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1) Consent calendar (multiple items)
- Motion: Approve the consent calendar as amended.
- Vote: 4-0 (Abe Koga: Aye; Young: Yes; Vice President Arenas: Yes; President Lee (Chavez): Aye)
- Notes: Included multiple routine approvals and adjustments to the agenda; item 84 was added back to consent.

2) Item 8 — Consolidated Plan / CDBG & HOME annual action plan (FY25'26)
- Motion: Adopt the consolidated plan and FY25'26 annual action plan; authorize staff to submit to HUD and program approximately $4,000,000 in CDBG/HOME funds.
- Vote: 4-0
- Notes: Allocations include public-service projects, home repairs and funding for childcare, domestic-violence and fair-housing services.

3) Item 9 — Vector Control District assessments (FY25'26)
- Motion: Receive report and approve assessments.
- Vote: 4-0

4) Item 10 — County lighting-service-area assessments (FY25'26)
- Motion: Receive report and approve assessments.
- Vote: 4-0

5) Item 11 — Sewer service charges for County Sanitation Districts 2 and 3 (FY25'26)
- Motion: Receive report and approve assessments.
- Vote: 4-0

6) Item 12 — Department of Planning & Development fee schedule (FY25'26)
- Motion: Adopt the fee schedule as proposed.
- Vote: 4-0

7) Item 13 — Statutory annual public hearing on county vacant positions (AB 2561)
- Motion: Receive the report and accept as information.
- Vote: 4-0
- Notes: Board requested an off-agenda follow-up on hiring-time reductions and merit-rule reforms.

8) Item 14 — Central Fire Protection District vacant positions report (AB 2561)
- Motion: Receive the report and accept as information.
- Vote: 4-0

9) Item 15 — Referral to roll over unspent board office funds to FY25'26
- Motion: Approve referral allowing board offices to roll over expanded funds to next fiscal year (board offices may opt out and funds default to general fund).
- Vote: 4-0

10) Items 18/19 — Office of the Sheriff annual military equipment report and adoption of ordinance amending military equipment use policy
- Motion: Accept the sheriff's report and adopt the ordinance (NS-300.998) updating sections of the county ordinance code related to the sheriff's military equipment use policy.
- Vote: 4-0
- Notes: Board asked for an off-agenda update on drone policy and continued coordination with OCLEM.

11) Item 20 — Active Transportation Plan (\"Active Santa Clara County\")
- Motion: Adopt the plan, direct staff to use it for project development and grant applications, and return with an implementation/funding strategy.
- Vote: 4-0

12) Item 21 — Temporary additional appointments to the Santa Clara County Health Authority Governing Board
- Motion: Approve the temporary appointments; staff to return with nominations for the permanent board including community members.
- Vote: 4-0

Ending: Several items were informational or routine; the board asked for follow-up reports on hiring process improvements, drone policy, and implementation plans for the new Active Transportation Plan.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors June 3 , 2025 9:30 a.m.","oneSentenceSummary","The board adopted the consolidated CDBG/HOME action plan, approved the Active Transportation Plan, accepted the sheriff's military equipment report and ordinance, received the county vacancy report, and approved several administrative assessments and fee schedules during the June 3 meeting.","taxTitle","Santa Clara County, California","taxId",2855,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6530695,"County adopts first Active Transportation Plan, targets expressways for separated paths and equity investments",385,1874000,2259000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642322-13ff3a95020b84d8b64b451bc8700750&start=1874&end=2259","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642322-13ff3a95020b84d8b64b451bc8700750/thumbnail_1874000.jpg","/articles/6530695/Santa-Clara-County/California/County-adopts-first-Active-Transportation-Plan-targets-expressways-for-separated-paths-and-equity-investments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6530695-8c694fd4e4ed347d53f04b942a4c784b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152233&Signature=DbVazZACeYWLJ8HzaKfBg-O5yyVPKA4wMhkdJAHgyNecTdX0td4Jq8s8f3SznAKdAZ0gwSnjhkmQr5JWPQCxAqMmh~NFa~-S2B5bRjYtyOyYUfxplmNLY3bX1i4Utujv6PjD4U3aWl1BzdWXfhxHuPBdYvu-2FGrZWju8bjJvwvNmKyQw-qo7dKWMNaSYKQL~5GDrJhPMZtRukxPMH4dp7~HE813BTnm5cYDfb5JQWZajWq4wh~bl5QJNetaE2rwJ6v7Gp5PLxhsSHN-~YiaX4OdlwN~PK~X~FRsnyN1b6TR-wdChXBHChQrbYPlaRHGjnAKVlbhVRksiX9ok8G6Bg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to adopt \"Active Santa Clara County,\" the county's first comprehensive active-transportation plan, which outlines strategies to expand walking, rolling and biking across county roads primarily through retrofits of existing corridors.

