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Santa Cruz County Grand Jury • 2024-2025

Santa Cruz County Local Roads a smooth path through paradise or a hell of a road?

Published: June 05, 2024 22 pages

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Findings and Recommendations 11 findings

Underfunding the road and culvert maintenance work on the 586 miles of County roads in unincorporated Santa Cruz County for more than four decades has created a backlog of deferred maintenance currently exceeding ¾ of a billion dollars which creates a hazard for residents.

Related Recommendations (2)

The Grand Jury recommends that the DPW complete a public report by December 31, 2024 which shows the prioritization of culvert and drainage ditch maintenance in order to help prevent road washouts that are more costly to repair. (F1, F5)

The Grand Jury recommends that the Board of Supervisors increase annual funding to the DPW to improve at least one local road segment with a PCI of less than 40 as listed in the Pavement Management report, in each Supervisorial district starting December 31, 2024. (F1, F2, F7, F8, F9)

Due to the large shortfall in funding, Santa Cruz County Department of Public Works adheres to the accepted practice promoted by the Federal Highway Administration and RTC of prioritizing pavement preservation over pavement restoration. Much of the public lacks awareness of this practice in the absence of a formally documented policy which impacts voter choices.

Related Recommendations (2)

The Grand Jury recommends that the DPW formalize its policy of abandoning pavement restoration on very poor and failed Local roads into a publicly available document in order to inform affected property owners and prospective buyers by December 31, 2024. (F2, F3, F4, F7, F9)

The County road maintenance strategy differs by Supervisorial District leading to inconsistent road repair expectations among districts. This lack of a coordinated strategy leaves residents frustrated and with a sense of unfair treatment.

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Storms of 2017 and 2023 caused significant road failures. Contributing factors were inadequate culvert, drainage ditch, and road surface maintenance which led to culvert failures and full road washouts leaving residents stranded or incurring significant delay.

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The County of Santa Cruz has failed to ask unincorporated County voters to increase the funding of the Special District 9D (1-3) road assessment fee since its inception in 1988, which has resulted in a drastic loss of revenue for maintaining County roads.

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The County of Santa Cruz has failed to perform resurfacing maintenance on many of the smaller unincorporated local roads, resulting in higher failure rates and at least a 10 times increased maintenance cost when and if those roads are resurfaced.

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The Grand Jury recommends that the DPW supply information to LAFCO detailing expenditures in each of the three zones of CSA 9D for the years 2020-2023 by October 31, 2024. (F6, F10)

The Grand Jury recommends that LAFCO issue a new County Service Area 9 Service and Sphere of Influence Review incorporating detailed data of expenditures for each 9D zone by March 15, 2025. (F6, F10)

The Grand Jury recommends that the County Board of Supervisors should begin the process necessary to increase the funding in CSA 9D to an amount in line with what is needed to reduce the backlog of very poor and failed road repairs by December 31, 2024. (F6)

The Grand Jury recommends that the County Board of Supervisors take steps necessary to add a consumer price index increase to CSA 9D, as allowed by law, by December 31, 2024. (F6)

Santa Cruz County's neglect of unincorporated local roads for many decades has led to an average Pavement Condition Index of less than 48 (as of 2019) which is 17 points below the statewide average. With the current funding level, it is projected to be 38 in 2024, and it is further projected to drop to 33 by 2028 which will leave the County in a position to experience higher catastrophic road failures.

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The County prioritizes preventive maintenance of roads in fair to good condition over road repair and reconstruction due to limited discretionary funds. As a result, many residents in local road areas will have to contend with very poor/failed roads into the foreseeable future.

Related Recommendations (1)

The most recent LAFCO and County reports fail to provide detailed accounting of how 9D funds are being spent. The result is that taxpayers lack the information to ensure that generated funds are being used appropriately.

Related Recommendations (2)

F10

Minor progress has been made in seeking and securing additional funding sources. The additional funding is far short of what is needed to maintain and repair the road network.

Related Recommendations (3)

The Grand Jury recommends that the DPW supply information to LAFCO detailing expenditures in each of the three zones of CSA 9D for the years 2020-2023 by October 31, 2024. (F6, F10)

The Grand Jury recommends that LAFCO issue a new County Service Area 9 Service and Sphere of Influence Review incorporating detailed data of expenditures for each 9D zone by March 15, 2025. (F6, F10)

The Grand Jury recommends that the County Board of Supervisors continue to prioritize a minimum of 10% of Measure K funds to repair roads in the County with a PCI of 25 or less by December 31, 2024. (F10, F11)

F11

Measure K funds go directly into the General Fund and road maintenance funding expenditures are only recommended. This may allow the funding to go to other needs.

