Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 12/12/2017 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM 511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA
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17-00007  Agenda ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) In re: Venoco, LLC, et al., United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware case number 17-10828 (KG). CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code section 54956.8) Property: Assessor's Parcel Numbers 085-243-002-003, 085-243-002-013, and 085-213-017, at 303 South C Street, Lompoc, California (Fourth Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Janette D. Pell. Negotiating party: Jim Raggio, CEO, Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Lompoc Healthcare District. Under negotiation: price and terms of payment.  Action details Not available
17-00886 A-1)Agenda ItemReceive and file the Auditor-Controller's Report on the Statement of Assets of the Santa Barbara County Treasurer’s Investment Pool as of September 30, 2017.Pass Action details Not available
17-00910 A-2)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding AB1600 Mitigation Fee Annual Report, as follows: a) Make available to the public the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2017 AB1600 Mitigation Fee Annual Report which includes the mitigation fee financial activity and fee schedules for the Countywide, Orcutt, Goleta, South Coast, Santa Ynez, Lompoc and Santa Maria development impact fee programs; b) Receive and review the AB1600 Mitigation Fee Annual Report; and c) 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 Action details Not available
17-00894 A-3)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Mental Health Performance Contract Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Director of Behavioral Wellness to execute a $0 Performance Contract with the California State DHCS for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; 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
17-00905 A-4)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Vista Pacifica Enterprises, Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Vista Pacifica Enterprises, Inc. (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease and a skilled nursing facility, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $613,300.00 for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, inclusive of $100,000.00 under Purchase Order No. CN21172 but which otherwise cancels, nullifies, and supersedes Purchase Order No. CN21172; b) Approve a Budget Revision Request No. 0005434 increasing appropriations of $455,650.00 in Behavioral Wellness Mental Health Fund for Services and Supplies funded by unanticipated revenue from Intergovernmental Revenue - State; and c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and are thereforePass Action details Not available
17-00909 A-5)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Behavioral Wellness Alcohol and Drug Program and State Contract for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, Fiscal Year 2017-2020, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Director of Behavioral Wellness to execute the multi-year Drug Medi-Cal revenue Agreement (No. 17-94159) and subsequent amendments with the State Department of Health Care Services for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant in the amount of $7,824,072.00 for the period of July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020; and b) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA guidelines.Pass Action details Not available
17-00891 A-6)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the execution of a Professional Services Agreement for $83,675.00 with Community Technology Alliance for Homeless Management Information System Support Services and approval of a Budget Revision Request, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Services Agreement that will provide funding in the amount of $83,675.00 from salary savings and the County’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System Expansion Grant to Community Technology Alliance for Homeless Management Information System support assistance to the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara Continuum of Care for the period January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0005457 which transfers appropriations of $84,000.00 from Salaries and Benefits to Services and Supplies to be used towards Community Technology Alliance’s consulting services; and c) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute projects subject to environmental review under the California Environmental QuaPass Action details Not available
17-00892 A-7)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Arroyo Burro Lift Station Upgrades, Project No. 8650, Award of Contract, Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Community Services Department for the Arroyo Burro Lift Station Upgrades, Project No. 8650 (Project); b) Award, and approve and authorize the Chair to execute, a contract in the amount of $296,491.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Hanly General Engineering Corporation, for the Project, subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the Project and as required by California law; c) Authorize the Director of Community Services, or designee, to order changes or additions in the work being performed for the Project via change orders in the amount not to exceed $27,324.00 as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142; d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0005470 for completion of the Project; and e) Determine that the Project is exempt from the California EnvironmentPass Action details Not available
17-00021 A-8)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding re-ratification of a Proclamation of Local Emergency caused by drought conditions, last action November 14, 2017, (Thirty-Day Renewal), as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution re-ratifying the Proclamation of Local Emergency caused by drought 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
17-00903 A-9)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Federal Advocate Contract (Thomas Walters and Associates, Inc.), as follows: a) Approve and authorize a two-year contract with Thomas Walters and Associates, Inc. for federal advocacy services for the period of January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 at a maximum cost of $190,000.00 for a two-year term; and b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because it consists 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
17-00919 A-10)Agenda ItemApprove Budget Revision Requests (SEE EXHIBIT A POSTED WITH AGENDA). (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
17-00888 A-11)Agenda ItemApprove the appointment of Tanja Heitman, Chief Probation Officer, to serve as a County Member Commissioner on the First 5 Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
17-00900 A-12)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding consent to assignment from Ellwood Pipeline Inc. to Chevron USA Inc., Assumption of Performance, and Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement, for Oil and Gas Pipelines in County Submerged Lands, Offshore Carpinteria, (R/P File No.: 003657), First District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Consent to Assignment, Assumption of Performance, and Fourth Amendment to Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and Chevron USA, Inc. (Chevron), which allows Ellwood Pipeline, Inc., to assign its lease of County’s submerged lands near Carpinteria for two existing submerged oil and gas pipelines to Chevron and extends the term of that lease five (5) years until September 26, 2023, in order to facilitate Chevron’s decommissioning of Platforms Gail and Grace and related facilities; and b) Determine that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Section 15261, ongoing project, and Section 15301, existing facilities; and approve and direct staff to file and posPass Action details Not available
17-00914 A-13)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Professional Services Agreement with Federal Engineering, Inc. for services associated with public safety radio system replacement project, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Federal Engineering, Inc. for consulting services associated with the Public Safety Radio System Replacement Project in the amount of $231,381.00; b) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services to issue amendments to the above agreement in an amount not to exceed $23,138.10 for a total not to exceed of $254,519.10; and c) Find that the proposed actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to sections 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, and direct staff to file of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.Pass Action details Not available
17-00902 A-14)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Emergency Road Repair-Cojo Bay Road Emergency Permit Case No. 17EMP-00000-00011, Gaviota Area, Third District, as follows: a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit 17EMP-00000-00011, which authorized the replacement in kind of two culverts and the associated grading required to repair the slope along approximately 120 feet of road shoulder at 10,000 Cojo Bay Road; b) Determine that issuance of the emergency permit is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c), as this action was necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency; and c) Determine that receiving and filing the report is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), as it is an administrative government activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
17-00904 A-15)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Old College Ranch, Inc., Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, Santa Ynez area, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract 03AGP-00000-00017, on a single 86.98-acre parcel (comprised of two APNS: 141-460-005 and 141-460-007) located approximately 1 mile southwest of the intersection of Highway 246 and Refugio Road, in the Santa Ynez area; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract creating Agricultural Preserve 03AGP-00000-00017; 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
17-00895 A-16)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Oral Health Grant Revenue Agreement, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Public Health (PHD) Deputy Director of Community Health, or designee, to accept and execute Oral Health Grant Agreement No. 17-10723 with California Department of Public Health in the annual amount of $244,878.00 for a five year period of time beginning in January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022, and the total amount not to exceed $1,224,390.00; b) Approve and authorize the PHD Deputy Director of Community Health, or designee, to sign associated certifications as may be required by the California Department of Public Health for Agreement No. 17-10723; c) Authorize the Public Health Department to fund two 1.0 FTE currently unfunded, vacant positions in the department with the allocation from the Oral Health Grant; d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0005385 to amend the Public Health Department Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Budget to add $244,878.00 in new revenue and appropriation to be spent from January 2018 through June 2018; and e) DetermPass Action details Not available
17-00896 A-17)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a fourth amendment for Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center designation revenue agreement with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a fourth amendment to the agreement for Level II Adult Trauma Center Designation with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH) to change the designation to a Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for an annual revenue of $166,851.00 with the term July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; and b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the action consist of the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involved any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.Pass Action details Not available
17-00893 A-18)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Statement of Final Quantities for Orcutt Garey Road Repair, County Project No. 862387, Fifth District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for the 17STM1 Storm Damage on Orcutt Garey Road for work performed and materials supplied by Specialty Construction, Inc., (a Tri-County vendor), 645 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, in the amount of $271,709.96; and b) Determine that the project was found by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant State Guidelines Section 15301(c) on May 16, 2017, a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and the proposed action is within the scope of the Notice of Exemption.Pass Action details Not available