Deputy Director Chris Lamb and Roads and Airports Director Harry Freitas presented the plan as a countywide framework that scores corridors for safety, equity and health need, connectivity and feasibility. The plan identifies expressways'given their high vehicle speeds and collision histories'as priority corridors for class 1 shared-use paths or other physically separated bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Staff emphasized the plan is a retrofit strategy: \"the county roads at this point are largely built out,\" Lamb said, so improvements will focus on redesign and retrofitting rather than new road construction.

An equity analysis overlaid high health-risk indicators (life expectancy, chronic disease markers) and socioeconomic measures to highlight neighborhoods in East and South San Jose and parts of South County as top-priority areas. The project team also recommended a five-year update cycle and created a priorities matrix that ranks projects as high, medium or opportunity-level based on safety, equity, connectivity and feasibility.

Public commenters included representatives from the bicycling advocacy community and local nonprofits. Speakers urged that expressway facilities be provided on both sides of wide corridors (rather than a two-way path on one side) and pressed for stronger intersection treatments at crossings. Jordan Muldoon, a volunteer on San Jose's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, told the board the plan is a start but that intersection design and two-sided routes on expressways are critical for safe, usable networks.

Supervisors focused on implementation, asking staff to prioritize grant-seeking and to coordinate with cities for project-level design. Chairing supervisor recommendations included asking staff to consider near-term, lower-cost safety improvements while advancing longer-term separated-path projects and to study San Martin and other unincorporated communities for targeted sidewalk and pedestrian investments.

The board voted to adopt the plan, direct staff to use it in project development and permit/grant applications, and to return with an implementation and funding strategy. The motion passed 4-0.

Ending: Staff said projects will be advanced through corridor feasibility studies and grant cycles; board members asked for ongoing updates through the Roads Commission and the Hewlett Committee.","The Board approved \"Active Santa Clara County,\" the county's first active-transportation plan, prioritizing retrofits to expressways for separated pedestrian and bicycle paths and directing staff to pursue grant funding and phased implementation with an equity focus.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6530700,"Board approves 2025'26 annual action plan for CDBG and HOME funds, allocates dollars to childcare, home repair and survivor services",2997,406000,3403000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642322-13ff3a95020b84d8b64b451bc8700750&start=406&end=3403","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642322-13ff3a95020b84d8b64b451bc8700750/thumbnail_406000.jpg","/articles/6530700/Santa-Clara-County/California/Board-approves-202526-annual-action-plan-for-CDBG-and-HOME-funds-allocates-dollars-to-childcare-home-repair-and-survivor-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6530700-2ce84747f42ff09d7e06ed10d9a2e3f3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152233&Signature=br5qrrBhdohbIPxwXmtjFELkvEY5hJplsTzDuFUGDx8jzCdUy~MjfXI~5FcvWwOcYlybZk8DqbyO9MnWskmHWxMX87YDEDE9LoZ-yTGjJBAePEi~sx1cdYVssRKuoZnDaehMzYnZAyPwjRvJ1M7yLH9lK3dCpMo37-N-9sUuHBfcMmlzjVZESRUoNWDrnDxDqlAuZdFivsDA8IOZtLM0DFostcPJrvSG2A0xdi6udn5isu1LQ~T8VtnhUS9ZnhUJpNqoRg5LLJq7CXk5O5g7Z88GBGzjyGe45dTJA-vLb464I-o6WQBrCeb6kp1~8vi~Wd~JbPbsRhzYIJPfQvlx0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the Santa Clara County consolidated plan (2025'2030) and the fiscal year 2025'26 annual action plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership funds, authorizing staff to submit the documents to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to program approximately $4 million for the coming fiscal year.

Natalie Monk of the Office of Supportive Housing said the consolidated plan sets five-year goals for new and preserved affordable and supportive housing, essential services for special needs residents, homelessness prevention and public facilities and economic development projects. The recommended FY25'26 allocations include funding for 13 public-service projects expected to provide roughly 1,500 low-income residents with services such as legal advice, temporary housing and counseling, plus fair-housing services, acquisition and rehabilitation projects for affordable housing, and home repairs for about 40 low-income homeowners.

Public commenters included representatives from child-care provider support organizations, home-repair nonprofits and a county consortium that supports survivors of domestic violence. Melanie Fore of Upwardly, a childcare-support nonprofit, thanked the county for recommending support for a \"Boost\" program that provides intensive technical assistance, childcare-management software and hiring subsidies for small, often minority- and female-owned family childcare providers.

