Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 8/23/2022 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM 511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA
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22-00001  Agenda ItemCounty Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda. -Annual Toys for Tots Drive  Action details Not available
22-00771  Agenda ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: one case. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6) Employee organizations: all bargaining units, unrepresented employees, managers, and executives. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Maria Elena De Guevara. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Jeffrey Arlington v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court case number 20CV03438.  Action details Not available
22-00761 A-1)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Industrial Hemp Cultivation Program Agreement No. 22-0769-000-SA, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA in an amount not to exceed $31,871.86 to reimburse the County for the registration of industrial hemp growers and seed breeders and the enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to industrial hemp for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024; and b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4).Pass Action details Not available
22-00762 A-2)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Bulk Citrus Regulatory Program Agreement No. 22-0294-021-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA for support and services related to the ACP Bulk Citrus Regulatory Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 in the amount of $15,147.08; and b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4).Pass Action details Not available
22-00760 A-3)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a waiver of competition under County Code Section 2-39 for the purchase of pharmaceuticals, as follows: a) Authorize the Purchasing Manager to procure pharmaceuticals for the Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) from AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (not a local vendor) without requiring competitive bidding in order to extend the current Purchase Order No. CN22395 through December 31, 2022; and b) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.Pass Action details Video Video
22-00764 A-4)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding General Fund Shelter, Warming Center and Cooling Response Program Operations Agreements, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter to support and maintain service levels at the Bridgehouse Shelter, Santa Maria Shelter, and Family Shelter, for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $234,698.00; b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) to support and maintain service levels at the PATH Santa Barbara Emergency Shelter, for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $110,302.00; c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter (formerly with Unitarian Society) to support and maintain service levels at the Warming Centers in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00, and an additional Statement of Work for a Cooling Response Program “Pilot Program” in an aPass Action details Not available
22-00763 A-5)Administrative ItemApprove Budget Revision Request No.’s 0008313, 0008454, and 0008476. (4/5 Vote Required)Pass Action details Not available
22-00755 A-6)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a standard agreement (17-MITPPS-21021) between the County of Santa Barbara Fire Department and the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), to receive $280,000.00 under HCD’s Community Development Block Grant Mitigation-Planning and Public Services (CDBG MIT-PPS) program, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Fire Chief to execute Standard Agreement 17-MITPPS-21021 with state HCD for funding in the amount of $280,000.00 under HCD’s CDBG MIT-PPS program; and b) Determine this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is a creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.Pass Action details Not available
22-00754 A-7)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Local Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement No. 22-FI-11050700-002 between the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the USDA Forest Service Los Padres National Forest, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief to execute Local Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement No. 22-FI-11050700-002 between the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the USDA Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest; b) Authorize the Fire Chief 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.Pass Action details Not available
22-00759 A-8)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Professional Services Agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), Inc. for ArcGIS Enterprise Licensing and System Design, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Enterprise Agreement (EA) with Esri, Inc., to provide multi-year enterprise licensing for ArcGIS Enterprise Licensing for the period covering August 23, 2022 through August 22, 2025 in the total amount not to exceed $675,000.00; b) Delegate to the General Services Director, or designee, the authority to exercise the options to purchase additional years of enterprise licensing for Years 4 and 5 as set forth in Appendix B of the EA Fee Schedule of the EA Agreement with annual amounts not to exceed $275,000.00 and $300,000.00, respectively, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time; c) Delegate to the General Services Director or designee the authority to issue amendments to the EA in an amount not to exceed 5%, or $33,750.00, for Years 1, 2, and 3; and $13,750.00 and $15,000.00, respectivPass Action details Not available
22-00765 A-9)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Side Letter Agreement for changes to the terms of employment for psychiatric nurses and employees assigned to the Crisis Stabilization Unit and Psychiatric Health Facility, as follows: a) Approve a Side Letter Agreement with the Service Employees International Union, Local 620, for changes to terms of employment for Psychiatric Nurses and employees assigned to the Crisis Stabilization Unit and Psychiatric Health Facility; b) Direct staff to apply the same terms for increases in special duty allowance and shift differentials to similarly situated extra-help employees working in the Crisis Stabilization Unit and Psychiatric Health Facility; and c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above actions are a 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, and therefore are not a project subject to environmental review.Pass Action details Not available
