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23-00001
| | 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.
- County’s Toys for Tots Drive | |
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23-01221
| | Agenda Item | CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code section 54956.8)
Property: Assessor’s Parcel Number 007-020-052, 915 Park Lane, Montecito, CA 93108 (First Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist and Public Works Director Scott McGolpin. Negotiating party: Peter Moore and Deborah DuBois. Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)
American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)
Employee organization: Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association. Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Interim Human Resources Director Yvonne Torres. | |
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23-01181
| A-1) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Transitions-Mental Health Association (TMHA) Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 First Amendment to the Services Agreement for Mental Health and Other Supportive Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with TMHA (BC 21-078), a California nonprofit organization (not a local vendor), to add two new programs; update staffing for all programs; rename the Recovery Learning Centers to Wellness Centers; rename Supportive Community Services to North Community Full-Service Partnership; increase the budget for the Wellness Centers; add client expense funds for Full-Service Partnerships (FSPs); implement California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Behavioral Health Payment Reform changes; and add $1,208,563.00 in Mental Health funding for FY 2022-2023 and FY 2023-2024, for a new total maximum contract amount not to exceed $6,480,135.00 (inclusive of $1,763,100.00 for FY 2021-2022, $1,989,075.00 for FY 2022-2023, and $2,727,960.00 for FY 2023-202 | Pass |
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23-01206
| A-2) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the First Amendment to the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Services Agreement for Mental Health Services (MHS) Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. (not a local vendor) (BC 21-034) to implement California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Behavioral Health Payment Reform changes to the Agreement and increase the FY 2023-2024 amount by $57,865.00 in Mental Health funding for a new total contract maximum amount not to exceed $4,107,865.00, inclusive of $1,350,000.00 for FY 2021-2022, $1,350,000.00 for FY 2022-2023, and $1,407,865.00 for FY 2023-2024, for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024;
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to increase the daily rate up to a maximum of $600.00/day with total fee-for-service reimbursement, subject to the amount specified in the Exhibit B-1 MHS for Medi-Cal Pati | Pass |
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23-01189
| A-3) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Funding, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an MOU to be entered into with SBCAG, to receive $385,000.00 towards the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at County facilities; and
b) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 Class 4 which consists of minor alterations in the condition of the land, water and/or vegetation which does not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees, and Section 15301 Class 1 which consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing use, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption. | Pass |
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23-01195
| A-4) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Authorize Submission of Encampment Resolution Funding Application to State of California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH), as follows:
a) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, acting on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara, to submit an application for up to $8 Million and all certifications, standard forms, and other related documents to the Cal ICH for the countywide collaborative to be selected for participation in the third round of the California Encampment Resolution Funding Round 3 (CERF-3) program;
b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute all certifications, standard forms, and a grant agreement in a form substantially similar to the CA Encampment Resolution Funding grant agreement, and other related documents required for the acceptance and administration of CERF-3 State funds; and
c) Determine 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 Guid | Pass |
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23-01196
| A-5) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Professional Service Contract for the Cachuma Recreational Vehicle (RV) Area Renovation Project, Third District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the professional services agreement with Peterson’s Tree Care, Inc. (Peterson’s) in the amount not to exceed $186,120.00 to allow Peterson’s to provide arborist services for the Cachuma RV Area Renovation Project (Project);
b) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project, and therefore these actions are within the scope of the project covered by the Notice of Exemption approved by the Board of Supervisors for this Project on October 10, 2023, and determine that therefore no new environmental document is required. | Pass |
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23-01197
| A-6) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a donation of Douglass Parshall and Roland Petersen Paintings, as follows:
a) Accept the donation of the oil painting Three Horses by Santa Barbara County artist Douglass Parshall, valued at $15,000.00, from the Florence O. Russell Trust;
b) Accept the donation of a collection of seven paintings by California artist Roland Petersen from the Living Trust of Roland Petersen; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the acceptance of the donations of artwork are covered by the general rule that CEQA only applies 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 activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA. | Pass |
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23-01198
