Votes, ordinance adoption and advisory appointments: what the Santa Cruz council approved

Several formal actions, votes and appointments were completed during the meeting. Key outcomes:

• Consent agenda (items 7–16): Councilmember Triguero moved the consent agenda; Councilmember Golder seconded. After a roll-call vote, the motion passed. A recusal on item 15 was noted earlier in the meeting.

• Ordinance (item 17) — irrigation of nonfunctional turf: The council took up the second reading and final adoption of an ordinance amending the charter to restrict irrigation of nonfunctional turf. The public hearing was opened and closed with no public comments. Councilmember Triguero moved approval; Councilmember Bruner seconded. The clerk called the roll and the ordinance was adopted.

• Health and All Policies (item 19): Councilmember Bruner moved to adopt the HIAP 2026–29 work plan; Councilmember Triguero seconded. The motion carried on a roll-call vote. The plan sets multiple departmental and community engagement activities and schedules bimonthly HIAP committee meetings beginning Feb. 4.

• Appointments (items 20–29): The council processed nominations and consensus appointments to multiple advisory bodies, including Arts Commission, Children's Fund (Araceli Contreras and Pamela Velasquez appointed), Sister Cities (Leah Khan appointed), Planning Commission seats, Parks and Recreation and Water Commission reappointments. The clerk will follow up by email to schedule swearing-in and onboarding for new appointees.

Vote tallies: Roll calls recorded unanimous 'aye' responses for the consent agenda, ordinance adoption and HIAP work plan where recorded; specific recorded recusals were noted on the record. Where the council used consensus to appoint advisory members, nominations were adopted without formal roll-call tallies on the transcript.