue Control Electric Refuse Vehicle Local Limits Update Rail Trail Segment 7 Phase II
Groundbreaking
Highway 1 & 9 Intersection

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Bulleted List
12 1.161
Bulleted List
13 1.162
Bulleted List
14 General Fund Expenses
FY23 Amended
Budget
FY24 Requested
Budget Difference
101 General Fund $ 9,995,768 $ 11,103,252 $ 1,107,484
104 General Fund (Wharf Gate) $ 716,264 $ 751,494 $ 35,230 Total $ 10,712,032 $ 11,854,746 $ 1,142,714
General Fund Revenues
FY23 Amended
Budget
FY24 Requested
Budget Difference
101 General Fund $ 4,498,733 $ 5,312,938 $ 814,205
104 General Fund (Wharf Gate) $ 950,899 $ 977,519 $ 26,620 Total $ 5,449,632 $ 6,290,457 $ 840,825
Net General Fund Cost $ 5,262,400 $ 5,564,289 $ 301,889 Net General Fund Cost

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Bulleted List
15 Position FTE Funding
Accounting Assistant II (1.0) Internal Service
Community Relations Specialist (1.0)* Mixed
Building Maintenance Worker (0.5) General Fund
Administrative Assistant II 1.0 70% Enterprise, 30% General Administrative Assistant II 0.5 Wastewater
Homelessness Response Worker 1.0 General Fund
Lead Equipment Mechanic 1.0 Refuse
Net Change 1.0
*will begin reporting to City Manager's Office
Staffing Changes

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•Stormwater Financing
•Refuse Rates
•Wastewater Rates
Anticipated Utility
Rate Increases
FY 2024 Challenges

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Stormwater Funding
Measure E – Clean River, Beaches & Ocean
• Generates $630,000 annually for educational and
prevention programs .

Fund 751 – Citywide Storm Water Utility Fee
• Generates $570,000 annually for Citywide storm water
projects .

Fund 752 – Flood Plain Utility Fee
• Generates $320,000 annually for stormwater projects
within flood plain

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Stormwater Funding
• Levee Maintenance
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• Pump Station #1
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• New Pump Station
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• Pump Station Rehabilitation
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• River Mouth Management
.
• Downtown Drainage Plan
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• Trash Capture Ordinance
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• General Stormwater Drainage
System Projects

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FY 2024 Refuse Rates Increase
FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28
Residential Rates 10% 4% 4% 4% 4%
Commercial Rates 15% 4% 4% 4% 4%
Proposed Rate Increases
Projected Fund Balance Available for Appropriation – No Rate Increases

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Wastewater Rates
• Rate structure in place through June 30, 2025
• New 5-year rate plan to Council in FY24

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FY 2024 Challenges
• West Cliff Repairs
• Food Scraps
• Electrification Roadmap
• Recruitment & Retention
• Major CIP Projects

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Median Intersections
• Hwy 1/9
• Ocean/Plymouth
• Ocean/Water
• Ocean/Soquel
• Water/River
• Water/Pacific
• Soquel/Morrissey
• Soquel/Capitola

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Public Works Department
FY 2024 Budget
Questions & Answers

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FY 2024 Budget Review
Parks & Recreation
May 24, 2023
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Overview
• Department Mission & Core Services
• FY2024 General Fund Budget
• Operating Overview
• Personnel Expenditures
• Services, Supplies, Other Expenditures
• FY2024 Operational & Strategic Priorities
• Feedback/Questions
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Stewardship of over 1,700 acres of . . .
wharf, beaches, parks, open spaces and urban forest

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4 Proper maintenance and operation of 75 buildings . . . totaling nearly 170,000 square feet

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Create unique places that foster
relationships with people and nature . . .

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6 when you think of Santa
Cruz, what comes to mind?
Parks and Recreation is
Santa Cruz. Opportunities to play, learn and socialize for around 100,000 youth, teens, adults and seniors annually . . .

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7 when you think of Santa
Cruz, what comes to mind?
Parks and Recreation is
Santa Cruz. Deliver maximum value per general fund dollar through junior guards . . . strategic services and support . . .