22-00766 A-10)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Short-Term Contracts for Temporary Employment Services, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor to provide temporary employment services with Crossroads Staffing for the period of July 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022 in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00; b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor to provide temporary employment services with Robert Half International Inc. for the period of July 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022 in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00; c) Determine that the County’s economic interests are served by each contract, pursuant to Government Code Section 31000.4, by meeting immediate administrative staffing needs that arise suddenly and cannot be met through the County’s extra help hiring process; and d) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above actions are a government fiscal activity which do notPass Action details Not available
22-00757 A-11)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an agreement for services with Carlos Cerecedo, Inc for on-call Spanish translation and interpretive services, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement for services of independent contractor with Carlos Cerecedo, Inc. to provide Spanish interpretive and translation services. Services are to be rendered during the initial term of July 12, 2022, to June 30, 2023, with a base Agreement amount not to exceed $85,500.00, plus a contingency fund of $9,500.00, for a total not to exceed amount of $95,000.00. The Agreement includes two options to extend the Agreement by an additional year, each year with the same funding as the initial term, the total Agreement amount including exercise of both options will not exceed $285,000.00 or extend beyond June 30, 2025; b) Approve and authorize the Planning and Development Department Director, or designee, to: i) Exercise Option 1 and Option 2, each for an additional year, in accordance with Section 4 of the Agreement; ii) Approve up to a 10 percent contingency not tPass Action details Not available
22-00756 A-12)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an agreement for services with BluePoint Planning for the Preparation of a Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Outreach Strategies, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with BluePoint Planning to provide professional services in the preparation of a Climate Change Adaptation Plan including stakeholder outreach and engagement for the period of August 23, 2022, to December 31, 2024, with a base amount not to exceed $213,864.00; b) Authorize the Planning and Development Department (P&D) Director, or the P&D Director’s designee, to: i) Approve up to a 10 percent contingency cost not to exceed $21,386.00 for services being performed under the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $235,250.00; ii) Approve changes or additions in the services being performed under the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor, provided the Agreement does not exceed the base contract amount plus the 10 percent contingency identifPass Action details Not available
22-00758 A-13)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Program Revenue Agreement and Salary Resolution Amendment, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Grant Agreement No. 22-10287 and required certifications with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to accept funding for the WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program for the period of October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 for a total amount of $14,438,271.00; b) Approve and authorize the Public Health Director, or designee, to make Project Representative changes in accordance with the Grant Agreement; c) Approve a Salary Resolution, which allocates to the Public Health Department one (1) 1.0 FTE Registered Dietitian legal position, two (2) 1.0 FTE Health Education Assistant legal positions, one (1) 0.5 FTE Health Education Assistant legal position, one (1) 1.0 FTE Health Educator legal position, and one (1) 1.0 FTE Health Services Aide legal position; d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008453 in the amount of $810,757.00 to establish appropriations for $8Pass Action details Not available
22-00753 A-14)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Northern Santa Barbara County United Way for Home for Good Santa Barbara County AmeriCorps Partnership for Veterans and People Experiencing Homelessness Program, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement with Northern Santa Barbara County United Way (local vendor) AmeriCorps Partnership for Veterans and People Experiencing Homelessness Program for a total contract amount not to exceed $35,000.00 for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023; and b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
22-00002  Agenda ItemPublic Comment Period THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (22-00002) WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  Action details Video Video
22-00657 1)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider withdrawal of the project regarding the Halsell Rezone and Tentative Tract Map, Rezone (15RZN-00000-00004) and Tentative Tract Map (15TRM-00000-00011). COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: WITHDRAWPass Action details Video Video
22-00768 2)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) Issuance of Tax-Exempt and/or Taxable Revenue Obligations for the Benefit of Dunn School, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.) a) Hold a public hearing in compliance with the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) regarding the issuance by the CEDA of tax-exempt and/or taxable revenue obligations, for the benefit of Dunn School, a California non-profit public benefit corporation, and consider public comment; b) Adopt a Resolution approving the issuance by CEDA of its revenue obligations for the benefit of Dunn School in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,500,000.00 for the purpose of financing or refinancing the design, construction, improvement, rehabilitation, equipping, and furnishing of certain educational facilities, providing the terms and conditions for such obligations and other matters relating thereto; and c) Determine that the above actions involve government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and are not a project under the California EnvironmentaPass Action details Video Video
22-00767 3)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Home delivery of meals to seniors and disabled in Santa Barbara County, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Receive and file a presentation from the Department of Social Services regarding home delivery of meals to seniors and disabled in Santa Barbara County; b) Provide direction to staff as appropriate; and c) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video