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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Opioid Unified Response in Santa Barbara County (OUR SBC), as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Receive and file a report on the OUR SBC strategic priorities and provide initial direction for utilizing the Opioid Settlement Funds in Santa Barbara County;
b) Approve funding recommendations for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 as detailed;
c) Approve the City of Santa Barbara's one-time request for $79,675.26 in Opioid Settlement Funds, which represents the City’s direct allocation of funds from the Janssen settlement, subject to a purchase order agreement specifying certain requirements and approved uses of funds;
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009764 for FY 2023-2024 opioid settlement funding to the Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $437,900.00 for allocation towards medication assisted therapy (MAT) pharmaceuticals and MAT program staff costs at Santa Barbara County Jail (4/5 vote);
e) Delegate the Public Health Department, in coordination with the County Executive Office, as the lead department in managing receipt and distribution of opioids settlement funds, including the establishment of a new special revenue fund where funds will be deposited, and the annual submission of required reporting to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) starting FY 2024-2025, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time (4/5 vote);
f) Provide other direction, as appropriate; and
g) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended actions are an organizational or administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical change in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE