Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 9/17/2013 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR 105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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13-00001  Agenda ItemPublic Comment  Action details Video Video
13-00701 A-1)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming September 15, 2013 through October 15, 2013 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
13-00714 A-2)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming September, 2013 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
13-00702 A-3)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Santa Barbara Business College upon its 125th anniversary.Pass Action details Video Video
13-00699 A-4)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming September 28, 2013 as Self Advocacy Day in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
13-00724 A-5)Agenda ItemApprove the appointments of the following members of the Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) Medical Staff: Howard Babus, MD; George Bajor, MD; Ole Behrendtsen, MD; Enrico Cerrato, MD; Peter Garcia, MD; Salman Haq, MD; Daniel Litten, MD; Zorica Ljaljevic, MD; Leslie Lundt, MD; Irwin Lunianski, MD; Mark Kofler, MD; Charles Nicholson, MD; Douglas Schave, MD; Nancy Smith, MD; Peter Tilton, MD; William Vollero, MD; and Michael Wexler, MD.Pass Action details Not available
13-00704 A-6)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Agreement to Provide Affordable Housing for the St. George Del Playa Apartments, 12TPM-00000-00008, 11DVP-00000-00018, 11CDP-00000-00073, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement to Provide Affordable Housing and Rental Restrictive Covenant (the Agreement and Covenant) for the St. George Del Playa Apartments [12TPM-00000-00008, 11DVP-00000-00018, 11CDP-00000-00073] in Isla Vista; b) Direct the Community Services Department staff to record the Agreement and Covenant; and c) After considering the previously certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Isla Vista Master Plan (03-EIR-08), find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code sections 21090(b), 21166, and 14 CCR 15162, that no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is required 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 orPass Action details Not available
13-00716 A-7)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Grant Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the City of Santa Barbara for Fiscal Year 2013/2014 Arts Commission Programs and Projects, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Grant Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the City of Santa Barbara for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, for implementation of the Community Arts grant program, Community Events and Festival funding, Organizational Development grants, and staffing costs in the amount of $447,260.00; and b) Determine that the approval and execution of the Agreement 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), 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, and direct staff to file a Notice of ExPass Action details Not available
13-00703 A-8)Agenda ItemApprove Budget Revision Requests (SEE EXHIBIT A WITH POSTED AGENDA). (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
13-00705 A-9)Agenda ItemAdopt a Resolution effective September 16, 2013 that establishes the job classification of Sheriff’s Helicopter Pilot.Pass Action details Not available
13-00725 A-10)Agenda ItemApprove the amendment to the 2013 Board of Supervisors’ Schedule of Meeting Dates and Locations by cancelling the regularly scheduled meeting of October 1, 2013 in Santa Barbara.Pass Action details Not available
13-00700 A-11)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute an addendum to the existing Contract between the District Attorney and National Corrective Group, Inc, dba Corrective Solutions, to reduce the amount of fees paid to the County from $57,600.00 annually to an estimated $12,000.00 in connection with Non Sufficient Funds (NSF) check recovery services for the District Attorney Bad Check Program, effective September 17, 2013 through October 26, 2014.Pass Action details Not available
13-00718 A-12)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Thomson Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, 12AGP-00000-00014, Santa Ynez area, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, 12AGP-00000-00014, on a single 565.01-acre parcel located beyond the terminus of Alisos Avenue, approximately 1,200 feet south of Happy Canyon Road, in the Santa Ynez area; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Contract creating Agricultural Preserve 12AGP-00000-00014; c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative activity of the County, which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a “project” as defined for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).Pass Action details Not available
13-00720 A-13)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Thomson Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, 12AGP-00000-00015, Santa Ynez area, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, 12AGP-00000-00015, on a single 285.56-acre parcel located beyond the terminus of Alisos Avenue, approximately 1,200 feet south of Happy Canyon Road, in the Santa Ynez area; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Contract creating Agricultural Preserve, 12AGP-00000-00015; c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative activity of the County, which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a “project” as defined for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).Pass Action details Not available
13-00721 A-14)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Thomson Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, 12AGP-00000-00016, Santa Ynez area, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, 12AGP-00000-00016, on a single 284.02-acre parcel located beyond the terminus of Alisos Avenue, approximately 1,200 feet south of Happy Canyon Road, in the Santa Ynez area; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Contract creating Agricultural Preserve 12AGP-00000-00016; c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative activity of the County, which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a “project” as defined for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).Pass Action details Not available
13-00708 A-15)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Annual Report for the Syringe Exchange Program, as follows: a) Receive and file the Annual Report for 2012/2013 on The Right Outfit Syringe Exchange Program; and b) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review per CEQA Guideline Section 15061(b)(3), since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activities may have a significant effect on the environment.Pass Action details Not available
13-00722 A-16)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Second Amendment to the System Agreement with GE Healthcare, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to incorporate a Change Order to the System Agreement with GE Healthcare for the period March 15, 2011 through March 14, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $73,227.30 for one-time Patient Portal software license purchase, related professional services and ongoing annual support and maintenance for an Agreement maximum of $1,746,352.51; and b) Determine that the recommended actions are fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially physical impact on the environment and are thus exempt from California Environmental Quality review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).Pass Action details Not available
