CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting - February 11, 2025
12:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION, ZOOM/COURTYARD CONFERENCE ROOM 12:30 P.M. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, CONSENT, GENERAL BUSINESS AND PUBLIC
HEARINGS, ZOOM/COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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Closed Session
12:00 PM
Statements of Disqualification
Closed Session
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1))
City of Santa Cruz v. Chevron Corp. et al., (Sea Level Rise Litigation) (Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. 17CV03243, United States District Court, Northern District Case No. 18-cv-00458 LHK, San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CJC-24-005310)
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City Council
12:30 PM
Call to Order
Roll Call
Oral Communications Announcement - Members of the public may address Council on matters not on the agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the Council. 30 minutes is allocated for Oral Communications. No extra time for groups will be granted.
Oral Communications
Presiding Officer's Announcements
Statements of Disqualification
Additions and Deletions
City Attorney Report on Closed Session
Council Meeting Calendar
2. The City Council will review the meeting calendar attached to the agenda and revise it as necessary.
Consent Agenda
3. Minutes of the January 28, 2025 City Council Meeting (CC) Motion to approve as submitted.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
4. Resolution Amending the 2025 Council Meeting Calendar (CC) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to adopt a resolution amending Resolution No. NS-30,235 to revise the 2025 Council meeting calendar and cancel the April 8th regular meeting.
5. Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and CostSaving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant Programs of the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration:
Authorization for Application, Acceptance, and Appropriation of Grant Funds for the West Cliff Drive Coastal Resilience Project (CM/PW) LOCATION: District 6
Motion to
1) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for, accept, and execute all necessary applications, contracts and agreements and amendments thereto and appropriate funds from the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program for a grant to implement the West Cliff Drive Coastal Resilience Project, and
2) Adopt a resolution to amend the FY 2025 budget in the amount of $5,000,000 for the PROTECT Discretionary Grant.
6. Resolution Affirming Santa Cruz’s Commitment to Abide by the California Values Act and Reaffirming Prior Council Action Restricting the use of City Resources for Immigration Enforcement (CN) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution affirming Santa Cruz’s commitment to abide by the California Values Act and reaffirming prior Council action restricting the use of City resources for immigration enforcement, and 2) Direct the City Manager’s Office to collaborate and communicate with other local government and non-profit partners who are committed to the State’s California Values Act and related policies of the State of California.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
7. City Manager Authorization to Execute Residential Lease Agreements for City-Owned Property (EDH)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute residential lease agreements, amendments and related documents for City-owned property, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
8. Review of 2024 State of California Legislation Impacting Local Land Use, Housing, and Homelessness Response (PL/EDH/CM)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to accept the review of 2024 State of California legislation impacting land use, housing, and homelessness response.
9. Wharf Recovery Council Ad-Hoc Subcommittee (PR/EDH)
LOCATION: District 4
Motion to appoint Councilmembers Newsome and Golder and Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson to a new Ad-Hoc Wharf Recovery
Subcommittee to review data and options related to structural repair options for the Santa Cruz Wharf, provide input on public access and engagement, and policies governing the wharf’s operations, and make recommendations to the full City Council to implement proposed strategies, policies, and actions.
10. Downtown Recovery – Phase IV – Notice of Completion for Downtown Site Furnishings Painting in the Amount of $112,550.00 (PR) LOCATION: District 4
Motion to accept the work of H.B. Restoration Inc. (Rio Linda, CA) as completed per the Site Furnishing Design Standards and authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for the Downtown Recovery – Phase IV (c302312) and authorizing the Parks & Recreation Director to sign the Notice of Completion as the Owner’s Authorized Agent.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
11. Front-Spruce-Pacific 54-Inch Sewer Rehabilitation (c401606) – Notice of Completion (PW)
LOCATION: District 3 and 4
Motion to accept the work of SAK Construction, LLC (O’Fallon, MO) as completed per plans and specifications and authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for the Front-Spruce-Pacific 54-Inch Sewer Rehabilitation Project (c401606) and authorizing the Public Works Director to sign the Notice of Completion as the Owner’s Authorized Agent.
12. Purchase of Wastewater Collections Septic Pump Truck – Budget Adjustment (PW)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to:
1) Award the contract for the purchase of one septic pump truck from Coast Counties Peterbilt (Salinas, CA) in the amount of $347,275.22; and
2) Adopt a resolution amending the FY 2025 budget to appropriate funds in the amount of $22,984.23 from the Wastewater Fund to fully fund the purchase.
13. Resource Recovery Facility North Canyon Paving (m400020) – Notice of Completion (PW)
LOCATION: District 6
Motion to accept the work of Silicon Valley Paving, Inc. (San Jose, CA) as completed per plans and specifications and authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for the Resource Recovery Facility North Canyon Paving Project (m400020).
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Consent Agenda (continued)
14. West Cliff Drive – 900 and 1000 Block Striping Plans and Temporary Traffic Control Alteration (PW)
LOCATION: Districts 3 and 6
Motion to:
1) Approve the design and installation of updated traffic striping and signage associated with the West Cliff Drive Stabilization Project (c401501) on the 900 and 1000 blocks of West Cliff Drive and Woodrow Avenue;
2) Adopt a resolution to approve the plans for the 900 and 1000 block striping pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6; and 3) Find the project Categorical Exempt under CEQA Guidelines 14 CCR section 15301(c).
15. Wastewater Treatment Facility Dashboard - Award Contract (PW) LOCATION: District 3
Motion to award a sole source contract for the configuration and installation of a new Aveva Pi system from Aveva Select California (Healdsburg CA) in the amount of $134,740.
End Consent Agenda
General Business
16. Children’s Fund Oversight Committee (CC)
LOCATION: Citywide
Approve one at-large appointment of a Children's Fund Oversight Committee member, with a term ending January 31, 2026.
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General Business (continued)
17. Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women (CC) LOCATION: Citywide
Approve Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, and O'Hara's nominations of Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women (CPVAW) members, with terms ending January 31, 2029, and Councilmember Golder's nomination of one commissioner, with a term ending January 31, 2027.
18. FY 2025 Budget Adjustments and Information on City’s Financial Status – Budget Adjustment (FN/HR)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget appropriation of expenditures to all funds as listed in Exhibit A, in the amount of $13,022,644 including an increase of $534,284 to the General Fund, and a total increase in revenues as listed in Exhibit A in the amount of $9,734,188 to all funds, including a net addition of $1,078,642 to the General Fund;
2) Authorize the City Manager to allocate budgetary changes within the applicable funds and departments;
3) Receive an update on the City of Santa Cruz’s financial status; and 4) Adopt a resolution amending the City of Santa Cruz Personnel Complement and Classification and Compensation Plan for multiple departments.
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General Business (continued)
19. Comprehensive Wildfire Preparedness and Safety Program (CN/FD) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to:
1) Direct staff to initiate a Comprehensive Wildfire Preparedness and Safety Program (Program); and
2) Form a City Council Ad Hoc Committee to work with City staff and community stakeholders to develop the Program and support community engagement and education efforts.
20. Parking Lease Revenue Bond Authorization (FN/EDH/PW) LOCATION: District 4
Introduce for publication an ordinance amending and restating Chapter
16.26 of the Municipal Code to permit the issuance of Parking Revenue Bonds by the City.
21. Ordinance Amending Chapter 21.07 of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code to Create a Process Guaranteeing a Fair Rate of Return to Landlords of Properties With Expiring Affordability Agreements (CA)
LOCATION: Citywide
This item is continued to the February 25th Council meeting and will not be discussed on February 11th.
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General Business (continued)
22. Ordinance Amending Santa Cruz Municipal Code Chapter 9.36 (“Noise”) and Chapter 9.40 (“Sound Amplifying Equipment”) and Adding Objective Standards to Both Chapters (CN)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to:
1) Introduce for publication an ordinance amending Santa Cruz Municipal Code Chapter 9.36 (“Noise”) and Chapter 9.40 (“Sound Amplifying Equipment”) and adding objective standards to both chapters; and
2) Approve the CEQA determination contained in this agenda report and the proposed ordinance. The Council’s action is not a “project” under CEQA. Even if this ordinance or objective standards were considered to be a “project” the following exemptions apply:
“common sense” exemption (no possibility of a significant effect on the environment.”) (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15061(b)(3)); Class 7 Categorical Exemption (action intended “to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of a natural resource” (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15307); and Class 8 Categorical Exemption (action intended “to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment.”) (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15308.) Adjournment
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INFORMATION ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – FEBRUARY 11, 2025
23. Parks and Recreation Department: Permitted Special Events Occurring Six or More Times Annually - 1/25/25 (PKFYI 082)
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS
ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – FEBRUARY 11, 2025
24. Proclaiming Saturday, February 1, 2025 as “Santa Cruz High School Cardinal Regiment 100th Anniversary Day” and urging all residents to join in recognizing this monumental milestone; celebrating the contributions of the Santa Cruz High School Cardinal Regiment to our community and beyond; and reflecting on its rich history, honoring its present achievements, and looking forward to a future of continued excellence and success.
Advisory Body Appointments
The following positions are either currently vacant or the terms are due to expire.
Council will make appointments at a future meeting.
Board of Building and Fire Appeals One opening – 4-year term, at-large nomination.
Historic Preservation Commission One opening – 4-year term to be appointed by Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson.
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Public Hearing
If, in the future, you wish to challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the City at or before the hearing.
Any person seeking to challenge a City Council decision made as a result of a proceeding in which, by law, a hearing is required to be given, evidence is required to be taken, and the discretion in the determination of facts is vested in the City Council, shall be required to commence that action either 60 days or 90 days following the date on which the decision becomes final as provided in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 Please refer to code of Civil Procedure 1094.6 to determine how to calculate when a decision becomes “final.” The 60-day rule applies to all public hearings conducted pursuant to the City’s Zoning Ordinance, Title 24, Santa Cruz Municipal Code. The 90-day rule applies to all other public hearings.
Meeting Type
Holiday
Jewish Holiday
Regular Meeting
Special Meeting (will be added as scheduled)
Study Session (will be added as scheduled)
Budget Hearing
DATE Location Meeting Type
February 17
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public April 12/13
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public May 26
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public June 19
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public July 4
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public September 1
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public September 22/23
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public October 1/2
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public November 11
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public November 27
November 28
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public City Council Meeting Calendar for 2025
December 9
City Hall Closure - Thanksgiving Day
City Hall Closure - Day After Thanksgiving Day
June 24
September 9
September 30
City Hall Closure - Presidents' Day
February 25
City Hall Closure - Juneteenth
Passover (City observed - sundown to sundown)
August 12
March 11
March 25
May 13
April 8
April 22
June 10
May 27
City Hall Closure - Labor Day
August 26
July 8 and 22 Meetings Cancelled
City Hall Closure - Independence Day
City Hall Closure - Memorial Day
December 23 Meeting Cancelled
Rosh Hashanah (City observed - sundown to sundown)
October 14
October 28
City Hall Closure - Veteran's Day (observed)
Yom Kippur (City observed - sundown to sundown)
November 18
2.1 Meeting Type
Holiday
Jewish Holiday
Regular Meeting
Special Meeting (will be added as scheduled)
Study Session (will be added as scheduled)
Budget Hearing
DATE Location Meeting Type
City Council Meeting Calendar for 2025
December 14/15
December 25 City Hall Closure - Christmas Day
Hanukkah (City observed - sundown to sundown)
2.2 MINUTES ARE UNOFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED BY COUNCIL
City of Santa Cruz
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
MINUTES OF A CITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 28, 2025
12:00 PM
Mayor Keeley opened the City Council Closed Session at 12:01 p.m. in a public meeting via Zoom and in Council Chambers, for the purpose of announcing the agenda, and receiving public testimony.
Roll Call
Present: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.
Absent: None.
Staff: City Manager M. Huffaker, Assistant City Manager M. Templeton, City Attorney T. Condotti, Director of Finance E. Cabell, Deputy City Clerk Administrator J. Wood, City Clerk Administrator B. Bush.
Statements of Disqualification – None.
Public Comment
Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period at 12:02 p.m. There were no speakers. Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period at 12:03 p.m., at which time the meeting was closed to the public and Council adjourned to the Courtyard Conference Room.
Closed Session
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1))
Brown, Loren et al. v. AGCO Corporation, et al.
(Alameda Superior Court Case No. RG20073620)
Council received a status report, gave direction, and no reportable action was taken.
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Closed Session (continued)
2. Real Property Negotiations (Government Code §54956.8) 1) Property: 45 Municipal Wharf
APN: 007-341-05
Owner: Santa Cruz Waterfront, Inc.
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Mark Gilbert Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
2) Property: 31 Municipal Wharf (Riva Fish House)
APN: 007-341-02
Owner: Martin Drobac dba Riva Fish House
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Peter Drobac Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
3) Property: 37 Municipal Wharf (Gilda’s)
APN: 007-341-03
Owner: Charles Maier
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Charles Maier dba Gilda’s Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
4) Property: 41 Municipal Wharf (Surf City Santa Cruz)
APN: 007-381-01
Owner: Flotsam of California, Inc. dba Surf City Santa Cruz City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Bruce Noland Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
5) Property: 47 Municipal Wharf (Noland’s)
APN: 007-341-06
Owner: Flotsam of California, Inc. dba Noland’s
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Bruce Noland Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
6) Property: 49 A Municipal Wharf (Makai)
APN: 007-361-01
Owner: Barking Lion dba Makai
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Peter Drobac dba Makai (AKA Barking Lion)
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
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Closed Session (continued)
2. Real Property Negotiations (Government Code §54956.8) (continued) 7) Property: 49 B Municipal Wharf (Olita’s)
APN: 007-371-01
Owner: Olita’s Cantina & Grill, LLC
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Steve Elb
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
8) Property: 55 A Municipal Wharf (Marini’s)
APN: 007-381-01
Owner: Marini’s Candies, Inc.
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Nick & Gino Marini Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
9) Property: 55 Municipal Wharf B, C, D (Vino by the Sea) APN: 007-381-01
Owner: Ana Wold dba Vino by the Sea, Inc.
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Ana Wold
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
10) Property: 57 Municipal Wharf (Made in Santa Cruz)
APN: 007-351-02
Owner: Genesis Peck dba Made in Santa Cruz
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Genesis Peck Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
11) Property: 59 Municipal Wharf (Stagnaro’s)
APN: 007-351-04
Owner: Stagnaro Bros. Seafood, Inc.
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Stagnaro Bros. Seafood, Inc.
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
Council received a status report from the City Negotiator, and no reportable action was taken.
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City of Santa Cruz
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
MINUTES OF A CITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 28, 2025
12:45 PM
Call to Order – Mayor Keeley called the meeting to order at 12:47 p.m. in Council Chambers.
Roll Call
Present: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.
Absent: None.
Staff: City Manager M. Huffaker, Assistant City Manager M. Templeton, City Attorney T. Condotti, Director of Finance E. Cabell, Director of Economic Development and Housing B. Lipscomb, Chief People Officer S. De Leon, Director of Planning and Community Development L. Butler, Director of Water H. Luckenbach, Deputy City Manager L. Murphy, Principal Management Analyst V. Pearson, Principal Management Analyst J. Mellor, Sustainability and Resiliency Officer T. Wise-West, Homelessness Response Manager L. Imwalle, Deputy City Clerk Administrator J. Wood, City Clerk Administrator B. Bush.
Oral Communications Announcement - The Mayor provided a brief announcement about Oral Communications.
Oral Communications
At 12:48 p.m. Mayor Keeley opened Oral Communications for members of the public who wished to speak regarding items not listed on the City Council agenda.
Lee Brokaw spoke regarding fires and escape routes, and asking Council to consider building safety and asking Council to address it within the City.
Bradley Snyder spoke regarding the fire in the Palisades, and a housing event that Mayor Keeley spoke at.
James Ewing-Whitman spoke regarding the Board of Supervisors’ meeting, and the battery fire in Moss Landing.
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Oral Communications (continued)
El Johnson spoke regarding the upcoming bargaining cycle.
Ken Bare spoke regarding natural disasters and the work that disaster service workers do ahead of natural disasters.
Brian Shields spoke regarding the Downtown Expansion Plan and asking Council to provide some kind of encouragement to use responsible general contractors, and contractors invested in apprenticeship.
James “Turk” Dess spoke regarding roofing permits and the amount of time it takes and the rate increases from 2024 to 2025.
Noah Nagel spoke regarding the Marine Safety Division and the unsustainability of relying on temporary employees who hold second jobs, and are not provided benefits, healthcare, or a consistent salary.
Nolan Mehl spoke regarding the Wharf construction crew and asking Council to consider a significant raise for the work they do for fair compensation.
Unidentified spoke in opposition to the 5-foot fence in the state’s plans at Three Princes Surf Point, and asked Council to consider the plans of the Seabright Neighbors’ Association.
Greg Cole spoke regarding Three Princes Surf Point, showing Council various alternative options that have been approved by the Seabright Neighbors’ Association.
At 1:09 p.m. Mayor Keeley closed Oral Communications.
Presiding Officer's Announcements – Mayor Keeley announced items 13 and 14 would be continued to the February 11, 2025 City Council meeting and would not be discussed. Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson announced Council will be bringing an agenda item to reaffirm the City’s status as a Sanctuary City. Councilmember Brunner announced the City of Santa Cruz is part of the Monterey Bay Division of the League of California Cities. At the most recent meeting, they appointed Councilmember Brunner to the Community Services Policy Committee and Councilmember Golder to the Public Safety Policy Committee.
Statements of Disqualification – None.
Additions and Deletions – City Manager M. Huffaker announced a contract was added to item 7, provided to Council at the start of the meeting, and provided to the public.
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City Attorney Report on Closed Session – See pages 7066—7068 for the report.
Council Meeting Calendar
3. The City Council reviewed and did not revise the meeting calendar attached to the agenda.
Consent Agenda
Councilmember Golder pulled item 9 for further discussion.
Councilmember O’Hara made a comment on number 5 to make the following edits to the January 14, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes:
Item 24: Amend the Friendly Amendment as follows:
From:
Councilmember O’Hara requested to add direction to staff to extend the Wharf Business Recovery Recommendations below through February 2025. Approval of free 2-hour parking on the Wharf to the public during the month of January. The estimated cost to the City based on parking modeling is approximately $30,000. This cost will be partially offset by visitor trips to the wharf and increased tenant rent revenue (which is a percentage of sales).
Approval of recommended rent relief to include percentage-sales only rent during the months of December and January for all wharf tenants. Many tenants have minimum monthly rents in addition to percentage sales.
Allowing percentage-only rent based on actual sales received provides economic relief for the period the Wharf was closed to the public. This would additionally eliminate any minimum rents due and rent payments not reflective of the mandatory closure period. Staff further recommends that all late fees and penalties for the months of December and January be waived. An initial estimate of cost to the City is approximately $40,000- $50,000.
To:
Councilmember O'Hara requested to add direction to staff to extend the Wharf Business Recovery Recommendation of free 2-hour parking to the public through February 2025.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
Item 26: Amend the Sustainability and Resiliency Committee Bylaws to remove “2/3”:
Article VI. Decision-making process
(a) General Decision Process
(iv) Formal voting may be used as a fallback when consensus fails as long as there is a consensus that a vote should take place. Any decision resulting from a vote shall be determined by a 2/3 majority.
Councilmember Newsome made a comment on item 8.
Councilmember Brunner made a comment on item 6.
City Manager M. Huffaker and Principal Management Analyst V. Pearson responded to Council questions regarding item 7.
Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. The following people spoke:
Unidentified person made a comment on item 5.
Dr. Jesse Traller Ojeda made a comment on item 6.
Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Councilmember Newsome moved, seconded by Councilmember O’Hara, to approve the remaining Consent Agenda.
ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.
AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
DISQUALIFIED: None.
4. Resolution Extending the Emergency Declarations in Connection with the 2022/2023 Winter Storms and 2023/2024 Winter Storms (CA/CM) LOCATION: Citywide
Resolution No. NS-30,428 was adopted extending by sixty days the Local Emergency Declarations in connection with the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 winter storms.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
5. Minutes of the January 14, 2025 City Council Meeting (CC) LOCATION: None
Motion carried to approve as amended.
6. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Grant: Approval to Execute Subaward of Grant Funds to Develop a Final Design and Implementation of Living Shoreline in Main Beach, and Flood Mitigation, Habitat Enhancement and Restoration in Jessie Street Marsh and San Lorenzo Park (CM)
LOCATION: Districts 1, 2 and 4
Motion carried to:
Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,429 approving the execution of a subaward agreement with California Marine Sanctuary Foundation to accept grant funds from the NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Grant administered by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management to develop a final design and implementation of Living Shoreline in Main Beach; to enhance and expand wetland, flood management, trails, and educational and recreational uses at Jessie Street Marsh and San Lorenzo Park; Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,430 amending the FY 2025 budget to appropriate $7,887,878 of funds into project numbers c402513 (Main Beach Living Shoreline) and c302518 (Santa Cruz City Parks Flood Mitigation and Habitat Enhancement and Restoration); and
Authorize and direct staff to issue Request for Proposals (RFPs) to complete the necessary California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Protection Act documentation, processes, and clearances for the work contemplated in the projects, procure Engineering, Permitting, Surveying, Geotechnical and Right of Way services and direct the City Manager to execute Professional Service Agreements in forms acceptable to the City Attorney. The Parks and Recreation and Public Works Directors are authorized to execute contract amendments for these services within the project budget.
3.8 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7074
Consent Agenda (continued)
7. Emergency Debris Removal (e302501) – Authorization of Emergency Contracts and Budget Adjustment (CM/PR)
LOCATION: Districts 2, 4, and Coastal Areas Located South of the City of Santa Cruz
Motion carried to:
Ratify the emergency contract with Granite Construction (Watsonville, CA) for debris removal related to the December 2024 Municipal Wharf Incident in the amount of $385,000. The Parks and Recreation Director is authorized to execute change orders within the approved project budget; Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Granite Construction (Watsonville, CA) for ongoing debris removal from the December 2024 Municipal Wharf Incident in the amount of $400,000 in a form approved by the City Attorney. The Parks and Recreation Director is authorized to execute change orders within the approved project budget; Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,431 to amend the FY 2025 budget to newly appropriate $400,000 of funds; and
Approve of the CEQA determination contained in this agenda report. The Council’s action is exempt from CEQA review under California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Article 18, Section 15269(c) as an emergency project. The Council’s action is also exempt from CEQA review under California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Article 18, Sections 15304 (“Minor Alterations to Land”), 15307 (“Actions for Protection of Natural Resources”), 15308 (“Actions for Protection of the Environment”), and 15061(b)(3) ("Common Sense Exemption”).
8. Establishment of a Council Ad Hoc Housing Subcommittee (CN) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion carried to establish a Council Ad Hoc Housing Subcommittee with the members to include Mayor Keeley, Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson, and Councilmember Newsome.
3.9 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7075
Consent Agenda (continued)
9. Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf Ground (Builder) Lease for Construction of New Restaurant at 45 Municipal Wharf (APN 007-341-05) with Santa Cruz Waterfront, Inc. (EDH)
LOCATION: District 4
Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. There were no speakers.
Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Councilmember Golder moved, seconded by Councilmember Newsome, to:
Adopt Resolution No. NS-30,432 authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a new ground lease and authorizing the Economic Development and Housing Director to finalize designs through the permit process, and approve or execute any amendments, deeds of trust and assignments, or documents needed thereto of a non-substantive nature, in forms approved by the City Attorney, for planning and construction of a new restaurant on real property located at 45 Municipal Wharf (APN 007-341-05) between the City of Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz Waterfront, Inc.
Direct staff to navigate this process the quickest way possible with all the agencies involved and not require it to be presented to the Historic Preservation Commission if there are any modifications to the building.
ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.
AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
DISQUALIFIED: None.
10. Living Wage Rate Annual Prescription for Fiscal Year 2026 (FN) LOCATION: Citywide
Resolution No. NS-30,433 was adopted upwardly indexing the prescribed minimum living wage rate by 2.3%, the amount which corresponds to San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Area Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, for the period ending October 31, 2024, to become effective July 1, 2025; and rescinding Resolution No. NS-30,276.
End Consent Agenda
3.10 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7076
Public Hearing
11. 2021 Program Year Annual Action Plan Amendment (EDH) LOCATION: Districts 1 and 4
Principal Management Analyst J. Mellor responded to Council questions.
Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. The following person spoke.
Unidentified person
Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Councilmember O’Hara moved, seconded by Councilmember Trigueiro, to adopt Resolution No. NS-30,434 amending the 2021-2022 U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to cancel the “2021PY Senior Studio – NRSA" project for $50,000 and reallocate the funding to “2021PY Market St. Senior Center Renovations” and direct staff to submit to HUD for approval.
ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.
AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
DISQUALIFIED: None.
3.11 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7077
General Business
12. 2024 Health in All Policies Progress Update and Proposed 2025 Health in All Policies City Council Committee Workplan (CM)
LOCATION: Citywide
Sustainability and Resiliency Officer T. Wise-West gave a presentation and responded to Council questions.
Homelessness Response Manager L. Imwalle and City Manager M. Huffaker responded to Council questions.
Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. The following people spoke.
Garrett
James Ewing-Whitman
Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson moved, seconded by Councilmember Trigueiro, to:
Accept 2024 Health in All Policies (HiAP) progress update; and Adopt the 2025 HiAP City Council Committee workplan.
ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.
AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
DISQUALIFIED: None.
13. Ordinance Amending Santa Cruz Municipal Code Chapter 9.36 (“Noise”) and Chapter 9.40 (“Sound Amplifying Equipment”) and Adding Objective Standards to Both Chapters (CN)
LOCATION: Citywide
This item was continued to the February 11, 2025 Council meeting and was not discussed.
3.12 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7078
General Business (continued)
14. Ordinance Amending Chapter 21.07 of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code to Create a Process Guaranteeing a Fair Rate of Return to Landlords (CA) LOCATION: Citywide
This item was continued to the February 11, 2025 Council meeting and was not discussed.
15. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for the Fiscal Year that Ended June 30, 2024 (FN) LOCATION: Citywide
Director of Finance E. Cabell gave a presentation and responded to Council questions.
Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. The following person spoke.
Garrett
Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Councilmember Newsome moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson, to receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), and related reports, for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2024.
ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.
AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
DISQUALIFIED: None.
3.13 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7079
General Business (continued)
16. 2025 Legislative Program (CM)
LOCATION: Citywide
Deputy City Manager L. Murphy, Chris Giglio with Capital Edge, and Amy Jenkins with Precision Advocacy gave a presentation and responded to Council questions.
At 2:58 p.m. Council took a break and returned at 3:11 p.m.
Mayor Keeley opened the public comment period. The following people spoke.
Garrett
Unidentified person
Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Councilmember Newsome moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson, to:
Identify the three Legislative Priorities as follows:
Homelessness Response
Affordable Housing
Infrastructure; and
Identify the six Legislative Platform issues for 2025 as follows:
Infrastructure & Transportation
Homelessness Response
Housing
Public Safety & Community Well Being
Economic Vitality
Sustainability & Resiliency
Through discussion, Council identified the following specifics to provide for staff.
Homelessness
Funding for implementation of various Mental Health/Behavioral Health related legislation
Bullet two-specifically the per capita rate not just point-in-time counts
3.14 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7080
General Business (continued)
16. 2025 Legislative Program (CM) (continued)
MOTION (continued):
Community Well-being and Public Safety:
Technological advancement-specifically name AI
Support initiatives and legislation that decrease use and consumption of harmful substances and products to youth and vulnerable populations, such as active hemp ingredients, sugar sweet beverages, etc. Uphold and support existing and new legislation that protects marginalized populations such as immigrants, LGBTQ+
E-bike policy
Support for Undocumented Immigrants
Protect Immigrant Rights:
Advocate for policies that uphold the rights of undocumented immigrants, ensuring access to essential services such as healthcare, education, and legal assistance.
Support legislation that limits local law enforcement's involvement in federal immigration enforcement, fostering trust within immigrant communities.
Establish Immigrant Support Services
Making sure we’re really clear on our values around Immigrant Support Offices.
Wildfire Preparedness Prevention
Policy Goals:
Enhance Wildfire Prevention and Preparedness:
Support legislation that enhances wildfire prevention, preparedness, and response efforts, particularly in high-risk areas.
Advocate for policies that promote sustainable land management practices and the development of fire-resistant infrastructure.
Address Homeowners Insurance Challenges:
Advocate for policies that ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners insurance in wildfire-prone areas. Support initiatives that incentivize insurers to continue offering coverage in high-risk zones, such as implementing wildfire mitigation measures and home hardening techniques.
Promote transparency in insurance practices, ensuring homeowners are informed about policy changes and non-renewal decisions.
3.15 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7081
General Business (continued)
16. 2025 Legislative Program (CM) (continued)
MOTION (continued):
Funding Priorities:
Wildfire Mitigation Projects:
Pursue state and federal grants to fund wildfire mitigation projects, including vegetation management, community
education programs, and emergency response enhancements. Seek resources to support the development and implementation of community wildfire protection plans.
Homeowners Insurance Support:
Advocate for funding to assist homeowners in implementing fireresistant measures, potentially reducing insurance premiums. Support the establishment of state-backed insurance programs to provide coverage options for residents in high-risk areas. Safety Net
Support for Fixed-Income Seniors
Promote community programs that address social isolation and enhance the quality of life for seniors.
Childcare
Promote policies that enhance the training, compensation, and retention of childcare providers.
Youth Programming
Advocate for increased investment in youth programs that promote education, health, and social development.
Support policies that provide safe and inclusive spaces for youth engagement and recreation.
Funding afterschool programs, etc.
ACTION: The motion carried unanimously with the following vote.
AYES: Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, Newsome, Golder, O’Hara; Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson; Mayor Keeley.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
DISQUALIFIED: None.
