Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 8/27/2019 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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19-00002  Agenda ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Murray, et al. v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., United States District Court for the Central District of California, case number 2:17-cv-08805-GW-JPR. Hample v. Civil Service Commission of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County Superior Court, case number 16CV02220.  Action details Not available
19-00748 A-1)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Army Paratrooper Bindo Stasi Grasso as the Santa Barbara County Veteran of the Month.Pass Action details Video Video
19-00747 A-2)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution honoring the Santa Barbara County EMS System Participants for the American Heart Association 2019 Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Award.Pass Action details Video Video
19-00722 A-3)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Program Agreement No. 19-0267-012-SF with the California Department Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA for services related to the SOD Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 in the amount of $8,563.73; and b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section CCR 15378(b)(4).Pass Action details Not available
19-00723 A-4)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Light Brown Apple Moth Program Agreement No. 19-0268-015-SF, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner or her designee to execute an agreement with the CDFA for support and services of regulatory activities for the Light Brown Apple Moth Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 in the amount of $102,467.82; and b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4).Pass Action details Not available
19-00724 A-5)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Nursery Inspection Program Agreement Number 19-0654-000-SA with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA for services related to enforcement of the California Nursery Inspection Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 in the amount of $23,241.00; and b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section CCR 15378(b)(4).Pass Action details Not available
19-00726 A-6)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a first amendment to the agreement with Community Health Centers of the Central Coast (CHCCC), Inc., Fiscal Years (FYs) 2017-2020, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the multiyear Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CHCCC (a local vendor), to update contract language for compliance with State and Federal requirements for the provision of mental health education services with no increase to the total contract maximum amount not to exceed $439,695.00 for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020, inclusive of $146,565.00 per FY for FY 2017-2018, FY 2018-2019, and FY 2019-2020; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to delegate to the Director of Behavioral Wellness or her designee the authority to make immaterial changes to the Agreement or reallocate funds between funding sources at her discretion during the term of the Agreement without altering the Maximum Contract Amount or requiring a formal amendment to the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegaPass Action details Not available
19-00735 A-7)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a contract with Rich and Famous, Inc., DBA Big Green Cleaning Company (Big Green Cleaning Company), Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2022, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Big Green Cleaning Company (a local vendor), for the provision of janitorial services and supplies, inclusive of $306,260.00 for FY 2019-2020, $322,842.00 for FY 2020-2021, and $339,678.00 for FY 2021-2022, for a total contract maximum amount not to exceed $968,780.00 for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022; b) Approve and authorize the Behavioral Wellness Director to amend Exhibit A (Statement of Work) and Exhibit B-1 (Schedule of Fees) of the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Big Green Cleaning Company to approve rate changes not exceeding 10% of the rates currently in Exhibit B-1, to change frequency of service, and add or remove locations where cleaning services will be provided as needed during FY 2019-2022 without returning to the Board with a separate amendment,Pass Action details Not available
19-00736 A-8)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Manning and Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Manning and Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 without written amendment; and b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
19-00100 A-9)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the re-ratification of Proclamations of Local Emergencies related to the Thomas Fire/Storm Incident, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution re-ratifying the Proclamations of Local Emergencies related to the Thomas Fire/Storm Incident that exist in Santa Barbara County pursuant to Government Code Section 8630(c); b) Direct the Office of Emergency Management to return within 60 days 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 Not available
19-00652 A-10)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Chapter 50 Licensing of Commercial Cannabis Operations Ordinance Amendments and Cannabis Business Licensing Fee Ordinance Amendments, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 50 of the Santa Barbara County Code, Licensing of Commercial Cannabis Operations; b) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of "An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 5041, An Ordinance Establishing the Cannabis Business License Fee"; and c) Make the required California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings and determine for the purposes of CEQA that: i) These actions are within the scope of the Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program, and the Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) [Case No. 17EIR-00000-00003, State Clearinghouse No. 2017071016] adequately describes this activity for the purposes of CEQA; and ii) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15162(a), after considering the PEIR certified by the Board of Supervisors on February 6, 2018, that no subsePass Action details Video Video
19-00720 A-11)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an application for the Destruction of Records, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve the Application for the Destruction of Records and Certification of Approval consisting of Clerk of the Board Records that are no longer required by law to be retained, or are no longer necessary or required for County purposes; and b) Determine that the proposed action is not a “project” under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b) (5), as it is a governmental administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
