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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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25-00147
| A-1) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Javier Celedon and David Webster of the Community Services Department as the March 2025 Employees of the Month for Santa Barbara County. | |
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25-00160
| A-2) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution Proclaiming March 8, 2025 as International Women’s Day in Santa Barbara County. | |
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25-00164
| A-3) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the County of Santa Barbara Public Health Department on February 24, 2025. | |
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25-00156
| A-4) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (BHSOAC) Program Youth Grant Category 3 (Sustainability) and Category 4 (Other Priorities) Standard Agreements, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to execute the multi-year grant agreement (No. 24MHSOAC018) with the BHSOAC (formerly known as Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)), to retain a Quality Improvement and Sustainability (QIS) Coordinator in order to facilitate financial sustainability for Behavioral Health Student Services Act of 2019 (formerly known as Mental Health Student Services Act of 2019) (BHSSA) services in Santa Barbara County, through Round 4 grant funding, Category 3 (Sustainability) specific services, in the amount of $449,650.00, inclusive of $149,500.00 for Grant Year 1, $149,500.00 for Grant Year 2, and $150,650.00 for Grant Year 3, for the period of March 4, 2025 through December 31, 2027;
b) Approve and authorize the Director | |
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25-00148
| A-5) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Subrecipient Agreement for Opioid Settlement Funds with Good Samaritan Shelter for Street Outreach, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Subrecipient Agreements for the distribution of Opioid Settlement funding to Good Samaritan Shelter for $375,000.00 for a homeless outreach and engagement support team; and
b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) as the actions involve the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve a commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. | |
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25-00149
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Adopt a Resolution to amend the 2025 Board of Supervisors’ Schedule of Meeting Dates and Locations to update the County Budget Workshop dates to occur, as follows: Monday, April 14, 2025 (all day); Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (all day); and Thursday, April 17, 2025 (Noon - 5:00 PM, if needed). All of the Budget Workshop dates are scheduled in Santa Barbara. | |
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25-00152
| A-7) | Administrative Item | Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010307 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010312 and 0010313 (4/5 Vote Required). | |
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25-00159
| A-8) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the three-year renewal of a Resolution for Authorized Agents of the County During Disasters, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution designating the County officials listed in the Resolution to conduct all matters necessary for the financial recovery of the County, including applying for emergency or disaster recovery and relief from the federal government under Public Law 93-288 as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, and/or from the State under the California Disaster Assistance Act;
b) Adopt and direct the Clerk of the Board or designee to execute a Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution; and
c) 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 change in the environment. | |
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25-00158
| A-9) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Purchase Order to Frank Ramirez Consulting to provide governmental relations services related to funding outreach for costs associated with the Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Coast Region Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R3-2023-0070, Fourth District, as follows:
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to Issue a Purchase Order to Frank Ramirez Consulting, in an amount not to exceed $11,250.00, for a six-month term, to provide governmental relations services related to seeking funding sources related to Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R3-2023-0070 issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Coast Region for 2936 Industrial Parkway, Santa Maria, California; 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. | |
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25-00109
| A-10) | Administrative Item | Consider amendments to the Compensation Ordinance and Resolution for Elected Officials, as follows:
a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance to index salaries of Members of the Board of Supervisors to seventy percent (70%) of the base salary for a California Superior Court Judge, effective May 12, 2025, resulting in a 48.8% salary increase, for an annual salary of approximately $171,309.00, with future salary adjustments to be effective annually in the pay period in which January 15th falls, and set the biweekly allowance for the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to 2% of salary; and
b) Determine pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above actions are 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 and are therefore not a project subject to environmental review. | |
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25-00112
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Exclusive Ambulance Services Provider Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and American Medical Response West (AMR), as follows:
a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 5182, Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 5, titled Ambulances that established a non-exclusive system to regulate, set rates for, issue permits for, and contract with ambulance services; and
b) Determine that the above recommended action is not a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guideline 15387(b)(5) because the action is an organizational or administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | |
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25-00157
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Acceptance of $25,000.00 Grant Award from PetSmart Charities to Animal Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department, or designee, to accept a grant award received by the Santa Barbara County Animal Services in the amount of $25,000.00 on December 18, 2024;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department, or designee, to make any certifications and assurances that may be required by the grant agreement;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010302 in the amount of $25,000.00 to establish budget for unanticipated revenue in Animal Services from PetSmart Charities; and
d) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt pursuant to Section 158378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the recommended actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the en | |
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25-00155
| A-13) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding adopting Various Parking Restrictions and Traffic Controls, First and Second Districts, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution to establish various traffic controls in the First and Second Districts; and
b) Find that the proposed actions are for the operation and maintenance of an existing public facility, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, that the proposed action is therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c), and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis. | |
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25-00154
| A-14) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement for Construction of Improvements on San Jose Creek, Third District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the First Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement for Construction of Improvements on San Jose Creek with the City of Goleta, to incorporate the details of the Hollister Avenue Bridge Project and the Fish Passage Modification Project; and
b) Determine that executing an Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement is an organizational and administrative activity that will not result in changes in the environment, and therefore the action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). | |
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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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25-00161
| 1) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission’s designation of Arroyo Hondo Bridge as a County Historic Landmark, as follows:
(EST. TIME: 10 MIN.)