3.16 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7082
Advisory Body Appointments
Mayor Keeley Opened the Public comment period. The following people spoke:
Katie Ferraro
Elizabeth Madrigal
Lola Quiroga
Leah Kahn
Ryan Meckel
Carlina Rose
Mayor Keeley closed the public comment period.
City Clerk Administrator B. Bush announced items 19 and 20 would be continued to the February 11, 2025 City Council meeting and would not be heard.
17. Arts Commission
LOCATION: Citywide
Councilmember Trigueiro nominated Rebecca Escobedo Guzman.
Councilmember Brunner nominated Christopher Mosley.
Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson nominated Weston Mossman.
By consensus Rebecca Escobedo Guzman was reappointed, and Christopher Mosley and Weston Mossman were nominated to the Arts Commission with terms ending on January 31, 2029.
18. Board of Building and Fire Appeals
LOCATION: Citywide
Councilmember Newsome nominated Myles Corcoran.
By consensus Myles Corcoran was reappointed to the Board of Building and Fire Appeals with a term ending January 31, 2029.
3.17 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7083
Advisory Body Appointments (continued)
19. Children’s Fund Oversight Committee
LOCATION: Citywide
This item was continued to the meeting of February 11, 2025 and was not discussed.
20. Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women LOCATION: Citywide
This item was continued to the meeting of February 11, 2025 and was not discussed.
21. County Latino Affairs Commission
LOCATION: Countywide
By consensus Emmanuel Nevarez was appointed to the County Latino Affairs Commission with a term ending April 1, 2027.
22. Downtown Commission
LOCATION: District 4
Councilmember Brunner nominated Rebecca Acosta.
Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson nominated William Ngor.
Councilmember O’Hara nominated Jessi Bond.
By consensus Rebecca Acosta was reappointed, and William Ngor and Jessi Bond were appointed to the Downtown Commission with terms ending January 31, 2029.
3.18 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7084
Advisory Body Appointments (continued)
23. Equal Employment Opportunity Committee
LOCATION: Citywide
Mayor Keeley nominated Katie Ferraro and Alfredo Manrique.
By consensus Katie Ferraro was appointed and Alfredo Manrique was reappointed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee with terms ending January 31, 2029.
24. Historic Preservation Commission
LOCATION: Citywide
Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson nominated Donna Ramos.
Councilmember O’Hara nominated David Subocz.
By consensus Donna Ramos was appointed and David Subocz was reappointed to the Historic Preservation Commission with terms sending January 31, 2029.
25. Parks and Recreation Commission
LOCATION: Citywide
Councilmember O’Hara nominated Dan Ackerstein.
Councilmember Trigueiro nominated Barbara Lawrence.
By consensus Dan Ackerstein and Barbara Lawrence were appointed to the Parks and Recreation Commission with terms ending January 31, 2029.
26. Planning Commission
LOCATION: Citywide
Councilmember Trigueiro nominated Carolyn Book-Kelley.
Councilmember Brunner nominated Matthew Thompson.
By consensus Carolyn Book-Kelley was appointed and Matthew Thompson was reappointed to the Planning Commission with terms ending January 31, 2029.
3.19 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7085
Advisory Body Appointments (continued)
27. Sister Cities Committee
LOCATION: Citywide
Councilmember Newsome nominated Emily Burton and Katherine Lee.
Councilmember Golder nominated Emily Burton and Maggie Mathias.
Councilmember O’Hara nominated Emily Burton and Maggie Mathias.
Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson nominated Emily Burton and Maggie Mathias.
Mayor Keeley nominated Emily Burton and Maggie Mathias.
Councilmember Trigueiro nominated Emily Burton and Maggie Mathias.
Councilmember Brunner nominated Emily Burton and Leah Kahn.
By consensus Maggie Mathias was appointed to the Sister Cities Committee with a term sending January 31, 2027 and Emily Burton was appointed with a term ending January 31, 2029.
28. Transportation and Public Works Commission
LOCATION: Citywide
Councilmember Brunner nominated Elizabeth Madrigal.
Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson nominated Kyle Kelley.
Councilmember O’Hara nominated Ron Goodman.
Councilmember Trigueiro nominated Lola Quiroga.
By consensus Elizabeth Madrigal was appointed, and Kyle Kelley, Ron Goodman and Lola Quiroga were reappointed to the Transportation and Public Works Commission with terms ending January 31, 2029.
3.20 January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7086
Advisory Body Appointments (continued)
29. Water Commission
LOCATION: Citywide
Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson nominated Tom Burns.
Councilmember O’Hara nominated David Green Baskin.
Councilmember Trigueiro nominated Justin Burks.
By consensus Tom Burns, David Green Baskin, and Justin Burks were reappointed to the Water Commission with terms ending January 31, 2029.
Adjournment – Councilmember Golder moved, seconded by Councilmember Newsome, to adjourn. By consensus City Council adjourned at 4:09 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
Julia Wood, Deputy City Clerk Administrator
Attest:
Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator
Approved:
Fred Keeley, Mayor
3.21 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 01/23/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: City Clerk
SUBJECT: Resolution Amending the 2025 Council Meeting Calendar (CC) RECOMMENDATION: Motion to adopt a resolution amending Resolution No. NS-30,235 to revise the 2025 Council meeting calendar and cancel the April 8th regular meeting.
BACKGROUND: At the October 22, 2024 Council meeting, the City Council adopted a resolution setting the 2025 meeting calendar.
DISCUSSION: City Council meetings typically are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, however, the meetings in July are cancelled, as well as the fourth Tuesday in December. Additionally, there are occasional needs to readjust the calendar due to lack of availability. The April 8th Council meeting conflicts with the spring break for some Councilmembers, as well as staff. As such, staff proposes to cancel the April 8th meeting.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: Not applicable. The resolution amending the 2025 Council meeting calendar does not require CEQA review as it does not meet the definition of a Project under CEQA as it does not have a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): Though this administrative process of amending the Council calendar is not directly related to Health in All Policies, this action contributes to wellbeing by providing an opportunity for councilmembers and staff to spend time with their families. Increasing community-wellbeing is the objective of the HiAP initiative.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: No impacts.
4.1 Prepared By:
Bonnie Bush
City Clerk
Submitted By:
Michelle Templeton
Assistant City Manager
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. RESOLUTION.DOC
2. AMENDED 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR.PDF
4.2 RESOLUTION NO. NSRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. NS-30,235 TO AMEND THE 2025 COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR TO CANCEL THE APRIL 8TH REGULAR MEETING
WHEREAS, the City Council usually meets regularly on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month; and
WHEREAS, the regular meeting of April 8, 2025 conflicts with the spring break of some Councilmembers, as well as staff;
WHEREAS, the remainder of the calendar of regular meetings will stay as previously approved, including the cancellation of the two meetings in July, the cancellation of the November 12th and 26th meetings and addition of November 19th, and the cancellation of the second meeting in December; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Cruz that the April 8, 2025 meeting will be cancelled.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of February, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
APPROVED: ______________________________
Fred Keeley, Mayor
ATTEST: _________________________________
Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator
4.3 Meeting Type
Holiday
Jewish Holiday
Regular Meeting
Special Meeting (will be added as scheduled)
Study Session (will be added as scheduled)
Budget Hearing
DATE Location Meeting Type
December 25
January 1
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public January 20
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public February 17
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public April 12/13
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public May 26
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public June 19
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public July 4
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public September 1
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public September 22/23
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public October 1/2
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public November 11
City Council Meeting Calendar for 2025
June 24
September 9
September 30
February 11
City Hall Closure - Presidents' Day
February 25
City Hall Closure - Juneteenth
City Hall Closure - New Year’s Day
January 14
City Hall Closure - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 28
City Hall Closure - Christmas Day
Passover (City observed - sundown to sundown)
August 12
March 11
March 25
May 13
April 22
June 10
May 27
City Hall Closure - Labor Day
August 26
July 8 and 22 Meetings Cancelled
City Hall Closure - Independence Day
City Hall Closure - Memorial Day
Rosh Hashanah (City observed - sundown to sundown)
October 14
October 28
City Hall Closure - Veteran's Day (observed)
Yom Kippur (City observed - sundown to sundown)
4.4 Meeting Type
Holiday
Jewish Holiday
Regular Meeting
Special Meeting (will be added as scheduled)
Study Session (will be added as scheduled)
Budget Hearing
DATE Location Meeting Type
City Council Meeting Calendar for 2025
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public November 27
November 28
Courtyard Conf. Room Closed Session - Closed to the Public Council Chambers Council Regular Meeting - Open to the Public December 14/15
December 25
December 9
City Hall Closure - Thanksgiving Day
City Hall Closure - Day After Thanksgiving Day
December 23 Meeting Cancelled
City Hall Closure - Christmas Day
Hanukkah (City observed - sundown to sundown)
November 18
4.5 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 01/27/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: City Manager/Public Works
SUBJECT: Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and CostSaving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant Programs of the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration:
Authorization for Application, Acceptance, and Appropriation of Grant Funds for the West Cliff Drive Coastal Resilience Project (CM/PW) LOCATION: District 6
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to
1) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for, accept, and execute all necessary applications, contracts and agreements and amendments thereto and appropriate funds from the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program for a grant to implement the West Cliff Drive Coastal Resilience Project, and
2) Adopt a resolution to amend the FY 2025 budget in the amount of $5,000,000 for the PROTECT Discretionary Grant.
BACKGROUND: The Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and CostSaving Transportation (PROTECT) Formula and Discretionary Grant Programs were established under section 11405 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. No. 117-58, November 15, 2021), also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” (BIL), codified at 23 U.S.C. 176. The purpose of the PROTECT grant program is to provide grants on a competitive basis for projects that seek to strengthen surface transportation to be more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, heat waves, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters through support of planning activities, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk coastal infrastructure.
Projects selected for funding under this program should be grounded in the best available scientific understanding of climate change risks, impacts, and vulnerabilities. They should support the continued operation or rapid recovery of crucial local, regional, or national surface transportation facilities. Furthermore, selected projects should utilize innovative and collaborative approaches to risk reduction including the use of natural infrastructure or naturebased solutions, which is explicitly eligible under the program.
5.1 There are four categories of funding under the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program. One category is for Planning Grants. The other three categories are for Resilience Improvement, Community Resilience and Evacuation Routes, and At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure projects.
West Cliff Drive is an at-risk coastal infrastructure asset and over the past 5 years, the City has developed studies and adopted plans to address the risks posed by extreme storm events exacerbated by climate change and sea level rise. Through these planning processes and the associated community engagement, the City has prioritized projects that enhance existing revetments, address stormwater runoff contributing to bluff erosion, utilize nature-based solutions and advance coastal monitoring, among others, while exploring other options for coastal resilience.
DISCUSSION: City staff are developing an application to address these priorities through the PROTECT grant program’s At-Risk Coastal Infrastructure Grant category for which $86 million has been allocated. Applications are due February 24, 2025. The scope of the project will include the following components:
1. As identified in the West Cliff Drive Adaptation and Management Plan (adopted in 2021), the project will address stormwater runoff and outfalls that contribute to bluff erosion by utilizing green stormwater infrastructure to minimize runoff and reduce stormwater flow velocities and volumes.
2. As identified in the draft West Cliff Drive 5-Year Roadmap, the project will address failed and near end of useful life revetment along West Cliff Drive by restacking revetment to its original design condition and integrating nature-based solutions to increase the habitat value of revetment that now consists of rip rap (large boulders). As identified in the current Living Shorelines, Nature-Based Solutions and Sand Management Feasibility study nature-based solutions integrated with revetment repairs could include different gradations of rock type that more closely resemble natural features and incorporation of tidepool elements.
3. As identified in the draft West Cliff Drive 5-Year Roadmap and cited as a requirement in the adopted Local Coastal Program, the project will also facilitate deployment of a Coastal Change Monitoring Network that will enable monitoring, trend analysis and tracking of coastal conditions, integration of a coastal infrastructure asset management module into the City’s infrastructure asset management system, and development of a decision-support interface for future coastal management.
The project will fund all phases of these components including design, permitting, environmental review, construction and monitoring. The project cost is $5 million with a $1 million match and $4 million requested from the PROTECT grant program. The $1 million match consists of previously awarded state funds, in kind labor, and potentially Measure Q funds.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: This item is exempt from CEQA under the general rule 1561(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that applying for grant funding from the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program will not have the potential to cause any effect on the environment.
5.2 HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): If awarded funding, completion of the project advances the sustainability pillar of Health in All Policies by addressing specific natural and climate hazards identified in the City’s Climate Adaptation Plan. It also increases public safety by protecting coastal infrastructure and access.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: Yes
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: There is no impact to the General Fund by adoption of this resolution. If awarded, this grant will increase General Capital Investment Program (CIP) fund revenues and expenditures by $5M, as detailed in the attached budget adjustment.
Prepared By:
Tiffany Wise-West
Sustainability and Resiliency
Officer
Submitted By:
Michelle Templeton
Assistant City Manager
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. RESOLUTION.DOCX
5.3 RESOLUTION NO. NS-30,XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ AUTHORIZING
APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
PROMOTING RESILIENT OPERATIONS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE, EFFICIENT, AND
COST-SAVING TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR
THE WEST CLIFF DRIVE COASTAL RESILIENCE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and CostSaving Transportation (PROTECT) Formula and Discretionary Grant Programs were established under section 11405 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. No. 117-58, November 15, 2021), also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” (BIL), codified at 23 U.S.C. 176.
WHEREAS, the purpose of the PROTECT grant program is to provide grants on a competitive basis for projects that seek to strengthen surface transportation to be more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, heat waves, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters through support of planning activities, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk coastal infrastructure.
WHEREAS, West Cliff Drive is a community amenity and transportation corridor considered an at-risk coastal infrastructure asset which is subject to risks posed by extreme storm events exacerbated by climate change and sea level rise.
WHEREAS, the City’s Climate Adaptation Plan (2018), West Cliff Drive Adaptation and Management Plan (2021), draft West Cliff 5-Year Roadmap and draft Local Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan include projects to address at-risk coastal infrastructure on West Cliff Drive.
WHEREAS, the proposed project aims to enhance existing revetments, address stormwater runoff contributing to bluff erosion, utilize nature-based solutions and advance coastal monitoring at select sites along West Cliff Drive.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Cruz authorizes the application, acceptance, and approval of a grant from the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager, or his/her designee, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the City of Santa Cruz all grant documents, including but not limited to applications, agreements, amendments and requests for payment, necessary to secure grant funds and implement the approved grant project; and
5.4 RESOLUTION NO. NS-30,XXX
2 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of February, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
APPROVED: ______________________________
Fred Keeley, Mayor
ATTEST: _________________________________
Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator
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5.6 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 02/05/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: City Council
SUBJECT: Resolution Affirming Santa Cruz’s Commitment to Abide by the California Values Act and Reaffirming Prior Council Action Restricting the use of City Resources for Immigration Enforcement (CN) LOCATION: Citywide
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution affirming Santa Cruz’s commitment to abide by the California Values Act and reaffirming prior Council action restricting the use of City resources for immigration enforcement, and
2) Direct the City Manager’s Office to collaborate and communicate with other local government and non-profit partners who are committed to the State’s California Values Act and related policies of the State of California.
BACKGROUND: The residents of the City of Santa Cruz have a long history of and deep commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and those in exile. As discussed in the accompanying resolution, the Council has previously passed resolutions and ordinances which aimed to make Santa Cruz a safe community for all.
In October 2017, the State of California enacted “The California Values Act” (SB 54) which prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from using money or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes and proscribes other activities or conduct in connection with immigration enforcement by law enforcement agencies.
DISCUSSION: The sponsoring councilmembers desire to reaffirm the Council’s commitment to prior City Council actions restricting use of City resources for immigration enforcement, specifically the Council’s 2017 Resolution No. NS-29,187 and Uncodified Ordinance No. 2017-
06. Additionally, the sponsoring councilmembers desire to affirm the City’s commitment to abiding by state law on this topic – the California Values Act.
6.1 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION:
Approval of this ordinance is not a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it does not have the potential to cause physical change in the environment directly or indirectly. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21065.) HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): The goal of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to ensure that decision-makers are informed about the impacts on the three HiAP pillars of health, equity, and sustainability when reviewing projects and policy options. Affirming the City’s commitment to refrain from using City resources for immigration enforcement promotes community health and safety, and it is important to not erode trust in local law enforcement by permitting local police officers to assist federal immigration enforcement. The proposed Council action also promotes equity, in that the California Values Act provides clear standards for every jurisdiction in California to follow to ensure uniform application of the law across all cities and counties in California.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No.
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No.
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No.
FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: No impact.
Submitted By:
Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson
Vice Mayor
Submitted By:
Sonja Brunner
Councilmember
Submitted By:
Gabriela Trigueiro
Councilmember
ATTACHMENTS:
1. RESOLUTION
2. Resolution No. NS-29,187
3. Uncodified Ordinance No. 2017-06
6.2 RESOLUTION NO. NS-_________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ AFFIRMING SANTA CRUZ’S COMMITMENT TO ABIDE BY THE CALIFORNIA VALUES ACT
AND REAFFIRMING PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION RESTRICTING THE USE OF CITY RESOURCES
FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
WHEREAS, the residents of the City of Santa Cruz have a long history of and deep commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and those in exile; and WHEREAS, in 1986 via City Council Resolution No. NS-16,876, in response to the federal government failing to grant asylum to persons fleeing armies and death squads in El Salvador and Guatemala, City Council declared the City of Santa Cruz a “refuge for Salvadoran and Guatemalan refugees until these refugees can safely return to their homelands or until they are granted federally recognized residency status, temporary or permanent”; and
WHEREAS, in 2007 via City Council Resolution No. NS-27,504, in response to the Bush Administration’s Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) initiating large sweeps of undocumented immigrants, the City Council declared its intent that the City be a safe haven for all immigrants who live and work in the Santa Cruz community; and
WHEREAS, in January 2017 via City Council Resolution No. NS-29,187, in anticipation of the first Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant policies, the City Council again re-stated the City’s intention to be a safe haven for immigrants and declared that “no City resources may be used to assist in the enforcement of Federal immigration law or to gather or disseminate information regarding the immigration status of individuals or any other such personal information unless such assistance is required by Federal or State statute, regulation, or court decision”; and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2017, via Ordinance No. 2017-06, the City Council passed an uncodified ordinance addressing the City’s procedures concerning federal immigration law and reaffirming itself as inclusive and welcoming for all residents; and WHEREAS, in October 2017, the State of California passed “The California Values Act” (SB 54) which prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from using money or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes and proscribes other activities or conduct in connection with immigration enforcement by law enforcement agencies; and WHEREAS, in the interest of promoting public safety, it is important to create an environment in which people feel comfortable interacting with local law enforcement, and not erode that trust by permitting local police officers to assist federal immigration enforcement; and WHEREAS, studies have proven that jurisdictions that provide protections for immigrants are safer and economically more prosperous compared to other jurisdictions – including a 2017 report by the Center for American Progress that shows on average there are 35.5 fewer crimes committed per 10,000 people in these jurisdictions, the average annual income is $4,353 higher, the poverty rate is 2.3% lower, and unemployment is 1.1% lower; and
WHEREAS, the new Trump administration has declared its intention to implement mass deportations, and has issued executive orders purporting to rescind longstanding federal policy restricting immigration enforcement activity at schools, after-school programs, hospitals, community health centers, and places of worship; and
6.3 WHEREAS, as of this date of this Resolution, multiple California cities, counties, and other governmental entities have enacted policies intended to protect immigrants and/or declared their intent to abide by the California Values Act and related policies of the State of California. This includes, but is not limited to: the County of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, the City and County of San Francisco, the City of Berkeley, and the City of Los Angeles.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Santa Cruz as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The City Council reaffirms the City’s prior Council action restricting the use of City resources for federal immigration enforcement, specifically the Council’s 2017 Resolution No. NS-29,187 and the Council’s 2017 Uncodified Ordinance No. 2017-06.
3. The City Council affirms the City of Santa Cruz’s intention to abide by the California Values Act.
4. The City Manager’s Office and the City Attorney’s Office are directed to review the Council’s 2017 Resolution No. NS-29,187, the Council’s 2017 Uncodified Ordinance No. 2017-06, and the California Values Act and take all necessary actions to assure that all: (a) City policies are consistent with the foregoing, and (b) City departments, commissions, officers, and employees act in accordance with these requirements.
5. The City Manager’s Office is directed to collaborate and communicate with other local government and non-profit partners who are committed to the State’s California Values Act and related laws and policies.
6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of _______, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
APPROVED:
Fred Keeley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator
6.4 RESOLUTION NO. NS-29,187
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
TO MAINTAIN TRUST AND SAFETY FOR LOCAL IMMIGRANTS
WHEREAS, many City of Santa Cruz residents have deep concerns about the potential policies and actions of the President-Elect, and many immigrants are particularly fearful in the wake of the election; and
WHEREAS, it is important to make it clear that we are one community in the City of Santa Cruz and all of our children, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers, regardless of immigration status, contribute to the social and economic fabric of this community; and WHEREAS, it is important for our City Council to make a statement of support to the immigrant community and for the City to be a place of sanctuary for immigrants who live and work in our community; and
WHEREAS, a relationship of trust between California's immigrant residents and our local agencies, including law enforcement, schools, and healthcare providers is essential to carrying out basic local functions; and
WHEREAS, that trust is threatened when local agencies are involved in immigration enforcement; and .
WHEREAS, a strong community is one that includes people of all backgrounds and invests in all of its people; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Cruz will be a model for a more just and equitable society for everyone.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ:
I. City of Santa Cruz hereby declares itself a place of sanctuary in that no City resources may be used to assist in the enforcement of Federal immigration law or to gather or disseminate information regarding the immigration status of individuals or any other such personal information unless such assistance is required by Federal or State statue, regulation, or court decision.
2. The City Council commends the Santa Cruz Police Chief for not involving his department with federal immigration policies and for building trust with all the communities his department serves. •
3. The City Council directs City departments to review their policies in order to ensure that eligible individuals are not deterred from seeking services or engaging with City services based on immigration status.
6.5 APPROVED:
RESOLUTION NO. NS-29,187
4. The City Council commends the work of other local institutions and individuals who join in building a climate of trust and support for our immigrant community.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10 thday of January, 2017 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Krohn, Mathews, Watkins, Brown, Noroyan; Vice Mayor Terrazas; Mayor Chase.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
DISQUALIFIED: None.
ATTEST: ,-
City ilerk A ministrator
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Brittany Inclan
From: Peter Gelblum <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 7:50 AM
To: City Council; Fred Keeley
Subject: Item 6 on February 11 Agenda regarding immigration Dear Mayor and Council - I wholeheartedly support this resolution. I also urge the Council and all City employees and representatives to stand strong against any attempts by federal authorities to attack, overcome, or invalidate this resolution and the 2017 uncodified ordinance on the same topic. The City is not in the business of immigration enforcement. As the Resolution recognizes, assisting federal immigration enforcement will have detrimental effects on our friends and neighbors and on local law enforcement.
Thank you for taking this important step.
Peter Gelblum
6.15 Brittany Inclan
From: Kerstin Breidenthal <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 4:57 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Support of Sanctuary City Policy
Hi,
I strongly urge you to continue to make Santa Cruz a sanctuary city. We are so much stronger when all of us can live free and full lives in Santa Cruz. All people in Santa Cruz benefit when our LGBTQ community is safe and able to live fully and when our immigrant communities can freely access healthcare, education, and employment.
Please live up to the ideals of Santa Cruz.
Best,
Kerstin Breidenthal
816 Hanover
95062
Sent from my iPhone
6.16 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 01/23/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development and Housing
SUBJECT: City Manager Authorization to Execute Residential Lease Agreements for City-Owned Property (EDH)
LOCATION: Citywide
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute residential lease agreements, amendments and related documents for City-owned property, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
BACKGROUND: The City owns certain residential properties at 333 Locust Street, Units 1-6 (APN 005-03-303), 308 River Street, #C-13 (APN 008-46-112), and 575 Dimeo Lane (APN 059-121-07). A majority of these residential properties are either occupied by tenants or are planned for residential occupation with varying lease durations. In contrast to commercial leases, residential leases tend to be shorter term and require expedited execution so prospective tenants know they secured a living space, can give notice to landlords, if applicable, and take other necessary actions to move to new the living space.
DISCUSSION: Housing in the City is scarce and is known to receive competitive interest within as little as one-week. Typically, prospective tenants are eager to execute residential lease agreements and move in as soon as possible. To meet the competitive demand, City staff recommends authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute residential lease agreements for City-owned property.
City staff worked with the City Attorney’s Office to prepare residential lease templates. These templates can be used to expedite the negotiation and execution process. City staff will issue an Information Report (FYI) to the City Council as residential units become available, notifying Council of the City’s intent to lease.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: The proposed Council action is not a “project” under CEQA. “Project” is defined by CEQA as:
“an activity which may cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and which is any of the following:
(a) An activity directly undertaken by any public agency.
7.1 (b) An activity undertaken by a person which is supported, in whole or in part, through contracts, grants, subsidies, loans, or other forms of assistance from one or more public agencies. (c) An activity that involves the issuance to a person of a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use by one or more public agencies.” (Pub. Resources Code, § 21065.) The proposed Council action is not a “project” under CEQA because no direct or indirect physical change to the environment is anticipated by this Council action.
Any future action taken as a result of the Resolution approved by Council is also exempt from CEQA under: (1) 14 CCR sec. 15301 – Class 1 Categorical Exemption because the Council action relates to the prospective lease of existing facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The facilities that are the subject of the prospective leases previously included residential uses. Under the prospective leases, the facilities will include residential uses. As such, the prospective leases involve negligible or no expansion of an existing or former use and Class 1 Categorical Exemption applies. (2) 14 CCR sec. 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the prospective leases might have a significant effect on the environment.
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): The proposed action will allow the City Manager, or designee, to efficiently and effectively execute residential lease agreements. This will promote sustainability with tenants by giving them housing security and stable living space, both which are recognized as social determinants of health. This will also help the City sustain stable revenue.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: The proposed action has no fiscal impact.
Prepared By:
Jennifer Shelton
Principal Management
Analyst
Submitted By:
Bonnie Lipscomb
Director of Economic
Development and Housing
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE RESIDENTIAL LEASE AGREEMENTS.DOCX
7.2 RESOLUTION NO. NS-XX,XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE RESIDENTIAL LEASE AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS, AND RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR CITYOWNED PROPERTY, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY WHEREAS, the City of Santa Cruz owns residential property at 333 Locust Street, Units 1-6 (APN 005-03-303), 308 River Street, #C-13 (APN 008-46-112), and 575 Dimeo Lane (APN 059-121-07); and
WHEREAS, a majority of these residential properties are either currently occupied by tenants or are scheduled to be occupied with varying lease durations; and WHEREAS, the City may acquire additional residential units or properties with existing tenants or planned for new residential tenancy; and
WHEREAS, it is in the City’s interest to expedite the execution of residential leases to generate revenue, provide housing security, and facilitate the move-in of prospective tenants; and WHEREAS, granting authority to the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute these residential lease agreements will allow for the expedited execution of residential leases; and WHEREAS, City staff is requested to issue an Informational Report (FYI) to the City Council corresponding with the availability of City-owned residential properties; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this Resolution is not a “project” under California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). Any future action taken as a result of this Resolution would be exempt from CEQA under California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Article 18, Sections 15301 (existing facilities) and 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption).
7.3 RESOLUTION NO. NS-XX,XXX
2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Cruz as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to negotiate and execute residential lease agreements, amendments, or related documents, each in a form approved by the City Attorney, for the City-owned residential properties located at 333 Locust Street (Units 1-6), 308 River Street, #C-13, 575 Dimeo Lane, and any other City-owned residential property as may be acquired or developed, unless expressly exempted from this approval.
3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of February, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
APPROVED: ______________________________
Fred Keeley, Mayor
ATTEST: _________________________________
Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator
7.4 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 1/23/2025
AGENDA OF: 2/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Community Development/Economic Development and Housing/City Manager
SUBJECT: Review of 2024 State of California Legislation Impacting Local Land Use, Housing, and Homelessness Response. (PL/EDH/CM)
LOCATION: Citywide
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to accept the review of 2024 State of California legislation impacting land use, housing, and homelessness response.
BACKGROUND: Staff has provided regular updates to the City Council regarding land use and housing-related State legislation since the 2018 Housing Blueprint Subcommittee report called for such updates. While the Planning and Community Development Department has led these efforts previously (in coordination with other departments), this report is being co-created by three departments: Planning and Community Development, Economic Development and Housing, and the City Manager’s Homelessness Response team. The goal of this report is to further acknowledge the breadth and depth of this past year’s legislation and summarize key pieces of legislation signed in to law in 2024 that impact the City’s land use, housing, and homelessness decisions.
DISCUSSION: In 2024, the Governor signed 64 bills into law related to land use, housing, and homelessness response. This represents the Legislature’s continued and increased commitment to facilitating housing production at all affordability levels in California. Additionally, the State’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Attorney General continue to play a larger role in enforcement of housing policies at the local level. While many of these bills are more minor or place-specific, others are especially impactful to land use, housing, and homelessness response decision-making in Santa Cruz and are summarized below.
The 2024 legislative session did not feature as many bills that garnered significant attention as in previous years, such as 2023’s AB 1287 (100% Density Bonus), 2022’s AB 2097 (no parking minimum near transit), and 2021’s SB 9 (increased single-family density). Two bills that did garner attention in 2024, AB 1886 and AB 1893, related to clarifications of the Builders Remedy process. That process allows housing developers far greater density and height than would
8.1 otherwise be allowed but only pertains to jurisdictions that do not have a compliant Housing Element approved in a timely manner. The Builders Remedy process does not apply to the City of Santa Cruz because the City’s most recent Housing Element was found in substantial compliance by HCD in December 2023, ahead of the state deadline.
