CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting - February 10, 2026
Council Chambers
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz
2:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
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Statements of Disqualification
Public Comment on Closed Session Items
Closed Session
1. Conference With Legal Counsel – Liability Claims (Government Code §54956.95)
1) Claimant: Michael Andrew Collins
2) Claimant: Brendan W. Daly
3) Claimant: Linda Ann Waskiewicz
4) Claimant: Vahid Ebrahimi
Claims against the City of Santa Cruz
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Closed Session (continued)
2. Real Property Negotiations (Government Code §54956.8) 1) Property: 47 Municipal Wharf
APN: 007-341-06
Owner: City of Santa Cruz
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: Bonnie Lipscomb and Bruce Noland (dba Flotsam of California, Inc.)
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
2) Property: 41 Municipal Wharf
APN: 007-341-04
Owner: City of Santa Cruz
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: Bonnie Lipscomb and Bruce Noland (dba Flotsam of California, Inc.)
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
3) Property: 121 Soquel Avenue (Frazier Lewis Lane, portion) and 1316- 1320 Pacific Ave
APN: 005-081-51, 005-081-20, and 005-081-21
Owner: City of Santa Cruz and Doghouse2 LLC
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: Bonnie Lipscomb and Danco Communities Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both.
3. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code §54957.6) Police Officers Association
City Negotiator - Sara De Leon
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City Council
3:00 PM
Call to Order
Roll Call
Oral Communications - 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.
Presentation
4. Leslie Keedy 25-year Service Pin Presentation
Presiding Officer's Announcements
Statements of Disqualification
Additions and Deletions
City Attorney Report on Closed Session
Council Meeting Calendar
5. The City Council will review the meeting calendar attached to the agenda and revise it as necessary.
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Consent Agenda
6. Minutes of the January 27, 2026 City Council Meeting (CC) LOCATION: None
Motion to approve as submitted.
7. City of Santa Cruz Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Oversight Committee (CM)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to:
1) Ratify the Parks and Recreation Commission’s December 8, 2025 selection of Barbara Lawrence to serve on the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Oversight Committee (Committee);
2) Appoint Vice Mayor Kalantari-Johnson to serve on the Committee; and
3) Ratify the City Manager’s selection of five at-large members to the Committee.
8. Municipal Wharf Lease Agreement with Flotsam of California, Inc, dba Surf City for City-owned Commercial Space at 41 Municipal Wharf (EDH)
Location: District 4
Motion to:
1) Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Municipal Wharf Lease Agreement with Flotsam of California, Inc., and any documents, amendments or extensions of a non-substantive nature, in a form approved by the City Attorney, for the commercial retail space at 41 Municipal Wharf;
2) Adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to appropriate revenue in the amount of $19,480.39 to the Municipal Wharf Fund (Fund 104) and $1,970.00 to 41 Municipal Wharf (w512501); and
3) Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) finding of categorical exemption pursuant to 14 CCR 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 14 CCR 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption).
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Consent Agenda (continued)
9. Amended and Restated Municipal Wharf Lease Agreement with Flotsam of California, Inc, dba Noland’s for City-owned Commercial Space at 47 Municipal Wharf (EDH)
Location: District 4
Motion to:
1) Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment and Restated Municipal Wharf Lease Agreement with Flotsam of California, Inc., and any documents, amendments or extensions of a non-substantive nature, in a form approved by the City Attorney, for the commercial retail space located at 47 Municipal Wharf; 2) Adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to appropriate revenue in the amount of $382.44 to the Municipal Wharf Fund (Fund 104); and
3) Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) finding of categorical exemption pursuant to 14 CCR 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 14 CCR 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption).
10. Liability Claims Filed Against the City of Santa Cruz (FN) Motion to reject the liability claims of 1) Michael Andrew Collins, 2) Brendan W. Daly, 3) Linda Ann Waskiewicz; and to return as late claim of 4) Vahid Ebrahimi, based on staff recommendation.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
11. FY 2026 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) 2026 budget appropriation of expenditures to all funds as listed in Exhibit A, in the amount of $24,669,730, including an increase of $2,735,762 to the General Fund, and a total decrease in revenues as listed in Exhibit A in the amount of $26,432,222 to all funds, including a reduction of $124,666 to the General Fund;
2) Authorize the City Manager to allocate budgetary changes within the applicable funds and departments; and
3) Adopt a resolution amending the personnel complement for the City Manager’s Office, Economic Development and Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Library, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, and Water Departments.
12. 2025-2028 City of Santa Cruz Supervisors Operating Engineers, Local 3 Agreement for Successor Memorandum of Understanding (HR) LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to adopt a resolution adopting the 2025-2028 Successor Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Cruz and the Supervisors Operating Engineers, Local 3, effective December 6, 2025 through December 8, 2028.
13. 2025-2028 City of Santa Cruz Fire Management Association Agreement for Successor Memorandum of Understanding (HR)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to adopt a resolution adopting a successor Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Cruz and the Fire Management Association effective October 11, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
14. 2025-2028 City of Santa Cruz International Association of Firefighters, Local 1716, Successor Memorandum of Understanding (HR)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to adopt a resolution adopting successor Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Santa Cruz and the Fire Management Association effective October 11, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
End Consent Agenda
Public Hearing
15. Amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 24.04 – Administration, Section
24.12.1755 – Properties with Accessory Dwelling Units, and Chapter
24.16 Part 2 – Accessory Dwelling Units to Align Local Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations with New State Laws, Clarify Language of Existing Regulations, and Other Minor Changes (PL)
LOCATION: Citywide
Motion to:
1) Introduce for publication an ordinance amending Chapter 24.16 Part 2 of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code (SCMC) related to Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations;
2) Introduce for publication an ordinance amending the Local Coastal Program (LCP) Implementation Plan (IP), amending Chapter 24.04 and Section 24.12.1755 of the Municipal Code related to Coastal Commission appeal of Accessory Dwelling Unit coastal permits and length of tenancy in Junior Accessory Dwelling Units; and 3) Acknowledge the determination that the proposed amendments are exempt under Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 as an ordinance to implement ADU state law and under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as a project that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment.
4) Provide direction to staff on whether or not to bring back, at a later date, an analysis of Planning Commission’s recommended changes to short-term rental regulations as they relate to Accessory Dwelling Units for further consideration by Planning Commission and City Council.
Adjournment
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INFORMATION ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – FEBRUARY 10, 2026
16. Economic Development Department: Local Preference Policy Update 1/21/26 (EDFYI 001)
17. Water Department: Loch Lomond Recreation Area March 2026 Schedule Change 1/30/26 (WTFYI 083)
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS
ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – FEBRUARY 10, 2026
18. Proclaiming the month of January 2026 as “Orphan Trafficking Awareness Month” and encouraging all residents to learn more about preventing orphan trafficking and to call on the State of California and the United States of America to enact regulations and laws that will help protect the rights of children globally.
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 – at-large nomination.
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.