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23-00001
| | 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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23-01076
| | Agenda Item | CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)
American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara
County Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.
Joyce E. Dudley, Santa Barbara County District Attorney v. County of Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 22CV05054.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)
Significant exposure to civil litigation: 1 case, based on these “facts and circumstances:”
The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has filed a First Amended Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate concerning a Public Records Act request the District Attorney’s Office submitted to the County of Santa Barbara in Case No. 22CV05054. In that Petition, the District Attorney’s Office states that the Consumer and Environmental Protection Unit of the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has been investigating the County’s response to a “Toro Canyon Creek oi | |
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23-01015
| A-1) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Pest Exclusion Program Agreement No. 23-0622-000-SG, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA to receive reimbursement for the County’s High-Risk Pest Exclusion Program for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 in the amount of $346,428.59; 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 |
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23-01032
| A-2) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment with Zona Seca the Revenue Agreement for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Penal Code 1000 (PC 1000) Drug Diversion Program Administrative Services Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2025 to, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the multiyear DUI and PC 1000 Revenue Agreement with Zona Seca, a California nonprofit corporation (a local vendor), to update DUI program rates, effective August 25, 2023, as approved by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), with no change to the projected revenue amount of $57,000.00, inclusive of $19,000.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025; and
b) Determine that the above action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of | Pass |
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23-01033
| A-3) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) First Amendment to the Revenue Agreement for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Program Administrative Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2026, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the multiyear DUI program Revenue Agreement with CADA, a California nonprofit (a local vendor), to update the DUI program rates, effective August 25, 2023, as approved by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), with no change to the projected revenue amount of $18,000.00, inclusive of $6,000.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026; and
b) Determine that the above 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 on the environment, and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. | Pass |
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23-01056
| A-4) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Intergovernmental Transfer Agreements for Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Services and Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS), as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to execute an Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement (Contract No. 21-10034) for the transfer of public funds to the California DHCS to fund the county nonfederal share of Medi-Cal payments for DMC-ODS services furnished by the County, for the period of July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to execute an Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement (Contract No. 22-20133) for the transfer of public funds to DHCS to fund the county nonfederal share of Medi-Cal payments for SMHS furnished by the County, for the period of July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026; and
c) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or ot | Pass |
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23-01034
| A-5) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the approval and execution of Buellton Garden Apartments Affordable Housing Development (Project) County Loan Documents that include $1,500,000.00 in County funds and associated Subordination Agreements, and approval of a Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Annual Action, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve a Substantial Amendment to the FY 2022-2023 Action Plan, which adds One Million, Two Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand, Three Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars ($1,254,352.00) in HOME Funds for a loan to Buellton Garden Apartments, L.P. for development of the Project located at 10 McMurray Road in the City of Buellton, and direct staff to submit the Substantial Amendment to the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);
b) Approve a County Loan Agreement, Promissory Note, County Deed of Trust, and County Regulatory Agreement (collectively, the County Loan Documents) memorializing the terms and conditions of a $1,500,000.00 loan to Buellton Garden Apartments, L.P. (Loan), of which $1,254,352.00 is from the County’s allocat | Pass |
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23-01031
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the approval of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019, FY 2019-2020, and FY 2020-2021 Substantial Action Plan Amendments, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize Substantial Amendments to the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 Annual Action Plans (Action Plan Amendments) for submittal to Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which adds $1,250,000.00 in federal HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds for the Polo Village Apartments Affordable Housing Development project (Polo Village); and
b) Determine that the recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is 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 |
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23-01038
| A-7) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the approval and execution of a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Friendship Adult Day Care Center, Inc. to amend the budget, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute a Third Amendment to the Human Services General Fund Agreement with Friendship Adult Day Care Center, Inc. to amend the Budget to add a new Budget line item for “Salaries and Benefits”; and