Still, many impactful bills were signed in 2024. Some are new, and some incrementally expand previous bills. Details on these most important bills are grouped into five categories below:
Housing Production, Housing Streamlining and Cost Reduction, Housing Elements and Oversight, Housing Affordability and Tenant Protections, and Homelessness, with the author of the bill noted in parentheses.
The list below does not include every bill that was approved last year. A more comprehensive list of bills and their summaries can be found in the League of California Cities 2024 Legislative Report, available at https://www.calcities.org/docs/default-source/advocacy/2024-legislativereport-final.pdf?sfvrsn=4d267d7d_5. The City’s California lobbing firm, Precision Advocacy, also prepared a summary of relevant bills that is more succinct than the League’s report.
Precision Advocacy’s summary of new laws for 2025 is attached. Another helpful summary of 2024’s housing bills was prepared by the law firm of Holland and Knight. That summary is available at https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2024/11/californias-2025-housinglaws-what-you-need-to-know.
Housing Production
AB 2243 (Wicks) Housing allowed in more commercial zones AB 2011, passed in 2022, created a streamlined ministerial approval process for qualifying multifamily projects in commercial zoned land. The project had to meet objective standards and site criteria, affordability requirements, and pay prevailing wages for construction work. The streamlined process is similar to the one used for SB 35 (now SB 423) and involves no discretionary review for projects that meet all of the standards. The legislation provided two options for eligibility: one for 100 percent below market rate multifamily residential projects located on commercial zoned land and one for “mixed income” multifamily residential inclusionary projects located on "commercial corridors." AB 2243 expands upon AB 2011 in several ways. The bill adds development standards and increases the qualifying acreage limit from 20 acres to 100 acres to qualify regional mall sites.
AB 2243 also now allows a project within 500 feet of freeways to be eligible if it includes an air filtration system. AB 2011 streamlining could not be used where a site or adjoining parcel was dedicated to industrial uses by more than one-third of the site area. AB 2243 loosens that standard and instead only disqualifies projects if the project site was designated for industrial use in the latest version of an agency’s general plan adopted before January 1, 2022. Conversely, AB 2243 narrows streamlining qualification related to historic structures. This bill would disqualify an affordable housing development from the streamlining if it proposed to demolish a historic structure that was on a national, state, or local historic register. On the processing side, AB 2243 adds an obligation for jurisdictions to respond to a resubmittal within 30 days, as AB 2011 did not specific resubmittal timing requirements.
8.2 Santa Cruz is expecting its first AB 2011 project submittal in the near future. The changes in AB 2243 will largely not affect that proposal, other than the response times on resubmittals.
However, AB 2243’s changes could have implications for future projects.
SB 450 (Atkins) Removing SB 9 barriers
SB 450 builds upon 2021’s SB 9, which allowed streamlined, by-right approval processes for four units and lot splits on single-family zoned parcels. SB 450 removes SB 9 barriers like criteria that two-unit projects cannot involve the demolition of more than 25 percent of the existing exterior structural walls, and the legislation removes the ability for jurisdictions to create unique objective standards that only apply to SB 9 projects. Many cities adopted such standards, and those standards will now need to be revised. Santa Cruz did prepare guidance materials for SB 9 projects, but those materials used the same standards as would be applicable to non-SB 9 projects, except that projects can deviate from the standards if they would preclude the allowances authorized by SB 9. As such, Santa Cruz does not need to update its guidance materials based on SB 450. SB 450 also shortened the time for jurisdictions to approve or deny SB 9 applications to 60 days from the date the agency receives a complete application, and if no decision is made in that time, the project is deemed approved. Previously, there was no specified deadline.
SB 1123 (Caballero) Up to ten homes on specified single-family zoned lots SB 1123 builds upon Senator’s Caballero’s previous bill approved in 2023, SB 684, which allowed ministerial approval of up to 10-unit housing projects if the parcel is zoned for multifamily. Ministerial approval requires that no discretion be applied as part of a review process. If a project meets applicable objective standards, then it is approved. SB 1123 extends the applicability of this 10-unit allowance to sites in single-family zoning if the site is vacant, not had tenants within the last five years, or if the site is developed with deed-restricted affordable housing. Under this legislation, there are controls for density and massing, which include:
minimum lot sizes for subdivisions (1,200 square feet), and a minimum floor area ratio of 1.0 must be allowed for three-to-seven-unit projects and 1.25 for eight-to-ten-unit projects. While Santa Cruz has a limited number of vacant properties zoned for single-family, those that are could develop up to ten units under this ordinance with no local discretion allowed.
AB 2533 (Carrillo) and SB 1211 (Skinner): Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) AB 2533 expands the state amnesty law to also include ADUs that were constructed without permits before Jan. 1, 2020. Jurisdictions are prohibited from denying a permit for an unpermitted ADU constructed before that date on the basis that the ADU violates building standards, except to protect the health and safety of the occupants or the public. Prior to SB 1211, jurisdictions were required to approve up to two additional detached ADUs at a proposed or existing multifamily project. This bill increases that amount to eight. Santa Cruz expands on this state mandate by also allowing the ADUs on multifamily properties to be attached.
These bills carried clauses that if they were not enacted by a local agency by January 1, 2025, the agency’s ADU ordinance would be void and only the state’s legislation would apply. For this reason, Council approved an emergency ordinance regarding these bills on December 10, 2024, and more detailed information on those bills is included in that Council Packet. The emergency
8.3 ordinance implementing these bills will expire in February when the formal ordinance takes effect.
SB 1077 (Blakespear) Coastal Zone ADU process improvements SB 1077 requires the Coastal Commission and HCD to coordinate to institute a guidance program by July 1, 2026, that seeks to clarify and simplify the permitting process for ADUs and Junior ADUs in the Coastal Zone. At least one public workshop will be held on the draft guidance, and the final document will be posted to each agency’s website. A fair amount of the City’s Coastal Zone is located in Exclusion Zone A, where no Coastal Permit is required for a new ADU. However, large portions of the City remain in areas where a Coastal Permit is required for ADU development, and the City has even had ADUs appealed to the Coastal Commission. While those appeals did not alter the ability of the projects to proceed, it did delay them for a few months. Given Santa Cruz’ residential neighborhoods in the Coastal Zone where Coastal Permits are required, an improved ADU process could generate additional housing in these areas.
Housing Streamlining and Cost Reduction
AB 2553 (Friedman) Major transit stop definition and reduced car trip mitigation fees AB 2533 broadens the definition of "major transit stop" under CEQA and for purposes of parking reductions. Under 2022’s AB 2097, local jurisdictions are generally prohibited from applying minimum parking requirements to projects within a half mile of a “major transit stop.” The definition of “major transit stop” is now an intersection of two or more bus stops with a frequency of service interval of 20 minutes during peak commute periods. Previously the service interval was 15 minutes or less. This change could increase the number of projects that will achieve CEQA streamlining and parking reductions from proximity to such major transit stops.
Based on Santa Cruz METRO’s current service model, this law did not result in any changes to the locations of “major transit stops.” However, this new definition could have implications for whether future service METRO service changes qualify.
AB 2729 (Patterson) Housing entitlement 18-month permit extension This bill extends the expiration period of a housing entitlement by 18 months for permits issued before January 1, 2024, and that will expire before December 31, 2025. AB 2729 also tolls this extension during any time that the housing entitlement is the subject of a legal challenge. While it is common practice in Santa Cruz and other cities to extend a permit expiration date due to extenuating circumstances such as a lawsuit, this bill codifies such practices as a requirement to help ensure that housing development is not further delayed by additional entitlement processes.
AB 3177 (Carrillo) Reduces traffic mitigation fees and limits mandatory road widening AB 3177 reduces traffic impact fees and prevents jurisdictions from seeking a land dedication requirement to widen a roadway on a housing project should it be determined as part of traffic impact mitigation for the project. A project’s traffic impact fees may be reduced if the project is in a transit priority area, defined by the state as within a half mile of a major transit stop (existing or planned), and much of Santa Cruz is considered a transit priority area. The City’s traffic impact fee is already reduced in the downtown and along the Mission Street, Ocean Street, Soquel Avenue, and Water Street corridors where transit use is anticipated. The City has
8.4 submitted a grant application to cover studies needed to update its traffic impact fees, and such updates would consider, among other things, proximity to transit, consistent with AB 3177.
SB 937 (Wiener) Impact fees to be paid after instead of before construction The City of Santa Cruz, as has been standard at most other jurisdictions, typically required development impact fees to be paid at building permit issuance. SB 937 now allows these fees to be paid at certificate of building occupancy for qualifying projects, and it limits the fees to those in place at the time the building permit was issued. All residential density bonus projects, 100% affordable housing projects, low barrier navigation centers, housing projects with fewer than 10 units, and housing projects utilizing other streamlining bills (SB35, AB 2011, SB 4) qualify, as do various others. However, the bill does contain exceptions that would allow for the City to collect the fees no earlier than building permit issuance if, for example, the City has appropriated funds and approved a construction schedule for a specific infrastructure project that the impact fees would fund or if the impact fees would reimburse the City for a previously-completed infrastructure project. Most housing projects in the City would qualify to pay development impact fees when construction is complete rather than before construction starts, meaning that the City would not receive these payments for an additional one or two (and possibly more) years compared to the current process, unless the City has projects that meet the exceptions allowing for earlier impact fee collection.
AB 3116 (Garcia) Student housing density bonus
AB 3116 defines a “student housing development” as a development that contains bedrooms containing two or more bedspaces that have access to a shared or private bathroom, living room, laundry, and kitchen. Existing density bonus law allows one incentive or concession for projects that include at least 20% of the total units for lower income students. AB 3116 provides two incentives or concessions for projects that include at least 23% of the units as affordable.
Existing law allows up to 35% density bonus for student housing regardless of the percentage of affordable units, while this bill now allows up to 50% based on the number of affordable units provided and their affordability level. Finally, the bill includes requirements for verification of students and affordability levels, and it also requires that student housing developments cannot have different rooms specified by their affordability.
AB 3012 (Grayson) and AB 1820 (Pilar Schiavo) – Fee Estimate Tools This bill requires that the City have an online fee estimate tool in place by July 1, 2032, and it mandates that HCD provide a template that cities can choose to use by July 1, 2028. Currently, the City manually calculates fee estimates when requests are made prior to a formal application submittal. The City’s new land management software that is currently under development has a tool that can provide the public with a fee estimate for building permits based on responses to a series of questions, so the Planning & Community Development Department intends to use either that tool or an alternative approach to comply with this state law well in advance of the deadlines.
SB 393 (Glazer) CEQA lawsuit against affordable housing potentially more expensive SB 393 makes changes to court procedure to place greater burdens of proof on the plaintiff that has filed a CEQA lawsuit against an affordable housing project, and those changes could potentially expose the plaintiff to greater costs should the lawsuit be deemed without merit and
8.5 that the action was brought in bad faith, vexatiously, for the purpose of delay, or to thwart the low- or moderate-income nature of the housing development project.
The basis for this legislation was an affordable housing development proposal in Livermore that was sued under CEQA by a community group called Save Livermore Downtown (SLD). The City of Livermore and the developer won the case in trial court and an appeal by SLD was rejected with the Court of Appeal stating, “This is not a close case. SLD’s contentions regarding the project’s consistency with the Downtown Specific Plan and its CEQA arguments lack merit, so much so that the inherent weakness of these claims further supports the trial court’s finding that SLD brought this action to delay the project.” Unfortunately, given the delay due to the lawsuit, the proposed affordable housing development had lost the $68 million in low-income housing tax credits it was awarded. While SB 393 would not get that $68 million back, the bill’s changes have been deemed a small resource to help protect affordable housing providers from spurious legal actions and further support the state’s goal of promoting housing.
SB 1210 (Skinner) Transparency in public utility service connection fees and timelines SB 1210 requires that on or before January 1, 2026, public utilities must publicly post the schedule of estimated fees and completion timelines for typical service connections for each housing development type, including, but not limited to, accessory dwelling units, mixed-use, multifamily, and single-family developments. City Council, Planning Commission, and the public have shared concerns over the length of time of utility connections related to housing projects and green building/resiliency efforts, particularly as it relates to Pacific Gas & Electric’s service times. In adding more transparency to fees and timelines, SB 1210 may be one small step towards addressing these concerns.
Housing Elements and Oversight
SB 1037 (Wiener) Housing law noncompliance penalties
This bill sets minimum civil penalties that a jurisdiction would be subject to should any action be brought against the jurisdiction by the HCD or the Attorney General to enforce adoption of housing element revisions or to enforce the ministerial approval of a qualifying housing development application. Each violation is subject to a minimum of $10,000 per month fine (up to $50,000) until such infraction is remedied.
AB 2023 (Quirk-Silva) Enforcement of Housing Element law AB 2023 establishes the principle of “rebuttable presumption of invalidity” if HCD determines that an action taken by a jurisdiction does not comply with Housing Element Law. What this means is essentially that whatever HCD says is a mandate unless proven otherwise. Whether reviewing ordinances for consistency with state law (such as the City’s coordination with HCD on ADUs last year) or determining Housing Element compliance, HCD’s judgement on a given matter is presumed to be accurate, and the burden of proof is high to overturn such decision.City staff have previously advocated that HCD’s determinations be clear and consistently applied, for example through thoroughly-vetted, formal Technical Assistance Memos, and this will be even more important given HCD’s additional authority in housing and land use decisions.
8.6 AB 2667 (Santiago) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing AB 2667 increases Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) standards for the next round (7th Cycle) Housing Element beginning in 2031 for the City. The legislation requires HCD to standardize the format for AFFH analysis and requires jurisdictions to provide the AFFH sections as part of the earliest public review drafts. The City provided the AFFH analysis in its first public review draft of the 6th Cycle Housing Element and will continue to do so, consistent with the new, forthcoming AFFH requirements published pursuant to this bill. AB 2667 shows the state’s continued interest in AFFH policy and supporting planning efforts to increase below market rate housing in high-resource areas.
AB 3093 (Ward) New Housing Element income category and historic preservation requirements Recently, the affordable housing category of Extremely Low Income (0-30% area median income) was introduced as a category to track in annual Housing Element progress reports. AB 3093 further splits this and creates a category of Acutely Low Income (0-15% AMI). The bill also requires jurisdictions to do further historic preservation analysis in annual Housing Element progress reports to HCD.
Housing Affordability and Tenant Protections
AB 846 (Bonta) Housing Programs: Rent Increases
Limits rent increases in affordable housing projects that have been funded with Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). This would be applicable to the majority of affordable projects over 20 units built in Santa Cruz in the last 10-15 years including all of the 100% affordable projects recently built or currently in construction.
AB 2304 (Lee) Unlawful Detainer: Case Records
This is a technical fix/clean-up of legislation to ensure that prospective tenants do not have to disclose mobile home eviction case if they won the case when submitting rental applications.
AB 2347 (Kalra) Summary Proceedings for Obtaining Possession of Real Property This bill gives tenants ten days to respond to an eviction. Previous law allowed for only five days.
AB 2801 (Friedman) Tenancy: Security Deposits
This bill limits the ability of landlords to deduct money from a security deposit for repair costs and requires more documentation by the landlord before deductions for repair costs can be made at time of tenant move out.
AB 2493 (Pellerin) Tenancy: Application Screening Fee
Application fees for a housing unit can only be charged if either the landlord accepts the first qualified tenant and refunds subsequent applicants or refunds all applications not selected.
AB 2926 (Kalra) Planning & Zoning: Assisted Housing Expiration of Affordability Restrictions Makes changes to existing law and requires an owner of an affordable housing project with expiring rent restrictions to either accept a purchase offer from a qualified entity to purchase the property for the purpose of continuing the rent restrictions or to record a new regulatory agreement with a term of at least 30 years that meets specified requirements, and deleting the
8.7 option for an owner to decline to sell the property. Requires an owner of an affordable housing project with an expiring affordable housing agreement to provide notice.
Additional legislation involving housing affordability and tenant protections worth noting include: AB 2898, which allows Section 8 vouchers to cover parking, even if the building otherwise has unbundled parking; SB 611, which bans certain types of landlord junk fees; and SB 1500, which reduces paperwork for tenants to qualify for extremely low-income housing.
Homelessness
SB 1361 (Blakespear) Faster approvals of contracts to provide homelessness services SB 1361 exempts counties and cities from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for approving contracts to aid people experiencing homelessness. These services include, but are not limited to, case management, resource navigation, residential services, and counseling services.
SB 1395 (Becker) Easier to build low-barrier navigation center housing SB 1395 extends existing state law that allows low barrier navigation center development by right in areas zoned for mixed uses and nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses if it meets prescribed requirements. This legislation exempts from CEQA specified activities by local agencies related to low barrier navigation centers. SB1395 revises the definition of “Low Barrier Navigation Center” by specifying that such facilities may be non-congregate and relocatable.
AB 2835 (Gabriel) Extends law enabling motel/hotel shelter programs.
AB 2835 allows shelters programs to offer housing services in privately owned motels/hotels beyond 30 days without implicating certain elements of landlord-tenant law that might discourage providers from housing individuals experiencing homelessness. This approach has demonstrated the ability to expand shelter options and has offered enhanced stability for people experiencing homelessness.
SB 1465 (Archuleta) Expands code enforcement and tenants’ rights in nonresidential buildings used for housing.
This legislation allows any structure used for human habitation to be declared a substandard building regardless of the zoning or approved use of the building. It expands existing nuisance abatement requirements to apply when there is an immediate threat to health and safety of nearby residents. In addition, it requires relocation assistance for any tenant renting a unit used for human habitation in a building that is deemed substandard regardless of the zoning or approved uses of the building. Given the significant housing shortage in the state many individuals and families unable to find affordable housing are residing in buildings not zoned for residential use.
Despite being rented as housing, many such buildings have evaded safety inspections and code enforcement. SB 1465 provides code enforcement provisions to enable local agencies to better deal with substandard buildings being used as housing.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: This legislative update is not considered a project under CEQA in that it is only an informational update regarding state laws and does not involve any actions that will result in changes to the physical environment.
8.8 HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): This report presents information on recent state bills geared toward increasing housing production at all affordability levels and other improvements to land use processes that help residents and builders alike. By expanding awareness of and following these laws, the City is advancing the HiAP pillars of equity, public health, and sustainability.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: The fiscal impacts of these bills vary. Over time, housing generally has a net negative fiscal impact due to the cost of services provided to residents, and many of these bills generally promote housing production not just in Santa Cruz, but throughout the state. Some of the bills could ultimately have a negative fiscal impact, particularly over time; however, the direct fiscal impacts of these bills are unknown.
Prepared By:
Matt VanHua, AICP
Principal Planner
Bonnie Lipscomb
Director of Economic
Development and Housing
Larry Imwalle
Homelessness Response
Manager
Submitted By:
Lee Butler, AICP, LEED AP
Director of Planning and
Community Development
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. PRECISION ADVOCACY’S NEW LAWS FOR 2025.PDF
8.9 Date: October 15, 2024
To: Lisa Murphy, Deputy City Manager
From: Amy Jenkins, Legislative Advocate
Nicole Wordelman, Legislative Advocate
Mary Creasey, Business Manager
RE: Sacramento Update – New Laws for 2025
As the 2024 California legislative session concludes, Governor Gavin Newsom has wrapped up his review of the 1,206 bills that reached his desk, marking the highest number of bills sent to him in his six years in office. Of these, he signed 1,017 into law and vetoed 189, resulting in a veto rate of 15.7%, slightly above the decade's average of 15%. This year's legislative actions reflect a wide-ranging agenda, with major decisions spanning issues such as artificial intelligence, oil well monitoring, legacy university admissions, and more.
Below is a breakdown of new laws by subject matter. The last several years have ushered in a host of new laws impacting housing and land use. This year was not an exception, and we anticipate continued focus on these issues as well as homelessness in the budgetary and legislative arenas next year.
Housing, Homelessness, and Land Use
AB 653 (Reyes) Public housing authorities: reports, will require all public housing authorities to report specified data, including their monthly success rates as of the first of each month to the Department of the Housing and Community Development (HCD) beginning on July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter.
Additionally, the bill will require HCD to convene a group of housing authorities to discuss factors that impact success rates and recommendations for state and local intervention and require HCD, in consultation with participants in the Housing Choice Voucher program and other stakeholders to publicly publish a report with recommendations for state and local interventions to improve success rates.
Status: Chapter 672, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 1782 (Ta) Redevelopment: successor agencies: Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund, makes changes to how a housing successor agency to a redevelopment agency may expend funds from its Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund, including increasing from $250,000 to $500,000, adjusted for inflation, the amount a successor agency may expend per fiscal year for homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services.
Status: Chapter 85, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: AB 1782 (Ta) - Cal Cities Letter of Support AB 1820 (Schiavo) Housing development projects: applications: fees and exactions, establishes a process through which development proponents can request preliminary project fee and exaction
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estimates when submitting a preliminary application, and receive a final good faith estimate of all fees and exactions related to the project after final approval, within a specified timeframe.
Status: Chapter 85, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Neutral: AB 1820 (Schiavo) - Cal Cities Removal of Opposition_6.5.24 Amendments Notes: Cal Cities removed its opposition due to amendments addressing what fees must be included in the fee and tax estimates, a timeline extension that is feasible for local governments, and legal protections that the estimates are not legally binding and are for informational purposes only.
AB 1886 (Alvarez) Housing Element Law: substantial compliance: Housing Accountability Act, clarifies that a Housing Element or amendment is not considered substantially compliant with Housing Element law until the local agency has adopted a Housing Element that HCD has determined is in substantial compliance with Housing Element law.
Status: Chapter 267, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 1886 (Alvarez) - Joint Coalition Request for Veto Letter: Under current law, until AB 1886 takes effect on January 1, 2025, “a jurisdiction may disagree with HCD; explain why its Housing Element is in substantial compliance with the law; and then adopt that Housing Element which is thereafter considered “in substantial compliance with Housing Element law.”” AB 1889 (Friedman) Conservation element: wildlife and habitat connectivity, requires the Conservation Element of a local General Plan to consider the impact of development on the movement of wildlife and habitat connectivity. The bill requires a city or county, upon the next revision of one or more General Plan elements on or after January 1, 2028, to update the Conservation Element to, among other things, identify and analyze wildlife passage features to ensure that planned development does not undermine the effectiveness of those features.
Status: Chapter 686, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 1889 (Friedman) - Request for Veto Letter: “As currently drafted, the measure would increase costs to cities and create an unworkable timeline for the element to be drafted and adopted. Before requiring additional data in the Conservation Element in General Plans, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife should first map out wildlife corridors.” AB 2085 (Bauer-Kahan) Planning and zoning: permitted use: community clinic, requires ministerial approval of a permit for development of a community clinic that provides reproductive health services in a zone where office, retail, parking, or health care is a permitted use.
Status: Chapter 820, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: None
AB 1893 (Wicks) Housing Accountability Act: housing disapprovals: required local findings, specifies that a local government may not disapprove a ”Builder’s Remedy project” if the local government’s Housing Element was not in substantial compliance with the Housing Accountability Act on the date the Builder’s Remedy project application was deemed complete.
Status: Chapter 268, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 1893 (Wicks) - Joint Coalition Request for Veto Letter: “Assembly Bill 1893 presents a jumble of limitations on local agencies' processing and approval of such projects (Builder’s Remedy), which are both individually unclear and lacking in any internal consistency.” AB 2023 (Quirk-Silva) Housing element: inventory of land: substantial compliance: rebuttable presumptions, creates a rebuttable presumption of invalidity in any legal action challenging a local
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government's action or failure to act if HCD finds that the action or failure to act does not substantially comply with the local government's adopted housing element or housing element obligations, among other changes.
Status: Chapter 269, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 2023 (Quirk-Silva) Request for Veto Letter: “AB 2023 creates an unnecessary obstacle to meeting the statutory deadlines for adopting the housing element. Adding 120 days to the adoption process each time the housing element is amended almost guarantees that housing elements will not be adopted by the statutory deadline…..AB 2023 is inconsistent with existing law.
Under existing law, if HCD finds that a city’s housing element substantially complies with the law, those findings receive a “presumption of validity” in a court case challenging the city’s housing element.” AB 2199 (Berman) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: residential or mixed-use housing projects, extends the January 1, 2025, sunset on the CEQA exemption for multi-family residential and mixed-use housing projects on infill sites in unincorporated areas until January 1, 2032, and excludes projects that may cause a substantial adverse impact to tribal cultural resources.
Status: Chapter 271, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 2243 (Wicks) Housing development projects: objective standards: affordability and site criteria, expands and modifies the provisions of the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022 and the Middle-Class Housing Act of 2022.
Status: Chapter 272, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 2243 (Wicks) Request for Veto Letter: Cal Cities’ letter points out that changes to this law under AB 2011 (2021) were only implemented last year and cities need time for implementation of numerous new housing laws prior to making new ones. “AB 2243 would…force cities to allow by-right development that: 1) convert office buildings into housing units, even if the site is not located along a major commercial corridor, 2) occur in “regional malls” that exceed 20 acres, but no more than 100 acres; and 3) takes place in high-rise districts that are not located along a major commercial corridor.”
AB 2371 (Carrillo, Juan) Electrified security fences, generally prohibits, until January 1, 2028, cities and counties from prohibiting the installation and operation of an electrified security fence on specified industrial, manufacturing, or specified commercial property, or from requiring a permit or approval for such fences when the fence is compliant with specified requirements for electrified security fences, except that a city or county may require an administrative permit confirming that the electrified security fence meets statutory standards when the fence is on a property that abuts a property in residential use, or is within 300 feet of a public park, childcare facility, recreation center, community center, or school facility.
Status: Chapter 235, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: None: AB 2371 (J. Carrillo) - Joint Coalition Letter Removal of Opposition:
Amendments to AB 2371, “provides a good balance of allowing local governments to account for public health and safety needs within their community while considering the need for future residential development across the state. In addition, the language will provide further clarity to local governments about the policies and procedures that must be followed for electrified security fences within each community to promote the highest regard for public health and safety across the state.”
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AB 2427 (McCarty) Electric vehicle charging stations: permitting: curbside charging, requires local agencies to undertake specified actions regarding the permitting of electric vehicle charging stations in the public right-of-way, and adds specified information to the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Guidebook developed by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz).
Specifically, the bill requires GO-Biz to develop a model permitting checklist, model zoning ordinances, and best practices for permit costs and permit review timelines to help local governments permit curbside charging stations as part of the office’s development of the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Guidebook or any subsequent updates. The bill also requires GO-Biz to consult with local governments, electric vehicle service providers, and utilities while developing the above-described materials.
Status: Chapter 567, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Concerns
AB 2632 (Wilson) Planning and zoning: thrift retail stores, prohibits local jurisdictions from treating a thrift retail store differently from a non-thrift retail store. Specifically, the bill:
● Provides that local agencies cannot treat thrift stores differently for purposes of zoning or development standards. A local agency may require that thrift stores meet certain aesthetic or design standards, including design review approval, provided those standards or design review, or both, are also required of non-thrift stores.
● Prohibits local agencies from prohibiting thrift stores from receiving used and donated items for sale in the store or other thrift stores, or reuse or recycling, or both reuse or recycling through other means.
Status: Chapter 728, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 2632 (Wilson) Request for Veto Letter: “AB 2632 requires local jurisdiction to treat thrift retail stores in the same manner as retail stores in zoning, permitting and imposing development standards. This makes it impossible for local governments to consider the increased traffic, illegal dumping, and increased fire risk that may come with these types of facilities.” AB 2684 (Bryan) Safety element: extreme heat, requires a city or county to update the Safety Element of its General Plan to address the hazard of extreme heat upon the next revision of one or more elements of the General Plan on or after January 1, 2028.
Status: Chapter 1009, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 2729 (Patterson, Joe) Development projects: permits and other entitlements, extends residential development entitlements by 18 months.
Status: Chapter 737, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch: Cal Cities opposed a prior version of AB 2729 that related to development impact fees: AB 2729 - Oppose letter to SEN Local Gov
AB 2904 (Quirk-Silva) Zoning ordinances: notice, requires local governments to provide at least a 20 days’ notice before the required public hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance or amendment to the zoning ordinance, if the proposed ordinance or amendment affects the permitted uses of real property.
Status: Chapter 737, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 3012 (Grayson) Development fees: fee schedule template: fee estimate tool, requires cities and counties to make available on their websites a fee estimate tool that the public can use to calculate an
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estimate of fees and exactions for a proposed housing development, and requires HCD to create a fee schedule template and a list of best practices, as specified.
Status: Chapter 752, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 3057 (Wilson) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: junior accessory dwelling units ordinances, expands an existing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for city or county adoption of an ordinance to facilitate accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to also include adoption of an ordinance facilitating junior ADUs (JADUs).
Status: Chapter 210, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 3093 (Ward) Land use: housing element, creates two new income categories, Acutely Low Income and Extremely Low Income, in the Regional Housing Needs Determination, Regional Housing Needs Allocation, and Housing Element law.
Status: Chapter 282, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 3093 (Ward) Request for Veto Letter: “AB 3093…would require local governments to account for the housing needs of people experiencing homelessness in their housing elements without funding to develop the plans, implement strategies, or support the construction of affordable housing.”
AB 3177 (Carrillo) Mitigation Fee Act: land dedications: mitigating vehicular traffic impacts, prevents local agencies from imposing land dedication requirements on new housing developments in transit priority areas to widen a roadway for vehicular traffic purposes, or for achieving a desired roadway width, with certain exemptions.
Status: Chapter 436, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
SB 7 (Blakespear) Regional housing need: determination, makes several technical changes to the regional housing needs determination (RHND) process conducted by HCD and the regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) process conducted by HCD or Councils of Governments (COGs), including:
● Prohibits a city or county from filing an objection to the RHND in regions in which HCD is required to act as the COG and distribute the RHND.
