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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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25-00098
| A-1) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution in support of the Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Complex. | Pass |
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25-00110
| A-2) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of February 2025 as Black History Month in Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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25-00111
| A-3) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the life of Dorothy Virginia Davis and her many contributions to her community and her country. | Pass |
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25-00091
| A-4) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. for Alcohol and Drug Program Services (BC 23-078), as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. (not a local vendor) (BC 23-078) to increase the contract amount by $4,471,200.00 for the provision of Residential Treatment Services to an additional ten clients for a revised, total maximum contract amount not to exceed $9,039,600.00, inclusive of $1,142,100.00 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, $2,632,500.00 for FY 2024-2025, $2,632,500.00 for FY 2025-2026, and $2,632,500.00 for FY 2026-2027, for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)[4], finding that the actions are governmental funding mechan | Pass |
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25-00090
| A-5) | Administrative Item | Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010271 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010289; and 0010299 (4/5 Vote Required). | Pass |
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25-00097
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Multi-Department Master Service Agreements (MSAs), as follows:
a) Approve, direct, and ratify the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and administer, the annual MSAs with TEKsystems Global Services, LLC, in the amount not to exceed $800,000.00 for the services specified in the respective Statement(s) of Work attached as Exhibits to such MSA; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” and are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because they are organization or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. | Pass |
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25-00101
| A-7) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to Multi-Department Master Service Agreements (MSAs), as follows:
a) Approve, and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and administer the First Amendment to MSA with Gray Quarter, Inc. increasing the Maximum Contract Amount by $150,000.00 for an amended Maximum Contract Amount of $500,000.00; and
b) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” and are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because they are organization or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. | Pass |
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25-00084
| A-8) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the County Planning Commission (CPC) and Montecito Planning Commission (MPC) recommended package of Ordinance amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC), Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC), Article II, Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO), to (1) add provisions and development standards in accordance with Senate Bill (SB) 9 regulations (Government Code (GC) Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7); (2) revise existing development standards and permit procedures for Commercial Telecommunication Facilities; and (3) process other minor Ordinance amendments to update existing text provisions, including updating allowed uses in the Limited Commercial Zone (C-1) zone district in Article II and General Industry (M-2) zone district in the LUDC, and implementing clarifications and necessary revisions to the existing Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) Ordinance to align with changes to State law; and to consider amendments to Chapter 21, Land Division, to add provisions and development standards in accordan | Pass |
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25-00093
| A-9) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network for Animal Services Related to Wildlife, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Public Health Director, or designee, to execute the MOU between Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network and Santa Barbara County Animal Services for animal services related to wildlife; and
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 158378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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25-00094
| A-10) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of Grant Awards from Bissell Pet Foundation to Animal Services for Empty the Shelters adoption events through June 30, 2026 in an amount not to exceed $86,300.00, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department, or designee, to accept grant awards received by Santa Barbara County Animal Services in the amount of $4,100.00 on August 29, 2024, and $7,200.00 on November 14, 2024, from Bissell Pet Foundation for reimbursement of waived adoption fees during Empty the Shelters promotional periods;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Public Health Department, or designee, to accept future quarterly grant awards for Santa Barbara County Animal Services in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 and $50,000.00 in FY 2025-2026 from Bissell Pet Foundation for reimbursement of waived adoption fees upon review and concurrence from Auditor-Controller, Risk Management, and County Counsel, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; | Pass |
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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. | Pass |
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25-00092
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to the Agreement with Geosyntec Consultants for Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Replacement Project, First District, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Geosyntec Consultants to increase the contract by $62,873.00 for a total authorization including the prior-approved project contingencies to a not-to-exceed amount of $653,056.50 in order to provide continued construction management and engineering services; and
b) Find that the recommended actions to amend contract with Geosyntec Consultants is a fiscal activity not constituting a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, as set forth in 14 CCR Section 15378(b)(4). | Pass |
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25-00096
| A-13) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a summary of Final Quantities for the Cieneguitas Channel Repair Project, Second District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for work performed for the Cieneguitas Channel Repair Project (Project No. 24STM1-SC13) by the contractor Remedial Transportation Services, Inc. in the amount of $562,405.65; and
b) Determine that the above actions are an organizational and administrative activity of government, and 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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25-00087
