Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 9/12/2023 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM 511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA
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23-00001  Agenda ItemCounty 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. - County’s Toys for Tots Drive  Action details Not available
23-00887  Agenda ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Joshua Rubow v. County of Santa Barbara et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court case number 22CV00989. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6) Employee organizations: Civil Attorneys Association of Santa Barbara County; Deputy District Attorneys Association; Engineers and Technicians Association; Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association; Santa Barbara County Fire Fighters, Inc., Local 2046; Santa Barbara County Probation Peace Officers Association; Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Managers Association; Service Employees International Union, Local 620 and Local 721; Union of American Physicians and Dentists. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Maria Elena De Guevara. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT / RE-APPOINTMENT (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54957) Community Services Department Director.  Action details Not available
23-00862 A-1)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the 2023 Noxious Weed Grant Program (Agreement No. 23-0309-000-SA) with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA for the implementation of data collection and mapping of noxious and invasive weed population for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $6,000.00; 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 Action details Video Video
23-00863 A-2)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Bulk Citrus Regulatory Program (Agreement No. 23-0026-034-SF) with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute an agreement with the CDFA for support and services related to the ACP Bulk Citrus Regulatory Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 in the amount of $12,785.73; 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 Action details Not available
23-00865 A-3)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Nursery Inspection Program (Agreement No. 23-0475-000-SA) with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA for services related to enforcement of the California Nursery Inspection Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 in the amount of $25,267.00; 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 Action details Not available
23-00874 A-4)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the External Monitoring Report of County Departments performed by State, Federal, and other outside agencies for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, as follows: a) 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, 2022 through June 30, 2023; and b) 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.Pass Action details Not available
23-00864 A-5)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BHQIP) Participation Agreement Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2024, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to CalMHSA BHQIP Participation Agreement No. 1303-BHQIP-2022-SB-A1 to increase the Agreement by $20,000.00 to procure subject matter expert consultation services for the development, implementation, and continued support of the County’s Behavioral Health Plan to meet milestones required to complete the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) BHQIP mandated deliverables, for a maximum agreement amount not to exceed $42,080.00 inclusive of an administrative fee, from the date of execution by the County through June 30, 2024; and b) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially sPass Action details Not available
23-00866 A-6)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Dignity Health dba Marian Regional Medical Center Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Second Amendment to the Services Agreement for Crisis Stabilization Unit Services, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Dignity Health dba Marian Regional Medical Center (Marian) (a local vendor), referenced as BC 21-084, to expand referral sources for outpatient Crisis Stabilization Unit services to include Contractor-affiliated physicians working at Contractor’s site and/or other healthcare providers, with no change to the maximum contract amount of $4,800,000.00 ($1,600,000.00 annually) for the period of July 13, 2021 through June 30, 2024; and b) Determine that the above actions is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and is an organizational or administrative activity of the government that wilPass Action details Video Video
23-00867 A-7)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a California Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Justice-Involved Planning and Capacity Building Program (PATH Justice-Involved Round 3) Grant Agreement, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to execute the California PATH Justice-Involved Planning and Capacity Building Program Acknowledgement of Grant Terms and Conditions to receive a provisional grant award in the amount of $1,284,162.00 from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to provide behavioral health linkages, prerelease care coordination, and discharge planning for Medi-Cal clients receiving behavioral health services in custody; and b) Determine that the above action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity that does 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 (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15Pass Action details Not available
23-00870 A-8)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the authorization of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2023 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Consolidated Application, as follows: a) Authorize the Community Services Department (CSD) Director, or designee, to submit to HUD the annual CoC consolidated application, which includes County Community Services Department (CSD) Housing and Community Development (HCD) Division project applications (collectively, the “CoC Projects”) for 2023 CoC Program competition funding in the amounts of: i) $169,050.00 for operation of the Homeless Management Information System; ii) $130,675.00 for operation of the Coordinated Entry System; and iii) $130,883.00 for Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC Planning; in addition to non-County community project applications, and written commitments of General Fund match in the total amount of $107,652.00 for the CoC Projects, and all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents; b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute 2023 CoC Program GrantPass Action details Not available
23-00868 A-9)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Grant Resolution for the California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) for the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Program at Cachuma Lake, Third District, as follows: a) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department, or designee, to receive a grant from the California State Parks DBW for the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Program at Cachuma Lake; b) Adopt a Resolution for authorizations by and designations of the Director of Community Services Department, or designee, as part of the DBW award for the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Program; c) Authorize the Director of Community Services Department, or designee, to execute and submit the Grant Agreement in a form substantially similar to the DBW draft agreement and upon review and concurrence of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager; and d) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15308 of the State Guidelines for thePass Action details Not available
23-00872 A-10)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Shelter Operations General Fund Agreements for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Shelter Operations General Fund Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter to support and maintain service levels at the Bridgehouse Shelter, Santa Maria Shelter, and Family Shelter, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $334,309.00; b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Shelter Operations General Fund Agreement with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) Santa Barbara to support and maintain service levels at the PATH Santa Barbara Emergency Shelter, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $155,507.00; c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Warming Center General Fund Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter to support and maintain service levels at the Freedom Warming Centers program, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 in an amount not to exceed $130,000.00; and d) Determine that Pass Action details Not available
23-00871 A-11)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the County Inclusionary Housing Ordinance - 2023 Update and Annual Adjustment of Affordable Housing In-Lieu Fees and Inclusionary Housing Requirements, as follows: a) Receive and file a 2023 Update and Annual Adjustment of Affordable Housing In-Lieu Fees and Inclusionary Housing Requirements; and b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline 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.Pass Action details Not available
23-00869 A-12)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a Professional Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 for the period of August 15, 2023 to August 31, 2024; and b) Determine that the above action is not a project, under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5), because it consists of government administrative and fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
23-00854 A-13)Administrative ItemApprove Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009209; 0009230; and 0009261. (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
23-00855 A-14)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Compliance and Accountability Report for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023, as follows: a) Receive and file the Compliance and Accountability Report on the status of the implementation of County departments’ corrective actions related to internal and external audit reports received for the period July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023; and b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical 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 Action details Video Video
23-00886 A-15)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Appointment of a Human Resources Director, as follows: a) Approve the appointment of Kristine Schmidt as the County of Santa Barbara Human Resources Director beginning January 2, 2024; and b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) because the recommended actions involve continuing administrative or maintenance activity.Pass Action details Not available
23-00856 A-16)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Countywide Community Workforce Agreement Implementation, as follows: a) Approve and ratify a side letter between the County of Santa Barbara and Tri-Counties Building and Construction Trades Council for the Countywide Community Workforce Agreement; and b) Find that the proposed activities do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR Section 15378 (b)(5) (Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment) and 15061(b)(3), therefore no environmental document is required.Pass Action details Video Video
23-00873 A-17)Administrative ItemReceive and file the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Report.Pass Action details Not available
23-00859 A-18)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Dudek to develop a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and Transportation Study for the Santa Barbara Foothill Communities, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Dudek to develop a CWPP and transportation study for the Santa Barbara Foothill Communities at a total amount not to exceed $240,500.00 with a period of performance from September 15, 2023 to June 25, 2025; b) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief, or designee, to make immaterial amendments in accordance with Agreement Section 25; and c) Determine this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is a creation 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 impact on the environment.Pass Action details Video Video
23-00858 A-19)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Agreement with the State of California for Fire Protection to State Responsibility Areas (SRA) Lands, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Agreement No. 7CA06181 with the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for fire protection services to State Responsibility Areas (SRA) for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 in the amount not to exceed $64,341,711.00; b) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief to execute future Amendments to the Agreement No. 7CA06181 for up to a total cumulative amount of $6,434,171.10, which is 10% of the total revenue, so long as there are no significant changes in the scope of work required under the Agreement, upon review and approval by Auditor-Controller’s Office and County Counsel’s Office; c) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief to make and sign any required certifications under Agreement No. 7CA06181; and d) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California EnviroPass Action details Not available
23-00860 A-20)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Request for Waiver of Competition to purchase structural firefighting personal protective equipment from Allstar Fire Equipment, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chief Procurement Officer, the County Purchasing Agent, to procure approximately 200 Lion Structural Firefighting Turnouts in an amount not to exceed $783,000.00 over the course of the next two years from Allstar Fire Equipment, not a local vendor, without conducting a formal bid process; and b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of the creation of a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activities, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.Pass Action details Not available
23-00878 A-21)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the ratification and approval of emergency contracts in response to arson and water damage to the Santa Maria Courts Department 8; County Project No. 22042, Fifth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and ratify a General Services emergency contract in the amount of $200,000.00 with John K. Takata Corporation, DBA Restoration Management Company (Emergency Purchase Order), entered into by the Purchasing Agent under County Code Section 2-43, upon a finding that this Emergency Purchase Order was required for the health, safety, and welfare of the people or for the protection of property and that there was a present, immediate and existing emergency which could not reasonably have been foreseen; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an emergency construction contract in the amount of $621,504.00 with John K. Takata Corporation, DBA Restoration Management Company, 4142 Point Eden Way, Hayward California, 94545, for the Santa Maria Courts Department 8 Emergency Repair Project, County Project No. 22042 (Emergency Construction ContrPass Action details Not available