b) Determine that the 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), finding that the actions are not a project as they are 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 impact on the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption. | Pass |
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23-01036
| A-8) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the approval of Subrecipient Agreements with Good Samaritan Shelter (GSS) to Operate Hope Village, a Subrecipient Agreement with DignityMoves, La Posada LLC, and Amendments to the Ground Lease and Development Management Agreement with DignityMoves for the La Posada Project, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement for the distribution of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for COVID-19 Recovery in Housing and Homelessness with GSS, subject to annual appropriations and budget approval, for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for Operations and Services of Hope Village DignityMoves Interim Supportive Temporary Emergency Housing Santa Maria Project;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement for the distribution of Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) with GSS, subject to annual appropriations and budget approval, for an amount not to exceed $1,829,317.00 for Operations and Services of Hope Village DignityMoves Interim Supportive Temporary Emergency Housi | Pass |
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23-01039
| A-9) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an agreement to provide affordable housing and rental restrictive covenant for Ocean Meadows Residential Development 19DVP-00000-0002, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement to provide affordable housing for the Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Agreement) and direct its recordation; and
b) Find that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Project) or the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore approval of the Agreement is within the scope of the Project covered by the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) (20-NGD- 00000-00007), which was adopted by the County Planning Commission on December 1, 2020, and therefore no new environmental documentation is required. | Pass |
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23-01040
| A-10) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Loan Documents with Good Samaritan Shelter for acquisition and improvements to a single-family residence located at 2260 Tree Line Drive, in the City of Santa Maria, (the “Project”), Fifth District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute, where applicable, County Loan Documents:
i) A PLHA Promissory Note and PLHA Deed of Trust, with Good Samaritan Shelter; and
ii) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute: A PLHA Loan Agreement and PLHA Regulatory Agreement, with Good Samaritan Shelter, collectively County Loan Documents for a loan in the amount of $325,000.00 (PLHA Loan) as financial support for the Project; and
b) Find that the recommended actions related to the proposed Project qualify as a Categorical Exemption based on Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). | Pass |
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23-01046
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Racial Equity Grant Program Contract with The Fund for Santa Barbara, as follows:
a) Determine that Fund for Santa Barbara, Inc. (The Fund) operates grant making programs that are necessary to meet the social needs of the population of the county;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Regranting Agreement with The Fund for Santa Barbara for administration of a Racial Equity Grant Program for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $275,000.00 for the period of November 7, 2023 through June 30, 2025 (Agreement);
c) Direct staff to return to the Board to consider The Fund for Santa Barbara’s grant recommendations in accordance with the Agreement;
d) Approve the Budget Revision Request for $275,000.00; and
e) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because they consist of administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change to the environment; and CEQA Guidelines Sec | Pass |
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23-01048
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Third Amendment to the Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. for Climate Action Planning Services, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc., for climate action planning services to extend the term through June 30, 2024; and
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines. | Pass |
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23-01061
| A-13) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the execution of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Subrecipient Agreement with Santa Ynez Valley (SYV) Community Outreach, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a CDBG Subrecipient Agreement in the amount of $184,885.00 between the County and Santa Ynez Valley Senior Citizens’ Foundation DBA SYV Community Outreach (SYV Community Outreach), and delegate authority to the Director of the Community Services Department to approve and execute amendments on behalf of the County to make any one or more of the following changes:
i) Revisions to the amounts in each budget line item, provided that the overall amount of the CDBG funds is not increased, and additions to or deletions of line items in the budget, provided that all expenditures are eligible under the CDBG Program; or
ii) Administrative changes to the Agreement that are necessary in order to conform with federal, state, or local governmental laws and regulations; or
iii) Changes extending the contract term up to a maximum of six months; and
b) Determine th | Pass |
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23-01053
| A-14) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding exempting the Administrative Professional Position in the Office of County Counsel from the Civil Service System, as follows:
a) Adopt the At-Will Resolution exempting the Administrative Professional position in the Office of County Counsel from the County’s Civil Service System by designating it as at-will effective November 13, 2023; and
b) Determine that the above action is a government fiscal activity or funding mechanism which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in potential physical impacts on the environment, and therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines. | Pass |
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23-01055
| A-15) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the approval of the eighth Amendment to an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Meyers Nave, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute, on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, the Eighth Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services with the law firm Meyers Nave to increase the contract amount by $1,450,000.00 for a total not to exceed contract amount of $8,000,000.00; and
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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23-01067
| A-16) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Rutan and Tucker, LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and attorney Douglas Dennington, of the law firm Rutan and Tucker, LLP, to increase the maximum contract amount by $125,000.00 for a new maximum contract amount not to exceed $575,000.00 and extend the contract term to June 30, 2024; and
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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23-01057
| A-17) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Outside Counsel Contract with Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, P.C., as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute, on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District, an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, P.C., with a not-to-exceed amount of $650,000.00 and a term ending June 30, 2025; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the State CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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23-01062
| A-18) | Administrative Item | Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009354 and 0009419 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009304; 0009330; 0009358; 0009375; 0009376; 0009380; 0009381; 0009385; 0009386; 0009388; 0009389; 0009391; 0009400; 0009402; 0009409; 0009410; 0009411; and 0009418 (4/5 Vote Required). | Pass |
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23-01075
| A-19) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the appointment of the Interim Director of Human Resources, as follows:
a) Approve the appointment of Yvonne Torres as the interim County of Santa Barbara Human Resources Director for the period November 20, 2023 to January 1, 2024; and
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) because the recommended actions involve continuing administrative or maintenance activity. | Pass |
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23-01018
| A-20) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Department of Justice (DOJ) Human Trafficking Grant Award Agreement with the District Attorney’s Office, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the United States DOJ accepting the Direct Services to Support Victims of Human Trafficking grant award totaling $950,000.00 for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026;
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any amendments to extend the term of the grant agreement through September 30, 2027, and to accept additional grant funding in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00, with the concurrence of County Counsel, Risk Management, and Auditor-Controller;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009398 to increase expenditures in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the amount of $85,000.00 in District Attorney's Office General Fund for Salaries and Employee Benefits ($25,000.00) and Services and Supplies ($60,000.00), funded by unanticipated revenue from Intergovernmenta | Pass |
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23-01019
| A-21) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Smart Prosecution Innovative Prosecution Solutions Program Cooperative Agreement, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) BJA accepting $385,000.00 in funding for the Smart Prosecution: Innovative Prosecution Solutions Program grant for the grant agreement term of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any amendments or extensions thereof through September 30, 2026, not to exceed $200,000.00, with the concurrence of County Counsel and Auditor-Controller;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009384 to increase appropriations of $229,000.00 in the District Attorney's Office General Fund for Services and Supplies funded by unanticipated revenue from the BJA Smart Prosecution: Innovative Prosecution Solutions Program grant; and
d) Determine that the above action is exempt from the C | Pass |
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23-01021
| A-22) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Release of Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Set-Aside Funds to the District Attorney for a Parole Hearings Deputy District Attorney Position, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Adopt a Resolution amending the Salary Resolution to allocate one (1) additional full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position to the Office of the District Attorney, effective November 13, 2023;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009394 to increase appropriations of $90,300.00 in General County Programs General Fund for Intrafund Expenditure Transfers funded by release of Unassigned Fund Balance, and increase appropriations of $90,300.00 in the District Attorney General Fund for Salary and Benefits ($90,300.00), funded by Intergovernmental Revenue - State Proposition 172 funds; and
c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmenta | Pass |
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23-01020
| A-23) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Unemployment Insurance Anti-Fraud Program (PG) Grant Award, Subaward No. PG23 01 0420, Salary Resolution Amendment, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to execute a multi-year grant agreement with the Cal OES for the PG grant accepting $511,095.00 for the grant agreement term of July 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute the Grant Award Agreement with Cal OES accepting $511,095.00 in funding for the PG grant program for the 21-month grant agreement term of July 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009350 to increase appropriations of $292,000.00 in the District Attorney General Fund for Salaries and Employee and Benefits ($265,500.00) and Service and Supplies ($26,500.00), funded by unanticipated revenues from the Cal OES PG grant (4/5 vote required);
d) Approve and authorize the District Atto | Pass |
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23-01017
| A-24) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendation regarding Santa Barbara Courthouse Project No. 23012, Award Construction Contract for Phase Two of the Roof Renovation and Exterior Envelope Restoration Project, First District, as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Santa Barbara Courthouse Roof Renovation and Envelope Restoration Project on file in the General Services Capital Projects office;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract with the lowest responsible bidder, Plant Construction Company, L.P., in the base amount of $2,456,581.00, to rehabilitate the Phase Two portion of the Santa Barbara Courthouse roof and restore the exterior envelope, and to execute approved roofing and exterior allowances, if deemed necessary, in an amount not to exceed $185,010.00, for a combined amount of up to $2,641,591.00, subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA, and as required by California Law;
c) Authorize the Director of Gen | Pass |
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23-01060
| A-25) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Proposed Vacation of portions of Right-of-Way of Soria Drive, Avila Way, Alicante Drive, Malaga Way and Oporto Way, and Public Utility Easements within Tract Map No. 10,036, Santa Maria; Fourth District, as follows:
a) Approve, adopt, and authorize staff to record the Resolution and Summary Order to Vacate Public Utility Easements between Soria Drive and Alicante Drive, located within Tract Map No. 10,036;
b) Approve, adopt, and authorize staff to record the Resolution and Summary Order to Vacate County Roads vacating a portion of Soria Drive, Avila Way, Alicante Drive, Malaga Way and Oporto Way, located within Tract Map No. 10,036; and
c) Determine that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), No Possibility of an Environmental Impact, and approve and direct staff to file and post the Notice of Exemption on that basis. | Pass |
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23-01026
| A-26) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Real Property Agreement and Grant of Easements for Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Real Property Agreement with Mary McEwen and Dan Bellaart, Trustees of The McEwen-Bellaart Family 2015 Revocable Living Trust Dated July 22, 2015 for acquisition of a permanent easement over APN 155-020-041 in exchange for a portion of APN 155-020-015 in connection with the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator;
b) Accept the Easement Deed from Mary McEwen and Dan Bellaart for an easement on APN 155-020-041 and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute the Certificate of Acceptance;
c) Authorize the Chair to execute a Grant Deed to Mary McEwen and Dan Bellaart, Trustees of The McEwen-Bellaart Family 2015 Revocable Living Trust Dated July 22, over a portion of APN 155-020-015, while reserving a permanent non-exclusive easement therefrom not required for County use, pursuant to Government Code Section 25365;
d) Authorize the Public Works Director, or their designee, to e | Pass |
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23-01016
| A-27) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the 2022-2023 Annual Report of the Civil Service Commission, as follows:
a) Receive and file the Annual Report of the Civil Service Commission for Fiscal Year 2022-2023; and
b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above action is a government activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and therefore is not a project subject to environmental review. | Pass |
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23-01071
| A-28) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Custody Deputy New Hire Incentive Program, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution requiring the inclusion of a new hire incentive of $30,000.00 in advertising efforts made to fill all Custody Deputy vacancies, and all job offers made to candidates eligible to fill Custody Deputy vacancies;
b) Approve the use of General County Programs Proposition 172 set-aside fund balance as needed to fund the Custody Deputy New Hire Incentive Program, in accordance with the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Budget Development Policy approved by the Board on October 18, 2022. Corresponding budget revisions will be subsequently brought to the Board for approval as funds are needed to support the program; and
c) Determine that the above actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because they consist of government funding mechanisms and/or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impa | Pass |
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23-01049
| A-29) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an amended Resolution Designating Rocky Nook Park as a County Historic Landmark, First District, as follows:
a) Adopt an amended Resolution with conditions, designating Rocky Nook Park located at 610 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 as a County Historic Landmark; and
b) Determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308. | Pass |
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23-01054
| A-30) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Bridge Access Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 and FY 2024-2025, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to accept and receive funding for the County’s Federally Qualified Health Centers through the Health Resources and Services Administration Grant Award H8LCS51497-01-00 from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program as funded through a sub-account in the Payment Management System (PMS) for the period of September 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024 in the amount of $56,818.00; and
b) Approve and authorize Budget Revision Request No. 0009362 in the amount of $56,818.00 to establish appropriations for $56,818.00 of unanticipated revenue from the Federal Government for Health Resources and Administration supplemental funding for personnel expenses supporting COVID-related activities ($4,618.00) and COVID testing supplies ($52,200.00) for FY 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 in the County’s financial system; and
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23-01063
| A-31) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Outpatient Professional Services Agreement with Marian Regional Medical Center, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Marian Regional Medical Center (a local vendor) for outpatient professional services with a period for performance from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2028 at no cost ($0) to either party;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health, or designee, to make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 33 of the Agreement and to agree to additional residents in future years;
c) Delegate authority to the Director of the Public Health Department or designee to take actions necessary for the administration of the Agreement including executing the Program Letter of Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
d) Determine that the recommended actions are not a Project within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, be | Pass |
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23-01023
| A-32) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Contract for Maintenance and Replacement of Material Recovery Facility Biofilter at the Tajiguas ReSource Center, County Project No. 828385, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve plans and specifications for maintenance and replacement of Material Recovery Facility Biofilter at the Tajiguas ReSource Center;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the contract with Diani Building Corporation (a local vendor) in the base amount of $2,823,658.00 for maintenance and replacement of the biofilter at the Material Recovery Facility at a Santa Barbara County facility, subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project and as required by California Law;
c) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or his designee, to approve change orders in connection with the Contract, in an amount not to exceed $153,683.00; and
d) After considering the second Addendum dated August 15, 2023 to the environmental review documents (Revised Addendum to the Subsequent Environment | Pass |
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23-01024
| A-33) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection System Phase IIIF for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, County Project No. 828396, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for work performed and materials supplied for the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection System Phase IIIF, Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Project by the contractor, Raminha Construction, Inc. in the amount of $1,247,115.09; and
b) Determine that the proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), because it consists of an administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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23-01022
| A-34) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the authority to advertise for Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Main Access Road Extension and Site Improvements for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, Third District, as follows:
a) Authorize the Director of Public Works to advertise for bids on the construction of the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Main Access Road Extension and Site Improvements Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project; and
b) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed or have occurred, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Main Access Road Extension and Site Improvements Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project, or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures. Therefore, the authority to advertise for bids for construction of the project is within the scope of the project covered by the Tajiguas Landfill Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (01-EIR-05) certified by the Board on August 13, 2002, the Addendum to 01-EIR- | Pass |
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23-01050
| A-35) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code section 22050 related to emergency operations responding to flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the recent storm events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;
b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works Director (4/5 vote required);
c) Direct staff to return to the Board at the next regular meeting, or every 14 days in the case of consecutive weekly regular meetings, to allow the Board to review the emergency action and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until the actions are terminated; and
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23-01051
| A-36) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the First Amendment to the Agreement with Gray Quarter, Inc., for the Accela Migration Project, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Gray Quarter, Inc. (not a local vendor) for additional services in the amount of $24,580.00 for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $233,380.00 for software modernization and migration services for the Public Works Department with a period of performance from December 15, 2022 through June 30, 2024; and
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(2) and 15378(b)(5) because the recommended actions involve continuing administrative or maintenance activity, and involve organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. | Pass |
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23-01028
| A-37) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, Various Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code section 22050 related to emergency operations responding to flooding, storms, and debris removal projects following the 2023 winter storm events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;
b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works Director (4/5 vote required);
c) Direct staff to return to the Board every 14 days to allow the Board to review the emergency action and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until the actions are terminated; and
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23-01029
| A-38) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding authorization to execute integrated regional water management implementation grant subgrant agreements pursuant to California Proposition 1 Implementation Round 2 Integrated Regional Water Management Grant Funding, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
a) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to execute Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management Implementation Grant Subgrant Agreements and all necessary subsequent agreements or amendments with the City of Lompoc, the City of Guadalupe, the Carpinteria Valley Water District, and the Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board, pursuant to the Proposition 1 Implementation Round 2 Integrated Regional Water Management Grant; and
b) Find that these actions do not constitute “Projects” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(4). | Pass |
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23-01025
| A-39) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Multipurpose Disposal Site Material Sorting Emergency Project, First District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for work performed for the Multipurpose Disposal Site Material Sorting Emergency Project (Project No. 23STM1-S51M) by the contractor Remedial Transportation Services, Inc. (not a local vendor) in the amount of $234,569.00; and
b) Determine that these emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) - Emergency Projects. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on January 24, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption. | Pass |
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23-01011
| A-40) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Inmate Welfare Fund Annual Statement for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, as follows:
a) Receive and file the Annual Statement for the Inmate Welfare Fund for Fiscal Year 2022-2023; and
b) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a "Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that they are government administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment. | Pass |
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23-01052
| A-41) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Service Agreement with the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District for Law Enforcement Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for law enforcement services with the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District ($168,725.00) for School Resource Deputy (SRD) services starting on August 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2024;
b) Authorize the Sheriff to extend the Agreement for two separate one-year extensions;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009268 to increase appropriations of $168,725.00 in Sheriff’s Office General Fund, to be fully reimbursed for services provided to the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District; and
d) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) | Pass |
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23-01059
| A-42) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Sheriff’s Volunteer Response (SVR) Agreement between the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office and the City of Santa Barbara, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the City of Santa Barbara to provide law enforcement and custody operations coverage for special events SVR, including the 2023 Old Spanish Days Fiesta, and other events as needed for the period of August 3, 2023 through June 30, 2024, with revenues not to exceed $50,000.00; and
b) Determine this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5), which are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. | Pass |
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23-01058
| A-43) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Request for Waiver of Competition for the Purchase of a Randox Toxicology Multistat Analyzer, as follows:
a) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to procure a Randox Toxicology Multistat Analyzer for the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office for a one-time cost of $46,000.00 and an additional $10,000.00 per year on an ongoing basis to purchase biochip cartridges, without being required to conduct a formal competitive bid process;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009382 transferring the funding between object levels to complete the capital purchase; and
c) Determine this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5), which are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. | Pass |
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23-01065
| A-44) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange (SAVE-23) Grant Award, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Sheriff to accept the award of $25,000.00 and to execute the grant agreement for the SAVE-23 with the State of California;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize Sheriff Bill Brown to execute the grant agreement accepting $25,000.00 for the SAVE-23 grant;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009364 to increase appropriations from SAVE-23 revenue;
d) Approve, ratify, and authorize Sheriff Bill Brown to execute the Grantee Certification Clause; and
e) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines 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 |
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23-01014
| A-45) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the reappointment of Marilyn Anticouni to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 1, term ending August 31, 2026, First District. | Pass |
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23-01064
| A-46) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the appointment of Karen Draper to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending January 1, 2024, Fourth District. | Pass |
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23-01030
| A-47) | Appointment/BOS item | Consider recommendations regarding the authorization of funding from the Fourth District General County Programs Department 990 discretionary funding to Local Organizations Serving Veterans and Youth Sports, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the contribution of $5,000.00 to Healing Heroes Through Horsemanship, Inc, (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Fourth District General County Programs Dept 990 discretionary funding;
b) Approve and authorize the contribution of, and not-to-exceed amount of $15,000.00, from the FY 2023-2024 Fourth District General County Programs Dept 990 discretionary funding to various youth sports organizations throughout the District;
c) Find that the project provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the County; and
d) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQ | Pass |
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23-01043
| A-48) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter 46A Inclusionary Housing, as follows:
a) Consider the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A to revise Section 46A-3;
b) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda for December 5, 2023, to consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A to revise Section 46A-3; and
c) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of an organizational or administrative activity of government which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS RECOMMENDATON: CONTINUE TO 1/23/2024 | Pass |
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23-01012
| A-49) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution honoring Sharon Byrne as the 2023 Montecito Association Citizen of the year in Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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23-01047
| A-50) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Maria Elena de Guevara upon her retirement from the Human Resources Department and for her faithful and distinguished service to the County of Santa Barbara. | Pass |
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23-01013
| A-51) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Lilla M. Smith of the Human Resource Department as the November 2023 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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23-01027
| A-52) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution recognizing the remarkable Life-Saving Emergency Response by Juan Romero, Jason White, Jackson James and Others at Hollister Ranch in Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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23-01045
| A-53) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming November 12, 2023 through November 18, 2023 as Nurse Practitioner Week in Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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23-01044
| A-54) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming November 18, 2023 as Take a Hike Day in Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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23-01069
| A-55) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Willie Galvan for dedicating his life to serving his country and advocating relentlessly for the youth and veterans of his community. | Pass |
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23-01072
| A-56) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring RW Scott Construction Co. and Vince Lopez Jr. and Sons General Engineering for a job well done and thanking them for their hard work and dedication to the community. | Pass |
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23-01073
| A-57) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution in support of Israel’s right to security, peace and commitment to combating anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. | Pass |
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23-01074
| A-58) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Ambulance Transportation Implementation Plan and Funding and Salary Resolution Amendment, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Receive and file the EMS Ambulance Transport Implementation Plan for the Fire District;
b) Approve Budget Revision No. 0009421 in the amount of $18,650,600.00 from ambulance transport revenues and a reduction in Other Financing Uses to fund the startup and Fiscal Year 2023-2024 operational costs associated with the EMS Ambulance Transportation System; and
c) Adopt a Resolution amending the Salary Resolution, which adds one hundred twenty-three (123.0) full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, to include 36.0 FTE Ambulance Operator EMTs (24 Hour Shift), 26.0 FTE Ambulance Operator EMTs, 39.0 FTE Ambulance Operator Paramedics (24 Hour Shift), 18.0 FTE Ambulance Operator Paramedics 3.0 FTE Senior Staff Nurse, and 1.0 FTE Enterprise Leader to the Fire Department, effective November 7, 2023; and
d) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CE | Pass |
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23-00002
| | 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) (23-00002)
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. | |
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23-00979
| 1) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding 2023 Winter Storms Disaster Recovery Cashflow Needs, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)
a) Receive and file an update on the Winter 2023 Storms and their impacts;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009331 for $24,544,700.00 for Public Works Transportation and Community Services Parks 2023 Winter Storms Disaster Recovery Projects; and
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines the actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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23-01042
| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Santa Barbara County Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) Report, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a Fiscal Years 2019-2023 report on the Santa Barbara County PHF, providing an update from the PHF Governing Board regarding operations of the PHF including quality of care and other program activities; and
b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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23-01070
| 3) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Management Classification and Compensation Plan Project Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Receive and file an update on the previously authorized Management Classification and Compensation project;
b) Accept the proposed executive and management classification structure and the additional compensation components;
c) Direct County Human Resources (CoHR) to finalize all administrative aspects of the new Management Classification and Compensation structure, and to prepare any modifications to the Civil Service Rules and Resolutions; and
d) Determine that the above actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because they consist of government funding mechanisms and/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.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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23-01037
| 4) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Alternative Sentencing (AS) program data, expansions, and enhancements, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a presentation on AS program data, expansions and enhancements;
b) Review the rules and regulations and administrative policy of the AS program as required on an annual basis pursuant to Penal Code (PC) Section 1203.016(d)(1); and
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) the recommended actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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23-01041
| 5) | Appointment/BOS item | Consider recommendations regarding an Isla Vista Bluffs Update and Ordinance Amendments, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) amending Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 10, titled Building Regulations, Article II, Part II, section 10-14.2 to raise the mandatory height for railings and fencing along the Isla Vista Bluffs;
b) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) amending Ordinance 4991, Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Fee Ordinance, to allow Director of Planning and Development to waive permitting fees for good cause for fencing and railings along the Isla Vista Bluffs; and
c) Determine that these ordinance amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5), because there is no possibility that the action in question may have a significant effect on the environment and this is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in any direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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23-01035
| 6) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the County Planning Commission (CPC) and Montecito Planning Commission (MPC) recommended Ordinance amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC), Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC), and Article II, Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) (as applicable) to revise the permitting and development standards for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs); eliminate the Shopping Center (SC) zone district and rezone these properties to Retail Commercial (C-2); and implement a series of minor amendments that address emerging issues and correct and clarify existing language, and consider the adoption of an amendment to the Santa Barbara County Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves and Farmland Security Zones (Uniform Rules) to revise the existing ADU definition, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 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 LUDC (Case No. 23ORD-00007), MLUDC (Case No. 23ORD-00008), CZO (Case No. | Pass |
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