a) Approve the designation by, and confirm the action of, the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission and the conditions to be imposed, and adopt a Resolution with conditions, designating Arroyo Hondo Bridge, located on U.S. Route No. 101, Postmile 40.98, as a County Historic Landmark, and determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308;
b) Modify the designation by the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission, and adopt the modified Resolution with conditions to be imposed, designating Arroyo Hondo Bridge as a County Historic Landmark, and determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308; or
c) Disapprove the designation of the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission designating Arroyo Hondo Bridge as a County Historic Landmark | |
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25-00166
| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding enforcement at the Hot Springs trailhead on Red Flag Warning days through 2025, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
(EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Direct County staff to coordinate with appropriate local, state and federal agencies, including Fire agencies and U.S. Forest Service as appropriate, to develop parking restrictions and trail closures on Red Flag Warning days through 2025 in the area of the Hot Springs Trail in the First District, and return to the Board for required approvals;
b) Request that the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office implement enforcement measures for compliance with parking restrictions and trail closures once established;
c) Request the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office work with the U.S. Forest Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife to implement enforcement measures following heavy rainfall on the Hot Springs Trail to prevent illegal watershed modification and unauthorized activity;
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010328 to increase appropriations of $25,000.00 in the Sher | |
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25-00150
| 3) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the formation of a Task Force to address unlawful roadside and sidewalk vending, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)
a) Direct County staff to select members and convene a regional Task Force, comprised of but not limited to: representatives from relevant County departments (Environmental Health, Public Works, Sheriff, County Fire, and District Attorney); local city representatives, including the City of Santa Barbara, City of Santa Maria; and key stakeholders, including California Highway Patrol, Caltrans, Fish and Wildlife, and County of Ventura, with the goal to collaborate, strategize, and share resources and best practices to address unlawful roadside and sidewalk vending;
b) Direct County staff to conduct a comprehensive review of the County Code for the Board’s consideration including but not limited to adopting additional time, place, and manner restrictions on sidewalk vendors that are directly related to objective health, safety, or welfare concerns, including:
i) Limiting hours of operation that are not unduly restrictive | |
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25-00162
| 4) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Countywide Renewable Energy Development Project Decision, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file information and a presentation on the Santa Barbara County Solar Development Update;
b) Provide direction to staff regarding the following items presented:
i) Direct staff to explore debt financing opportunities and move forward with direct purchase for all project sites; or
ii) Move forward and negotiate Power Purchase Agreements for all sites; or
iii) Move forward with Power Purchase Agreements for all Net Energy Metering 2.0 projects and postpone decision on Net-Billing Tariff projects; or
iv) Any combination of the above options; or
v) No action; and
c) Determine that the proposed actions are not a “project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b) (5), as it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY | |
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25-00163
| 5) | 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 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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25-00153
| 6) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Second Quarter Budget Status Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file the FY 2024-2025 Second Quarter Budget and Status Report as of December 31, 2024, showing the status of appropriations and financing for departmental budgets adopted by the Board of Supervisors; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) the recommended actions consist of organizational, administrative, or fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | |
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