Perla Flores of the Domestic Violence Advocacy Consortium (DVAC) and other survivor-service providers urged the board to maintain or increase funding for safety-net services, citing a $550,000 one-time allocation included in the county executive's recommended budget and requesting that funding levels from FY24'25 be preserved in FY25'26.

Board members discussed concerns about federal funding uncertainty. Staff said the majority of FY25'26 HUD funding was included in federal appropriations for FY24'25 and that the county had received its award letter. County executive James Williams and department staff warned that proposed federal changes could affect future years and that the county would watch congressional and state budget action closely.

After public comment the board voted to adopt the consolidated plan and annual action plan. The vote was 4-0.

Ending: Staff said the full project lists were available in the agenda attachments and pledged to continue public outreach as projects advance and funding is disbursed.","After a public hearing, the Board approved the county's consolidated five-year plan and the annual action plan programming roughly $4 million in CDBG/HOME funds for FY25'26, prioritizing childcare provider support, home repairs and services for survivors of gender-based violence.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6530704,"County vacancies top 10%; union and staff warn of service impacts as hiring bottlenecks persist",2724,638000,3362000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642322-13ff3a95020b84d8b64b451bc8700750&start=638&end=3362","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642322-13ff3a95020b84d8b64b451bc8700750/thumbnail_638000.jpg","/articles/6530704/Santa-Clara-County/California/County-vacancies-top-10-union-and-staff-warn-of-service-impacts-as-hiring-bottlenecks-persist","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6530704-5e18eedfaba94b1c6ee376e908a0614a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152233&Signature=lKfs92NJAdbRQnHbTUHo774wue9stgpR5j5bKkGDjZlmy398Cup7WderDzQnXSRYtlA3Au5svce9ifQaOANz0UtZkJkRmdWD4Y20tLi7SpkOgYsSmVGmUlwhBclM0yM28z3AgFTDP~KbGgTLoT2aH6N9gI1uqDEeuo6E-xtTNJVpX2tWF9cjhMbZXnTM-w6-l~5f365mZ5yc0BidG7xi1hycK~G1gRph2Il7ICroty4c~zLH4foCIj07PbOM4wxF1feFqA~iMSAFX2q53zWcSbmSZHy07Mo9K8czcMP~6K3m4wJp5TsJX223WM-0NIcFwipF4149h8KY~G-wSAIavg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Santa Clara County officials on Tuesday presented a statutorily required annual report on vacant positions and heard a presentation from SEIU Local 521 that described 2,665 vacancies in union-represented classifications and urged immediate action to fill frontline roles.

County staff said the county-wide coded vacancy rate as of April 2025 was 10.4% and explained the figure reflects current hiring controls. Acting Human Resources leaders told the board that, in a period of fiscal uncertainty, the county has imposed a \"soft hiring freeze\"—a department-level review before filling many openings—to preserve flexibility and avoid disruptive layoffs if budgets are cut. Employee Services Agency staff said their internal target during a soft hiring freeze is a roughly 15% vacancy rate to maintain operational flexibility while minimizing filled-position deletions.

SEIU vice presidents Joel Verona and Andre Thomas told the board the union's data shows 2,665 vacancies, with high counts in hospital staffing, justice-system positions and social services. SEIU highlighted that the average time-to-fill for SEIU-represented vacancies is 146 days and urged the county to expand programs that create internal pipelines: a clerical transfer pilot and an extra-help-to-classified pathway negotiated in proposed changes to the county's merit-system rules.

Several county employees and stewards using public comment described operational impacts: an emergency-response social-worker said emergency response was operating at \"23% filled positions,\" while hospital support staff described units short-staffed for HSA (hospital support assistant) duties. A Valley Medical Center staff member said PCU staffing often dropped from four HSAs to two on a shift covering dozens of patients, increasing burnout and threats to patient safety.

County staff disputed SEIU's vacancy totals and said their internal count of SEIU-represented vacancies was 1,393 coded vacancies; they pledged to reconcile the discrepancy with SEIU. Administrator James Williams and HR staff said several merit-system rule reforms are underway with SEIU's concurrence and that those changes, if approved, would streamline pathways for extra-help and unclassified employees into coded, classified roles and reduce hiring time.

Supervisors asked for details on the hiring timeline and requested an off-agenda report on how the county plans to shorten time-to-hire, including what steps the county and unions are taking on merit-system-rule changes. The board approved the informational vacancy report and asked staff to present a follow-up on hiring-process improvements.

