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Votes at a glance: Santa Cruz County supervisors approve midyear appropriations, immigrant and LGBTQ funding, subdivision and other items
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved midyear budget actions, $200,000 in community support funding, a 25‑unit Live Oak subdivision, and concept ordinance changes for the County Administrative Office; it also directed follow‑up on a state Transfer Development Rights initiative.
What the board approved on March 11, 2025 — key outcomes
• Midyear General Fund actions and Measure K realignments — Approved The board accepted the midyear General Fund report and approved a series of cleanup and realignment actions (see staff memo). Actions included transfers from general fund contingency to fund Measure K spending plan items, a $400,000 transfer to Behavioral Health (partial item noted separately below), and $1.0 million set aside for homelessness-related activities in unincorporated areas. The motion passed; Supervisor Martinez abstained on the specific transfer of $400,000 to HSA Behavioral Health due to a stated personal/conflict abstention on items connected to her former employer. (Refer to staff report for itemized list.)
• Transfer Development Rights (TDR) letter to state — Approved (with one no) The board voted to ask Assemblymember Dawn Addis to sponsor state legislation to streamline creation of local Transfer Development Rights programs that could help owners in disaster‑impacted areas preserve property…
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