Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors 04/26/22

– Good early morning. I'' ll currently call to buy the routine meeting of the Santa Cruz Region
– Thank you, you have a quorum. – Thank you. We'' ll now have a moment of silence and the promise of loyalty.
devote the moment of silence to anybody or anything? – Yes, Mr. Chair, I'' d like to briefly mention.
the passing away of Phil Trounstine that is really a, I understand.
Manager McPherson would certainly recognize, a nationwide as well as statewide number who happened to live here in.
Aptos that recently died, served as Gray Davis' ' Principal of Personnel, ran the communications.
program as well as journalism program at San Jose State, which brought about a number.
– Thank you. – Simply identify the death.
of 2 guys in the South Region, Just Basa and Ponciano.
Hernandez, thank you. – Thanks. – [All] Under God indivisible, with liberty and also justice for all. – Do we have any kind of addition of, late additions to the schedule or? – No corrections today, thank you. – All right, great, thank you. We'' ll transfer to product 4, announcement by board participants of things eliminated from.
approval to normal agenda. Any kind of board participants that want to eliminate an.
thing from authorization to normal. And Also Supervisor McPherson, did you have a– – Yeah, under, excuse.
me, under public comment, I much like to report on the.
Annual Legislative Meeting of the California State.
Association of Counties in Sacramento, it was a 2 day seminar where we went to lawmakers and got the upgrade on.
the legislative activity that'' s occurring in Sacramento. The most significant problem by much was.
homeless in all 58 counties, is really difficult as well as expensive as well as it is something.
that is actually troubling to every one of the regions.
as well as just how do we obtain it.And I understand a great deal of people say, well, simply send them over here, but they'' re claiming, send them over there. It'' s just very tough.
to obtain our arms around it as well as I assume we'' re on the best track in trying to resolve it.
in Santa Cruz Region. A related problem was the.
aggressiveness the state is absorbing trying to enter local land concerns. It'' s a huge concern. Whether you'' re city,. country or suv region, your Regional Real Estate Requirements.
Allotment, they'' re called RHNA, is being released now.And if for example one of. my cities in my area, Scotts Valley, the state claimed, you had 600 real estate systems that you must have been constructing in the following three or four years, currently we'' re gon na state you ought to construct 1200. Well, they'' re not gon na obtain close to that, they'' re doing a very hostile task.
What they place on the area. as a W in our initiatives as well, they put on ' t penalize you, yet it ' s something that there is a need. It associates with homeless certainly '' reason we want much more inexpensive.
real estate particularly, but the last time, I bear in mind.
back in the 1980s, it was don'' t develop it as well as they won ' t pertained to Santa Cruz County, well, they maintained coming and also.
we have a real estate crisis below as they do throughout.
It'' s something we
' re.
enclose the Santa Cruz Area in the unincorporated area to meeting our allowance in the last RHNA numbers.
that they produce, however it'' s gon na be an actual difficulty.
for us to get to that goal and also the state is getting.
very, really aggressive in trying to find and tell us what to do in our zoning problems. And also in addition to that,.
the preparation I attended, I wasn'' t able to participate in.
all the conferences of the breakout sessions so I did go to the coastal.
preparation and the seaside, we have 15 counties on.
the coastline of The golden state in our 1100 mile coast. They'' re establishing a five year plan currently with 17 different firms regarding just how we take some particular activities on the water level rise in.
particular as well as the problems there.On transport, the focus. was on electrical cars and also the huge question is exactly how. affordable as well as just how promptly we can reach meet the goals. that have been placed down, not just in the state degree,. however the federal degree as well. There ' s a whole lot of problems that. we need to attend to there
. And also among the points that, it was a motif from the.
region'' s point of view is, is provide us some flexibility of just how we can reach our very own objectives because we'' re doing it different means. We have a sustainable strategy and we ' re dealing with different.
facets of a small houses, ADUs, so forth. So those are things.
that we wish to attend to as well as we can do it best without the state informing.
us just how to do it, I think. Healthcare, there'' s really essential also, they'' re obtaining on the.
plan of attack for aging, it'' s a 10 year plan and they wan na meet the requirements of the maturing populace in the state.
It ' s expanding percentage,. those are 60 and over, a lot more rapidly than those 25 as well as

under.So we need to address a few of those problems to offer the aging.
populace extra versatility, or not adaptability, however much more opportunities.
to have some activities, get transport lines near to them, tasks near to them as well as so forth. One of the things that.
was truly talked about likewise is the without treatment schizophrenia.
psychotic problem. I put on'' t know exactly how else. you might wan na place it, yet exactly how we deal with that.
both from a neighborhood facet as well as from a legislation enforcement facet of really satisfying the requirements of those that are requiring some actual issues, difficulty that they have.It ' s really been more.
pronounced given that COVID-19 and how do we get to a program that can address some of those.
people that need that aid? As well as I assume we have an.
superior human services and also health and wellness services divisions, we have wonderful management there. I think we'' re dealing with.
it in some of their it'' s again, a challenging concern, yet it'' s one that is. involving the leading edge and also one that we actually intend to address.So with that said

, I just wanted.
to state a few of the highlights, there were a lot more but those are several of the.
things that I grabbed in the 2 day legal.
– Thank you, Manager McPherson. Currently we'' ll relocation to item. Any person may resolve the board during this public comment duration.
two mins in length as well as people might talk only.
once throughout public comment. All public remarks have to be routed to a product provided on.
Today'' s permission agenda, a shut session program.
to be heard on routine schedule, or a topic out the program that is within the.
jurisdiction of the board. Board participants will not do something about it or respond instantly to any type of public communication offered relating to subjects not on the agenda, however might pick to follow up.
later on either independently or on a subsequent Board.
of Supervisors schedule. Anybody desire to make a remark,.
please approach the podium.

– Good morning, Chair.
Koenig, Board of Supervisors, I'' m Jim Hart, sheriff edge. And as you may understand, April is sex-related assault awareness month and I wan na say thanks to Chair Koenig.
for signing this pronouncement recognizing the great that the Alpha Theta Phase of Omega Nu has actually been finishing with our risk-free.
facility for many, years. We'' ve been in collaboration with. Omega Nu for a long period of time currently and also they do things like.
buy clinical tools and also purchase products and also in some cases even put.
And it'' s been a superb collaboration between government and also this team and I can'' t thank them enough. Dr. Lauren Zephro, that'' s our forensic lab supervisor.
and program planner, Claudia Yamas Pedia, that have actually reversed what.
was a really having a hard time program as well as is now a robust safe center that is maintenance.
survivors of sexual offense below locally when again. So, on part of the Santa.
Cruz Sheriff'' s Office and also the Board of Supervisors, I'' d like to hand this.- Chair Koenig as well as managers, my name is Beverly Vogel, as well as I ' m here with 6 other members representing Alpha Theta.
When it was housed at the, room Program started in 1998.
Watsonville Neighborhood Medical facility and proceeded up until it relocated to Valley Medication in San Jose in 2017. We are very pleased to.
When it returned to Santa, be entailed when again in supporting this program.
Cruz Region in 2020. It'' s been so excellent
to. have this outstanding source for survivors of sex-related assault and abuse back on this side of the hill. Omega Nu'' s fundraising efforts have enabled us to maintain the Safe Area provided with essential equipment in addition to dealing with Emperor Services to supply survivors with clothes and also other much required items. The participants of a Alpha.
Theta Chapter of Omega Nu look onward to proceeding our support of the Safe Room program in collaboration with the Sheriff'' s Workplace as well as King Services. Thank you for this remarkable recognition of the Alpha Theta Phase of Omega Nu.