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8 Provide policy and process support, inclusive of around 700 tree and special event permits annually . . .

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Santa Cruz is Parks and Recreation.

Health and wellness: Parks and Recreation promotes improved physical and mental health.

Conservation and resiliency: Park and Recreation protects land, water, trees, open spaces and wildlife, improving air and water quality in communities.

Property values: Economic research has demonstrated consistently that homes and properties located near parklands have higher values than those located farther away.

Economic development: Parks and Recreation improves the quality of life in communities and benefits the local economic development in the City of Santa Cruz.

Visitor spending: Parks and Recreation amenities spur tourism, generating significant economic activity, including (but not limited to) increased sales at local restaurants/bars and hotels.

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FY23 Organizational Chart
Tony Elliot
Director
Tremain Hedden-Jones
Superintendent
Recreation
Lindsay Bass
Principal Mgmt Analyst
Administration
Travis Beck
Superintendent
Parks
Rachel Kaufman
Recreation Supervisor
LNCC
DC Lawson-Thomas
Recreation Supervisor
Sports & Beaches
Kara Newman-Ferdolage
Recreation Supervisor
Events & Classes
Robert Acosta
Recreation Supervisor
Youth, Teens, Aquatics &
Cultural Svs
Jessi Bond
Recreation Supervisor
Civic Auditorium
Mike Godsy
Field Supervisor
Neighborhood Parks
Steve Gomez
Field Supervisor
Community Parks
Blake Woessner
Field Supervisor
Open Spaces & Greenways
Miles Hicks
Superintendent
Golf Course
Britt Hoberg
Supervisor
Wharf
Leslie Keedy
Urban Forester
Parks
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks
VACANT
Admin Svs Supervisor
Administration

5.5 FTE 1.0 FTE 0.5 FTE 1.0 FTE 4.0 FTE

4.0 FTE

12.0 FTE 11.0 FTE 8.0 FTE 7.0 FTE 13.0 FTE 1.0 FTE
Total Dept FTE: 84.00
Chart reflects regular and part-time staff only.

Temporary staff are a significant resource for most
areas, especially in the summertime.

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People Slide

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Someone is sitting in the shade today because
someone planted a tree a long time ago.
- Warren Buffet
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Strategic Priorities

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FY 2023 Accomplishments

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FY 2024 Goals

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45%
Personnel
Services, Supplies, Capital Outlay & Debt Service
FY2024 expenditures
Numbers represent a Status Quo budget
Department Revenues are budgeted at $5.9M
FY2022 Actual Revenues were $6.4M
17 $11.3M
$20.6M
$9.3M

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FY24 Organizational Chart
Tony Elliot
Director
Tremain Hedden-Jones
Superintendent
Recreation
Lindsay Bass
Principal Mgmt Analyst
Administration
Travis Beck
Superintendent
Parks
Rachel Kaufman
Recreation Supervisor
LNCC
DC Lawson-Thomas
Recreation Supervisor
Sports & Beaches
Kara Newman-Ferdolage
Recreation Supervisor
Events & Classes
Robert Acosta
Recreation Supervisor
Youth, Teens, Aquatics &
Cultural Svs
Jessi Bond
Recreation Supervisor
Civic Auditorium
Mike Godsy
Field Supervisor
Neighborhood Parks
Steve Gomez
Field Supervisor
Community Parks
Blake Woessner
Field Supervisor
Open Spaces & Greenways
Miles Hicks
Superintendent
Golf Course
Britt Hoberg
Supervisor
Wharf
Leslie Keedy
Urban Forester
Parks
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks
VACANT
Admin Svs Supervisor
Administration

5.5 FTE 1.0 FTE 0.5 FTE 1.0 FTE 4.0 FTE

4.0 FTE

12.0 FTE 11.0 FTE 8.0 FTE 7.0 FTE 13.0 FTE 1.0 FTE
Total Dept FTE: 86.50
NEW FY2024 FTE: +2.50
Chart reflects regular and part-time staff only.

Temporary staff are a significant resource for most
areas, especially in the summertime.