17-00897 A-19)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Agreements for Services of Independent Contractors for as-needed surveying services with Stantec, Wallace Group, and MNS Engineers Inc., 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 Agreements for Services of Independent Contractor to provide surveying work on an as-needed project basis for project design, right-of-way, and construction extending the period from September 12, 2017 to December 31, 2019 and increasing the amount by $100,000.00 to a total not-to-exceed amount of $200,000.00 with each of the following consultants: i) Stantec (a local vendor); ii) Wallace Group (a tri-county vendor); and iii) MNS Engineers Inc. (a local vendor); and b) Determine that the services contracts are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Guideline Section 15378 (b)(2) and (b)(5), not a project.Pass Action details Not available
17-00898 A-20)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Greywater Handbook, as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency: a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Greywater Handbook and authorize distribution of the handbook for County and public information; and b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(5), in that the action has no potential for resulting in a direct or indirect physical change to the environmentPass Action details Video Video
17-00899 A-21)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Resolution and Policy for Beneficial Secondary Use of County and District Flood Control and Water Conservation Facilities, as follows: Acting as the Board of Supervisors: a) Adopt a Resolution entitled “In the Matter of Adopting a Policy for Secondary Uses of Flood Control and Water Conservation Facilities for Bikeway, Recreation, and other Beneficial Uses” rescinding and replacing Resolution No. 98-266 which established “A Policy for Secondary Uses of Flood Control and Water Conservation Facilities for Bikeway and Recreational Purposes”; and b) Determine that the proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), organizational or administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment; and Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: c) Adopt a Resolution entitled “In the Matter of Adopting a Policy for Secondary Uses of Flood Control and Water Conservation Facilities for BPass Action details Not available
17-00916 A-22)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Crane Country Day School Flood Control Quitclaim and Easements, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) Acting as the Board of Supervisors and Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Approve the Quitclaim Deed releasing the County of Santa Barbara and the County of Santa Barbara Flood Control and Water Conservation District from title to an easement for flood purposes by relinquishing the Resolution and Grant of Easement recorded on October 11, 1956, as O.R. No. 20035, in Book 1407, Pages 247 through 249 of official records in the Office of the County Recorder of Santa Barbara County thereby clearing title of the easement to the property owner; b) Accept and execute the original Easement Deed, Covenant and Agreement for the real property conveyed from the Crane Country Day School to the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for a strip of land described in the Resolution and Grant of Easement recorded on October 11, 1956, as O.R. No. 20035, in Book 1407, Pages 247 throPass Action details Not available
17-00917 A-23)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Quitclaim of Ten Laguna County Sanitation District Sewer Easements to the City of Santa Maria, Fifth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) Acting as the Board of Supervisors and Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute and notarize the ten quitclaim deeds conveying to the City of Santa Maria any and all rights, title, and interest in the existing sewer easements that were previously conveyed by the owners to the Laguna County Sanitation District on the properties described as APNs 111-092-012, 015, 024, 026, 033, 037, 041, 045, 046, and 048; and b) Authorize staff to forward the executed and notarized quitclaim deeds to the City of Santa Maria for acceptance and recordation; and c) 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)(5), in that it is a government administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment and approve andPass Action details Not available
17-00918 A-24)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations to accept Public Utility Easement for parcel map No. 14,816, Carroll, 05TPM-00000-00004; Third District, as follows: a) Subject to recordation of the Parcel Map No. 14,816 Carroll, accept on behalf of the public and authorize the Clerk of the Board to endorse Parcel Map No. 14,816 accepting the offer of dedication as follows: i. The Public Utilities Easements shown thereon for the purposes set forth thereon; and b) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15305 of the Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA, which consists of the division of property in urbanized areas zoned for residential, commercial, or industrial use into four or fewer parcels when the division is in conformance with the General Plan and Zoning, no variances or exceptions are required, all services and access to the proposed parcel to local standards are available, the parcel was not involved in a division of a large parcel within the previous 2 years and the parcel doesPass Action details Not available
17-00889 A-25)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the donation of two Lenco BearCat (Ballistic Engineered Armored Response) Vehicles to the Sheriff’s Office, as follows: (4/5 Vote Requried) a) Accept the donation of two Lenco BearCats vehicles from the Santa Barbara Special Enforcement Team Support Foundation Inc. with the total value of the donation at $604,507.00; b) Authorize the disposal of surplus property, pursuant to County Code section 2-47, operated by the Sheriff’s Office, the existing Lenco BEAR identified by county vehicle number 4887, to Lenco as credit towards the purchase of the two Lenco BearCats to offset $75,000.00 of the total purchase cost of $679,507.00; c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0005097 to increase Appropriations of $679,507.00 in Sheriff General Fund for capital asset Lenco BearCat funded by donation from the Santa Barbara Special Enforcement Team Support Foundation Inc., ($604,507.00) and Miscellaneous Revenue ($75,000.00) from sale of capital assets; and d) Determine that the above actions are not a project pursuant to the California Environmental QPass Action details Not available
17-00908 A-26)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Contract with Lompoc Unified School District for Law Enforcement services through June 30, 2018, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve a contract for law enforcement services between the Sheriff and the Lompoc Unified School District for School Resource Deputy services for the term between January 8, 2018 and June 30, 2018; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0005487 recognizing $85,924.00 of revenue and appropriate amounts for Salaries and Benefits in the Sheriff’s Office budget; and c) Determine this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b) (5), which are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.Pass Action details Not available
17-00890 A-27)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Third Quarter Medical Grievance Oversight Coordinator Report, as follows: a) Receive and file the Third Quarter Report for 2017 from the Santa Barbara County Jail’s Medical Grievance Oversight Coordinator; and b) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b) (5), which are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.Pass Action details Not available
17-00887 A-28)Agenda ItemReceive and file the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 First Quarter (July through September 2017) report on the Treasurer’s Investment Pool, pursuant to Government Code section 53646(b).Pass Action details Not available
17-00901 A-29)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding external Auditor’s Reports on the Treasurer’s Financial Statements and the Treasurer’s Compliance with the Treasury Oversight Committee Provisions Contained in Sections 27130-27137 of the California Government Code, as follows: a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Treasurer’s Investment Pool Financial Statements with Independent Auditor’s Reports for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2017; b) Receive and file the Independent Accountant’s Report on the Treasurer’s Compliance with the Treasury Oversight provisions contained in Sections 27130-27137 of the California Government Code for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2017; and c) 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
17-00924 A-30)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the appointment of Joe Cole to the Montecito Planning Commission, term ending January 1, 2019, First District.Pass Action details Not available
17-00920 A-31)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Sigrid Wright to the Commission for Women, term ending January 1, 2021, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
17-00921 A-32)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Alicia Journey to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending January 1, 2021, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
17-00923 A-33)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider Board of Supervisor appointment to Boards, Commissions and Committees, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Behavioral Wellness Commission - one regular member; b) Area Agency on Aging (Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens) - one regular member to Advisory Council; c) Library Advisory Committee - one regular member; d) Retirement Board of the Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System - one member; Note: Supervisor Wolf appointed to a three year term ending December 31, 2019; e) Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County - one regular member, one alternate member; f) CenCal Health - one regular member; g) Beach Erosion Authority for Control Operations and Nourishment (BEACON) - two regular members, one alternate member; h) Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness - two regular members as Co-Chairs; i) Law Library Board of Trustees - Chair as Ex-Officio Member; j) KIDS Network Policy Council - two members to serve as Chair and Vice-Chair; k) Legislative Program Committee - two regular members; l) Debt APass Action details Not available
17-00913 A-34)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Hilda P. Seibert upon the celebration of her 100th birthday on December 16, 2017.Pass Action details Not available
17-00915 A-35)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the memory of lives lost and injured from gun violence.Pass Action details Not available
17-00911 A-36)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Cathy Morris upon her retirement from the Probation Department after over 20 years of service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
17-00912 A-37)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Beverly Ann Taylor upon her “second” retirement from the Probation Department after 33 years of service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
17-00925 A-38)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding authorization of Grant Application Submittal and Supporting Resolution, to the California Department of Finance, for a Community Based Transitional Housing Program in the Unincorporated Area of the Lompoc Valley, as follows: a) Authorize the County Executive Officer to submit an application to the California Department of Finance for a Community Based Transitional Housing Program Grant in the amount of $2 million for Fiscal Years (FY) 2017-2018 and 2018-2019; b) Approve and adopt a Resolution Affirming Findings regarding the Bridgehouse Homeless Shelter located in the unincorporated of Lompoc Valley, Pursuant to Government Code Section 30035.3; and c) Find that Resolution and Grant application are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the approval and execution of the Resolution is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certaintPass Action details Video Video
17-00927 A-39)Agenda ItemReceive and file a presentation from the Fifth District reviewing the sixth annual Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down.Pass Action details Video Video
17-00929 A-40)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding actions to assist employees affected by the Thomas Fire, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution: i) Granting, under section 27-12, subdivision (i) of the Santa Barbara County Code, eighty (80) hours of paid leave to employees whose homes were destroyed in the fire, and up to forty (40) hours of paid leave to other employees absent from work because of mandatory evacuation; and ii) Authorizing Human Resources to purchase Ventura County Transportation Commission monthly bus passes and provide a monthly pass, free of charge, to employees lacking transportation to work because of the fire; b) Find, pursuant to County Code Section 27-12(i), that the above action is in the best interest of the County, and does not amount to a gift of public funds prohibited by the California Constitution, because it serves public purposes which include retaining qualified and competent public employees; c) Receive information on other actions that staff is pursuing or implementing; and d) Determine, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) GuiPass Action details Video Video
17-00929  Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding actions to assist employees affected by the Thomas Fire, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution: i) Granting, under section 27-12, subdivision (i) of the Santa Barbara County Code, eighty (80) hours of paid leave to employees whose homes were destroyed in the fire, and up to forty (40) hours of paid leave to other employees absent from work because of mandatory evacuation; and ii) Authorizing Human Resources to purchase Ventura County Transportation Commission monthly bus passes and provide a monthly pass, free of charge, to employees lacking transportation to work because of the fire; b) Find, pursuant to County Code Section 27-12(i), that the above action is in the best interest of the County, and does not amount to a gift of public funds prohibited by the California Constitution, because it serves public purposes which include retaining qualified and competent public employees; c) Receive information on other actions that staff is pursuing or implementing; and d) Determine, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) GuiPass Action details Not available
17-00929  Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding actions to assist employees affected by the Thomas Fire, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution: i) Granting, under section 27-12, subdivision (i) of the Santa Barbara County Code, eighty (80) hours of paid leave to employees whose homes were destroyed in the fire, and up to forty (40) hours of paid leave to other employees absent from work because of mandatory evacuation; and ii) Authorizing Human Resources to purchase Ventura County Transportation Commission monthly bus passes and provide a monthly pass, free of charge, to employees lacking transportation to work because of the fire; b) Find, pursuant to County Code Section 27-12(i), that the above action is in the best interest of the County, and does not amount to a gift of public funds prohibited by the California Constitution, because it serves public purposes which include retaining qualified and competent public employees; c) Receive information on other actions that staff is pursuing or implementing; and d) Determine, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) GuiPass Action details Not available
17-00929  Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding actions to assist employees affected by the Thomas Fire, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution: i) Granting, under section 27-12, subdivision (i) of the Santa Barbara County Code, eighty (80) hours of paid leave to employees whose homes were destroyed in the fire, and up to forty (40) hours of paid leave to other employees absent from work because of mandatory evacuation; and ii) Authorizing Human Resources to purchase Ventura County Transportation Commission monthly bus passes and provide a monthly pass, free of charge, to employees lacking transportation to work because of the fire; b) Find, pursuant to County Code Section 27-12(i), that the above action is in the best interest of the County, and does not amount to a gift of public funds prohibited by the California Constitution, because it serves public purposes which include retaining qualified and competent public employees; c) Receive information on other actions that staff is pursuing or implementing; and d) Determine, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) GuiPass Action details Not available
17-00928 A-41)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Brenda French for her service as a member of the Santa Barbara Arts Commission since 2000 and for having served on the County Art in Public Places Committee for over eighteen years.Pass Action details Video Video
17-00862 1)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF): 2018-2022 Reassessment, Annual Status Report and Distribution of 2018 CREF Fees, as follows: (EST. TIME: 10 MIN.) a) Consider reassessment of Oil and Gas Project CREF payments for 2018-2022; b) Receive and file the annual CREF Status Report; c) Direct staff to set aside $156,138.00 from the 2018 CREF fees for the Hollister Ranch Access Program and $146,606.00 for the Fund Deferral Program for coastal acquisitions and solicit proposals with 2019 CREF fees in 2019; d) Amend the CREF Guidelines for the purposes of reassessing 2018-2022 CREF fees and documenting CREF fees set aside for the Hollister Ranch Access Program; and e) Determine that reassessing CREF fees, updating CREF Guidelines, receiving the annual CREF Status Report, and allocating 2018 CREF fees are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(4) and (5) of the State Guidelines. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video
17-00906 2)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the 2018 Legislative Platform, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Adopt the County of Santa Barbara 2018 Legislative Platform; and b) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a "Project" within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as it consists of general policy and procedure making. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
17-00922 3)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2020 Fiscal Issues Report and Budget Development Policies, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Receive and file the Fiscal Years 2018-2020 Fiscal Issues Report, including significant fiscal challenges expected to impact the County in the next two Fiscal Years; b) Adopt the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Budget Development Policies, receive staff comments and provide direction as appropriate; and c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378 that the above activities are not a project under CEQA. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
17-00930 4)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an update and Proclamation re-ratification for the Thomas Fire Emergency, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution re-ratifying the Proclamation of a Local Emergency related to the Thomas Fire Emergency declared by the Director of Emergency Services on December 8, 2017, when the Board of Supervisors was not in session, pursuant to Government Code Section 8550 et. seq. and Chapter 12, Section 12-5(a) of the Santa Barbara County Code; b) Direct the Office of Emergency Management to return monthly for re-ratification of the Emergency until such time that the response and recovery conditions dictate otherwise; and c) Determine the above actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Video Video