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County: Santa Cruz
Printed In: Nogales International
Printed On: 2026/07/15

Public Notice:

Board of Supervisors June 3, 2026 9:30 a.m.
The Board met in a Regular Meeting at the Santa Cruz County Complex, 2150 N. Congress Drive, Room #120, Nogales, NZ. Present: Manuel Ruiz, Chairman; John Maynard, Vice-Chairman; Robert Damon, Supervisor; Greg Lucero, County Manager; Holly Hawn, Attorney; Melinda Meek, Clerk. Also present: Jennifer St. John, Caesar Ramirez, Ben Stepleton, Mary Dahl, Jeffrey Cooper, Carol DeFazio, Karl Moyers, Louis Chaboya, Dean Fish, John Hays, Sheriff Estrada.
The Meeting, was called to order and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, led by Caesar Ramirez.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA: County Manager, Greg Lucero, informed the Board that Attorney Hawn has not received an exhibit related to item F-7 Resolution #2003-20 NCFE Loss Recovery IGA which outlines the County's cost and requested that it be tabled for 1 week.
Supervisor Damon made a motion to adopt the Agenda tabling item F-7 Resolution #2003-20 for I week~ second by Vice-Chairman Maynard; motion carried unanimously.
CAL~ TO THE PUBLIC: None
The Board recessed the Regular Meeting to convene as the Flood Control District Board. JM/RD;
C.U.)
(JM/RD; c.u.)
FLOOD CONTROL:
DIRECTOR'S[PROJECT REPORT: Submitted in writing.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC: None
The Board adjourned as the Flood Control District Board and reconvened the Regular Meeting
REPORTS:
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: Vice-Chairman Maynard reported that he had a meeting with Victor Gabilondo and Tanis Salant last week regarding the Transportation Enhancement Application process for the Rio Rico Pedestrian Walkway; he attended the Sonoita/Elgin Emergency Services annual meeting last night and the SEAGO Meeting last weekend.
Chairman Ruiz thanked all elected officials who participated in welcoming Presidential Candidate Joseph Lieberman to Santa Cruz County.
MANAGER: County Manager, Greg Lucero, reported that staff is working on the budget and the Tubac Restroom Facility issue.
FINANCE: Finance Director, Jennifer St. John, reported $4,490,813 in the General Fund; $1,636,375 in the Road Fund; $692,787 in the Flood Control District Fund; $8,896,645 total for all funds; $3,298,693 estimated end of month balance, compared to $2,544,366 cash at June 2002, a difference of $754,327,
The Board thanked all County departments for holding down expenditures.
SHERIFF: Sheriff Estrada reported that the currentjail population is 62, 54 males and 8 females; t2 inmates have been sentenced to the County Jail and 3 to the A7 Department of Corrections; 55 inmates have been charged with felonies and 7 with misdemeanors; 9 (14%) are undocumented aliens; 2 have been committed to the Countyjail on a daily basis and 5 on a weekly basis.
7 persons were booked in during the past 24 hours; 171 total calls for service were received during the past week, 44 of which were 911 calls.
Sheriff Estrada advised the Board that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) has assigned 10 Officers to Santa Cruz County to assist the Sheriff's Department for a minimum of 30 days with an opportunity for an additional 30 days; Sheriff Estrada thanked Governor Napolitano, DPS Director Dennis Garrett and Frank Navarette for their assistance.
PATAGONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY: Jeffrey Cooper, Director - Patagonia Public Library, provided the Board with a quarterly report as required in Resolution #1999-17 for the continuation of nonmandated funding from Santa Cruz County.
U OF A COOPERATIVE EXTENSION: Dean Fish, County Extension Director, provided the Board with a quarterly report as required in Resolution #1999-17 for the continuation of non-mandated funding from Santa Cruz County.
ACTION ITEMS:
PERSONNEL: The Board waived the hiring freeze to fill a grant-funded Legal Secretary Position at the Sheriff's Department. (JM/RD; CAL)
EXTENSION OF SERVICING BANK AGREEMENT: County Treasurer, Caesar Ramirez, informed the Board that the current Servicing Bank Agreement with Bank One is scheduled to expire on 6/30/2003; the Agreement may be extended for a period of 2 additional years and recommended that the Board extend the terms of the Contract for a term of 2 additional years until 6/30/2005.
