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Kimberly De Serpa

Second District Supervisor2025-01-06 to 2029-01-08 (Gov. Code §24200 first Monday after January 1; Santa Cruz County elected officials roster, votescount.santacruzcountyca.gov first elected 2024)

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At a glance

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Term ending Jan 8, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
18
Total speaking time
3:14:00
Avg per meeting
10:47
Segments
2385

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Top issues during term (1)(Housing)

Decisions during term (15)

Recorded while Serpa was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved4-0Oct 20, 2026

Approve final appointment of Ligaya Eligio to the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, as an at-large tenant representative, for a term to expire October 20, 2028 (Clerk of the Board)

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 6, 2026

Homelessness Study Session and Housing Subsidy Pool Actions (Item 7)

approved5-0Oct 6, 2026

Accept and file status update on the housing viability study for a portion of the North County Government Center and Water Street campuses, and take related actions (General Services Department)

approved5-0Oct 6, 2026

Accept nomination of Ligaya Eligio for reappointment to the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, as an at-large tenant representative, for a term to expire October 20, 2028, with final appointment to be considered on October 20, 2026…

tabled5-0Jun 30, 2026

Defer to on or before October 6, 2026, the findings, conceptual alternatives, and recommendations for next steps of the housing viability study on a portion of the County Government Center and Water Street campuses (General Services…

approved5-0Jun 30, 2026

Approve first amendment to Memorandum of Understanding with Monterey County for low-barrier housing navigation center in Watsonville, and take related actions (Human Services Department)

approvedVoted yes5-0Jun 9, 2026

Coastal Commission LCP modifications — Batch B Housing Element Rezone

approved5-0Apr 28, 2026

Ratify first amendments to agreements with Housing Matters, increasing the amount by $42,361, for a new total of $242,261, and with Front Street Housing, Inc., making minor adjustments to reflect state and federal requirements, for the…

approvedVoted yes5-0Mar 24, 2026

MHCAN and Housing Matters day services closures

approvedVoted yes4-1Mar 10, 2026

Item 9.1 (former consent item 25) — Letter to state HCD on housing element compliance date

approvedMar 10, 2026

Approve final appointment of Tom Graham to the Housing Advisory Commission, as an at-large public agency and/or employer/workforce representative (category 5), for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Clerk of the Board)

approved5-0Feb 24, 2026

Approve appointments of Reed Geisreiter as the First District regular member to the Housing Advisory Commission, and Mando Morlos as the alternate member, for terms to expire April 1, 2029 (Board of Supervisors - First District)

approved5-0Feb 24, 2026

Accept nomination of Tom Graham for appointment to the Housing Advisory Commission, as an at-large public agency and/or employer/workforce representative (category 5), for a term to expire April 1, 2029, with final appointment to be…

approved5-0Feb 24, 2026

Approve final appointment of John Flaniken to the Housing Advisory Commission, as an at-large market-rate housing developer and/or real estate industry representative (category 4), for a term to expire April 1, 2029 (Clerk of the Board)

approved5-0Feb 24, 2026

Approve first amendment to agreement with Housing Matters, increasing the amount by $361,526 for a new total of $686,526, for the Bringing Families Home program, approve first amendment to agreement with Housing Matters, increasing the…

Voting record (10)(Housing)

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Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Homelessness Study Session and Housing Subsidy Pool Actions (Item 7)

Voted yesAug 25, 2026

Consider report on Housing Advisory Commission review and recommendations regarding two Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) programs, and take related actions

Voted yesAug 11, 2026

Accepted and filed the following reports from Keyser Marston Associates (KMA) (collectively, “Housing Studies”): a. Inclusionary Housing Feasibility Study; and b. Affordable Housing Impact Fees Nexus

Voted yesAug 11, 2026

Affordable Housing Impact Fee Nexus Studies and Inclusionary Housing Feasibility Study

Voted yesJun 9, 2026

Coastal Commission LCP modifications — Batch B Housing Element Rezone

Voted yesMar 24, 2026

1. Accepted and filed an update on Mental Health Client Action Network (MHCAN) and Housing Matters’ “day services” program closures; 2. Ratified first amendment to Housing Matters Mail Services (Contr

Voted yesMar 24, 2026

1. Held a public hearing on the 2025 General Plan Annual Report; 2. Accepted and filed the 2025 General Plan Annual Report and the Fiscal Year 2024- 25 Housing Successor Agency Report on Low- and Mode

Voted yesMar 24, 2026

MHCAN and Housing Matters day services closures

Voted yesMar 10, 2026

Directed the Board Chair to send a letter to the Director of the California Housing and Community Development (HCD) requesting that HCD issue a clarification letter confirming that Santa Cruz County’s

Voted yesMar 10, 2026

Item 9.1 (former consent item 25) — Letter to state HCD on housing element compliance date