Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 10/4/2011 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR 105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA
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11-00040  Agenda ItemClosed Session Agenda  Action details Not available
11-00762 A-1)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming September 15, 2011 through October 15, 2011 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
11-00763 A-2)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage in the State of California.Pass Action details Not available
11-00764 A-3)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Elvia Nye upon her retirement from the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor’s Office after 34 years of dedicated service to the County of Santa Barbara and the residents of our community.Pass Action details Not available
11-00765 A-4)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Pam Smith upon her retirement from the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor’s Office after 35 years of dedicated service to the County of Santa Barbara and the residents of our community.Pass Action details Not available
11-00766 A-5)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Kate Rees upon her retirement from the Cachuma Operations and Management Board and further commends her for her leadership and vision to secure the water supply of Lake Cachuma.Pass Action details Not available
11-00748 A-6)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of October 2011 as National Arts and Humanities Month and October 7, 2011 as California Arts Day in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
11-00746 A-7)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of October 2, 2011 through October 8, 2011 as National 4-H Week in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
11-00753 A-8)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the Vandenberg Village Lions Club for their exceptional community service.Pass Action details Not available
11-00767 A-9)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Dyslexia Awareness and Resource Center.Pass Action details Not available
11-00768 A-10)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution celebrating the 25th anniversary of the California Avocado Festival.Pass Action details Not available
11-00745 A-11)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Margaret Connell as the 2011 recipient of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund Giraffe Award.Pass Action details Not available
11-00760 A-12)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding with the Friends of the Library of Santa Ynez Valley, Inc. regarding plans for a 7,000 square foot expansion to the Solvang Library, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Friends of the Library of Santa Ynez Valley, Inc. a non-profit organization wherein the parties agree to the roles, responsibilities and financial relationship of the two entities relative to the operation of a proposed 7,000 square foot expansion of the Solvang Library located at 1745 Mission Drive, City of Solvang, State of California; and b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of CEQA, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(4) (creation of government funding mechanisms).Pass Action details Not available
11-00761 A-13)Agenda ItemAdopt a Resolution which consents to and approves the transaction and the transfer of the Cable Communications System Franchise from CoxCom, LLC to Cox Communications California, LLC.Pass Action details Not available
11-00759 A-14)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 to the Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building Electrical Upgrades, Project No. 8693, 100 East Locust Avenue, Lompoc, Fourth District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Contract with Native Electrical Construction, Inc. for the Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building Electrical Upgrades project in the amount of $13,407.93 upon return of the Contractor’s executed contract documents and the review and approval of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Contract with Native Electrical Construction, Inc. for the Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building Electrical Upgrades project in the amount of $17,000.00 upon return of the Contractor’s executed contract documents and the review and approval of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives for a total amended contract amount of $226,542.93; and c) Re-authorize the Director of GenerPass Action details Not available
11-00769 A-15)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement to Provide Affordable Housing - StoneGate, TM 14,481, 98-DP-019, with the Department of Housing and Community Development and direct its recordation, Orcutt area, Fourth District.Pass Action details Not available
11-00754 A-16)Agenda ItemApprove a Side Letter Agreement with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) to delay a previously-negotiated 3.5% wage increase.Pass Action details Not available
11-00755 A-17)Agenda ItemAdopt a Resolution amending the Classification and Compensation Plan to change the overtime status of Job Classification No. 003930, Healthcare Practitioner, from exempt to non-exempt.Pass Action details Not available
11-00757 A-18)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the acceptance of Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2011 Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Funding, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to accept the Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant/Fiscal Year 2011 Competitive Grant award in the amount of $200,000.00 from the Office of Justice Programs at the United States Department of Justice; and b) Approve a Budget Revision recognizing the unanticipated revenue.Pass Action details Not available
