Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 7/8/2008 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT CENTER BOARD HEARING ROOM 511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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08-00663  Agenda ItemClosed Session Agenda   Action details Not available
08-00662 A-1)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Ruben Barajas upon his retirement from the County Parks Department after 34 years of dedicated service to the County of Santa Barbara.Pass Action details Not available
08-00635 A-2)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Sergeant Jerry R. Cornell upon his retirement from the Sheriff's Department after over 29 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
08-00642 A-3)Agenda ItemSanta Barbara County Association of Governments - Approve the request of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments to call an election to be set for November 4, 2008 for the voters of the county to consider the adoption of an ordinance to extend Measure A upon its expiration on March 31, 2010. (APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)Pass Action details Not available
08-00661 A-4)Agenda ItemCity of Buellton - Approve the request of the City of Buellton to call and give notice of the holding of a special election to be held consolidated with the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 for the submission to the qualified voters of the question: “Should the Buellton general plan be amended, until December 31, 2025, to prohibit (with limited exceptions) changes to existing city limits or the provision of water or sewer services beyond the existing city limits of Buellton, except by another initiative election?” (APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)Pass Action details Not available
08-00660 A-5)Agenda ItemCold Spring School District - Approve the request of Cold Spring School District ordering an election for November 4, 2008 for the purpose of raising funds to finance school facilities and property of the District by the issuance of $2,440,000 in bonds, and requesting consolidation with other elections occurring on November 2, 2008. (APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)Pass Action details Not available
08-00664 A-6)Agenda ItemCity of Santa Barbara - Approve the requests of the City of Santa Barbara, as follow: a) Call and give notice of the holding of a special municipal election to be held on November 4, 2008; and b) Submission of a proposed ordinance to the voters in order to reduce and modernize the city's existing utility users tax ordinance (Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 4.24) with respect to utility taxes on telecommunications and video services; and c) Consolidate the special municipal election with the Presidential general election to be held on November 4, 2008. (APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)Pass Action details Not available
08-00659 A-7)Agenda ItemAdopt a resolution effective June 30, 2008 reallocating positions between departments consistent with actions taken by the Board during the 2008-09 budget hearings.Pass Action details Not available
08-00653 A-8)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Emergency Shelter Care Lease with Andre Aparicio, 377 Storke Road, Goleta, Third District, as follows: a) Determine that the services provided by Andre Aparicio are necessary to meet the social needs of the County, and that Andre Aparicio therefore qualifies for a rent subsidy pursuant to Government Code §26227; b) Determine that the County-owned property located at 377 Storke Road, in Goleta, will not be needed for County purposes for the next few years; and c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the proposed Lease Agreement granting Andre Aparicio the right to lease the above referenced county-owned property for the purpose of providing emergency shelter care services for abused, neglected and abandoned children, for a term of one year commencing on July 8, 2008 through June 30, 2009, and renewed annually concurrent with the Agreement For Services of Independent Contractor (Emergency Shelter Care Services) dated July 7, 2008, at a below fair market rent amount of $250 per month.Pass Action details Not available
08-00654 A-9)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Clerk Recorder Assessor Election Records Storage Building, Project No. 8648 Approval of Plans & Specifications, CEQA Exemption, and Authorization to Bid, Third District, as follows: a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Clerk Recorder Assessor Election Records Storage Building at the Calle Real Maintenance Campus. The estimated construction cost is $648,000; b) Approve the Categorical Exemption pursuant to the County's California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines for the Clerk Recorder Assessor Election Records Storage Building at the Calle Real Maintenance Campus.; and c) Authorize the Director of General Services to advertise for construction bids for the Clerk Recorder Assessor Election Records Storage Building at the Calle Real Maintenance Campus.Pass Action details Not available
08-00655 A-10)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Award of Contract to Los Angeles Air Conditioning (not a local vendor) for Administration Building Chiller Replacement Project No. F01005, as follows: a) Approve the plans and project specifications for the Santa Barbara County Administration Building Chiller Replacement Project No. F01005; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the award of a contract to Los Angeles Air Conditioning for the replacement of the Santa Barbara County Administration Building Chiller in the amount of $ 2,079,000 dollars; and c) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders of an amount not to exceed 10% of a base amount of $250,000 plus 5% of the bid in excess of the base amount or $116,450.00 for this contract.Pass Action details Not available
08-00638 A-11)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute an amendment to the existing license agreement between the City of Santa Barbara and the County of Santa Barbara for the installation, use, maintenance, and removal of public art installations in the 600 to 1200 blocks of State Street in Santa Barbara to extend the agreement to June 30, 2013, First District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00641 A-12)Agenda ItemConsider Case No. 08AGP-00000-00006, Diamond Agricultural Preserve, for nonrenewal by the landowner of an existing agricultural preserve contract, Fifth District, as follows: a) Accept the request for nonrenewal of Agricultural Preserve 73-AP-11; and b) Authorize the Chair to execute the Notice of Nonrenewal by the County Land Conservation Contract for Assessor's Parcel No. 128-020-008, -009, located approximately 1 mile northeast of the intersection of Orcutt-Garey and Dominion Roads, in the Santa Maria area.Pass Action details Not available
08-00646 A-13)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute an agricultural preserve replacement contract with Mr. and Mrs. Victor and RoseMary Diamond, 08AGP-00000-00007, replacing a portion of the original Agricultural Preserve 73-AP-011. The replacement contract involves Assessor's Parcel number 129-020-008, located approximately 1 mile northeast of the intersection of Orcutt-Garey and Dominion Roads, in the Santa Maria area, Fifth District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00643 A-14)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute an agricultural preserve replacement contract with Santa Rita Ridge Estates LLC, 07AGP-00000-00014, replacing a portion of the original Agricultural Preserve 70-AP-114B. The replacement contract involves Assessor's Parcel numbers 099-110-054 (portion of) and 099-160-030 (portion of) located southwest of the intersection of Campbell Road and Highway 246, in the Lompoc area, Fourth District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00644 A-15)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute an agricultural preserve replacement contract with Santa Rita Ridge Estates LLC, 07AGP-00000-00016, replacing a portion of the original Agricultural Preserve 70-AP-114B. The replacement contract involves Assessor's Parcel numbers 099-110-054 (portion of), 099-160-030 (portion of) and 099-180-002 (portion of) located southwest of the intersection of Campbell Road and Highway 246, in the Lompoc area, Fourth District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00645 A-16)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute an agricultural preserve replacement contract with Santa Rita Ridge Estates LLC, 07AGP-00000-00021, replacing a portion of the original Agricultural Preserve 70-AP-114B. The replacement contract involves Assessor's Parcel number 099-160-030 (portion of) located southwest of the intersection of Campbell Road and Highway 246, in the Lompoc area, Fourth District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00652 A-17)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute an agricultural preserve replacement contract with Santa Rita Ridge Estates LLC, 07AGP-00000-00015, replacing a portion of the original Agricultural Preserve 70-AP-114B. The replacement contract involves Assessor's Parcel numbers 099-110-054 (portion of) and 099-160-030 (portion of) located southwest of the intersection of Campbell Road and Highway 246, in the Lompoc area, Fourth District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00634 A-18)Agenda ItemAccept a permanent Easement Deed from Lynn Simonsen in the Hummel Village II, LLC, by authorizing the Clerk of the Board to execute the Certificate of Acceptance attached to the Permanent Easement deed regarding the sewer main, Fourth District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00648 A-19)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Sandyland Seawall Repair, Design and Permitting Contract, County Project No. 720548, First District, as follows: a) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to amend Contract No. CN06261 with Moffat and Nichol Inc. (not a local vendor), Long Beach, California, for design and permitting services from $93,550 to $160,601 for the Sandyland Seawall Repair Project; and b) Authorize the Director of Public Works to approve further amendments to the contract for supplemental work up to $6,705.Pass Action details Not available