| A-7) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a service Contract with Fluid Resource Management for operations of Cachuma Lake Domestic Water and Wastewater Plants, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to ratify a service contract with Fluid Resource Management (Contractor) in the amount not to exceed $650,000.00. This contract will provide operations and maintenance of the Cachuma Lake Recreational Area domestic water plant and wastewater plant for a period of twelve (12) months beginning December 1, 2023 and ending November 30, 2024;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Community Services Department, or his designee, to exercise an annual renewal option of the Contract and execute amendments to the Contract to continue the term of the Contract on a year-by-year basis, for up to an additional four (4) years, subject to annual appropriations and upon approval and adoption of the County Operating Budget and the Final Budget for the Contract by the County Board of Supervisors; and
c) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality A | Pass |
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23-01199
| A-8) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a conditional reservation of County Affordable Housing Funds to Perkins Place Apartments, First District, as follows:
a) Approve a reservation of County affordable housing funds for the Perkins Place housing development in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 until December 12, 2024;
b) Authorize the Director of Community Services Department (CSD) to sign a funding reservation letter addressed to Santa Barbara County Housing Authority (HASBARCO) indicating a conditional reservation of $1,500,000.00 in County funds for the Perkins Place Apartments Project; and
c) Determine that the approval of these funding allocations is 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) as it is the 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 |
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23-01207
| A-9) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding First Amendments to Agreements for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Bird, Marella; Jayne Law Group, P.C.; and Law Offices of Richard M. Steingard, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and the Bird Marella law firm, to extend the term of the Agreement to March 31, 2024;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Jayne Law Group, P.C., to extend the term of the Agreement to March 31, 2024;
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and the Law Offices of Richard M. Steingard to extend the term of the Agreement to March 31, 2024; and
d) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant t | Pass |
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23-01204
| A-10) | Administrative Item | Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009461 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009453; 0009466; and 0009475 (4/5 Vote Required). | Pass |
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23-01219
| A-11) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the appointment of the Child Support Services Department Director, as follows:
a) Approve the appointment of Mette Richardson as the County of Santa Barbara Child Support Services Director, beginning January 8, 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 |
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23-01183
| A-12) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of an agreement with the California Department of Insurance (DOI) for a Life and Annuity Consumer Protection Program Grant, Fiscal Year 2023-2024, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Grant Award Agreement with the California DOI for the Life and Annuity Consumer Protection Program, for the award period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in the amount of $53,500.00;
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any future amendments to extend the term of the Grant Award Agreement through December 31, 2024, or to increase the grant award in an amount not to exceed an additional $50,000.00, with the concurrence of Risk Management, County Counsel, and Auditor-Controller; and
c) Determine that the above recommendations 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 | Pass |
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23-01184
| A-13) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of an agreement with the California Department of Insurance (DOI) for an Automobile Insurance Fraud Program in the District Attorney’s Office, Fiscal Year 2023-2024, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Grant Award Agreement with the California DOI for the Automobile Insurance Fraud Program, for the award period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in the amount of $143,455.00;
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any future amendments to extend the term of the Grant Award Agreement through December 31, 2024, or to increase the grant award in an amount not to exceed an additional $50,000.00, with the concurrence of Risk Management, County Counsel, and Auditor-Controller; and
c) Determine that the above recommendations 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 p | Pass |
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23-01185
| A-14) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of an agreement with the California Department of Insurance (DOI) for a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program in the District Attorney’s Office, Fiscal Year 2023-2024, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Grant Award Agreement with the California DOI for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program, for the award period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in the amount of $304,994.00;
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any future amendments to extend the term of the Grant Award Agreement through December 31, 2024, or to increase the grant award in an amount not to exceed an additional $50,000.00, with the concurrence of Risk Management, County Counsel, and Auditor-Controller; and
c) Determine that the above recommendations 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 | Pass |
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23-01186
| A-15) | Administrative Item | Consider recmmendations regarding the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach (UV) Program Grant Award, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to submit an application, and if awarded, execute the Grant Award Agreement to accept anticipated funding with the Cal OES UV Program for the award period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, up to a maximum grant award amount of $196,906.00, subject to the approval and concurrence of Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, and County Counsel;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair and the District Attorney to execute a Certification of Assurance of Compliance for the District Attorney’s grant application for the Cal OES UV Advocacy and Outreach Program;
c) Approve and authorize the District Attorney to execute any amendments to the Grant Agreement extending the term thereof through June 30, 2025, or for a supplemental grant award in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, with the concurrence of County Counsel, Risk Management and Audito | Pass |
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23-01188
| A-16) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Victim/Witness (VW) Program Grant Award, Subaward VW23 42 0420, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the District Attorney to execute a Grant Agreement with Cal OES accepting the VW Program grant award (VW23 42 0420) for the award period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 in the amount of $751,616.00;
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney to execute any amendments to the Grant Agreement extending the term thereof through March 31, 2025, or for a supplemental grant award in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, with the concurrence of County Counsel, Risk Management and Auditor-Controller; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), since 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 potential | Pass |
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23-01187
| A-17) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) County Victim Services Program (XC) Grant Award, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to submit an application, and if awarded, execute the Grant Award Agreement and accept anticipated funding with the Cal OES County Victim Services Program for the award period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, up to a maximum grant award amount of $233,304.00, subject to the approval and concurrence of Risk Management, Auditor Controller, and County Counsel;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair and the District Attorney to execute a Certification of Assurance of Compliance for the District Attorney’s grant application for the Cal OES County Victim Services Program;
c) Approve and authorize the District Attorney to execute any amendments to the Grant Agreement extending the term thereof through June 30, 2025, or for a supplemental grant award in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, with the concurrence of County Counsel, Risk Management and Auditor-Contr | Pass |
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23-01208
| A-18) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Service Agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc., dba CityNet, for Support of the Santa Barbara County Human Trafficking Task Force, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc., dba CityNet, to provide collaborative leadership and administrative support to the Santa Barbara County Human Trafficking Task Force for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026, for a total amount not to exceed $210,000.00; and
b) Determine that the 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 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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23-01201
| A-19) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the termination of the Proclamation of Local Emergency Caused by the January 2023 Storm and Subsequent 2023 Winter Storms, Last Action October 17, 2023, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution Terminating the Proclamation of Local Emergency caused by the January 2023 Storm and Subsequent 2023 Winter Storms in Santa Barbara County pursuant to Government Code Section 8630;
b) Receive an update on the Winter 2023 Storms and their impacts; and
c) Determine that these actions are exempt from the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15269. | Pass |
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23-01202
| A-20) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding 2023 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Authorization, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Fire Department Office of Emergency Management to accept $499,634.00 in Fiscal Year 2023 HSGP federal grant funds (Subaward No. 2023-0042), as distributed through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) with a period of performance from September 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026;
b) Adopt a Resolution to appoint the County Executive Officer, the Director of Office of Emergency Management, County Fire Chief, and Fire Department Chief Financial Officer to act as Authorized Agents to apply and submit a grant application, execute all required grant application documents (including assurances and certifications), and take any actions necessary for each application and subaward under the HSGP with Cal OES to provide grant funding on behalf of the Santa Barbara Operational Area for the grant Fiscal Year 2023. The Resolution directs the Authorized Agents to, if applicable, make necessary budget revisions, and delegates author | Pass |
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23-01203
| A-21) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG), as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Fire Department Office of Emergency Management to accept $213,105.00 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 EMPG federal grant funds (Subaward No. 2023-0006), as distributed through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) with a period of performance from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025;
b) Adopt a Resolution to appoint the County Executive Officer, the Director of Office of Emergency Management, County Fire Chief, and Fire Department Chief Financial Officer to act as Authorized Agents to apply and submit grant applications, execute all required grant application documents (including assurances and certifications), and take any actions necessary for each application and subaward under the EMPG grant to provide grant funding for emergency management activities in the Santa Barbara Operational Area for the grant FY2023. The Resolution directs the Authorized Agents to, if applicable, make necessary budget revisions, | Pass |