Supervisor Damon made a motion to approve the extension of the Servicing Bank Agreement with Bank One for an additional 2 years; second by Vice-Chairman Maynard; motion carried unanimously.
0 & M SERVICES WITH SCS FIELD SERVICES FOR MANDATORY MONITORING SERVICES AT RIO RICO LANDFILL: Solid Waste Manager, Karl Moyers, advised the Board that this item is to renew a Contractual Agreement for professional services with SCS Field Engineering Services for landfill gas and groundwater monitoring as required by state regulations; the cost is approximately $1,985 per month which is the same as last year.
Mr. Moyers recommended approval.
Supervisor Damon made a motion to approve 0 & M Services with SCS Field Services for mandatory landfill monitoring services; second by Vice-Chairman Maynard; motion carried unanimously.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPOINTMENT, DISTRICT #3: Vice-Chairman Maynard made a motion to reappoint Earl Hardy to the Board of Adjustment for District #3; second by Supervisor Damon; motion carried unanimously.
AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE FOR BIOTERRORISM PREVENTION: Health Department Director, Ben Stepleton, requested authorization from the Board to purchase a trailblazar utility vehicle for bioterrorism prevention; the vehicle will be purchased with funds from the Bioterrorism Preparedness Grant.
Vice-Chairman Maynard made a motion to authorize the purchase of a vehicle for Bioterrorism Prevention; second by Supervisor Damon; motion carried unanimously.
DESIGN SERVICES FOR WEST RIO RICO MULTI-USE RECREATIONAL PARK: Community Development Department Director, Mary Dahl, stated that this is a request for authorization to proceed with design services. Staff is requesting that C.L. Williams Consulting, Inc. be awarded the Contract as one of the on-call engineering firms previously approved by the Board.
The scope of work includes hydrology, site planning & layout, site design & engineering, construction plans & specifications for the CDBG portion of the project.
Supervisor Damon made a motion to authorize staff to proceed with design services for West Rio Rico Multi-Use Recreational Park as requested; second by Vice-Chairman Maynard; motion carried unanimously.
MINUTES of 5/6/03 were approved as submitted. (JM/RD; c.u.)
DEMANDS were approved as submitted in the total amount of $711,784.78 of which $294,119.72 is from the General Fund. (JM/RD; c.u.) Details of these expenditures are available for inspection during working hours and are to be considered part of these minutes. General Fund: $294,119.72; Bad Check Collection: $5,510.15; Cost of Prosecution: $1,378.50; Retrieval Conversion Fund: $2,112.88; Em-Planning Grant: $8,000.00; Assessor's Ret & Conversion: $4,190.92; School Forest Fees Fund: $2,935.88; Law Library: $1,513.78; Road: $169.228.16; Animal Control: $6,027.22; Anti-Racketeering #2: $12,691.20; Atty's Victims Comp. Fund: $4,092.86~ Sheriff A.C.J.C. Grant: $1.046.49; H.I.D.T.A. Grant 11: $7,065. 11; Jail Enhancement: $5,217.19; D.U.I. Grant: $47,238.60; Health Services Fund: $2,473.33; Gear Up: $2,234.54; T.B. Grant Fund: $1,100.00; Juvenile Treatment Service: $1,877.22; Model Court: $7,500.00; Juv. Det. Special SVCS (Schools): $2,327.64; Flood District: $16,362.21; Cultural Youth at Risk: $15,471.97; W.I.A. Youth Program: $21,340.44; W.I.A. Welfare to Work: $3,610.75; WTW Competitive Grant: $20,085.83; W.I.A. Adult: $27,476.30; W.I.A. Dislocated Worker: $7,696.97; Projects with Industries: $7,715.00
To review these demands for this date, refer to Binder #13 which accompanies this book.
Meeting adjourned at 10: 15 a.m. (RD/JM; c.u.)
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Clerk of the Board
Manuel Ruiz, Chairman
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