Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 12/10/2019 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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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
19-01015 A-1)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District.Pass Action details Video Video
19-01030 A-2)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution in Support of Human Rights for the People of Hong Kong.Pass Action details Video Video
19-01014 A-3)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Raul Baez of the Assessor’s Office as the December 2019 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
19-01013 A-4)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution honoring Thomas C. Schultheis, 2019 Santa Barbara Association of Realtors Board President in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
19-01000 A-5)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Adopted Budget Schedules and the State Controller Final Budget Schedules for Fiscal Year 2019-2020, as follows: a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Adopted Budget Schedules for Fiscal Year 2019-2020; b) Receive and file the State Controller Final Budget Schedules for Fiscal Year 2019-2020; and c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because they are government fiscal 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
19-01001 A-6)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a loss of Public Property Report, as follows: a) Receive and file the Auditor-Controller’s Loss of Public Property Report for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; and b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines, because they consist of administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
19-01024 A-7)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Auditor-Controller’s Report on the Statement of Assets of the Santa Barbara County Treasurer’s Investment Pool as of September 30, 2019, as follows: a) Receive 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, 2019; and b) 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 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
19-01029 A-8)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Single Audit Reports for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2019, as follows: a) Receive and file the County of Santa Barbara’s Single Audit Reports for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2019; and b) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines, because they consist of administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Video Video
19-01006 A-9)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment for Services of Independent Contractor with Child Abuse Listening Mediation (CALM), Fiscal Years (FYs) 2018-2020, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment for Services of Independent Contractor with CALM, Inc., a California nonprofit corporation (a local vendor), for the provision of mental health services, to update performance measures, add crisis intervention services to Exhibits A-2, A-3 and A-5, add Child and Adolescent Needs and Strength and Pediatric Symptom Checklist services to Exhibits A-3, A-5, A-6, and A-7, and update the Santa Maria location for services provided under Exhibit A-7, with no change to the contract maximum amount of $6,045,061.00 for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 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 and reallocate funds between funding sources at their discretion during the term of the agreement without altering the MaxPass Action details Not available
19-01002 A-10)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) agreement to implement capital project approved by the Board on June 4, 2019, Fourth District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute CDBG Subrecipient Agreement between the County and Good Samaritan Shelter to implement the $414,769.00 Bridgehouse Shelter Renovation Phase II project approved by the Board on June 4, 2019; and b) Determine that the recommended action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301, as the action consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.Pass Action details Not available
19-00100 A-11)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
19-01018 A-12)Administrative ItemApprove Budget Revision Requests. (4/5 Vote Required)Pass Action details Not available
19-01022 A-13)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Ernst and Young (EY) for Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow Disaster Cost Recovery Consulting Services, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with EY for disaster cost recovery services extending term through June 2020 without an increase in funding; and b) Determine that the proposed action is an administrative activity that does not involve commitment to any specific project, and therefore is not a project as defined by State California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378 (b)(5).Pass Action details Not available
19-01033 A-14)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Board of Supervisors Reappointments to the Retirement Board, as follows: a) Reappoint Michael Vidal to serve on the Retirement Board of Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System to a three-year term ending December 31, 2022; and b) Reappoint Supervisor Steve Lavagnino to serve on the Retirement Board of Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System to a three-year term ending December 31, 2022.Pass Action details Not available
19-01035 A-15)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Resiliency Allocation, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Authorize the County Executive Officer (CEO), the Director of Office of Emergency Management (OEM) or the Business Manager, CEO to enter into an agreement to accept the FY 2019 PSPS Resiliency Allocation; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0006722 to Increase Appropriations of $467,300.00 in the County Executive Office General Fund to increase Committed County Executive Programs fund balance funded by unanticipated 2019 PSPS Resiliency Allocation revenue; and c) Determine that the proposed action is related to the creation of a government funding mechanism and other fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline section 15378 (b)(4).Pass Action details Video Video
19-01036 A-16)Administrative ItemReceive and file the 2018 Annual Report for operations at the Santa Barbara Bowl.Pass Action details Not available
19-01005 A-17)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Fire Department Equipment Donation, Acceptance of Non-Cash Donation Greater than $10,000.00, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Accept a non-cash donation of 60 Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) backpacks equipped with tactical helmets and headlamps, 120 USAR Field Operations Guides, and 260 Hot Shield Wildland Kits with respirators, valued at $80,000.00, from the Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance, a non-profit organization; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0006480 to appropriate the donation revenue in the Fire Department Fire Protection District Fund; 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)(4), finding that the actions are the creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, 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 Video Video
19-01004 A-18)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Staff Salary Resolution for the Oil and Gas Fire Captain, as follows: a) Adopt the Salary Resolution, effective December 16, 2019, adding one (1) 1.0 FTE Fire Captain Staff position to the Fire Department; b) Approve the addition of a pick-up truck to the Fire fleet for this position; 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)(4), finding that the actions are the creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, 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
19-01008 A-19)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Lease Agreements with Service Providers for Behavioral Wellness Adult Crisis Residential Mental Health Services, Second and Fifth Districts, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. (Crestwood) to allow Crestwood to lease the 6,400 square foot County-owned building known as La Morada, Assessor Parcel Number 061-040-027, located at 66 S. San Antonio Road in Santa Barbara, for a monthly rental amount of $12,500.00 for a term of approximately thirteen (13) months from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020, for the purpose of operating an adult crisis residential facility in south Santa Barbara County, Second District; b) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Lease Agreement with Telecare Corporation (Telecare) to allow Telecare to lease the entire second floor consisting of approximately 10,450 square feet of the County-owned building known as Assessor Parcel Number 117-483-007, located at 212 W. Carmen Lane in Santa Maria, for Pass Action details Video Video
19-01025 A-20)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Welty New Agricultural Preserve Contract, Carpinteria Area, First District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 19AGP005 consisting of 11.64 acres located approximately 1,300 feet northwest of the Foothill Road and Linden Avenue intersection, in the Carpinteria area (APN 004-004-039 and 004-004-040); b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a new Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 19AGP005; c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative activity of the County that 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
19-01026 A-21)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Acquistapace New Agricultural Preserve Contract (Lot 2 of Lot Line Adjustment 17LLA-00000-0006), Santa Maria area, Fifth District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 19AGP001 consisting of 81.09 acres located approximately 620 yards northwest of the intersection of West Main Street and North Blosser Road, in the Santa Maria area (a portion of APNs 117-170-063, 117-170-056 and 117-170-054); b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 19AGP001; c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and d) Determine that the project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15317, as specified in the Notice of Exemption.Pass Action details Not available
19-01027 A-22)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Russell Ranch Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, Cuyama area, First District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 19AGP014 consisting of 100 acres located approximately 1,600 yards north of Highway 166, in the Cuyama area (APN 149-310-004); b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract No. 19AGP014; 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
19-01028 A-23)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Bianchin Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, Carpinteria area, First District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract No. 18AGP037, a single preserve of 12.06-acres (Assessor Parcel Number: 004-004-035), located approximately 1,300 feet north of Highway 192 and 4,100 feet north of Highway 101, in the Carpinteria area; b) Approve and authorize Chair to execute the contract, creating Agricultural Preserve No. 18AGP037; 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
19-01019 A-24)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Biennial Report for the Syringe Exchange Program, as follows: a) Receive and file the report for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 on The Right Outfit Syringe Exchange Program; and b) Determine that the above action is not a “Project” because it is an organizational and administrative activity of government that under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.Pass Action details Not available
19-01021 A-25)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Statements of Final Quantities for 2018-2019 Pavement Rehabilitation Projects, Project Nos. 820679 D2, 820679 D3, 820679 D4, and 820679 D5, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Districts, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statements of Final Quantities for the 2018-2019 Pavement Rehabilitation Project No. 820679 D2 in the Second District, for pavement presentation work by Granite Construction, Inc. in the amount of $616,315.76; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statements of Final Quantities for the 2018-2019 Pavement Rehabilitation Project No. 820679 D3 in the Third District, for pavement presentation work by Souza Construction, Inc. in the amount of $1,269,535.51; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statements of Final Quantities for the 2018-2019 Pavement Rehabilitation Project No. 820679 D4 in the Fourth District, for pavement presentation work by Souza Construction, Inc. in the amount of $943,174.84; d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statements of Final Quantities for Pass Action details Not available
19-00938 A-26)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Adopting Parking Restrictions and Stop Controls in the First, Second, Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: a) Adopt the Resolution to establish new parking restrictions and stop controls in the First, Second, Third and Fourth Supervisorial Districts; and b) Find that the proposed actions are for the operation and maintenance of an existing public facility, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that, which presently exists, that the proposed action is therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c), and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.Pass Action details Not available
19-01007 A-27)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter Services Contract for Discharge Planning Services at the Santa Barbara County Jail, as follows: a) Approve, authorize, and ratify the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Good Samaritan Shelter Services (a local vendor) to provide discharge planning services to inmates incarcerated at the Santa Barbara County Jail for the period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 in an amount not to exceed $95,000.00; and b) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that they are government administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment.Pass Action details Not available