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23-01177
| A-22) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for the Orcutt Library Site Options Evaluation, Fourth District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a PSA in the amount of $23,000.00 with RRM Design Group, a California Corporation, to provide an evaluation and conceptual building and site layouts of three potential sites for a new Library in Orcutt;
b) Authorize the Director of General Services or designee to approve Supplemental Services Orders under the PSA in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000.00; and
c) Find that the proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15262 as a feasibility and planning study for possible future actions that have not been approved, adopted, or funded, and direct staff to file a notice of exemption on that basis. | Pass |
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23-01211
| A-23) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the award of Job Order Contracts (JOCs), as follows:
a) Approve the plans and specifications for typical work for the JOCs on file with the Capital Projects Division of the General Services Department;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the General Building Construction JOC A, with an initial guarantee only to receive the opportunity to perform Job Orders during the Term of the Contract, and with a potential Maximum Contract Value of up to $1,000,000.00, with Quincon, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder with an Award Criteria Figure (ACF) composite adjustment factor of 0.9930;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the General Building Construction JOC B, with an initial guarantee only to receive the opportunity to perform Job Orders during the Term of the Contract, and with a potential Maximum Contract Value of up to $1,000,000.00, with R. Burke Corporation, the next lowest responsible bidder with ACF composite adjustment factor of 1.0585;
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the General Building Construction | Pass |
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23-01190
| A-24) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Multi-Department Master Service Agreements (MSA), as follows:
a) Approve, and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and administer, the annual MSA with Pacific Petroleum California, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $390,000.00, for the services specified in the respective Statements of Work in Exhibits to such MSA;
b) Approve, ratify, and direct the Purchasing Agent to execute and administer, an MSA with Simpler Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, for the services specified in the respective Statements of Work in Exhibits to such MSA; and
c) 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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23-01191
| A-25) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Grant of Easements for Lower Mission Creek Improvement and Restoration Project, Reach 4 Acquisition (Assessor Parcel No. 037-203-021 and 037-203- 020), First District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an original Real Property Purchase Agreement between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District), and Alexander Kenneth Harrison (Owner), for the purchase of a permanent easement and temporary construction easement, on a portion of real property located at 430 De La Vina Street (County Assessor Parcel Number: 037-203-021), for a total cost not to exceed $245,000.00, in connection with the Lower Mission Creek Improvement and Restoration Project, Reach 4 District Project No. SC8042;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an original Real Property Purchase Agreement between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District), and Joan Hollis Ross and Robert David Ross, Tru | Pass |
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23-01209
| A-26) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Second Amendment to Rincon Peak Communication Facility Lease Agreement (Ventura County Assessor's Parcel Number 060-0-030-040), (Folio No. 2989), as follows:
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement (Amended Agreement), between the County of Santa Barbara and Coast Ranch Family, LLC, (Lessor), to extend the term of the existing Lease Agreement until August 31, 2025, which includes an additional 1,500 square feet for a total leased area of approximately 4,000 square feet; and
b) Determine that the recommended action of approving Amended Agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, and Section 15304, Minor Alterations to Land, and approve and direct staff to file and post the Notice of Exemption on that basis. | Pass |
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23-01194
| A-27) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Harris Grade Communication Tower Project No. 8809 (Project) Award Construction Contract, Forth District, as follows:
a) Award, approve, and authorize the Chair (i) to execute the contract (Contract) for the Project in the base amount of $494,681.76, with GrayDS Inc. (Contractor), the lowest responsible bidder for the Project, to provide and install an equipment shelter, generator, and fuel tank. The scope includes all labor and materials, structural and electrical engineering, and all civil work subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project located at Harris Grade Tower, GPS Coordinates: 34.73586, -120.44578, Lompoc, California 93440;
b) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders for the Contract in the aggregate amount not to exceed $37,234.09, as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142; and
c) Find that the proposed Project was previously found to be categorically exempt from the provisions of the Calif | Pass |
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23-01164
| A-28) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Submittal of Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendments to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units and Minor Ordinance Amendments, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Planning and Development Department to submit the following amendments to the Santa Barbara County LCP to the CCC for review and certification:
