City Council
10/28/2025 10:30:00 AM


Closed Session

10:30 AM

Statements of Disqualification

Closed Session

1. Conference With Legal Counsel – Liability Claims (Government Code §54956.95)
2. Real Property Negotiations (Government Code §54956.8)
3. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Gov’t. Code §54956.9(d)(2))
4. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1))
5. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code §54957.6)
6. Public Employment (Government Code §54957)

PLEASE NOTE: City Councilmembers serve as Boardmembers for the City’s Industrial Development Authority (IDA) and Santa Cruz Public Improvement Financing Corporation (SCPIFC). The boards were created for the purpose of providing the City an instrument to i

2:00 PM

Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Industrial Development Authority (IDA)

Call to Order

Roll Call

General Business

7. Election of Officers
8. Minutes of the October 8, 2024 Industrial Development Authority (IDA)

Adjournment

At or around 2:05 PM

Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Santa Cruz Public Improvement Financing Corporation (SCPIFC)

Call to Order

Roll Call

General Business

9. Election of Officers
10. Minutes of the October 8, 2024 Santa Cruz Public Improvement Finance Corporation (SCPIFC)

Adjournment

City Council

At or around 2:10 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

11. Save the Waves

Presiding Officer's Announcements

Statements of Disqualification

Additions and Deletions

City Attorney Report on Closed Session

Council Meeting Calendar

12. The City Council will review the meeting calendar attached to the agenda and revise it as necessary.

Consent Agenda

13. Minutes of the September 30, 2025 City Council Meeting (CC) LOCATION: None
14. Resolution Setting the Regular Meeting Schedule of the City Council for the 2026 Calendar Year (CC) LOCATION: Citywide
15. Resolution Strengthening Local Worker and Resident Preferences (CN) Location: Citywide
16. Ocean Street Beautification Project – Fencing Alternatives and Contracting (EDH) LOCATION: District 1
17. Liability Claims Filed Against the City of Santa Cruz (FN)
18. 2025 Executive Employees Compensation and Benefits Plan (HR) LOCATION: Citywide
19. Mid-Management Association of the City of Santa Cruz Tentative Agreement for Successor Memorandum of Understanding (HR) LOCATION: Citywide
20. Funding and Use Agreement to Renovate the Tennis Courts to Pickleball Courts at the University of California, Santa Cruz’s (UCSC's) Westside Research Park at 2300 Delaware Avenue (PR) Location: District 6
21. Santa Cruz Wharf Repairs and Recovery - Budget Adjustment (PR) LOCATION: District 4
22. Amended and Restated License Agreement for Mercy Housing to Use and Improve the Tot-Lot Area at Beach Flats Park (PR) Location: District 4
23. Resource Recovery Facility Enclosed Flare Station Installation Project (c402512) – Authorization to Advertise and Award (PW) LOCATION: District 6
24. Project WEER (Wastewater Treatment Facility Energy and Electrical Resiliency): Authorization to use Progressive Design Build Project Delivery Method (c401405) LOCATION: District 3 (PW)
25. Consulting Engineering Services for Wastewater Treatment Facility Capital Improvement Projects – Amendment 10 to Agreement (c402611) - Budget Adjustment (PW) LOCATION: District 3
26. Award of Professional Services Agreement to Errol L. Montgomery & Associates, Inc. for Groundwater Modeling (WT) LOCATION: County
27. Grant of Easement - County of Santa Cruz – Lompico Emergency Evacuation Route, APN 076-251-24 (WT) LOCATION: County

End Consent Agenda

Consent Public Hearings

28. 2nd Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-20 Amending Uncodified Ordinance No. 2020-27 Extending Temporary Use of Certain Adjacent Public Streets and Outdoor Areas for Eligible Businesses (EDH) LOCATION: None
29. Tri-Annual, 2025 Building Standards Code Adoption, Consistent with the State Building Standards Commission and the International Code Council Tri-Chapter Uniform Code Committee Amendments through Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Building Regulations

Public Hearings

30. First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish the Midtown Santa Cruz Business Improvement District and Levy Assessments for Calendar Year 2026 (EDH) LOCATION: Districts 1 and 2
31. Amendments to Chapter 18.15 of the Municipal Code to Adopt Local Amendments to the California Energy Code of the 2025 California Building Code Cycle to Require Energy Conservation Measures LOCATION: Citywide

General Business

32. Year-End Budget Adjustment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025- Budget Adjustment (FN) LOCATION: Citywide
33. Resilient Coast Santa Cruz 2.0: Overview of Project and Draft Equitable Engagement Strategy (CM) LOCATION: Districts 2, 3, 4, and 6

Adjournment

INFORMATION ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS

ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – OCTOBER 28, 2025

34. Economic Development and Housing Department: Amendments to the Lease Agreement with Laughing Phoenix, Inc. dba the Great Rabbit, Atlas Services Corporation dba Atlas Geotechnical and Clever Collective - 9/17/25 (EDHFYI 004)

MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS

ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – OCTOBER 28, 2025

35. Week Without Driving
36. Domestic Violence Awareness Month
37. Santa Cruz Film Festival 25th Anniversary Days
38. Dr. Lisa Wooninck Day
39. Extra Mile Day