To: The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission From: Santa Cruz County Business Council Board of Directors RE: SCCBC Formal Position on Unified Corridor Study _______________________________________________________________________ Overview and Process: The Santa Cruz County Business Council Board of Directors has been conducting our own analysis of the preliminary results of the Unified Corridors Study (UCS), including […]
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SCCBC 2018 Primary Election Results
Its officially been a week since California’s 2018 Midterm Election.Since then Business Council staff have been coming back to life and returning our full attention back to our SCCBC work. In this most recent election SCCBC staff was involved in several local measures as well as keeping constant tabs on a few statewide initiatives and […]
Unified Corridor Study – Cost Breakdown and 30 Year Projection
The Unified Corridor Study (UCS) was released in late September of 2018, since its release Business Council Staff has been considering all aspects of the study in order to choose the best possible scenario for the future of Santa Cruz Transportation. We have created a cheat sheet of the costs of each aspect of the […]
Seacliff Improvement Association Presentation
The Seacliff Improvement Association attended SCCBC’s Government Affairs Committee Meeting on 10/10/18 to discuss potential transportation improvements in the Seacliff and Aptos Village area. You can view their full presentation below. SIA Presentation to SC Business Council
County Adopts Fee Reduction Pilot Plan for ADUs
Today the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, led by Chair Zach Friend, adopted in principle a pilot program to reduce the fees levied on new ADU owners as a means of encouraging more ADU development. ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units), also known as “Granny Units”, have long been sought after in both the unincorporated area of […]
Adverse Impacts of the California Community College Funding Formula
The President of Cabrillo College Matthew Wetstein spoke for the SCCBC Transportation and Government Affairs Committee about the new funding formula adopted by the California Community Colleges and the adverse effects it has had on some California Community Colleges, including Cabrillo. You can view the full presentation below: SCCBCGovtAffairsCmte09-12-18
Library/Mixed Use Project Presentation
For those of you who were unable to attend last week’s Lunch and Learn with City Staff about the proposed Downtown Library/Mixed Use Project you can view the presentation below. Mixed Use Master Slides
The Next Chapter of Affordable Housing in Watsonville
What if I told you that Watsonville could develop a brand new, 150 unit mixed income housing project with 20 percent affordable housing in place of an automobile junkyard that has been polluting the local waterway for 60 years? Now what if I said that project would have essentially zero impact on traffic in the […]