11-00756 A-19)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Grant for Public Health, Pandemic and Hospital Emergency Preparedness and Report on Disaster Medical Surge Supplies and Equipment, as follows: a) Authorize the Public Health Department Director to execute Agreement No. EPO 11-42 with California Department of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Office for 2011/2012 CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP), State General Fund (GF) Pandemic Influenza, and HHS Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) funding in an amount not to exceed $664,571.00; b) Receive and file a report on disaster-related medical supplies and equipment received from the California Department of Public Health and distributed to various cache locations throughout Santa Barbara County; and c) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review per CEQA Guideline Section 15061(b)(3), since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activities may have a significant effect on the environment.Pass Action details Not available
11-00682 A-20)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding speed limits on various roads, Second, Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 23, Sections 23-15.3, 23-15.4, 23-15.5 & 23-15.6 of the Code of Santa Barbara County, pertaining to speed limits on Cathedral Oaks Road, Hollister Avenue and State Street in the Santa Barbara area; Paradise Road in the Cachuma Lake area; Refugio Road in the Santa Ynez area; and Hummel Drive and Solomon Road in the Orcutt area; and b) Approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301 (c), pertaining to maintenance and operation of existing facilities, for this project.Pass Action details Not available
11-00752 A-21)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Cathedral Oaks Road Bridge (No. 51C-001) Replacement Project, Federal Project No. BRLSZD-5951(082), County Project No. 862274, Second District, as follows: a) Approve the Project and Mitigated Negative Declaration and Findings (11NGD-00000-00009) for the Cathedral Oaks Road Bridge (No. 51C-001) Replacement Project; and b) Authorize the Director of Public Works to advertise for construction bids for the Cathedral Oaks Road Bridge (No. 51C-001) Replacement Project.Pass Action details Not available
11-00751 A-22)Agenda ItemActing as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: Consider recommendations regarding the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Las Vegas-San Pedro Creeks Capacity Improvement Project, Third District, as follows: a) Certify that the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), No. 11-NGD-00000-00008, for the Las Vegas-San Pedro Creeks Capacity Improvement Project has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); b) Certify that the Board has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final MND No. 11-NGD-00000-00008, as well as information presented during the public hearing, prior to the approval of the project, and adopt the CEQA Findings; and c) Adopt the project description (Proposed Project) and mitigation measures, with their corresponding monitoring requirements, as the Mitigation Monitoring Program for this project.Pass Action details Not available
11-00773 A-23)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the appointment of Rubayi Srivastava to the Human Services Commission, term ending June 30, 2014, First District.Pass Action details Not available
11-00749 A-24)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the appointment of Maria Lopez to the Commission for Women, term ending October 30, 2014, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
11-00758 A-25)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance granting a Private Pipeline Franchise to ERG Resources, LLC, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.) a) Consider the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance granting a Private Pipeline Franchise to ERG Resources, LLC, for a twenty (20) year term, to allow the operation and maintenance of the existing pipeline system through the County roadways of Palmer Road and Cat Canyon Road near the Cat Canyon Oil Fields north of Los Alamos in the unincorporated territory of Santa Barbara County; and b) Set hearing on the Administrative Agenda of November 15, 2011 to consider recommendations, as follows: i) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance granting a Private Pipeline Franchise to ERG Resources, LLC, for a twenty (20) year term, to allow the operation and maintenance of the existing pipeline system in a portion of the unincorporated territory of Santa Barbara County; and ii) Approve a Notice of Exemption addressing the environmental impact of ERG Resources, LLC’s use of the County roadways of Palmer Road and CPass Action details Not available
11-00001  Agenda ItemPublic Comment  Action details Not available
11-00744 1)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Mentally Ill and Homeless Recidivism Cost Analysis, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Receive and file a staff report on the financial impacts of homeless and mentally ill individuals repeatedly cycling through the courts and county jail, as completion of the County’s response to the Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury’s Report entitled “Homeless Mentally Ill Indigent Recidivism - This is not good for the County”; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a letter, on behalf of the Board, to accompany the staff report being sent to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court and the Grand Jury; and c) Provide staff with any additional guidance and direction on this matter. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
11-00770 2)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding participation in the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance determining that the County will comply with the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program pursuant to Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the California Health and Safety Code in order to permit the continued existence and operation of the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Santa Barbara (Continuation Ordinance); and b) Determine, that the above actions do not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) but instead consist of the creation or continuation of a governmental funding mechanism for potential future projects and programs and/or governmental organizational activities pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5).Pass Action details Not available