13-00636 A-17)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 29 of the Santa Barbara County Code relating to the regulation of fats, oils and grease discharge to the Laguna County Sanitation District, Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Article III of Chapter 29 of the Santa Barbara County Code Relating to the Regulation of Fats, Oils and Grease to the Laguna County Sanitation District; and b) Find that the proposed Ordinance amendment is for the protection of the environment and does not involve construction activities or relaxation of standards and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15308 (actions by regulatory agencies for the protection of the environment) and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.Pass Action details Not available
13-00713 A-18)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Construction of 2012/2013 Countywide Preventive Maintenance Application of Scrub Seal and Micro-Surfacing, County Project No. 820631, as follows: a) Approve plans and specifications for the Construction of 2012/2013 Countywide Preventive Maintenance Application of Scrub Seal and Micro-Surfacing; County Project No. 820631, on file in the Public Works Department office; b) Award the Construction Contract in the amount of $2,238,386.80 to the lowest responsible bidder, Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc., P.O. Box 1841, Sparks, NV 89432 subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project, as required under California Law; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Contract, upon return of the Contractor’s executed contract documents, and the review and approval of the County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager or their authorized representatives; d) Approve a contingency fund of $117,241.84 for the Construction of 2012/2013 CountywiPass Action details Not available
13-00706 A-19)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute an Amendment to the Agreement with Aramark Correctional Services for food services to the Santa Barbara County Jail that allows for a 2.34% increase in the cost of inmate and staff dining meals at the Main Jail effective September 1, 2013 and authorizes the Sheriff to approve annual CPI increases for the term of the existing Contract.Pass Action details Video Video
13-00710 A-20)Agenda ItemApprove the appointments of two new community members, Randy Copperman and Gene Morones, to serve on the Santa Barbara County Workforce Investment Board (WIB), for terms ending August 31, 2015.Pass Action details Not available
13-00712 A-21)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the withdrawal of monies from the County Treasury by Mission Hills Community Services District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution “In the Matter of Determining a Mutually Acceptable Date for the Withdrawal of the Mission Hills Community Services District’s Money from the County Treasury Pursuant to Government Code Section 61053”; 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 section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.Pass Action details Not available
13-00698 A-22)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the appointment of Barbara Greenleaf to the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission, term ending January 1, 2015, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
13-00715 A-23)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Ordinance providing for the contribution of revenues from the County of Santa Barbara Community Services Department, Parks Division’s adopted budget to supplement the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2002-1 (Orcutt Community Plan) for the maintenance of parks, parkways and open space, Fourth District, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance authorizing the use of County funds necessary to supplement the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2002-1 (Orcutt Community Plan) for the maintenance of parks; and b) Determine that the adoption of the Ordinance is not the approval of a project 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 a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, and which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the enviroPass Action details Not available
13-00709 A-24)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an increase to the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program Recording Fee, from $3.00 to $10.00, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Adopt a Fee Resolution effective October 15, 2013, authorizing the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor to increase the Recording Fee from $3.00 to $10.00 as authorized by Government Code section 27388 for the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program in the District Attorney’s Office; b) Adopt a Personnel Resolution effective October 15, 2013, adding to Budget Unit 2865, as follows: i) One (1.0 FTE) Deputy District Attorney I/II/III/IV/Senior position 2250/2251/2252/2253/2254; $5,696.00-$6,954.00/$6,293.00-$7,683.00/$7,309.00-$8,923.00/$8,458.00-$12,083.00/$9,834.00-$13,751.00 approximately per month; and ii) One (1.0 FTE) Legal Office Professional I/II/III position 97004/7005,7006; $2,545.00-$3,153.00/$3,327.00-$4,121.00/$4,348.00-$5,386.00 approximately per month; and c) Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2009/2010 and Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program Annual Reports. COUNTY EXECUTIPass Action details Not available
13-00711 A-25)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Vehicle Code Enforcement on the private portion of Orcutt Road, Fourth District, as follows: a) Consider the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance amending Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 23F, allowing enforcement of California Vehicle Code on the private portion of Orcutt Road; and b) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of October 15, 2013 to consider recommendations, as follows: i) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance, amending Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 23F, allowing enforcement of vehicle code on the private portion of Orcutt Road; ii) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive the reading of the Ordinance in full; and iii) Find that the proposed action is for the operation and maintenance of existing public facilities, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, that the proposed action is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15301, and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basPass Action details Video Video
13-00717 1)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Casa Esperanza Homeless Center program changes and impacts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Receive an update on the status of Casa Esperanza’s new program model; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Shelter Operations General Fund Grant Agreement with Casa Esperanza to support and maintain existing service levels at the Casa Esperanza Emergency Shelter for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $134,192.00; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the 2013/2014 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Subrecipient Agreement with Casa Esperanza to amend the time of performance to align with the homeless day center termination on September 17, 2013; d) Consider a request from Casa Esperanza to amend the Program Description to the Restricted Use Covenant imposed on Real Property for the operation of a homeless shelter and related services (the “Covenant”); e) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Covenant by deleting the referenPass Action details Video Video
13-00719 2)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Purchase and Loan Agreement for Pescadero Lofts Affordable Housing Project, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote required) (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Contingent upon approval of Recommended Action (D), below, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Purchase Agreement and Grant Deed, between the County, as Seller, and Pescadero Lofts Isla Vista, L.P., as Buyer, for the County-owned real property located at 761 Camino Pescadero in Isla Vista, to be financed by, and subject to approval of, the $2,900,000.00 residual receipts County Land Loan Agreement set forth in Recommended Action (B); b) Contingent upon approval of Recommended Action (D), below, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the County Land Loan Agreement with Pescadero Lofts Isla Vista, L.P., in the amount of $2,900,000.00, with a three percent simple interest rate and residual receipts payments that are deferred until after completion of construction of the Pescadero Lofts affordable housing project and to execute the County Land Loan Regulatory Agreement andPass Action details Video Video
13-00723 3)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Long-Range Property Management Plan for the Successor Agency to the former Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Approve the Long-Range Property Management Plan for the three real properties held by the Successor Agency to the former Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency; b) Direct staff of the Successor Agency to submit the Long-Range Property Management Plan for the three real properties held by the Successor Agency to the Oversight Board and the Department of Finance for approval under Health and Safety Code Section 34191.5(b), and provide copies to the County Auditor-Controller and County Executive Officer; and c) Determine that the above actions do not constitute approval of a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) but instead consist of 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, pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) anPass Action details Video Video
13-00723  Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Long-Range Property Management Plan for the Successor Agency to the former Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Approve the Long-Range Property Management Plan for the three real properties held by the Successor Agency to the former Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency; b) Direct staff of the Successor Agency to submit the Long-Range Property Management Plan for the three real properties held by the Successor Agency to the Oversight Board and the Department of Finance for approval under Health and Safety Code Section 34191.5(b), and provide copies to the County Auditor-Controller and County Executive Officer; and c) Determine that the above actions do not constitute approval of a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) but instead consist of 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, pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) anPass Action details Not available
13-00723  Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Long-Range Property Management Plan for the Successor Agency to the former Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Approve the Long-Range Property Management Plan for the three real properties held by the Successor Agency to the former Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency; b) Direct staff of the Successor Agency to submit the Long-Range Property Management Plan for the three real properties held by the Successor Agency to the Oversight Board and the Department of Finance for approval under Health and Safety Code Section 34191.5(b), and provide copies to the County Auditor-Controller and County Executive Officer; and c) Determine that the above actions do not constitute approval of a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) but instead consist of 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, pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) anPass Action details Not available
13-00707 4)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Affordable Care Act (ACA) and State budget actions implications for the Public Health Department, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report and presentation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) effect on State budget funding for the Public Health Department including mitigation of the existing and projected budget gap due to the redirection of 1991 Health Realignment funds; b) Approve and authorize the Public Health Department Director to notify the State of its intention to tentatively select the State’s option of a “Set Percentage Calculation” for the 1991 Health Realignment funding which will redirect 60 percent of the funding to the State and 40 percent of the funding to the County, starting in Fiscal Year 2013/2014; c) Authorize and direct the Public Health Department Director to enter into the Agreement with the California Health Benefit Exchange as part of an application process that will allow the Public Health Department and the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services Department tPass Action details Video Video
13-00671 5)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Project Study Report for Hollister Avenue - State Street Improvements; Public Works Project No. 863035, Second District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 minutes) a) Receive and file the Project Study Report and staff recommendations for Hollister Avenue - State Street Improvements project between San Antonio Road and State Route 154, just west of the City of Santa Barbara, California County Project No. 863035; b) Authorize the Director of Public Works to continue project development including the environmental review phase for Alternative No. 1 with signaled intersections; and c) Find that the proposed actions(s) are statutorily exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15262, as they involve a planning study for possible future actions, which the Board has not approved, adopted, or funded, and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video
13-00695  Agenda ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code § 54956.9, subdiv. (d)(1)) County of Santa Barbara, et al. v. Goleta Valley Community Center, et al., Santa Barbara Superior Court case no. 1384666 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Gov. Code § 54957, subdiv. (b)(1)) County Executive Officer CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code § 54957.6, subdiv. (a)) Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Chandra L. Wallar and Social Services Director Daniel Nielson Employee organizations: United Domestic Workers of America, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Local 3930  Action details Not available