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Meeting date/time:
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1/21/2014
9:00 AM
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Approved
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Meeting location:
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR
105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA
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14-00009
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14-00001
| | Agenda Item | Public Comment | |
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14-00064
| A-1) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming January 2014 as Mentoring Month in Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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14-00069
| A-2) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Shirley D. Moraga upon her retirement from the Housing and Community Development Department after 31 years of outstanding service to the County of Santa Barbara. | Pass |
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14-00065
| A-3) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Pass |
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14-00077
| A-4) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Arthur Dossey, LCSW for his dedicated service to Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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14-00013
| A-5) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Christina Lopez of the Public Works Department as the January 2014 Santa Barbara County Employee of the Month. | Pass |
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14-00056
| A-6) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Jan Luc, Shirley Casier, Annette Winters, Eva Taber, Jill McKay and Jill Farrence as the Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) Psychiatric Health Facility Volunteers of the Month for January 2014. | Pass |
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14-00058
| A-7) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Pest Exclusion Program Agreement No. 13-0163, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to receive reimbursement for the County’s High Risk Pest Exclusion Program for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 in the amount of $80,781.26; and
b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4). | Pass |
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14-00060
| A-8) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding the United States Forest Service (USFS) State and Private Forestry Weed Management Agreement No. 13-0350-SF, First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to receive reimbursement from the U.S. State and Private Forestry Weed Management Agreement for the control of Euphorbia terracina, a regulated noxious weed, in Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara County, for the period of September 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015, in the amount of $29,378.00; and
b) Determine that the above project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15304 Minor Alterations to Land; § 15307 Actions by Regulatory Agency for Protection of Natural Resources; and § 15333 Small Habitat Restoration Projects, and direct staff to file a notice of exemption.
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14-00061
| A-9) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding the approval of the Light Brown Apple Moth Agreement No. 13-0359-SF, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Agricultural Commissioner’s Office to be reimbursed for regulatory activities for the Light Brown Apple Moth Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 in the amount of $36,960.81; and
b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4). | Pass |
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14-00062
| A-10) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Weights and Measures Programs Agreement No. 13-0403-SA, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the County Weighmaster Compliance Program of Santa Barbara County for the period of January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014 in the amount of $2,640.00; and
b) Determine that the proposed action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) and direct staff to file a notice of exemption. | Pass |
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14-00079
| A-11) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to the Agreement with Medical Doctor Associates, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Amendment to the Agreement with Medical Doctor Associates (not a local vendor) to add a rate specific to temporary psychiatry assignments at the Santa Barbara County Psychiatric Health Facility within the existing maximum Contract amount of $660,000.00 through June 30, 2014, as previously approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 18, 2013; and
b) Determine that the approval of the Amendment to the Contract is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the activities are covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activities in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.
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14-00080
| A-12) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding Investment in the Mental Health Wellness Act of 2013 Grant Applications, as follows:
a) Receive and file a report that the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services Department (ADMHS) is pursuing grant funding associated with the Investment in the Mental Health Wellness Act of 2013 (California Senate Bill 82), through grants released by the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) and the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA);
b) Direct staff to return to the Board of Supervisors for consideration of acceptance, should the grants be awarded; and
c) Determine that the approval of the recommended actions is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the activities are covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activities in question | Pass |
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14-00066
| A-13) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement to Provide Affordable Housing and a Rental Restrictive Covenant and a Preemptive Right for the Park Hill Estates Subdivision, 10TRM-00000-00001, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement to Provide Affordable Housing and Rental Restrictive Covenant and Preemptive Right for the Park Hill Estates Subdivision (the “Agreement”), and direct staff to record the Agreement; and
b) Find that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the Park Hill Estates Subdivision (the “Project”) or the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore approval of the Agreement is within the scope of the Project covered by the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration 11NGD-00000-00013 (MND) that was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on October 16, 2012 together with the Addendum to the MND that was approved by the Board | Pass |
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14-00067
| A-14) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement to Provide Affordable Housing and Restrictive Covenant and Preemptive Right for The Knoll Subdivision, 07TRM-00000-00005, 07DVP-00000-00031, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement to Provide Affordable Housing and Restrictive Covenant and Preemptive Right for The Knoll Subdivision (the “Agreement”), and direct Staff to record the Agreement; and
b) Find that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162 , no substantial changes are proposed, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the Knoll Subdivision (the “Project”) or the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore approval of the Agreement is within the scope of the Project covered by the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) (08-NGD-00000-00020) that was adopted by the County Planning Commission on December 10, 2008, and that therefore no new environmental documentation is required. | Pass |
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14-00059
| A-15) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Goleta Water District, as follows:
a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflicts of Interest Code of the Goleta Water District; and
b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of government that is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines. | Pass |
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14-00072
| A-16) | Agenda Item | Approve Budget Revision Requests (SEE EXHIBIT A WITH POSTED AGENDA). (4/5 Vote required). | Pass |
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14-00076
| A-17) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding the appointment of a Public Health Department Health Officer, as follows:
a) Appoint Dr. Charity Thoman as the County’s Health Officer on an interim basis and direct staff to notify the California Department of Public Health of the appointment; and
b) Determine that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as it is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b) (2). | Pass |
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14-00063
| A-18) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding Engineering Building Alterations for the Community Services Department, Project No. 8735, First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Construction Contract with GRD Construction for the Engineering Building Alterations for the Community Services Department Project, for a base Contract amount of $432,044.00;
b) Authorize the Director of General Services or designee to order changes or additions in the work being performed via change orders in the amount not to exceed $34,102.20, as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142; and
c) Determine that this project was previously found to be categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on August 20, 2013; and upon your Board’s approval of the plans and specifications for this project, that a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and that no subsequent environmental document is required. | Pass |
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14-00057
| A-19) | Agenda Item | Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to submit an application, execute the Grant Award Agreement, and accept the anticipated funding of the Federal Fiscal Year 2015 California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Grant in the amount of $130,128.99 for the period covering October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015. | Pass |
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14-00075
| A-20) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation for approval of the Orcutt Union School District project, Orcutt Community Plan Keysite 17, Case Nos. 09GPA-00000-00004 and 09RZN-00000-00012, located approximately 130 feet southeast of the intersection of Soares Avenue and First Street, in the Old Town Orcutt area, APNs 105-134-004 and -005, 105-330-005 and -006, Fourth District, and act as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Make the required findings for approval of the project, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;
b) Certify the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (11EIR-00000-00003), and the revision letter dated August 28, 2013, and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Section 11 of 11EIR-00000-00003);
c) Approve a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (09GPA-00000-00004) and adopt a Resolution approving the following: 1) changing the Land Use Designation on the subject parcels from Residential 8.0 units/acre (Res-8.0) to Residential 20 units/acre (Res-20); 2) revising Orcutt Community Plan Policy KS17-1 relative to d | Pass |
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14-00073
| A-21) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider the recommendations of the County Planning Commission regarding the Van Wingerden Greenhouses project, including a Zoning Map Amendment and a Development Plan (Case Nos. 11RZN-00000-00001, 10DVP-00000-00010, and 11CDP-00000-00009), located on the south side of Foothill Road, adjacent to 3883 Foothill Road, in the Coastal Zone of the Toro Canyon area, APN 005-310-024, First District, and act as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Make the required findings for approval of the project including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;
b) After considering the environmental review documents (EIR Addendum dated December 4, 2013, together with previously certified Revised Final Environmental Impact Report 99-EIR-02 RV1), determine that, as reflected in the CEQA findings, no subsequent Environmental Impact Report shall be prepared for this project;
c) Adopt an Ordinance (11RZN 00000 00001) amending the zoning map for the Carpinteria Agricultural Overlay to delete the view corridor designation from the subject parcel; and
d) Approve the project, 10DV | Pass |
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14-00074
| A-22) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider the appeals (Case No. 13APL-00000-00027 and 13APL-00000-00028) of the County Planning Commission’s Approval of the Paradiso del Mare Ocean and Inland Estates Project (Case Nos. 06CDH-00000-00038, 06CDH-00000-00039, 07CUP-00000-00065, 09CDP-00000-00045, 10CUP-00000-00039, and 10CDP-00000-00094), as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HRS. 30 MIN.)
a) Deny the appeals, Case Numbers 13APL-00000-00027 and 13APL-00000-00028;
b) Make the required findings for approval of the project including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;
c) Certify the Environmental Impact Report, 09EIR-00000-00003 as modified by the August 2013 Updated Biological Resources Section (3.4) of the EIR, EIR Revision Letter RV1 dated March 19, 2013, and EIR Revision Letter RV2, and adopt the mitigation monitoring program contained in the conditions of approval; and
d) Approve de novo the project, Case Numbers 06CDH-00000-00038, 06CDH-00000-00039, 09CDP-00000-00045, 07CUP-00000-00065, 10CUP-00000-00039, and 10CDP-00000-00094 subject to the conditions of approval.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFF | Pass |
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14-00088
| A-23) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the reappointment of Sue Burrows to the Montecito Planning Commission, term ending January 4, 2016, First District. | Pass |
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14-00089
| A-24) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the reappointment of J’Amy Brown to the Montecito Planning Commission, term ending January 3, 2016, First District. | Pass |
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14-00087
| A-25) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the appointment of Cindy Lee Litzinger to the Commission for Women, term ending January 20, 2017, Fourth District. | Pass |
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14-00081
| 1) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Receive and file a staff presentation regarding the Santa Barbara County Psychiatric Health Facility. (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE
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14-00078
| 2) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an application for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fiscal Year 2013 Continuum of Care Program Competition, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department or designee to execute and submit an application to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition;
b) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department or designee to execute and submit all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents required for the submission of the application for the FY 2013 CoC Program Competition; and
c) Determine that the submission and execution of the application and all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents required for submission of the application for the FY 2013 CoC Program Competition is not the approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sectio | Pass |
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14-00030
| 3) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider, accept and forward to the Office of the Governor, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisor nomination(s) of at least one member of a Board of Supervisors and/or at least one member of a City Council from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties for appointment as the South Central Coast Region representative of the California Coastal Commission. (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY
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14-00083
| 4) | Agenda Item | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a proposed Ordinance enacting a business license tax on the business of producing oil and Resolution to place an Ordinance on the Ballot, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Receive and consider a report from staff regarding a possible business license tax on the business of producing oil in the unincorporated areas of the County;
b) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance enacting Chapter 22 Article VI of the Santa Barbara County Code imposing a business license tax on the business of producing oil;
c) Read title: “Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara Enacting Chapter 22 Article VI of the Santa Barbara County Code Imposing a Business License Tax on the Business of Producing Oil” and waive reading of the Ordinance in full;
d) Appoint member(s) of the Board of Supervisors to author, sign and submit on behalf of the Board an argument in favor of the business license tax ballot measure and any rebuttal; and
e) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda for February 4, 2014 to con | Pass |
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14-00090
| 5) | Agenda Item | Consider recommendations regarding Re-Ratification of the Drought Proclamation passed December 2, 2014, (Thirteenth Thirty-Day Renewal), as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution re-ratifying the Proclamation of a Local Emergency for Drought and Water Supply Conditions that exist in Santa Barbara County pursuant to Government Code Section 8630(c);
b) Direct the Office of Emergency Management to return monthly for re-ratification of the Emergency until such a time that weather and water supply conditions dictate otherwise; and
c) Determine that this project was found to be exempt from the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b) (3) and 15269(a), and that the proposed actions are within the scope of the prior CEQA exemption. | Pass |
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