– Thank you, Miss Vogel and.
the entire Alpha Theta team. – Greetings, managers. Wow, we have a 4 of a kind, I haven'' t seen this in months,.
it'' s excellent to see every one of you. Simply in reflection on a couple of points that I'' ve heard today, I suppose I had a checklist of various other.
points I might have shared, however we'' re slipping in in a keen initiative to develop.
much more bridges than walls.I ' m really pleased to see it, Bruce and also the topic that you brought up. I don'' t understand where you were, however it was discussing schizophrenia. There'' s a good deal of info that that can be fixed.
practically over night with diet plan. I put on'' t understand if that was addressed by anyone you were speaking with, however there is a lot of information where it can be addressed by.
I think in an initiative to try to develop more bridges than wall surfaces, I'' m just gon na give thanks to all. My name is Laura Espindola, I'' m with the Target. Witness Help Program at the district lawyer'' s office.I just desired to claim hey there.
and also advise our neighborhood that this week is National.
Criminal offense Sufferers Rights week. So every year we have a week in April where we recognize victims.
of criminal offense as well as it'' s today, we ' re actually holding a.
online remembrance tomorrow. It'' s a remembrance video clip of victims of murder in our area. It'' ll be offered on our. region ' s area attorney ' s web page and our Facebook page. So I simply desired to.
invite you all to view it as well as advise our neighborhood.
regarding sufferers of criminal activity and also invite them all to.
see it as well, thank you. – Thanks, Miss Biglam. All right, seeing nobody.
– Please. – Call in customer one, your.
microphone is offered. As a pointer, it'' s star 6 to silence or. unmute on your own through Zoom. -[ Marilyn] Hi, this is Marilyn Gerund and I have some serious inquiries.
Has the government,. media or the companies ever lied to us? Did you know the US Supreme.
Court in a 2010 ruling considered vaccines to be “” unavoidably.
unsafe”” medical treatment with integral risks? Did you know that fewer than 1% of injection negative occasions are reported according to the 2010 HHS moneyed report by Harvard Medical College? Vaccinations for Health or Profit is the title of a paper.
from learntherisk.org put together by Brandy Vaughan who was a former Merck.
Drug sales exec, as well as founder of Learn The Risk.Unfortunately she was discovered. dead last year at age 42 after having been enhanced. The book begins out clinical. liberty is a human right.
Required vaccination regulations are a violation of the standard human right to volunteer permission without threat to any and all clinical treatments, possibility experiments, and. preventative steps. The Nuremberg Code was developed. following Globe War Two based on the truth that. all medical items have a fundamental wellness danger.
as well as serious adverse effects, vaccines consisted of.
This county needs to promote– -Thanks, Miss Gerund.- Brooke Wright, your. microphone is available. -[
Thank you. It ' s a complimentary program for companies to get. -Thank you, Miss Wright.
– All right, great, after that I ' ll. bring it back to the board.
We ' ll step on to product 6,. action on the consent schedule. Is there any board members that wish to discuss. any type of items on authorization?- Yeah, I ' ll beginning, thanks, Mr. Chair.
I ' d like to comment on item number 17, the FEMA repayment. Firstly, I ' d like to state. the significant financial investment that the region'has actually made in.
replying to the COVID situation by funding sanctuary and food programs, all informed, the area has. sustained$ 130 million as described in this record. It ' s a
remarkable figure. It is a significant action for the region of what it ' s doing, particularly. a region of our size.And I desire to thank our Wellness. and also Human being Providers teams along with our CAO and also other.

management workers and the emergency situation feedback people for all the job that they. have done to save lives and decrease the spread of. COVID in Santa Cruz Area throughout these previous 2 years. It ' s unfavorable that.
American Recovery funds to fulfill that
to cover those expensesExpenditures Other regions as I had discussed when I was up in Sacramento, they had a comparable setting and we hope we can all. On number 44, the Unified.
I wan na praise the CAO and also the Neighborhood Development. and also Infrastructure Department for this effort, that ' s the old Preparation and Public Functions. Departments together. We need a specialized manager to ensure that our initiatives are improve the permitting procedure. As well as I specifically wan na give thanks to Carolyn Burke from our Planning Division for working as the UPC job manager to obtain this up and also running. She ' s done an incredible job under some extremely trying circumstances. Thanks, Mr. Chair.- Thank you, Manager. McPherson, Manager Friend. -Thanks, Mr. Chair,.
On product 22, I ' m looking onward. On product 42, disappreciation.
D resurfacing task, the contract honor
for the year. Every summer we do these tasks and every summer, we have some areas. within our districts that are extremely delighted. with what ' s occurring as well as it ' s simply nice to see.
that this'proceeded commitment from the voters on Action
D is remaining to lead to. local roadworks jobs and likewise it was also great to see the degree of roads we were. able to obtain done this year.So it was just gratitude on public jobs things, give thanks to
you. -Thank you, Supervisor

Pal. Manager Coonerty.- Thank you, Mr. Chair. To the timeless despair of my coworkers. I have no talk about any kind of products today. -All right, thank you. Just a pair of discuss item 20, I wan na claim I ' m pleased. to restore our voting for revival of the agreement. with community television and also thank them for everything they ' ve done to aid make our board.
meetings more obtainable as well as also congratulate them on diversifying their very own revenue streams with an awesome new co-working. space over on Soquel Drive.On thing 41 to validate a. agreement with CRW Industries for the Live Oak Library annex.
It ' s wonderful to see that a Scotts Valley. specialist won this bid, I know we can ' t pick based. on have a local preference, however I ' m pleased to see they were.
As well as additionally with a quote that ' s$ 200,000 under. And I'wan na thank voters
for. Can ' t come soon sufficient.
One of things I constantly listen to at my community hall meetings specifically is that Park Opportunity Job Homekey has been a problem as well as a. talking factor just recently. It ' s just how distressed. day-to-day residents are seeing huge projects.
I wan na finally on thing 47 and 49 to accept strategies for North. Rodeo golf storm damage repair and Shelties Roadway storm damages repair service. I recognize these enhancements or the repair services will certainly be really well.
appreciated by constituents. I was just out at North. Rodeo golf last Saturday for a Firewise meeting and everyone ' s extremely delighted to see these projects move forward.So thank you to the New Development as well as. Framework Department. Seeing no better. remarks, exists'anybody?- Mr. Chair, I ' ll relocate the permission program.- Activity by Supervisor Buddy, 2nd by Supervisor McPherson,. any further discussion? Seeing none, staff,.'roll telephone call ballot, please. – Manager Buddy. -Aye.- Manager Caput.
– Aye.- Coonerty.- Aye.- McPherson.
– As Well As Chair Koenig. – Thank you, that passes unanimously. – Thank you, then we ' ll.
Armstrong, our CalFire Principal, beaming in from the Felton. -Great early morning, Chair Koenig.
and also participants of the board. Hopefully you people can see us all.
Thanks very a lot for the opportunity as the GD Region Fire to be right here to recognize a couple of our. exemplary region firefighters. And likewise thank you for the chance for us to join you remotely so that our households of our honorees can be right here today also. This has actually had to do with an one decade tradition where we recognize one volunteer firefighter and one paid fireman from Santa Cruz Region Fire of the Year.And this year ' s honorees are no separation from the tenants that we hold. extremely near as well as dear to us. So I ' d like to raise. extremely initially, Zach Estrada.

Zach Estrada is'being honored this year as the Volunteer Firefighter of 2021. Zach is a longtime. local of South Area.
Zach was additionally birthed into the. fire service like a great deal of us, however Zach didn ' t allowed that stop him from constructing his
own track record. He ' s never leaned on that as well as his own tough work, favorable. mindset as well as job values have actually made his own name. Zack has actually been a participant of Business 41 out of the Port Alto given that 2019
. He extremely promptly advertised. to motorist category where he ' s able to. drive the rescue automobile and has actually been servicing his certifications to end up being a designer to be able to drive the. larger fire device, the engines, the water. tenders therefore forth.Zach has actually functioned tirelessly. within Company 41. It appears to be a lengthy standing.
tradition in Business 41 that it ' s hard to hang on
. to our business police officers

, fire captains etc, as they all often tend to obtain. full time firefighting work someplace else.

Whether you'' re urban,. It'' s something we
' re. I put on'' t know where you were, yet it was talking concerning schizophrenia. Of all, I ' d like to mention. She ' s done a tremendous job under some really attempting circumstances.Zach has actually truly tipped
up as well as taken that role to fill out those gaps of
that business officer duty as we'' ve had turnover within that firm. I think we'' ll hold pronouncements for the end, but I'' ll just have Zach remain up below just for a minute. Just type of a testimony to Zach'' s participation, he'' s just reached be that what everybody just anticipates, Zach'' s gon na exist and also Zach'' s gon na care for it. I'' ll bring Captain Whitaker up in a second, however equally as a fast little sort of testament to simply exactly how well Zach'' s reached be known as being the go to guy, we had a fire in Port Alto a couple months back and my very first concern to our CalFire personnel is constantly like, hi, the number of volunteers do we have turn up? And also Captain Whitaker said, well, Zach, of course.So it '

s simply obtained to be an inevitable final thought that if something'' s happening, Zach is gon na exist and it ' s my very happy opportunity to present to you offer chauffeur, Zach Estrada. – Thank you. (praising) – Captain Whitaker. So Captain Brian Whitaker is a 15 year expert of CalFire and he spent that whole time here in the San Mateo Santa Cruz system, most of which has been in South Santa Cruz County and collaborating with Santa Cruz Region Fire. I involved Santa Cruz Area in 2017, Brian was just one of the very first people that I met on a fire, he was the captain on like one of the initial fires I came to, and I was quickly satisfied simply with his degree of expertise, his attitude, his demeanor, super tranquility, he is always that go to man. The one point I'' m always attempting to thrill upon people is our CalFire people that work within county fire, I have a full-time day task functioning to doing CalFire company as well as every little thing added they tackle for county fire is really that, it'' s added. And also I don ' t know anyone above paid personnel that takes on more than Captain Whitaker.He ' s just recently gone to Appleton, Wisconsin. He doesn ' t know it yet he ' s learning now,'I ' ll soon be asking him to head to Boise, Idaho as he ' s tackled the specs of our fire device and circumnavigating, seeing to it that those points are being constructed the manner in which we desire
them to. He ' s taken a lot of his very own time to make'sure that our equipment and also various other items are standard throughout area fire. As well as simply a testament to Brian ' s work ethic, I lately asked him to take a'temporary reassignment that for all functions and also intents would certainly have been a much easier job where he ' s at, as well as the majority of people would certainly have leapt all over it, however he told me no, which I wasn ' t incredibly
pleased with, however his factor was easy, he claimed, chief, I obtained wait excessive taking place, I got means a lot of tasks below that I desire to translucent, like I couldn ' t potentially leave right now.And that ' s just exactly how Captain Whitaker