23-00875 A-22)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Santa Ynez Valley Airport Improvement Program Grant 23 (AIP 23), Project No. 22011; and authorization to execute the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grant for North Tie-Down Apron Rehabilitation, Third District, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Director of General Services to execute the FAA Grant Agreement No. 3-06-0243-023-2023 (Grant Agreement), of an amount not to exceed $129,222.00, for the North Tie-Down Apron rehabilitation (Design Only) project described in the AIP 23 Grant Agreement; b) Authorize the Director of General Services to act as agent on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara pertaining to the acceptance of the Grant Agreement and the Offer therein (Offer), which includes ratifying and adopting the assurances, statements, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the AIP 23 application; c) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the submittal of an application, acceptance of an allocation of funds, and execution of a grant agreement with the State of California, Department of TransportPass Action details Not available
23-00845 A-23)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contract with Mobile Wireless LLC for Annual Renewal of NetMotion Licensing, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Mobile Wireless LLC to renew annual licensing for NetMotion software for the period of September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $145,282.50; b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or their designee to order additional software services and licenses in an amount not to exceed 10% of the contract amount, or $14,582.25; and c) Determine that the above recommended actions are a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.Pass Action details Not available
23-00881 A-24)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00007 for the SoCal Edison transmission right of way storm recovery at the end of Tunnel Road, in the Mission Canyon Area, First District, as follows: a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00007, approved by the Director of Planning and Development on May 19, 2023, which authorized the clean-up and maintenance of the existing access road at the end of Tunnel Road; and b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as it is an administrative government activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Video Video
23-00879 A-25)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) 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 storm events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids; b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works Director (4/5 vote required); c) Direct staff to return to the Board at the next regular meeting, or every 14 days in the case of consecutive weekly regular meetings, to allow the Board to review the emergency action and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until the actions are terminated; and d)Pass Action details Video Video
23-00880 A-26)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Joint Funding Agreement for the Cooperative Stream Gauging Program, as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey to continue the county-wide cooperative Stream Gauging Program from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 in the amount of $365,750.00 of which $270,460.00 will be funded by the Flood Control District; and b) Find that the Cooperative Stream Gauging Program is exempt under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15306, basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resources evaluation activities; and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.Pass Action details Not available
23-00876 A-27)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Community Solutions, Inc. for Sheriff’s Treatment Program Expansion, as follows: a) Approve, authorize, and ratify the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Community Solutions, Inc. (a not-for-profit organization) to provide program delivery services targeted towards medium - high risk inmates incarcerated in the Santa Barbara County Jail Facilities for the period of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, in the amount not to exceed $528,820.00, and for the period of July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, in the amount not to exceed $555,260.00; and b) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that they are government administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment.Pass Action details Not available
23-00884 A-28)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG/Wellpath) for the provision of medical and mental health services, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement for Services with CFMG/Wellpath for healthcare services (medical and mental health services) at the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office jail facilities and only for medical services for Probation’s juvenile facilities, to extend these services from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, and add 5% increase to the base compensation rate, in a total amount not to exceed $14,723,353.38; and b) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA guidelines.Pass Action details Video Video
23-00847 A-29)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Contract with the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County and Agreement with Managed Career Solutions, SPC for High Road Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce Fund Program, 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 High Road Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce Funds on behalf of the Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board, and execute the contract with the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County to receive $1,118,665.00 to provide High Road Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce Fund Program for the period starting October 1, 2023 and ending March 31, 2026; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Managed Career Solutions, SPC (not a local vendor), to provide High Road Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce Fund Program services for a total contract amount not to exceed $582,392.69 for the period of October 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026; c) Authorize the Director Pass Action details Video Video
23-00861 A-30)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Subgrant Agreement with the Foundation for California Community Colleges for the Breaking Barriers Summer Youth Empowerment and Employment Program and an Agreement with Managed Career Solutions for the Breaking Barriers Summer Youth Empowerment and Employment Program, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Department of Social Services Director, or designee, to execute the Subgrant Agreement with the Foundation for California Community Colleges (not a local vendor), to receive $747,744.00 in Breaking Barriers Summer Youth Empowerment and Employment Program grant funds for the period of September 12, 2023 through June 30, 2024; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Managed Career Solutions, SPC (not a local vendor), to serve as program operator in Santa Barbara County for the Breaking Barriers Summer Youth Empowerment and Employment Program, for a total contract amount not to exceed $650,244.00 (Managed Career Solutions will provide $150,000.00 In Kind match) from September 12, 2023 through June 30, 2024; c) AuthorizPass Action details Video Video