19-00729 A-12)Administrative ItemApprove Budget Revision Requests (SEE EXHIBIT A POSTED WITH AGENDA). (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
19-00727 A-13)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for County of Santa Barbara Job Order Contracting (JOC) Program with The Gordian Group, as follows: a) Receive and file a report on year three of the Santa Barbara County JOC program and strategic plan for the fourth year; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with The Gordian Group, Inc. to exercise the fourth option to renew the term for one additional year through September 22, 2020; and increase the contract by $989,858.00, for a total contract amount up to and not to exceed $1,489,858.00; and c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) as the actions are the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project; and Section 15378(b)(5), as the actions are the organizational or administrative activities of governments that will nPass Action details Not available
19-00731 A-14)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding reconciliation of Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 departmental position allocations to amend the salary resolution, and reclassifying one position in the County Executive Office to Admin Professional and Exempting the Admin Professional Positions in the County Executive Office from the Civil Service System, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution as of August 26, 2019, which updates department position allocations to include ministerial changes to position allocations corresponding to the FY 2019-2020 Adopted Budget, approved on June 11, 2019, and reclassifies one position in the County Executive Office to the Administrative Professional job classification by amending the Salary Resolution; b) Adopt a Resolution exempting both positions allocated as Administrative Professionals in the County Executive Office and their current incumbents from the County’s civil service system; 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 potentialPass Action details Not available
19-00737 A-15)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Contract Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Aspen Environmental Group for the preparation of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the Strauss Wind Energy Project, Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: a) Approve, and authorize the Chair to execute Contract Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement BC19-078 with Aspen Environmental Group, to increase the scope of work and to add funding in the amount of $55,309.00 for a revised base amount of $366,123.00 and a total contract amount not to exceed $431,131.00 inclusive of contingency, in order to complete preparation of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the Strauss Wind Energy Project; b) Authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to approve contingency costs in the additional amount of $18,386.00 for a revised total contingency amount not to exceed $65,008.00; and c) Determine that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), Pass Action details Not available
19-00728 A-16)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Tobacco Control Program Local Lead Agency Allocation Agreement, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute Agreement No. CTCP-17-42 with California Tobacco Control Program in the amount not to exceed $429,169.00 for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020; and b) 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 to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.Pass Action details Video Video
19-00733 A-17)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Foothill Road Low Water Crossing Replacement Project, County Project No. 862339, Federal-Aid Project No. BRLO-NBIL(512), First District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Professional Services Contract (BC 19-184) with Drake Haglan and Associates (not a local vendor), to extend the term of the contract for an additional three months through December 31, 2019 and to include additional services increasing the Agreement by $24,763.10 for a revised total amount not to exceed $98,867.61 to provide professional engineering services for the Foothill Road Low Water Crossing Replacement Project; b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute changes in accordance with Section 35 of the Agreement and within the scope of the Statement of Work by an increased amount of $2,476.31 for a revised contingency amount not to exceed $9,886.76 with a total Agreement amount inclusive of contingency not to exceed $108,754.37; and c) Determine the above actions aPass Action details Not available
19-00738 A-18)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding adopting a parking restriction, Fourth District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution to establish a new parking restriction in the Fourth District; and b) Find that the proposed action is for the operation and maintenance of an existing public facility, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, that the proposed action is therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c), and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.Pass Action details Not available
19-00739 A-19)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an agreement with Drake Haglan and Associates for Fernald Point Lane Bridge, 51C-137, Federal Project BRLO-5951 (141), County Project No. 862330, First District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Drake Haglan and Associates 11060 White Rock Road, Suite 200, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 (not a local vendor), with a period of performance from August 27, 2019 through December 31, 2020 in an amount not to exceed $19,183.71 for completion of roadway and structural design services for the Fernald Point Lane Bridge 51C-137 Project; b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute immaterial changes in accordance with Section 35 of the Agreement; and c) Find that pursuant to State California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the proposed actiPass Action details Not available
19-00740 A-20)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Statement of Final Quantities for the 2017-2018 North County Pavement Rehabilitation Project, County Project No. 820678N, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Districts, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Statement of Final Quantities for the 2017-2018 North County Pavement Rehabilitation Project for work performed and materials supplied by Souza Construction, Inc., (A Tri-County Vendor), 4027 Santa Fe Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, in the amount of $1,569,192.95; and b) Determine that the project was found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act pursuant State Guidelines Section 15301(c) on March 13, 2018, a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.Pass Action details Not available
