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Meeting date/time:
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7/16/2024
9:00 AM
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Minutes status:
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Approved
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Meeting location:
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JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM
511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA
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24-00001
| | 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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24-00777
| A-1) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of August 4, 2024 through August 10, 2024 as National Health Center Week in Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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24-00791
| A-2) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Regents of the University Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Agreement for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with the Regents of the University of California for services delivered by the UCCE Office for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $180,000.00; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as administrative government activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00778
| A-3) | Administrative Item | Approve the appointment of Larry Mendez Jr. to the Agricultural Advisory Committee, nominated by the Santa Barbara County Cattlemen’s Association. | Pass |
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24-00780
| A-4) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding authorization for year-end transfers and revisions of appropriations, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve Budget Revisions and transfers necessary to close the County’s accounting records for County funds for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2023-2024) which require 4/5 approval vote from the Board of Supervisors; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(c) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the creation of government funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. | Pass |
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24-00780
| A-4) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding authorization for year-end transfers and revisions of appropriations, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve Budget Revisions and transfers necessary to close the County’s accounting records for County funds for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2023-2024) which require 4/5 approval vote from the Board of Supervisors; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(c) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the creation of government funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. | Pass |
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24-00787
| A-5) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Services Agreement for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with MICOP (not a local vendor) for the provision of MHSA Prevention and Early Intervention program services and training for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $885,948.00, inclusive of $442,974.00 per Fiscal Year, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt services for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement; make changes to the service locations and staffing requirements per Exhibit A-2; reallocate between funding sources and programs per Exhibits B and B-1; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E, all without altering | Pass |
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24-00790
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Notice to Postpone Senate Bill 43 (SB 43) Implementation Update Presentation to August 20, 2024, as follows:
a) Receive and file notice that a presentation on the Update on the Deferred Implementation of Senate Bill 43 which modifies Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5008 by expanding the definition of “Gravely Disabled” is postponed from July 16, 2024 to August 20, 2024; and
b) 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 therefore not projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines. | Pass |
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24-00782
| A-7) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Service of Independent Contractor with Robert Half Inc., as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement for Service of Independent Contractor with Robert Half Inc., formerly known as Robert Half International Inc., doing business through its division Office Team to provide qualified temporary staff for election-related work, for an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and
b) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) that the above action is not a project subject to CEQA review because the action consists of organizational and administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00773
| A-8) | Administrative Item | City of Guadalupe - Approve the requests of the City of Guadalupe, as follows:
a) Call and give notice for a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the election of certain officers as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California and requesting to consolidate the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code; and
b) Adopt regulations for candidates for elective office pertaining to candidate statements and materials submitted to the electorate to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) | Pass |
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24-00789
| A-9) | Administrative Item | City of Lompoc - Approve the requests of the City of Lompoc, as follows:
a) Call and give notice of the holding of a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 for the election of certain officers as required by the laws of the State of California relating to General Law Cities;
b) Consolidate the City of Lompoc General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election to be held on November 5, 2024 and direct the County Elections Division to render services to the City relating to the conduct of the General Municipal Election and accept City payment for such consolidated elections services;
c) Consolidate the City of Lompoc Measure, entitled the Ken Adam Park Measure, with the Statewide General Election to be held on November 5, 2024 and direct the County Elections Division to conduct the Election on the City’s behalf and accept City payment for such consolidated elections services; and
d) Consolidate the City of Lompoc Measure, entitled “An Initiative Measure to discontinue the Public Park Use of approximately 82 Acres of City-Owned Land including Ken Adam Par | Pass |
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24-00767
| A-10) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Transformative Climate Community Grant, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Board Chair, Community Services Director and/or designee(s) to execute the grant agreement to accept grant funds in the amount of $1,084,660.00 from the Strategic Growth Council; and
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a “Project” with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5),
since the recommended actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00768
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Acceptance of a Cash Donation to implement the Jalama Beach Emergency Response Plan, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Accept a cash donation from SpaceX to purchase equipment and materials for public notification of Vandenberg Space Force Base launches at Jalama Beach County Park up to $50,000.00;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009840 recognizing the value of the donation as revenue and expense; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and direct staff to file the Notice of Exemption. | Pass |
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24-00768
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Acceptance of a Cash Donation to implement the Jalama Beach Emergency Response Plan, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Accept a cash donation from SpaceX to purchase equipment and materials for public notification of Vandenberg Space Force Base launches at Jalama Beach County Park up to $50,000.00;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009840 recognizing the value of the donation as revenue and expense; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and direct staff to file the Notice of Exemption. | Pass |
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24-00769
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Guadalupe-Lompoc Initiative Agreement with Community Environmental Council, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Department Director to execute a contract agreement with Community Environmental Council to receive an amount not to exceed $584,000.00 to implement various tasks under the Guadalupe-Lompoc Climate Action Initiative, and authorize the Director the ability to amend the contract for scope amendments within the authorized amount and agreement term;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009877 necessary to adjust appropriations for the receipt of unanticipated Grant Revenues in the amount of $584,000.00; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a “Project” with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), since the recommended actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00769
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Guadalupe-Lompoc Initiative Agreement with Community Environmental Council, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Department Director to execute a contract agreement with Community Environmental Council to receive an amount not to exceed $584,000.00 to implement various tasks under the Guadalupe-Lompoc Climate Action Initiative, and authorize the Director the ability to amend the contract for scope amendments within the authorized amount and agreement term;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009877 necessary to adjust appropriations for the receipt of unanticipated Grant Revenues in the amount of $584,000.00; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a “Project” with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), since the recommended actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00771
| A-13) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendation regarding the approval and execution of a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Santa Barbara Teen Legal Clinic to amend the budget, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Human Services General Fund Agreement with Santa Barbara Teen Legal Clinic to amend the line items of Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budgets; 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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24-00774
| A-14) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding county loan documents and subordination agreement for the Patterson Point Apartments and approval of a substantial amendment to Santa Barbara County’s 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve a Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 Action Plan, which adds One Million, Seventy-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars and Fifty-Seven Cents ($1,072,899.57) in HOME Funds for the Project, and direct staff to submit the Substantial Amendment to the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);
b) Approve execution by the Board Chair of a County Project Loan Agreement; and Regulatory Agreement; setting forth terms, conditions and requirements attendant to Developer’s acceptance of the County’s Project Loan;
c) Approve execution by the Board Chair of a Project Subordination Agreement, wherein the County agrees to Subordinate its Project Loan to a Project construction loan provided by Banc of California; and
d) Determine that the approval of this Item is not subject to environmental | Pass |
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24-00772
| A-15) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Goleta Beach Lawn Area Improvements, Project No. 8688, Award of Construction Contract, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Community Services Department for the Goleta Beach Lawn Area Improvements, Project No. 8688;
b) Award, approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract in the amount of $1,095,620.85 to the lowest responsible bidder, Hanly General Engineering Corporation, for the Project, 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; and
c) Authorize the Director of Community Services, or designee, to order changes or additions in the work being performed for the Project via change orders in the amount not to exceed $67,821.00 as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142. | Pass |
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24-00775
| A-16) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding approval of a contract for Sanitation Services to resolve encampments in Santa Barbara County Using American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) Funds, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a service contract with South Coast Funding Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as QwikResponse Restoration and Construction (QwikResponse) in the amount not to exceed $500,000.00 (Agreement). This Agreement will provide sanitation services in connection with homeless encampment resolution throughout the County for a period of approximately two years beginning July 16, 2024, and ending June 30, 2026; and