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Conclusions 1

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Local roads in unincorporated Santa Cruz County are severely underfunded and as a result are in deplorable shape. The Grand Jury feels the best opportunity to increase substantial funding is to address the deficiency in Special District 9D. The NCE’s report predicts that under the current spending level, our roads will deteriorate even further. The County cannot afford this increasing liability. Additional funding sources (e.g., Measure D and K) are helpful but wholly inadequate to address the current and projected deferred road and culvert maintenance. This leaves unincorporated County residents at a higher risk of delayed emergency response and strandings.

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39 responses to findings and recommendations

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The County has many demands on its limited resources. The County of Santa Cruz is systematically underfunded compared to county peers and statewide county averages. These funds are allocated to the County based on systems outside of the County’s control, such as nearly five decades of property tax regulations and recent State decisions to send online sales tax from local purchases to where warehouses are located. These circumstances restrict the County’s ability to provide services including road and culvert maintenance....

There is currently no consolidated data being collected on Santa Cruz County human trafficking cases. This causes an understatement of the problem and makes it difficult for stakeholders to obtain additional funding.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

F1. Underfunding the road and culvert maintenance work on the 586 miles of County roads in unincorporated Santa Cruz County for more than four decades has created a backlog of deferred maintenance currently exceeding ¾ of a billion dollars which creates a hazard for residents. __ AGREE _X_ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The County has many demands on its limited resources. The County of Santa Cruz is systematically underfunded compared to county peers and statewide county averages. These funds are allocated to the County based on...

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED – provide a summary of the action taken, or b. HAS NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED BUT WILL BE IN THE FUTURE – provide a timeframe or expected date for completion, or c. REQUIRES FURTHER ANALYSIS – provide an explanation, scope, and parameters of an analysis to be completed within six months, or d. WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED – provide an explanation of why it is not warranted or not reasonable. 3. Please confirm the date on which you approved the assigned responses: We approved these responses in a regular public meeting as shown ________________ in our minutes dated August 27, 2024...

The Department of Human Services should designate a qualified staff member to take the lead in forming a countywide human trafficking coalition, including the District Attorney and the Sheriff’s Office. Members should include stakeholders discussed in this report who are involved in the prevention and interdiction of human trafficking. The focus should include the consolidation of human trafficking data and the procurement of additional funds, potentially to fund law enforcement task forces. Thi...

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

r 1, 2021. “Overview of Funding and Where Your Taxes Go.” Growing Up in Santa Cruz. Accessed January 15, 2024. https://growingupsc.com/road-funding/ 24. Art DeGaetano, Northeast Regional Climate Center. February 15, 2018. “Extreme Rainfall Analysis Can point to Right Size for Culverts.” U.S. Climate Resilience toolkit. Accessed March 27, 2024. https://toolkit.climate.gov/case-studies/extreme-rainfall-analyses-can-point-right-s ize-culverts 25. Confidential Grand Jury interview. 26. Confidential Grand Jury interview. 27. Confidential Grand Jury interview. 28. Octobe

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The County Department of Public Works uses industry-wide pavement management practices that results in the most efficient use of scarce resources. Information regarding pavement work is available on the County website (see Transportation & Roads (santacruzcountyca.gov), Completed County Resurfacing Projects 2018-2023 and Current Paving Projects). The Board of Supervisors is also regularly informed of pavement practices including annual proposals on how to spend Measure D funding. The most recent Measure D Plan was approv...

The potential passage of AB 379 may provide grants for the District Attorney’s Office for the prosecution of traffickers and grants for community-based organizations for direct services and victim outreach. This could provide the resources necessary to ultimately reduce human trafficking and reduce the likelihood of victims returning to trafficking.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

F2. Due to the large shortfall in funding, Santa Cruz County Department of Public Works adheres to the accepted practice promoted by the Federal Highway Administration and RTC of prioritizing pavement preservation over pavement restoration. Much of the public lacks awareness of this practice in the absence of a formally documented policy which impacts voter choices. __ AGREE _X_ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The County Department of Public Works uses industry-wide pavement management practices that results in the most efficient ...

