Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 12/15/2020 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: REMOTE VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION ONLY
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20-00002  Agenda ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) County of Santa Barbara v. True Horizons, LLC et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court case number 19CV06051. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Significant exposure to civil litigation: 1 case. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Significant exposure to civil litigation: 1 case. Southern California Gas submitted a claim for $79,522.17, as attached to this Agenda item.  Action details Not available
20-00955 A-1)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Sheriff Senior Deputy Bobby Joe Fortier upon his retirement from the Sheriff’s Office after 31 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
20-00963 A-2)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring District Attorney Investigator Commander Christopher Clement upon his retirement from the District Attorney’s Office after over 30 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
20-00987 A-3)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Stewart Johnston in appreciation for his service to Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
20-00947 A-4)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Adopted Budget Schedules and the State Controller Final Budget Schedules for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, as follows: a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Adopted Budget Schedules for Fiscal Year 2020-2021; b) Receive and file the State Controller Final Budget Schedules for Fiscal Year 2020-2021; 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
20-00977 A-5)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2021, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with CADA (a local vendor), Board Contract No. 19-137 to update contract language for compliance with state and federal requirements and for consistency with the Department of Behavioral Wellness policies and procedures and to update the financial exhibits to account for the reallocation of funds for the START program and to remove the County Maximum Allowable rate for FY 2019-2020 with no change to the overall Maximum Contract Amount of $5,814,183.00, inclusive of ADP funds of $5,596,219.00 for FY 2018-2021 and Mental Health Services (MHS) funds of $217,964.00 for FY 2019-2021 for the period December 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021; b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or her designee the authority to make immaterial changes to tPass Action details Not available
20-00980 A-6)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Third Amendments to Telecare Corporation and Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., Fiscal Year’s (FY’s) 2018-2021 Adult Crisis Residential Mental Health Services Agreements, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (not a local vendor), for the provision of adult crisis residential mental health services in south Santa Barbara County, to extend the contract through February 28, 2021 and increase the contract amount by $231,814.00.00 for FY 2020-2021 for a maximum contract amount not to exceed $2,546,619.00 for the period of May 28, 2019 through February 28, 2021, inclusive of $228,479.00 for FY 2018-2019, $1,390,884.00 for FY 2019-2020, and $927,256.00 for FY 2020-2021; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Telecare Corporation, a California Corporation (not a local vendor), for the provision of adult crisis rPass Action details Not available
20-00978 A-7)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Sixth Amendment to an Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter, Fiscal Years (FY’s) 2018-2021, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Sixth Amendment to the FY’s 2018-2021 Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Good Samaritan Shelter (a local vendor) (Board Contract No. 19-152) to update the Program Summary and services provided at Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) sites for Outpatient Services and Intensive Outpatient Services as well Residential Treatment, with no change to the ADP Maximum Contract Amount; to allow Graduate Student Interns or Trainees to provide Mental Health Homeless Clinicians services in accordance with applicable law; and to add the provision of mental health diversion Safe and Stable Housing services, effective November 1, 2020, for select Felony Mental Health Diversion clients and other justice-involved clients dealing with mental illness and/or substance abuse in the implementation of the Department of State Hospitals AB 1810 Diversion Program, with an increase of $243,636.00 of MenPass Action details Not available
20-00969 A-8)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the 2019-2020 Biennial Amendments to the Santa Barbara County Single Comprehensive Conflict of Interest Code for County Departments, Commissions, Boards, Committees and Dependent Special Districts, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution for the 2019-2020 Biennial Amendments to the Santa Barbara County Single Comprehensive Conflict of Interest Code for County Departments, Commissions, Boards, Committees and Dependent Special Districts; and b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.Pass Action details Not available