is. It'is my advantage to offer to you our 2021 Santa Cruz Region Fire Paid Firemen of the Year, Captain Brian Whitaker. (praising) And also proclamations from Chair Koenig for Captain Whitaker as well as volunteer driver Zach Estrada.( applauding )And afterwards stand right here for one photo and afterwards I ' ll turn it back to you people.- As well as thanks, Mr. Estrada as well as Captain Whitaker for all your effort, for never ever hesitating from doing the difficult work and also for establishing such a wonderful example for everybody in our area. Thank you for keeping us secure. We ' ll currently go on to thing 8, discussion of recognizing members of the neighborhood that have taken part in the Volunteer Campaign Program and also the Constable ' s Volunteer Program.
And Carlos Palacios, our CAO, I believe has some opening comments. -Yeah, just a little background, the Volunteer Campaign Program is a collaboration in between the Volunteer of Santa Cruz as well as the area matching interested neighborhood participants
with volunteer chances throughout area federal government. The area is incredibly privileged to have such a
dedicated group of volunteers supporting our initiatives. We ' re extremely delighted to welcome Volunteer Exec Director, Karen Delaney, and Constable Jim Hart, both of whom will certainly be offering and also making brief remarks certificates.Also with us today is Christina Thurston from the Volunteer Initiative Program. I ' ll currently transform it over to Karen and Constable Hart to make their remarks.- Thanks, Carlos, thanks, supervisors. Chair Koenig, we are pleased to be back in person'again identifying volunteers as component of Global Volunteer Month. Sustaining volunteers in this way and also inviting them in to bring solutions isn ' t something that areas and also cities are called for to do, but it is just one of the most intelligent things that counties and cities can do.And while volunteers in my experience never ever look for the limelight, for those people that have the spotlight, it is really critical more so currently than ever before, and as an information lady, I ' ll tell you why, that we take this opportunity, not simply this week, not simply this month, when people volunteer, science informs us they ' re better, they ' re healthier, they live longer. Workplaces where individuals volunteer,'the organization ' s themselves are much more affordable and have a better of solution as well as far better morale.
When work environments engage their staff members in volunteering, they have better retention and also greater performance. Neighborhoods with high volunteer prices are more secure, they have greater voting prices
, they have greater donations to nonprofits, that volunteering as well as the individuals that offer really reinforce our democracy and are among things that develop public framework that aid us bind our neighborhoods together.We all understand extremely well as well as are concerned that there are a great deal of things that have a tendency to fray that public facilities. So it ' s really crucial that we thank to these fantastic human beings. We also have a minute here, similar to back in the 80s
You have a moment really to join us and also we ' re inviting you to join us in making this a civic decade? Felton, Davenport, Live Oak, Aptos and South Area.
and also correctional officers. It ' s a program where.
we depend on these volunteers to maintain our substations open, they offer

in our forensics laboratory, in our coroner ' s department,.
As well as they truly create. It ' s a terrific collaboration.
This past year, our volunteers sustained. The volunteers that we. Campaign Program, Health And Wellness Providers Company, the Santa Cruz Region Constable ' s Office, Animal Services, County.
Parks and also Behavioral Health collaborating to make a difference.We identify our award. recipients this early morning, I will certainly review the name of the honoree as well as a participant of the board will certainly offer a brief summary of the honoree ' s volunteer service. Those going to face to face may come on up and also. obtain your certificate. And also I understand we have many individuals practically. So our initial honoree is Kim Train Campbell and Supervisor Koenig.

will certainly review the comments.
– Thanks. Kim Coach Campbell, I ' ll give. you a moment to find up below. Kim is a Health Solutions Company volunteer as well as has actually been offering with the Peer Support Expert Program and also Syringe Provider Program because 2019. Kim used his personal experience,. education and training to attach with patients as well as give them with. the suitable treatment. He has actually helped numerous individuals'by.
Kim utilizes the devices,.
peer assistance educational program to help others in our community. He has actually also advocated and also spoken to the Board. of Supervisors conferences as well as offered his tale, as well as area services at outdoors events, which influenced others to look for services.Kim enjoys what he does and also has assisted several individuals. discover hope, inspiration and a better top quality of life.
Thank you, Kim, for your. service to our neighborhood.
– I wan na say thanks to the Board of Supervisors for being identified in Santa Cruz Area. As well as I ' ll give you just a quick. rundown of where I came from. My previous life was not a. extremely great life in any way. I spent most of my life. in state and federal jail

. I was a founded guilty felon,. I was a financial institution burglar
as well as many other points. that I rather not go right into, absolutely nothing incredibly terrible though, fine? Also
though financial institution robbery is. not a non-violent scenario. I wound up concerning Santa. Cruz concerning 5 years earlier when a federal judge went out of his way and got me right into
recovery.And I boiled down and also went through the recuperation residence right here at Santa Cruz Residential Program and transferred from there.
to a sober living environment as well as ended up being used.
I went via the scenario room beginning down in Watsonville. I ' m likewise a client or a client on the Medicated Assisted Therapy Program below in Santa Cruz County. And also I can ' t say sufficient regarding it yet, it has afforded me the.
Our job over there and also my.
needles for new needles, that is component of my work, which reduces the illness and also conditions and various scenarios. like that in our community, and there ' s no obtaining around that.But there ' s a whole lot of other. things that we correct there such as wound care kits, all sort of materials that we can offer to the homeless out there that are turned down and also having. trouble with medications and also alcohol. And also I also am there to assist. , if an individual exhibits actions that they desire some help.. to enter into recuperation.
At that point, I take the individual side and preacher to them the ideal that I can. And also if a person
becomes comes to bePrepared
And also that goes.
a few days ago to Uncle Sam and also getting back to culture often isn ' t all that ' s develop
to be.But definitely wan na claim that Santa Cruz Region implies a lot to me, I expanded up in and also around the. Bay Location most of my life
, Santa Cruz has actually always been. an area that in the past, I was surfing, points and also dining establishments, and also what ' s took place to Santa Cruz has actually taken place to San Francisco,. it ' s happened to Los Angeles, it ' s happened to major. cities from shore to coast. I was experiencing a few of my peer coach stuff the various other day and also I took a program some 4 years earlier and become a peer coach recuperation person. And also during that, the stats were, 91 Americans die each day. from an opioid overdose, that includes prescription,. opioids and also heroin, that comes out to about. 33,215 individuals annually. That was in 2019. I hate to make this news,. As of 2020, last year, 100,000 people overdosed on narcotics. That indicates they ' re not with us any longer. That about exercises. to 273 people daily. When I come across a fact like that, it doesn ' t take a wizard to figure it out that we have an epidemic
. The COVID.We need all the aid that we can get as well as that goes right down to individuals like me to ultimately
get their senses detects them in one way method the other and. obtain them through recuperation, to take a seat and aid and also help other individuals. that are having troubles. There ' s a whole lot to find out about.
it, the majority of it is listen, listen and listen. I wear ' t know if I can assist the individual that visualizes themselves, they make the choice, they.
have to decide.

So simply put, I wan na say thanks to everyone, this indicates a lot to me, this implies that I ' m on my method.- Thanks. -Our following honoree is Ralph Melzanic as well as Manager Buddy will be the statements. -Thanks. Ralph is a parks and also open areas volunteer'that has been volunteering at Felton Discovery Park. as well as Quail Hollow Cattle Ranch in the excellent as well as beautiful 5th Area given that October 2020. Ralph assists with landscape design as well as beautification jobs of these websites and he accomplished two large. projects at Quail Hollow Ranch which have actually made a significant effect on the appearances of the park.One job was to enhance. the entrance to your home with new block paver courses. and also fresh landscape design. He also included downspouts. to the gutter and also differed drainage piping to guide the water far from your home. Another project Ralph took on in this park was the building of two privacy screens to improve the sight from the house, as well as the wedding celebration lawn.He tackled these substantial tasks and also was greater than ready.
to place in the required work to finish the jobs. Ralph has become a crucial. volunteer at both sites as well as it is a

enjoyment to deal with
, and we thanks, Ralph, for all that you ' ve offered.
back to region parks, congratulations.
– I ' d like to thank the. Board of Supervisors as well as just take one minute to acknowledge Jesse Williams. and also Margaret Ingram, they ' re county parks individuals, and they are an absolute. delight to deal with and also they ' re extremely a lot a credit report.