| A-14) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Donation of Equipment for the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB), as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff to accept a donation of $18,490.00 in technical equipment from MOS Equipment for the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office CIB;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010274 to increase appropriations of $18,490.00 in Sheriff General Fund for Capital Assets (upgraded CIB equipment) funded by a donation from MOS Equipment; and
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are not a project as it is the creation of a government funding mechanism or other 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. | Pass |
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25-00095
| A-15) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the Acceptance of the United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Growth Opportunities Grant Funds and Establish an Agreement with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify to Operate Program and Provide Program Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services, or designee, to accept the United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Growth Opportunities Grant Funds on behalf of the Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board, in the amount of $2,000,000.00 to implement the Leaning Forward/Inclinado Hacia Adelante Project for the period July 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2027;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010275 to increase appropriations in the amount of $180,500.00 in the Social Services Department, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act-Workforce Development Board Fund for Salaries and Employee Benefits as well as Services and Supplies funded by Departme | Pass |
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25-00100
| A-16) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the appointment of Leonie Mattison to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending January 1, 2028, Second District. | Pass |
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25-00099
| A-17) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the appointment of Jules Hain to the Lompoc Cemetery District Board of Directors, term ending December 31, 2026, Third District. | Pass |
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25-00104
| A-18) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the appointment of E. Maria Valencia to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending January 1, 2028, Fifth District. | Pass |
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25-00106
| A-19) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the appointment of Rosie Garcia to the Guadalupe Cemetery District Board of Trustees, term ending December 31, 2028, Fifth District. | Pass |
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25-00108
| A-20) | Appointment/BOS item | Approve the appointment of Yvette Villa to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending January 1, 2028, Fifth District. | Pass |
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25-00102
| A-21) | Set Hearing/Hearing Request | Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A - Inclusionary Housing revising Sections 46A-2, 46A-3, 46A-4, 46A-5, and 46A-6, as follows:
(Set a hearing for March 4, 2025. Time estimate: 30 minutes)
a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending County Code Chapter 46A, Sections 46A-2, 46A-3, 46A-4, 46A-5, and 46A-6 and implement the specific actions described in Program 4 of the County of Santa Barbara 2023-2031 Housing Element Update (HEU);
b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (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; and
c) Continue to the Administrative Agenda of March 18, 2025, to consider recommendations as follows:
i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A to amend Sections 4 | Pass |
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25-00088
| A-22) | Set Hearing/Hearing Request | Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission’s designation of Arroyo Hondo Bridge as a County Historic Landmark, Third District, as follows:
(Set a hearing for March 4, 2025. Time estimate: 10 minutes)
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, post mile 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, located on U.S. Route No. 101, post mile 40.98, 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 designa | Pass |
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25-00109
| A-23) | 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. | Pass |
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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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25-00105
| 1) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the proposed Santa Barbara County Wine Improvement District (SBCWID) Formation, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Hold the final hearing, declaring results of the majority protest proceedings;
b) Adopt the Resolution of Formation of the SBCWID pursuant to Section 36625 of the Streets and Highway Code; and
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY | Pass |
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25-00103
| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Alternative Sentencing Program Statistics and Annual Policy Review, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Receive and file the rules and regulations and administrative policy of the Alternative Sentencing program as required on an annual basis pursuant to Penal Code (PC) Section 1203.016(d)(1);
b) Receive and file the Alternative Sentencing program statistics;
c) Receive and file the Probation Department Alternative Sentencing Supervision Policy, Chapter 3232;
d) Receive and file Probation Department Alternative Sentencing Operational Procedures, Chapter 3233; and
e) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to sections 15378(b)(5) the recommended actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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25-00089
| 3) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding amendments to the Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC), County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC), Article II, Coastal Zoning Ordinance, and associated Comprehensive Plan amendments to adopt updated Outdoor Lighting, Signs, and Miscellaneous Ordinance amendments (Case Nos. 24ORD-00001, 24ORD-00002, 24ORD-00003, 24GPA-00001, and 24GPA-00002), as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Make the required findings for approval, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings, for the Comprehensive Plan Amendments, Case Nos. 24GPA-00001 and 24GPA-00002, and the Ordinance Amendments, Case Nos. 24ORD-00001, 24ORD-00002, and 24ORD-00003;
b) Determine that the Comprehensive Plan Amendments, Nos. 24GPA-00001 and 24GPA-00002, the Ordinance Amendments, Case Nos. 24ORD-00001, 24ORD-00002, and 24ORD-00003, and the design guidelines amendments are exempt from the CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15265;
c) Approve the Outdoor Lighting, Signs, and Miscellaneous Ordinance Amendments by taking the following acti | Pass |
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