NOTE: With the end of the Covid-19 emergency declaration, county and city meetings have returned to in-person or hybrid meetings. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are in-person and no longer accessible by remote teleconference.
This Weekly Review features public meetings as of the time of publication, May 20 at 11:00 am. Meeting status changes will be updated as they are announced throughout the week, here on the Santa Cruz Online website.
County of Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Annual Report on Military Equipment Acquisition and Use Community Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 23 at 6:30 pm at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters, Community Room, 5200 Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz. Click HERE for information.
First District Supervisor Manu Keonig’s Soquel Town Hall will meet Tuesday, May 23 at 6:00 pm in a hybrid meeting at the Congregational Church of Soquel, 4951 Soquel Drive in Soquel. Click HERE for information and instructions for public participation.
The County Workforce Development Board will meet Wednesday, May 24 at 8:30 am at Seacliff Inn, 7500 Old Dominion Court in Aptos. Click HERE for the agenda.
The County Planning Commission will meet Wednesday, May 24 at 9:30 am in a hybrid meeting at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, Room 525, County Government Center, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz. Click HERE for the agenda. Agenda items include:
- No Situs Address – Proposal to create a seven-lot residential subdivision on a 2.3 acre site. Requires a Subdivision, Residential Development permit, Agricultural Buffer Setback Reduction, Riparian Exception, and Roadway/Roadside Exception, and adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration per the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Property located at the south-east corner of the intersection of Trembley Lane and Cunningham Way in the Pajaro Valley planning area.
- No Situs Address – Proposal to rezone two parcels, APNs 064-201-20 and 064-201-14, totaling 43.37 acres, from the SU (Special Use) zone district to the TP (Timber Harvest) zone district. Requires Rezoning and a determination that this project is exempt from further review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Properties are located just northwest of APN 064-201-83 (1704 Felton Quarry Road).
- No Situs Address – General Plan consistency determination of potential disposition of surplus County owned property located at 105 Esplanade Avenue (APN: 042-151-31). Per California Government Code Sec 65402(a), the planning agency must render a report as to conformity with the adopted General Plan before surplus County property may be disposed.
The County Commission on the Environment will meet Wednesday, May 24 at 5:00 pm at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 5th Floor, 701 Ocean Street in Santa Cruz. Click HERE for the agenda. Agenda items include:
- V.f. Update on the Inter-Commission Coordination Working Group
The County Mobile and Manufactured Homes Commission will meet Thursday, May 25 at 9:30 am at the County Sheriffs Office, 5200 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz. Click HERE for the agenda.
The County In-Home Supportive Services Commission will meet Friday, May 26 at 1:00 pm at the Human Services Department, Building K, Room 206, 1400 Emeline Avenue in Santa Cruz. Click HERE for the agenda.
City of Santa Cruz
The SC City Council will meet Tuesday, May 23 at 1:30 pm at City Council Chambers, 809 Center Street in Santa Cruz. Click HERE for the agenda. Agenda items include:
1:30 pm – Closed Session
2:00 pm – Public Session
Oral Communications
Consent Agenda
- 8. Council Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Ad Hoc Committee
- 9. Downtown Association: Parking and Business Improvement Area Assessments for FY 2024
General Business
- 21. West Cliff Update, including Infrastructure, Transportation, and Roadmap Development
The SC City Council will hold a Special Hybrid Meeting Wednesday, May 24 at 9:00 am at City Council Chambers, 809 Center Street in Santa Cruz. Click HERE for the agenda and instructions for public participation. Agenda items include:
- Department Budget Presentations
The SC City Downtown Commission is scheduled to meet Thursday, May 25 at 8:30 am at City Council Chambers, 809 Center Street in Santa Cruz. The agenda will be available HERE 72 hours before the meeting.
City of Capitola
The Capitola City Council will meet Thursday, May 24 at 6:00 pm in a hybrid meeting at Capitola City Council Chambers, 420 Capitola Ave, in Capitola. Click HERE for the agenda and instructions for public participation. Agenda items include:
Consent Agenda
- 7.C. PG&E Proposed Monterey Park Gas Facility – Authorize staff to develop an easement agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric for the installation of a district regulator station in Monterey Park.