to the Region of Santa Cruz.So thank you quite for being so great. Thank you -Our following honoree is Phyllis Shrieve as well as Supervisory Coonerty.
– Hey There, Phyllis Shrieve, I ' m sorry, just a barking.
– As well as Phyllis is joining us virtually. Our next honoree is Mehta Rhodes as well as Manager Caput. will'review the statements. -Mehta Rhodes is a parks.
and open rooms volunteer. She has been volunteering for three years as well as has reported over 350 volunteer hours. Mehta volunteers individually as well as does leg construction. jobs for region parks by participating in to structure.
repair work as well as upkeep. Mehta ' s initiatives as well as'. abilities enhance the appeal and also durability of county. park ' s infrastructure via her many enhancements. to the park structures, landscape, picnic locations. and art installations.At Anna Jean Cummings Park, Mehta refurbished the site ' s. bathrooms and barbecue areas
as well as gave the sky round art. setup a fresh paint. She is currently. volunteering in Burma Park improving restrooms as well as landscape design. Mehta is a massive aid with the area parks as well as is constantly thinking of fresh suggestions. Thank you Mehta for
all that you have actually given back to our'neighborhood and county parks.- Our next honoree is Ann Schwartz and Supervisor McPherson. will certainly be reviewing the comments. -Thank you.
I would such as to introduce Ann Schwartz as an animal solution volunteer, she has actually been offering. with the Healthy and balanced Family Pet For All Free Veterinarian Treatment'Programs given that 2018 and has actually reported over 885 hours, and also aids at the sanctuary. in a selection of ways
by supporting the. shelters front desk team when they are hectic finishing information entry,. assisting with pet dog licensing as well as assisting with the veterinarians. Ann is likewise a terrific. foster for kittens and pet cats. She is constantly prepared as well as willing to step in and assist with a positive attitude.Ann is a fantastic ambassador. for the pet sanctuary as well as does an outstanding work promoting all of their. modern programs. Congrats Ann as well as thank you for the support
you attend to the pet shelter.- Our next guest of honor is Aislinn Lacey, Amanda Purcell from the coroner ' s office is approving on her part and also Manager Koenig will.
read the statements.- Thank you. Aislinn Lacey is a volunteer.
with the constable ' s department, aids with postmortem examinations carried out by the forensic pathologist. Via her volunteering, Aislinn has learnt more about. human composition and illness, which has actually

been indispensable in preparing her for a career as a pathologist aide. Aiding with forensic postmortem examinations, she has a solid wish to discover and has actually offered over 150. hours in just 6 months.Aislinn exemplifies the wanted. high qualities of a volunteer with her positive. perspective, her enthusiasm, and also her wish to serve our community. Thanks, Aislinn, for your.
effort as well as commitment to sustaining of the Constable ' s Division.
– I am Amanda Purcell, I ' m the coroner forensic service technician that functions in the coroner ' s. device at the sheriff ' s office. I understand Aislinn is exceptionally. recognized for this honor as well as our whole volunteer team. is extremely valuable to us and has been specifically. via this pandemic with COVID as well as everything so we actually value you. people honoring her so thank you.
– Allow ' s return to Phyllis Shrieve and also Manager Coonerty.
will read the comments.- Okay, thanks.
Hopefully Phyllis, since she. jobs in Pet Services, can value that in some cases.
Phyllis is the leader of. the Green Group volunteers at the animal sanctuary and arranges all the. landscaping for both websites. She trains and collaborates. volunteers to draw weeds, plant as well as keep the premises. looking fresh and preserved. Phyllis likewise educate students who begin sanctuary trips or summer season camps and

educates them about native plants.Phyllis is an essential. part of the pet services and has made a favorable influence to the public ' s initial impact of the Santa Cruz Region Animal Shelter. Thank you, Phyllis for all your effort and also congratulations on this honor.- Our following guest of honor is Adea Patano as well as Supervisor Friend will. be reading the comments. -Thank you. Adea is a dedicated. Animal Solutions volunteer that began in 2020 as well as has currently reported. concerning 350 volunteer hrs.
Adea started her volunteer journey by taking high energy.
shelter pet dogs on regular runs as well as rapidly started offering once a week to socialize sanctuary. pets, take them to events and help carry animals to alternate rescue organizations. She ' s always intending to jump

in as well as help
with extra tasks like. event planning, fundraising, and also bringing pet dogs on special getaways to help get them taken on. Adea is an impressive volunteer due to the fact that of the loving treatment she provides to dogs in the shelter and also is constantly going to go above and beyond to make certain pet dogs in the sanctuary are given interest and also.
– Our next honoree is Chris. Soriano and the Earth Stewards and also Supervisor Coonerty.- Yeah, Chris Soriano.
Chris works for the Santa Cruz County. Chris often teams up. Good Friends of Felton Library to guarantee the phenomenal.
– Our next honoree is Kevin Casey and the Workability Program as well as Supervisor Caput will. be reviewing the comments.
– Thanks. Kevin Casey and also the Workability Program are a volunteer team. with the parks division.
Kevin supervises young grownups. in the Workability Program
and works with two. different volunteer teams that function
at 2 various. area park websites.
He shows volunteers landscape design. and also upkeep abilities to provide them with job experience. And these volunteers have
. reported over 582 hrs of service in just seven months.

And also I put on ' t recognize any person over paid personnel that takes on more than Captain Whitaker.He ' s just recently gone to Appleton, Wisconsin. Volunteer Campaign Program and the Constable ' s Volunteer Program.
It ' s an excellent collaboration. Campaign Program, Wellness Solutions Company, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff ' s Office, Animal Solutions, Area.
– I am Amanda Purcell, I ' m the coroner forensic professional that functions in the coroner ' s. device at the sheriff ' s office.These volunteers have actually made a big influence on the parks that they operate in as well as the maintenance team are really appreciative of
Thanks a whole lot. – Thank you.
Marianne is accountable, kind, punctual, as well as has a genuine love for our area. Marianna, I just wan na.
thanks for your tough work and supporting the neighborhood.
throughout such an important time, you and also your team have.
just done a great job for the locals of Santa.
Cruz Region, thanks. – This concludes our formal.
discussion of awards for the outstanding volunteers.
in the Santa Cruz County. Thank you all for your.
– Mr. Chair, I'' d like to.
light of volunteerism. There are thousands of volunteers, there'' s thousands or hundreds of nonprofit companies in this county.Without their persistance and also their commitment and their empathy, we would be a much worse. county than we are today.
And I assume that if you. It actually feels great, we. I simply wan na particularly.
thank as most of us have the volunteers as well as the firms.
I ' ll just echo that some of the time I ' ve spent offering.- Great morning, it ' s James. I expect if there was one segment of these Board of Supervisors that I would certainly recommend youth pay attention to, it ' d most likely be the last fifty percent hour.And I know that you men.
Call in individual one, your. This is Marilyn Gerund and also I would also such as.
I have a pet cat as well as they ' re like not. And even during these last two years for the unhoused and starving. It ' s a structural financial issue.
So I simply so much. value Food Not Bombs and what we have what a title. When we have money going to the army
and unlimited wars of. this realm we live in.There isn ' t money that ought to be provided. perfectly for various other solutions like the right
to housing and also work as well as food and healthcare of. what we want money.
An unique many thanks,. recognition to Keith McHenry and the entire Food Not.
Bombs offer team. The region needs to be officially. supporting this effort of Food Not Bombs, thank you.
– Thanks, Miss Gerund. -We have no extra audio speakers.
– All right, thank you after that, I wear ' t think any type of activity. I will certainly proceed to item 9 currently which is, to take into consideration adoption of resolution to expand accessory dwelling device, ADU, charge waiver pilot program via June 2023 as well as approval of suggested.
– Right here we go. Greetings, chair and board participants. My name is Suzanne

