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Meeting date/time:
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2/3/2026
9:00 AM
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Minutes status:
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Draft
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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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26-00101
| | Agenda Item | The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation as well as remote participation until further notice.
Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara or the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria.
The following methods of participation are available to the public:
1. You may observe the live stream of the Board meetings in the following ways:
- Televised in English and Spanish (SAP channel via Comcast and Cox) on local cable channel 20;
- Online at: ; and
- YouTube (English) at: (Closed Captioning Available)
- YouTube (Spanish) at:
2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:
- Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email p | |
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26-00001
| | Agenda Item | County 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. | |
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26-00104
| A-1) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution honoring and commemorating the life of Frank J. Frost Jr. | |
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26-00090
| A-2) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of February 2026 as Communify’s 211 Community Celebration Month in Santa Barbara County. | |
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26-00100
| A-3) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution commending UC Santa Barbara Professors, John Martinis and Michel Devoret, for their 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. | |
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26-00091
| A-4) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Sara Elturk, Phillip Ung, Illiana De Hoyos, and Martha Sanchez Galvan of the Youth Defender Team in the Public Defender’s Office as the February 2026 Employees of the Month for Santa Barbara County. | |
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26-00092
| A-5) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution honoring John Green upon his retirement from the General Services Department after over 29 years of faithful and dedicated service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County. | |
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26-00098
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Brown Armstrong Contract Renewal, Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the contract with Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation (not a local vendor) in the amount of $173,000.00 to perform the following audit services, for FY 2025-2026:
i) the annual financial audit for the County;
ii) the Single Audit;
iii) the First 5 Commission’s annual financial audit; and
iv) the annual Treasury financial and compliance audits;
b) Authorize the Auditor-Controller to approve change orders for up to two additional Single Audit Major Programs of $6,500.00 each, if identified, that exceed the seven included in the Single Audit base amount for a total contract amount not to exceed $186,000.00 for FY 2025-2026; and
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because they are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may resu | |
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26-00087
| A-7) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Sub-Recipient Grant Agreement with the University of California Davis, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Department Director to execute an Agreement with the University of California Davis to receive an amount not to exceed $98,285.00 to implement various tasks under the Enabling Electric Vehicles as Distributed Energy Resources Grant from the California Energy Commission;
b) Authorize the Department Director to execute amendments to the Agreement to extend the term, without any material changes, up to March 31, 2028; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a “Project” with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), since the recommended actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | |
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26-00088
| A-8) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Blue Sky Center Contract Amendment for Mobility Projects; First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Blue Sky Center to modify the scope and increase the amount by $165,500.00 to a total amount not to exceed $442,362.00 to implement activities under the Resilient Cuyama Valley initiative funded by the Transformative Climate Communities Grant; and
b) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 as the actions consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. | |
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26-00089
| A-9) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Workforce Development Project Grant Agreement Number 25-10623 from the California Department of Public Health, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Grant Agreement Number 25-10623 with the California Department of Public Health to accept funding for the implementation of the DIS Workforce Development Project in the amount not to exceed $733,761.00 for the grant period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030;
b) Approve and authorize the Public Health Director to execute any future amendments to Grant Agreement Number 25-10623, so long as the amount does not exceed 10% ($73,376.00) of the agreement amount and there are no significant changes in the scope of work, upon review and approval by the Auditor-Controller and County Counsel, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;
c) Approve and authorize the Public Health Director, or designee, to make and sign any required certifications and to make Project Representative changes in accordance | |
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26-00095
| A-10) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of a $25,000.00 Grant from Craig Thompson Environmental Protection Prosecution (CTEPP) Fund to support the District Attorney’s Consumer and Environmental Protection Unit, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Grant Agreement with the Craig Thompson Environmental Protection Prosecution Fund to support the District Attorney’s Consumer and Environmental Protection Unit for the period of December 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $25,000.00;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010947 to increase appropriations of $25,000.00 in the District Attorney General Fund for Services and Supplies funded by unanticipated grant revenue from the CTEPP Fund; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are 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) because they consist of government funding mechanisms or other govern | |
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26-00096
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Grant Agreement No. 5GG25232 between the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Adopt a Resolution approving Grant Agreement No. 5GG25232 with the CAL FIRE for the acceptance of $904,677.00 in grant funds to purchase equipment and implement various fuel treatments designated by the Santa Barbara County Unit Strategic Fire Plan and Agreement from the grant approval date December 12, 2025 through February 15, 2029;
b) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief, or designee, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time to:
i) Conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including but not limited to, agreements, amendments, budget adjustments, payment requests and so on, which may be necessary for the completion of the aforementioned project; and
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010950; and
d) Determine this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) | |
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26-00097
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement with NICE Systems Inc., for Digital Evidence Management System Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer to execute the First Amendment (Amendment) to the Agreement with NICE Systems Inc. for Digital Evidence Management System Services (Agreement) (Board Contract No. 214208) to replace Exhibit B of the Agreement to modify the annual amounts in the payment schedule at no net increase;
b) Approve and authorize Budget Revision Request No. 0010951, increasing appropriations of $283,000.00 in District Attorney General Fund for other charges funded by revenue from a Federal grant and increasing appropriations of $283,000.00 in Information Technology IT Services Fund for capital assets funded by charges for services; and
c) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact o | |
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26-00099
| A-13) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Astound Business Solutions, LLC (Astound) Service Order to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor for Dark Fiber Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee, to execute Service Order No. OP484269 with Astound Business Solutions, LLC (not a local vendor) to add dark fiber services to the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office, Santa Maria Special Investigations Bureau (SIB), for a service order maximum contract amount not to exceed $108,000.00 for a 60 month initial service agreement, inclusive of a monthly service agreement of $1,800.00 a month, beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026, inclusive of all services ordered. The 60-month service agreement term will not begin until completion of the installation of the dark fiber line, after ratification by the Board of Supervisors;
b) Approve and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee, to order additional services in an amount not to exceed 10% of the contract amount; and
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is s | |
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26-00093
| A-14) | Set Hearing/Hearing Request | Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 of the County Code for Mandatory Service in Isla Vista; Second District, as follows:
(Set a hearing for February 24, 2026. Time estimate: 45 minutes)
a) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 17, Sections 17-1 and 17-7 of the Santa Barbara County Code, pertaining to mandatory solid waste service requirements for the community of Isla Vista in the Second District;
b) Read the title, “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 17, Solid Waste Services, of the Santa Barbara County Code” and waive further reading of the Ordinance; and
c) Set a hearing for the Administrative Agenda of March 3, 2026 to consider the adoption (Second Reading) of the Ordinance, as follows:
i) Approve the adoption (Second Reading) of “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 17, Solid Waste Services, of the Santa Barbara County Code”; and
ii) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15308 ( | |
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26-00002
| | Agenda Item | Public 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) (26-00002)
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. | |
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26-00102
| | Agenda Item | CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)
Vernon Anderson v. County of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 22CV05032.
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 Kristine Schmidt. | |
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26-00103
| 1) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a proposed Transactions and Use Tax Ballot Measure for the June 2026 Primary Election Ballot, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
Regarding the term of the sales tax measure:
a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara imposing a one percent transactions (sales) and use general tax measure in the unincorporated areas of the County and approve one of the following options:
i) Option 1 sets a sunset date on the tax measure, imposing the tax for a term of five years; or
ii) Option 2 allows for tax to be imposed until ended by voters;
b) Read the title “An Ordinance of the County of Santa Barbara Imposing a Transactions and Use Tax to be Administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration” and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full;
c) Approve and authorize member(s) of the Board of Supervisors to author, sign, and submit on behalf of the Board, an argument in favor of the one percent transaction (sales) and use tax ballot measure and | |
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26-00105
| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Funding Agreement with the City of Carpinteria for Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve Improvements Project, as follows:
(4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the City of Carpinteria to provide funding to the City in the amount of $800,000.00 to support improvements, planning, habitat restoration, public access, and stewardship activities at the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve and related bluff properties;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010932 to establish appropriations of $200,000.00 in the General County Programs General Fund for Services and Supplies funded by release of Committed Emerging Issues fund balance;
c) Find that the project provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the County, including public health, safety, and recreational access; and
d) Determine that the recommended actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and ar | |
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26-00086
| 3) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the 2025 General Ordinance Amendment Package, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Make the required findings for approval of the Zoning Code Amendments, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;
b) Determine that adoption of the Amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC) (Case No. 25ORD-00009), Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) (Case No. 25ORD-00010), and Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC) (Case No. 25ORD-00011), and repeal of Chapter 35B (Case No. 25ORD-00013) are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15265;
c) Adopt the Ordinances (4) to amend the LUDC (Case No. 25ORD-00009), CZO (Case No. 25ORD-00010), and MLUDC (Case No. 25ORD-00011), and repeal Chapter 35B (Case No. 25ORD-00013);
d) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Planning and Development to submit the Amendments (Case No. 25ORD-00010 and Case No. 25ORD-00013) to the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Program (LCP) to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for review and certification; and
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