Add’l FY2024
Personnel Priority
FY2024
Dept Request
+0.5 FTE
+1.0 FTE +1.0 FTE
Recreation Supervisor
Pay Equity
New Job Title
Recreation Specialist
Capital Improvement
Project Capacity
Retirement-Driven
Structural Adjustments

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Internal Services ($2.6M): Indirect costs for HR, IT, Finance, City Attorney and City Manager support
Water, Sewer & Refuse ($1.6M): Delivery of water to parks and taps; Hauling away of trash collected across facilities and park spaces General Liability ($1.1M): Department portion to cover city selfinsurance Equipment & Fleet ($500K): Equipment inventory, Vehicle work orders/fuel charges/repair, Pool car charges, Vehicle leases Cost Recovery ($500K): Payments to class instructors, sports officials and operators; Software licenses, merchant bank fees, activity guide Safety ($445K): Homeless encampment clean-up, alarm monitoring, safety patrols, safety clothing & equipment, cleaning supplies, staff uniforms and phones, graffiti abatement
Utilities ($335K): Electricity, Natural Gas & Solar Power Capital Outlay & Debt Service ($120K): Equipment Replace & loan payments
Staff Support ($95K): Training, meetings, books, dues & memberships $7.4M $9.3M
Costs of Doing Business:

Basics

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Basic Landscape & Park Maintenance ($715K): Irrigation
maintenance, small equipment & maintenance, work on park amenities (pathways, playgrounds, skate parks, fences, trails, planting beds, athletic fields, beaches, etc)
Building & Facility Maintenance ($500K): Basic facility maintenance services and supplies, office supplies
Trees & Vegetation Management ($380K): Addressing liability and maintenance needs for the Urban Forest and fire hazards in the Open Spaces
Programming ($270K): Program operating support for junior guards, special events, seniors, teens, classes, after school activities, sports, surf museum, wharf, etc
$9.3M
Service Delivery:

What the Public Sees
$1.9M

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Operating priorities
The department will adjust its budget throughout the year to ensure the following needs are met:
• Critical Equipment/Facility Needs
• Civic Auditorium Enhanced Cost Recovery
• Staff & Public Safety
• Inflationary Increases
• Staff Development and MOU Requirements
$11.2M
$9.1M

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Thinking outside the budget . . .

The department will continue to create partnerships that help deliver value and services the community wants and needs:
• Santa Cruz County Parks & Harvey West Pool
• Central Coast Alliance for Health & Service
Delivery for Vulnerable Populations
• Santa Cruz Mountain Trail Stewardship & Open
Space Management

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Strategic priorities
The department will address strategic needs to ensure a healthy, thriving organization is able to deliver its mission and vision
• Develop plans to address infrastructure
• Facilities Condition Assessment
• Capital Outlay Forecast & Planning
• Continue cost recovery efforts
• Civic 5 YR Business Plan
• Integrated Effort on Fund 104 (Wharf)
• Golf Course & Disc Golf Pay-to-Play
• Pursue Federal & State Aid
• Continue efforts with City Leadership to advance a
parks-positive ballot measure
• Identified personnel issues & staff safety

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Commission Feedback
On April 24, the Parks and Recreation Commission convened and reviewed the FY 2024 Proposed Budget with the following top-line comments:
• Develop plans to address infrastructure
• Desire for greater progress on Harvey West Pool
• Emphasis on the need for investment in our green infrastructure – urban forestry and open spaces
• Continue cost recovery efforts
• Balance revenue generation with subsidized service for the community and more vulnerable populations
• Continued focus on inter-department collaboration to leverage resources, along with climate-related equipment grants
• Identified personnel issues & staff safety
• Concerns with staff capacity to address safety issues as well as open space environment and stewardship efforts
Chair
Kristina Glavis
Vice Chair
Hollie Locatelli
Commissioner
Jorge Cruz
Commissioner
Nik Strong-Cvetich
Commissioner
Brad Angell
Commissioner
Jane Mio
Commissioner
Jacob Pollock

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Santa Cruz City Council
May 24, 2023