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Meeting date/time:
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9/3/2013
9:00 AM
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Minutes status:
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Approved
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Meeting location:
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR
105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA
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13-00001
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13-00660
| A-1) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Raul Orozco of the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Department as the County of Santa Barbara’s September 2013 Employee of the Month. | Pass |
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13-00667
| A-2) | Agenda Item | Adopt a Resolution establishing the property tax rates and levying taxes for the taxing agencies in the County of Santa Barbara for the Fiscal Year 2013/2014. | Pass |
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13-00576
| A-3) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding June 2013 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the use of unspent Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for Capital Development Projects and Fiscal Year 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2013/2014 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendments, as follows:
a) Approve the Fiscal Year 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2013/2014 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendments for final submission to HUD;
b) Authorize the County Executive Officer or designee to execute all certifications, standard forms and other related documents required for CDBG Program administration and implementation for submittal to and approval by HUD of the Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendments; and
c) Determine that the approval of the Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendments is not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are not a project as they are the crea | Pass |
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13-00651
| A-4) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding shelter operations General Fund Grant Agreement for Good Samaritan Shelter, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Shelter Operations General Fund Grant Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter to support and maintain existing service levels at the Good Samaritan Emergency Shelter for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $149,691.00; and
b) Determine that the approval and execution of the Shelter Operations General Fund Grant Agreement is not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project 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 physical impact on the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption. | Pass |
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13-00666
| A-5) | Agenda Item | Approve the appointments of the following City representatives to serve on the Library Advisory Committee for a term of one year, or until discharged at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors, as follows:
a) Maureen Theobald as the City of Santa Maria Representative;
b) Foster Markolf as the City of Carpinteria Representative;
c) Judith Dale as the City of Buellton Representative; and
d) Margaret Connell as the City of Goleta Representative. | Pass |
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13-00659
| A-6) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2013 Homeland Security Grant Program, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the County Executive Officer and his/her Business Manager, the Emergency Operations Chief, the Homeland Security Program Emergency Manager to apply and enter into a Contract to accept a grant from the FFY 2013 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) on behalf of the Santa Barbara Operational Area;
b) Determine that the proposed action is related to the creation of a government funding mechanism and other 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 is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline section 15378 (b)(4) and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption; and
c) Direct staff to return to the Board of Supervisors with the grant as part of the Office of Emergency Management’s budget and work program request if the grant is awarded. | Pass |
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13-00664
| A-7) | Agenda Item | Approve Budget Revision Requests (SEE EXHIBIT A WITH POSTED AGENDA). (4/5 Vote Required). | Pass |
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13-00672
| A-8) | Agenda Item | Approve the Side Letter Agreement with the Sheriff’s Managers Association (SMA) extending the delay of a previously-negotiated 3% wage increase to September 22, 2013. | Pass |
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13-00674
| A-9) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of an Amendment to the Local Coastal Program regarding Commercial Telecommunication Facilities Ordinance Amendment, as follows:
a) Receive notice of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of the County’s amendment to the County’s Local Coastal Program, Coastal Commission Case No. STB-MAJ-3-11-B, Commercial Telecommunication Facilities, with suggested modifications;
b) Adopt a Resolution acknowledging receipt of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification with modifications, accepting and agreeing to the modifications, agreeing to issue Coastal Development Permits for the total area included in the conditionally certified Local Coastal Program, and adopting the Local Coastal Program Amendments with the suggested modifications;
c) Determine that the Board’s action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.9. The County relied upon an Addendum, prepared March 4, 2011, to a previously ad | Pass |
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13-00673
| A-10) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of an Amendment to the Local Coastal Program regarding General Package Ordinance Amendment, as follows:
a) Receive notice of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of the County’s Amendment to the County’s Local Coastal Program, Coastal Commission Case No. STB-MAJ-3-11-A, General Package, with suggested modifications;
b) Adopt a Resolution acknowledging receipt of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification with modifications, accepting and agreeing to the modifications, agreeing to issue Coastal Development Permits for the total area included in the conditionally certified Local Coastal Program, and adopting the Local Coastal Program Amendments with the suggested modifications;
c) Determine that the Board’s action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.9. The County relied upon CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (No Possibility of Significant Effect) for CEQA review of Case No. | Pass |
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13-00676
| A-11) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding Health Resources and Services Administration Health Center Outreach and Enrollment Supplemental Funding, as follows: (4/5 Vote required)
a) Authorize the Public Health Department Director to accept and receive Grant Award 6 H80CS00046-12-04 from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for Healthcare Center Outreach and Enrollment Assistance for 2013 for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 in amount of $233,680.00;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0003078 reflecting $233,680.00 of unanticipated revenue from the Federal government for Health Resources and Services Administration supplemental funding grant and increasing Services and Supplies ($233,680.00) for Fiscal Year 2013/2014 in the County’s financial system; and
c) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 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 o | Pass |
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13-00668
| A-12) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding Hearts Therapeutic Riding Academy Lease Amendment, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Lease Amendment between the County of Santa Barbara and the Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center (AKA Hearts Adaptive Riding Program), a local nonprofit organization; and
b) Find that the recommended Lease Amendment is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, as it is for the operation and leasing of existing facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use. | Pass |
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13-00670
| A-13) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding a parking restriction on Saint Joseph Street, Third District, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution establishing a “No parking” zone on Saint Joseph Street in the Los Alamos area; and
b) Find that the proposed action is for the operation and maintenance of existing public facilities, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, that the proposed action is therefore exempt from CEQA pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c), and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis. | Pass |
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13-00661
| A-14) | Agenda Item | Authorize the Purchasing Agent to procure aviation parts and services for the Sheriff Office as a sole source procurement without being required to conduct a formal bid process for the period ending September 30, 2013. | Pass |
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13-00662
| A-15) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the reappointment of Judith E. Koper to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 2, term ending September 1, 2016, Second District. | Pass |
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13-00669
| A-16) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding solid waste collection rate adjustments for Zones 4 and 5 in the North County, Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Adopt a Resolution, effective October 1, 2013, adjusting the fee schedule for solid waste collection rates in the unincorporated areas of Zone 4 and Zone 5 for Fiscal Year 2013/2014;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an amendment to the exclusive franchise Agreements for solid waste collection services in Zones 4 and 5 to modify Article 18 - Transfer and Amendments, in order to nullify the rate change in Exhibit 1 in the event of a sale, assignment or transfer; and
c) Find that the proposed action is for the establishment of solid waste collection rates by the County for the purpose of meeting operating expenses; that no expansion of services or facilities will result; that the proposed action is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15273(a)(1); and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.
COUNTY E | Pass |
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13-00671
| A-17) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Project Study Report for Hollister Avenue - State Street Improvements; Public Works Project No. 863035, Second District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 minutes)
a) Receive and file the Project Study Report and staff recommendations for Hollister Avenue - State Street Improvements project between San Antonio Road and State Route 154, just west of the City of Santa Barbara, California County Project No. 863035;
b) Authorize the Director of Public Works to continue project development including the environmental review phase for Alternative No. 1 with signaled intersections; and
c) Find that the proposed actions(s) are statutorily exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15262, as they involve a planning study for possible future actions, which the Board has not approved, adopted, or funded, and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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13-00657
| A-18) | Agenda Item | Approve and authorize the County Counsel to execute a Contract for services with Neilsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross and Leoni, LLP as outside counsel in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00. (4/5 Vote Required) | Pass |
