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25-00866
| | Agenda Item | The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation as well as remote participation until further notice.
Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara or the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria.
The following methods of participation are available to the public:
1. You may observe the live stream of the Board meetings in the following ways:
- Televised in English and Spanish (SAP channel via Comcast and Cox) on local cable channel 20;
- Online at: ; and
- YouTube (English) at: (Closed Captioning Available)
- YouTube (Spanish) at:
2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:
- Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email p | |
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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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25-00847
| A-1) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in Santa Barbara County. | |
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25-00846
| A-2) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of October 5, 2025 through October 11, 2025 as National Fire Prevention Week in Santa Barbara County. | |
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25-00853
| A-3) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution proclaiming October 10, 2025 as World Homeless Day in Santa Barbara County. | |
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25-00850
| A-4) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the General Services Workday Implementation and Training Team: Sean Burns, Brant Markley, Rosario Reyes-Garcia, Christian Garcia, Austin Venezia, Abraham Cabrera, and Diana Estorga as the October 2025 Employees of the Month in Santa Barbara County. | |
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25-00854
| A-5) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the June 30, 2025 Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 End Internal Audit Annual Reports, as follows:
a) Receive and file the Auditor-Controller’s Security Incident and Loss of Public Property Report for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
b) Receive and file the Auditor-Controller’s Cash Shortages & Overages Report for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
c) Receive and file the Auditor-Controller’s External Monitoring Report of County Departments Performed by State, Federal, and Other Outside Agencies for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
d) Receive and file the Auditor-Controller’s Report of County Vendors Paid $200,000.00+ for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and
e) 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 the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | |
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25-00861
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a proposed Amendment to the Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness Commission Bylaws, as follows:
a) Approve the proposed Third Amendment to the Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness Commission Bylaws; and
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | |
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25-00857
| A-7) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Professional Services Contract Amendment with Blackbird Architects, Inc. and a term extension for the Professional Service Agreements for the Cachuma Recreational Vehicle (RV) Area Renovation Project, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 to the professional services agreement with Blackbird Architects, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $532,192.00 to allow Blackbird to provide extended design construction administration services for the Cachuma RV Area Renovation project;
b) Ratify, approve, and authorize the term extensions for the following three professional service agreements to June 30, 2026 for the Project:
i) Amendments 1 and 2 for Blackbird for design construction administration services;
ii) Amendments 1 and 2 for Storrer Environmental Services, LLC for biological inspection services; and
iii) Amendments 1 and 2 for Peterson’s Tree Care, Inc. for arborist services; and
c) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no subs | |
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25-00859
| A-8) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding revisions to the Human Services Commission’s (HSC) Bylaws, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the HSC’s revised bylaws; and
b) Determine that the above recommended action is not a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), finding that the actions consist of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | |
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25-00862
| A-9) | Administrative Item | Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010803, 0010813, 0010820, 0010825, 0010828, 0010830, and 0010834 (4/5 Vote Required). | |
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25-00865
| A-10) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Compensation Agreement related to the Transfer of the Al’s Union Property from the Successor Agency of the former Guadalupe Redevelopment Agency to the City of Guadalupe, as follows:
Acting concurrently as the Board of Supervisors; Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District; Board of Directors, Fire Protection District; and Board of Directors, Water Agency:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a compensation agreement pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34180(f) related to the transfer of former Guadalupe Redevelopment Agency property, Al’s Union Station located at 995 Guadalupe Street (APN 115-071-001) (“the Property”) to the City of Guadalupe; and
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not the acceptance and 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 actions consist of a creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, whic | |
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25-00855
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding acceptance of a grant award from Petco Love to Santa Barbara County Animal Services in the Amount of $25,000.00, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the County Health Department, or designee, to accept a grant award received by Santa Barbara County Animal Services in the amount of $25,000.00 from Petco Love for any purpose that has a lifesaving impact for pets in the county;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the County Health Department, or designee, to make and sign all required certifications under this Petco Love grant award;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010702 in the amount of $25,000.00 for unanticipated revenue for use in the Animal Services Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget; and
d) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt per CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because the recommended actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not re | |
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25-00856
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding one-time funding from CenCal Health to support Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Santa Barbara, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the County Health Department (CHD) to accept an award of $12,000.00 as one-time funding from CenCal Health to support the CHD’s Diabetic Retinopathy Screening efforts at the Franklin Health Care Center;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between CenCal Health and the Santa Barbara County Health Department for the purpose of offering a Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program at the Franklin Health Care Center;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010452 for acceptance of $12,000.00 from CenCal Health to support Diabetic Retinopathy Screening at the Franklin Health Care Center; and
d) Determine that the proposed actions do 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 organizational or administrat | |
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25-00852
| A-13) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Regional Fire Communications Center Partner Cooperative Dispatch Agreements, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief to execute Cooperative Dispatch Agreements with partner fire agencies, the City of Lompoc and City of Guadalupe;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Cooperative Dispatch Agreements with partner fire agencies, the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District, Montecito Fire Protection District, City of Santa Barbara, City of Santa Maria, City of Lompoc, and City of Guadalupe;
c) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief, or designee, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time, to make immaterial changes, subject to concurrence by the Office of the Auditor-Controller, to the agreement; and
d) Find that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) in that they involve continuing administrative or maintenance activities, and CEQA Guidelines Section 1537 | |
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25-00848
| A-14) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding amended and restated Bylaws for the Santa Ynez Valley Airport (Folio 2627), Third District, as follows:
a) Approve and ratify the Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Santa Ynez Valley Airport Authority, Inc.; and
b) Find that the proposed action is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a project under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines 14 CCR 15378(b)(5). | |
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25-00851
| A-15) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding appointment of Mobilehome Rent Control Arbitrators, Santa Barbara County Code of Ordinances Chapter 11A - Mobilehome Rent Control, as follows:
a) Reappoint the following candidate to the County of Santa Barbara’s Panel of prospective Mobilehome Rent Control Arbitrators:
i) Luis Esparza, Attorney at Law;
b) Appoint the following four (4) candidates to the County of Santa Barbara’s Panel of prospective Mobilehome Rent Control Arbitrators:
i) L. Donald Boden, Attorney at Law;
ii) Janean Acevedo Daniels, Attorney at Law;
iii) John Derrick, Attorney at Law; and
iv) Janet K. McGinnis, Attorney at Law;
c) Appoint the following additional candidate to the County of Santa Barbara’s Panel of prospective Mobilehome Rent Control Arbitrators, in the event that a resignation or other removal reduces the panel to less than five (5):
i) Joan Vignocchi, Attorney at Law; and
d) Determine that the Board’s appointment and reappointment of Mobilehome Rent Control Arbitrators is not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality A | |
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25-00869
| A-16) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Cachuma Lake Recreational Vehicle (RV) Site Renewal Construction Contract, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve the amended plans for the construction of the County of Santa Barbara Cachuma Lake RV Site Renewal Project, County Project No. 20033 on file in the General Services Capital Projects Division office;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment (Amendment) to Board Contract 23168 with Marcon Engineering, Inc. (Agreement) for the construction of the Cachuma Lake RV Site Renewal Project (Project) increasing the contingency amount by $500,000.00, for an amended contingency amount of $1,452,729.95, and an increased maximum aggregate contract amount of $14,103,617.95, and extending the contract term from December 31, 2025, through June 30, 2026;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services, or his designee, to approve Change Orders under the Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,452,729.95, and in accordance with Public Contract Code Sectio | |
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25-00849
| A-17) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services related to the South Coast Youth Safety Partnership (SCYSP) for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County, dba CommUnify, for services related to the SCYSP from September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, for a total contract amount not to exceed amount of $95,218.00; and
b) Determine that the above action 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 questions may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA. | |
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25-00858
| A-18) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the assignment of the State Water Contract to the Central Coast Water Authority, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and adopt a Resolution entitled “Resolution to Assign the State Water Project’s Water Supply Contract to the Central Coast Water Authority”; and
b) Determine that the proposed actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)(common sense exemption), 15320 (changes in organization of local agencies), and 15378(b)(5), (organizational or administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment). Direct the Clerk of the Board to file the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the project. | |
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25-00860
| A-19) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Samsara Annual Licensing Agreement for Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Licensing Services of Independent Contractor with Samsara Inc. for a total amount not to exceed $241,885.18 for a term of October 24, 2024 through June 30, 2026 for license, support, maintenance, software updates, hosted service, training sessions, and cellular connectivity for the video-based safety system for vehicles, the landfill, transfer stations, and yards in addition to GPS devices for Public Works vehicles;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or his designee, to:
i) Approve changes or additions to the Agreement with Samsara Inc. up to the contingency amount of $20,000.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $241,885.18 in accordance with Exhibit B of the Agreement;
ii) Extend the period of performance of the Agreement with Samsara Inc. by one year in accordance with Section 4 of the Agreement; and
iii) Approve immaterial amendments to the Agreement with Samsara Inc. in ac | |
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25-00864
| A-20) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Statement of Final Quantities for the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Project, First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for work performed for the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Project (Project No. WA8231, BC No. 23-172) by the contractor Innovative Construction Services, Inc. in the amount of $2,514,183.25; 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. | |
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25-00863
| A-21) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Contract for the Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring for Foothill Road Low Water Crossing Bridge Replacement Over the Cuyama River, Bridge No. 51C-0381, Federal-Aid No. BRLO-5951(184), County Project No. 862438, First District, as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office for the Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring for Foothill Road Low Water Crossing Bridge Replacement over the Cuyama River;
b) Award the construction contract for County Project No. 862438 in the amount of $693,670.00 to the lowest responsive and sole bidder, Quincon Inc.;
c) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to approve change orders for the Project, for a contingency amount up to $47,184.00 for a total not to exceed authorization of $740,854.00;
d) 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; and
e) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Qualit | |
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25-00870
| A-22) | Appointment/BOS item | Consider recommendations regarding the Contribution of Fourth District Discretionary Funds to the Cabrillo High School’s Stadium Improvement Project, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the contribution of $5,000.00 from the Fourth District Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General County Programs Department 990 discretionary spending allocation to the Cabrillo High School Athletic Booster Club (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) to support the improvement and renovation of the Cabrillo High School track and field complex; an effort that has been widely supported by local residents, community groups and countywide organizations;
b) Find that the project provides a community benefit to regional youth and meets the social needs of the County; and
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of the 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. | |
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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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25-00871
| | Agenda Item | CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)
Californians for Homeownership, Inc. v. County of Santa Barbara et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case Number 25CV03039.
Richards Ranch LLC v. County of Santa Barbara et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case Number 25CV02774. | |
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25-00867
| 1) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the County Health Department’s Budget Rebalancing Plan to address a revenue shortfall for Federally Qualified Health Centers in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a report on the County Health Department’s budget and fiscal outlook;
b) Approve the County Health Department’s Rebalancing Plan to reduce 55.2 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) salary positions in the FY 2025-2026 Adopted Budget; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because 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: POLICY | |
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25-00868
| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Department of Social Services (DSS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 budget update and rebalancing plan, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a report on the DSS budget and fiscal outlook;
b) Approve DSS’s re-structuring plan which reduces 121 funded positions in the Department’s FY 2025-2026 adopted budget; and
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) the recommended actions consist of organizational, administrative, or fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY | |
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