This Week in Local Government

What Santa Cruz County's county, city, school and regional boards are about to decide in the next ten days, sorted by how much it matters. Use the buttons to see just the governments and topics you follow.

• NotableWatsonville City CouncilTue, Oct 13, 4:30 PM· Parks, arts & recreation, Taxes, fees & budget· Consent agenda
  $470,349 five-year software deal for the Watsonville library catalog system

  The Watsonville Public Library wants to keep using Sierra, the software system it uses to catalog materials, check items in and out, manage patron accounts, and run its online catalog. The Council is asked to name Innovative Interfaces Incorporated (a Clarivate company) as a sole source vendor — meaning the work goes to this one company without competitive bidding — and to approve a five-year license, hosting, and software support agreement for no more than $470,349.09. A yes vote authorizes the City Manager to sign the contract, covering February 2027 through February 2032, paid from account 620-7322.

• NotableWatsonville City CouncilTue, Oct 13, 4:30 PM· Parks, arts & recreation, Taxes, fees & budget· Consent agenda
  City would accept $275,000 Measure Q grant to revitalize the City Plaza

  The City Council would formally accept a $275,000 grant from Santa Cruz County's Office of Response, Recovery, and Resilience for the Watsonville City Plaza Revitalization Project, which is described as restoring and modernizing the historic downtown plaza. A yes vote puts the money into the City's Special Grants Fund [0260] and lets the City Manager negotiate and sign the grant agreements and any amendments needed to carry it out. The Council would also find that the environmental review already done for the plaza project is sufficient, since accepting the money does not change the project.

• MinorWatsonville City CouncilTue, Oct 13, 4:30 PM· Transportation & traffic, Parks, arts & recreation· Consent agenda
  More money and time for Pennsylvania Drive trail repair engineering contract

  The Council would add up to $27,653 to the contract with Cal Engineering & Geology, Inc. for the Pennsylvania Drive trail repair project from Clifford Avenue to Winding Way, raising the total to $198,646.25 and extending the completion date from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The work is paid for by the Measure D Fund.

• MinorCapitola Art and Cultural CommissionTue, Oct 13, 6:30 PM· Parks, arts & recreation
  Commission to pick artist for Rispin Reflecting Pool public art project

  The commission would hear a recommendation from its ad hoc committee and recommend an artist to the City Council for a services agreement to create public art at the Rispin Reflecting Pool.

• MinorCapitola Art and Cultural CommissionTue, Oct 13, 6:30 PM· Parks, arts & recreation
  Commission to pick artist for Bandstand weathervane public art project

  The commission would hear a recommendation from its ad hoc committee and recommend an artist to the City Council for a services agreement for the Bandstand Weathervane public art project.