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Meeting date/time:
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7/9/2024
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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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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24-00794
| X-1) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Lake Fire, as follows (4/5 Vote Required):
a) Find that due to the fire that began on July 5, 2024 (“Lake Fire”), an emergency situation exists pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 that requires immediate action and the need for action arose after the agenda for this meeting was posted; and
b) Receive and file an update on the 2024 Lake Fire. | Pass |
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24-00794
| X-1) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Lake Fire, as follows (4/5 Vote Required):
a) Find that due to the fire that began on July 5, 2024 (“Lake Fire”), an emergency situation exists pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 that requires immediate action and the need for action arose after the agenda for this meeting was posted; and
b) Receive and file an update on the 2024 Lake Fire. | Pass |
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24-00753
| A-1) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Ryan Estes, Jose Garcia, Debbie Haldeman, Salvador Lara, Manuel Ledesma, Andres Marquez, Richard Mayor, Irma Morales, Octavio Ochoa, Jorge Ruiz, and Ron Vecente as the July 2024 Employees of the Month in Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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24-00714
| A-2) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of July 21, 2024 through July 27, 2024 as “Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week” in Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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24-00744
| A-3) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Air Monitoring Network Agreement No. 24-C0014 with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement and to make any required certifications and assurances with the California DPR for the Agricultural Commissioner’s Office to be reimbursed for contracted support and services related to the Air Monitoring Network program in the County of Santa Barbara for the three-year period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027 in the amount of $149,375.47; 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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24-00741
| A-4) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding 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 a majority approval vote (3/5) from the Board of Supervisors;
b) 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
c) 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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24-00749
| A-5) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Regents of the University of California Agreement for Crisis, Recovery, Engagement, Diversion and Outreach, Proposition 47 (CREDO47) Research and Evaluation Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2026, and Data Transfer and Use Agreement for FYs 2022-2026, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with The Regents of the University of California, for the provision of University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) research and evaluation services for the CREDO47 Program under Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Grant Agreement No. BSCC 514-22, for a maximum contract amount not to exceed $129,377.00 for the period of September 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the research and evaluation Agreement for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement, respectively, with | Pass |
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24-00748
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Davis Guest Home, Inc. (Davis) for the provision of an Intensive Residential Program for Structured Mental Health Rehabilitation Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Davis Guest Home, Inc., (not a local vendor), for the provision of an Intensive Residential Program for Structured Mental Health Rehabilitation Services, Residential Care and Room and Board for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026; for a contract maximum amount not to exceed $880,000.00 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026; inclusive of $440,000.00 for FY 2024-2025 and $440,000.00 for FY 2025-2026;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of the Agreement; adjust the daily rate to accommodate clients with ac | Pass |
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24-00721
| A-7) | Administrative Item | College School District - Approve the request of the College School District to call and give notice of a School Bond Election to be held on November 5, 2024 requesting consolidation with other measures occurring on November 5, 2024, and authorizing necessary actions in connection therewith.
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) | Pass |
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24-00722
| A-8) | Administrative Item | Santa Maria-Bonita School District - Approve the request of the Santa Maria-Bonita School District to call and give notice of a School Bond Election to be held in the District and consolidated with any other elections held in the same territory on November 5, 2024 and authorizing necessary actions in connection therewith.
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) | Pass |
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24-00723
| A-9) | Administrative Item | Lompoc Unified School District - Approve the request of the Lompoc Unified School District to order an Election and establish specifications of the election order to be held on November 5, 2024 and authorizing necessary actions in connection therewith.
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) | Pass |
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24-00724
| A-10) | Administrative Item | City of Santa Maria - Approve the request of the City of Santa Maria to consolidate and render specified services to the City related to the conduct of the General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024.
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) | Pass |
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24-00725
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Hope School District - Approve the request of the Hope Elementary School District to call and give order of a local bond measure election to be held on November 5, 2024, and establishing specifications of the Election Order.
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) | Pass |
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24-00726
| A-12) | Administrative Item | City of Guadalupe - Approve the request of the City of Guadalupe to 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 request to consolidate the General Municipal election with the Statewide General Election pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code.
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) | Pass |
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24-00756
| A-13) | Administrative Item | Santa Barbara City College District - Approve the request of Santa Barbara City College District to call and give order for an election to authorize the issuance of General Obligation Bonds, establishing specifications of the Election Order, and requesting consolidation with other elections occurring on November 5, 2024.
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR) | Pass |
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24-00745
| A-14) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a One-Time Waiver of Fees for the use of the Courthouse Sunken Gardens by Old Spanish Days’ Fiesta Celebration from July 27, 2024 to August 4, 2024, First District, as follows:
a) Pursuant to Santa Barbara County Code Section 26-5, accept the recommendation of the Community Services Director and waive site use, set up, and break down fees for use of the Historic Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens by Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, for the Fiesta Celebration from July 27, 2024 to August 4, 2024 (Total of 9 Calendar Days), in the amount of $6,600.00;
b) Request Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara, Inc. publicly acknowledge the County of Santa Barbara’s assistance in making the facilities available for the event; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15323, which consists of the normal operations of existing facilities for public gatherings for which the facilities were designed where th | Pass |
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24-00718
| A-15) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Proposed Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin Central Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency, as follows:
a) Approve the proposed Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin Central Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency; and
b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment and is therefore 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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24-00715
| A-16) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement for Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) regarding the Coordination of Broadband Activities, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an amendment to the JPA Agreement for SBCAG to add the role of coordination of broadband activities; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines the actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00758
| A-17) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Mutually Beneficial Capital Projects and Limited Term Programs, in accordance with the 2024 Settlement Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Regents of the University of California, Second District, as follows:
a) Consider and Approve Projects in the Amount of $3,700,000.00 for Mutually Beneficial Capital Projects and Limited Term Programs, per the 2024 Settlement Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Regents of the University of California;
b) Authorize the County Executive Officer to Transmit a Letter to the University of California at Santa Barbara regarding the Approved List of mutually beneficial capital projects and limited term programs;
c) Direct staff to return to the Board of Supervisors, by Winter of 2024, with the parameters of the Isla Vista Housing Inspection Pilot Program and future approval;
d) Direct staff to return to the Board of Supervisors with budget revision(s) as appropriate for specific projects and programs; and
e) Determine that the approval of the recommended action is not s | Pass |
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24-00746
| A-18) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement with Journal Technologies, Inc. for New Case Management System (eProsecutor), as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with Journal Technologies, Inc. to provide case management software, implementation services, and systems maintenance to the District Attorney’s Office, which includes:
i) One-time implementation and interface development costs in the amount of $305,000.00; and
ii) Annualized maintenance fees in the amount of $135,500.00 for the initial effective year of Amendment No. 1 (Fiscal Year 2024-2025), and adjusted each year thereafter pursuant to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) not to exceed 4% annually; and
b) 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 d | Pass |
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24-00750
| A-19) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Agreement with Child Abuse Listening and Mediation (CALM) for forensic interviews, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement of Services for Independent Contractor with CALM to provide forensic interviews for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $45,000.00; and
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because they consist 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 physical impact on the environment. | Pass |
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24-00716
| A-20) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Service and Ground Lease Agreement for Solvang Senior Center (File No.: 002121), Third District, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute First Amendment to the Service and Ground Lease Agreement to the Solvang Senior Center (First Amendment), between the County of Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley Senior Center Advisory Council Incorporated, (Lessee), to extend the term of the existing Service and Ground Lease Agreement until August 31, 2038, including five additional extensions with each extension being 15-years;
b) Accept the approved development and construction plans submitted to the City of Solvang by the Lessee, approve, authorize and allow for the Lessee to commence with the construction of the Project that includes, but not limited to the Site, Facility, County Parking Lot, and any appurtenances; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 because they consist only of the contin | Pass |
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24-00717
