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25-00001
| | 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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25-00173
| A-1) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution Proclaiming March 10, 2025 as Tibet Day in Santa Barbara County. | |
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25-00177
| A-2) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a revenue Agreement for Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Services with the City of Santa Barbara for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a revenue Agreement for Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Services with the City of Santa Barbara (Agreement) for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, in the anticipated revenue amount of $278,111.00, inclusive of $138,080.00 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, and $140,031.00 for FY 2025-2026;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 27; and, to amend or modify the Agreement rates per the Exhibit B-1, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring additional approval of the Board of Supervisors’, subject to the Board of Supervisors’ ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and
c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities, which do not involve any com | |
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25-00163
| A-3) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter 46A - Inclusionary Housing, as follows:
a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A to amend Sections 46A-2, 46A-3, 46A-4, 46A5, and 46A-6 and implement the specific actions described in Program 4 of the County of Santa Barbara 2023-2031 Housing Element Update (HEU); and
b) 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. | |
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25-00178
| A-4) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Appointments of the City of Carpinteria, Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria and Guadalupe Representatives to the County Library Advisory Committee, as follows:
a) Appoint Glynn Birdwell as the City of Carpinteria Representative, Cara Carucci as the City of Lompoc Representative, Mark Infanti as the City of Solvang Representative, Suzanne Hajnik as the City of Santa Maria Representative and Deborah Sykes as the City of Guadalupe Representative to serve on the County of Santa Barbara Library Advisory Committee; and
b) Determine that the recommended appointment to the Library Advisory Committee 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)(5), finding that the action involves government organizational or administrative activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. | |
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25-00179
| A-5) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding revisions to the Encampment Response Protocol, as follows:
a) Approve and adopt the following revisions to the Encampment Response Protocol;
i) Remove the requirement to identify or provide alternative shelter before posting notices referencing the potential for enforcement of applicable County ordinances to clear an encampment in any waterway or other areas where it presents a threat to public health and safety;
ii) Reduce, from 72 hours to 48 hours, the period of time during which notices are required to be posted regarding the removal of personal property from unauthorized encampment sites in the enforcement of applicable County ordinances; and
iii) Reduce, from 90 days to 60 days, the duration of the County’s commitment to store personal property removed from unauthorized encampment sites in the enforcement of applicable County ordinances; and
b) Determine that the approval of the recommended actions is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions | |
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25-00172
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010316 (4/5 Vote Required). | |
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25-00168
| A-7) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of a cash and non-cash donation greater than $10,000.00 from One805, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Authorize the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District (Fire District) to accept a non-cash donation from One805 of eighteen (18) Starlink Mini Kits and eighteen (18) Starlink Mini Mounts, for a total of $10,252.40;
b) Authorize the Fire District to accept a cash donation from One805 of $39,747.60;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010304; and
d) 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 on the environment. | |
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25-00175
| A-8) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a County Land Loan to Hollister Lofts L.P., for a Permanent Supportive Housing Development Project (Folio 003910), Second District, as follows:
a) Ratify, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the County Land Loan Agreement and Regulatory Agreement with Hollister Lofts L.P for the Hollister Lofts permanent supportive housing project; and
b) Find that, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed and no new circumstances or information of substantial importance have come to light regarding environmental effects of the County Land Loan Agreement and Regulatory Agreement, and therefore the proposed action is within the scope of the CEQA Notice of Exemption approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 5, 2019, and on file with the Clerk of the Board, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15004(b)(4), and that therefore no new Notice of Exemption is required. | |
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25-00176
| A-9) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Multi-Department Master Service Agreements (MSAs), as follows:
a) Approve, and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and administer, the annual MSA with Santa Maria Tire, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $400,000.00 for the services specified in the respective Statement(s) of Work attached as Exhibits to such MSA; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” and are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because they are organization or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. | |
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25-00180
| A-10) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report, as follows:
a) Receive and file the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report;
b) Determine that the County Planning Commission’s actions regarding the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(5); and
c) Direct staff to provide the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), and California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), pursuant to Government Code 65400, and to the City of Santa Barbara, pursuant to the Board’s action to adopt the Mission Canyon Community Plan (April 1, 2014). | |
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25-00169
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of a Sewer Easement on APN 023-121-005, First District, as follows:
Acting as the governing authority of County Service Area 12:
a) Accept the easement deed from Crandall S. Edwards and Doreen J. Edwards, husband and wife as joint tenants, owner of APN 023-121-005, and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute the certificate of acceptance; and
b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that it is a government administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment. | |
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25-00174
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the recommendation for Appointment of Workforce Development Board Members, as follows:
a) Appoint Yvette Cope and Michael Boyer as members of the Workforce Development Board;
b) Reappoint Cesar Valladares, Carola Smith, and Justin McIntire to the Workforce Development Board; and
c) Determine that the above actions do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and therefore it is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) and (5) as the proposed action is also an organizational or administrative activity. | |
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25-00185
| A-13) | Appointment/BOS item | Consider recommendations regarding a Community Forum on Cannabis Odor in Carpinteria, as follows:
a) Authorize a special meeting to host a Community Forum on Cannabis Odor in Carpinteria to be held in Carpinteria City Hall Chambers on March 14, 2025. The purpose of this forum is to provide additional opportunity to hear from the community on the needs for improved cannabis odor control;
b) Determine that these actions do not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5); and
c) Provide any additional direction to staff, as appropriate. | |
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25-00170
| A-14) | Set Hearing/Hearing Request | Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding proposed Cachuma Lake Recreational Vehicle (RV) Hookup Sites Fee Adjustments, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
(Set a hearing for April 1, 2025. Time estimate: 15 minutes)
a) Adopt a Resolution that adjusts Parks fees for RV hookup sites at Cachuma Lake Recreational Area. The adopted fees will go into effect once the current RV hookup project is complete; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21080(b)(8) of the California Public Resources Code and CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(1), (2), and (4) since CEQA does not apply to the establishment, modification, structuring, restructuring, or approval of rates, tolls, or fares. | |
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25-00167
| A-15) | Set Hearing/Hearing Request | Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Appeal of the County Planning Commission Approval of the Laguna Blanca School Amendment, Case Nos. 24APL-00034, and 21AMD-00000-00003, Second District, as follows:
(Set a hearing for April 1, 2025. Time estimate: 1 hour)
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 24APL-00034;
b) Make the required findings for approval of the Project, Case No. 21AMD-00000-00003, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;
c) Determine that the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15314 (Minor Additions to Schools), as set forth in the Notice of Exemption;
d) Determine that the previously adopted Negative Declaration (06NGD-00000-00014) and CEQA Addendum are adequate and no subsequent Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162; and
e) Grant de novo approval of the Project, Case No. 21AMD-00000-00003, subject to the conditions of approval. | |
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25-00186
| A-16) | Set Hearing/Hearing Request | Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding a proposed Ordinance amending parking regulations specified in County Code Section 23-11 and repealing County Code Section 23-13.12 pertaining to oversized vehicles, as follows:
(Set a hearing for April 1, 2025. Time estimate: 20 minutes)
a) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 23, Section 11 and repealing Chapter 23, Section 13.12, pertaining to parking restrictions of oversized vehicles on County right of way in all Supervisorial Districts;
b) Read the title of the Ordinance into the record and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; and
c) Set a hearing for the Administrative Agenda of April 8, 2025, to consider adoption of an Ordinance amending the parking regulations of oversized vehicles, as follows:
i) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) amending Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 23, Section 11 and repealing Chapter 23, Section 13.12, pertaining to parking restrictions of oversized vehicles on County right of way in all Supervisorial Distr | |
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25-00002
| | 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) (25-00002)
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. | |
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25-00171
| 1) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Informational Report Regarding Battery Energy Storage Systems, and Moss Landing Fire, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Receive and File a report;
b) Provide direction to staff as appropriate; and
c) Find that the proposed action is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 14 CCR 15378(b)(5).
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY | |
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25-00182
| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding updates on Jail Health Monitoring and California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Justice-Involved Initiative, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Receive and file the Public Health Department 2024 update on Jail Health Monitoring and audits;
b) Receive and file an update on the CalAIM Justice-Involved Initiative and the Public Health Department’s role in implementation and oversight; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are 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.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | |
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25-00184
| 3) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Five Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 through FY 2029-2030, as follows: (EST. TIME: 35 MIN.)
a) Receive and file the detailed Five-Year CIP, FY 2025-2026 through FY 2029-2030;
b) Review and grant preliminary, non-binding conceptual approval of the projects contained in the CIP;
c) Refer new CIP Projects to the Planning Commission and request analysis of these projects proposed for planning, initiation, or construction in future FYs for conformity with the County Comprehensive Plan per Government Codes 65401 and 65402; and
d) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment; and that the proposed actions do not constitute “Approval” within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15352 as they do not commit the County to a d | |
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25-00181
| 4) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Environmental Health Services’ Fee Resolutions and Ordinances, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Receive and file a presentation regarding Environmental Health Services’ Fee Schedule Resolutions and Ordinances;
b) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Food Facilities;
c) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Public Swimming Pools;
d) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, Pumping, Maintenance and Disposal Services, Sewage Violation Inspections, and Land Development Review Services;
e) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Organized Camps and Housing Complaint Inspections;
f) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Body Art;
g) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Public Water Systems (California Safe Drinking Water Act);
h) Adopt a R | |
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