Manu Koenig

Homelessness services face funding cliff

Restart proposals ranged from $60,000-$250,000 in startup costs plus $20,000-$60,000 per month to operate; the county faces $22.1 million in expiring homelessness grants.

Affordable Housing Predevelopment Funding

An additional $501,846 across the Bringing Families Home and CalWORKs Emergency Housing programs.

Homeless shelter expansion (consent)

About $2.9 million in combined contracts for shelter and rehousing services.

CZU Rebuild Directive extension and recovery progress

No direct County cost; extension keeps permitting flexible for hundreds of remaining rebuild projects.

Affordable housing requirement for 5940 Soquel Avenue project

15 of 100 units will be price-restricted for moderate-income buyers, likely around $420,000-$450,000 for a three-bedroom instead of the $1.2-1.3 million market price.

841 Capitola Road 57-unit housing project

The applicant will pay an affordable housing impact fee or, under the revised condition, record four units as Measure J units subject only to state law.

Approve amendment to extend contract term through June 30, 2029, with Coastal Watershed Council, in the amount of $90,000 per fiscal year to provide Green Schools Education and Outreach (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public…

Approve first amendment to agreement with Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group, increasing compensation by $64,933, for the Rancho Rio Bridge Replacement Project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure -…

Defer to on or before November 17, 2026, the contract award for professional engineering services for the Shark Fin Cove Beach Access Parking Lot Improvement Project (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)

Defer to on or before April 2027, ratification of contract award for the Highland Way Post Mile 5.60 and 5.80 Storm Damage Repair Projects, Federal Project No. ER-15J2 (005 & 006) (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)

Defer to on or before April 2027, ratification of contract award for the Soquel San Jose Road Post Mile 5.55 Storm Damage Repair Project, Federal Project No. ER-15J2 (004) (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)

Defer to on or before April 2027, ratification of contract award for the Upper East Zayante Road Post Mile 1.18 Storm Damage Repair Project, Federal Project No. ER-15J9 (067) (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)

Ratify agreement with Monterey Peninsula Engineering in the amount of $730,940 for the Robertson Street Signalization Project (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)

Authorize grant application to the California Department of Transportation Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants Program in the amount of up to $350,000 for the Santa Cruz County Mobility Hub and Transit-Oriented Development Strategic…

Approve first amendment to agreement with Auten Resource Consulting, increasing compensation by $57,700, for a not-to-exceed amount of $257,200, for wildfire risk reduction project development and environmental compliance services, and…

Schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, beginning at 9:00AM or thereafter, to consider amendments to SCCC 16.42 and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Planning)

Accept improvements and approve the final construction cost of $82,200 for the emergency culvert replacement at North Rodeo Gulch Rd at Rodeo Mobile Estates, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)

Defer to on or before December 15, 2026, ratification of contract award for the North Rodeo Gulch Road Post Mile 3.82 2017 Storm Damage Repair Project, Federal Project No. ER-32LO(013) (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public…

Defer to on or before December 15, 2026, ratification of contract award for Eureka Canyon Road Post Mile 8.11 and 8.39 Storm Damage Project, Federal Project No. ER-15J2(001) and ER-32L0(260), and take related actions (Community Development…

Ratify contract with Core Tree Care in the amount of $453,908.00 for the 2026 Evacuation Route Hazard Mitigation Grant Project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)

Consider approval of the Measure D 5-Year Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)

AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY: Accept the terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Successor Agency, a public body,…

Approve third amendment to agreement with CSG, Inc., extending the term to June 30, 2027, and expanding the scope of services to include soils report review, for building plan check related services (Community Development and…

Accept the improvements and approve the final cost of $3,175,162.46 for the Highway 152/Holohan Road Intersection Project, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure)

Adopt resolution delegating authority to the Directors of the Department of Community Development and Infrastructure, General Services Department, and the Department of Parks, Open Spaces and Cultural Services to execute and record Notices…

Approve plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for the Robertson Street Signalization Project, set online bid opening for 2:15 p.m. on July 30, 2026, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)

Hold public hearing to consider the 2027 Growth Goal Report, find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastr

1. Held a public hearing to consider Application No. 251276, including a Tentative Subdivision Map (Tract 1625), Site Development Permit, Planned Unit Development, and adoption of a Negative Declarati

Consider development of a Business Registration Program for the unincorporated area of Santa Cruz County, and take related actions

Approved the Proposed FY2026-27 Budget for Community Development and Infrastructure, including any supplemental materials, as provided in the referenced budgets documents

Approval of the Proposed 2026-27 Budget for Community Development and Infrastructure

Opposed spending zero general fund dollars on roads, preferring property tax dollars go to emergency storm repair.

Directed County staff in the General Services Department, Parks Department, Community Development and Infrastructure Department, and other relevant departments to attend meetings, if available, and wo

Consider annual report on status of the 2016-17 Winter Storm projects and 2023 Atmospheric River projects, and take related actions (Community Development and Infrastructure - Public Works)

1. Held a public hearing on adoption of a tribal compensation fee of $200 for three years; and 2. Adopted resolution 52-2026 amending Community Development and Infrastructure – Planning Division fees

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

Accepted and filed a report on budgeting principles that will guide development of the Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Budget; and Provided feedback and additional direction, as needed, on foundatio

Adopted resolution 15-2026 authorizing staff to apply for $2,299,303 of the State of California’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBGDR) funds related to presidential disaster de

Adopted resolution 17-2026 authorizing staff to apply for $13,698,650 in the State of California’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds related to presidential disaste