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13-00665
| 1) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Kitchell/CEM, Inc. to provide Commissioning Services for the Northern Branch Jail Project, Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Construction Management and Related Professional Services with Kitchell/CEM, Inc., to provide commissioning services for the Northern Branch Jail Project over a 6-year period, increasing the maximum compensation limit by $152,660.00 for a new limit of $2,422,660.00;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the “Agreement Clarifying the County of Santa Barbara’s Potential Obligation to Refund State Financing for the County of Santa Barbara’s Northern Branch Jail Project,” concerning the Board of State and Community Corrections Jail Construction Agreement that the County re-executed on May 14, 2013. (Once executed by both the County and the Board of State and Community Corrections, this will rule out any obligation for the | Pass |
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13-00663
| 2) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF) 2014 Cycle, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)
a) Receive and file the annual CREF Status Report; and
b) Direct staff to commence the 2014 CREF cycle.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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13-00509
| 3) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Case No. 13APL-00000-00012, the appeal filed by the applicant, Patrick Nesbitt, of the County Planning Commission’s denial of the Montecito Ranch Estates Recorded Map Modification and Lot Line Adjustment project, Case Nos. 10RMM-00000-00001 and 11LLA-00000-00008, 2700 Via Real in the Summerland area, APN 005-210-061, and -064 through -068, First District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Make the required findings for denial of the project, including CEQA findings;
b) Determine the project denial to be exempt from CEQA pursuant to Guideline Section 15270; and
c) Deny the appeal, Case No. 13APL-00000-00012, thereby affirming the County Planning Commission’s denial of the project, Case Nos. 10RMM-00000-00001 and 11LLA-00000-00008.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY | Pass |
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13-00509
| | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Case No. 13APL-00000-00012, the appeal filed by the applicant, Patrick Nesbitt, of the County Planning Commission’s denial of the Montecito Ranch Estates Recorded Map Modification and Lot Line Adjustment project, Case Nos. 10RMM-00000-00001 and 11LLA-00000-00008, 2700 Via Real in the Summerland area, APN 005-210-061, and -064 through -068, First District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Make the required findings for denial of the project, including CEQA findings;
b) Determine the project denial to be exempt from CEQA pursuant to Guideline Section 15270; and
c) Deny the appeal, Case No. 13APL-00000-00012, thereby affirming the County Planning Commission’s denial of the project, Case Nos. 10RMM-00000-00001 and 11LLA-00000-00008.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY | Pass |
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13-00658
| 4) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding responses to 2012/2013 Grand Jury Reports, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Consider and adopt responses as the Board of Supervisors’ responses to the Grand Jury Report entitled Sheriff-Coroner’s Bureau: The Manner of Death-A Final Diagnosis;
b) Consider and adopt responses as the Board of Supervisors’ responses to the Grand Jury Report entitled Law Enforcement and Detention Facilities Report;
c) Consider and adopt responses as the Board of Supervisors’ responses to the Grand Jury Report entitled Taxing Oil: Tapping into Santa Barbara County’s Natural Wealth; and
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute letters and forward the responses to the Presiding Judge.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: | Pass |
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13-00658
| | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding responses to 2012/2013 Grand Jury Reports, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Consider and adopt responses as the Board of Supervisors’ responses to the Grand Jury Report entitled Sheriff-Coroner’s Bureau: The Manner of Death-A Final Diagnosis;
b) Consider and adopt responses as the Board of Supervisors’ responses to the Grand Jury Report entitled Law Enforcement and Detention Facilities Report;
c) Consider and adopt responses as the Board of Supervisors’ responses to the Grand Jury Report entitled Taxing Oil: Tapping into Santa Barbara County’s Natural Wealth; and
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute letters and forward the responses to the Presiding Judge.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: | Pass |
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13-00658
| | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding responses to 2012/2013 Grand Jury Reports, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Consider and adopt responses as the Board of Supervisors’ responses to the Grand Jury Report entitled Sheriff-Coroner’s Bureau: The Manner of Death-A Final Diagnosis;
b) Consider and adopt responses as the Board of Supervisors’ responses to the Grand Jury Report entitled Law Enforcement and Detention Facilities Report;
c) Consider and adopt responses as the Board of Supervisors’ responses to the Grand Jury Report entitled Taxing Oil: Tapping into Santa Barbara County’s Natural Wealth; and
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute letters and forward the responses to the Presiding Judge.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: | Pass |
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13-00643
| 5) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Receive an update from Saul Serrano, Task Force Coordinator, regarding activities of the South Coast Gang Task Force on Youth Gangs. (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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