b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), as the contemplated activities consist of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees, and direct staff to file a CEQA Notice of Exe | Pass |
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24-00764
| A-17) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution authorizing County Counsel to partially settle the litigation of County of Santa Barbara v. Purdue Pharma, et al. (Case No. 1:17-MD-2804) with The Kroger Co., as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution that approves and authorizes County Counsel or her designee to execute the following agreements to partially settle the litigation County of Santa Barbara and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma, et al. (Case No. 1:17-MD-2804):
i) Subdivision Participation and Release Form which includes a release of all claims against The Kroger Co. and its “Released Entities” for their conduct complained of in the litigation;
ii) Proposed California State-Subdivision Agreement Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds, which shall enable the County of Santa Barbara to receive and direct the use of a portion of settlement funds distributed to the State of California for approved opioid abatement activities; and
iii) California-Subdivision Backstop Agreement, which will allow the County to pay the contingency fees of Outside Coun | Pass |
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24-00765
| A-18) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Employee Lodging During Emergencies Policy, as follows:
a) Approve and adopt the Employee Lodging During Emergencies Policy which establishes guidance on lodging for County employees who are unable to return home due to emergencies; and
b) Determine that the action is not a “project” under the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because it is an are organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00776
| A-19) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Environmental and Civil Design Professional Services Agreement for the Bridgehouse Utility Extensions Project Phase 2, 2025 Sweeney Road, County Project No. 22035, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute, a Professional Services Agreement (Agreement) in the maximum amount not to exceed $611,027.00 (inclusive of the maximum aggregate Supplemental Services Amount of $41,001.00) with Wallace Group, a California Corporation (Wallace Group), whose address is 612 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo, CA (a local vendor) for Environmental and Civil Engineering consulting services for the Bridgehouse Utility Extension Project Phase 2;
b) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director designee, to approve and execute Supplemental Service Orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $41,001.00;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services to extend the Term of the Professional Service Agreement as necessary for a period not to exceed twelve (12) additional months | Pass |
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24-00776
| A-19) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Environmental and Civil Design Professional Services Agreement for the Bridgehouse Utility Extensions Project Phase 2, 2025 Sweeney Road, County Project No. 22035, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute, a Professional Services Agreement (Agreement) in the maximum amount not to exceed $611,027.00 (inclusive of the maximum aggregate Supplemental Services Amount of $41,001.00) with Wallace Group, a California Corporation (Wallace Group), whose address is 612 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo, CA (a local vendor) for Environmental and Civil Engineering consulting services for the Bridgehouse Utility Extension Project Phase 2;
b) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director designee, to approve and execute Supplemental Service Orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $41,001.00;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services to extend the Term of the Professional Service Agreement as necessary for a period not to exceed twelve (12) additional months | Pass |
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24-00781
| A-20) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding amendments to Agreements for Services of Independent Contractor: Amendment 4 with Turner and Townsend Heery, LLC and Amendment 3 with Skanska USA Building Inc., as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 4 (Turner and Townsend Amendment) to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Turner and Townsend Heery, LLC (Turner and Townsend Agreement), extending the contract term for 2 additional months through September 30, 2024;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 (Skanska Amendment) to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Skanska USA Building Inc. (Skanska Agreement), extending the contract term for 2 additional months through September 30, 2024; increasing the maximum compensation payable under the Skanska Agreement from $1,645,000.00 to $1,745,000.00 (an increase of $100,000.00) to provide additional Consulting and Project Management Services and incorporating applicable federal provisions;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services, to | Pass |
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24-00793
| A-21) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management, Appointed Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution which amends the Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management, Appointed Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees (Resolution No. 24-155) previously approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 23, 2024 and amended on June 18, 2024; and
b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above actions are governmental fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and are therefore not a project subject to environmental review. | Pass |
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24-00763
| A-22) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Fish and Wildlife Commission Grant Award, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development to award a Fish and Wildlife Grant to International Bird Rescue for the “Resolving Negative Human Wildlife Interactions in Santa Barbara County” project in the amount of $16,038.00; and
b) Determine that the award of Fish and Wildlife Commission Grant funds is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the State Guidelines for the implementation of the CEQA. | Pass |
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24-00783
| A-23) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC Agreement, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC (BC 15-120) for information management services to extend the Agreement for five years for a revised end date of June 30, 2029, and to add $33,800.00 for each additional Fiscal Year, totaling $169,000.00 for a total revised Agreement amount of $621,000.00; and
b) Determine that the recommended action is not a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. | Pass |
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24-00784
| A-24) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin - Eastern Management Area Joint Powers Agreement, Third District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the “Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, Santa Ynez River Valley Basin Eastern Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency” among the Santa Barbara County Water Agency, the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, City of Solvang, and the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Improvement District No. 1;
b) Approve and adopt a Resolution to appoint Third District Supervisor Joan Hartmann as the Santa Barbara County Water Agency’s representative on the Groundwater Sustainability Agency Board of Directors for the Santa Ynez River Valley Eastern Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency, with Third District Representative Meighan Dietenhofer as an alternate; and
c) Determine that these actions are not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 1537 | Pass |
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24-00785
| A-25) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection System Phase IVA, Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, County Project No. 828985, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (a local vendor) in an amount not to exceed $1,436,604.00 to provide construction management, construction quality assurance services, and engineering support for the construction of the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection System Phase IVA Project;
b) Authorize the Director of Public Works or his designee to approve change orders with Geosyntec Consultants for a contingency amount up to $143,660.00, for a total not-to-exceed authorization of $1,580,264.00;
c) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Public Works Director, or his designee, with consent of the Treasurer-Tax Collector, Auditor-Controller and County Counsel, to establish a performance security acceptable to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in the appro | Pass |
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24-00785
| A-25) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection System Phase IVA, Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, County Project No. 828985, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (a local vendor) in an amount not to exceed $1,436,604.00 to provide construction management, construction quality assurance services, and engineering support for the construction of the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection System Phase IVA Project;
b) Authorize the Director of Public Works or his designee to approve change orders with Geosyntec Consultants for a contingency amount up to $143,660.00, for a total not-to-exceed authorization of $1,580,264.00;
c) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Public Works Director, or his designee, with consent of the Treasurer-Tax Collector, Auditor-Controller and County Counsel, to establish a performance security acceptable to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in the appro | Pass |
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24-00786
| A-26) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution approving the Grant Funds from the State Coastal Conservancy for the Regional Sediment Management and Resiliency Project, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and adopt a Resolution titled Approving the Grant of Funds from the State Coastal Conservancy for the Regional Sediment Management and Resiliency Project to hereby:
i) Approve the filing of an application for funding by the State Coastal Conservancy and to commit the Flood Control District to the financial and legal obligations associated with receiving funding under the State Coastal Conservancy grants program;
ii) Confirm the Flood Control District has or will have sufficient funds to complete the project;
iii) Agree to provide any funds beyond the State Coastal Conservancy grant funds necessary to complete the project; and
iv) Authorize any of the following positions: Public Works Director, Deputy Director - Flood Control District, Deputy Director - Finance Administration, Environmental Manager, and Acco | Pass |
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24-00788
| A-27) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Marcum Street Parking Reconfiguration Project; County Project No. 830358, Fourth District, as follows:
a) Approve the Marcum Street Parking Reconfiguration Project;
b) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to advertise for bids to construct the Marcum Street Parking Reconfiguration Project; and
c) Find that the proposed project is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301: Class 1, consisting of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use for (c) existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities, and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis. | Pass |
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24-00779
| A-28) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding agreements with the State of California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) and California Health and Recovery Solutions, P.C. (CHRS) for Jail-Based Competency Restoration Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff or his designee to execute an Agreement (No. 24-79004-000) with the State of California DSH accepting an amount not to exceed $5,733,606.50 for the duration of the Agreement (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027) to provide a Jail-Based Competency Treatment (JBCT) program within the Sheriff’s Office Main Jail Facility;
b) Delegate to the Sheriff or designee the authority to execute Contractor Certification Clauses, California Civil Rights Laws Attachment, Darfur Contracting Act Certification, and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Disclosure and Fact Sheet pursuant to the Agreement with DSH;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with CHRS for JBCT program services beginning July 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $1,036,461.75;
d) Approve, rat | Pass |
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24-00762