| A-21) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Donation of Surplus County Vehicle No. 5438 to Carpinteria Senior Citizens, Inc., as follows:
a) Declare County Vehicle No. 5438 to be surplus, and, per Government Code Section 25372(b)(5), approve the donation of such surplus County Vehicle No. 5438 to Carpinteria Senior Citizens, Inc., a California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation; and
b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines: 15378(b)(5) that the above fiscal activity is not a project subject to CEQA. It is an administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00760
| A-22) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Successor Memorandum of Understanding with the Civil Attorneys Association, as follows:
a) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Civil Attorneys Association for terms and conditions of employment from July 8, 2024, through July 4, 2027;
b) Provide equivalent salary adjustments, dependent health contributions, and equity adjustments for similarly situated unrepresented attorneys in unit 36 as is provided to attorneys represented by the Civil Attorneys Association; and
c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and therefore is not a project subject to environmental review. | Pass |
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24-00719
| A-23) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Coastal Resources Mitigation Fund (CRMF): Annual Status Report and Combined 2024-2025 Cycle, as follows:
a) Receive and file the annual CRMF Status Report;
b) Direct staff to commence a combined two-year 2024-2025 Coastal Resources Mitigation Fund cycle; and
c) Determine that receiving the annual Status Report and allocating 2024 and 2025 annual fees into the general allocation and acquisition sub funds are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(5). | Pass |
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24-00751
| A-24) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Acceptance of a Donation to Santa Barbara County Animal Services from the Bruce William Popplewell Living Trust, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve the acceptance of a donation bequest to Santa Barbara County Animal Services in the amount of $23,632.53 from the Bruce William Popplewell Living Trust;
b) Authorize the Santa Barbara County Animal Services Director to sign the Consent and Approval of Beneficiary form and waive the right to a 180-day review period as set forth in California Probate Code Section 16461;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009648 in the amount of $23,633.00 to establish appropriations for unanticipated revenue in Animal Services Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 from the Bruce William Popplewell Living Trust; and
d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative and fiscal activity of the County, which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment; and is therefore, not a “project” as defined for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to | Pass |
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24-00730
| A-25) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an update to the Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON)/County of Santa Barbara Cooperative Agreement for the Cold Springs and San Ysidro Debris Basin Improvement Projects, First District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the updated BEACON/County of Santa Barbara Cooperative Agreement for the Cold Springs and San Ysidro Debris Basin Improvement Projects; and
b) Determine that executing an updated 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). | Pass |
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24-00517
| A-26) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Flood Benefit Assessment Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Make a determination upon each assessment described in the Report filed by the Board at the June 25, 2024 meeting and direct staff to record the Report;
b) Adopt a Resolution confirming Flood Control Benefit Assessment for FY 2024-2025 and direct staff to record the Resolution;
c) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Ordinance 3150, the Flood Control Benefit Assessment Ordinance, Relating to Benefit Assessments for Flood Control Services imposing Flood Control Benefit Assessments for FY 2024-2025 (Ordinance introduced on June 25, 2024); and
d) Find that the assessment revenue will be used for meeting operating expenses, including employee wage rates and fringe benefits, purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment, or materials, meeting financial reserve needs and requirements and obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to main | Pass |
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24-00729
| A-27) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response Actions from the Impacts of Flooding and Storms and the Termination of Emergency Actions, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Determine that the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works Director and described in the prior reports for the 2023 and 2024 winter storm events have terminated;
b) Determine that the recommended actions related to and continuations of the January 31 - February 2024 storms are statutorily exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c), and a Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on February 27, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption;
c) Determine that these emergency actions related to and continuations of 2023 storm response were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) and a Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on Janua | Pass |
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24-00731
| A-28) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding agreements for Routine Maintenance, Engineering, and Real Property Services for Emergency Response Efforts and As-Needed Services, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreements for Services of Independent Contractor for as-needed work for the Flood Control’s routine maintenance work, to respond to emergency situations, prevention and repair work, and for any other flood control purposes for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 with the following contractors:
i) Bob’s Backhoe and Trucking (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $2,000,000.00;
ii) CalPortland Construction (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $1,000,000.00;
iii) Cushman Contracting Corporation (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $1,000,000.00;
iv) Granite Construction Company (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $2,000,000.00;
v) Lash Construction Company (a local vendor) in the amount of not to | Pass |