● Repeals provisions that allow HCD to use an alternative process to determine the existing and projected need for housing for a region.
● Allows HCD to review a COG or delegate subregion’s adopted methodology for distributing the RHNA and report its findings to the COG or delegate subregion within 45 days of adoption, rather than 90 days in existing law.
● Allows a COG to distribute a draft RHNA allocation plan to each local government in the region or subregion and to HCD, and to publish the draft allocation on its website, upon adoption of the final methodology reviewed and adopted by HCD.
● Requires HCD, in regions without a COG where HCD must distribute the RHND, to act in accordance with the process for determining the existing and projected need for housing for regions with a COG.
● Requires, for purposes of RHND, the date of the next scheduled revision of the housing element to be deemed to be the estimated adoption date of the regional transportation plan update
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described in the notice provided to the Department of Transportation plus 18 months, provided that the date is no more than eight years later than the deadline for adoption of the previous eightyear housing element. ● Applies the provisions of this bill to all cities, including charter cities.
Status: Chapter 283, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
SB 450 (Atkins) Housing development: approvals, amends the process established by SB 9 (2021), for the ministerial approval by a local agency of a duplex in a single-family zone and the lot split of a parcel zoned for residential use into two parcels.
Status: Chapter 286, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: SB 450 (Atkins) Request for Veto Letter: “The California Legislature continues to pass and the Governor signs dozens of complex housing laws requiring ministerial approval of various projects without funding local governments to hire the necessary staff to implement these laws.
SB 450 would compound this problem by requiring cities to approve or deny projects within 60 days, thus forcing cities to set aside other housing development applications to prioritize SB 9 projects.” SB 937 (Wiener) Development projects: fees and charges, prohibits a local agency from requiring the payment of development fees or charges until the date the first certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever occurs first. However, this does not apply if construction on the residential development does not begin within five years of the date the local agency issues the building permit.
Status: Chapter 290, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: SB 937 (Wiener) Coalition Request for Veto: “SB 937 restricts the timely funding of vital infrastructure and services necessary to build new homes and develop livable, equitable, and thriving communities. The bill for certain developments, defer development related fees until the certificate of occupancy or its equivalent, while drastically limiting exceptions to this rule.” SB 1037 (Wiener) Planning and zoning: housing element: enforcement, creates new legal remedies that can be used by the Attorney General to enforce the adoption of housing element revisions or to enforce any state law that requires a local government to ministerially approve any planning or permitting application related to a housing development project.
Status: Chapter 293, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: SB 1037 (Wiener) Request for Veto Letter: “Unfortunately, as currently drafted, SB 1037 does not provide an opportunity for cities to correct an honest mistake or address a genuine difference in interpreting the law. Even those jurisdictions acting in good faith could be subject to significant fines and be required to pay the Attorney General for all costs investigating and prosecuting the action, including expert witness fees and attorney’s fees.” SB 1077 (Blakespear) Coastal resources: local coastal program: amendments: accessory and junior accessory dwelling units, requires the California Coastal Commission by July 1, 2026, in coordination with HCD to develop and provide guidance for local governments to facilitate the preparation of amendments to a local coastal program to clarify and simplify the permitting process for accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units in the coastal zone.
Status: Chapter 454, Statutes of 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
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SB 1123 (Caballero) Planning and zoning: subdivisions: ministerial review, will require cities to approve up to 10 new vacant units on a parcel that was zoned and planned for one unit.
Status: Chapter 294, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: SB 1123 (Caballero) Request for Veto Letter: “Not only is SB 1123 inconsistent with local zoning standards, but it will likely also be contrary to a city’s state mandated housing element…Importantly, cities are currently updating housing plans to identify sites for more than two million additional housing units. SB 1123 ignores this state-mandated local planning effort and forces cities to allow up to 10 times more density on parcels set aside for a single-family home. This seriously questions the rationale for the regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) process. If developers can disregard existing zoning requirements, why should cities go through the multiyear planning process to identify sites suitable for new housing units, for those plans to be ignored.” SB 1211 (Skinner) Land use: accessory dwelling units: ministerial approval, increases the allowable detached ADUs on a lot with an existing multifamily dwelling from no more than two detached ADUs, to no more than eight detached ADUs, as specified.
Status: Chapter 296, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: SB 1211 (Skinner) Request for Veto Letter: “SB 1211 as currently drafted will not spur much-needed housing construction in a manner that supports local flexibility, decisionmaking, and community input. State-driven ministerial or by-right housing approval processes fail to recognize the extensive public engagement associated with developing and adopting zoning ordinances and housing elements that are certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).”
SB 1361 (Blakespear) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: local agencies: contract for providing services for people experiencing homelessness, exempts from CEQA any actions taken by local agencies related to contracting for services for people experiencing homelessness, including case management, resource navigation, security services, residential services, and counseling services.
Status: Chapter 188, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: SB 1361 (Blakespear) Request for signature SB 1395 (Becker) Shelter crisis: Low Barrier Navigation Center: use by right: building standards, extends the sunset on authorized emergency housing under the Shelter Crisis Act (SCA) to January 1, 2036. The bill allows actions related to contracting for services for a homeless shelter under the SCA to be exempt from CEQA, eliminates the sunset for by-right approval of low barrier navigation centers, and exempts from CEQA certain actions by local agencies related to low barrier navigation centers, and clarifies that state programs subject to “Housing First” includes programs that fund emergency shelters and interim housing.
Status: Chapter 297, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: None
SB 1418 (Archuleta) Hydrogen-fueling stations: expedited review, requires every city and county to adopt an ordinance that creates an expedited, streamlined permitting process for hydrogen-fueling stations, in consultation with the local fire department or district and the utility director, if the city or county operates a utility. This requirement applies only to the hydrogen-fueling stations that are eligible for non-discretionary permitting under existing law. In developing this ordinance, the city or county must
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refer to the recommendations contained in the permitting guidebooks produced by GO-Biz, and may modify them based on unique climate, geological, seismological, or topographical conditions.
Status: Chapter 607, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: Request for Veto SB 1418: “Under the bill, every city -- no matter its financial resources -- must create a new, costly ordinance to establish an expedited, streamlined permitting and inspection process for hydrogen fuel stations regardless of the demand in the community.
SB 1418 would force short-staffed cities to sideline more pressing issues to develop an ordinance and special permit checklist for hydrogen fuel stations that do not exist.” Governance, Finance, and Employee Relations
AB 2041 (Bonta) Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign funds: security expenses, authorizes campaign funds to be used for costs related to security expenses, as defined, to protect a candidate, elected officer, or the immediate family or staff of a candidate or elected officer, as specified.
Status: Chapter 372, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: AB 2041 (Bonta) Signature Request AB 2302 (Addis) Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences, recasts existing limits on the number of times members of a legislative body can participate remotely in meetings for just cause or emergency circumstances.
Status: Chapter 389, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: AB 2302 (Addis) Signature Request AB 2337 (Dixon) Workers’ compensation: electronic signatures, authorizes the use of electronic signatures in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
Status: Chapter 392, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: AB 2337 (Dixon) Coalition Request for Signature: “During the COVID-19 state of emergency, electronic signatures proved to be effective in workers’ compensation proceedings.
By making this practice permanent, AB 2337 improves the administrative efficiency of California’s workers’ compensation system.”
AB 2561 (McKinnor) Local public employees: vacant positions, requires a public agency to present the status of vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts at a public hearing at least once per fiscal year and would entitle the recognized employee organization to present at the hearing. If the number of job vacancies within a single bargaining unit meets or exceeds 20% of the total number of authorized fulltime positions, AB 2561 requires the public agency, upon request of the recognized employee organization, to include specified information during the public hearing.
Status: Chapter 409, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 2561 (McKinnor) Coalition Veto Request: “Local agencies agree with the author that the status quo is not sustainable. However, the measure does not address the root causes of low labor force participation rates in California across all sectors. Instead, the measure will create additional layers of bureaucracy that detract from meaningful efforts to recruit and retain the public sector workforce.”
AB 2631 (Fong, Mike) Local agencies: ethics training, requires the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) to provide an ethics training course to local officials.
Status: Chapter 201, Statutes 2024
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Cal Cities Position: Sponsor: AB 2631 (Fong) Author Co-sponsor Letter AB 2715 (Boerner) Ralph M. Brown Act: closed sessions, allows a legislative body to discuss a threat to critical infrastructure controls or critical infrastructure information relating to cybersecurity during a closed session.
Status: Chapter 243, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: AB 2715 (Boerner) Signature Request AB 2854 (Irwin) Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law, requires cities and counties to annually provide specified information to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and on their website relating to each agreement that results in the direct or indirect payment, transfer, diversion, or rebate of Bradley-Burns sales and use tax revenues, as specified.
Status: Chapter 842, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support
AB 3025 (Valencia) County employees’ retirement: disallowed compensation: benefit adjustments, establishes certain processes and procedures in the County Employees' Retirement Law (CERL), administered by CERL systems, relating to compensation earnable, disallowed compensation, and the recovery of overpayments, among other provisions.
Status: Chapter 427, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 3025 (Valencia) Coalition Veto Request: “Assembly Bill (AB) 3025,…would place a significant financial burden on member agencies of county retirement systems by requiring member agencies, including counties, cities, and special districts, to pay substantial penalties for decisions they did not make and over which they had no authority.” SB 399 (Wahab) Employer communications: intimidation, enacts the California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act to prohibit an employer from subjecting, or threatening to subject, an employee to discharge, discrimination, retaliation because the employee declines to attend an employersponsored meeting or affirmatively declines to participate in, receive, or listen to any communications with the employer or its agents or representatives, the purpose of which is to communicate the employer’s opinion about religious or political matters.
Status: Chapter 670, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: SB 399 (Wahab) Veto Request: “SB 399 is overly broad and could pose serious challenges for local jurisdictions. The bill defines “Political matters” as “…matters relating to elections for political office, political parties, legislation, regulation, and the decision to join or support any political party or political or labor organization.” By this definition, it could be reasonably argued that many of the issues before a city council, county board of supervisors, or a special district board would fall under “legislation” or “regulation.””
SB 1034 (Seyarto) California Public Records Act: state of emergency, adds an additional unusual circumstance under which the initial response time to a public records request may be extended to include the need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine records during a state of emergency proclaimed by the governor in the jurisdiction where the agency is located when the state of emergency currently affects, due to the state of emergency, the agency’s ability to timely respond to requests due to staffing shortages or closure of facilities where the request records are located, and specifies that this provision only applies to records not created during and applying to the state of emergency.
Status: Chapter 161, Statutes 2024
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Cal Cities Position: Support: SB 1034 (Seyarto) ASM Judiciary Support SB 1243 (Dodd) Campaign contributions: agency officer, makes various changes to the Levine Act that restricts campaign contributions to agency elected officials from entities with business before the agency involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use, including raising the threshold for campaign contributions regulated by the Act from $250 to $500.
Status: Chapter 1017, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: SB 1243 (Dodd) Request for Signature SB 1420 (Caballero) Hydrogen production facilities: certification and environmental review, adds hydrogen production facilities and onsite storage and processing facilities, as specified, to the types of facilities that existing law makes eligible for centralized permitting and expedited review under CEQA.
Status: Chapter 608, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Neutral
Environmental Quality
AB 98 (Carrillo and Reyes) Planning and zoning: logistics use: truck routes, prohibits, commencing January 1, 2026, cities and counties from approving new or expanded logistics uses unless they meet specified standards, requires cities and counties to update their circulation elements to include truck routes, and imposes study requirements on the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Status: Chapter 931, Statutes of 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 98 Cal Cities CSAC Veto Letter Notes: The authors committed to additional legislation next year, potentially including more stringent standards advocated for by the environmental justice community.
AB 1572 (Friedman) Potable water: nonfunctional turf, prohibits the use of potable water to irrigate nonfunctional turf on commercial, municipal, institutional (except for cemeteries), homeowners' association, common interest development, and community service organization properties. Begins a phase-in of this ban on specified property types beginning January 1, 2027.
Status: Chapter 849, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Neutral: Neutral if Amended AB 1572 NRW AB 2552 (Friedman) Pesticides: anticoagulant rodenticides, expands the existing prohibition on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides to include a prohibition on the use of the first-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (FGARs) chlorophacinone and warfarin, and imposes civil penalties on the unlawful use of FGARs and second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.
Status: Chapter 571, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 2599 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials) Water: public beaches:
discontinuation of residential water service, authorizes a local health officer, in the event of a known untreated sewage release, to use test results from other parties conducting microbiological contamination testing, to satisfy the testing requirements for beach water quality. Specifies that test results shall be available to the public and shall meet the same requirements that apply to local agencies under state law and regulation.
Status: Chapter 411, Statutes of 2024
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Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 3233 (Addis) Oil and gas: operations: restrictions: local authority, authorizes a local entity, by ordinance, to limit or prohibit oil and gas operations or development in its jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other law or any notice of intention, supplemental notice, well stimulation permit, or similar authorization issued by the supervisor or district deputy.
Status: Chapter 550, Statutes of 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 3264 (Petrie-Norris) Energy: cost framework: residential rates: demand-side management programs report: electrical transmission grid study, includes a suite of proposals to help address energy costs. These include requiring the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop a framework to address energy costs from electricity, natural gas, gasoline, and propane; and requiring the CPUC to submit a study to the legislature on options to reduce costs on ratepayers of expanding the electrical transmission system.
Status: Chapter 762, Statutes of 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
SB 675 (Limón) Prescribed grazing: local assistance grant program: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, directs the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force to develop a strategic action plan to expand the use of prescribed grazing to support the state’s efforts to increase the pace and scale of wildfire and forest resilience activities, among other goals. Further, this bill directs the Range Management Advisory Committee of the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to develop guidance for local or regional prescribed grazing plans. Finally, this bill authorizes grant funding for prescribed grazing projects under the Fire Prevention Grants Program administered by CalFire.
Status: Chapter 772, Statutes of 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
SB 768 (Caballero) California Environmental Quality Act: Department of Housing and Community Development: vehicle miles traveled: study, tasks HCD, in consultation with local governments and other interested parties to conduct a study on how vehicle miles traveled is used as a metric for measuring transportation impacts of housing projects pursuant to CEQA.
Status: Chapter 773, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: SB 768 Request for Signature: “SB 768 will task HCD with analyzing the differences in the availability and feasibility of mitigation measures to housing projects for vehicle miles traveled in rural, suburban, urban and low vehicle miles traveled areas, and report back to the Legislature by January 2028.”
SB 951 (Wiener) California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal zone: coastal development, clarifies one of the bases to appeal a local jurisdiction’s approval of a coastal development permit to the California Coastal Commission, and authorizes local government notification of final action on a coastal development permit to the California Coastal Commission by electronic mail, among other provisions.
Status: Chapter 775, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Neutral: SB 951 Neutral Letter to Assembly Natural Resources SB 1147 (Portantino) Drinking water: microplastics levels, requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to study the health effects of microplastics in drinking water and bottled
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water, and authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board, after OEHHA's study is complete, to request that OEHHA develop a public health goal for microplastics in drinking water.
Status: Chapter 881, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
SB 1188 (Laird) Drinking water: technical, managerial, and financial standards, requires the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to develop and adopt minimum technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) capacity standards for specified water systems and requires those water systems to comply with the TMF standards.
Status: Chapter 507, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
SB 1266 (Limón) Product safety: bisphenol, prohibits, beginning January 1, 2026, a person from manufacturing, selling, or distributing in commerce a juvenile’s product, as specified, that contains any form of bisphenol, as defined, above the practical quantitation limit, to be determined by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). Authorizes DTSC to enforce the provisions of this bill. Imposes administrative or civil penalties for violations of the provisions of this bill.
Status: Chapter 790, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
Public Works and Waste Management
AB 805 (Arambula) Sewer service: disadvantaged communities, authorizes the State Water Resources Control Board, until January 1, 2029, to require a sewer service provider – for a sewer system serving a disadvantaged community that has failed to meet regulatory standards, or to maintain the technical, managerial, and financial capacity needed to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse – to contract with an administrator designated or approved by the State Water Board.
Status: Chapter 505, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 863 (Aguiar-Curry) Carpet recycling: producer responsibility organizations: fines: succession:
training, replaces the current state extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for carpet and replaces it with an expanded EPR program under one producer responsibility organization.
Status: Chapter 675, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 1465 (Wicks) Nonvehicular air pollution: civil penalties, increases existing air district civil penalty limits by a factor of up to three for emissions from a Title V (i.e., major) source that contain one or more air contaminants, as defined.
Status: Chapter 300, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 1827 (Papan) Local government: fees and charges: water: higher consumptive water parcels, provides that fees or charges for property-related water service imposed or increased pursuant to the California Constitution may include the incrementally higher costs of water service. According to the
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author, “To meet demands driven upward by high-water users, a water supplier often has higher costs associated with building, operating, and maintaining a larger water system that can meet those larger water demands. They also have added costs for the additional water supplies needed to serve those larger uses. While collectively, all customers pay for the water service costs, contributions by higher use parcels per Proposition 218 should be proportionately larger than smaller use parcels. Recent trial courts’ imposition of increasing degrees of granularity and precision, instead of well accepted methods for cost allocation, have made the allocation of costs to higher water users nearly impossible. AB 1827 affirms that existing law allows water suppliers to use reasonable and well-accepted methods of assessing the incremental costs associated with higher water usage demands to high water users; thereby, confirming what Proposition 218 requires for water rates and charges.” Status: Chapter 359, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 1864 (Connolly) Pesticides: agricultural use near schoolsites: notification and reporting, requires reporting of specified types of information on applications for permits for the use of restricted materials, notices of intent, and pesticide use reporting forms; requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation to adopt changes to the Pesticide Use Near Schools regulations, to expand their application to private schools.
Status: Chapter 552, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 1866 (Hart) Oil and gas: idle wells, increases the idle well fees and increases the amount of wells that must be eliminated under an idle well management plan Status: Chapter 548, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 1963 (Friedman) Pesticides: paraquat dichloride, requires, on or before January 1, 2029, the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to complete a reevaluation of paraquat dichloride (paraquat), and make the determination to retain, cancel, or suspend its registration, or to place new appropriate restrictions on the use of paraquat.
Status: Chapter 688, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 2091 (Grayson) California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: public access: nonmotorized recreation, establishes an exemption from CEQA for a change in use approved by a park district to allow public access for non-motorized recreation on preexisting roads, trails, and pathways owned or managed by the park district, as well as for specified "rails to trails" projects approved by the Great Redwood Trail Agency.
Status: Chapter 377, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
AB 2257 (Wilson) Local government: property-related water and sewer fees and assessments:
remedies, establishes a procedure whereby a ratepayer must exhaust all administrative remedies to contest a new or increased fee or assessment in order for that ratepayer to be eligible to bring a lawsuit contesting the fee or assessment.
Status: Chapter 561, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Neutral
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AB 2346 (Lee) Organic waste reduction regulations: procurement of recovered organic waste products, revises the organic materials procurement requirements established by SB 1383 (2016), including authorizing local jurisdictions to invest in specified activities related to organic materials recycling in lieu of procuring recovered organics, expanding the types of products that are eligible for procurement credit, and making other changes to the calculations used to establish procurement credits and targets.
Status: Chapter 712, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: AB 2346 Request for Signature Letter Cal Cities SB 707 (Newman) Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, establishes the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, which creates an extended producer responsibility program for stewardship of waste textiles under the oversight of CalRecycle.
Status: Chapter 864, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: SB 707 Asm Approps Support Letter SB 1046 (Laird) Organic waste reduction: program environmental impact report: small and medium compostable material handling facilities or operations, requires CalRecycle to develop a Program Environmental Impact Report for use in review of small- and medium-sized compost facilities under CEQA.
Status: Chapter 452, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: SB 1046 Request for Signature Cal Cities SB 1053 (Blakespear) Solid waste: recycled paper bags: standards: carryout bag prohibition, eliminates the exemption of thicker plastic film bags from the state’s single-use bag ban. Specifies the requirements for reusable bags and paper bags to be eligible for distribution and sale at stores. Stipulates that only recycled paper bags, as defined, are permitted to be sold at point of sale.
Status: Chapter 453, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
SB 1072 (Padilla) Local government: Proposition 218: remedies, provides that, if a court determines that a fee or charge for a property-related service violates Proposition 218, then the local agency must credit that amount against the cost of providing the property related service.
Status: Chapter 323, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: SB 1072 Cal Cities Request for Signature Letter SB 1143 (Allen) Paint products: stewardship program, makes changes to the state’s paint product stewardship program to expand the number of products covered in the program by January 1, 2028, at the latest and to require manufacturers of paint products to review their stewardship plan and submit any amendments to CalRecycle for review on a five-year basis.
Status: Chapter 989, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
SB 1210 (Skinner) New housing construction: electrical, gas, sewer, and water service: service connection information, requires electrical, gas, sewer, and water service utilities, with exceptions, to post estimated fees and timeframes for new service connections needed to connect new housing construction projects.
Status: Chapter 787, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
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SB 1221 (Min) Gas corporations: ceasing service: priority neighborhood decarbonization zones, authorizes 30 pilot projects where cost-effective decarbonization of priority neighborhoods meeting specified criteria can be implemented, if the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) determines adequate substitute energy is available, among other requirements. The bill also requires specified mapping of the natural gas utility distribution system and requires the identification of priority decarbonization neighborhood zones, authorizes gas corporations to cease providing service within the 30 pilot projects, among other provisions.
Status: Chapter 602, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
SB 1280 (Laird) Waste management: propane cylinders: reusable or refillable, prohibits the sale of propane cylinders that are not reusable or refillable on and after January 1, 2028.
Status: Chapter 466, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: SB 1280 Request for Signature Letter Cal Cities SB 1303 (Caballero) Public works, requires a private labor compliance entity to disclose potential conflicts of interest to a body awarding a public works contract, as specified, and if conflict exists, prohibits the entity from entering a contract with an awarding body. Additionally, this bill requires a private labor compliance entity to take certain steps before and after withholding funds from a contractor or subcontractor who violates public works law. These violations include providing a venue for a contractor or subcontractor to respond to alleged violations.
Status: Chapter 991, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
Public Safety
AB 1027 (Petrie-Norris) Social media platforms: drug safety policies, places various requirements on social media companies' and social media platforms' handling of content related to controlled substances.
Status: Chapter 824, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: AB 1027 (Petrie-Norris) Request for Signature AB 1779 (Irwin) Theft: jurisdiction, Permits the consolidation of specified theft charges, as well as all associated offenses, occurring in different counties into a single trial if the district attorneys in all involved jurisdictions agree.
Status: Chapter 165, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: League of California Cities Support Position on Retail Theft Legislation Package: The legislature’s retail theft package went through different iterations. Amendments were made to all legislation in the package making it inoperative if Proposition 36 is passed by voters in November, however, the legislature reversed course and removed the provision from the entirety of the package. Cal Cities did not support the inoperative clause as the measures were moving forward.
AB 1802 (Jones-Sawyer) Crimes: organized theft, eliminates the sunset date for the crime of organized retail theft and for the existence of a taskforce established by the California Highway Patrol to analyze organized retail theft and vehicle burglary and to assist local law enforcement in counties identified as having elevated property crime.
Status: Chapter 166, Statutes 2024
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Cal Cities Position: Support: League of California Cities Support Position on Retail Theft Legislation Package
AB 1960 (Rivas, Robert) Sentencing enhancements: property loss, until January 1, 2030, re-enacts a sentence enhancement for felony offenses for a person who intentionally takes, damages, or destroys property, when the loss exceeds specified dollar amounts. Provisions of the bill state that it is the intent of the legislature that the provisions of the bill be reviewed within five years to consider the effects of inflation on the additional terms imposed.
Status: Chapter 220, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: League of California Cities AB 1960 Governor Signature Request Letter AB 1972 (Alanis) Regional property crimes task force, expands the regional property crimes task force within the California Highway Patrol to include railroad police and cargo theft.
Status: Chapter 167, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: League of California Cities Support Letter to Sen + Assm. Approps. on Assembly and Senate Retail Theft Package
AB 2643 (Wood) Cannabis cultivation: environmental remediation, requires the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to conduct a study to create a framework for cannabis site restoration projects, requires DFW to submit a report on illicit cannabis cultivation, clarifies the definition of "controlled substance," and eliminates certain apportionments to the Timber Regulation and Forest Restoration Fund, instead directing those moneys to the newly created Cannabis-Impacted Lands Restoration Fund.
Status: Chapter 839, Statutes of 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: AB 2643 Request for Signature Joint letter AB 2807 (Villapudua) Vehicles: sideshows and street takeovers, provides that vehicle sideshows are also known as street takeovers, recognizing the southern California slang for sideshow in California statute.
Status: Chapter 503, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: League of California Cities AB 2807 Governor Signature Request Letter AB 2943 (Zbur) Crimes: shoplifting, authorizes peace officers to make warrantless arrests for misdemeanor shoplifting, among other provisions related to retail theft.
Status: Chapter 168, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support if amended: League of California Cities AB 2943 Support if Amend Letter to Senate Appropriations
AB 3024 (Ward) Civil rights, prohibits, as a part of the protections afforded by the Ralph Civil Rights Act, the distribution of materials on the private property of another person for the purpose of terrorizing the owner or occupant of that private property.
Status: Chapter 584, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: League of California Cities AB 3024 Governor Signature Request Letter AB 3209 (Berman) Crimes: theft: retail theft restraining orders, allows a court to issue an order prohibiting a person from being present on the grounds of, or any parking lot adjacent to and used to service, a retail establishment and any other retail establishments in that chain or franchise, as specified,
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and makes a violation of the order would be punishable as a misdemeanor punishable by incarceration in county jail for up to six months.
Status: Chapter 169, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: League of California Cities Support Position on Retail Theft Legislation Package
SB 905 (Wiener) Crimes: theft from a vehicle, creates the new crime of forcibly entering a vehicle with the intent to commit theft or any other felony and the new crime of unlawfully possessing property acquired through theft from a vehicle with intent to sell where the value of the property possessed exceeds $950.
Status: Chapter 170, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: League of California Cities Support Position on Retail Theft Legislation Package
SB 982 (Wahab) Crimes: organized theft, removes the sunset date on the provision of law that criminalizes organized retail theft, thereby making the operation of the law permanent.
Status: Chapter 171, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: League of California Cities Support Position on Retail Theft Legislation Package
SB 1064 (Laird) Cannabis: operator and separate premises license types: excessive concentration of licenses, creates a new combined activities license, under the Department of Cannabis Control, which will authorize two or more commercial cannabis activities to take place at the same premises, except laboratory testing, as specified.
Status: Chapter 875, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: SB 1064 Request for Signature Joint Letter: “Overall, this bill seeks to reduce unnecessary complexity and duplication within the cannabis regulatory environment and reduce challenges and barriers to basic compliance for businesses.” SB 1144 (Skinner) Marketplaces: online marketplaces, expands existing provisions requiring online marketplaces to collect certain information from high-volume third-party sellers and extends the authority to enforce these provisions to the district attorney in any county, a city attorney in any city, or a county counsel in any county. This expansion is intended to make it more difficult to sell stolen goods on online marketplaces, thereby making it more difficult to profit from retail theft and, hopefully, disincentivizing such thefts.
Status: Chapter 172, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: League of California Cities Support Position on Retail Theft Legislation Package
SB 1242 (Min) Crimes: fires, specifies that for the crime of reckless arson, the fact that the offense was carried out within a merchant’s premises in order to facilitate organized retail theft shall be a factor in aggravation at sentencing.
Status: Chapter 173, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: League of California Cities Support Position on Retail Theft Legislation Package
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SB 1416 (Newman) Sentencing enhancements: sale, exchange, or return of stolen property, creates, until January 1, 2030, new sentencing enhancements of 1, 2, 3, or 4 years respectively for selling, exchanging, or returning for value, or attempting to sell, exchange, or return for value, any property acquired through one or more acts of shoplifting, theft, or burglary from a retail business, if the property value exceeds $50,000, $200,000, $1,000,000, or $3,000,000.
Status: Chapter 174, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: League of California Cities Support Position on Retail Theft Legislation Package
Miscellaneous
AB 965 (Carrillo, Juan) Local government: broadband permit applications, requires local agencies to undertake batched processing for broadband permits.
Status: Chapter 553, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Neutral: Senate Energy Utilities and Comms Remove Opposition: Local Government Oppose AB 965: Cal Cities removed its opposition to AB 965 after the author made substantial amendments to address the association’s concerns about creating unreasonable permitting “shot clocks” for local governments, removing a local government’s ability to protect the public health and safety, and deeming all permits approved in a batch if local government doesn’t act in fewer than 90 days.
AB 1777 (Ting) Autonomous vehicles, places various requirements on manufactures of autonomous vehicles (AV) by July 1, 2026, and authorizes a peace officer to issue a "notice of autonomous vehicle noncompliance" for a violation of the vehicle code or a local traffic ordinance to an AV manufacturer.
Status: Chapter 682, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Oppose: AB 1777 Request for Veto: “…amendments limit law enforcement’s ability to police AV companies for traffic violations and now officers may only issue a “notice of noncompliance” for traffic violations committed by AVs and report them to the DMV.” AB 2037 (Papan) Weights and measures: electric vehicle chargers, expands the jurisdiction of county sealers to include publicly operated electric vehicle chargers, except chargers that are operated by local publicly owned electric utilities.
Status: Chapter 692, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Neutral: OUA Letter Assembly Approps: Cal Cities adopted a neutral position on AB 2037 after the author removed provisions allowing city employees to be subject to a civil penalty.
AB 2081 (Davies) Substance abuse: recovery and treatment programs, requires a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or certified alcohol or other drug program or a certified outpatient program to include on its website and intake paperwork, a disclosure stating an individual may check the Department of Health Care Service’s website to confirm whether the entity’s license or certification has been placed on probationary status, been subject to a temporary suspension order, been revoked, or if the operator has been given a notice of operation in violation of law.
