Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 3/15/2016 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR 105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA
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16-00007  Agenda ItemClosed Session Agenda 2016  Action details Not available
16-00206 A-1)Agenda ItemApprove the appointment of Jason Sharrett as a regular member to the Agricultural Advisory Committee appointed by the California Strawberry Commission.Pass Action details Not available
16-00191 A-2)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Behavioral Wellness Pharmacy Contract Amendment, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment for Services of Independent Contractor with Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy of Santa Barbara (a local vendor) to extend the term of the contract through June 30, 2016 for the continued provision of pharmaceuticals for Behavioral Wellness clients; and b) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) since the recommended actions are government administrative activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.Pass Action details Not available
16-00193 A-3)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Department of Behavioral Wellness Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Amendments to agreements with Crestwood, Psynergy and Sylmar, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health Center, Inc. (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease, to increase the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2016 contract by $102,000.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,302,000.00 through June 30, 2017; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Psynergy Programs, Inc., (not a local vendor) for the provision of adult residential mental health services, to increase the FY 2015-2016 contract by $224,228.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,724,228.00 through June 30, 2017; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center (not a Pass Action details Not available
16-00175 A-4)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a ParcelQuest Database Information Agreement, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Database Information Agreement with ParcelQuest; and b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of administrative activities of the County that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
16-00177 A-5)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission application for California Arts Council State Local Partnership Program (SLPP) Grant, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution that designates the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission to serve as the County partner in the State-Local Partnership Program (SLPP), authorizes the Arts Commission to submit an application for a 2016-2017 SLPP grant to the California Arts Council, and approves and authorizes the Arts Commission to execute the grant agreement if awarded by the California Arts Council; (Please note: The California Arts Council requires Board approval to submit the grant application, the actual application will not be available until May 2016.) b) Approve and authorize the Executive Director of the Arts Commission or designee to execute the 2016-2017 SLPP grant agreement with the California Arts Council in a form substantially similar to the draft grant agreement and upon review and approval of the County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager or their designees if the SLPP grant is awarded; and Pass Action details Not available
16-00179 A-6)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding resale of 217 Rice Ranch Road, Fourth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Adopt a Resolution declaring the County’s intention to sell the County-owned property located at 217 Rice Ranch Road, located in the Orcutt Bluffs Development in Santa Maria, California (Assessor Parcel Number 103-630-008), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Resolution and the attachments thereto; b) Authorize the Director of the General Services Department (GSD), or designee, to perform residential real estate services by arranging for marketing the residential property at 217 Rice Ranch Road, and obtaining pre-approved offers to purchase through the acceptance of sealed bids by publicly issuing a Request for Proposals once the aforementioned Resolution has been adopted; c) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department (CSD) or designee to qualify and certify the eligibility of applicants pursuant to the qualifying criteria referenced in the Resolution; d) Authorize the CSD Director, or designee, to accept and sign an offePass Action details Not available
16-00204 A-7)Agenda ItemApprove Budget Revision Requests (SEE EXHIBIT A POSTED WITH AGENDA). (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
16-00018 A-8)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Re-Ratification of the Drought Proclamation passed December 6, 2016 (Thirty-Day Renewal), as follows: a) Adopt the Resolution re-ratifying the Proclamation of a Local Emergency for Drought and Water Supply Conditions that exist in Santa Barbara County pursuant to Government Code Section 8630(c); b) Direct the Office of Emergency Management to return monthly for re-ratification of the Emergency until such a time that weather and water supply conditions dictate otherwise; and c) Determine that this project was found by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b) (3) and 15269(a), and that the proposed actions are within the scope of the prior CEQA exemption.Pass Action details Not available
16-00019 A-9)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Refugio Oil Spill After Action Report, as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HR.) a) Receive the “2015 Refugio Oil Spill After Action Report and Improvement Plan”, a written report and an oral presentation from Hagerty Consulting, Inc., identifying areas of strength and opportunities for improvement based on the lessons learned associated with the County’s response to the May 19, 2015, Refugio Oil Spill; b) Pursuant to California Government Code Section 8630(d), adopt a Resolution Terminating the Proclamation of a Local Emergency Related to the Refugio Beach Oil Spill, which had been declared by the Director of Emergency Management on May 20, 2015, when the Board of Supervisors was not in session, and has been ratified by the Board of Supervisors at least every 30 days thereafter; and c) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 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 effectPass Action details Video Video
16-00209 A-10)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding filling a vacant/unfunded Assistant County Executive Officer position, as follows: a) Approve filling a vacant/unfunded Assistant County Executive Officer position in the County Executive Office Department; and b) Find that the proposed actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they are government fiscal, organizational, or administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
16-00213 A-11)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding authorized agents for the County During Disasters, as follows: a) Adopt the Resolution designating the County officials listed in the Resolution to execute applications, grants, financial information, conduct site inspections, represent the County at briefings, and conduct all matters necessary for financial recovery to the County for emergency or disaster recovery and relief from the federal government under Public Law 93-288 as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, and/or from the State under the California Disaster Assistance Act; b) Adopt and direct the Clerk of the Board or designee to execute the Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution; c) Direct the Clerk of the Board or designee to submit to the California Office of Emergency Services the letter identifying the Authorized Agents by name and title; and d) Determine that the proposed actions are administrative and other fiscal activities that do not involve commitment to any specific project, and are therefore not a project as Pass Action details Not available
16-00207 A-12)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the authorization of a professional services contract with RECON Environmental, Inc. to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Oak Hills Estates Project, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with RECON Environmental, Inc. (a local vendor), for a base contract amount not to exceed $100,837.00 and a total contract amount of $110,921.00 for preparation of an EIR for the Oak Hills Estates Rezone, Tentative Tract Map and Development Plan project for the period beginning March 16, 2016 and ending on June 30, 2017; b) Authorize the Director of Planning and Development to approve up to 10 percent contingency costs not to exceed $10,084.00 for services being performed under the Agreement for a total contract amount not to exceed $110,921.00; and c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or 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.Pass Action details Not available
16-00210 A-13)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the 2015 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report, as follows: a) Receive and file the 2015 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report as required by Government Code Section 65400; and b) Determine that this action is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) and file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.Pass Action details Not available
16-00211 A-14)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Board Contract with Accela Inc. for Maintenance of Land Management and Associated Software Solutions, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the County's existing contract with Accela Inc (Contract No. BC 08-079) to amend maintenance terms to cover maintenance for the County's Land Management and associated software solutions through Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021; and b) Find that the proposed Amendment No. 1 is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b)(5) in that the Agreement involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
16-00188 A-15)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Santa Ynez Community Services District Agreement, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Services Contract with the Santa Ynez Community Services District to provide a preliminary engineering report to extend the public sewer into specified unserved areas within the District’s existing service area for the period of April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016 in an amount not to exceed $145,000.00; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0004350 to increase appropriations of $159,645.00 in Public Health General Fund Services for Services and Supplies funded by a release of Public Health Department Special Revenue Fund restricted fund balance. Funding is available through a designation from the State Water Resources Control Board; and c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline sections 15262 and 15378(b)(4), finding that the activities involve only feasibility or planning studies for possible futPass Action details Not available
16-00198 A-16)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Pediatric Trauma Care “Richie” Fund Distribution Agreement with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement between the Public Health Department and the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Level II Pediatric Trauma Center to receive Maddy Fund distributions pursuant to Senate Bill 1236, Richie Pediatric Trauma Fund legislation in an amount not to exceed $598,000.00, for the period of March 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0004268 to allocate funds from the Pediatric Trauma Fund (also called the “Richie’s Fund”) to support pediatric trauma services through a service agreement with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital; and c) Determine that this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical iPass Action details Not available