i) Ordinance No. 5194 (23ORD-00009) amending Article II, the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO), to revise the permitting and development standards for Accessory Dwelling Units, and Minor Ordinance Amendments to correct and clarify existing text provisions;
b) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted Resolution to the Executive Director of the CCC; and
c) Determine that the submittal of the aforementioned resolution and amendments to the Santa Barbara County LCP to the CCC is exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15265 and 15282(h). | Pass |
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23-01205
| A-29) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Voluntary Rate Range Program/Intergovernmental Transfer with the State Department of Health Care Services, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement (Contract No. IGT-22-0032) regarding transfer of Public Funds with the California Department of Health Care Services for the transfer of approximately $734,624.00 from Public Health to the Department of Health Care Services with a term of January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025;
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to execute the Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement with the Santa Barbara Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan for participation in an Intergovernmental Transfer to obtain federal financial participation leveraged on local dollars used for care provided to CenCal Health eligible patients with a term of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025; and
c) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as they are not a project under CEQA Guideline | Pass |
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23-01171
| A-30) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the approval of a Final Map of Tract No. 14,838, Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 2), 19TRM-00000-00002; and Set Monument Deposit, Second District, as follows:
a) Approve the Final Map of Tract No. 14,838, Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 2);
b) Pursuant to Government Code Section 66496 of the Subdivision Map Act, require the subdivider to post a security to the Clerk of the Board in the total amount of $26,000.00 prior to recordation of Final Map of Tract No. 14,838, Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 2), to guarantee the payment of the cost of setting of the interior monuments for the Final Map of Tract No. 14,838, Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 2), which must be set within one year from the recordation of the map, as certified by the Surveyor on the Final Map of Tract No. 14,838, Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 2); and
c) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, no new effects will occur and no new mitigation measures would be requir | Pass |
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23-01170
| A-31) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the approval of a Final Map of Tract No. 14,839, Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 3), 19TRM-00000-00003; Second District, as follows:
a) Approve the Final Map of Tract No. 14,839, Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 3); and
b) Determine 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 action 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 action is within the scope of the environmental review documents for this project [Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (20NGD-00000-00007 (Lots 2 and 3) approved and adopted by the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission on December 9, 2020) and no new environmental document shall be prepared for this project. | Pass |
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23-01174
| A-32) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Annual Public Works Director’s Report and Resolution to Update the Orcutt Transportation Improvement Plan, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:
a) Receive and file the Public Works Director’s Report for the Orcutt Transportation Improvement Plan;
b) Review and approve the estimated costs of the transportation facilities described in the Report, the continued need for these facilities, and the reasonable relationship between the need and the impacts of development for which the fees are charged;
c) Adopt a Resolution updating the Orcutt Transportation Improvement Plan and finding a reasonable relationship between the need for the public transportation facilities and a continued need for the facilities identified in the Orcutt Community Transportation Improvement Plan; and
d) Determine that the proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) because it consists of continuing administrative and other fiscal activities that do not involve commitment to any specific project, a | Pass |
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23-01172
| A-33) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Mission Canyon Trailhead Improvements Funding Agreement with Southern California Edison, First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Funding Agreement with Southern California Edison Company for Mission Canyon Trailhead Improvements in the amount of $214,200.00 with approximate local matching funds of $75,000.00; and
b) Determine the proposed actions are for the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, and 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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23-01176
| A-34) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding the 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;
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) Determine that these e | Pass |
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23-01178
| A-35) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding stop controls, parking restrictions, and one-way roadway and rescinding parking restrictions in the First, Second, and Fourth Districts, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution to rescind existing parking restrictions on roadways in the Second District and establish new stop controls, parking restrictions, and one-way roadway on roadways in the First, Second, 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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23-01179