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24-00732
| A-29) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Annual Routine Maintenance Plan, Fiscal Year 2024-2025, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Routine Maintenance Plan, including the individual maintenance projects described in the Plan; and
b) For the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act:
i) Find that the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Routine Maintenance Plan is within the scope of the Program Environmental Impact Report for the Updated Routine Maintenance Program [01-EIR-01; State Clearinghouse No. 2001031043] and subsequent annual addenda which adequately describe this activity for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
ii) Find that pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15168(c)(2) and 15162(a), after considering the Program Environmental Impact Report certified by the Board of Directors in November 2001, and subsequent annual addendums, that no subsequent Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is required because: | Pass |
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24-00728
| A-30) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Authority to Submit Grant Applications for Flood Control, Water Agency, and Project Clean Water Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Supervisors:
a) Authorize the Project Clean Water Manager or designee to seek and apply for clean water projects and program grants from federal or state government agencies or other funding entities during FY 2024-2025; and
b) Find that the proposed action is related to creation of a government funding mechanism and other 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 is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Guideline Section 15378 (b)(4);
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
c) Authorize the Water Agency Manager or designee to seek and apply for water related projects and program grants from federal or state government agencies or other funding entities during FY 2024-2025; and
d) Find that | Pass |
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24-00733
| A-31) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to Hollister Widening and Streetscape Environmental Clearance Contract, Project No. 862382, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor Rincon Consultants, Inc., 209 East Victoria Street, Suite B, Santa Barbara, California 93101 to amend the scope of work to include additional support and analysis required to prepare a Historical Properties Treatment Plan (HPTP) and Programmatic Agreement for the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), increase the payment amount by $39,971.00, for a new total not-to exceed amount of $129,383.33, and to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2026; and
b) Find that the proposed contract extension, does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(5) (Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.), therefor | Pass |
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24-00734
| A-32) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the release of a monument deposit for the Final Map of Tract No. 14,735, The Knoll, Second District, as follows:
a) Authorize and direct the Clerk of the Board to release the monument deposit set in the amount of $16,920.00 paid by bond number SAIFSU0666138, that was posted to guarantee the payment of the cost of setting of the interior monuments for Final Map Tract No. 14,735, pursuant to Government Code Section 66496 of the State Subdivision Map Act; and
b) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no new effects will occur and no new mitigation measures would be required as a result of the recommended actions because there are no substantial changes proposed, no substantial changes in circumstances, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the recommended actions are within the scope of the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the “The Knoll” development | Pass |
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24-00735
| A-33) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding adopting and rescinding various traffic controls, First and Fourth Districts, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution to establish various traffic control and rescind existing parking restrictions on roadways in the First and Fourth 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. | Pass |
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24-00736
| A-34) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Clark Ave Medians, Islands, and Trap Lane; County Project No. 862430, Fourth District, as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office, for construction of Clark Ave Medians, Islands, and Trap Lane;
b) Award the construction contract in the amount of $296,172.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, R. Burke Corporation, P.O. Box 957, San Luis Obispo CA 93406, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable to the project, as required under California law;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract, which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives;
d) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $27,309.00 for the construction of County Project No. 862430, for a total not to exceed authorization of $323,481.00; and
e) Determine that this action is not subject to | Pass |
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24-00737
| A-35) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with MNS Engineer’s, Inc., as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the second amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with MNS Engineers Incorporated for construction engineering services “as needed” to extend the term of the agreement through December 31, 2024 with work being initiated via Task Orders;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute Task Orders and approve Task Order amendments within the scope of the Agreement, upon concurrence with the Auditor-Controller’s Office and the Office of County Counsel, provided that no individual Task Order shall exceed $2,000,000.00 without separate Board approval;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to make immaterial changes to the Agreement in accordance with Section 36 of the Agreement; and
d) Find that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environment | Pass |
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24-00738