The Program Manager of Family & Child Services should coordinate with Monterey and San Benito County peers for the purpose of reconvening the tri-county Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children steering committee. This team would meet regularly to review and track intercounty human trafficking cases and activity in our region and participate in regional prevention activities. This should be completed by December 31, 2025. (F3)

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

R2. The Grand Jury recommends that the Board of Supervisors increase annual funding to the DPW to improve at least one local road segment with a PCI of less than 40 as listed in the Pavement Management report, in each Supervisorial district starting Decembe

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): General road maintenance consisting of vegetation management, surface patching, ditch cleaning and drainage maintenance is prescribed independent of political boundaries. County-wide pavement management funding is programed based on the percentage of road miles within each district. Some districts include cities with roads that fall outside of the County’s responsibility. The pavement maintenance strategy follows industry-wide best management practices consistently. Required Response from the Santa Cruz County Board of S...

The tri-county CSEC steering committee for the prevention of human trafficking has not met for a full year as of the publication of this report. Therefore, there is no active body that could potentially monitor trafficking cases across the tri-county area.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

F3. The County road maintenance strategy differs by Supervisorial District leading to inconsistent road repair expectations among districts. This lack of a coordinated strategy leaves residents frustrated and with a sense of unfair treatment. __ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE _X_ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): General road maintenance consisting of vegetation management, surface patching, ditch cleaning and drainage maintenance is prescribed independent of political boundaries. County-wide pavement management funding is programed based on the percentage ...

The Program Manager of County Family & Child Services should resume and maintain monthly multidisciplinary team meetings, required as a condition of receiving Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children funding, to review ongoing human trafficking cases and discuss other potential cases involving high-risk youth. This should commence by August 31, 2025. (F4)

Response: Requires Analysis

Score: 0

r 3, 2024 to the Findings and Recommendations listed below which were assigned to them in the report titled Santa Cruz County Local Roads A smooth path through paradise or a hell of a road? Responses are required from elected officials, elected agency or department heads, and elected boards, councils, and committees which are investigated by the Grand Jury. The California Penal Code (PC) §933(c) requires you to respond as specified below and to keep your response on file. Your response will be considered compliant under PC §933.05 if it contains an appropriate comment on all findings and recom...

The Grand Jury recommends that the DPW supply information to LAFCO detailing expenditures in each of the three zones of CSA 9D for the years 2020-2023 by October 31, 2024. (F6, F10)

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): While it is agreed that the condition of county transportation infrastructure was a contributing factor to the damage caused by the storms of 2017 and 2023, this report has failed to adequately attribute factors such as age and the increasing pressure of climate change-driven disasters on the County’s transportation network. Since 2017, Santa Cruz County has experienced seven federally declared disasters that have caused hundreds of millions in damages to County infrastructure. This magnitude and frequency of disasters i...

The County Family & Child Services CSEC-required monthly multidisciplinary team meetings have not been held since November 2023, despite biennial reporting otherwise to the State Department of Social Services. Therefore, known cases of human trafficking have not been properly overseen.

Response: Unknown Score: 0

f 4. August 30, 2023. Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector. Final Tax Rate Book 2023-2024, p. 190. Accessed March 24, 2024. https://www.santacruzcountyca.gov/Portals/0/County/auditor/Final%20Tax%20Ra te%20Book%202023-24.pd

Each law enforcement agency in Santa Cruz County, including the Sheriff’s Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Scotts Valley Police Department, Capitola Police Department, and Watsonville Police Department, should require law enforcement officers to receive an annual human trafficking awareness training, preferably led by human trafficking survivors. This should commence by December 31, 2025. (F12)

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

R4): The Grand Jury recommends that LAFCO issue a new County Service Area 9 Service and Sphere of Influence Review incorporating detailed data of expenditures for each 9D zone by March 15, 2025. (

The Grand Jury recommends that LAFCO issue a new County Service Area 9 Service and Sphere of Influence Review incorporating detailed data of expenditures for each 9D zone by March 15, 2025. (F6, F10)

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The County has explored the possibility of asking voters for a Special District CSA 9D several times in the past and is currently making a more serious inquiry into to voters’ appetite for a proposed increase. Required Response from the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Santa Cruz County Local Roads Due by September 3, 2024 Page 7 of 21 --- Page 32 ---

Staff and administration of the County Office of Education report they are not adequately trained and do not receive regular training regarding human trafficking as required by AB 1227. This is in spite of the fact that free training is available from local providers that could bring COE into compliance if enforced. This deficiency can lead to a failure in the staff’s ability to identify cases of trafficking.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

F5. The County of Santa Cruz has failed to ask unincorporated County voters to increase the funding of the Special District 9D (1-3) road assessment fee since its inception in 1998, which has resulted in a drastic loss of revenue for maintaining County roads. __ AGREE _X_ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The County has explored the possibility of asking voters for a Special District CSA 9D several times in the past and is currently making a more serious inquiry into to voters’ appetite for a proposed increase. Required Response fro...