Issei, I ' m Principal organizer. with the real estate division of the Area Development. and also Framework Division. As the board might recall, we reported to you on.
December 7 of in 2014 with an upgrade as well as condition.
report on both pilot programs that the area has actually been carrying out for the previous a number of years. to sustain ADU growth.
These two programs include a. Fee Waiver Program for ADUs that are made to be. 640 square feet or smaller, and an ADU excusable lending program for ADUs where the proprietor. consents to rent the ADU at a low income rent. to a reduced earnings tenant. And also if they do that for two decades, it would certainly be forgiven at.
completion of the twenty years.
We reported type of our analysis of the results of these two. programs in December 7th.
The board then asked for that we talk to the. Housing Advisory Compensation and come back with a suggestion of exactly how to relocate ahead. with these 2 programs and also or any other new programs. We brought this issue. to the Housing Commission on January as well as March of this year. We evaluated with them the very same product that we. Since it had actually been a fairly brief time, offered to the board in December revealing that. duration, three years, for the ADU Charge Waiver Program, and also extra notably, because the state has. made a lot of modifications and also a
great deal of streamlining. expenses have been passed such that the process of requesting ADUs is fairly a lot much easier,. quicker, less costly currently than
it used to be, that just occurred to accompany the period of our pilot program so it made it really difficult. to connect any one of the modifications in allowing fads to the program itself due to the fact that there was all this various other stuff going on in the background.The Housing Advisory Compensation also concurred that the financing program did not have actually any type of significant results to call for continuing it, as well as furthermore, as we reported right here, it has an extremely high level. of management burden, a high expense, which 20 year duration of. lending maintenance as well as so forth that goes along with it. They agreed essentially that it was time to try something brand-new. We brought in a visitor.
speaker for the January conference. This is an agency as well as not-for-profit that ' s been running a variety. of economical housing programs in the Bay Area for a number of years now called Hello Housing.
They described it ' s a type of. Technical Help Program, as well as allow me see if I can.
There we go.
And we did see some proof. simply based upon public listings, rental
listings that we might discover on channels such as Craigslist, Zillow, as well as that sort of thing, that ADUs have a tendency to land, have a tendency to be, when they are leased, they have a tendency to be asking rental fees that typically fall within. that reduced income range. However, the current Charge Waiver. Program is not suggests checked, to put it simply, there ' s no need that the applicant have. a need for the assistance or that they commit to leasing the ADU.
on the basic market or that it will be leased at.
Since it
happens, low earnings levels as well as so forth.The Fee Waiver Program additionally. Early in the

process, it is supplied at the time. that they make an application for the ADU. Not all applications.
outcome in a built ADU, not everyone moves on as well as in fact develops as well as finishes the ADU. There ' s additionally that thought that just since someone gets the waiver doesn ' t mean they ' re. actually gon na carry via as well as develop out the ADU.
The other worries are points like a lot of people develop ADUs kind of as a benefit for. It ' s not always.
Due to the fact that there ' s not a solid adequate link that it ' s actually generating, real estate funds to money it. a budget friendly housing device at the end of the procedure. In the initial resolution that accepted the program back in 2018, it was comprehended that it was gon na have. a negative monetary effect on the general fund, to put it simply, these. costs when they ' re paid, go right into
the county ' s general fund. As well as by forgoing them, certainly, they will not be. going right into the basic fund, but yet personnel still has. to supply that service and the county has to. pay for the personnel work. Our issue regarding that. kind of brought about the proposal that we in fact presented to the HAC to try to sort of willpower that concern.The worth of the waiver based on our evaluation. of the very first three years has to do with$ 4,800 typically, it depends upon the location.
of the application and also in addition to the size of the system, the intricacy of the application which kind of point. So what our initial recommendation was to the Real Estate Advisory Payment was to incorporate or essentially. place the Charge Waiver Program as a part of a new.
ADU motivations program. And also the idea was this.
entire ADUs incentives program would be structured so.
that it would be receiving using our neighborhood real estate funds.
In other words, we would certainly. Technical Support Program with our local real estate funds.
The recommended program would. have several components.What you ' re seeing on the slide. right here is our changed proposal after obtaining the Real estate.
Advisory Compensation ' s

last referral on this.
We ' re proposing an outreach. as well as education part. Offered whatever we ' ve. found out through the pandemic and also the value of utilizing online meetings as well as online channels. and also that kind of point,'we ' d really like to. improve that experience and be able to do outreach. really in a much extra contemporary method than we'have in a great deal of.
prior housing programs that we ' ve done type of prior to the Zoom. era, you might say.So we ' re recommending that we.
might do both personally outreach and education occasions workshops,.
as well as that kind of thing,

yet likewise maybe have neighborhood.
TV come in and movie them, broadcast them on YouTube, whatever, really make use of these brand-new devices to get to a much bigger audience as well as not every person would have. to in fact come in person to some type of region facility. or anywhere and also get involved, they can participate from.
home if that ' s their preference. We ' d really like to take. benefit of these brand-new tools to cast a wide net, do.
And after that those that make a decision
. And this component kind.
of is designed a bit after the program that Hello there Housing has been running in the Bay.
Location for a number of regions, they ' ve been running it in San Mateo as well as Alameda. counties primarily, and also in a number of other cities.
throughout the Bay Area.And so basically, it'' s. a great deal of hand holding, it ' s like you ' re kind of a job manager
for that homeowner, you ' re bringing the experience and also technical understanding of specialists who work. in the'construction area as well as in this area, type of it ' s very similar to running a proprietor inhabited. rehab program in some methods. So they would certainly be supplying. sort of strolling the house owners through all the myriad.
points you have to do to build something on your building.
Evaluation the zoning codes, do some expediency based on. their certain residential property, aid them decide problems around style, how do you decide whether or. not you need a designer? Just how do you choose a designer? All of those things that. most folks are not gon na understand about in advance of time, expense estimating.Apparently, there ' s a. great deal of problems today with some individuals that are actually taking. benefit of the patterns of ADUs and little residences and. that type of point as well as modular, and some let ' s say less.
There ' s a lot of people taking advantage of less.
experienced property owners customers with these sorts of tasks.
So I believe one vital as well as actually useful piece of. this recommended program is that sort of informing.
customers regarding these problems and also what to be knowledgeable about, bringing the sources from the state professional ' s. licensing board as well as points concerning insurance,. just how to allocate the task, exactly how to fund your project,. all those sorts of things.It ' s kind of like a. wraparound assistance in a manner aiding them with the.
Even training about if they are gon na be.
Training in reasonable real estate. Do comprehend what the reasonable real estate regulations.
modified our suggestion. I ' ll get right into that in simply a minute. Allows see if I can, there we'go, alright.
So qualification, and this is once again,'the entire thought process below was about how can we. structure this program so we can in fact money it with the special real estate.
funds that we have.So the ADU property. Several of these are the.
exact same sorts of requirements

we had with the ADU. loan program formerly
. The property has to be the. property owners primary home, they can choose to either live. in the primary house or the ADU and afterwards just rent the other device at the end of the ADU development. It has to be in a domestic zone. What that indicates is the area is among our numerous. property zoning areas in our zoning code. Not for instance, lumber. or commercial or commercial, not those kinds of residential properties. As well as it needs to be clearly. in the unincorporated area. The house owner needs to. have enough sources to build the ADU. They may do this through. a house equity lending, through savings that they have, whatever, however the program particularly does not provide real money to. construct the ADU or to develop it, it ' s more of the services to aid you figure out how to do it and how to do it in. the most cost-effective method that you can actually afford.So there will be. A great deal of cost savings that might be had from. taking part in this program, yet it

doesn ' t directly give. funds to the participants.
As I stated earlier, there ' s a property owner as well as fair housing program that is needed of the participants. They will certainly'need to consent to rent the ADU with a composed lease. Currently, that doesn ' t mean. they can ' t pick an occupant, they can ' t rent it to a household.
participant or'what have you, they can'definitely do that, however the program calls for that they at least use a created lease just to record for both. parties and for the program that it is really rented out.
Now, we ' ve expanded upon. what the criteria are in our existing ADU financing'program, which as I stated, was not the greatest hit. for a range of reasons.So we ' ve offered 3. choices instead of simply one for taking part in this program, whereas'we only had one.
for the ADU funding program. Either the home owner themselves is a reduced modest revenue family. Now, in speaking with. these other companies running these sorts of programs, they claim many of the. people that participate often tend to be in this category so. this is not such as a large lift.
The various other alternatives are that if they ' re not.
themselves modest or low, that they devote to either renting out the ADU to a person who is reduced or moderate earnings, or to a special demands renter, that might be someone with. a developing special needs, with some other irreversible. impairment, perhaps an elderly, and also that it would certainly go to an.
budget-friendly rental fee for that tenant.So those are the

qualification requirements that we are recommending. for this brand-new program.
Currently, as I stated initially, the program had the.
fee waiver included and so that anyone that.
certified via these criteria as well as chose to participate, if they in fact specified where they submit a building permit, we would certainly provide those.
individuals the fee waiver, and also because way, we could.
fund it, like I stated, from real estate funds rather.
than basic funds.Oops, I ' m going the incorrect'way, sorry. Okay, so in regards to the financial effect of the recommendation.
that'' s currently before you, we'' ve done some evaluation and also have actually developed right into our budget plan ask for our department'' s. budget for following monetary year a request for 711,000 from two of our regional.
economical real estate funds. These are the affordable.
housing impact charge fund as well as the Measure J in lieu fund, which was type of the precursor fund of the current influence charge fund.And that would

suffice to run this pilot program for 3 years with a certified program manager. As well as part of the agreement would certainly be that they are dedicating to in fact assist 18 plus or.
minus 18 or 20 home owners actually develop out the ADU at.
the end of the 3 years. To ensure that is the program objective. With the Charge Waiver Program, we'' re advising a one year extension of the existing Cost Waiver Program as is. It'' s not suggests tested, it would certainly be funded by.
the basic fund once more. And our quote of the annual expense based on the past 3.
year trends is regarding 76,000. Now, undoubtedly, the more.
applications we get, that number will rise, or if we obtain less, it'' ll go down. These are our recommendations, we'' re recommending that the. board embrace a resolution to extend the fee waiver pilot.
We believed given the monetary.
us a little bit more trends to examine. And afterwards you recognize the board.
B to our report, as I ' ve
described defined below as well, and as well as you ' d authorize.
That ends my presentation, delighted to answer any concerns.- Thank you, Miss Issei,. Manager Close friend.
– Thank you, Mr. Chair,. thank you, Miss Issei and the entire preparation personnel. that ' s been dealing with this as well as the HAC. I do have some inquiries, I.
actually have some worries, I'' m not in fact convinced.
this is gon na do anything, I need to just lay that out. I think that the majority of people, the barrier to entry is price,.
not technical aid, especially with the fact that we have a considerable improving as a result of state adjustments. This is $35,000 in aid each, which is a great deal of cash. I'' m not guaranteed that.
the units will certainly be developed, I indicate, simply if we were.
to ordinary 20 devices, not even the 18, were to.
typical 20 over the 700,000, 35,000 each. Therefore I think my concern is, are we serving, among my concerns, are we offering candidates that can be found in that wind up not building have a sense regarding why.
they'' re disengaging on the application?