Status: Chapter 376, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Sponsor: AB 2081 (Davies) Sponsor Request for Signature Letter AB 2574 (Valencia) Alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment programs and facilities:
disclosures, requires a licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility or certified alcohol or other drug program to disclose to the Department of Health Care Services whether any of its
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agents, partners, directors, officers, or owners own or have a financial interest in a recovery residence and whether it has contractual relationships with unlicensed entities that provide recovery services.
Status: Chapter 410, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Sponsor: AB 2574 (Valencia) Request for Signature Letter AB 2922 (Garcia) Economic development: capital investment incentive programs, reinstates the Capital Investment Incentive Program until January 1, 2035, and expands the program to cover lower initial investment amounts if a project proponent meets additional job creation requirements.
Status: Chapter 581, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: AB 2922 (Garcia) Coalition Support to Sen Local Gov: “Under prior law, until January 1, 2024, counties, city and counties, and cities were authorized to establish these programs, which allowed them to offer incentives, such as tax breaks, to attract large manufacturing facilities to invest in their communities. These programs aimed to encourage industries like high technology, aerospace, automotive, biotechnology, software, and environmental sources to locate and invest in California. These corporations can generate thousands of jobs, which are essential for the economic growth and regional development of cities and counties.” AB 2939 (Rendon) Parks: counties and cities: interpretive services, makes certain uses of a local park by a nonprofit organization or Native American Tribe to be allowable public uses of the local park.
Additionally, it requires a local jurisdiction to treat the use of a local park by certain entities providing interpretive services to up to 30 participating park visitors at once as an allowable public use of the park, subject to the same rules as general public use of that park, as specified.
Status: Chapter 423, Statutes 2024
Cal Cities Position: Watch
SB 689 (Blakespear) Local coastal program: bicycle lane: amendment, provides that an application by a local government to convert an existing motorized vehicle travel lane into a dedicated bicycle lane, dedicated transit lane, or a pedestrian walkway shall not require a traffic study for a coastal development permit or an amendment to a local coastal program. This bill also requires that any amendment to a local coastal program to develop such a lane from an existing motorized vehicle travel lane will be processed with minimal review, as provided.
Status: Chapter 445, Statutes of 2024
Cal Cities Position: Support: Assm Transportation SB 689 Support Letter
8.28 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 01/29/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation/Economic Development and Housing SUBJECT: Wharf Recovery Council Ad-Hoc Subcommittee (PR/EDH) LOCATION: District 4
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to appoint Councilmembers Newsome and Golder and Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson to a new Ad-Hoc Wharf Recovery Subcommittee to review data and options related to structural repair options for the Santa Cruz Wharf, provide input on public access and engagement, and policies governing the wharf’s operations, and make recommendations to the full City Council to implement proposed strategies, policies, and actions.
BACKGROUND: The City’s Wharf Master Plan was approved in 2023. The Wharf Master Plan shapes the vision and conceptual plans and strategies for the future of this historic City asset. The City has received more than $8.5 million in grant funds through the California Coastal Conservancy to put toward the implementation of the Wharf Master Plan.
On December 23, 2024 the Santa Cruz Wharf (Wharf) partially collapsed at the southern or bayward end of the structure as a result of a large wave event. Following the December 2024 Wharf incident, a cross-departmental team of City staff, plus external partners including Moffat & Nichol, the City’s longtime Wharf engineer, responded swiftly to assess the structural condition of the Wharf and reopen to the public as soon as safely possible. The Wharf reopened to the public on January 4, 2025. While the majority of the Wharf was assessed and determined to be structurally sound, the end of the Wharf remains closed beyond the Stagnaro’s Restaurant parking lot due to its damaged condition. Moffat & Nichol were contracted to perform a full structural analysis of the Wharf and develop options and opportunities to address the damaged end of the Wharf. The full structural assessment is underway, and it is anticipated that the report including options for consideration will be completed in the months ahead.
At its January 2025 meeting, the City Council heard an update from City staff on the Wharf incident and, within its direction, moved to “Explore forming a Council ad-hoc committee to determine next steps around climate resiliency and the future of the Wharf.” DISCUSSION: In response to the City Council’s direction to explore the formation of an adhoc subcommittee, Parks and Recreation Department and Economic Development staff request that City Council establish the Ad-Hoc Wharf Recovery Subcommittee consisting of
9.1 Councilmembers Newsome and Golder and Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson. The mission of the subcommittee will be to review data and options and make recommendations to the full City Council in the following areas: 1) The near and long term structural and public access plans for the end of the Wharf and including the Wharf Master Plan; 2) Budget and resource needs to successfully operate the Wharf into the future; and 3) Operational policy changes to optimize public safety and vitality of the Wharf.
The purpose of the Ad-Hoc Wharf Recovery Subcommittee will be to provide the following deliverables:
Output(s)
• Provide the full City Council will have tangible strategies and recommended options to inform decision-making for the Wharf recovery efforts, implementation of the Wharf Master Plan, and Wharf operational policies.
• Provide clearly communicated opportunities for the community to engage and share their voices with respect to implementation of the Wharf Master Plan and development of strategies to address the damaged end of the Wharf.
Outcome(s)
• The City will have clear and implementable plans for a successful Wharf recovery following the Dec. 2024 partial collapse.
• City staff will have direction on key priorities and timing pertaining to implementation of the Wharf Master Plan.
• City staff will have actionable direction related to any necessary operational changes to the Wharf and the appropriate resources to implement those changes.
The Ad-Hoc Subcommittee will begin meeting in February 2025 and will meet twice per month in March through June.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: The formation of the Subcommittee is not considered a project under CEQA.
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): The Santa Cruz Wharf is the longest timber Wharf in the Western Hemisphere and is a historic asset in the City of Santa Cruz. The Wharf is overseen and managed by the Parks and Recreation Department, which not only maintains the Wharf but also activates it through numerous annual events and activities ranging from Woodies on the Wharf to the Tuesday Night Live summer concert series and much more. Beyond these events, the Wharf provides unique public access to experience the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The Parks and Recreation Department’s mission is to “provide quality public spaces and experiences that build a healthy community, foster equity, and better the environment.” Through the implementation of this mission, the Parks and Recreation Department seeks to advance the core pillars of HiAP – health, equity, and sustainability. The work of the Ad Hoc Wharf Recovery Subcommittee will ensure that the Wharf remains vibrant well into the future and able to serve the community through both the Parks and Recreation Department mission and pillars of Health in All Policies.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No
9.2 FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: No impact.
Prepared and Submitted By:
Tony Elliot
Director of Parks and
Recreation
Bonnie Lipscomb
Director of Economic
Development and Housing
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
9.3 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 02/06/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
SUBJECT: Downtown Recovery – Phase IV – Notice of Completion for Downtown Site Furnishings Painting in the Amount of $112,550.00 (PR) LOCATION: District 4
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to accept the work of H.B. Restoration Inc. (Rio Linda, CA) as completed per the Site Furnishing Design Standards and authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for the Downtown Recovery – Phase IV (c302312) and authorizing the Parks & Recreation Director to sign the Notice of Completion as the Owner’s Authorized Agent.
BACKGROUND: In the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, City Council approved the Downtown Recovery – Phase I-IV capital investment program (CIP) project (c302312) to begin implementation of Downtown Site Furnishing Standards to key amenities such as plantings, bike racks, trash cans, benches, and aspects of the hardscaping.
On September 22, 2022, the Downtown Commission accepted the Downtown Site Furnishing Standards report prepared by RRM Design Group and adopted the standards described therein for City-owned site furnishings in the downtown area.
DISCUSSION: The work for this project is now complete. The project has been inspected by staff and was found to be completed in accordance with the Site Furnishing Design Standards.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION:
CEQA provides several “categorical exemptions” which are applicable to categories of projects and activities that the Lead Agency has determined generally do not pose a risk of significant impacts on the environment. The project consists of applying primer, two coats of paint, and polishing site furnishings throughout downtown Santa Cruz as part of routine maintenance. The project is exempt from CEQA under Section 15301, Existing Facilities (Class 1 Exemption); Section 15302, Replacement or Reconstruction (Class 2 Exemption); Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of New Structures (Class 3 Exemption); and Section 15304, Minor Alterations of Land (Class 4 Exemption). The project involves the repair and maintenance of an existing facility and would involve a negligible expansion of use beyond what currently exists.
10.1 HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): This project supports current CORE goals of increased economic vitality, access to diverse community arts and cultural experiences, and neighborhoods and communities are safe.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: The Downtown Recovery – Phase I-IV capital investment program project (c302312) was completed within budget at a total cost of $112,550.00.
Prepared By:
Mike Godsy
Superintendent of Parks
Submitted By:
Tony Elliot
Director of Parks and
Recreation
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. NOTICE OF COMPLETION - H.B. RESTORATION INC..DOCX
10.2 Notice of Completion page 1 of 3
(Space above for Recorder’s use only)
This instrument is being recorded for the benefit of the City of Santa Cruz.
No recording fee is required pursuant to Government Code § 27383.
NOTICE OF COMPLETION
(CA Civil Code Sections 8102 and 9204)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:
The undersigned is an authorized representative of the owner of the interest or estate stated below.
1. The Owner’s Name and Address. The Project owner is the City of Santa Cruz, a municipal corporation (the “City”). The City’s mailing address is 809 Center Street, Santa Cruz, California 95060. The City of Santa Cruz has the following interest in the subject Property described below:
City Property
2. Project Title and Number. The full name of the work of improvement/public works project (the “Project”) which is the subject of this Notice of Completion is: Downtown Recovery – Phase IV (c302312)
3. Nature of Work Performed on the Property or Materials Furnished for the City. The Project consisted of work described as: Painting with recommended colors from the Site Furnishing Standards, the painting project included streetlights, street sign poles, bike racks, raised planter bed fences, and kiosks.
4. The general site location description or address (the “Property”) of the public improvement is located at: Downtown Santa Cruz, Pacific Avenue between Laurel Street and Water Street.
5. Name and Address of Contractor. The Contractor on the Project is: H.B. Restoration Inc. 5907 26th Street, Rio Linda, CA 95673.
6. Construction Lender. The name and address of the construction lender, if any, is: N/A
7. Date of Completion. The Project on the Property was completed on: November 15, 2024
8. The filing of this Notice of Completion was authorized by the Santa Cruz City Council Minute Order on Tuesday, January 28, 2025
DATE:
Tony Elliot
Director of Parks & Recreation, City of Santa Cruz
RECORDED AT THE REQUEST OF:
City of Santa Cruz, Parks and Recreation
Attn: Mike Godsy
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City Clerk’s Department
809 Center Street, Room 9
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
10.3 Notice of Completion page 2 of 3
VERIFICATION FOR THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
I have read the foregoing Notice of Completion and know the contents thereof, and I certify that the same is true of my own knowledge, except as to those matters which are therein stated upon my information or belief, and as to those matters I believe it to be true. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on 1/28/2025 at Santa Cruz, CA
Tony Elliot
Director of Parks & Recreation, City of
Santa Cruz
10.4 Notice of Completion page 3 of 3
PROOF OF SERVICE DECLARATION
(California Civil Code § 8118)
I, Mike Godsy, declare that I served copies of the above NOTICE OF COMPLETION on the interested parties, in the manner and at the date and place set forth below (Check One):
Direct Contractor: H.B. Restoration Inc.
5907 26th Street
Rio Linda, CA 95673
☒ REGISTERED, CERTIFIED, OR EXPRESS MAIL: by placing the Notice in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid and depositing the envelope in the United States mail by registered, certified, or express mail. Documentation of such service is attached herein. ☐ OVERNIGHT DELIVERY: by causing the Notice to be picked up for overnight delivery by an express service carrier. Documentation of such service is attached herein. ☐ PERSONAL DELIVERY: by causing the Notice to be personally delivered to each of the addresses above stated on the date below.
☐ CODE OF CIV. PROC. § 415.20: by leaving the Notice and mailing a copy of the Notice in the manner provided under California Code of Civil Procedure § 415.20 for service of a summons and complaint in a civil action.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on January 22, 2025, at Santa Cruz, California.
Mike Godsy
10.5 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 02/06/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
SUBJECT: Front-Spruce-Pacific 54-Inch Sewer Rehabilitation (c401606) – Notice of Completion (PW)
LOCATION: District 3 and 4
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to accept the work of SAK Construction, LLC. (O’Fallon, MO) as completed per plans and specifications and authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for the Front-Spruce-Pacific 54-Inch Sewer Rehabilitation project (c401606) and authorizing the Public Works Director to sign the Notice of Completion as the Owner’s Authorized Agent.
BACKGROUND: The City Council approved the authorization to advertise this project on its October 24, 2023 meeting and authorized the City Manager to execute the contract. On December 21, 2023, the project was awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, SAK Construction, LLC. Construction began on July 11, 2024 and included the rehabilitation of 3,238 linear feet of the City’s Eastside 54-Inch sewer interceptor through the cured-in-place pipe method (CIPP). 25 associated manhole structures were rehabilitated with an epoxy coating.
DISCUSSION: Work for this project is now complete. The project has been inspected by City consultant Brown & Caldwell’s construction management services and supervised by Public Works staff. The work has been found to be completed in accordance with the project’s plans and specifications.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: The Front-Spruce-Pacific 54-Inch Sewer Rehabilitation project is statutorily exempt from environmental review under the California Code of Regulations Title 14 § 15282 (k). The Notice of Exemption was filed on November 2, 2023.
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): This project promotes the following Health in All Policies Conditions: Health and Wellness; Healthy Environments. The Front-Spruce-Pacific 54- Inch Sewer Rehabilitation project aligns with the City’s HiAP by rehabilitating critical City infrastructure through the non-invasive pipe installation method of CIPP and extending the service life of the largest influent sewer pipe for the City. Using this installation method resulted in less traffic impacts and disruption to the neighborhood when compared to the traditional opencut replacement.
11.1 FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: The total project construction cost was $4,608,525.87.
This project was initially paid by the Capital Investment Program (CIP) project c401606 but is financed by a low-interest loan from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank approved under Resolution NS-30,225. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Prepared By:
Cina Seyedkazemi
Assistant Engineer II
Submitted By:
Nathan Nguyen, P.E.
Director of Public Works
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. NOTICE OF COMPLETION.DOCX.DOCX
11.2 Notice of Completion (Revised Oct 2021)
(Space above for Recorder’s use only)
This instrument is being recorded for the benefit of the City of Santa Cruz.
No recording fee is required pursuant to Government Code § 27383.
NOTICE OF COMPLETION
(CA Civil Code Sections 8102 and 9204)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:
The undersigned is an authorized representative of the owner of the interest or estate stated below.
1. The Owner’s Name and Address. The Project owner is the City of Santa Cruz, a municipal corporation (the “City”). The City’s mailing address is 809 Center Street, Santa Cruz, California 95060. The City of Santa Cruz has the following interest in the subject Property described below: City right-of-way
2. Project Title and Number. The full name of the work of improvement/public works project (the “Project”) which is the subject of this Notice of Completion is: Front-Spruce-Pacific 54-Inch Sewer Rehabilitation, c401606
3. Nature of Work Performed on the Property or Materials Furnished for the City. The Project consisted of work described as: Rehabilitating Eastside 54” sewer interceptor using CIPP method and coating associated structures.
4. The general site location description or address (the “Property”) of the public improvement is located at: City right-of-way along Chestnut St, Pacific Ave, and Front St from Neary Lagoon to Spruce St
5. Name and Address of Contractor. The Contractor on the Project is: SAK Construction, LLC. 864 Hoff Road, O’Fallon, MO 63366
6. Construction Lender. The name and address of the construction lender, if any, is: California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank. 1325 J St, Suite 1300, Sacramento, CA 95814
7. Date of Completion. The Project on the Property was completed on: December 19, 2024
8. The filing of this Notice of Completion was authorized by the Santa Cruz City Council Minute Order on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
DATE: ___________________
Nathan Nguyen
Director of Public Works, City of Santa Cruz
RECORDED AT THE REQUEST OF:
City of Santa Cruz, Public Works
Attn: Cina Seyedkazemi
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City Clerk’s Department
809 Center Street, Room 9
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
11.3 Notice of Completion (Revised Oct 2021) 11.4
City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 01/23/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
SUBJECT: Purchase of Wastewater Collections Septic Pump Truck – Budget Adjustment (PW)
LOCATION: Citywide
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to:
1) Award the contract for the purchase of one septic pump truck from Coast Counties Peterbilt (Salinas, CA) in the amount of $347,275.22; and
2) Adopt a resolution amending the FY 2025 budget to appropriate funds in the amount of $22,984.23 from the Wastewater Fund to fully fund the purchase.
BACKGROUND: The Wastewater Collections Division is responsible for inspecting, cleaning and otherwise maintaining approximately 160 miles of sanitary sewer on an annual basis. The septic pump truck is a single axle vehicle with a 2,5000-gallon tank body. Staff believe that the Peterbilt platform is consistent with the City of Santa Cruz’s (City) heavy-duty fleet, which makes maintenance on the asset efficient and cost effective.
A septic pump truck will be a new asset for Wastewater Collections and greatly improve Citywide maintenance activities. The truck will be used to remove liquid septage at all City pump stations (26 sanitary sewers and 6 storm drains), including San Lorenzo River flood control stations, at the Resource Recovery Facility’s tipping station, food waste processing underground tank, and leachate facility, for sump cleaning at the DeLaveaga Golf Course, and potentially the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. The addition of a septic pump truck in the Wastewater fleet would give the division more flexibility in their maintenance activities and maximize personnel and equipment. The pump truck utilizes a straight vacuum, ideal for flood control and other special tasks, leaving the sewer combination trucks and crews to prioritize and focus on critical sewer system maintenance.
DISCUSSION: Section 3.08.170 of the Municipal Ordinance allows the City of Santa Cruz to buy from cooperative purchasing agreements when is in the best interest of the City to do so.
Sourcewell obtains competitively and formally bid contracts which can be used by participating member municipal agencies, including the City. The Sourcewell quoted price from contract
12.1 #060920-PMC for the septic pump truck is $347,275.22, which includes 9.75% sales tax. By utilizing the Cooperative Purchasing method, the Sourcewell contract pricing discounts $60,115 from the manufacturer’s list price, providing a cost savings to the City versus purchasing through traditional methods.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: This is not a project under CEQA.
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): The project promotes the following Health in All Policies Conditions: Health and Wellness; Healthy Environments, Neighborhood/Built Environment and Public Safety by maintaining the City’s sewer system infrastructure.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: Yes
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: The purchase price of the new septic pump truck is $347,275.22. Most of the funds were budgeted in the FY 2025 operating budget, however, prices have increased since original quotes were obtained. A budget adjustment for new appropriations from the Wastewater Fund (Fund 721) are needed for the purchase. There are adequate funds in the Public Works Wastewater Enterprise Fund. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Prepared By:
Christina Alberti, Principal
Management Analyst
Rome Norman, Wastewater
Collection Manager
Submitted By:
Nathan Nguyen, P.E.
Director of Public Works
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. QUOTE.PDF
2. BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.PDF
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City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 01/23/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
SUBJECT: Resource Recovery Facility North Canyon Paving (m400020) – Notice of Completion (PW)
LOCATION: District 6
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to accept the work of Silicon Valley Paving, Inc. (San Jose, CA) as completed per plans and specifications and authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for the Resource Recovery Facility North Canyon Paving project (m400020).
BACKGROUND: City Council approved the authorization to advertise this project during its August 27, 2024 meeting, and authorized the City Manager to execute the contract. On September 26, 2024 the project was awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Silicon Valley Paving, Inc. Construction began on November 21, 2024 and included the installation of an access road at the Resource Recovery Facility (RRF).
DISCUSSION: The work for this project is now complete. The project has been inspected by staff and found to be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: This project is Categorically Exempt per SPRC Sec. 15304 Class 4 “minor public or private alterations in the condition of the land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes.” HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): This project promotes the following Health in All Policies Conditions: Health and Wellness; Healthy Environments. The RRF North Canyon Paving project aligns with the City’s HiAP by improving stormwater quality and providing safer site access for employees by paving an existing dirt road.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No
13.1 FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: The RRF North Canyon Paving project (m400020) was completed within budget at a total construction cost of $156,968.60 in the Refuse Fund (721).
There is no impact to the General Fund.
Prepared By:
Leonardo Vargas Vasquez
Assistant Engineer I
Submitted By:
Nathan Nguyen, P.E.
Director of Public Works
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
13.2 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 01/23/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
SUBJECT: West Cliff Drive – 900 and 1000 Block Striping Plans and Temporary Traffic Control Alteration (PW)
LOCATION: Districts 3 and 6
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to:
1) Approve the design and installation of updated traffic striping and signage associated with the West Cliff Drive Stabilization Project (c401501) on the 900 and 1000 blocks of West Cliff Drive and Woodrow Avenue;
2) Adopt a resolution to approve the plans for the 900 and 1000 block striping pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6; and
3) Find the project Categorical Exempt under CEQA Guidelines 14 CCR section 15301(c).
BACKGROUND: West Cliff Drive between Columbia Road and David Way was severely damaged by large swells during the January 2023 storms, causing portions of the roadway and path to fail, along with impacts on public access points, utility infrastructure, and the surrounding neighborhood. Construction to repair these failures is nearing completion. The roadway and pathway paving will be completed as part of the West Cliff Drive Stabilization Project (c401501) and the West Cliff Drive Bethany Curve Culvert project (c402407). Replacement striping is required in locations where the asphalt roadway and pathway have been replaced.
The repairs along West Cliff Drive requried significant changes to the travel patterns to accommodate the construction. The primary impact was the closure of the Bethany Curve Culvert which diverted all automobile traffic via Woodrow Ave, Delaware Ave, and Almar Ave.
Additionally, automobile traffic was restricted to westbound travel between Columbia Dr and Woodrow Ave to maintain pedestrian and cyclists access adjancet to the construction, redirecting eastbound traffic to Pelton Ave. Between David Way and Bethany Curve Culvert, travel was restricted to property owners. The changes increased traffic on adjancent roadways so the City of Santa Cruz (City) staff insitituted temporary traffic calming measures in collaboration with neighbors and as part of the Emergency Coastal Development Permit.
14.1 The temporary traffic control features were installed based on measured volumes and coordination with neighbors. These features included:
- Oxford Way: Cul-de-sac at Bethany Curve
- Alta Ave: Cul-de-sac a Bethany Curve
- Plateau Ave: Speed cushions between Woodrow Ave and Almar Ave - Almar Ave: Daylighting at intersections
- Delaware Ave: Intersection improvement at Almar Ave and striping improvements between Almar Ave and Bethany Curve
- Pelton Ave: Temporary speed bumps and intersection daylighting. - Clark Ave: Resident restriction signage
With the completion of the roadway repairs on West Cliff Drive, travel patterns can be restored to pre-storm conditions.
DISCUSSION: At the completion of the Bethany Curve Culvert repairs, the following roadway sections will be repaved and restriped:
- West Cliff Drive between David Way and Columbia Ave
- Woodrow Ave from West Cliff Drive to Pelton Ave
Given the extent of repairs, there is an opportunity to implement minor roadway striping and signage changes to improve safety for all roadway users. The modifications include striping and red curb restrictions at intersections to improve visibility of crosswalks and realignment of the bike lane on Woodrow Avenue to remove a conflict with right turning vehicles.
With the restoration of traffic on West Cliff Drive travel patterns are expected to return to prestorm conditions, which removes the need for the temporary traffic control features, with a few exceptions. The daylighting treatments on Almar Ave and intersection and striping improvement on Delaware Ave were shown to reduce vehicular speeds and aid in compliance with the statewide daylighting law, AB 413, and the City’s adopted traffic calming guidelines. For those reasons, the improvements can remain.
On Pelton Ave, daylighting treatments were installed at Woodrow Ave and Columbia Ave to improve visibility at intersections. Those improvements will be maintained. The speed bumps on Pelton Ave and resident restrictions on Clark Ave will be removed because traffic will return to West Cliff Drive and these temporary materials create maintenance challenges .
The local streets of Oxford Ave, Alta Ave, and Plateau Ave between Almar Ave and Woodrow Ave experienced increased traffic due to the closure on West Cliff Drive at Bethany Curve. The City worked with each street’s residents and collectively selected cul-de-sacs on Oxford Ave. and Alta Ave. and speed cushions on Plateau Ave. The understanding between City staff and neighbors was that these improvements would be temporary while West Cliff Drive was under construction as they ultimately concentrated detoured traffic to Delaware Ave. The cul-de-sacs have been difficult to maintain, and have required almost weekly replacement of flexible posts, due to their design of accommodating fire and refuse trucks. On the other hand, the speed cushions on Plateau Ave were more robust products than the ones installed on Pelton Ave and have performed well. In consideration of the maintenance issues and agreements with neighbors, the temporary features will be removed after West Cliff Drive is re-opened.
14.2 The 900 block of West Cliff Drive between Columbia Ave and Woodrow Ave reopened on December 20, 2024, and the traffic calming features on Pelton Ave and Clark were removed. The daylighting treatments on Pelton Ave are being maintained. The Bethany Curve Culvert is complete, however reconstruction at 1016 West Cliff Drive requires partial closures of West Cliff Drive through approximately April of 2025. For that reason, the cul-de-sacs and speed cushions on Oxford Ave, Alta Ave, and Plateau Ave won’t be removed until the 1000 block reopens fully. In summary, the temporary traffic calming measures will only be removed after the adjacent block of West Cliff Drive is fully restored to two-way traffic.
All traffic striping improvements align with the General Plan, Climate Action Plan, and Active Transportation Plan. The General Plan calls for a “citywide interconnected system of safe, inviting, and accessible pedestrian ways and bikeways” (Goal M4). The Climate Action Plan includes the transportation objective to meet an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, which will be primarily accomplished by providing low-carbon transportation options that rival the efficiency and safety of the automobile. All traffic striping improvements were designed based on the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CAMUTCD) and the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Urban Street Design Guide.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: The West Cliff Drive Stabilization project was previously reviewed by staff and determined to be statutorily exempt from further environmental review under CEQA Section 15269, Emergency Projects; Striping is determined to be exempt from further environmental review based on the existing facilities Categorical Exemption in CEQA Guidelines 14 CCR section 15301(c) (Class 1 categorical exemption). Class 1 exemption consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): HiAP is a collaborative approach to improving community well-being by prioritizing equity, public health and sustainability considerations into decision-making across sectors and policy areas. The actions recommended herein support the pillar of public health by increasing life safety outcomes for transportation and roadway users. It contributes to the HiAP Collective of Results and Evidence-based Investments Condition of a safe and just community and related community well-being outcome metrics.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: Yes FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: Funds are available in West Cliff Drive Stabilization Project (c401501). Approximately 88% of the funds come through reimbursement from the Federal Highway Administration Permanent Repair Program, and City matching contributions would come from Fund 221 Gas Tax. There is no impact on the General Fund. The roadway pavement and markings will require ongoing maintenance typical of efforts the City already undertakes.
14.3 Prepared By:
Miguel Lizarraga, P.E.,
Associate Professional
Engineer
Matt Starkey, P.E.,
Transportation Manager
Submitted By:
Nathan Nguyen, P.E.
Director of Public Works
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. RESOLUTION.DOCX
2. WEST CLIFF STABILIZATION STRIPING PLANS.PDF
14.4 RESOLUTION NO. NS-XX,XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ APPROVING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE STRIPING PLANS FOR THE 900 AND 1000 BLOCKS OF WEST CLIFF DRIVE, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 830.6 The City Council of the City of Santa Cruz does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. City staff has designed and prepared the striping plans for the 900 and 1000 blocks of West Cliff Drive Project.
B. The City Engineer has approved the completed design and plans for the Project and that construction of the Project may begin;
C. The City Council wishes to obtain the immunities set forth in Government Code §830.6 with regard to the plans and construction of the Project.
SECTION 2: Design Immunity; Authorization.
A. The City Council approves the design and plans for the Project.
B. The design approval set forth in this Resolution occurred before actual work on the Project construction commenced.
C. The approval granted by this Resolution conforms with the City's General Plan.
D. The City Engineer, or designee, is authorized to act on the City's behalf in approving any alterations or modifications of the design and plans approved by this Resolution.
E. The approval and authorization granted by this Resolution is intended to avail the City of the immunities set forth in Government Code §830.6.
SECTION 3: The City Clerk is directed to certify the adoption of this Resolution.
SECTION 4: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption.