23-00848 A-31)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the appointment of Angela De Bruyn to the Human Services Commission, term ending September 11, 2027, First District.Pass Action details Not available
23-00850 A-32)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Liliana Martinez of the First 5 Santa Barbara County Children and Families Commission as the September 2023 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
23-00857 A-33)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of September 2023 as Suicide Prevention Month in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
23-00877 A-34)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the Club Comité Civico Mexicano De Guadalupe on their 100th Anniversary Celebration.Pass Action details Video Video
23-00849 A-35)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of September 2023 as Hunger Action Month in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
23-00002  Agenda ItemPublic 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) (23-00002) WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  Action details Video Video
23-00852 1)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Extra Help Service and Retirement Waiver for the Planning and Development Department, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.) a) In accordance with California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1), certify that the appointment of retired County employee Charles Eric Snyder is necessary to fill a critical need in the Planning and Development Department before 180 days have passed from his date of retirement; b) Approve and authorize the Planning and Development Department to appoint retired employee Charles Eric Snyder as an extra help employee to provide assistance with specialized building and permitting inspection services on a part time basis, not to exceed 960 hours of annual service, with an effective start date of September 18, 2023; and c) Determine that the above actions are organizational and administrative activities of government that are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video
23-00846 2)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategic (CEDS) Plan Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Receive and file a presentation and update on the CEDS Plan; b) Provide other direction to staff as necessary; and c) 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. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
23-00796 3)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations to repeal outdated Sections of the Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 18, and to amend Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 18C, Article III, Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA), and to add Article IV, Release of Waste, to reflect recent updates to State laws and regulations, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) to repeal Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 18, titled Health and Sanitation, Article VI Reporting Requirements, Sections 18-41 through 18-44, and Article VII Monitoring, Section 18-49; b) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) to amend Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 18C, titled Environmental Health Services, Article III CUPA, Sections 18C-32, 18C-46.2, 18C-46.5, 18C-47, and 18C-49, and to add Article IV Release of Waste, Sections 18C-54 through 18C-62; and c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a Project within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the actions are organizational or administrative activities Pass Action details Video Video
23-00851 4)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Santa Barbara County Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Update; and b) Determine that the proposed actions are not a “project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b) (5), as it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video
23-00853 5)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Fourth Quarter Budget Status Report and Cannabis Taxation, Compliance and Enforcement Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Fourth Quarter Budget and Status Report as of June 30, 2023, showing the status of appropriations and financing for departmental budgets adopted by the Board of Supervisors; and b) 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: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video
23-00885 6)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an update on County broadband efforts and the Santa Barbara County Strategic Plan implementation, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file an update on County broadband efforts and the Santa Barbara County Strategic Plan implementation; b) Provide other direction to staff as necessary; and c) 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. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
23-00913 7)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Maria River Channel Re-alignment, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) Acting as the Board of Supervisors: a) Receive and file a report on the Re-alignment of the Santa Maria River near the City of Guadalupe as a result of the winter storm events of February/March 2023; b) Approve $2,500,000.00 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to the Santa Maria River Re-alignment project, funded from offsetting reductions to the COVID-19 Direct Response Costs ($2,198,858.00), Criminal Justice Data Dashboard ($250,000.00), IV Community Center Sewer Replacement ($38,142.00) and Health and Human Services (HHS) Plan Digital Literacy ($13,000.00) projects; c) Approve a Budget Revision Request No. 0009313 to establish appropriations of $8,000,000.00 in the Public Works Guadalupe Flood Zone Fund for Services and Supplies funded by an Operating Transfer from General County Programs General Fund of $4,500,000.00, ARPA of $2,500,000.00, and a Release of Restricted Fund Balance in Public WorkPass Action details Video Video
23-00913  Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Maria River Channel Re-alignment, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) Acting as the Board of Supervisors: a) Receive and file a report on the Re-alignment of the Santa Maria River near the City of Guadalupe as a result of the winter storm events of February/March 2023; b) Approve $2,500,000.00 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to the Santa Maria River Re-alignment project, funded from offsetting reductions to the COVID-19 Direct Response Costs ($2,198,858.00), Criminal Justice Data Dashboard ($250,000.00), IV Community Center Sewer Replacement ($38,142.00) and Health and Human Services (HHS) Plan Digital Literacy ($13,000.00) projects; c) Approve a Budget Revision Request No. 0009313 to establish appropriations of $8,000,000.00 in the Public Works Guadalupe Flood Zone Fund for Services and Supplies funded by an Operating Transfer from General County Programs General Fund of $4,500,000.00, ARPA of $2,500,000.00, and a Release of Restricted Fund Balance in Public WorkPass Action details Not available