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

The County Office of Education should come into compliance with AB 1227, providing human trafficking-related training, led by survivors, to students and staff as required. This should be completed by February 28, 2026. (F5)

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

R5. The Grand Jury recommends that the County Board of Supervisors should begin the process necessary to increase the funding in CSA 9D to an amount in line with what is needed to reduce the backlog of very poor and failed road repairs by Decembe

Very few businesses in Santa Cruz County are in compliance with SB 1193 signage requirements. This results in the reduction of community awareness of the problem and the likelihood that trafficking victims will be able to reach out for help.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

F6. The County of Santa Cruz has failed to perform resurfacing maintenance on many of the smaller unincorporated local roads, resulting in higher failure rates and at least a 10 times increased maintenance cost when and if those roads are resurfaced. __ AGREE __ PARTIALLY DISAGREE _X_ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The County utilizes an industry-wide best management practice that results in the most cost-effective method of maintaining the County road network within existing resources. As illustrated in this Completed County Resurfacing Projects repo...

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The County utilizes an industry-wide best management practice that results in the most cost-effective method of maintaining the County road network within existing resources. As illustrated in this Completed County Resurfacing Projects report on the Department of Community Development and Infrastructure website, 85.5 miles of roads, many smaller local roads, were resurfaced between 2018 and 2023. The County resurfaced nearly one-sixth of its road network between 2018 and 2023. While there is more work to be done, the ass...

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors should adopt an umbrella countywide ordinance requiring human trafficking signage currently mandated by the State to be part of all existing permitting and licensing procedures for affected businesses. This should be completed by June 30, 2026. (F6)

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

r 6,000 culverts within the County’s maintained road system that will assess and help refine the County’s needs in this area. Information is being compiled for this study and it will likely be complete and presented to the Board by June 30, 2025. Required Response from the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Santa Cruz County Local Roads Due by Septembe

The Grand Jury recommends that the County Board of Supervisors take steps necessary to add a consumer price index increase to CSA 9D, as allowed by law, by December 31, 2024. (F6)

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

Existing human trafficking signs at farm worker contractor sites are not readily accessible to farm workers and are in poor condition. This can result in farm workers being unaware of available resources and an inability to reach out for help.

Response: Unknown Score: 0

F7_ _JictKa 36. League of California Cities. August 1, 2021. “League of California Cities- Proposition 26 and 218 implementation Guide August 2021,” p. 11. League of California Cities 37. August 30, 2023. Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector. Final Tax Rate Book 2023-2024, p. 190. Accessed March 24, 2024. https://www.santacruzcountyca.gov/Portals/0/County/auditor/Final%20Tax%20Ra te%20Book%202023-24.pd

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The County has not neglected unincorporated local roads, as evidenced by $350 million spent on roads in the last seven fiscal years. This figure represents $580,000 per road mile, and is greater than the Sheriff’s Office’s entire operating budget for three years, would fund County Parks 20 times over, and is five times larger than the Measure S library bond. However, Santa Cruz County has unique challenges to improving our Pavement Condition Index, including: - Difficult geography with unstable land in the mountains and ...

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors should require that county-specific human trafficking awareness and support signs include at least one 24/7 local hotline number, and staff should collaborate with local non-profits providing support to human trafficking victims to develop an effective sign for countywide posting and distribution. This should be completed by June 30, 2026. (F10, F11)

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

R7. The Grand Jury recommends that the County Board of Supervisors continue to prioritize a minimum o

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): Santa Cruz County Community Development & Infrastructure uses a pavement management industry-wide best management practice that results in the most efficient use of scarce resources to address road treatment. As stated above, the County made significant progress on local road maintenance including road resurfacing thanks to new sources of funding such as Measure D, and is studying whether residents would support additional road funding through CSA 9D. Required Response from the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Sant...

The mix of County and local municipal ordinances regarding the licensing and inspection of massage businesses varies, possibly causing confusion and inconsistent enforcement of existing regulations.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

F8. The County prioritizes preventive maintenance of roads in fair to good condition over road repair and reconstruction due to limited discretionary funds. As a result, many residents in local road areas will have to contend with very poor/failed roads into the foreseeable future. __ AGREE _X_ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): Santa Cruz County Community Development & Infrastructure uses a pavement management industry-wide best management practice that results in the most efficient use of scarce resources to address road treatment....