14.5 RESOLUTION NO. NS-30,XXX
2 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of February, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
APPROVED: __________________________
Fred Keeley, Mayor
ATTEST: ___________________________
Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator
14.6 DAVID WY.
WOODROW AVE. PELTON AVE. WEST CLIFF DR. WEST CLIFF DR. STA 1+00 STA 2+00 STA 3+00 STA 4+00 STA 5+00 STA 6+00 STA 7+00 STA 8+00 STA 9+00 STA 10+00 STA 11+00 21.0 15.0 13.0 13.0 11.0 11.0 5.0 13.019.5 11.0 13.0 21.5 21.5 WOODROW AVE. PELTON AVE. STA 8+00 STA 9+00 STA 10+00 STA 11+00 13.0 13.0 11.0 11.0 5.0 11.0 13.0 21.5 21.5 REFERENCES DRAWING #: FIELD BOOK: DESIGN CHECKED DATE DRAWN VAULT NO. SCALE SHEET OF 809 Center Street, Room 201 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 REVISIONS P U B L I C W O R K S D E P A R T M E N T SANTACRUZ C I T Y O F C I T Y O F S A N T A C R U Z C A L I F O R N I A 1866 # 1000 BLOCK WEST CLIFF DRIVE STRIPING PLAN WEST CLIFF DRIVE STABILIZATION # # 7167 N. GOODMAN M. STARKEY N. GOODMAN SEPT. 2024 1" = 30' KE 1 2 V I N J . CROSSLEYREGISTERED PROFES IONAL ENGINEER STATE OF CALIFORNIA C 74847 EXP.CIVIL STRIPING NOTES: ARROWS A4(L/R): CALTRANS ARROW TYPE 4 (LEFT/RIGHT) WORDS AHD: "AHEAD" MARKING STP: "STOP" MARKING STRIPING DETAIL D2: DETAIL 2 (CENTERLINE) D15: DETAIL 15 (ONE WAY NO PASSING) D22: DETAIL 22 (NO PASSING) D38A: DETAIL 38A (CHANNELIZING LINE) D39: DETAIL 39 (BIKE LANE LINE) D39A: DETAIL 39A (INTERSECTION BIKE LANE LINE) D39Z: DETAIL 39Z (MODIFIED BIKE LANE LINE) SYMBOLS BLA: BIKE AND LEFT ARROW BTA: BIKE AND THROUGH ARROW S25: 25 MPH SPEED LIMIT MARKING MISCELLANEOUS C&PW: PEXCO FG 300 TURNPIKE CURB AND POST (WHITE) CRBR: RED CURB CWW: CONTINENTAL CROSSWALK (12" WHITE LINE, 24" GAP) HAL: 4" HATCH LINE, 45° ANGLE, 8' GAP LL: LIMIT LINE (12" WHITE LINE 4' MIN FROM CROSSWALK) PL: PARKING LINE 2 (4" WHITE LINE, 16' LONG) STRIPING GENERAL NOTES: a. ALL STRIPING AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS SHALL BE THERMOPLASTIC AND MUST MEET 2023 CALTRANS SPECIFICATIONS b. PRIOR TO INSTALLING THERMOPLASTIC ONTO ANY CONCRETE, CLEAN AND APPLY PRIMER
PAVING LIMITS PAVING LIMITS PAVING LIMITS
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MATCHLINE A THIS SHEET PAVING LIMITS PAVING LIMITSNOTES: 1. GREEN THERMOPLASTIC SHALL BE APPLIED TO AC ONLY. PREMARK VIZIGRIP SHALL BE APPLIED ON CONCRETE. 2. WHITE THERMOPLASTIC STRIPING SHALL BE APPLIED TO AC ONLY. FOR CONCRETE AREAS, USE WHITE PAINT. 3. GREEN COLORED PAVEMENT WIDTH SHOWN ON PLAN. 6" WHITE THERMOPLASTIC STRIPE SEE NOTE 2. 2' VARIES SEE NOTE 3 2' 6' 2' 6' 2' GREEN THERMOPLASTIC SEE NOTE 1. SEE NOTE 3 VARIES DETAIL 39Z - MODIFIED DETAIL 39A R4-4 CONSTRUCTION NOTES: 1 INSTALL (N) 30"X36" R4-4 SIGN ON (N) CITY POST 2 INSTALL (N) 36" CONCRETE WHEEL STOPS AT ALL PERPENDICULAR PARKING STALLS, 24" MIN FROM CURB 7' MIN. FINISH GRADE (SEE NOTE 4) NOTES: 1. SIGN POST SHALL BE 2" X 2" UNISTRUT "TELESPAR" PRE-DRILLED SQUARE TUBING OR APPROVED EQUAL. 2. CONTRACTOR HAS THE OPTION TO: (A) 4" CORE DRILL TO NATIVE SOIL AFTER POURING CONCRETE OR (B) INSTALL 4" PVC SLEEVE PRIOR TO POURING CONCRETE. 3. 4' MINIMUM CLEARANCE BETWEEN EDGE OF POST AND BACK OF WALK. POST MAY BE INSTALLED AT BACK OF WALK IF 4' CLEARANCE CAN NOT BE MET. 4. SIGN MAY BE MOUNTED OFF CENTER FROM POST TO ACCOMMODATE THE 24" SETBACK. 5. LOW PROFILE ALTERNATIVE IS 2' BELOW GRADE WITH 5' TO TOP OF SIGN (NOT ALLOWED IN PEDESTRIAN AREAS). 1" MORTAR PLUG (BACK SLOPE) 3/8" DIAMETER UNIVERSAL HEAD ALUMINUM DRIVE RIVET WITH GRIP RANGE OF .125"-.250" AND HOLE DIAMETER OF .386"-.392", TYP. SEE POST DETAIL AND NOTE 2. 2' MIN. POST DETAIL CONCRETE BASE ROCK NATIVE SOIL 4" 1" FINISH GRADE SAND 4" PVC SLEEVE SEE NOTE 3 24" BACK OF WALK SIGN & POST DETAIL 14.7 WEST CLIFF DR.
COLUMBIA ST. STA 11+00 STA 12+00 STA 13+00 STA 14+00 STA 15+00 STA 16+00 STA 17+00 STA 18+00 STA 19+00 STA 20+00 13.019.5 13.5 18.5 18.5 13.5 9.0 9.0 17.0 20.5 17.0 23.0 13.5 16.0 PAVING LIMITS STRIPING GENERAL NOTES: a. ALL STRIPING AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS SHALL BE THERMOPLASTIC AND MUST MEET 2023 CALTRANS SPECIFICATIONS b. PRIOR TO INSTALLING THERMOPLASTIC ONTO ANY CONCRETE, CLEAN AND APPLY PRIMER STA 11+00 MATCHLINE REFERENCES DRAWING #: FIELD BOOK: DESIGN CHECKED DATE DRAWN VAULT NO. SCALE SHEET OF 809 Center Street, Room 201 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 REVISIONS P U B L I C W O R K S D E P A R T M E N T SANTACRUZ C I T Y O F C I T Y O F S A N T A C R U Z C A L I F O R N I A 1866 # 900 BLOCK WEST CLIFF DRIVE STRIPING PLAN WEST CLIFF DRIVE STABILIZATION # # 7167 N. GOODMAN M. STARKEY N. GOODMAN SEPT. 2024 1" = 30' KE 2 2 V I N J . CROSSLEYREGISTERED PROFES IONAL ENGINEER STATE OF CALIFORNIA C 74847 EXP.CIVIL CONSTRUCTION NOTES: 1 INSTALL (N) 30"X36" R4-4 SIGN ON (N) CITY POST 2 INSTALL (N) 36" CONCRETE WHEEL STOPS AT ALL PERPENDICULAR PARKING STALLS, 24" MIN FROM CURB STRIPING NOTES: ARROWS A4(L/R): CALTRANS ARROW TYPE 4 (LEFT/RIGHT) WORDS AHD: "AHEAD" MARKING STP: "STOP" MARKING STRIPING DETAIL D2: DETAIL 2 (CENTERLINE) D15: DETAIL 15 (ONE WAY NO PASSING) D22: DETAIL 22 (NO PASSING) D38A: DETAIL 38A (CHANNELIZING LINE) D39: DETAIL 39 (BIKE LANE LINE) D39A: DETAIL 39A (INTERSECTION BIKE LANE LINE) D39Z: DETAIL 39Z (MODIFIED BIKE LANE LINE) SYMBOLS BLA: BIKE AND LEFT ARROW BTA: BIKE AND THROUGH ARROW S25: 25 MPH SPEED LIMIT MARKING MISCELLANEOUS C&PW: PEXCO FG 300 TURNPIKE CURB AND POST (WHITE) CRBR: RED CURB CWW: CONTINENTAL CROSSWALK (12" WHITE LINE, 24" GAP) HAL: 4" HATCH LINE, 45° ANGLE, 8' GAP LL: LIMIT LINE (12" WHITE LINE 4' MIN FROM CROSSWALK) PL: PARKING LINE 2 (4" WHITE LINE, 16' LONG) 14.8 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 01/23/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
SUBJECT: Wastewater Treatment Facility Dashboard - Award Contract (PW) LOCATION: District 3
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to award a sole source contract for the configuration and installation of a new Aveva Pi system from Aveva Select California (Healdsburg CA) in the amount of $134,740.
BACKGROUND: The Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) uses a web-based spreadsheet to aggregate information on plant operational parameters, and process data from lab analysis to make operating decisions and for compliance with the State Water Board permit. Data is transferred into the spreadsheet from SCADA (Supervisory Acquisition and Control), Aveva Historian, LIMS (Laboratory Informational Management System), and other input sources. The current web-based spreadsheet is no longer supported and does not have the flexibility to accommodate compliance requirements from the new permit. The spreadsheet database needs to be replaced with a software system that can accommodate all data inputs and provide real time operational and compliance data reporting functions and dashboard displays. The WWTF has chosen the Aveva Pi System to provide these new functions.
DISCUSSION: The WWTF currently uses AVEVA System Platform 2020, formerly Wonderware, an industrial software platform. This software gathers and displays SCADA data from the WWTF plant machinery (pumps, valves, tanks, samplers, etc.). Plant Operators use the HMI screen displays to visualize and control plant functions, run trends, query data, and receive alarms.
The proposed AVEVA PI System aggregates and develops data from several input sources and provides the ability to historize, trend, and present data on dashboards. This system will allow for the conversion of the antiquated Web Spreadsheet to a more robust and sustainable solution. This will simplify permit compliance reporting and provide a tool to analyze and optimize plant performance.
AVEVA PI is not limited to this specific application and can be used to create information dashboards for several other solutions. AVEVA PI operates seamlessly with the current AVEVA System Platform which is very beneficial for development and rollout. AVEVA Select California
15.1 is the authorized distributor of AVEVA products and is the only source available. Due to compatibility reasons, staff recommend a sole source selection contract with AVEVA PI.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: This is not a project under CEQA.
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): This project aligns with the City's HIAP goals of public health and sustainability. The WWTF safeguards public and environmental health by treating wastewater for ocean discharge in compliance with all regulatory standards and promotes sustainability by providing a source of recycled water to augment local community drinking water supply.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: Yes FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: Funds are available from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund (Fund 721) FY 2025 operating budget for this purchase. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Prepared By:
Anne Hogan
Wastewater System Manager
Submitted By:
Nathan Nguyen, P.E.
Director of Public Works
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. QUOTE.PDF
15.2 01/14/2025
AVEVA - PI System Installation
Attn: Brandon Ashby
CITWAS
Direct Opp
126 Mill Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448
(866) 966-3376
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SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
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CITY OF SANTA CRUZ WASTE WATER TREA
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ-WASTE WATER TREA
110 CALIFORNIA ST
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
Thank you for the opportunity to provide you with this quote.
Customer Site ID: 25407, City of Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment, 110 California St., Santa Cruz CA 95060
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The City of Santa Cruz seeks a trusted partner to setup a new PI System, connect the PI System with the AVEVA Historian and their LIMS system, backfill the data and build out expandable reporting built upon the data in the system. the technician proposes working with the City of Santa Cruz to ensure a PI System built to industry best practices, with buffering, failover, backups, security and other features configured to align with the current IT practices at Santa Cruz.
STATEMENT OF WORK
The scope of this project has been organized into the following project phases: (1) Project Kickoff, (2) System Network Validation, (3) System Installation, (4) System Backfill, (5) PI AF Structure build out, (6) Report Build out, (7) Data entry capabilities addition, (8) PI Vision Configuration, (9) PI Training and Documentation. Many of these phases will be worked on in parallel and tasks will be organized by the technicians Project Management office.
Phases 1 and 2 – Project Kickoff and System Network Validation (1-2 weeks) � Meet with customer staff and ensure prerequisite systems and access are in place � Validate System Architecture, network and firewall setup (to be validated again after remotely accessible) � Review deliverables and expectations for timeline and communication � Customer to provide AVEVA Historian access or tag list and SQL tag list o Where access to the tag list is not available the technician will work with Santa Cruz to review the SQL queries and better understand the required tags and calculations. This effort is estimated based on the 186 data points required for the current report Deliverables: Project Timeline. Document summarizing notes captured from these meetings.
Phase 3 – System Installation (2 weeks planning, 1 week execution) � Requirements Review (Networking, Security, Access) � Install PI System (PI AF, PI Vision, SQL Connection, PI Data Archive) � Install PI Interface � Validate connectivity to data source, validate data flow to PI Vision � Setup Basic Security for PI System and PI Vision
� PI System performance monitoring screen for use and system monitoring post installation Deliverables: Functional PI System with PI Vision and Functional Monitoring Page in PI Vision Phase 4 – System Backfill (1-2 weeks setup, 2 weeks running) � Configure backfill interfaces (AVEVA Historian and SQL) � Align PI Tags (naming and configurations) � Run Backfill (14 days, continuous – regularly checking scripts) � Convert backfill to live data ensuring no gaps Deliverables: As much historical data backfilled to system as can be done in two weeks of continuous running. Likely several years of data, assuming a performant system.
Phase 5 – PI AF Structure for supporting Wastewater Web Replacement (1 week) � Design shareable spreadsheet � Build out Asset Framework to align with spreadsheet design � Align PI Tags with Framework, and analytics
Deliverables: PI AF structure representing all required elements of the Wastewater Spreadsheet web replacement. Calculations planned as needed.
Phases 6 and 7 – Report and Data Entry capabilities Build Out (1-2 weeks) � Review Sheet design with Santa Cruz � Build out capabilities for manual data entry
� Align spreadsheet to pull values smoothly from PI AF (including analytics) Pages: california.avevaselect.com Terms:
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AVEVA - PI System Installation
Attn: Brandon Ashby
CITWAS
Direct Opp
126 Mill Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448
(866) 966-3376
QUOTE 330176.2
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110 CALIFORNIA STREET
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
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CITY OF SANTA CRUZ-WASTE WATER TREA
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(831) 420-5081
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(707) 473-3176
(707) 473-3190
(866) 966-3376
From: Ty Brown
[email protected]
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ WASTE WATER TREA
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ-WASTE WATER TREA
110 CALIFORNIA ST
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
� Build out capabilities for manual data entry
� Align spreadsheet to pull values smoothly from PI AF (including analytics) � Review final sheet and design with Santa Cruz � Validate numbers on sheet with historical values for report � Optionally, basic data validation for values out of range / error checking on inputs can be added where required Deliverables: Working PI Datalink report, with data coming from PI and data input capabilities for PI Datalink Users. Data Export options available if needed.
Phase 8 – PI Vision Configuration
� Design PI Vision Screens
� Ensure all AF and Attribute variable align to match excel report � Add PI Vision Symbol for table to ensure consistent look and feel (optional 8c) � Build out capabilities for manual data entry � Align spreadsheet to pull values smoothly from PI AF (including analytics) � Review final sheet and design with Santa Cruz � Validate numbers on sheet with historical values for report Deliverables: Working PI Vision Display(s), with linking and validated data coming from PI AF structure. Phase 9 – PI Training � Customized System Admin and PI User Training for Santa Cruz System � Build out documentation / training walk through for adopting / adding / changing PI Datalink Report � Build out documentation / training walk through for updating/adding/changing PI Vision Displays � Two (2) sessions of 2-4 hours for PI Vision Updates
� Two (2) sessions of 2-4 hours for PI Datalink and Report Updates � One Session for PI System Administration (2 hours) for basic system management Deliverables: Training Material for PI Vision, PI Datalink, and System Management with system maintenance recommendations
SCHEDULE
We are ready to commence work within two (2) weeks upon receipt of a purchase order. We expect to be able to complete this project (phases 1-8) within six to eight (6-8) weeks from start, with additional time for scheduling and performing the training.
COMPENSATION
We propose to provide the above services on a Time and Materials basis. Actual costs may vary according to the actual work performed; however, this price will not be exceeded without prior written approval and a change order with a revised PO. Unused time will not be billed. Please note- Expenses are an estimate only. Will be billed based on actual costs + 15%
ASSUMPTIONS
1. We assume that the customer will provide timely access to systems and personnel in order to complete the scope of work in an expeditious manner. Limited availability to client personnel or systems may result in schedule and/or cost impacts which would be communicated to you by the technician’s Engineering’s Project Manager. 2. We assume that the technician employees performing the work will be given access to the systems smoothly and provided all relevant documentation or information in a timely matter by the customer staff.
3. The technician will be provided will have access to IT, OT, and Engineering SMEs for consultation on the design and validation of the solution.
4. Any required network access to the IT network or DMZ would be handled by the customer. 5. Hardware and software quotes are not included as part of this proposal. Aveva Select will work with customer to procure, install, and connect hardware.
6. Training will be done remotely, via Microsoft Teams. On-Site Training available via separate quotation upon request. ____________________________________________ Wonderware solutions are now AVEVA solutions: Learn more about this exciting change here: https://sw.aveva.com/wonderware Interested in additional training? Please visit our website and view our events schedule at https://california.avevaselect.com Access the status of your order on our Online Order Status system!! Just click on the link contained in your order confirmation to begin the login process. Once signed up you can access via https://california.avevaselect.com
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01/14/2025
AVEVA - PI System Installation
Attn: Brandon Ashby
CITWAS
Direct Opp
126 Mill Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448
(866) 966-3376
QUOTE 330176.2
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Bill To:
110 CALIFORNIA STREET
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
Ship To:
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ-WASTE WATER TREA
direct
main
(831) 420-5081
(831) 420-5081
fax
direct
fax
main
(707) 473-3176
(707) 473-3190
(866) 966-3376
From: Ty Brown
[email protected]
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ WASTE WATER TREA
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ-WASTE WATER TREA
110 CALIFORNIA ST
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
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Sub-Total $134,740.00
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AVEVA - PI System Installation
Attn: Brandon Ashby
CITWAS
Direct Opp
126 Mill Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448
(866) 966-3376
QUOTE 330176.2
In Process
Bill To:
110 CALIFORNIA STREET
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
Ship To:
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ-WASTE WATER TREA
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main
(831) 420-5081
(831) 420-5081
fax
direct
fax
main
(707) 473-3176
(707) 473-3190
(866) 966-3376
From: Ty Brown
[email protected]
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ WASTE WATER TREA
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ-WASTE WATER TREA
110 CALIFORNIA ST
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
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City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 02/06/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: City Clerk
SUBJECT: Children’s Fund Oversight Committee (CC)
LOCATION: Citywide
RECOMMENDATION: Approve one at-large appointment of a Children's Fund Oversight Committee member, with a term ending January 31, 2026.
BACKGROUND: The annual recruitment for advisory body appointments officially closed on January 12, 2025. This opening is to fill a vacancy due to a resignation. The appointee will be eligible to serve two more terms.
DISCUSSION: The following people are seeking appointment to the Children's Fund Oversight Committee.
Andrew Cunningham
Allison Guevara
Carolyn Livingston
Pamela Velazquez
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: Not applicable. Does not require CEQA review as it does not meet the definition of a Project under CEQA as it does not have a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): Though this administrative process of appointing members to the Children's Fund Oversight Committee is not directly related to Health in All Policies, the City recently adopted an ordinance that implemented a stipend for members serving on commissions, which aligns with the equity pillar of Health in All Policies.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: No impact.
16.1 Prepared By:
Bonnie Bush
City Clerk
Submitted By:
Michelle Templeton
Assistant City Manager
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. CHILDREN'S FUND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS.PDF
16.2 16.3
16.4 16.5
16.6 16.7
16.8 16.9
16.10 16.11
16.12 16.13
16.14 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 02/06/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: City Clerk
SUBJECT: Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women (CC) LOCATION: Citywide
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Councilmembers Trigueiro, Brunner, and O'Hara's nominations of Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women (CPVAW) members, with terms ending January 31, 2029, and Councilmember Golder's nomination of one commissioner, with a term ending January 31, 2027.
BACKGROUND: The annual recruitment for advisory body appointments officially closed on January 12, 2025. CPVAW Commissioners are directly nominated and appointed by each member of the Council.
DISCUSSION: The following individuals are seeking appointment to the Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women. The asterisk (*) indicates they are current commissioners interested in reappointment.
Courtney Barrett*
Laura Knobel
Danielle Long*
Héctor Marin
Mervyn Maze
Anissa Novak*
Joy Schendledecker
Joe Thompson
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: Not applicable. Does not require CEQA review as it does not meet the definition of a Project under CEQA as it does not have a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): Though this administrative process of appointing members to CPVAW is not directly related to Health in All Policies, the City recently adopted an ordinance that implemented a stipend for members serving on commissions, which aligns with the equity pillar of Health in All Policies.
17.1 FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: No
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: No
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: No FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: No impact.
Prepared By:
Bonnie Bush
City Clerk
Submitted By:
Michelle Templeton
Assistant City Manager
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. COMMISSION FOR THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN APPLICATIONS.PDF
17.2 17.3
17.4 17.5
17.6 Laura Knobel
Supplemental Application
City of Santa Cruz
2025 Advisory Bodies Application
1. Why are you interested in this position? What particular skills would you bring to the Commission/Committee/ Board?
(Continued from application) … I am also CalOES trained.
My interest in the Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women stems from heightened concerns in light of the national political climate, the prevalence of negative depictions of women on social media which can lead to aggression, and more limited availability to domestic abuse statistics since the end of the CAP in 2019. I have been a political organizer in Santa Cruz since 2002, and I am very successful at planning and executing campaigns.
Additionally, as a mom to a son, I am highly attuned to the signals he is getting, even at a very young age, of what it means to “act like a man” and provide counter narratives as needed. Men and boys must be part of the solution to ending sexual assault, sexual harrasment, and domestic violence.
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17.19 I was driven to (re)apply for these commissions based on the impacts I have seen throughout our community due to the we faced these last winters. It is clear to me that these adverse impacts are a direct result of our climate change due to fossil fuels. I have been working alongside Sierra Club these last two years and will continue to bring that same passion for our community and our environment.
We need a variety of input throughout this process. I'm a recent graduate at UC Santa Cruz with a B.A. in politics. Throughout my coursework, I have learned and taken courses that challenge the current way of thinking when it comes to our current status quo. I bring a unique perspective to each of these commissions, and if I am selected to serve on these commissions, I will continue to build the knowledge and expertise I currently have. I have been in Santa Cruz for roughly four years now, and I believe that our community thrives the most when all voices and people are heard. Students and student voices need to be brought into the circle to continually build up our community and build partnerships with those who work, study, and live on campus.
I want to use my personal and professional network developed through my work in our local community to make sure my fellow Commissioners and I have access to the latest information on new, insightful, and creative solutions to growth and development. Santa Cruz, alongside the UC, is struggling to balance growth, quality of life, and affordability. I will bring a new voice to advocate for sustainable, equitable, and common-sense solutions to the problems and issues we face.
I will work to ensure we are tracking the newest implementation of laws across the state and looking for ways to ensure we are compliant with the statutes while tailoring our decisions and requirements to push low-income housing creation to the maximum extent possible while learning from other jurisdictions how they are resolving some of the problems we face. Given new laws passed by the legislature and the need for low-income housing, I believe it is necessary to address this issue head-on with all the means at our disposal.
I want to maintain and build a community that is economically diverse. While door knocking in the city, I noticed a common pattern of people moving or being forced out due to the rising cost of homes in Santa Cruz. This causes both community and climate impacts. I want to ensure that in addition to all the legal requirements that guide our decision-making, we are looking at every project through the lens of climate change and the impacts that are happening to our environment.
The increase in traffic over recent years from the former city of Santa Cruz residents being pushed out to more affordable surrounding communities is causing an increase in emissions and increase in traffic. We need to look at our growth as part of a holistic ecosystem of affordability, quality of life, transportation, and economics. I look forward to bringing a focus on holistically informed decisionmaking to the Planning, Transportation, Water, CPVAW, or Downtown Commission.
17.20 17.21
Brittany Inclan
From: Garrett <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2025 12:58 PM
To: City Council
Subject: 2.11.25 Agenda Item # 17
Dear Council,
From reading all of the applications,
I see many of them are actually applying for the Social Justice Commission, except we don't have any openings for that, or have one, or should.
Garrett Philipp
17.22 City Council
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 01/23/2025
AGENDA OF: 02/11/2025
DEPARTMENT: Finance/Human Resources
SUBJECT: FY 2025 Budget Adjustments and Information on City’s Financial Status – Budget Adjustment (FN/HR)
LOCATION: Citywide
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution amending the fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget appropriation of expenditures to all funds as listed in Exhibit A, in the amount of $13,022,644 including an increase of $534,284 to the General Fund, and a total increase in revenues as listed in Exhibit A in the amount of $9,734,188to all funds, including a net addition of $1,078,642 to the General Fund; 2) Authorize the City Manager to allocate budgetary changes within the applicable funds and departments;
3) Receive an update on the City of Santa Cruz’s financial status; and 4) Adopt a resolution amending the City of Santa Cruz Personnel Complement and Classification and Compensation Plan for multiple departments.
BACKGROUND: On June 11, 2024, the City Council passed Resolution No. NS-30,347, which adopted a budget for Fiscal Year 2025. The purpose of this agenda item is to provide a mid-year update on the City’s financial standing and to adjust the FY 2025 budget.
In the normal course of the budget year, adjustments need to be made for administrative corrections and/or cleanup. New information regarding revenues and unanticipated needs has resulted in a request for budget adjustments and additional appropriations.
The close of the previous fiscal year has been completed and half of the current fiscal year has passed, which means there is helpful information to provide the Mayor and Councilmembers about the City’s current financial status.
The FY 2024 Comprehensive Annual Report was published at the end of December 2024 and was received by City Council on January 28, 2025. The full report can be found on the City’s
18.1 Financial Reports website at: https://www.cityofsantacruz.com/government/citydepartments/finance/financial-reports.
DISCUSSION: A comprehensive list of all the proposed FY 2025 budget adjustments is detailed in Exhibit A. The requested budget adjustments are grouped by department and a brief description of the changes and their purpose precedes the listing of the adjustments.
Mid-Year Revenue Corrections
The corrections to revenues total an increase in the amount of $9,734,188 which include, but are not limited to, the following highlights:
Item Amount
General Capital Investment Program (CIP) Fund (Fund 311) Changes - $6.4M West Cliff Stabilization (project c401501) $5M
Downtown Intersection Improvements (c401903) $1.25M
Downtown Mixed-Use Project (c512002) $2M
General Fund (Fund 101) Changes - $1.1M
Corporation Yard rent $586k
Planning Department fee and permit increases $230k
The fund with the greatest increase in revenue activity, amounting to an additional $6.4M, is the General Capital Investment Program (CIP) fund (Fund 311), which anticipates $5M in Federal Highway Administration grants for the West Cliff Drive Stabilization project, and is recording transfers in from the Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) – Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) fund (Fund 137) for $1.25M for Downtown Intersection Improvements, and a $2M transfer in from CIP – Santa Cruz Library (Fund 316) for the Downtown Mixed-Use Project. The General Fund revenue increases are in the amount of $1,078,642. Half of this increase is from adding rent from the Corporation Yard ($585,990), which was inadvertently left out of the FY 2025 budget and another $229,966 is from anticipated fee and permit increases in the Planning Department.
Mid-Year Expenditure Corrections
Expenditure adjustments total an increase of $13,022,644 which include, but are not limited to, the following highlights:
Item Amount
General Capital Investment Program (CIP) Fund (Fund 311) Changes - $4.4M West Cliff Stabilization (project c401501) $5.0M
Downtown Intersection Improvements (c401903) $1.25M
Downtown Mixed-Use Project (c512002) $2.0M
Projects discontinued or otherwise reducing budget ($3.3M) CIP – Santa Cruz Library fund (Fund 316) Changes - $2M
Redevelopment Obligation Retirement Fund (Fund 941) Changes - $2.0M $4.4M of this increase is due to increased expenditure budgets in the CIP fund (Fund 311), $2.0M in the CIP – Santa Cruz Library fund (Fund 316), and $1.0 M in the IIG-AHSC fund (Fund 137), in line with the revenue increases detailed earlier. $2.0 M of expenditure increases in the Redevelopment Obligation Retirement Fund (Fund 941) are due to transfers budgeted in
18.2 from this fund in the FY 2025 adopted budget that did not have its corresponding transfer out from this fund.
Carbon Fund Adjustments
The listing of adjustments to the FY 2025 adopted budget includes the FY 2025 Carbon Fund Awards. Annually, departments submit project proposals that would enhance the City’s ability to invest in carbon-reducing projects that align with the goals of the Climate Action Plan and that use funds from the Carbon Fund. These projects are evaluated by the Sustainability Team, a cross-sector group of employees representing all City departments. This fiscal year, the Carbon Fund awarded a total of $33,500 toward carbon-reducing projects. The City Manager’s Office, Finance Department, Parks and Recreation Department, and Public Works were recipients of this year’s awards.
Disaster Recovery Fund (Fund 170) Changes
The Disaster Recovery Fund, Fund 170, is also being adjusted to account for $1M in insurance reimbursement funds anticipated for the Wharf Damage 12-23-24 project, and to provide a budget to match the emergency response and debris removal expenditures that occurred shortly after the incident.
New Funds: Road Maintenance Rehab and Transportation Development A final item of note in the budget adjustments for FY 2025 is the creation of two new funds, Road Maintenance Rehab Account (RMRA), Fund 228, and Transportation Development Account (TDA), Fund 291. State auditors recommended that the Finance Department create funds to track RMRA and TDA funds separately, including interest earned. This means that revenue formerly received into the Gas Tax Fund, Fund 221, and the CIP Funds, Fund 311 and 317, will now be receipted into Funds 228 and 291 and projects with TDA funding will be shown to have originated from Fund 291.
Personnel Complement and Classification and Compensation Plan Amendments Several amendments to the Personnel Complement and Classification and Compensation Plan for Economic Development & Housing, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Planning and Community Development, City Manager’s Office, Police, Parks and Recreation, and the Water Department are outlined as part of FY 2025 mid-year changes. Changes include administrative corrections, reclassifications, and new positions that directly benefit the organization’s operational efficacy by recruiting now as opposed to July through September 2025. For the General Fund departments, there is a total of 11.25 FTE positions being added.
Administrative Corrections
Administrative corrections include correcting previous classification and compensation plan amendments primarily from the October 22, 2024 Council meeting and addressing recently recognized compaction issues. Compaction is defined as any percentage less than ten percent (10%) between top salary of the supervisory and top step salary of the classification it primarily supervises. Additionally, the following position additions are being corrected to reflect full-time positions:
18.3 PARKS & RECREATION
Building Maintenance Worker I 0.5 FTE Increase to a 1.0 FTE This is an administrative change to increase an existing Building Maintenance Worker I
0.5 FTE to a full-time 1.0 FTE position, streamlining processes and reducing administrative burden for Human Resources and Payroll.
Facility Attendant 0.5 FTE Increase to a 1.0 FTE
This is an administrative change to increase an existing Building Maintenance Worker I
0.5 FTE to a full-time 1.0 FTE position, streamlining processes and reducing administrative burden for Human Resources and Payroll.
Mid-Year Position Additions
1. CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
Senior Planner Position Addition 1.0 FTE Add Position (Limited Term) The Senior Planner is needed to support the City’s Resiliency and Sustainability program including a number of grants the City currently has including the Coastal Conservancy Nature Based Solutions and Living Shorelines Feasibility Project, the Ocean Protection Council Shoreline Adaptation Plans Project, and the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Restoration projects, among other resilience projects the City funds and/or may be funded through future grants.
Director of Homelessness Response and Community Services 1.0 FTE Position Addition and Homelessness Response Manager 1.0 FTE Position Deletion The complexity of addressing homelessness has increased significantly due to evolving regional challenges, emergency response needs, and public health considerations. The current Homelessness Response Manager classification, while instrumental in coordinating efforts, lacks the authority and strategic oversight necessary to drive comprehensive, long-term solutions. Reclassifying this position to a Director of Homelessness Response and Community Services is essential to enhance leadership, interagency coordination, and the effectiveness of homelessness response efforts.
Homelessness Response Shelter & Outreach Coordinator .25 FTE Position Addition Grant funding supports the additional .25 FTE for the Homelessness Response team. This role will support expanded efforts needed to implement grant-funded work such as outreach and service coordination and connection related to unsheltered homelessness.
2. FINANCE
Finance Manager 1.0 FTE Position Addition
The Budget Division of the Finance Department requires a Finance Manager to maintain high-quality customer service for internal departments and uphold the standards of the Annual Budget and Popular Annual Financial Report publications. This role ensures accuracy in preparing and monitoring operating, capital improvement, and personnel services budgets. Additionally, the Finance Manager provides essential analysis to deliver critical, timely insights to the Finance Director, City Manager, and Assistant City Manager on budget requests and proposals.
18.4 3. HUMAN RESOURCES (HR)
Program Analyst I/II 1.0 FTE Position Addition
The Human Resources Department requires a Program Analyst I/II to provide higherlevel support necessary for the Director and special projects. While Administrative Assistants excel in critical organizational and clerical functions, the complexity of current needs demands a role capable of proactive problem-solving, independent judgment, and program governance. A Program Analyst I/II offers expertise in analyzing processes, managing initiatives, and ensuring strategic alignment, enabling the Director to focus on broader departmental goals and citywide needs while ensuring projects are executed efficiently and effectively. Additionally, the Program Analyst would enhance operational efficiency by leading projects such as contract management, requests for proposals, policy formation and outreach standardization, and data analysis and research. This distinction reflects the evolving needs of the department, not the value of administrative roles, which remain essential to the organization’s success. A Program Analyst position not only strengthens the department’s capacity to meet its strategic goals but also creates a valuable career growth opportunity for Administrative Assistants who aspire to roles with expanded responsibilities and higher levels of expertise.
HR Manager 2.0 FTE Position Addition and Principal HR Analyst 2.0 FTE Position Deletion
As the organization evolves, the need for enhanced strategic planning, leadership, and operational oversight has become increasingly critical. The current Principal Analyst role is primarily focused on technical expertise, data analysis, and project support. However, to better align with the organization's long-term goals, transformation initiatives, and growing operational demands, it is recommended to reclassify this position to a Manager role.
4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)
Program Analyst I/II 1.0 FTE Position Addition
The IT Department requires a Program Analyst to provide the higher-level support necessary to address the department's evolving needs including the complexity and sensitivity of IT’s operational and strategic responsibilities demand a position with specialized expertise and the ability to exercise independent judgment.
This role would oversee critical functions, including serving as the department's HR liaison for hiring, performance evaluations, and employee relations, as well as managing budget preparation and oversight. Additionally, the Program Analyst would enhance operational efficiency by leading projects such as contract management, request for proposal development, policy formulation, and data analysis. A Program Analyst position not only strengthens the department’s capacity to meet its strategic goals but also creates a valuable career growth opportunity for Administrative Assistants who aspire to roles with expanded responsibilities and higher levels of expertise.
18.5 5. POLICE
Administrative Services Supervisor 1.0 FTE Position Addition The addition of an Administrative Services Supervisor position is driven by operational needs for enhanced oversight, streamlined processes, and a more equitable distribution of responsibilities. The current organizational structure limits the ability to effectively manage complex administrative functions and support evolving operational demands. By introducing a supervisory role, we can ensure consistent leadership, improve service delivery, and foster more efficient coordination across sections within the department.
This change promotes professional development by offering a clear career advancement pathway, empowering employees through professional growth opportunities, and addressing workload imbalances. Additionally, this restructuring aligns with organizational goals to improve operational efficiency by consolidating administrative oversight under a dedicated supervisor, reducing redundancies, and enhancing accountability across key service areas. This adjustment can strengthen the overall organizational framework, supporting both current and future operational needs.
6. PARKS & RECREATION
Field Supervisor 1.0 FTE Position Addition (Open Space) This position will support Parks and Recreation in managing critical open space responsibilities. With the addition of this supervisor-level position, the Parks Division would be restructured to create an Open Space Team led by the new Supervisor and a Greenways Team, which would also oversee medians, under the existing Field Supervisor. This proposed structure reflects an equitable distribution of responsibilities, as discussed with the Parks Supervisors, and is intended to enhance overall operational efficiency. All changes will be implemented in compliance with meet-and-confer obligations under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.
7. WATER
Assistant Engineer I/II 1.0 FTE Position Addition
The State of California recently made significant changes to the existing regulations that require Public water systems to have a program in place to detect cross-connections and prevent backflow situations within a water system by adopting the Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook (CCCPH) on July 1, 2024. The primary objective of the CCCPH is the protection of public health through the establishment of standards intended to ensure that water systems and their drinking water distribution systems will not be subject to backflow situations. Due to this change in regulations an additional full-time Assistant Engineer is needed to effectively manage and oversee the Water Department's backflow program. Per the CCCH, the program updates will require development & implementation of a cross-connection control plan (due to DWR by July 1, 2025), retrofit of nearly 3,200 fire services lacking testable backflow assemblies, system-wide hazard assessment, public outreach and agency coordination. This new retrofit requirement nearly doubles the management of backflow devices within our service area (an approximate increase from 3,500 to 6,700) including notifications and testing.
18.6 Water Facilities Electrical/Instrumental Technician II/III (266) 1.0 FTE Position Addition The Water Department is implementing a large capital improvement program that includes, among other projects, rehabilitation of two groundwater treatment plants and the Graham Hill Water Treatment plant. In addition, the Department will be converting existing production wells to aquifer storage and recovery wells. Currently, maintenance activities for electrical, instrumentation and controls is supported with one (1) Senior Electrician and one (1) Electrical and Instrumentation Technician. Recognizing the need to address additional, more complex work volume at new or updated facilities, there is a need for higher level support in this area. As such, we seek to add one Electrical Instrumentation Technician II/III to the maintenance group. Not only will this help address tasks of increasing complexity, but it will also provide a career ladder for staff.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION: The annual midyear budget adjustment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15061 (b)(3) of Chapter 3, Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CEQA Guidelines). This section states the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing significant effects on the environment. The midyear budget adjustment does not have this potential.
Individual projects listed in the FY 2025 midyear budget adjustment have performed a CEQA analysis and determination already or will require their own CEQA analysis and determination as they move forward.
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HiAP): The cumulative effect of these budget and personnel adjustments supports the Health in All Policies (HiAPs) Workplan by supporting the Collective of Results and Evidence-based (CORE) community impacts of increased economic vitality; higher levels of self-sufficiency; increased social, economic, and occupational mobility; connection to others; climate change resiliency; a safe, affordable, and accessible transportation system, and neighborhoods and communities that are safe.
FISCAL IMPACT:
1. The recommendation in this report impacts the General Fund: Yes
2. This recommendation requires a budget adjustment: Yes
3. The recommendation creates an on-going expenditure commitment: Yes FISCAL IMPACT DESCRIPTION: The General Fund’s revenues and expenditures are impacted, as are the following funds in the following ways:
Revenues Expenditures
General Fund (Fund 101) 1,078,642 534,284
Code Enforcement/Civil Penalties (Fund
103)
4,000 -
Wharf Fund (Fund 104) 20,000 20,000
Green Building Educational Resource (Fund
108)
100,000 -
Street Tree Fund (Fund 125) - 10,000
Carbon Reduction Fund (Fund 133) - 33,500
18.7 Revenues Expenditures
IIG - AHSC (Fund 137) 1,000,000 1,000,000
Disaster Recovery (Fund 170) 1,000,000 619,812
Childcare Impact Fee (Fund 218) 100,000 -
Gasoline Tax (Fund 221) (1,507,499) (283,703)
Traffic Impact Fee- Citywide Fund (Fund
226)
- -
Road Maintenance Rehab Fund (Fund 228) 1,656,619 -
Transportation Development Account (Fund
291)
- 979,693
Technology Surcharge Fee (Fund 295) 113,244 110,244
General Capital Improvement Projects (Fund
311)
6,442,303 4,408,923
CIP- Sidewalk Construction In-Lieu Fund
(Fund 315)
- 170,000
CIP- Santa Cruz Library (Fund 316) - 2,000,000
CIP- Street Maintenance & Rehabilitation
(Fund 317)
- (333,000)
Lease Revenue Bonds (Fund 413) (68,432) -
Water (Fund 711) - 480,075
Wastewater (Fund 721) - 550,000
Refuse (Fund 731) - 581,422
Parking (Fund 741) - 46,553
Storm Water Overlay (Fund 752) (200,000) -
Equipment Operations (Fund 811) (4,689) 179,053
Redevelopment Obligation Retirement (Fund
941)
- 1,954,254
Library Joint Powers Authority (Fund 951) - (38,466)
TOTAL 9,734,188 13,022,644
With the exception of the Water Department, cost savings that result from recruitment processes for newly-added positions will be amended as part of the fiscal year 2026 budget.
Prepared By:
Emily Burton
Management Analyst
Sara De Leon
Human Resources Director
Submitted By:
Elizabeth Cabell
Finance Director
Approved By:
Matt Huffaker
City Manager
18.8 ATTACHMENTS:
1. EXHIBIT A – FY 2025 MIDYEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS BY DEPARTMENT.PDF
2. RESOLUTION AMENDING THE PERSONNEL COMPLEMENT FOR
DEPARTMENTS.DOCX
3. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTION.PDF
18.9 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM
1. Adjustment Description:
Movement of funds from completed Capital Investment Program (CIP) project to current maintenance project to fund roof repair work at a Parks and Recreation facility.
Project # Project Name General Ledger Account
String
Account Description Amount
c301801-
912-0-0
DeLaveaga Golf
Course Building
Remodel 311-00-00-0000-49101 From General Fund
(25,724)
m609195-
912-0-0
Public Facilities -
Maintenance 311-00-00-0000-49101 From General Fund
25,724
c301801-100-
2020-0
DeLaveaga Golf
Course Building
Remodel
311-30-41-9110-57203 Building remodeling (25,724)
m609195-100-
2020-0
Public FacilitiesMaintenance311-40-00-9410-57290 Other building costs 25,724
2. Adjustment Description:
New appropriations for Public Works department’s CIP projects, presented as a balanced project from offsetting:
- Project or grant revenues
- Available balance from closing projects
- Fund balance
o Gas Tax, Fund 221
o CIP - Sidewalk Construction In-Lieu, Fund 315
o CIP – Street Maintenance and Rehabilitation
o Wastewater, Fund 721
o Refuse, Fund 731
o Equipment Operations, Fund 811)
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account Description Amount
c402510-127-
2272
Citywide Energy
Efficiency Projects
311-40-00-9410-
46927
Energy rebates/incentives 60,000
c402510-100-
2020-0
Citywide Energy
Efficiency Projects
311-40-00-9410-
57390
Other infrastructure 60,000
c409452-100-
2020-0
Sidewalk/Access Ramp 101-40-64-4220-
54307
Maintenance -
pedestrian/bike systems
(6,270)
c402518-100-
2020-0
Sidewalk & Access
Ramps
315-40-00-9330-
57307
Pedestrian/bike systems 170,000
c401402-100-
2020-0
State Route 1 Bridge
Replacement
221-40-64-9370-
57310
Bridges 30,000
18.10 c402302-935-
0-0
Escalona Avenue Storm
Drainpipe Replacement
311-00-00-0000-
49130
Transfer from Gas Tax 49,000
221-00-00-0000-
59103
Transfer to General CIP 49,000
c402302-100-
2020-0
Escalona Avenue Storm
Drainpipe Replacement
311-40-64-9340-
57311
Flood control and storm
drainage facility
49,000
c400810-100-
2020-0
City Residential &
Collector Street Rec
317-40-64-9311-
57304
Street systems (33,000)
c401511-100-
2020-0
Sewer System
Improvements
721-40-62-7251-
57304
Street systems 150,000
c401501-151-
1076-0
West Cliff Drive
Stabilization
311-40-62-9330-
43155
Federal capital grants -
FHWA
5,000,000
c401501-100-
2020-0
West Cliff Drive
Stabilization
311-40-62-9330-
57307
Pedestrian/bike systems 5,000,000
c402408-100-
1076-152
Active Transportation
Plan Update
311-40-64-9330-
43166
Federal capital grants - ATP 395,880
c402408-100-
2020-0
Active Transportation
Plan Update
311-40-64-9330-
57307
Pedestrian/bike systems 494,850
m400020-
100-2020-0
Resource Recovery FacMaintenance731-40-63-7303-
54308
Maintenance - solid waste
systems
(33,000)
c402111-100-
2020-0
Recycling Center Storm
Wtr Quality Imprv
731-40-62-7353-
57308
Solid waste systems 33,000
c302423 912-
0-0
Median Improvement
Pilot Program
311-00-00-0000-
49101
From General Fund (50,000)
c402112 -
912-0-0
FEMA Levee
Certification
752-00-00-0000-
49101
From General Fund 50,000
c302423-100-
2020-0
Median Improvement
Pilot Program
311-30-41-9130-
57312
Park Improvements (50,000)
c402112-100-
2020-0
FEMA Levee
Certification
752-40-62-7552-
57311
Flood control and storm
drainage facility
50,000
101-00-00-0000-
59141
To Stormwater Overlay Fund 50,000
101-00-00-0000-
59103
To General CIP (50,000)
c402517-216-
1043-0
HSIP11-Unsignalized
Crossing Improvement
221-40-62-9330-
43250
State capital grants and
contributions
249,120
c402517-100-
2020-0
HSIP11-Unsignalized
Crossing Improvement
221-40-62-9330-
57307
Pedestrian/bike systems 276,800
CITYWIDE
3. Adjustment Description:
Correction of errors in the FY 2025 adopted budget:
- The first two items create a transfer out budget to correspond with budgeted transfers in
- The remaining items were budgets that were rolled over from the prior year and not needed nor removed in the adopted budget
18.11 4. Adjustment Description:
Corrections to FY 2025 adopted budget revenue amounts:
- Remove excess revenues (first four items)
- Remove corresponding expenditure transfer related to revenue transfer reduction (fifth item)
- Add Corp Yard rent revenue to Fund 101
5. Adjustment description:
Corrections to FY 2025 adopted budget expenditure amounts:
- Include equipment charges for vehicles (52223)
- Include workers’ compensation contributions (51240)
- Adjust facilities rental costs to match actual square footage usage at the Corp Yard (52262) and at the Union/Locust building (last two items) General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 941-00-00-0000-59105 To SA (R) Debt Service Fund 2-1-
12 1,864,254
941-00-00-0000-59106 To RDA Capital Projects Fund 90,000 721-40-62-7252-43350 Local capital grants and
contributions
(2,352,941)
721-40-62-7259-43350 Local capital grants and
contributions
(202,353)
721-40-65-7252-43350 Local capital grants and
contributions
(941,176)
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 413-00-00-0000-46240 Rents- Union/Locust building (68,432) 101-15-10-1251-44831 Administrative services chargesindirect(1,616) 811-40-61-0000-44854 Equipment- annual equipment
charge
(4,689)
221-00-00-0000-49169 From 2016 Transp Measure D (100,000) 101-00-00-0000-46201 Rents- real property 585,990
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 101-10-03-1210-52223 Equip annual inventory charge -
internal
600
101-15-10-1251-52223 Equip annual inventory charge -
internal
600
951-36-51-3612-52223 Equip annual inventory charge -
internal
2,005
101-30-43-3206-52223 Equip annual inventory charge -
internal
1,200
711-70-94-7105-51240 Workers' compensation 26,237
18.12 CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
6. Adjustment Description:
Reduce City Manager’s Office temporary budget to accommodate an anticipated increase in personnel costs with the addition of a limited-term Senior Planner position.
7. Adjustment Description:
Transfer funds from the Carbon Fund (Fund 135) to the General Fund (Fund 101) to provide a revenue source for carbon-reducing projects that align with the City’s Climate Action Plan. The City’s Sustainability Team conducted a multi-meeting project proposal and prioritization process to recommend the projects below for funding.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
p102503-999-
0-0
Low Income Elec.
Leaf Blower and
Battery
101-00-00-0000-49167 From Carbon
Reduction Fund
8,000
p142501-999-
0-0
Finance
Department Bike
Racks
101-00-00-0000-49167 From Carbon
Reduction Fund
1,000
p302501-999-
0-0
Reforestation of
Bay St. Mudslide
101-00-00-0000-49167 From Carbon
Reduction Fund
4,000
p302502-999-
0-0
Civic LED Lighting 101-00-00-0000-49167 From Carbon
Reduction Fund
8,000
p302503-999-
0-0
Delaveaga Electric
Landscaping
Equipment
101-00-00-0000-49167 From Carbon
Reduction Fund
5,000
p402503-999-
0-0
Cowell Beach Bike
Racks
101-00-00-0000-49167 From Carbon
Reduction Fund
7,500
p102503-100-
2020-0
Low Income Elec.
Leaf Blower and
Battery
101-10-03-1217-52199 Other professional
and technical
services
8,000
711-70-95-7106-51240 Workers' compensation 86,582
711-70-97-7108-51240 Workers' compensation 87,019
711-70-98-7109-51240 Workers' compensation 33,274
731-40-63-7302-52262 Facilities rental- internal 329,422 741-40-64-7401-52262 Facilities rental- internal 46,553 811-40-61-7831-52262 Facilities rental- internal 203,127 711-70-90-7101-52262 Facilities rental- internal (18,772) 951-36-51-3601-52261 Facilities rental- internal (40,471) General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 101-10-03-1210-51122 Temporary (125,000)
18.13 p142501-100-
2020-0
Finance
Department Bike
Racks
101-14-11-1241-54990 Miscellaneous
supplies and
services
1,000
p302501-100-
2020-0
Reforestation of
Bay St. Mudslide
101-30-41-3105-53120 Landscaping
maintenance
materials
4,000
p302502-100-
2020-0
Civic LED Lighting 101-30-42-3213-54990 Miscellaneous
supplies and
services
8,000
p302503-100-
2020-0
Delaveaga Electric
Landscaping
Equipment
101-30-45-3131-53105 Small tools and
equipment
5,000
p402503-100-
2020-0
Cowell Beach Bike
Racks
101-40-62-4102-52990 Other purchased
services
7,500
133-00-00-0000-59101 To General Fund 33,500
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
8. Adjustment Description:
The City splits CDBG administrative funds for both the CDBG & HOME programs between staff salary costs and miscellaneous supplies and services. The budget adjustments that follow will help reflect spending to date and anticipate remaining needs between staff costs and other administrative costs, including consultant services for the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan (AAP).
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
h512115-100-
2010-0
CDBG Admin &
Planning
261-51-81-5204-52121 Interfund labor -
charge
(32,273)
h512115-100-
2020-0
CDBG Admin &
Planning
261-51-81-5204-54990 Miscellaneous
supplies and services
32,273
h512001-100-
2010-0
HOME Admin &
Planning
253-51-81-5207-52121 Interfund labor -
charge
(13,742)
h512001-100-
2020-0
HOME Admin &
Planning
253-51-81-5207-54990 Miscellaneous
supplies and services
13,742
9. Adjustment Description:
The Library Affordable Housing component from HOME funding was budgeted for FY 2025 in the GL and not the project, which is corrected below.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
h512503-105-
1020-3015
HOME DT Lib Aff
Housing
253-51-81-0000-43110 Federal Operating
Grants
1,901,659
18.14 253-51-81-0000-43110 Federal Operating
Grants
(1,901,659)
h512503-105-
1020-3015
HOME DT Lib Aff
Housing
253-51-81-5201-56960 Loans and Grants 1,901,659
253-51-81-5201-56960 Loans and Grants (1,901,659)
10. Adjustment Description:
Funds are being transferred between projects to address IIG-eligible shortfalls in the Farmer's Market Structure and Downtown Intersection Improvements projects. Both the ED IIG Parks and Paseos and Downtown SLR Drainage projects are being decreased by $1.4M and $250K respectively, for a total decrease of $1.65M. The Farmer's Market and Downtown Intersection Improvements projects are being increased by $400K and $1.25M respectively, for a total increase of $1.65M, with corresponding adjustments for the passthrough funding source projects to reflect these adjustments.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
c512402-216-
1057-0
ED IIG Parks and
Paseos
311-51-81-5212-43290 State Grants - Other (1,400,000)
c511901-216-
1057-0
Farmer's Market
Structure
311-51-81-5212-43290 State Grants - Other 400,000
c401903-966-
0-0
Downtown
Intersection
Improvements
221-00-00-0000-49179 From IIG - AHSC Fund 1,250,000
g512401-216-
1057-0
ED IIG Sewer Match 137-51-81-5212-43290 State Grants - Other (250,000) c401707-966-
0-0
Downtown SLR
Drainage System
Assessment
752-00-00-000-49179 From IIG - AHSC Fund (250,000)
g512402-216-
1057-0
ED IIG Traffic
Improvements
137-51-81-5212-43290 State Grants - Other 1,250,000
c512402-100-
2020-0
ED IIG Parks and
Paseos
311-51-80-9990-57390 Other Infrastructure (1,400,000)
c511901-100-
2020-0
Farmer's Market
Structure
311-51-80-9990-57390 Other Infrastructure 400,000
c401903-100-
2020-0
Downtown
Intersection
Improvements
221-40-64-9320-57304 Street Systems 1,250,000
c401707-100-
2020-0
Downtown SLR
Drainage System
Assessment
752-40-61-7552-57311 Flood control and
storm drainage
(250,000)
g512401-100-
2020-0
ED IIG Sewer Match 137-00-00-0000-59141 Transfer to
Stormwater Overlay
(250,000)
g512402-100-
2020-0
ED IIG Traffic
Improvements
137-00-00-0000-59107 Transfer to Gas Fund 1,250,000
11. Adjustment Description:
18.15 The Downtown Mixed-Use Project includes costs for commercial space that will be an asset of the City. Increased funding is needed to cover the City's share of project costs attributable to the commercial component.
The Library component of the project needs additional Measure S funding before the end of FY 2025, with groundbreaking expected in June 2025.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
c512002-916-
0 Downtown MixedUse Project311-00-00-0000-49158 From Economic Development Trust
Fund
376,000
c512002-943-
0 Downtown MixedUse Project311-00-00-0000-49191 Intra-entity fund transfer
2,000,000
c512002-100-
2020-0
Downtown MixedUse Project311-51-80-9990-57390 Other Infrastructure 376,000 c512002-100-
2020-0
Downtown MixedUse Project311-51-80-9990-57390 Other Infrastructure 2,000,000 316-00-00-000-59103 To CIP fund 2,000,000
FINANCE
12. Adjustment Description:
Move funds budgeted in the FY 2025 adopted budget from the Public Works Department (department 40) into the Finance Department (department 14) to align with the ownership of project g600001.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
g600001-400-
4000-0142
TDA - Transit
Purposes
291-40-00-6301-43210 State operating
grants and
contributions
(1,200,000)
g600001-400-
4000-0142
TDA - Transit
Purposes
291-14-00-6301-43210 State operating
grants and
contributions
1,200,000
g600001-100 TDA - Transit
Purposes
291-40-00-6301-56960 Loans and grants (1,200,000)
g600001-100 TDA - Transit
Purposes
291-14-00-6301-56960 Loans and grants 1,200,000
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
13. Adjustment Description:
The Tech Surcharge Fee was established FY 2024 to offset the annual cost of the new Tyler EPL software. The first invoice for the software was paid in August 2024 in the amount of $271,844,
18.16 which was higher than the allocated $161,600 budget for the fund. The following budget adjustment moves tech surcharge revenue collected in FY 2025 to the expenditure account to ensure the full funding of the Tyler EPL software contract.
14. Adjustment Description:
Move funds within the Information Technology department budget to cover anticipated discretionary spending for the remainder of the fiscal year.
PARKS AND RECREATION
15. Adjustment Description:
The Parks and Recreation park rentals, sports, and marine safety program charges are experiencing higher demand than originally budgeted.
16. Adjustment Description:
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 295-14-00-0000-44160 Technology fee surcharge 16,704
295-21-00-0000-44160 Technology fee surcharge 2,287
295-30-00-0000-44160 Technology fee surcharge 163
295-40-00-0000-44160 Technology fee surcharge 3,796
295-50-00-0000-44160 Technology fee surcharge 83,865
295-70-00-0000-44160 Technology fee surcharge 3,429
295-00-00-0000-57901 Software 110,244
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 101-15-110-1251-54206
PC replacement program
purchases (14,000)
101-15-10-1251-52249 Hardware maintenance services 14,000 101-15-10-1251-53101 Postage charges (80)
101-15-10-1251-52972 Printing and binding-outside 80
101-15-10-1251-52248 Software maintenance services (7,000) 101-15-10-1251-52249 Hardware maintenance services 7,000 101-15-10-1251-52403 Telecom services (6,000)
101-15-10-1251-52246
Building and Facility
Maintenance 3,000
101-15-10-1251-52404 Software Purchases 3,000
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 101-30-41-0000-46231 Park rentals 11,000
101-30-42-3205-44306 Sports 10,000
101-30-43-3206-44320 Marine safety program charges 20,000 101-30-43-3212-46233 London Nelson rentals 27,123
18.17 Move funds within the Parks and Recreation department budget to cover anticipated discretionary spending for the remainder of the fiscal year.
17. Adjustment Description:
Adjust Parks and Recreation temporary personnel budget to accommodate increased full-time regular personnel costs.
18. Adjustment Description:
The Urban Forester is planning for additional tree plantings this fiscal year and will need additional funds from fund balance.
19. Adjustment Description:
The Parks and Recreation department received a $20,000 California State Coastal Conservancy Beach Access Grant. The following budgets the funds for that grant.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
g302502-255-
2100-0
CA State Coastal
Conservancy Beach
Access Grant
104-30-43-3211-43290 State grants - other 20,000
g302502-100-
2020-0
CA State Coastal
Conservancy Beach
Access Grant
104-30-43-3211-52153 Program services -
grants
20,000
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 101-30-41-3105-52199
Other professional & technical
services (25,000)
101-30-41-3105-52247
Landscaping maintenance
services 25,000
101-30-41-3107-57404
Parks and playground
equipment (95,000)
101-30-41-3107-52199
Other professional & technical
services 95,000
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 101-30-43-3212-51122 Temporary (27,123)
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 125-30-41-3151-54990 Miscellaneous supplies and
services
10,000
18.18 20. Adjustment Description:
An administrative budget adjustment, BA2510, that was submitted, processed, and posted earlier this fiscal year provided a revenue and expenditure budget to the incorrect Parks and Recreation CIP project: the adjustments below will fix that error.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
c302241-516-
0-0
LNCC - Senior
Studio
Improvements
311-00-00-0000-49126 From CDBG Fund (100,000)
c302101-516-
0-0
Senior Center
Rehab
311-00-00-0000-49126 From CDBG Fund 100,000
c302241-100-
2020-0
LNCC - Senior
Studio
Improvements
311-30-41-9110-57312 Park improvements (100,000)
c302101-100-
2020-0
Senior Center
Rehab
311-30-41-9120-57203 Building remodeling 100,000
21. Adjustment Description:
Move funds from the Aquatics- Pool Program activity (3208) to the Community and Regional Parks activity (3107) for to cover water, sewer, and refuse costs, as that is where invoices for these purposes are charged.
22. Adjustment Description:
Add revenue budget for anticipated insurance reimbursement for project e302501, Wharf Damage 12-23-24, and increase expenditure budget to match expenditures for emergency response and debris removal that occurred shortly after the incident.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
e302501-493-
505-0
Wharf Damage 12-
23-24
170-30-00-0000-46923 Insurance
reimbursements
1,000,000
e302501-100-
2020-0
Wharf Damage 12-
23-24
170-30-00-0000-54990 Miscellaneous
supplies and
services
619,812
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
23. Adjustment Description:
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 101-30-42-3208-52201 Water, sewer and refuse (8,640)
101-30-41-3107-52201 Water, sewer and refuse 8,640
18.19 Increase Planning department revenues based on received and anticipated funds for the remainder of the fiscal year and decrease some revenue lines based on forecasted decreased revenues.
