Legislation Details

File #: 26-00821    Version: 1
Type: Administrative Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/3/2026 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 9/15/2026 Final action: 9/15/2026
Title: Consider recommendations regarding Local Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement No. 26-FI-11050700-002 between the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief to execute the Local Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement between the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the USDA Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest; b) Authorize the Fire Chief or his designee to update the Operating Plan for the Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement on an annual basis for the term of this agreement; and c) Determine that the above-recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are the creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which do not involve any commi...
Sponsors: FIRE DEPARTMENT
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Attachment A - Local Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement 26-FI-11050700-002 between the County of Santa Barbara and the USDA, Fores Service Los Padres National Forest

Title

Consider recommendations regarding Local Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement No. 26-FI-11050700-002 between the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest, as follows:

 

a) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief to execute the Local Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement between the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the USDA Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest;

 

b) Authorize the Fire Chief or his designee to update the Operating Plan for the Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement on an annual basis for the term of this agreement; and

 

c) Determine that the above-recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are the creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.