19-01009 A-28)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Donation of “Dynamometer” speedometer calibration equipment to the Sheriff’s Office, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Accept a donation of thirteen (13) items, together identified as “Dynamometer Equipment”, from the Automobile Club of Southern California, with a total value of the donation of $10,000.00; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0006710 to increase appropriations of $10,000.00 in Sheriff General Fund for Capital Assets funded by unanticipated revenue from Other-Capital Donations; and c) Determine that the above actions are not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is not a project as it is the 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.Pass Action details Not available
19-01016 A-29)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an application for destruction of Personnel and Failed Background records, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve an application for the Destruction of Records of Human Resource Division- Personnel and failed Background Records that are at least seven (7) year old and are no longer required by law to be retained; and b) Determine that the above actions are organizational and administrative activities of government that are not a project under the California Environmental Act (CEQA) pursuant to Guideline Section 15378(b)(5).Pass Action details Not available
19-01031 A-30)Appointment/BOS itemConsider recommendations regarding a Resolution of Concern regarding the current climate emergency, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution of concern regarding the current climate emergency; and b) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the project is an organizational or administrative activity of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Video Video
19-01010 A-31)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Cathy Schlottmann to the Mosquito and Vector Management District, term ending December 8, 2023, Third District.Pass Action details Not available
19-01011 A-32)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Charles Blair to the Mosquito and Vector Management District, term ending December 8, 2023, Third District.Pass Action details Not available
19-01012 A-33)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Art Knight to the Oak Hill Cemetery Board of Directors, Term ending January 8, 2023, Third District.Pass Action details Not available
19-01017 A-34)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Robert Engel to the Santa Maria Cemetery District Board of Trustees, term ending January 1, 2024, Fifth District.Pass Action details Not available
19-01023 1)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Contractor-on-Payroll Services and Retirement Waiver for the District Attorney’s Office, 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 Lee Carter, Deputy District Attorney Senior, is necessary to fill a critical need in the District Attorney’s Office before 180 days have passed from his date of retirement; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Contractor on Payroll with Lee Carter for Deputy District Attorney services, for the period of December 16, 2019 through June 30, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $37,500.00; and c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because they consist of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVPass Action details Video Video
19-01034 2)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the work plan for competitive process for emergency ambulance services and exclusive operating area(s), as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report from the Public Health Department, acting as the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA), about the competitive process that the Board directed on October 1, 2019, to select a Contractor to provide emergency ambulance services for Santa Barbara County and to redefine exclusive operating areas as may be necessary; b) Direct staff to identify funding for an outside consultant to develop and help conduct the ambulance service Request for Proposals (RFP) and identify any additional resource needs, and to return to the Board for approval of a Budget Revision Request upon identification of funding for this aspect of the project; and c) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the actions consist of organizatioPass Action details Video Video
19-00970 3)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Ordinance amending County Code Chapter 37A - Licensure of Tobacco Retailers, Section 37A-7(a) to include language to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products, small and inexpensive pack sizes, and prohibit the mail-order delivery of tobacco products, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending County Code Chapter 37A, Section 37A-7(a), effective 30 days from the date of its passage and in force 90 days from the date of its passage; and b) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guideline Section 15061(b)(3), and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.Pass Action details Video Video
19-01020 4)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the County and Montecito Planning Commissions recommendations to adopt three Ordinances, Case Nos. 19ORD-00000-00003, 19ORD-00000-00004, and 19ORD-00000-00005, which would amend, respectively, the County Land Use and Development Code (CLUDC), the Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC), and the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Article II), to implement a series of amendments that revise procedures and regulations for commercial telecommunications facilities and recordable documents to implement federal and state regulations; delete repealed and expired regulations; delete uncertified regulations from the CLUDC and MLUDC that were intended to apply solely within the Coastal Zone; and make other minor clarifications, corrections, and revisions; and in addition, consider recommendations regarding submittal of the Article II amendments to the California Coastal Commission (Coastal Commission) for certification as amendments to the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Program (LCP), as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Consider recommendations regPass Action details Video Video
19-01032 5)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 Budget Development Policies, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Adopt the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget Development Policies; b) Provide staff with any preliminary direction on Board priorities for FY 2020-2021, as appropriate; and c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378 that the above activity is not a project under CEQA. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video