24. Adjustment Description:
Move funds within the Planning department budget to cover anticipated discretionary spending for the remainder of the fiscal year.
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 101-50-71-1302-44114 Extension Area Fee 4,000
101-50-71-1302-44120 Slope Modification - 10/20' fee 3,638 101-50-71-1302-44126 Special Use Fee 11,000
101-50-71-1302-44127 Planned Development Fee 9,493
101-50-71-1302-44129 Negative Declaration Fee 3,194
101-50-71-1302-44132 Major Modification Fee 14,000
101-50-71-1302-44141 Pre-application Review Fee 4,000
101-50-71-1302-44147 Design Permit Fees 24,000
101-50-71-1302-44170 Commercial Demolition Permit 6,100 101-50-72-1303-44153 General Plan Maintenance Fee 400,000 101-50-74-2301-44135 Document Handling Fee 10,000
101-50-74-2301-44264 Strong Motion Instr Prog Fee 7,000 101-50-74-2301-44267 Building standards
administration fee
2,000
101-50-74-2301-42212 Construction Permits - Electrical 20,000 101-50-74-2301-42213 Construction Permits - Plumbing 15,000 101-50-74-2301-42215 Construction Permits -
Mechanical
15,000
101-50-74-2301-42216 Construction Permits - Roofing 10,000 103-50-75-2302-45123
Code Enforcement
Fines/Citations 4,000
108-50-74-2301-44266
Green Building Education/Maint
Fee 100,000
218-50-72-1303-46347 Childcare Impact Fee 100,000
101-50-75-2304-44268 Landlord Code Enforcement Fee 174,790 101-50-71-1302-44268 Landlord Code Enforcement Fee (174,790) 101-50-71-1302-42418 Residential Short-Term Rental
Permits
(1,425)
101-50-71-1302-44124 Zoning Clearance (4,000)
101-50-71-1302-44148 Planning Research Fee (10,000)
101-50-71-1302-44149 Subdivision Fees (20,000)
101-50-71-1302-44171 Historic Building Survey Addition
Fee
(3,900)
101-50-71-1302-44172 Statutory Exemption Fee (3,000)
101-50-72-1303-43210 State operating grants and
contributions
(266,134)
101-50-74-2301-44263 Strong Motion & Bld Stds pmt
acct
(20,000)
18.20 25. Adjustment Description:
Budget grant funds received for 908 Ocean EIR project.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
g502402-100-
2020-0
908 Ocean EIR 101-50-71-1302-43310 Grants 130,679
g502402-100-
2020-0
908 Ocean EIR 101-50-71-1302-52199 Other Professional
and Technical
Services
130,679
POLICE
26. Adjustment Description:
Movement of funds from Police Department vacancy adjustment to fund the purchase of 3 police vehicles, outfitted with aftermarket equipment.
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 101-50-70-1301-51114 Overtime 1,000
101-50-70-1301-52140 Planning services 3,000
101-50-70-1301-53122 Software Licenses 1,000
101-50-70-1301-52240
Office Equipment
operation/maint (5,000)
101-50-70-1301-52403
Telecommunications service -
outside 850
101-50-70-1301-52261
Equipment, building, and land
rentals (500)
101-50-70-1301-52268 Vehicle Lease - outside (350)
101-50-70-1301-52961 Dues and membership 500
101-50-70-1301-54202 Equipment purchases - non
capital
1,700
101-50-70-1301-53101 Postage (2,000)
101-50-70-1301-53108 Safety Clothing and Equipment (200) 101-50-70-1301-51122 Temporary 10,000
101-50-71-1302-51122 Temporary (10,000)
101-50-74-2301-51122 Temporary 36,000
101-50-70-1301-51122 Temporary 20,000
101-50-74-1301-52403 Telecommunications service -
outside
2,000
101-50-74-2301-54990 Miscellaneous supplies and
services
(58,000)
101-50-75-2302-51114 Overtime 1,260
101-50-75-2305-51114 Overtime (1,260)
101-50-75-2304-53105 Small tools and equipment 300
101-50-75-2304-53106 Books and periodicals 250
101-50-75-2304-53108 Safety clothing and equipment 250
101-50-75-2304-53101 Postage Charges (800)
18.21 General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 101-20-22-2103-57490 Other machinery and equipment 263,049 101-20-22-2103-51199 Vacancy adjustment 263,049
PUBLIC WORKS
27. Adjustment Description:
New appropriations for Public Works department’s enterprise funds, to be drawn from fund balance for the following purposes (listed in order):
- Purchase a new patch paving truck for Street Maintenance division - Adjust for increased price of Sodium Hypochlorite: warm weather also creates a need for more chemicals for Wastewater Treatment Facility odor control - Increased vehicle asset price since quote was generated (asset #720/724) - Additional telecommunications budget for new Waste Reduction Assistant - Ability to send vehicles out for major work/specialty work (PD, Sanitation assets), allowing mechanics to keep working on other work orders and limit down time
28. Adjustment Description:
Decrease or adjust project budgets due to:
- Grant funding anticipated, but not received
- Reduction of transfers from other funds
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
c401208-935-
0-0
Riverside Avenue
Improvements
Phase II
311-00-00-0000-49130 From Gas Tax Fund (639,503)
c401208-945-
0-0
Riverside Avenue
Improvements
Phase II
311-00-00-0000-49171 From CIP-Street
Maintenance Fund
(500,000)
c401208-100-
2020-0
Riverside Avenue
Improvements
Phase II
311-40-64-9360-57390 Other infrastructure (1,139,503)
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 317-40-61-9311-57405 Heavy equipment 200,000
721-40-65-7203-53103 Chemicals 400,000
731-40-63-7305-57402 Vehicle equipment 250,000
731-40-63-7306-52403 Telecommunications service -
outside
2,000
811-40-61-7831-52241 Vehicle maintenance costs -
outside
25,000
18.22 221-00-00-0000-59103 To General Capital
Improvement Fund
(639,503)
317-00-00-0000-59103 To General Capital
Improvement Fund
(500,000)
c601701-924-
0-0
Corp Yard
Stormwater
Pollution
Prevention
311-00-00-0000-49103 From Equipment
Fund
(49,074)
c601701-100-
2020-0
Corp Yard
Stormwater
Pollution
Prevention
311-40-00-9410-57311 Flood control and
storm drainage
facility
(104,166)
811-00-00-0000-59103 To General CIP (49,074)
c402306-100-
2020-0
CES - Soquel Front
Garage Solar 311-40-61-5570-57490
Other machinery
and equipment
(78,000)
c402307-100-
2020-0
CES - Harvey West
Park Ball Field Solar 311-40-61-5579-57106 Land improvements
78,000
c601403 -
278
SLR Mouth &
Lagoon Mgmt Plan
Devel
311-40-00-9145-43262 State Cap grants -
CDFW
(450,000)
c601403-100-
2020-0
SLR Mouth &
Lagoon Mgmt Plan
Devel
311-40-00-9145-57106 Land Improvements (450,000)
29. Adjustment Description:
Move funds within Parking Fund for additional cost of AIMS support.
30. Move funds budgeted into the general ledger account only into the required tracking project number.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
p400116-901-
0-0
After Hours Call Duty
Program
101-00-00-0000-49111 From Wastewater
Fund
29,500
p400116-902-
0-0
After Hours Call Duty
Program
101-00-00-0000-49112 From Refuse Fund 2,500
31. Adjustment Description:
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 741-40-64-7401-54203 Computer equipment - noncapital10,497 741-40-64-7401-57402 Vehicle equipment (8,497)
741-40-64-7401-54401 Office furniture/equipment -
non capital
(2,000)
18.23 Move revenues from the Gas Tax Fund (Fund 221) to the newly-created Road Maintenance Rehab Account (RMRA) Fund (Fund 228). State auditors recommended that the Finance Department create a separate fund to track Road Maintenance Rehab Account (RMRA) funds, including interest earned.
32. Adjustment Description:
As was the case in adjustment #30 above, state auditors recommended the creation of a separate fund to track Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds. The Finance department created Fund 291 for this purpose. The following are changes to projects that showed TDA revenues in CIP funds (Funds 311 and 317) to now show revenue from Fund 291.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
c400809-967-
0-0
City Arterial &
Collector Street
Recon/O
317-00-00-0000-49186 From Transportation
Development
Account
274,949
c400809-400-
4000-0077
City Arterial &
Collector Street
Recon/O
317-40-64-9311-43251 State capital grantsTDA funds (274,949) 291-00-00-0000-59123 To CIP-Street Maint
& Rehab Fund
274,949
c402304-967-
0-0
Bay Dr Protected
Bike Lanes and Ped
Path
221-00-00-0000-49186 From Transportation
Development
Account
100,000
c402304-400-
4000-0077
Bay Dr Protected
Bike Lanes and Ped
Path
221-40-64-9330-43251 State capital grantsTDA funds (100,000) c402304-967-
0-0
Bay Dr Protected
Bike Lanes and Ped
Path
221-00-00-0000-49186 From Transportation
Development
Account
250,000
c402304-400-
2000-4047
Bay Dr Protected
Bike Lanes and Ped
Path
221-40-64-9330-43251 State capital grantsTDA Funds (250,000) c402404-967-
0-0
Traffic Calming Pilot
Program
311-00-00-0000-49186 From Transportation
Development
Account
75,000
c402404-400-
4000-0077
Traffic Calming Pilot
Program
311-40-64-9330-43251 State capital grantsTDA funds (75,000) 291-00-00-0000-59103 To General Capital
Improvement Fund
75,000
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 221-40-00-0000-43235 Road maintenance rehab acct (1,656,619) 228-40-00-0000-53235 Road maintenance rehab acct 1,656,619
18.24 m400819-967-
0-0
West Cliff Drive
Multi-Use
Maintenance
221-00-00-0000-49186 From Transportation
Development
Account
197,744
m400819-400-
4000-0
West Cliff Drive
Multi-Use
Maintenance
221-40-64-9330-43251 State capital grantsTDA funds (197,744) m409308-967-
0-0
Bicycle Parking
Program -
Maintenance
221-00-00-0000-49186 From Transportation
Development
Account
7,000
m409308-400-
4000-0077
Bicycle Parking
Program -
Maintenance
221-40-64-4227-43251 State capital grantsTDA funds (7,000) m409335-967-
0-0
Roadway StripingMinor Imp
Maintenance
221-00-00-0000-49186 From Transportation
Development
Account
75,000
m409335-400-
4000-0077
Roadway StripingMinor Imp
Maintenance
221-40-64-4227-43251 State capital grantsTDA funds (75,000) 291-00-00-0000-59107 To Gas Tax Fund 629,744
WATER
33. Adjustment Description:
Move funds within the Water department budget to cover anticipated discretionary spending for the remainder of the fiscal year.
34. Adjustment Description:
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 711-70-90-7101-52199
Other professional & technical
services (1,500)
711-70-92-7103-52199
Other professional & technical
services 1,500
711-70-90-7101-52972 Printing and binding-outside (20,000) 711-70-92-7103-52972 Printing and binding-outside 20,000 711-70-90-7101-53101 Postage charges (36,000)
711-70-92-7103-53101 Postage charges 36,000
711-70-90-7101-52135 Financial services - outside (58,000) 711-70-93-7104-52248 Software maintenance services 17,000 711-70-92-7103-53122 Software licenses 21,000
711-70-92-7103-52199
Other professional & technical
services 20,000
711-70-94-7105-51122 Temporary (80,000)
711-70-93-7104-51122 Temporary 65,000
711-70-96-7107-51114 Overtime 15,000
711-70-92-7103 -51122 Temporary (25,000)
711-70-96-7107-51122 Temporary 25,000
711-70-93-7104-51199 Vacancy adjustment (235,391)
711-70-91-7102-51199 Vacancy adjustment 235,391
18.25 Transfer funds between Water’s CIP projects based on October 2024-updated project cost estimates.
Project # Project Name General Ledger
Account String
Account
Description
Amount
c701606-100-
2020-0
NCD I/O
Replacement Project 711-70-91-7153-57302 Water systems (700,000) c702002-100-
2020-0
Brackney Landslide
Area Pipeline Risk Re 711-70-91-7153-57302 Water systems (1,163,000) c701501-100-
2020-0
GHWTP CC Tanks
Replacement 711-70-91-7152-57302 Water systems 2,800,000 c702305-100-
2020-0 Beltz WTP Upgrades 711-70-91-7152-57302 Water systems (300,000) c701505-100-
2020-0
University Tank 4
Rehab/Replacement 711-70-91-7153-57302 Water systems 42,000 e702301-100-
2020-0
DR 4683 Felton
Diversion Pipeline 711-70-91-7153-57302 Water systems (300,000) c701603-100-
2020-0 Meter Replacement 711-70-91-7153-57302 Water systems (500,000) c702202-100-
2020-0
CMMS Software
Replacement for
Water Dept 711-70-91-7159-57901 Software 51,000
c702501-100-
2020-0
Tait Wells
Rehabilitation 711-70-95-7153-57302 Water systems 28,000 c701901-100-
2020-0
Water Program
Administration 711-70-91-7159-57302 Water systems (158,000) c702503-100-
2020-0
Beltz 8 Upgrades for
Aquifer Storage and
Recovery 711-70-91-7153-57302 Water systems 200,000
35. Adjustment Description:
Add funding for two Water Department positions being added in the amendment to the personnel complement.
General Ledger Account String Account Description Amount 711-70-91-7102-51110 Regular full time 99,420
711-70-91-7102-51201 Retirement contribution 25,463
711-70-91-7102-51210 Group health insurance 11,770
711-70-91-7102-51215 Employee assistance program 42
711-70-91-7102-51220 Group life insurance 25
711-70-91-7102-51221 Disability insurance 1,179
711-70-91-7102-51212 Group dental insurance 528
711-70-91-7102-51213 Vision insurance 128
711-70-91-7102-51214 Medicare insurance 2,130
711-70-91-7102-51222 SDI 192
711-70-95-7106-51110 Regular full time 85,549
711-70-95-7106-51201 Retirement contribution 21,708
711-70-95-7106-51210 Group health insurance 12,548
18.26 711-70-95-7106-51215 Employee assistance program 42 711-70-95-7106-51220 Group life insurance 25
711-70-95-7106-51221 Disability insurance 1,179
711-70-95-7106-51212 Group dental insurance 528
711-70-95-7106-51213 Vision insurance 128
711-70-95-7106-51214 Medicare insurance 2,130
711-70-95-7106-51222 SDI 1021
18.27 RESOLUTION NO. NS-30,XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ AMENDING
THE PERSONNEL COMPLEMENT AND CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE, FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, POLICE, PARKS AND RECREATION, AND WATER
DEPARTMENTS
WHEREAS, staff has recommended certain modifications to the Personnel Complement and Classification and Compensation Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Cruz as follows:
That effective the pay period of November 9, 2024, the City of Santa Cuz Classification and Compensation Plan be modified to:
Activity Classification No. and
Title
Salary (New
Classifications and
Changes)
PLANNING & COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Classification Salary Change
(Correction for 10/22/24
market)
2301 184 – Senior Building
Inspector
From:
$8.206/mo—$11,547/mo
Note: Salary reflected 4%
instead of 5%.
To:
$8,284/mo—$11,658/mo
That effective the pay period of January 6, 2025 the City of Santa Cuz Personnel Complement be modified to:
Activity Classification No. and
Title
Salary (New
Classifications and
Changes)
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
Add Position 6105 818- Director of
Homelessness Response
and Community Services –
(Deputy City Manager I) –
1.0 FTE
-
Delete Position 6105 838 – Homelessness
Response Manager
1.0 FTE (838-001)
-
HUMAN RESOURCES
Add Position 1230 855 – Human Resources
Manager 1.0 FTE
-
18.28 RESOLUTION NO. NS-XX,XXX
Activity Classification No. and
Title
Salary (New
Classifications and
Changes)
Delete Position 1230 730 – Principal HR
Analyst 1.0 FTE (730-002)
-
Add Position 1230 855 – Human Resources
Manager 1.0 FTE
Delete Position 1230 730 – Principal HR
Analyst 1.0 FTE (730-004)
That effective February 11, 2025, the City of Santa Cruz Personnel Complement and effective the pay period of March 1, 2025 Classification and Compensation Plan be modified to:
Activity Classification No. and
Title
Salary (New
Classifications and
Changes)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
Add Position: 1217 741- Senior Planner
1.0 FTE (Limited Term)
-
Add Position: 6105 841- Homelessness
Response Shelter &
Outreach Specialist
0.25 FTE
-
Classification Salary Change
(Compaction):
6105 801 - Assistant City
Manager
From: $17,103/mo—21,827/mo
To: 5.4% Increase $17,848/mo—$23,006/mo
FINANCE
Add Position: 1241 775- Finance Manager
1.0 FTE
HUMAN RESOURCES
Add Position: 1230 849 - Program Analyst
1.0 FTE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Add Position: 1251 726- Network & Systems
Administrator
1.0 FTE
Add Position: 1251 849- Program Analyst
1.0 FTE
POLICE
Add Position: 2101 316- Administrative
Services Supervisor
1.0 FTE
18.29 RESOLUTION NO. NS-XX,XXX
Activity Classification No. and
Title
Salary (New
Classifications and
Changes)
PARKS AND RECREATION
Add Position: (Correction) 3212 117- Building Maintenance Worker I
0.5 FTE (117-014)
Add Position: (Correction) 3212 140- Facility Attendant
0.5 FTE (140-003)
Add Position: 3120 308 - Field Supervisor
(Open Space) 1.0 FTE
Delete Position 3120 330 - Service Field Crew
Leader (321-010)
Add Position (Correction) 3208 330 - Service Field Crew Leader 1.0 FTE
(Aquatics/Pool)
(330-017)
Add Position (Correction) 3208 180 - Recreation
Coordinator 0.5 FTE
(Aquatics/Pool)
(180-018)
WATER
Add Position: 7102 109- Assistant Engineer I/II
1.0 FTE
Add Position: 7106 266- Water Facilities
Electrical / Instrumentation
Technician II/III
1.0 FTE
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of February, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
APPROVED: ______________________________
Fred Keeley, Mayor
ATTEST: _________________________________
Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator
18.30 RESOLUTION NO. NS-XX,XXX
18.31 DRAFT
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
Reports to Department Director
Supervises Principal HR Analyst, HR Analyst I/II, HR Technician, Administrative Assistant I/II, Administrative Assistant III Bargaining Unit Mid-Management
BASIC FUNCTION
Under general direction, performs advanced and complex human resources work; plans, organizes, oversees, coordinates, and manages assigned staff, operational programs, and division within the Human Resources Department, which may include recruitment, selection, classification and compensation, salary administration, organizational management, employee and labor relations, and employee training and development.
Incumbents are responsible for performing diverse, specialized, and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making responsibilities, which include division budget administration, program evaluation, and recommendation and implementation of policies, procedures, goals, objectives, priorities, and standards related to human resources functions and programs. Incumbents serve as a professional-level resource for organizational, managerial, and operational analyses and studies. Performance of the work requires the use of considerable independence, initiative, and discretion within broad guidelines.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Human Resources Manager is distinguished from the next lower level classification of Principal Human Resources Analyst in that the Human Resources Manager develops citywide policies and strategies associated with the area of assignment; identifies, develops, and implements processes and controls for an assigned division; provides highly complex and professional support to department directors, management, and members of the public, including working closely with various City departments and internal and external stakeholders; manages the effective use of City resources; and is responsible for planning and performing advanced and complex human resources work activities of the assigned division. It is distinguished from the next higher level of Human Resources Director in that the latter is the Department executive overseeing all activities and programs of the Human Resources Department.
TYPICAL DUTIES (May include, but are not limited to, those duties listed below.)
18.32 City of Santa Cruz
Human Resources Manager
2 • Plans, manages, and oversees the daily functions, operations, and activities of an assigned program, division, or functional area within the Human Resources Department, including recruitment, selection, classification and compensation, salary administration, organizational management, employee benefits, leaves management, employee and labor and employee relations, and employee training and development.
• Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the Human Resources Department; recommends appropriate service, and staffing levels; recommends and administers policies and procedures. • Participates in the development, administration, and oversight of division budget; determines funding needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; ensures compliance with budgeted funding.
• Develops and standardizes procedures and methods to monitor and continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of assigned programs, service delivery methods, and procedures including performance metrics; assesses and monitors workload, administrative, and support systems, and internal reporting relationships; identifies opportunities and makes recommendations for improvement. • Participates in the selection of, trains, motivates, and evaluates assigned personnel; works with employees to correct deficiencies; recommends and implements discipline and termination procedures.
• Establishes the development, implementation, maintenance, and reporting process of assigned program area(s).
• Prepares and presents staff and agenda reports and other necessary correspondence related to assigned activities and services; presents reports to various commissions, committees, and councils.
• Conducts a variety of organizational and operational studies and investigations; recommends modifications to assigned programs, policies, and procedures, as appropriate.
• Serves as a liaison for assigned functions with other City departments, divisions, and outside agencies; provides staff support to commissions, committees, and task forces as necessary.
• Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in human resources; researches emerging products and enhancements and their applicability to City needs.
• Monitors changes in regulations and technology that may affect operations; implements policy and procedural changes after approval. • Receives, investigates, and responds to difficult and sensitive problems and complaints in a professional manner; identifies and reports findings and takes necessary corrective action.
• Oversees the establishment and maintenance of working and official division files. • Ensures and observes compliance with all City and mandated safety rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Performs other related duties that may be expected as part of this classification.
If Assigned to Labor Relations and Employee Relations:
18.33 City of Santa Cruz
Human Resources Manager
3 • Provides information and serves as a lead contributor during labor contract negotiations with employee organizations; oversees investigations and fact finding as required for resolution on employee relations matters and complaints; coordinates and participates on various labor-management committees; addresses issues and concerns related to labor relations.
• Manages the City’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program; coordinates and manages issues through investigation, counseling, training, and mediation; prepares legal defense reports and analysis of investigative findings and conclusions; makes recommendations and serves as a liaison for compliance agencies. • Reviews and edits proposed disciplinary documentation for consistency and compliance using appropriate guidelines; meets with employee representatives to discuss and exchange information regarding employee performance matters; conducts investigations and fact finding as required for resolution on employee relations matters.
• Manages the development, implementation, compliance, and tracking of employee training and development efforts; evaluates and recommends training needs and priorities; develops training content and selects trainers; addresses concerns and questions regarding training and employee development.
If Assigned to Recruitment, Selection, Classification, Compensation:
• Manages the recruitment, testing and selection program and processes; provides consultative services and direction to staff, management, and City departments in the full administration of recruitment and selection.
• Oversees classification and compensation programs; develops and maintains the classification plan; develops, reviews, and maintains classification specifications; plans, organizes, and directs compensation studies; recommends salary adjustments for represented and non-represented employees; serves as a consultant to management to resolve compensation issues; and provides strategic approaches to compensation design and implementation; oversees consultants providing classification and compensation supportive services.
• Administers and provides oversight of organizational management strategies and structures; develops and leads the design and planning efforts with management and City departments.
• Develops and coordinates outreach efforts for employment job fairs, opportunities, and events; serves as a subject matter expert to City employees, managers, and the public regarding employment opportunities and procedures.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Primarily working inside, this position requires office work and may require some field work. Position requires sitting, standing, walking, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, squatting, and stooping in the performance of daily activities. The position also requires grasping, repetitive hand movement and fine motor coordination when using a computer keyboard. Additionally, the position requires near and far vision when reading and using a computer. Acute hearing is required when providing phone and personal service. The need to lift, push and pull files, paper and documents weighing up to 25 pounds
18.34 City of Santa Cruz
Human Resources Manager
4 is also required. Some of these requirements may be accommodated for otherwise qualified individuals requiring and requesting such accommodations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Any combination of education and experience that provides the above knowledge, skills, and abilities combined with any required licenses is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications is to possess the equivalent of the following:
• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public or business administration, human resource management, employee relations, industrial psychology, sociology, or related field; and • Three (3) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the administration of a full-service human resources program, including two (2) years of supervisory experience.
OR
• An associate degree in public or business administration, human resource management, employee relations, industrial psychology, sociology or a related field; and
• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the administration of a full service human resources program, including (3) years of experience working for a municipality, government agency, public utility, non-profit organization, or higher education institution and,
• Two (2) years of supervisory experience.
Certificate of Completion of the City of Santa Cruz Employee and Leadership Development Program is accepted in lieu of one year of supervisor experience.
DESIREABLE QUALIFICATIONS
• Municipal government experience
Knowledge:
• Principles and practices of employee supervision, including work planning, assignment, review and evaluation, discipline, and the training of staff in work procedures.
• Principles and practices of leadership.
• Principles and techniques for working with groups and fostering effective team interaction to ensure teamwork is conducted smoothly.
• Principles and practices of public and governmental administration; development, evaluation, and management of programs, projects, and operational needs; organizational management, including goal setting, policy and procedure development, quality control, and work standards.
• Principles and practices of strategic planning.
• Principles and practices of contract management and administration. • Principles and practices of budget development and administration.
18.35 City of Santa Cruz
Human Resources Manager
5 • Principles and practices of public human resources administration, including recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, organizational management, employee benefits, leaves management, labor and employee relations, and employee training and development.
• Principles and practices of public sector collective bargaining; employee relations and interpersonal communication.
• Conflict resolution and negotiation techniques.
• Methods and techniques of research, statistical analysis, report preparation, and presentations; developing technical and administrative reports, and business correspondence.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping, document processing, and filing systems. • Applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and guidelines such as City Charter provisions, Personnel Rules, and employee organization agreements relevant to assigned areas of responsibility.
• City and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols. • Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff.
• The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Current equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to work performed.
Abilities:
• Select and supervise staff, provide training and development opportunities, ensure work is performed effectively, and evaluate performance in an objective and positive manner.
• Develop and implement goals, objectives, practices, policies, procedures, and work standards.
• Assist in preparing and administering assigned operational/division budget and funding.
• Evaluate and develop improvements in operations, procedures, policies, or methods. • Maintain confidentiality while operating under required reporting laws and regulations. • Provide appropriate human resources services and advice to City departments and employees.
• Organize and manage assigned human resources division, programs, and activities including recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, organizational management, employee benefits, leaves management, labor and employee relations, and employee training and development; conduct strategic planning for assigned operations.
• Understand, interpret, and apply all pertinent laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures, and standards relevant to work performed.
• Prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence, policies, procedures, and other written materials.
18.36 City of Santa Cruz
Human Resources Manager
6 • Research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods, procedures, and techniques, and present technical information and data in an effective manner. • Assist in conducting effective negotiations and effectively representing the City and negotiate with represented groups, when/as assigned.
• Deal constructively with conflict and facilitate resolution of disputes. • Conduct complex research projects, evaluate alternatives, make sound recommendations, and prepare effective technical staff reports. • Prepare, maintain, and update accurate detailed records, files, and tracking systems. • Independently organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow-up on assignments.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy and procedural guidelines.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Demonstrate understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, diverse abilities, gender, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation of City staff and community served.
Classification No.:
Date of Issue:
Supersedes: New
Update:
Review:
18.37 FY 2025 Mid-Year Update
- Operating General Fund (FY 2023- FY 2025)
- Revenue Trends (FY 2022- FY 2025)
- FY 2025 Mid-Year Budget and Personnel Changes
- FY 2026 and Beyond
- Recommended Action
CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION | CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
February 11, 2025
18.38 CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION | CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
FY 2023-FY 2025
110.00
115.00
120.00
125.00
130.00
135.00
140.00
145.00
150.00
155.00
FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 (estimated)
126.23
146.52
151.42
127.77
147.82
151.42
Revenue Expenditures
OPERATING GENERAL FUND
February 11, 2025
18.39 FY 2025- as of 01/31/2025
CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION | CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
- Sales taxes deflated across state, but
recent 0.5% voter-approved increase
helping stay on pace
- State grants for homelessness
response receipts of $6.2M
GENERAL FUND – 58.3% into year
Expenditures at pace
FY 2025 Adopted
Budget
Adjusted
Budget
Actuals as of
01/31/2025
Revenue $151.4M $163.7M $86.3M (52.7%)
Expenditures $151.4M $164.7M $89.2M (53.5%)
Bolstered Revenues
February 11, 2025
18.40 12.26
12.07 27.22
25.28 13.43
12.63 26.31
26.91 14.15
12.97 26.09
28.10 14.73
15.33 35.95
29.01 - 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Utility Users Tax
Transient Occupancy Tax
Sales Tax
Property Tax
FY 2025 (est) FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022
CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION | CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
Millions of Dollars
February 11, 2025
GENERAL FUND TAX REVENUES
18.41 GENERAL FUND
RESERVES
CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION | CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
February 11, 2025
6.20 5.70
7.10 7.00
8.50 9.90
20.60 23.4
-
5 10
15 20
25 FY 2023 Pension Reserve FY 2024 Pension Reserve
Operating Emergency Pension GOAL
18.42 FY 2025 Budget
Adjustment Highlights
CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION | CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
February 11, 2025
Made up of unanticipated grant funds and transfers in from other City funds CIP revenue increases of $6.4M
Unaccounted for rent revenues and fee and permit increases General Fund revenue increases of $1.1M
CIP expenditure increases to match revenues
Two new funds to track state funding; Carbon Fund awards
18.43 MAJOR POSITION
CHANGES
CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION | CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
February 11, 2025
Administrative Corrections
• Compaction
• Part-time/Temp Adjustments to Full-time
Service Area Additions
Administrative Services – General and Finance
Resiliency and Sustainability
Homelessness Response
Environmental/Open Space
Water Treatment and Engineering
18.44 FY 2026 AND BEYOND
- Brighter picture than the projections
brought at midyear in FY 2024
- New hotels coming online