19-00732 A-21)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Cold Springs, San Ysidro and Romero Creek Debris Basin Improvement Projects Design Agreements, First District, as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute three Agreements for Services of Independent Contractor with WRECO (not a local vendor) for geotechnical, hydrologic and engineering design services for the following debris basin projects for the period of August 28, 2019 through June 30, 2021: i) Cold Springs Debris Basin Improvement Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $318,240.00; ii) San Ysidro Debris Basin Improvement Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $318,240.00; and iii) Romero Creek Debris Basin Improvement Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $325,840.00; b) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to approve Agreement amendments within the scope of work for: i) Cold Spring Debris Basin in the amount of $31,824.00 for a total Agreement amount of not-to-exceed $350,064.00; ii) San Ysidro Debris Basin in thePass Action details Video Video
19-00730 A-22)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Agreements for Trucking Services, 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 Contractors to amend Section 22, add Section 23 (Subcontracting), and update Section numbers 23-48 to the agreements with the following contractors: i) Bob’s Backhoe and Trucking (BC No. 19-269); ii) Speed’s (BC No. 19-270); iii) RLF Trucking and Grading Corp (BC No. 19-268); and iv) Rockin CJ Transport Inc. (BC No. 19-267); and b) Find that the recommended actions to amend contracts for crane and trucking services are fiscal activities not constituting a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, as set forth in 14 CCR 15378(b)(4).Pass Action details Not available
19-00752 A-23)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding financial performance security for the Partnership for Resilient Communities Debris Nets Project, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Adopt a Resolution, including the finding of public purpose, establishing a separate and distinct fund to segregate and restrict $1,042,700.00 in Fund 2400 for purposes of providing performance security to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for the Partnership for Resilient Communities’ (Partnership) Ring Net Project (Project); b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0006575 to transfer $1,042,700.00 in Fund 2400 from Restricted Purpose of Fund Balance to increase Restricted PRC Performance Security Fund Balance; c) Delegate authority to the County CEO, as Ex-Officio Clerk of the District, upon advice and consent of County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller, to take all actions necessary to complete the creation of the restricted fund balance as described in the Resolution, and to distribute such funds, if Pass Action details Video Video
19-00734 A-24)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a request for Waiver of Competition in the purchase of a replacement ultraviolet disinfection system at the Laguna County Sanitation District Wastewater Reclamation Plant, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District: a) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to procure an ultraviolet disinfection system in an amount not to exceed $540,000.00 from Aquionics, Inc., not a local vendor, without being required to conduct a formal bid process through June 30, 2020; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0006547 to appropriate $540,000.00 towards the replacement of the existing ultraviolet disinfection system funded by District capital reserves; and c) Find that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the replacement ultraviolet disinfection system at the Laguna County Sanitation District Wastewater Reclamation Plant,Pass Action details Not available
19-00741 A-25)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an agreement with Northern Santa Barbara County United Way for Home for Good Santa Barbara County AmeriCorps Partnership for Veterans and People Experiencing Homelessness Program, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with Northern Santa Barbara County United Way (local vendor) to provide outreach, placement, and housing support services to assist Department of Social Services clients that were newly housed or are experiencing homelessness through its Home for Good Santa Barbara County AmeriCorps Partnership for Veterans and People Experiencing Homelessness Program for a total contract amount not to exceed $29,700.00 for the period of September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020; and b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
19-00725 A-26)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Coastal Regional Planning Unit Agreement for Workforce Development Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services, or designee, to execute the First Amendment to the Coastal Regional Planning Unit Agreement to provide regional activities as outlined in the Agreement for the extended period through December 31, 2019 in a total contract amount not to exceed $279,689.00; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0006551 to increase appropriations by $41,077.00 for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 in the Department of Social Services Fund 0058 for Salaries and Benefits of staff in the amount of $29,681.00 and for Services and Supplies in the amount of $11,396.00 The expenditures are funded by the United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Discretionary Grants via the Coastal Regional Planning Agreement; and c) Determine that the above recommended action is not the approval of a project that is subject to environmePass Action details Not available
19-00742 A-27)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an agreement with Transitions - Mental Health Association for Growing Grounds Farm in Santa Maria Staffing, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Transitions - Mental Health Association (a local vendor), to provide Growing Grounds Farm Santa Maria staffing for a total contract amount not to exceed $150,173.00 for the period September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0006549 to transfer funds and appropriations from Fund 0055 to Fund 0058 for Services and Supplies in the amount of $150,173.00 The expenditures are funded by existing fund balance in Fund 0055; and c) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 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 significant physical impact on the environment. Determine that thPass Action details Not available