11-00770  Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding participation in the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance determining that the County will comply with the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program pursuant to Part 1.9 of Division 24 of the California Health and Safety Code in order to permit the continued existence and operation of the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Santa Barbara (Continuation Ordinance); and b) Determine, that the above actions do not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) but instead consist of the creation or continuation of a governmental funding mechanism for potential future projects and programs and/or governmental organizational activities pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5).Pass Action details Not available
11-00705 3)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Seismic Retrofit of the San Marcos Road Bridge No. 51C-002 at Maria Ygnacia Creek, Federal Project No. BRLSZD-5951(090), County Project No. 862275, Second District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Seismic Retrofit of San Marcos Road Bridge No. 51C-002 at Maria Ygnacia Creek; b) Consider the bid protest of Souza Construction, Inc. (Souza), and the response of Brough Construction, Inc. (Brough) and follow the recommendation of staff and the County Executive Office, as follows: i) Find that the good faith Underutilized Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (UDBE) efforts of Brough met the requirements of the bid documents; ii) Find the bid protest of Souza to be without merit; iii) Award the Construction Contract in the amount of $737,911.50 to the lowest responsible bidder, Brough Construction, Inc. (a Tri-County Vendor), 634 Prinz Road, Arroyo Grande, California 93420, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the plans and specifications appliPass Action details Not available
11-00723 4)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the approval of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Contracts with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County (CAC), Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People (SYVPHP), and Henkels & McCoy Training Services, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Contract with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County (CAC) (a local vendor) in the amount of $74,798.00 for the period October 1, 2011 through July 5, 2012 to provide WIA Youth Services to In-School eligible youth between the ages of 14-21 years of age in Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Contract with Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People (SYVPHP) (a local vendor) in the amount of $175,202.00 for the period October 1, 2011 through July 5, 2012 to provide WIA Youth Services to In-School eligible youth between the ages of 14-21 years of age in Lompoc, Solvang and Santa Ynez; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Contract with Community Action Commission of SantaPass Action details Not available
11-00731 5)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Chapter 21 Appeals and Certificates of Compliance Process Ordinance Amendment, as follows: a) Make the findings for approval, including CEQA findings, of the proposed Ordinance; b) Approve the Notice of Exemption; and c) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance (Case No. 11ORD-00000-00011) amending Chapter 21, Land Division, of the Santa Barbara County Code to update the procedures regarding accepting and processing of appeals, and add procedures for processing certificates of compliance.Pass Action details Not available
11-00729 6)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations of the County and Montecito Planning Commissions to approve Case Nos. 11ORD-00000-00012, 11ORD-00000-00013 and 11ORD-00000-00014 which would amend, respectively, the County Land Use and Development Code, the Montecito Land Use and Development Code, and the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance, to implement a series of amendments that address emerging issues and correct and clarify existing language, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Consider recommendations regarding Case No. 11ORD-00000-00012, County LUDC Amendment, as follows: i) Make the findings for approval, including CEQA findings, of the proposed Ordinance as shown in Attachment A of the Board Letter for the October 4, 2011 hearing; ii) Determine that the adoption of this Ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in compliance with Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA included as Attachment B of the Board Letter for the October 4, 2011 hearing; and iii) Approve Case No. 10ORD-00000-00012, and adopt an Ordinance amendPass Action details Not available
11-00733 7)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations of the County and Montecito Planning Commissions to approve Case Nos. 11ORD-00000-00029, 11ORD-00000-00030, and 11ORD-00000-00031 which would amend the County Land Use and Development Code, Montecito Land Use and Development Code, and the Coastal Zoning Ordinance to prohibit Medical Marijuana Dispensary storefronts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Consider recommendations regarding Case No. 11ORD-00000-00029 (County LUDC Amendments), as follows: i) Make the findings for approval of the proposed amendments, including CEQA findings; ii) Determine that the adoption of this Ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in compliance with Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA; and iii) Approve Case No. 11ORD-00000-00029, and adopt an Ordinance amending Section 35-1, the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the County Code; b) Consider recommendations regarding Case No. 11ORD-00000-00030 (Montecito LUDC Amendments), as follows: i) MaPass Action details Not available