| A-36) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on emergency response actions from the impacts of flooding and storms and the continuation of emergency actions, Various Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
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, and debris removal projects following the 2023 winter 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 every 14 days 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; | Pass |
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23-01200
| A-37) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding Amendments to the Agreements with Lash Construction Inc. and Bengal Engineering for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Operational Improvements Project, First District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Construction Agreement with Lash Construction, Inc. (a local vendor) for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Operational Improvements Project (BC 22-069), increasing the contract amount from $5,196,965.00 to a not to exceed limit of $5,569,317.37, an increase of $372,352.37;
b) Authorize an increase of $37,235.24 to the contingency amount of $272,348.25 to a total contingency amount of $309,583.49 to the Agreement for Services with Lash Construction, Inc. for additional work that may be needed to complete the project;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Bengal Engineering (a local vendor) to provide engineering support during construction servic | Pass |
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23-01180
| A-38) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor for maintenance of revegetation for the Santa Maria River Realignment Project, Fifth District, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Enviroscaping, Inc. (local vendor) upon review and concurrence of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager for maintenance of revegetation for the Santa Maria River emergency sediment project with a period of December 12, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in the amount of $270,000.00;
b) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 48 of the Agreement, make amendments to the professional services agreement with Enviroscaping Inc in the amount of not to exceed $27,000.00 for a total not to exceed amount of $297,000.00 and to extend the term of the Agreement by up to one year if needed to complete the work within the sc | Pass |
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23-01193
| A-39) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding approval of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification (ESAC), as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the United States DOJ ESAC on behalf of the County for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023; and
b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government administrative activity that does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. | Pass |
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23-01192
| A-40) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding a request for Waiver of Competition in the purchase of Law Enforcement Equipment and approval of an Axon Purchase Agreement, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) For the purchase of the Axon Enterprises Taser 10 Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) less-lethal tool, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39 authorize the Purchasing Agent to purchase this equipment as a sole source procurement without being required to conduct a formal bid process;
b) Approve and Authorize the Sheriff, or designee, to execute an Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. to purchase Taser equipment for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,063,102.00;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009467 for $596,900.00 to increase appropriations of $49,000.00 in General County Programs General Fund for Intrafund Expenditure Transfers (+) funded by release of Restricted Public Safety Prop 1102 Fund Balance and to increase appropriations of $547,900.00 in Sheriff General Fund for Capital Assets - Equipment funded by release of Restricted Sheriff Asset Forfeiture ($300,000.00) and Committe | Pass |
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23-01182
| A-41) | Appointment/BOS item | Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution Authorizing a Conservation Easement with the City of Santa Barbara for the Barger Canyon Open Space (APN 055-020-34), as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a conservation easement and all necessary related documents with the City of Santa Barbara for the Barger Canyon Open Space (APN 055-020-34);
b) Authorize and direct the Clerk of the Board to execute the Certificate of Acceptance; and
c) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.28. | Pass |
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23-01214
| A-42) | Appointment/BOS item | Consider recommendations regarding Contribution of Fifth District Discretionary Funds to Good Samaritan Shelter for Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the contribution of $50,000.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, (EIN No. 77-0133375), to support the annual Santa Barbara County Stand Down from the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Fifth District General County Programs Department 990 discretionary fund;
b) Find that the project provides a community benefit that 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. | Pass |
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23-01213
| A-43) | Set Hearing/Hearing Request | Consider recommendations regarding annexation of Orcutt Gateway Retail Commercial Center/Key Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) to Orcutt Community Facilities District, Fourth District, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution of intention to annex Orcutt Gateway Retail Commercial Center/Key Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) as territory to Orcutt Community Facilities District No. 2002-1 and to authorize the levy of special taxes therein;
b) Set a hearing to consider the annexation of territory known as Orcutt Gateway Retail Commercial Center/Key Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) into the Orcutt Community Facilities District (No. 2002-1) and to authorize the levy of special taxes on the proposed parcel to be annexed; and
(Set a hearing for January 23, 2024. Time estimate: 15 minutes)