08-00649 A-20)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Gobernador Debris Basin Modification Project Award, First District, as follows: a) Award the construction contract for the Gobernador Debris Basin Modification Project in the amount of $830,457.50 to the lowest responsible bidder Shaw Excavating and Grading (not 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) Approve and 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 $54,022.88 for the above subject project; d) Approve plans and specifications for the project; and e) Adopt the Resolution entitled “In the Matter of Approving the Gobernador Debris Basin Modification Project to receive Grants Funding from California Department of Fish and Game”.Pass Action details Not available
08-00632 A-21)Agenda ItemConsider the recommendations regarding the appointment of members to the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee, as follows: a) Approve the appointment of Kathleen Riel as a member of the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee for a three year term, effective July 1, 2008, and b) Approve the reappoint Joanne Craig Bowman, Stephen Day, Karen Johnson, Clara Ehrsam, Joyce Ellen Lippman, and Brian Carroll to three year terms on the In-Home Supportive Services Advisory Committee effective July 1, 2008.Pass Action details Not available
08-00631 A-22)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the appointment of Tracey S. Taylor to the Santa Barbara County Mental Health Commission as an alternate for a term ending July 1, 2011, Fourth District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00636 A-23)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Barbara H. Burger to the Arts Commission for a term ending June 20, 2011, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00637 A-24)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Sarah Haviland Blackmun to the Human Services Commission for a term ending June 30, 2011, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00657 A-25)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Special Tax Levy for Orcutt Community Facilities District, Fourth District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Receive Summary of Proposed Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Tax Levy for Orcutt Community Facilities District No. 2002-1; and b) Adopt a Resolution Levying Special Taxes within the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2002-1. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
08-00656 A-26)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Special Tax Levy for Providence Landing Community Facilities District, Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME; 15 MIN.) a) Receive Summary of Proposed Fiscal Year 2008-09 Tax Levy for Providence Landing Community Facilities District No. 2004-1; and b) Adopt a Resolution Levying Special Taxes within the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2004-1, Providence Landing. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
08-00639 A-27)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Bruce W. Bell Appeal (Case No. 08APL-00000-00021) of County Planning Commission Approval of PXP Tranquillon Ridge Oil and Gas Development Project (Case No. 06RVP-00000-00001), Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Determine Mr. Bell's standing to appeal; i) If standing to appeal is not demonstrated, deny the appeal for lack of standing; ii) If standing to appeal is demonstrated, deny the Bell Appeal, Case No. 08APL-00000-00021; b) Hear the ExxonMobil/Sunset Appeal (Case No. 08APL-00000-00019) prior to taking final action on the Bell appeal and the Tranquillon Ridge project (Case No. 06RVP-00000-00001); c) Approve the minor modifications to the Tranquillon Ridge Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (06EIR-00000-00005; State Clearinghouse No. 2006021055) presented in Attachment A.11 to the Board Agenda Letter and including any modifications made by the Board in the public hearing, and certify that the Tranquillon Ridge Final EIR reflects the independent judgment of the Board, has been completed Pass Action details Not available
08-00640 A-28)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendation regarding the Vaquero Energy, Inc. Appeal (Case No. 08APL-00000-00020) of County Planning Commission Approval of PXP Tranquillon Ridge Oil and Gas Development Project (Case No. 06RVP-00000-00001), Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.) a) Accept Vaquero Energy, Inc.'s September 15, 2008 withdrawal of its Appeal (Case No. 08APL-00000-000020) of County Planning Commission Approval of PXP Tranquillon Ridge Oil and Gas Development Project (Case No. 06RVP-00000-00001)Pass Action details Not available
08-00650 A-29)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the ExxonMobil/Sunset Appeal (Case No. 08APL-00000-00019) of County Planning Commission Approval of PXP Tranquillon Ridge Oil and Gas Development Project (Case No. 06RVP-00000-00001), Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HRS.) a) Accept ExxonMobil's August 11, 2008 withdrawal from Appeal; b) Uphold a portion of the ExxonMobil/Sunset Appeal regarding the 2022 end date and deny all remaining parts of the appeal, Case No. 08APL-00000-00019; c) Hear the Bell Appeal (Case No. 08APL-00000-00021) prior to taking final action on the Tranquillon Ridge project (Case No. 06RVP-00000-00001); d) Approve the minor modifications to the Tranquillon Ridge Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR; 06EIR-00000-00005; State Clearinghouse No. 2006021055) presented in Attachment A.11 and including any modifications made by the Board in the public hearing, and certify that the Tranquillon Ridge Final EIR reflects the independent judgment of the Board, has been completed in compliance with CEQA, and is adequate for the Tranquillon RidgPass Action details Not available