Ending: Board members said they would continue the conversation at the Finance, Governance and Operations Committee and requested updates about the effects of any federal funding disruptions on staffing in coming weeks.","Santa Clara County reported a 10.4% vacancy rate across coded positions; SEIU and county staff debated causes and solutions including hiring delays, extra-help pipelines and potential federal funding at risk for health services.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6530709,"Board approves sheriff's annual military-equipment report and related ordinance after debate on drones and robots",47,1618000,1665000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3642322-13ff3a95020b84d8b64b451bc8700750&start=1618&end=1665","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3642322-13ff3a95020b84d8b64b451bc8700750/thumbnail_1618000.jpg","/articles/6530709/Santa-Clara-County/California/Board-approves-sheriffs-annual-military-equipment-report-and-related-ordinance-after-debate-on-drones-and-robots","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6530709-62dde420baab14aa9fc99b989cb1963e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152233&Signature=In5gik21IfyY8xgw~86gylwGuZZOsabR7iQXKadeAW95umCvnJfIj8RGT56GCJj7QMLAlgP7u1FrZTxpeqyh4TGIe8Pko0Ja5rIvU9e0Zsq-1qGzIkxshAPz9mUO0PQpakQSjiyog82TNXysIUpAteefXtd8VG3NGL9o~TZUHD5raRHI8zz9RkfrPRwUbaW2B0oEzJfui6F9x98i2nt7n~eIlm0eZEylrewOgTPvg4vaQUGt0ENJ6BCrBflsEhYm7XXy2zj0Xxqo6P3UfSjvs8lt5~CSo5vyzQLbNWpBjeNZPXrsVUhrbG--4-yfoTN0TUIDMIIJkm~-98p1O~YiEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday accepted the sheriff's annual military equipment report and adopted an update to the county's ordinance governing sheriff's military equipment use.

The report, presented by Capt. Bridal O'Mourin and Capt. Tony Fernandez, documented uses of equipment in law enforcement and custody settings and proposed new deployments including a drone-as-first-responder program, a tactical robot for the SWAT team, a PepperBall projectile designed to penetrate glass, and energetic breaching charges for door breaching by the tactical team. Capt. O'Mourin told the board the office's reported calls for service had \"increased by about 12,000,\" and that, aside from newly introduced drone deployments, uses of approved equipment on the enforcement side were roughly unchanged year over year.

The sheriff's presentation also noted a drop in custody uses of certain equipment despite higher average daily jail population and bookings. Capt. O'Mourin said clear-out uses had fallen from 12 to 4 in the most recent reporting period.

Oakland's independent reviewer, Julie Rolon, told the board the sheriff's submission stood out for the level of detail. \"The level of detail that this report from the sheriff's office provides about each incident really makes this report stand out,\" she said, calling it an uncommon level of transparency among law enforcement agencies the reviewer has studied.

Board members pressed the sheriff's office on operational safeguards for drones, including when deputies may use remotely operated aircraft at demonstrations and how footage and other data would be handled. Vice President Arenas asked for data showing how often drone deployment led to apprehensions; the sheriff's office said capture rates were low in early deployments and promised additional policy detail. Arenas moved that the board approve the report and request an off-agenda update on drone policy; the motion passed on a 4-0 vote.

Supervisors also raised questions about reviews of earlier incidents. Capt. O'Mourin said six uses were identified in supervisory review and resulted in corrective action and additional training; the sheriff's office said supervisors interview involved people at the time of incidents and no formal complaints or grievances had been filed in those cases.

The board's action approves the sheriff's report and ordinance amendment relating to the sheriff's military equipment use policy. The ordinance revision removes a sunset clause that had been placed in an earlier version and updates the formal annual review process required under state law.

The sheriff's office and the county's Office of Civilian Law Enforcement Monitoring (OCLEM) will continue to work together on policy refinements, the sheriff's captain said. Rolon and the sheriff's staff told the board they plan community demonstrations of certain equipment, such as robots and drones, to increase public familiarity with the technology.

Board President Cindy Chavez and other supervisors praised the level of reporting and the ongoing dialogue among sheriff's staff, OCLEM and community representatives. The motion to accept the report and adopt the ordinance passed 4-0.

Ending: The board's approval does not finalize separate surveillance-use policy updates; staff said surveillance policy language will be brought back for a separate review. Supervisors asked the sheriff's office to return to the board with the requested drone policy clarifications and with OCLEM's tracking of body-worn-camera and supervisory-review issues.

","The Board of Supervisors accepted the Santa Clara County Sheriff's annual military equipment report and approved an ordinance updating the sheriff's military equipment use policy after discussion about drones, robots and review practices. Oakland's independent reviewer described the county report as unusually transparent.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Key actions taken by Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, June 3, 2025

County adopts first Active Transportation Plan, targets expressways for separated paths and equity investments

Board approves 2025'26 annual action plan for CDBG and HOME funds, allocates dollars to childcare, home repair and survivor services

County vacancies top 10%; union and staff warn of service impacts as hiring bottlenecks persist

Board approves sheriff's annual military-equipment report and related ordinance after debate on drones and robots