| A-29) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Renewal of Social Services Agreements for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter (local vendor) to provide Bringing Families Home and Home Safe Programs for a total contract amount not to exceed $220,000.00 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families (local vendor) to provide Child Welfare Services Senate Bill 163 Wraparound Services and Family Urgent Response System for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,430,468.00 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), since the activities are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical | Pass |
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24-00752
| A-30) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to Section 32-21 of the County Code to include collection enforcement options for Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT), as follows:
a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 32 - Taxation, Article II. Transients, Sec. 32-21 of the Santa Barbara County Code authorizing the Treasurer-Tax Collector to use specific actions to collect delinquent TOTs, penalties and interest; and
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of government fiscal 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. | Pass |
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24-00766
| A-31) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance renewing Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 12A, County-Owned Property, Article II, Real Property Procedures, Sections 12A-10, 12A-10.1, 12A-11, and 12A-11.1 pertaining to the administration and procedures for managing County-owned property and renewing delegations of authority therein, as follows:
a) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance renewing delegations of authority for Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 12A, County-Owned Property, Article II, Real Property Procedures, Sections 12A-10, 12A-10.1, 12A-11, and12A-11.1, pertaining to the administration and procedures for managing County-owned property therein; and
b) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a "Project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as they consist of "general policy and procedure making" and pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the | Pass |
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24-00796
| A-32) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Ratification of the Proclamation of Local Emergency Caused by the Lake Fire, as follows:
a) Receive an update on the Lake Fire;
b) Adopt a Resolution ratifying the Proclamation of a Local Emergency related to the Lake Fire declared by the Director of Emergency Services on July 12, 2024, when the Board of Supervisors was not in session, pursuant to Government Code Section 8550 et. seq. and Chapter 12, Section 12-5(a) of the Santa Barbara County Code;
c) Direct the Office of Emergency Management to return every sixty (60) days for ratification of the Emergency until such a time that conditions dictate otherwise; and
d) Determine the above actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00002
| | 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) (24-00002)
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. | |
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24-00795
| | Agenda Item | CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)
Employee organizations: all bargaining units, unrepresented employees, managers, and executives. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Kristine Schmidt.
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. | |
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24-00568
| 1) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Babbitt Appeal of the Planning Commission Approval of the Scibird Residential Alterations, Case Nos. 24APL-00008 of 21LUP-00000-00292 and 22BAR-00000-00187, First District, as follows:
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 24APL-00008, thereby affirming the Montecito Planning Commission’s decision to approve Case No. 21LUP-00000-00292, and the Commission’s decision to grant Preliminary Design Review approval of Case No. 22BAR-00000-00187;
b) Make the required findings for approval of Case No. 21LUP-00000-00292 and design review approval of Case No. 22BAR-00000-00187, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;
c) Determine the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(a) and 15331, as set forth in the Notice of Exemption; and
d) Grant de novo approval of Case Nos. 22BAR-00000-00187 and 21LUP-00000-00292, subject to the conditions of approval.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: WITHDRAW | Pass |
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24-00754
| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Consumer Price Index (CPI) Adjustment of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Library Special Tax Rate for County Service Area (CSA) No. 3 (greater Goleta), as follows: (EST. TIME: 10 MIN.)
a) Adopt a Resolution that confirms the Report and adjusts the FY 2024-2025 library special tax rate in CSA No. 3 by 3.50%; and
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because the actions consist of organizational or administrative actions that will have no direct physical impact on the environment and the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY | Pass |
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24-00755
| 3) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Orcutt and Providence Landing Community Facilities Districts Special Tax Levy, as follows: (EST. TIME: 10 MIN.)
a) Adopt a Resolution Levying Special Taxes within the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2002-1 (Orcutt Community Plan);
b) Adopt a Resolution Levying Special Taxes within the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2004-1 (Providence Landing);
c) Certify the list of all parcels within the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2002-1 (Orcutt Community Plan) subject to the special tax levy including the amount of the tax to be levied on each parcel for FY 2024-2025 and direct the Clerk of the Board or other designated official to file with the County Auditor the certified list;
d) Certify the list of all parcels within the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2004-1 (Providence Landing) subject to the special tax levy including the amount of the tax to be levied on each parcel for FY 2024-2025 and direct th | Pass |
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24-00770
| 4) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a report on the preparations for Wildfires and Public Safety Power Shut Offs (PSPS), as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and File a report on County preparedness efforts for Wildfires and PSPS; and
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because it is 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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