19-00743 A-28)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding agreements with the Foundation for California Community Colleges and Goodwill of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties for Summer Training and Employment Program for Students, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the Foundation for California Community Colleges (not a local vendor), to serve as the designated agency responsible for managing the grant funds for the Summer Training and Employment Program for Students and to provide Career Catalyst Services paid from the total grant amount of $250,000.00 for the period of August 27, 2019 through April 30, 2020; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Goodwill of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties (a local vendor), to serve as operator in Santa Barbara County for the Summer Training and Employment Program for Students, for a total contract amount not to exceed $30,000.00 from August 27, 2019 through April 30, 2020; c) Approve and authorize the Director of Social Services or designee to execute the Contractor CertifPass Action details Not available
19-00651 A-29)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Excess Proceeds from the June 5, 2017 Tax Sale, as follows: a) Order the distribution of excess proceeds resulting from the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s public auction sale of Assessor’s Parcel No. 101-110-020 to the parties of interest, as follows: i) California Department of Health Care Services totaling $40,893.12; and b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists 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.Pass Action details Not available
19-00749 A-30)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the appointment of Carol Gregor to the Library Advisory Commission, term ending June 30, 2020, Fifth District.Pass Action details Not available
19-00744 1)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a waiver of retirement exclusion for Valerie Monte, Occupational Therapist for the Santa Barbara County Medical Therapy Program, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.) a) In accordance with California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1), certify that the appointment of retired County employee, Valerie Monte, Occupational Therapist, is necessary to fill a critical need in the Primary Care and Family Health Division of the Public Health Department, before 180 days have passed from the date of retirement; b) Approve and authorize the Public Health Department to hire retired Occupational Therapist, Valerie Monte, as an Extra Help employee to provide direct occupational therapy services; and c) Determine that the above actions are organizational and administrative activities of government that are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video
19-00745 2)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara Financing of Tax-Exempt Private Activity Bonds for Parkside Garden Apartments, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.) a) Hold a public hearing in compliance with the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) regarding the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara’s plan to issue Private Activity Bonds, specifically multifamily housing revenue bonds (Bonds) for Parkside Garden Apartments, and consider public comment; b) Adopt a Resolution approving the issuance of multifamily housing revenue bonds for Parkside Garden Apartments by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara, in an amount not-to-exceed $11,000,000.00; c) Authorize and direct, jointly and severally, the officers of the County to do any and all things and to execute and deliver any and all documents that they deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of the Resolution and the financing approved hereby; and d) Determine that the above actionsPass Action details Video Video
19-00750 3)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a response to 2018-2019 Grand Jury Report: Railroad Fatalities in Santa Barbara County, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors response to the 2018-2019 Grand Jury report entitled “Railroad Fatalities in Santa Barbara County”; b) Authorize the Chair to sign a letter and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because they are government administrative activities that does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
19-00751 4)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a response to 2018-2019 Grand Jury Report: Children and Youth in Crisis, Weathering the Storms of Mental Disorders and Emotional Disturbances, as follows; (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2018-2019 Grand Jury report entitled “Children and Youth in Crisis, Weathering the Storms of Mental Disorders and Emotional Disturbances;” b) Authorize the Chair to sign a letter and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because they are government administrative activities that does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
19-00746 5)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a presentation on the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Protocol, Critical Issues, and Actions Taken by County Government Officials to Prepare for Preventative De-Energization of Electrical Services, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file a presentation from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE) and County Staff on the PSPS Protocol, critical issues, and actions taken by County staff to prepare for preventative de-energization of electrical services; and b) Determine that the proposed actions are administrative activities that do not involve commitment to any specific project, and are therefore not a project as defined by State California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Sections 15378 (b)(5). COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video
19-00753 6)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Monterey Bay Community Power Authority Boards of Directors Appointments, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.) a) Consider the appointment of one member of the Board of Supervisors as a Director and one member of the Board of Supervisors as an alternate to the Monterey Bay Community Power Authority’s Policy Board of Directors, as follows: i) Director: To be determined by the Board of Supervisors; ii) Alternate: To be determined by the Board of Supervisors; b) Consider the appointment of the County Executive Officer as the Director and a County administrative manager as an alternate to the Monterey Bay Community Power Authority’s Operations Board of Directors, as follows: i) Director: Appoint Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer; and ii) Alternate: Appoint George Chapjian, Director, Community Services Department; and c) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(5),Pass Action details Video Video