File #: 25-00721    Version: 1
Type: Administrative Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/12/2025 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 8/26/2025 Final action:
Title: Consider recommendations regarding responses to 2024-2025 Grand Jury Report on Water Management, as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency: a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Santa Barbara County Water Agency Board of Directors' response to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury report entitled, "Water Management in Santa Barbara County - Keep Up the Good Work"; b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter, and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara Superior Court; and c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because they are government administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.
Sponsors: COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER AGENCY
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Attachment A - GJ Response Water Mgmt 8.26.25, 3. Attachment B - Water Mgmt Grand Jury Report
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Consider recommendations regarding responses to 2024-2025 Grand Jury Report on Water Management, as follows:

 

Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:

 

a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Santa Barbara County Water Agency Board of Directors’ response to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury report entitled, “Water Management in Santa Barbara County - Keep Up the Good Work”;

 

b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter, and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara Superior Court; and

 

c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because they are government administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.