16-00212 A-17)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Professional Services Agreement with Financial Credit Network, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Assign to Financial Credit Network, for purposes of collection and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Professional Services Agreement, all delinquent accounts owed to the County Environmental Health Services’ Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) in connection with the use or generation of hazardous materials; b) Assign to Financial Credit Network, for purposes of collection and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Professional Services Agreement, all delinquent accounts owed to and non-sufficient funds checks made to the County Public Works Department; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Financial Credit Network; and d) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment tPass Action details Not available
16-00178 A-18)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Resolution to modify a recreational trail at the County owned Baron Ranch, Gaviota Coast Area, Third District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution that acknowledges the proposal to modify the location and use of a recreational trail at the County owned Baron Ranch, Gaviota Coast; and b) Determine that approval of the Resolution 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)(5), finding that the action is not a project as they are administrative activities of governments which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.Pass Action details Video Video
16-00194 A-19)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the installation of mid-block crosswalks on Via Real, First District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution to establish mid-block crosswalks on Via Real in the Summerland area; 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, and approve and direct staff to file the Notice of Exemption on that basis.Pass Action details Not available
16-00195 A-20)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the submittal of an application for a CalRecycle Tire-Derived Aggregate Grant, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution to establish authority to submit an application to the State of California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) for a Tire-Derived Aggregate Grant; b) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to execute in the name of the County of Santa Barbara any grant documents, including but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments and requests for payment, necessary to secure grant funds and implement the approved grant project; c) Establish that this authorization is effective for five (5) years from the date of adoption of the Resolution; and d) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b) (4) (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 significanPass Action details Not available
16-00196 A-21)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Statement of Final Quantities for Construction of 2014-2015 Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Overlay and Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer (SAMI) Project, County Project No. 810549, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for Construction of 2014-2015 HMA Overlay and SAMI Project, County Project No. 810549, for work performed and materials supplied by CalPortland Construction, Inc. (a local vendor), 1625 E. Donovan Rd., Santa Maria, CA, 93454, in the amount of $3,041,140.23; and b) Determine that this project was found by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 on May 5, 2015, upon approval of the project, that a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and that the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.Pass Action details Not available
16-00176 A-22)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a request for approval to sell tax-defaulted property at public auction via internet from June 3 to June 6, 2016, as follows: a) Receive and file the Notice of Intention to Sell Tax-Defaulted Property and Request for Approval from the Treasurer-Tax Collector; b) Adopt the Resolution approving a tax sale, by public auction, of tax-defaulted property; c) Direct the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of the Resolution to the Treasurer-Tax Collector within five days after the date of its adoption; and d) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of 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 physical impact on the environment.Pass Action details Not available
16-00205 A-23)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of James King to the North County Board of Architectural Review, term ending December 31, 2018, Fifth District.Pass Action details Not available
16-00208 A-24)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Kevin Small to the North County Board of Architectural Review, term ending December 31, 2018, Fifth District.Pass Action details Not available
16-00190 A-25)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Increase Ballot Measure for November 2016 General Election Ballot, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Adopt an ordinance amending Section 32-12 of the Santa Barbara County Code to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax rate from the current level of ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) of the rent charged in the unincorporated areas of the County; and b) Adopt a Resolution proposing to increase the transient occupancy tax rate to twelve percent (12%), submitting the proposed language for increase to the electorate for approval, and requesting and ordering consolidation with the November 8, 2016 General Election on said tax rate increase.Pass Action details Not available
16-00084 A-26)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Verizon’s Withdrawal of its Appeal (Case No. 15APL-00000-00022) of the County Planning Commission’s Denial of the Verizon at Kenneth Avenue Project (Case No. 14CUP-00000-00011), Fourth District, as follows: a) Accept Verizon’s withdrawal of its Appeal of the Planning Commission’s denial and acknowledge that upon withdrawal of the Appeal, the Planning Commission’s denial of Case No. 14CUP-00000-00011 will stand; and b) Determine that acceptance of the withdrawal is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5).Pass Action details Not available
16-00214 A-27)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Ordinance that amends Chapter 10, Article I, entitled “Administration Organization and Enforcement”, Section 10-1.6 - Building Regulations of the Santa Barbara County Code, as follows: a) Consider and approve the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Santa Barbara County Code, Article I, entitled “Administration Organization and Enforcement,” section 10-1.6; and b) Determine that the Ordinance amendment is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Section 15061(b)(3), because there is no possibility that the action in question may have a significant effect on the environment.Pass Action details Not available
16-00186 A-28)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding issues Related to the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project, Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Receive an update on the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project; b) Conceptually approve the Deal Points which are non-binding but provide the potential framework and cost for a Waste Service Agreement with MSB Investors, LLC (formerly referred to as Mustang Renewable Power Ventures) to design, build and operate the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project at the Tajiguas Landfill; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the agreement with HF and H Consulting for their continued assistance in the preparation of the Waste Service Agreement with the proposed vendor and Material Delivery Agreements with the participating jurisdictions for an amount not to exceed of $278,000.00. This Agreement is independent from the former Purchase Contract Order No. 17892 for $99,000.00 with the same vendor where all work has been performed and all authorized funds expended; d) Authorize the Director of Public Works to prepare and submit permPass Action details Not available
16-00189 A-29)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Maryan Schall upon receiving the Planned Parenthood 2016 Jean K. Schuyler Award.Pass Action details Not available
16-00202 A-30)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Cindy LeClaire upon her retirement from the Public Health Department after over 20 years of dedicated service to Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
16-00203 A-31)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming March 31, 2016 Cesar Chavez Day in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
16-00215 A-32)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Alice McCurdy upon her retirement from the Planning and Development Department after over 38 years of public service to Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
16-00199 A-33)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Elena Aranda, upon her retirement from the Public Health Department, after over 31 years of service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
16-00200 A-34)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Caro Stinson upon her retirement from the Public Health Department after over 30 years of service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
16-00201 A-35)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming March 24, 2016 as World Tuberculosis Day in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
16-00218 A-36)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Goleta Slough Management Committee.Pass Action details Video Video
16-00197 A-37)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the Honorable Robert W. Geis, III upon his retirement as the elected Auditor-Controller after almost 37 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
16-00220 A-38)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Chief Assistant District Attorney Gordon Auchincloss upon his retirement from the District Attorney’s Office after over 26 years of faithful an distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
16-00181 1)Agenda ItemActing as the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District: Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with Di-Mac Development Company, Inc. and Repeal Ordinance 4313 relating to Orcutt Area Regional Drainage Fees, Fourth District, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 4313, Orcutt Area Regional Drainage Fees, which rescinds Division 2 of Article II of Chapter 21 of the Santa Barbara County Code; b) Rescind Resolution 98-223 which established a regional drainage facility development impact fee pursuant to Ordinance 4313; and c) Determine that the proposed actions are organizational, administrative, or other government fiscal activities that are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15378(b)(4) and (5), because they will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment and do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentiaPass Action details Video Video
16-00185 2)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Lower Mission Creek - Reach 2A (The Funk Youth Hostel) Easement Acquisitions, (APN: 033-074-001), Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Adopt the Resolution of Necessity to acquire one permanent and two temporary easements (Flood Control Easements) for the Lower Mission Creek - Reach 2A Project on the property located at 134 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara (Property), which is owned by the Funk Youth Hostel, LLC; b) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to deposit a sum equal to the value of the easements, estimated at $292,000.00, plus related costs and fees, with the Santa Barbara Superior Court in order to acquire the easements on the Property; and c) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162, no new effects will occur and no new mitigation measures would be required as a result of the approval of the recommended action and therefore pursuant to CEQA SectiPass Action details Video Video
16-00217 3)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a status report on the Ad hoc Subcommittee of the Board of Supervisors’ Discussions with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report on the Ad hoc Subcommittee of the Board of Supervisors’ discussions with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians; b) Provide direction to the Ad hoc Subcommittee of the Board of Supervisors regarding discussions with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians; and c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
16-00183 4)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding funding requests from outside agencies, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report and provide direction to staff regarding options to address funding requests from outside agencies during the budget process, as follows: Option 1: i) Continue the existing process but post information early and enforce deadline for submission of requests; or Option 2: ii) Require all outside agency requests be reviewed by Human Services Commission (for human service-related requests) and County Executive Office and/or other department staff (for other requests), with information provided to the Board for decisions at the June budget hearings; or Option 3: iii) Direct that a defined level of discretionary General Fund be allocated for all outside agency funding requests and require that all outside agency requests be evaluated through a formal Notice of Availability (NOFA) process, using the Human Services Commission (for human service-related requests) and County Executive Office (for other requests) staff, who would make rPass Action details Video Video
16-00184 5)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and operating agreement for Fire Station 10 in the City of Goleta, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a MOU with the City of Goleta for the design and construction of Fire Station 10; b) Authorize the transfer of County funds to the City of Goleta for the design and construction of Station 10 on a reimbursement basis, not to exceed the amount collected via the “Fire Facility” Development Impact Fee adopted by the Board in 1999 and held in Fund: 1129/Fire/AB1600/Fees-Goleta; and c) Determine that this action is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15378 of the State Guidelines for Implementation of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because this is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment; Acting as the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District Board of Directors: d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the MOU with the City of Goleta for the designPass Action details Video Video
16-00180 6)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a conceptual proposal for A Pilot Program to provide preschool and child care scholarships for County employees with 0-5 year-olds, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file the presentation on the need for child care in Santa Barbara County; b) Provide input and direction on a conceptual model proposed by First 5 for the investment of $200,000.00 in General Funds to support 100 preschool and child care scholarships for income-qualified County employees; and c) Determine that the above action 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 action is a creation of a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
16-00216 7)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Behavioral Wellness, Liabilities Update, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file the report updating known and estimated liabilities of the Behavioral Wellness Department; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0004319 to increase appropriations of $221,791.00 in the Behavioral Wellness Department, Mental Health Services Fund, for other charges funded by unanticipated revenue from California Health and Welfare Realignment Vehicle License Fee Growth. Decrease budgeted revenues of $115,260.00 in the Mental Health Services Fund offset by an increase in Intergovernmental Revenue-State; c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0004364 to establish appropriations of $56,864.00 in the Behavioral Wellness Department, Alcohol and Drug Programs Fund, for other charges funded by release of Restricted Local Realignment 2011 fund balance; d) Return in March 2017 to provide an update on changes in liabilities to prepare for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018 budget; and e) Determine that these activities arPass Action details Video Video
16-00156 8)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Isla Vista Master Plan Update, Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Make the findings for approval, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; b) Certify the Isla Vista Master Plan Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Final SEIR) (County Environmental Document No.14-EIR-02) (State Clearinghouse No. 2003101095), including the EIR Revision Letter; c) Adopt a Resolution amending the Coastal Land Use Plan of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan, Goleta Community Plan, to incorporate the amended Isla Vista Master Plan as an appendix to the Goleta Community Plan, and to adopt revisions to the Parks, Recreation and Trails (PRT-3) map by revising the trails within the Isla Vista Master Plan Area (Case No. 14GPA-00000-00007); d) Adopt a Resolution amending the Coastal Land Use Plan of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan to incorporate policies specific to the Isla Vista Master Plan area (Case No. 15GPA-00000-00004); e) Adopt an Ordinance rescinding Ordinance No. Pass Action details Video Video
16-00172 9)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider the appeal filed by Bob Field of the Planning Commission’s September 30, 2015 de novo approval of the Santa Rosa Road Tier II Winery Development Plan project, Case No. 13DVP-00000-00015, Assessor Parcel Number 083-170-015, located on the south side of Santa Rosa Road, approximately 4 miles west of the Santa Rosa Road / Highway 101 intersection, commonly known as 7290 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton area, Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Deny the appeal, Case No.15APL-00000-00020; b) Make the required findings for approval of the project, including California Environmental Qualiyt Act (CEQA) findings; c) Adopt the Revised Final Mitigated Negative Declaration and adopt the mitigation monitoring program contained in the conditions of approval; and d) Grant de novo approval of the project, Case No. 13DVP-00000-00015, including a modification to the setback requirements, subject to the revised conditions. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video