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

The Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner should come into compliance with SB 1193 by ensuring that existing human trafficking signs are refreshed annually. In addition, it should require all farm labor contractors to include the SB 1193 sign in employee handbooks for easy accessibility. A review for compliance should be done on an annual basis. This should commence by September 30, 2025. (F7)

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

R8. The Grand Jury recommends that the DPW formalize its policy of abandoning pavement restoration on very poor and failed Local roads into a publicly available document in order to inform affected property owners and prospective buyers by Decembe

Annual inspections are required of massage businesses in jurisdictions with massage business ordinances, but inspections are generally not being conducted. This can result in undetected human trafficking activity.

Response: Unknown Score: 0

F9) __ HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED – summarize what has been done HAS NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED BUT WILL BE IN THE FUTURE – __ summarize what will be done and the timeframe REQUIRES FURTHER ANALYSIS – explain the scope and timeframe __ (not to exceed six months) _X_ WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED – explain why Required response explanation, summary, and timeframe: This recommendation does not meet the industry-wide best management practice for pavement management. The Board has allocated $1 million from the recently passed Measure K to dedicate to roads. Additionally, the Department of Community Development ...

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The accounting information regarding the use of CSA 9D funds are appropriate and in compliance with Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB). However, more programmatic information could be provided such as specific services and areas funds are being utilized for. Required Response from the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Santa Cruz County Local Roads Due by September 3, 2024 Page 12 of 21 --- Page 37 ---

F10

Calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline on existing signs have unacceptably long wait times and can result in a lost opportunity to assist human trafficking victims.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

F10. Minor progress has been made in seeking and securing additional funding sources. The additional funding is far short of what is needed to maintain and repair the road network. __ AGREE _X_ PARTIALLY DISAGREE __ DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): Measure D (local half-cent sales tax) and Senate Bill (SB) 1 (State funding from vehicle registration fees/fuel taxes) are relatively new, having passed in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Measure K half-cent sales tax approved by voters on March 5, 2024, will provide a new source of funding for roads projects. A...

F10

Minor progress has been made in seeking and securing additional funding sources. The additional funding is far short of what is needed to maintain and repair the road network.

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): Measure D (local half-cent sales tax) and Senate Bill (SB) 1 (State funding from vehicle registration fees/fuel taxes) are relatively new, having passed in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Measure K half-cent sales tax approved by voters on March 5, 2024, will provide a new source of funding for roads projects. As part of placing the measure on the ballot, the Board adopted a resolution supporting budget priorities for Measure K that includes $1 million for road repair and critical infrastructure. Public Works staff also con...

R10

Local law enforcement agencies, including the Sheriff’s Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Scotts Valley Police Department, Capitola Police Department, and Watsonville Police Department, should enforce massage business licensing, certification, and inspection requirements. This should include compliance with SB 1193 signage requirements. Enforcement of existing ordinances should commence by September 30, 2025. However, if/when the Board of Supervisors agrees to the Jury’s recommendation to ad...

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

r 10% of the Measure K funding is earmarked for road maintenance and County infrastructure projects for the first year, per the Measure K voting materials. These funds go into the General Fund and are not guaranteed to be used for road maintenance. Even if the full $1 million annual funds were used for local roads, it could only pay for about one mile of paving of a very poor or failed road.[58] [59] Other Funding Sources Another source of revenue for local streets and roads comes from the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). This program is primarily funded by fuel taxes collected...

F11

Measure K funds go directly into the General Fund and road maintenance funding expenditures are only recommended. This may allow the funding to go to other needs.

Response: Disagree Score: -1

DISAGREE Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): As part of placing the measure on the ballot, the Board adopted a resolution supporting budget priorities for Measure K that includes $1 million for road repair and critical infrastructure. The Board could choose to revisit these priorities and adjust budget allocations depending on needs and interests. Required Response from the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Santa Cruz County Local Roads Due by September 3, 2024 Page 14 of 21 --- Page 39 --- Recommendations

F11

Local nonprofit organizations have 24/7 hotline numbers that are staffed, and calls can be answered immediately or within minutes, greatly increasing the likelihood of contacting victims and providing assistance in real time.

Response: Unknown Score: 0

F11) __ HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED – summarize what has been done HAS NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED BUT WILL BE IN THE FUTURE – __ summarize what will be done and the timeframe REQUIRES FURTHER ANALYSIS – explain the scope and timeframe __ (not to exceed six months) _X_ WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED – explain why Required response explanation, summary, and timeframe: The Board evaluates and sets County prioritizes through the annual budget process. This process allocates the County’s scarce resources across many competing demands such as addressing homelessness, providing affordable housing, maintaining public...

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