| A-36) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Cooperative Agreement and construction of Cycle 4 Measure A Safe Routes to School and Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Projects; Third, Fourth, and Fifth Districts, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Cooperative Agreement with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) to receive Cycle 4 Measure A North County Safe Routes to School and Bicycle and Pedestrian Program funding in the amount of $184,000.00 for the Orcutt School Crossings Safety Improvements Project and $140,000.00 for MOVE Santa Barbara’s Safe Routes to School in North County education and awareness program;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to advertise for bids for the projects as described in the Cooperative Agreement; and
c) Find these projects exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15301(c) as the proposed project(s) consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structur | Pass |
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24-00739
| A-37) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Termination of Emergency Actions, as follows:
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to emergency operations responding to flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the recent 2023 and 2024 storm events (23STM1, 23STM2, 24STM1, 24STM2) and Refugio Road culvert repairs and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;
b) Determine that the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works Director and described in the report have terminated;
c) Determine that the 2023 winter storms (23STM1 and 23STM2) emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(d) on February 7, 2023. A N | Pass |
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24-00742
| A-38) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Easement Deed Agreement with Rasmussen over County-owned APN 137-710-017, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Easement Deed Agreement between Lynette Rasmussen and the County of Santa Barbara to condition the use of APN 137-710-017; 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 consists of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00740
| A-39) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Professional Services Agreements with Geosyntec Consultants Inc., for regulatory compliance consulting services at County-owned/operated solid waste facilities, First and Third Districts, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement for groundwater and landfill gas compliance consulting services with Geosyntec Consultants (a local vendor) for the amount not to exceed $312,980.00 for a term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement for stormwater compliance consulting services with Geosyntec Consultants for the amount not to exceed $210,200.00 for a term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and
c) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because they consist of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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24-00743
| A-40) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with SPICE Integration Corporation, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor, with SPICE Integration Corporation provide programming, computer integration, and hardware and software upgrade services for the Tajiguas ReSource Center for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $260,847.49;
b) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to approve and execute amendments up to a contingency amount of 10% ($26,000.00) during the term of the agreement for a total contract amount of $286,847.49; and
c) Determine 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 project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the contract for programming, computer integration an | Pass |
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24-00720
| A-41) | Appointment/BOS item | Consider recommendations regarding a Contribution of $10,000.00 to Goleta Valley South Little League from the Office of Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the contribution of $10,000.00 to Goleta Valley South Little League from the Second District 990 fund balance, Board Revision Request No. 0009634;
b) Find that the above program is necessary to meet the recreational and social needs of the youth in the County; and
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are 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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24-00754
| A-42) | 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
| A-43) | 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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24-00002
| | 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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24-00727
| 3) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council and Santa Barbara County Fire Department Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention Activities, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Receive and file the following presentation as informational only for fuel reduction, educational activities and related accomplishments managed by the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department; and
b) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15061 (b) (3), since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activities may have a significant effect on the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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24-00761
| | 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)
Pacific Pipeline Company, et al. v. Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, et al.; U.S. District Court Central District of California Case No. 2:23-cv-09218.
American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957)
Public employee performance evaluation: County Executive Officer. | |
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24-00752
| 1) | 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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24-00759
| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Second Reading of a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Increase Ballot Measure for November 2024 General Election Ballot, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Section 32-12 of the Santa Barbara County Code to increase the TOT rate from the current level of twelve percent (12%) to fourteen percent (14%) of the rent charged in the unincorporated areas of the County;
b) Adopt a Resolution submitting the proposed Ordinance and ballot language proposing to increase the TOT rate to fourteen percent (14%) to the electorate for approval, and requesting and ordering consolidation with the November 5, 2024 General Election; and
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) 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 phy | Pass |
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