General Government / Public Hearings
- 8.A. Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization – Adopt, by title only, waiving further reading of the text, an urgency ordinance adding Chapter 2.18 (Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization) to Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the Capitola Municipal Code regarding the adoption of mobile home park rent stabilization for mobile home parks within the City of Capitola.
City of Scotts Valley
The Scotts Valley Economic Development Committee is scheduled to meet Friday, May 26 at 11:00 am at the City Hall Conference Room, 1 Civic Center Drive in Scotts Valley. The agenda will be available HERE 72 hours before the meeting.
City of Watsonville
The Watsonville City Council will meet Tuesday, May 23 at 4:30 pm at City Council Chambers, 275 Main Street, Top Floor, in Watsonville. Click HERE for the agenda. Agenda items include:
4:30 pm – Closed Session
5:30 pm – Public Session
Oral Communications
New Business
- 11.b. Lease of automated license plate reader cameras from Flock Group, Inc.
Water Organizations
The Scotts Valley Water District Engineering and Water Resources Committee will meet Monday, May 22 at 4:00 pm in a hybrid meeting at the Santa Margarita Community Room, 2 Civic Center Drive in Scotts Valley. Click HERE for the agenda and instructions for public participation.
The Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency will meet Thursday, May 25 at 6:00 pm at the Santa Margarita Community Room, 2 Civic Center Drive in Scotts Valley. Click HERE for the agenda.
Fire Protection Organizations
No meetings scheduled.
School Boards
The Scotts Valley Unified School District Board will meet Tuesday, May 23 at 6:00 pm at the Scotts Valley Water District, Santa Margarita Community Room, 2 Civic Center Drive in Scotts Valley. Click HERE for the he agenda.
The Santa Cruz City Schools Board of Education will meet Wednesday, May 24 at 6:30 pm in a hybrid meeting at the County Office Of Education, Board Room, 400 Encinal Street in Santa Cruz. Click HERE for the agenda and instructions for public participation.
The Pajaro Valley United School District Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet Wednesday, May 24 at 7:00 pm at the District Office Boardroom, 292 Green Valley Road in Watsonville. The agenda will be available HERE 72 hours before the meeting.
Other Organizations
The Santa Cruz Port Commission will meet Tuesday, May 23 at 6:30 pm in a hybrid meeting at 365 A Lake Avenue, in Santa Cruz. Click HERE for the agenda and instructions for public participation. Agenda items include:
6:30 pm – Special Closed Session
7:00 pm – Special Public Session
Public Hearing
- 5. Public Hearing to Receive Testimony Regarding the Drawing of Port Commission District
- Boundaries Pursuant to Elections Code § 21601 .
The Santa Cruz-Monterey-Merced Managed Medical Care Commission will meet Wednesday, May 24 at 3:00 pm at the Central California Alliance for Health, Board Room, 1600 Green Hills Road, Suite 101 in Scotts Valley. Click HERE for the agenda.
Commission and Advisory Bodies Vacancies
“The public’s trust in their government may be sustained only as long as the public remains involved in the deliberations essential to responsible decision-making by that government. The Board of Supervisors wishes to preserve this public trust by openly seeking advice, ideas and recommendations from the citizens of the County.” SC County Code: 2.38.020
- There are 58 vacancies on County Commissions and Advisory Bodies. Click HERE for the list of vacancies. Click HERE for instructions to apply for appointment to a County advisory body. Click HERE for the County Membership Roster For Active Commissions, Committees, Task Forces And Advisory Bodies
- There are 3 vacancies on the Santa Cruz City Commissions and Advisory Bodies. Click HERE for the list of Santa Cruz City Advisory Body vacancies.
- There are 2 vacancies on Capitola Commissions and Advisory Bodies. Click HERE for the list of Capitola Advisory Body vacancies.
- There are 2 vacancies on Scotts Valley City Commissions and Advisory Bodies. Click HERE for the list of vacancies. Click HERE for instructions to apply for appointments.
- There are 2 vacancies on Watsonville City Commissions and Advisory Bodies. Click HERE for the list of vacancies. Click HERE for instructions to apply for appointments.
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