I ' ll simply resemble that some of the time I ' ve invested offering. Program is not suggests tested, in various other words, there ' s no requirement that the candidate have. There ' s also that idea that just due to the fact that somebody gets the waiver doesn ' t mean they ' re. With the Cost Waiver Program, we'' re advising a one year extension of the existing Charge Waiver Program as is. B to our report, as I ' ve
described explained today as well, and that you ' d authorizeLicenseIs it because of technological help, I mean, I'' ve never listened to that,'I ' ve heard individuals complain regarding the process, however I'' ve never heard them state, if just I had an advocate to get me via the procedure, I would have had the ability to do it, because a great deal of right stuff that are in the reports, both in the HAC report as well as this record talk regarding cost over and also over as well as over once again as an obstacle, particularly for certain degrees of revenue of which you would be needed to have in order to functionally make an application for this or to produce the very same problem that we saw on the lending program, which is that you would certainly have to deed restrict it or someone who was on the funding program and didn'' t work.So I'' m seeing the same concerns that we had on the finance program playing out here with the limitations, we'' re not reducing the expense, I suggest, various other than the charge waiver, which you had recognized at the beginning was de minimis and also some may or may not have an effect. Under what construct are we assuming that the 35,000 of technological help is gon na flip the script for a minimum of 20 extra devices and whether that'' s the best usage of those funds? I just didn'' t persevere any of the records that I read.

– Sure, these are excellent questions. I imply, I can just say a couple of points on that particular. One is based on the experience that this nonprofit has actually had with their programs so far in the Bay Location, they seem like they are really getting a whole lot of interest from applicants and that there'' s essentially a lot more interest than they can offer with the financing that they have and also they are efficiently moving individuals in the direction of completing their ADUs. Among things I assume that is among the greatest benefits of that aid is it can help people just how to, it can help them figure out how to develop and build an ADU that fits their budget, right? There are much more costly and also more economical ways to construct an ADU.One of the simplest means to reduce expense is to do a conversion ADU where you can truly bring the expense down if you have sufficient square video to collaborate with initially. Maybe it ' s a garage, perhaps it'' s a part of your
house. It ' s that savings in wear'' t rotate your wheels and go spend a great deal of money on architecture to make a separated only to discover after you invested 50,000 in style, that you can in fact afford the 400,000 to develop the detached system. I think that the ahead of time education and kind of hands on assistance can actually save individuals a great deal of money. The various other thing I can state is simply in my experience over the previous a number of years, I have actually invested many, several, several personal hours working with the one household that did make an application for an ADU financing. I additionally talked in detail with a staffer at Cabrillo College who has been instructing for a variety of years via their expansion program, a course for the basic public in how to develop ADUs.And she ' s provided me a great deal of what she'' s. seen with her students. In fact she welcomed.
me to go talk with them so I did on a Saturday a few weekends back and also they had a great deal of inquiries as well as individuals did express the.
feeling that they really feel lost as well as they'' ve taken the preliminary class that'' s used to Cabrillo, they ' ve read the products.
Now, I can say with the one family that we did supply a financing to, they did experience some of the issues that I ' m chatting about, their specialist disappeared right before their unit. They ' ve determined before they.
They had adequate money in. their pension,
they might have just not. done the lending program and also built the ADU on their own. It was basically like a momentary cash flow. management assistance for them.
I really feel like they could, and I did offer them. some of the hand holding that is explained in this program, although I did it with. us not having any kind of financing or added
staffing to give. that degree of aid, and also it appears like that is what. they required in their case, they didn ' t actually need. the cash actually that much, they
required education as well as advice and also hand holding every step of the way.So, I imply, that ' s what I can.

say based upon my experience and the experience of this nonprofit working in the Bay Area. The other problem is we got to out as well as we looked for ADU programs anywhere we could discover them in the state. We got to out to the Housing. Count On of Silicon Valley which made use of to have an ADU lending program and additionally previously had a similar Technical Assistance Program.They ' ve since terminated. the technical aid even if the funding ran out, they had

one-time moneying to run it, but I spoke with their team at that time, and also they had very positive. experience with their program. They ' ve ended the lending program, it ' s still a
little dirty to me why they ' ve terminated that financing program, however in any occasion, they ' ve terminated it and it ' s been ended. for over a year currently. And we were incapable to locate. anybody else in the state truly that ' s got a successful loan program. I ' ve been called as well as gotten in touch with. by folks from territories around The golden state, Santa. Clara, Texas, DC, brain trust, all kinds of individuals asking. about our finance program and how can they establish one up? What that
informs me is nobody else has actually done. this efficiently yet ' reason they ' re calling us ' reason there ' s not a lot. of other individuals available that have actually run these programs. Sure, money is definitely an'concern and I ' m not certain how'we can.
address that space for everyone, however I think this is a method to help people at the very least figure out what they. can do within their budget.
– Okay, well, and also I truly excuse not communicating well on this, I wasn ' t advocating for an.
extension of the car loan program, I think that ' s been specified. that it wasn ' t effective.'The aspects of the lending program that made it not successful, I believe are the elements that we ' re taking into this. Technical Aid Program. That ' s among my concerns. So, of all the programs. that'you just defined, were
every one of them means checked, all the other Technical. Support Programs, the Silicon Valley. Housing Trust, et cetera, or were they just Technical. Support Programs for individuals trying to construct ADUs.My point is that we '
ve, in order to fit this right into the real estate fund so we put on ' t take a hit. on the basic fund, completely get why that ' s. being provided'this means, you ' ve just substantially. tightened the part of individuals that would be eligible for. technological assistance, true? And after that second of all, and we recognize that individuals,. based upon a financing program, aren '
t comfortable with. a deed limited system, which is among the 3 choices now, not just the singular option so we understand that that ' s. not gon na be successful with one of the three alternatives. The various other 2 parts of that would certainly take.
advantage of the subsidy, we have a really narrow population that would be eligible. based on their income, not the number of individuals. in Santa Cruz Region, however I ' m stating the amount of people are in fact those that are … So, from a 30,000 foot sight, obviously, technical aid, I'indicate, people want an ombudsman to obtain them via the

process. So I ' m not opposed to that, I ' m in fact not opposed to even what ' s proposition in front of me, I ' m simply attempting to be realistic, I'wear ' t believe it ' s. really gon na do anything. I'mean, I assume that. it needs to be wider', however then if it ' s more comprehensive, after that we can ' t make use of the.
I just wanted to.
order to make use of a details fund as well as I simply wished to recognize that.
As well as then this 35,000 per device aid simply is a great deal if it ' s not in fact, well, possibly to some level, it'' s reducing the expense due to the fact that. there ' s secondary costs, yet it ' s not directly lowering prices. As well as that ' s what I ' m not hearing from this is that are the'largest. number of people being available in fulfilling the standards
, right, that we ' re currently placing on this in order to make it. receive real estate funds or is it everybody that ' s claiming that the procedure is also. expensive and as well cumbersome.And the disproportionate number. of people that build ADUs

