Grand Jury Scotts Valley Response Follow-up - Honoring Commitments to the Public Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 8:28

The 2022-2023 Grand Jury reviewed responses to five of the 2019-2020 reports and found that, in general, commitments were kept. _X_ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree):

The evident coordination of responses from agencies leaves the public without independent contributions across agencies. __ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE _X_ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The Scotts Valley City Council independently reviews Grand Jury reports and drafts responses to specific findings or recommendations as accurately as we can. Depending on the topic, coordination improves the response we are able to provide. In addition, the City Council approves responses at a public meeting where the public can weigh in on the City’s responses if they so choose to.

Although the Cities of Capitola, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville agreed that there appear to be unused or underutilized parcels of land that could possibly be used for homeless services, it is not clear how this could be done. _X_ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree):

Staffing shortages made automating the process for updating the website of the City of Santa Cruz and redesigning the website of the City of Scotts Valley more difficult. _X_ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree):