Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 9/18/2007 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR 105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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07-00896 A-1)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation for Trina Boyce, EDP Systems and Program Analyst II in the Probation Department as Santa Barbara County's September 2007 Employee of the Month.Pass Action details Not available
07-00895 A-2)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation for Louis Martin upon his retirement from the Sheriff's Department after 31 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County. Pass Action details Not available
07-00905 A-3)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Via Rueda Interceptor Storm Drain Project Award, Second District, as follows: a) Award the construction contract for the Via Rueda Interceptor Storm Drain Project in the amount of $257,095.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Tierra Contracting (a local vendor), subject to the provisions of documents and certifications, as set forth in the plans and specification applicable to the project and as required by law; b) Authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract upon return of the contractor's executed contract documents, and the review and approval of the County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives; c) Approve a contingency in the amount of $25,354.75 for the above subject project; and d) Approve plans and specifications for the project.Pass Action details Not available
07-00911 A-4)Agenda ItemApprove Budget Revision Requests (SEE EXHIBIT A WITH POSTED AGENDA). (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
07-00907 A-5)Agenda ItemApprove Budget Revision Requests (SEE EXHIBIT B WITH POSTED AGENDA). (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
07-00910 A-6)Agenda ItemConsider amending the 2007 meeting schedule of the Board of Supervisors by cancellation of the regularly scheduled meeting of October 2, 2007.Pass Action details Not available
07-00875 A-7)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the reallocation of Courthouse Construction Funds from Seismic Retrofits to the Court Clerks building project and a ceiling renovation project in the Santa Barbara Courthouse, Second District, as follows: (4/5 vote required) a) Substitute, reallocate and re-appropriate $140,000 of the Courthouse Construction Fund COP proceeds planned to be used for the SB 1732 Deficiencies Designation to the Santa Barbara Court Ceiling Renovation Project; b) Approve the attached Budget Revision reallocating $540,000 of Courthouse Construction Funds from the SB 1732 Deficiencies Designation as follows: i) $140,000 to the Santa Barbara Court Ceiling Renovation Project; ii) $400,000 to be used as a match for two FEMA seismic grants at the Cook and Miller Court and the Santa Barbara Courthouse.Pass Action details Not available
07-00888 A-8)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute the Lease Agreement between the United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs (hereinafter "VA") and the County of Santa Barbara, for the VA's use of approximately 6700 square feet of the County-owned medical facility currently occupied by the VA and located at 4440 Calle Real; for a period of five years, from October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2012, for a monthly rental amount of $19,229.00, based on $2.87 per square foot, including utilities.Pass Action details Not available
07-00889 A-9)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Tenant Improvements for Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services Lease in Lompoc/Vida Nueva and New Heights, Fourth District, as follows: a) Authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and Lobber Properties, Inc., which establishes a Final Floor Plan and Bid Packet for the Tenant Improvements required by ADMHS for the leased space at 648 North H Street, Lompoc, and authorizes General Services to reimburse the landlord for the County's share of the cost of the improvements, according to the terms of the original Lease Agreement, in the amount of $204,773.87; and b) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders of an amount not to exceed 10% of a base amount of $204,773.87 or $20,477.39 for this contract.Pass Action details Not available
07-00868 A-10)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Agreement to Provide Affordable Workforce Housing and Agreement to Provide Affordable Low Income Housing for Rice Ranch, 03RZN-00000-00003, 97-SP-001, TM 14,430, TM 14,636, 03ORD-00000-00008, 03DVP-00000-00009, -00010, -00011, -00012, -00013, -00014, Orcutt Community, Fourth District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement to Provide Affordable Workforce Housing for Rice Ranch Housing Development and direct its recordation; and b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement to Provide Affordable Low Income Housing for Rice Ranch Housing Development and direct its recordation.Pass Action details Not available
07-00879 A-11)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Final Map of Tract No.14430 Unit 1, Rice Ranch, Fourth District, as follows: Acting as the Board of Supervisors: a) Approve the Final Map of Tract No.14430 Unit 1, Rice Ranch; b) Accept the offers of dedication for Alderwood Lane, Apple Tree Way, Aubrey Drive, Calle De La Rosa, Elderberry Circle, Mahogany Place, Oak Pass Lane, Paige Court, Redbud Court, Romneya Lane, Sage Crest Drive, Wildflower Drive, Yarrow Drive and Bradley Road as easements to the County of Santa Barbara for public road purposes; c) Accept the offer of dedication for pedestrian access easement to the County of Santa Barbara; d) Accept the offer of dedication for water easements to the County of Santa Barbara; e) Reject the offer of dedication for Lot 153, in fee, to the County of Santa Barbara, for Community Park purposes, but reserve the right to accept the offer at a future date. Acting as the Board of Directors of Laguna County Sanitation District: f) Accept the offer of dedication for sewer easement to Laguna County Sanitation District.  Action details Not available
07-00893 A-12)Agenda ItemAuthorize the Director of County Housing and Community Development to forward (pass through) HOME Investment Partnerships Program and Community Development Block Grant funds, received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to the City of Santa Maria and the City of Lompoc for projects identified in the 2007 HOME and CDBG Annual Action Plans, previously approved by your Board and submitted to HUD. Pass Action details Not available
07-00892 A-13)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the professional services contract with Aspen Environmental Group for preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Tranquillon Ridge project in the amount of $147,787.50, which includes a $10,000 contingency, for a total contract amount of $492,825.45, Third and Fourth Districts.Pass Action details Not available
07-00902 A-14)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute the new contract 06AGP-00000-00033, replacing a portion of the original Agricultural Preserve 69-AP-041. The Josephine Junak Agricultural Preserve replacement contract involves Assessor's Parcel number 099-060-013, located west of Cebada Canyon Road, in the Lompoc area, Fourth District.Pass Action details Not available
07-00904 A-15)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute the new contract 06AGP-00000-00034, replacing a portion of the original Agricultural Preserve 69-AP-041. The replacement contract for Mr. Steven Junak and Ms. Keri Kirkland involves Assessor's Parcel number 099-060-018, located east and west of Cebada Canyon Road, in the Lompoc area, Fourth District.Pass Action details Not available
07-00900 A-16)Agenda ItemConcur with an application to the US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to provide up to $36,325.50 in funds to the County Water Agency for the production of outreach materials that encourage water conserving plant choices for local landscapes. Pass Action details Not available
07-00890 A-17)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Child Welfare Services Outcome Project with Good Samaritan Shelter, and Community Action Commission, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to extend the contract term for two vendors, for the continued provision of Home Connection Finder services and Substance Abuse and Recovery Advocate services to the children and families served by Child Welfare Services and Juvenile Probation, contingent on funding from the Child Welfare Services Outcome Project (CWSIOP), for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009: i) Good Samaritan Shelter, a local vendor, increase the amount by $303,322, for a total contract not to exceed $481,740, to provide advocate/mentor support to the children and families served by Child Welfare Services and Juvenile Probation that have an identified substance abuse issue; ii) Community Action Commission, a local vendor, increase the amount by $191,264, for a total contract not to exceed $277,889, to provide Home Connection Finder (HCF) services to assist in locatPass Action details Not available
07-00891 A-18)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the contracts with the City of Santa Maria, Santa Ynez People Helping People, SER Jobs for Progress to provide Workforce Investment Act Youth Services, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract for the period October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2010 with the City of Santa Maria, a local vendor, in the amount of $325,000 to provide Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Services to In-School eligible youth between the ages of 14 and 21 years of age in the greater Santa Maria Valley and Cuyama; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract for the period October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2010 with Santa Ynez People Helping People, a local vendor, in the amount of $318,779, to provide Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Services to In-School eligible youth between the ages of 14 and 21 years of age in the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valleys; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract for the period October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2010 with SER Jobs for Progress, not a local vendor, in thPass Action details Not available
07-00908 A-19)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Child Care Planning Council documents, as follows: a) Approve the Santa Barbara County Child Care Planning Council By-Laws, revised August 2007; and b) Approve the Priorities for Subsidized Child Development Program Funding, Santa Barbara County, to be submitted by the Santa Barbara County Child Care Planning Council to the California Department of Education.Pass Action details Not available
07-00909 A-20)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider Membership and appointments to the Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee ("APAC"), as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Find that the adoption of the resolution reorganizing the APAC and the appointments to the APAC are not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment; and b) Adopt a Resolution appointing the membership of the Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
07-00899 A-21)Agenda ItemHEARING - Receive a presentation regarding the 2005-2007 Commission for Women Annual Report. (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
07-00906 A-22)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Environmental Health Services fee adjustments as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services pursuant to the California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law, Health & Safety Code §113700, et seq.; b) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Substandard Housing Complaint Inspections pursuant to Health & Safety Code §17910; c) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services pursuant to California Health & Safety Code §119300 et seq., relating to Tattooing, Body Piercing and Permanent Cosmetics; d) Adopt a Resolution amending fees for Environmental Health Services relating to Swimming Pool Sanitation, Organized Camps, Bacteriological Water Samples, Septic Tank Pumper Trucks and Sewage Violation Inspections pursuant to the California Health & Safety Code and Chapter 16 of the Santa Barbara County Code; and e) Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, approve the Notices of Exemption from tPass Action details Not available
07-00897 A-23)Agenda ItemHEARING - Receive an update on the structural integrity of the County's bridge structures, All Districts. (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
07-00901 A-24)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider a Resolution Approving the Issuance of the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara Revenue Bonds, in a Principal Amount Not to Exceed $6,000,000. (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
07-00912 A-25)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Carpinteria Valley Arts Council upon six years of dedicated service in out community.Pass Action details Not available
07-00051 1)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider an appeal filed by Patrick Nesbitt, the applicant, (Case No. 06APL-00000-00041) of the County Zoning Administrator's October 23, 2006 denial of the request for a Variance to the Floor Area Ratio maximum for a residential dwelling (Case No. 05VAR-00000-00005) in the Summerland area, First District, as follows: EST. TIME: 1 HR.) Either: a) Approve the appeal; adopt the required findings for the project, including CEQA findings; and grant de novo approval of the Variance request, subject to the conditions of approval; or b) Deny the appeal, thereby upholding the Zoning Administrator's decision; and grant a continuance to allow staff to come back with findings to support denial of the Variance. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
07-00166 2)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider an appeal filed by the applicant (Case No. 06APL-00000-00038) of the Montecito Planning Commission's September 20, 2006 decision to uphold the Planning and Development Department's denial of the proposed Franklin Veterinary Clinic (Case Nos.05HOC-00000-00008 and 05APL-00000-00033) located at 1396 Greenworth Place, Montecito Area (APN 009-190-009), First District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 06APL-00000-00038, thereby upholding the Montecito Planning Commission's decision to uphold the Planning and Development Department's denial of the proposed Franklin Veterinary Clinic; b) Adopt the required findings for denial of the proposed veterinary practice specified in Attachment A of the Montecito Planning Commission action letter (Attachment C to this Board Letter), dated September 27, 2006; and c) Deny the proposed project, Case No. 05HOC-00000-00008. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
07-00866 3)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider the recommendations regarding the Annual County Financial Audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 Annual Redevelopment Agency Audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) Acting as the Board of Supervisors: a) Receive and file the County of Santa Barbara's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and Financial Highlights for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007; and Acting as the Redevelopment Agency Board of Directors: b) Receive and file the Agency's Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  Action details Not available
07-00882 4)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Abandoned Boat Response and Removal and Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund (AWAF) Grant Award, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Receive a report on and approve the multi-department response and removal processes for abandoned and/or hazardous vessels and direct staff to take necessary action as necessary; and b) Approve and authorize the Sheriff to accept a State Grant from the California Department of Boating and Waterways, Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund (AWAF), in the amount of $25,000 to reimburse County costs, up to 90%, for the removal of non-commercial watercraft that are abandoned and/or present a hazard to the public and/or environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
07-00813 5)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider the Needle Exchange and Education Program (The Right Outfit) Annual Status Report 2007. (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
07-00682 6)Agenda ItemHEARING - Approve revisions to the current Neighborhood Traffic Management Policy for use throughout the County. (EST. TIME: 40 MIN.) COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available