c) Direct the Clerk to publish notice on or before January 16, 2024 in accord with California Government Code section 6061, of the hearing to be held on January 23, 2024 to consider the annexation of territory known as Orcutt Gateway Retail Commercial Center/Key Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) into the Orcutt Community Facilities District (No | Pass |
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| A-44) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 Animals and Fowl, Article I and Adding Article IX, Roosters, to regulate and to limit the number of roosters by parcel size that may be kept on a single premise in Santa Barbara County, as follows:
a) Consider and approve the adoption of the Ordinance (Second Reading) to amend Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 7, titled Animals and Fowl, Article I (General), Sections 7-1 and 7-5 through 7-7, and to add Article IX (Roosters); and
b) 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 of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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| A-45) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Connie Adams upon her retirement from the Public Works Department after over 31 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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| A-46) | Honorary Resolution | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Webmaster, Ian Dicken upon his retirement from the Information Technology Department after over 16 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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| A-47) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Maria Salud Rodriguez de Martinez as the longest-living Latina in Santa Maria and wishes her continued health for years to come. | Pass |
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| A-48) | Resolution to be Presented | Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Alicia Hawkins upon her retirement from the Planning and Development Department after over 25 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County. | Pass |
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23-00002
| | 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) (23-00002)
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. | |
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23-01166
| 1) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Farmworker Resource Center project update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a presentation and update on the implementation of the Farmworker Resource Center project; and
b) Determine that the proposed action is related to organization or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and is therefore is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15378 (b)(5).
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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| 2) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)
a) Receive and file a status report on countywide initiatives to advance DEI within the County workforce and the services provided by County departments to the Santa Barbara community; and
b) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the project is an organizational or administrative activity of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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23-01217
| 3) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution deferring implementation of Senate Bill 43 (2023-2024 Reg Session) which modifies Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5008 by expanding the definition of “Gravely Disabled”, as follows: (EST. TIME: 40 MIN.)
a) Adopt a Resolution deferring implementation Senate Bill 43 (2023-2024 Reg Session) which modifies Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5008 by expanding the definition of “Gravely Disabled”; and
b) 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 therefore not projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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23-01220
| 4) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Development Report and Proposed Policies, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Development Report that includes a five-year forecast of major budgetary components for the General Fund and other major funds;
b) Adopt the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Development Policies;
c) Review funding priorities for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and provide staff additional direction as appropriate; and
d) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 that the above activity is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE | Pass |
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23-01168
| 5) | Administrative Item | Consider recommendations regarding amendments to Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 6, Article VI Regarding Outdoor Festivals and Chapter 36 Regarding Public Nuisances, as follows:
a) Consider and approve the Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 6, Article VI regarding Outdoor Festivals and Chapter 36 regarding Public Nuisances; 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 government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. | Pass |
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23-01216
| 6) | Departmental Agenda | HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding termination of the Contract with MSB Investors, LLC for Development and Operation of the Tajiguas ReSource Recovery Project, Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Conduct a hearing to consider terminating the Agreement for Development and Operation of the Tajiguas ReSource Recovery Project with MSB Investors, LLC executed by the County on December 13, 2016 (Agreement);
b) Upon conclusion of the hearing:
i) Direct the Public Works Director or designee to issue a letter terminating the Agreement;
ii) Delegate authority to the Public Works Director or designee to take actions necessary for the wind down of the Agreement and transition to new operator(s) of the ReSource Center, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;
iii) Direct staff to work with MSB Investors, LLC to transition operation per the terms of the Agreement;
iv) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to notify and exercise application of the direct agreements with MarBorg Recovery, LP, Diani Building Corporatio | Pass |
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