are additionally people, as you ' d also recognize. in the one loan circumstance, actually had the ways.
As well as I assume it ' s allowed, I mean, I don ' t know, you ' re. The loan program had one alternative, which is rent out the ADU to a low. The revenue levels that we ' re.
around that are higher, we ' re stating modest or reduced.
Currently, the moderate earnings restriction presently for a house of 4. is around$ 135,000. HUD has simply published the brand-new limitations and it
' s going to be as soon as the. state publishes that data, around$ 141,000. Currently, I shared these numbers with
the folks in the. Cabrillo course also and also ask to increase their hand if they thought they. were within that limit, as well as the majority of people in the. space raised their hand. A great deal of homeowners,. they ' re type of residence rich and also possibly not so high revenue as well as they can truly attract on the reality that they'have the land there and use some home equity to. be able to connect that void, they likewise might have some retired life financial savings or possibly there ' s a relative who '
s mosting likely to move into that unit that will help them fund it or will pay some'rent or whatever. I believe the moderate income restriction is in fact casting a quite wide internet, I mean, a whole lot of the. individuals that we talked with that inquire about the limits resemble, who gains that type of money.I mean, they ' re stunned. at just how high the limit is. And those numbers in fact don ' t reflect where the average incomes.
in the area are, the ordinary home. revenue is around$ 89,000. Due to the fact that the real estate expenses here are so high that even more people need, they ' re readjusted upwards. the'program help than you would otherwise think if the housing prices were not so high.
And also the other modification that we ' re. If it ' s a modest. Maybe it ' s somebody ' s mommy, possibly it'' s disabled grownup.
year term for that leasing, what was recommended by.
the nonprofit companion that we were taking a look at.
was a three year term, that they discovered that individuals were a lot more comfortable with that. Currently probabilities are, if someone starts renting.
to a lessee for three years as well as they have a great partnership, they'' re possibly gon na keep. renting to that same person.So you ' re possibly gon'na get.
a larger advantage out of it than simply the 3 years. By reducing it from the 20 year term, it kind of takes that bite.
out of it a little, it'' s not as frightening for an applicant or a.
participant to take a look at a three year commitment.
versus a 20 year commitment. So I mean, we recognize the worries, and also this is how we'' ve kind.
of improved the proposal to try to deal with those worries, but absolutely, could we invest $700,000 on a multifamily job rather? For certain, most definitely.

– Okay, I ask forgiveness monopolizing the moment. I imply, I am helpful.
of this in idea, I'' m gon na elect it, I'' m just not convinced that it'' s inevitably. gon na relocate the needle. I imply, I believe that that'' s the fact, yet given the incomplete collection of options we have in public policymaking, I indicate, it is what it sort.
of is in that situation. But I indicate, I really do wan na compliment not simply your expertise on the subject, but the quantity of work and.
heart and individual interest that you'' ve provided to this.
over the last couple of years and also proceed to provide.
I wan na state that. – Thanks, Supervisor Good friend. Supervisor McPherson. – Chair, yeah, thanks, as well as thanks to the.
Real Estate Advisory Compensation as well as the Preparation Division for its deal with attempting to.
boost our ADU incentives.It ' s really a vital aspect of our reduced income housing concern. A whole lot of thought I know might have gone right into encouraging.
much more property proprietors to construct ADUs and rent them with the notion that they'' re. cost effective deliberately. As well as I recognize that it'' s specifically important in areas where larger scale.
advancements are not feasible like my area in.
the San Lorenzo Valley. In December of 21, the board consented to support.
keeping the ADU charge waiver as well as asked the compensation, the.
HAC to take a more detailed look. The payment came back with.
a consentaneous suggestion to prolong that cost waiver for 3 years and to sustain the forgoing costs for ADUs that depend on 750 feet. I concur with that recommendation, and also I'' d like to see the. board bring that through.I assume the

3 year program would certainly send out a message to property owners that we'' re committed to easing the method for more ADUs to be built, especially with the high.
expense of building that you discussed right currently.
for the foreseeable future. I'' m in favor of a long means, what shall we claim, a longer.
runway for that program. So I understand that there appears.
to be general contract that the charge, that the, excuse me, the.
lending program is not working and it just needs also.
a lot management work.But I believe that the. compensation and the board has signified previously, I ' d like to make a movement. relating to the cost waivers where we already are as well as expand that for three. years and also not the one year, I just believe it ' s a better. photo of what we ' re attempting to do and give it more chance. As well as I ' d be delighted to make that. When the time comes, motion.
-I ' ll just state thank you. And also I ' ll second the motion. That ' ll be enjoyable, thank you.
I can see the team ' s commitment to attempting to make use of all the levers we can to attempt to make ADUs an. I mean, I ' m type of in contract.
They have the land, they ' re prepared to leverage.$ 400,000 ADU building and it takes a year to get a contractor, I ' m not certain that a lot we do on this end can move that needle, however I value this initiative of trying to assist people. And to the level that.
to a practical answer quicker, I think that ' s a civil service that is very important to not. have type of word spread about how difficult it is to.
As well as then hopefully, there are technologies in construction and.
time for the majority of home owners.- Thanks, Supervisor Coonerty. I agree with Supervisor
. Buddy and also Coonerty, I assume, it ' s just I. have the same problems regarding this proposed program, that we ' re just restricting it to a very slim subsection. of the populace that is'considering constructing an ADU, and also for all the reasons gone over, it ' s just possibly out. of their price range or extremely near to being so, I mean, possibly there ' s a couple of
. people that we can aid. Kind of basically, I ' m annoyed'by the suggestion that we have a very difficult procedure, one that has people pulling their hair out all over the area, and instead of taking care of the process, we ' re investing more money to attempt to assist people with the process.But now, I understand that boosting the process with the Unified License Facility and we ' re making progression on that as well as it ' s gon na take a little bit of time. However still, there ' s something there that is a little discouraging. And also so I suggest, if anything, I think the concept of expanding. the Fee Waiver Program to a lot more ADUs, and I ' ll just claim, I. comprehend the proposition to keep it at 640 square feet to ensure that we can really track specifically who that ' s incentivizing. to build those dimension systems, I ' d rather just'see more ADUs built
as well as increase down on our. efforts for actually any type of size, if 750 square feet is one where we ' ve already.
As well as I'recognize that that would certainly cost. And in addition, it incentivizes us to in fact invest less time.
those ADUs with authorization fees.So I think that that better. aligns the rewards. I did have one concern.

So if I recognized correctly, if
the cost waiver was for. somebody in those classifications as a low revenue or a. typical earnings home, after that we can use the. cost effective housing funds to primarily reimburse.
ourselves for the fee waiver, did I hear that properly?- The initial proposal.
Technical Assistance Program, then we would certainly use real estate funds, generally budget from this program, to pay the charge for that individual. It wouldn ' t be the charge was forgoed, it ' s simply we ' re paying it for. The method we currently have.
And also if we had it open, if we had the Fee Waiver. Program open to everybody since of a sort of more'basic program, we

still couldn ' t pay the charges, particularly for median earnings or low income individuals that are applying.- We could potentially place that.
18 or 20 participants that in fact get that far,. possibly a little bit more.I think we don ' t always have sufficient in the real estate fund
either to just state extensively that any kind of applicant that comes
. forward with an ADU permit and

happens to be low or mod earnings, that we can pay their fee for them. I mean, that would possibly be. Even more than we have budget for in the housing fund. We had sized it believing that it ' s a. smaller team of folks and also that we can pay their charges for them from the real estate fund.
– Okay.

They ' ve ended the car loan program, it ' s still a
little murky to me why they ' ve terminated that loan financing, but in any any kind of, they ' ve terminated ended and and also ' s been terminatedEnded As well as I think it ' s enabled, I indicate, I put on ' t understand, you ' re. Buddy as well as Coonerty, I assume, it ' s simply I. have the very same concerns about this suggested program, that we ' re simply limiting it to a very slim subsection. Type of basically, I ' m frustrated'by the concept that we have an extremely difficult process, one that has individuals pulling their hair out all over the community, as well as rather of repairing the process, we ' re spending more cash to attempt to assist people through the process.But now, I know that enhancing the process with the Unified License Facility and we ' re making progress on that and also it ' s gon na take a little bit of time. It wouldn ' t be the charge was forgoed, it ' s simply we ' re paying it for.There'' s some capacity for program redesign going ahead.
I wear'' t believe we ' re there. Didn'' t obtain responded to, were those programs restricted to low and also moderate income people? It differs by area, each area had a.
slightly different design.
every area had it, where you had to at least.
rent the unit for 3 years for either a low or.
modest earnings tenant.So there was some link. to the device being cost effective. I ' m unsure what all of. those different areas used to money the program, yet I know, for instance, San Mateo County, they ' re in a much. stronger fiscal setting', it ' s a much bigger area. I made use of to develop there so I recognize their things pretty well as well and also I put on ' t assume they would have struggled. to fund the program with general funds or. other funds that they have.
So it was slightly looser. Because of the fiscal, than what we ' re recommending
Financial situation that we ' re in.
– Got it, thank you. – I ' ll open it for public comment currently, exists anyone on Zoom who. wishes to make a public comment?- Chair, we do not have any kind of speakers? – Okay, after that I ' ll return. it to the board for action.
And Also Supervisor McPherson. -I ' d like to make a movement that we expand the accessory house system Cost. Waiver Program till June 30, or excuse me, April. 30th, 2025, 3 years, and increase the program to. consist of ADUs approximately 750 feet with the report
back to. the board for upgraded
information that we have by April. of next year of 2023.
– Supervisor McPherson,

