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Council Approves Regional Emergency Radio Agreement

Scotts ValleyNov 19, 20251 min read

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The City Council voted 5-0 to approve Scotts Valley’s participation in a regional next-generation radio system, contingent on participation by Santa Cruz, Capitola, Watsonville, and the University of California Santa Cruz. The council also voted 5-0 to designate the City Manager or her designee as Scotts Valley’s voting member on the system’s executive committee.

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What this means

The agreement is intended to support interoperable emergency communications among participating jurisdictions. Scotts Valley’s participation will depend on the other listed organizations also joining the system. The council separately approved the consent and regular agendas unanimously, including a full-time Police Lieutenant position and administrative policy authority for the City Manager.

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Approved Resolution No. 2075 authorizing a master governance and service agreement for the Regional Interoperable Next-Generation (RING) radio system, contingent on participation by Santa Cruz, Capitola, Watsonville, and the University of California Santa Cruz; vote: 5-0.
Designated the City Manager or her designee as Scotts Valley’s voting member of the RING Executive Committee; vote: 5-0.
Approved the consent agenda without alterations; vote: 5-0.
Approved the regular agenda without alterations; vote: 5-0.

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City Council Meeting

Nov 19, 2025, 6:00 PMCity Council Chambers, 1 Civic Center Drive, Scotts Valley CA 95066completed

Agenda

CALL TO ORDER [EVENT_TIME]
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
SPECIAL SET MATTER
1. Mayor's Proclamation for Consultant Steve Toler
Decision: SPECIAL SET MATTER
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Council members are appointed to committees which are either City committees or committees dealing with other jurisdictions. This portion of the agenda allows the committee member to present oral or written reports to the Council regarding their committee assignments. It also allows the Council to make comments and give the committee member direction, as required.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME
This is the opportunity for individuals attending in person to make oral comments to the Council on any items within the purview of the Council, which are NOT part of the Agenda. No action on the item may be taken, but the Council may request the matter be placed on a future agenda. Written public comment may be emailed to the City Clerk by 5:00 PM on the day of the meeting at csimonovich@scottsvalley.gov.
ALTERATIONS TO CONSENT AGENDA
Council can remove or add items to the Consent Agenda.
CONSENT AGENDA
The Consent Agenda is comprised of items which are intended to be non-controversial and are approved without discussion. Persons wishing to speak on any item may request the item be moved to the Regular Agenda by raising their hand to be recognized by the Mayor. An item will only be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Regular Agenda if a City Council Member requests it to be moved and a majority of the Council agrees.
1. Approve City Council minutes of 11-05-2025
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Decision: CONSENT AGENDA
2. Approve check register dated 11-01-2025 through 11-14-2025
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Decision: CONSENT AGENDA
3. Adopt Resolution No. 2073 delegating authority to the City Manager for the management and approval of Administrative Policies
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Decision: CONSENT AGENDA
4. Investment Report for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2025
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Decision: CONSENT AGENDA
5. Adopt Resolution No. 2074 approving (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Police Lieutenant position
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Decision: CONSENT AGENDA
ALTERATIONS TO REGULAR AGENDA
Council can remove or add items to the Regular Agenda.
REGULAR AGENDA
Persons wishing to speak on any item may do so by raising their hand to be recognized by the Mayor.
1. Consideration of a Master Governance and Service Agreement related to the Regional Interoperable Next-Generation Radio System (RING)
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Decision: REGULAR AGENDA
2. Future Council Agenda Items
Decision: REGULAR AGENDA
ADJOURNMENT