08-00647 A-30)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the grant contract(s) for Gaviota Village Property Acquisition, Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Approve up to $860,938 from the Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF) for the fiscal year of 2008-2009 to acquire 43 acres, known as the Gaviota Village property, along the Gaviota Coast; b) Approve a $418,553 grant from the Coastal Impact Assistance Program of 2001 (CIAP 2001) to acquire the Gaviota Village property, if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) extends the term of this grant for the Gaviota Village property acquisition; and c) Direct staff to return on the Administrative Agenda to execute a contractual agreement with the Trust for Public Land, for up to $918,553, to purchase the Gaviota Village property. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
08-00651 A-31)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Development Code ordinance amendments regarding overall sign plans, ridgeline/hillside development, small additions, special care homes, and temporary sales offices, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Adopt findings for approval of the proposed ordinances; b) Find that the adoption of these ordinances are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA; c) Adopt an Ordinance (Case No. 08ORD-00000-00006) amending Section 35-1, the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the County Code; and d) Adopt an Ordinance (Case No. 08ORD-00000-00007) amending Section 35-2, the Santa Barbara County Montecito Land Use and Development Code, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the County Code. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
08-00667 A-32)Agenda ItemApprove the appointment of Coleman Lucas to the Santa Maria Cemetery District for the term ending December 31, 2009, Fifth District.Pass Action details Not available
08-00548 1)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a progress report on the Agricultural Worker Transportation Program, County Project No. 830713, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Receive a progress report from Public Works staff regarding the County's Agricultural Worker Transportation Program; and b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1, for time extension and fee schedule amendments to the existing agreement with the Santa Maria Organization of Transportation Helpers for Agricultural Worker Transportation Program services in the Santa Maria Valley. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
08-00571 2)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Baseline Avenue Utility Undergrounding District between Alamo Pintado Road and Lewis Street in Ballard, Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 10 MIN.) a) Consider reforming the utility undergrounding district; and b) Adopt a resolution recreating the utility undergrounding district. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
08-00511 3)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Annexation of Evergreen Shopping Center into the Orcutt Community Facilities District (No. 2002-1) and levy special taxes on the proposed parcel to be annexed, Fourth District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara Approving Annexation of Territory to Orcutt Community Facilities District (No. 2002-1) and Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Therein.". COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
07-01220 4)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding onshore oil facilities update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Receive a staff report on the status of the onshore facilities program; and b) Receive an update on the five recommendations concerning potential new ordinances and staff practices adopted by the Board of Supervisors on January 15, 2008. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
08-00594 5)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Rice Agricultural Produce Cooling and Processing Facility, located at the intersection of Betteravia Road and Rosemary Road, in the Santa Maria Valley Area, Fifth District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Adopt the required findings for the project specified in the Planning Commission Staff Report dated April 25, 2008, including CEQA findings; b) Approve Accept the Addendum to the Uniform Rules Environmental Impact Report (04- EIR-08) pursuant to the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act. The original ER identified significant effects on the environment in the following categories: Aesthetics, Agricultural Resources/Land Use, Air Quality, Groundwater, Noise, and Traffic/Circulation. The application involves AP No. 128-096-001, -004, and -005 as specified in the Planning Commission Staff Report dated April 25, 2008, as amended by the Planning Commission during its regular meeting of May 14, 2008; c) Approve Adopt the Zoning Map Amendment O6RZN-00000-00005 to change the existing zoningPass Action details Not available