I believe there are additional. suggested actions.
The inquiry would certainly be– -Yeah, I did not desire to get into the financing program isn ' t working, I simply didn ' t wan na get right into that so this is the only point that I wanted to address in my movement. – Yeah, yes, that'' d be all right.
the exception of the– – Okay, so your movement.
– I wan na specify what, yeah. ' Reason I understand what you ' re attempting to do, I wan na make sure the language states that. – Right currently it'' s not clear to me, it might be clear to the clerk,.
It'' s not clear to me. – Okay, I just wished to.
eliminate the lending program, that we simply prolong the accessory residence Fee.
Waiver Program till June 25, or I said June, April 25, 30, and also increase the program to.
include 700 ADUs approximately 700 feet with a record back to.
the board using the data.Now, if we

remove the cost, I'' d instead consist of the. other suggested actions.- So I think it'' s
for. the advised actions of the adjustment of top. – Correct. – Okay. – You think I can repeat the motion? – Please. – Okay, so the movement as changed is embrace resolution to prolong.
the device home system fee waiver pilot program.
to April 30th 2025 as well as consist of ADUs approximately 750 feet with the report back to.
the board by April 2023, consisting of motion 2 which is approved proposed.
ADU Incentives Program, which is the change to add the 750 feet and license the Director of Preparation to participate in an agreement with professional program manager for administration of the.
proposed ADU incentives. – Right, that'' s fine.- And also a 2nd by Supervisor Caput. All right, any type of more discussion? Seeing none, staff,. roll call vote, please. – Manager Pal. – Aye. – Coonerty. – Aye. – Caput. – Aye. – McPherson.- Aye. – And Also Chair Koenig. – Aye. – This item passes unanimously.- Thank you, Miss Issei.- No, I obtained it.
– All right, we ' ll currently continue to product 10, public hearing to think about. Growth and also Infrastructure.This is a public hearing

, I ' ll officially open the'public hearing.
this thing, Kimberly Finley. I assume your mic is not working. – My apologies.
– Oh, yeah. – The Neighborhood Advancement.
and also Framework Department has actually received an application.
The roadway terminates in a.
dead end at APN 09021127 and and also not serve offer a public throwaway.The Fawn Court serves offers largely provide supply accessibility APN 09021127, which property residential or commercial property has. Request for trip of a public road is managed by Streets as well as. This code needs publishing notification of the requested desertion, promotion of a public hearing, and the hosting of a public hearing.
Highway Code section 8322, the real property section.
has actually published notifications as needed by California.
Streets and also Highway Code 8323, as well as on March 8th, 2022, the board approved the organizing. At this hearing, the Board of Supervisors. If the board locates from all.

The Division of Community. Growth and Facilities suggests the board take. the following actions, carry out a public hearing. to take into consideration public comments
connected to the trip of Fawn Court, adopt a resolution to leave Fawn Court as well as get an easement. for public utilities, and accredit the
clerk of the board to tape-record a licensed. duplicate of the resolution as called for by Streets. as well as Freeway Code 8325. And I ' m available for.
any kind of inquiries, thank you

.- Thank you, Miss Finley.
Any type of concerns from participants of the board? Supervisor McPherson. -If there ' s any person. from the public is doing, I put on ' t recognize if we
have. anybody on the line, I ' m ready to relocate the.
advised activity since'– -We do have one speaker using Zoom. – All.- Caller in individual two, your. microphone is readily available.- [
And also when it goes to exclusive passion, it ' s like with our public funds. And I'' m interested in why this is wanted, I heard the stated reasons. As well as I likewise remember.
where on various agendas, county-owned easements have actually been relinquished.
numerous of them. And just now, I was believing.
of a meeting I had mosted likely to relating to a home behind.
the Live Oak Grange where, Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange where a building owner had in this case given a few of her residential property for easements for public utilities, and also what occurred was that.
they put up cell antenna.These are producing radiation, their damaging health and wellness effects. that are well recorded right
at the location she had actually quit. And she was really upset about that, she was gon na speak to a lawyer, she claimed, I had no idea this. would certainly be made use of for a cellular phone. It sounds bothersome to me.- There are no additional speakers. -All right, then I ' ll return. to the board for action.
– I ' ll second. – Motion by Manager McPherson, 2nd by Manager Pal,. Seeing none, staff,.
– Aye. – Aye. – Thank you, I'' ll
now.
consider approval in principle of regulation of the Board of Supervisors of the Area of Santa Cruz modifying Santa Cruz County.
code area 12.10.235 to add subsection C,.
Water Demand Calculator, schedule the statute.
momentarily analysis and final adoption on May 10th, 2022 as described in the memorandum by Supervisor Koenig as well as.
Supervisor McPherson.And I ' ll existing a little bit. What this statute would do is take on Appendix M from the. Peak Water Need Calculator.
As well as I should state this, availability of this appendix. was given my focus by cost effective housing.
programmers, Sibley Simon. The trouble is that the way.
that we size pipes today is based upon Seeker ' s Curve, which was created back in the 1940s, which was well before any one of. the high efficiency fixtures that we have actually today were needed. Therefore despite the fact that the majority of our residences currently utilize those high efficiency components, we ' re still utilizing sizing. metrics from the 1940s. Following slide. As well as so what this leads to is primary as well as very first, water waste.
Also if you ' ve obtained a. high performance fixture, primarily there ' s much more. As well as in very big structures where a whole lot of water can.
So you can see below on the right, this can save approximately $250 per year in water as well as drain costs as well as approximately $2,500 or more in piping price that can be saved for house. by transforming the criteria. Next slide, please.
The Height Water Demand Calculator, it ' s really greatly a spread sheet. You can see over right here on the right, basically you input the number of components that you mean to place in.
piping that you ' d need.Next slide.
Following slide. M would apply with it, if we adopt
it as a countyRegion it really actually uses our.
side of the water meter, so the pipe sizing within the building. We did have procedural.
fictional partnership with every one of the water.
agencies in the county many thanks to Sierra Ryan, our area Water Resources Manager for gathering a meeting.
with all the water agencies and we reviewed the possibility.
of the water companies embracing Appendix M too which would impact the.
size of the water meter.They ' re not

prepared. Because it would certainly influence the way that they bill for water meters and would certainly include a considerable amount, to do that at this time. of deal with their part.
In enhancement, the City of Santa Cruz just upgraded their water rates and so they will certainly look to take on Appendix M within the next couple of years before the following rate setting cycle. The advised activities today are to consider as well as approved in idea regulation of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Cruz modifying Santa Cruz Region. Water Demand Calculator, as well as timetable the statute
for a second 2nd analysis as well as.
Anything we can do to save water, incentivize
solutions options proper water use usage great fantastic critical at this time, and and also ' s a good excellent method reduceDecrease
– I ' ll just open it for public comment before we take that movement.- We do have one audio speaker.
– Thanks. – Call user two, your. microphone is available.- [Marilyn] This sounds. good by doing this you present it, but I have some questions, the price to make the adjustment. overs, what is that going to be? As well as one more factor, this simply appears like a means.
to impose water reduction use and also simply cut off people.We ' ve had some extremely topsy turvy water, dry spell, weather. As well as a program, I ' m listening.

to'a website pertaining to this, is called geoengineeringwatch.org, geoengineeringwatch.org with. Dane Wigington, speaking about, and he refers to the patents. for climate manipulation that is a large variable in. the dry spells we ' re having.
I ' m gon na prompt the region. to check into the application. And also I simply desired to. put that referral as well as elevate this inquiry. in, can you respond, is this a way to impose. water reduction use where people
could simply be removed to a specific figured out by. the region restriction of water utilize? That ' s my question
, thanks. -Thank you, Miss Gerund. This would in no chance reason somebody to be reduced. off from their water usage and largely it ' s just having the pipe dimension as well as overtake our. high effectiveness fixtures that are already in place.All right, I ' ll return.
to the board for activity. Activity by Manager McPherson.

– Do you want a'second? Second.- 2nd by Supervisor Friend. Any kind of additional discussion? Seeing none, staff roll call vote, please. -Supervisor Pal. -Aye.- Coonerty.- Aye.- Caput.- Aye.- McPherson.- Aye.- And Also Chair Koenig. – Aye. – Product passes with one voice. – Thank you. That brings us throughout. of our routine schedule, the board will currently relocate. into shut session. Guidance, exist any type of
reportable actions that would certainly come out of closed session?- Not today. -Okay, then that wraps up the public part of this conference. The next normal conference. of the Board of Supervisors will certainly be May 27th, 2022. at 9:00 am, thank you.
We ' ll move right into shut session
.

I put on'' t assume we ' re there. The question would certainly be– -Yeah, I did not desire to obtain into the funding program isn ' t working, I just didn ' t wan na obtain right into that so this is the only thing that I desired to resolve in my motion. ' Cause I know what you ' re trying to do, I wan na make certain the language claims that. Also if you ' ve got a. high efficiency component, basically there ' s more. Anything we can do to conserve water, incentivize
solutions services proper appropriate use usage great excellent critical important this time, and it ' s a good great to reduceMinimize

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