20-00958 A-9)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Funding Reservations to Harry’s House and Escalante Meadows, Third District, as follows: a) Approve a reservation of County funds for the Harry’s House project that will (a) be in an amount not to exceed $900,000.00; (b) consist of HOME funds and/or In-Lieu Funds in specific amounts to be determined by the Board at a later date; and (c) be released if the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara does not receive notification of an award of low-income housing tax credits for the project by December 15, 2021; b) Authorize the Director of Community Services Department (CSD) to sign a letter to Harry’s House project applicant indicating the approved reservation; c) Approve a reservation of County funds for the Escalante Meadows project that will be in an amount not to exceed $529,684.00 and be released if the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County does not receive notification of an award of low-income housing tax credits for the project by December 15, 2021; d) Authorize the Director of the CSD to sign a letter to the Escalante Meadows pPass Action details Not available
20-00959 A-10)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Action Plan Substantial Amendment, and the Execution of Agreement with United Way of Santa Barbara County (United Way) to Implement an Emergency Rental Assistance Program Utilizing Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Funds, as follows: a) Determine that an Urgent Need exists in Santa Barbara County due to the effects of COVID-19 and that the uses of CDBG-CV funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Coronavirus are designed to address the Urgent Need, retroactive to January 27, 2020 as the date that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a national public health emergency; b) Determine that an Emergency Rental Assistance Program (hereinafter referred to as “ERAP” or the “Program”) is designed to alleviate existing conditions; that those existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community and are of recent origin or recently became urgent; and that the County is unable to finance the activity on its own, and that other sources of funds are not available;Pass Action details Video Video
20-00954 A-11)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Amendment No. 1 for an Outside Counsel Contract with Renne Public Law Group, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Renne Public Law Group, increasing the not-to-exceed amount to $50,000.00; 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 government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
20-00956 A-12)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Approval of the First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP to increase the maximum contract amount by $100,000.00 for a total not to exceed contract amount of $200,000.00; 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
20-00970 A-13)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Approval to Renew the Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Andrues/Podberesky, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amended Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and the Andrues/Podberesky law firm to revive the Agreement and extend the term of the Agreement to April 17, 2022 and increase the maximum contract amount by $350,000.00 for a new maximum contract amount not to exceed $850,000.00; 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
20-00979 A-14)Administrative ItemApprove Budget Revision Request Nos. 0007321 and 0007324 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revisions Request Nos. 0007277, 0007303, 0007304, 0007307, 0007310, 0007313, 0007315, 0007318, 0007319, 0007326, 0007328 and 0007331 (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
20-00957 A-15)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations to Award Job Order Contracts (JOC), as follows: a) Approve the plans and specifications for the JOC on file with General Services Capital Projects; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the General Building Construction JOC A, with an initial Maximum Contract Value of up to $750,000.00, to Quincon, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder with an Award Criteria Figure (ACF) composite adjustment factor of 0.9725; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the General Building Construction JOC B, with an initial Maximum Contract Value of up to $750,000.00, to Newton Construction and Management, Inc., the next lowest responsible bidder with an ACF composite adjustment factor of 1.0100; d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the General Building Construction JOC C, with an initial Maximum Contract Value of up to $750,000.00, to Precision Construction Services, the next lowest responsible bidder with an ACF composite adjustment factor of 1.0440; e) Authorize the Director of General Services, or their designee, to award the following categories ofPass Action details Not available
20-00960 A-16)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Approval of Microsoft Office 365 Upgrade Project, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Receive and file the Executive Summary from DynTek Phase A, Develop Customized Implementation Plan for Office 365 Upgrade Project; b) Approve the option for DynTek Phase B, Implementation services in an amount not to exceed $902,421.00, per agreement signed on July 14, 2020; c) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services to issue amendments to the above agreement for Phase B in an amount not to exceed an additional 5%, or $45,121.00; d) Approve the Budget Revision Request No. 0007328; and e) 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
20-00961 A-17)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 6 to the Northern Branch Jail Project, Kitchell CEM, Inc., Third District, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 6 to the Professional Services Agreement for Construction Management, Commissioning, Architectural and Engineering Professional Services with Kitchell/CEM, Inc., to extend services through the revised contract term and to increase compensation by $500,526.00 for those additional services, including $113,796.00 in extended construction management services, $286,730.00 for architectural and engineering services, plus a contingency of $100,000.00 for a new total contract maximum amount not to exceed $5,691,034.00; and b) After considering the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), State Clearinghouse No. 2007111099, that the Board of Supervisors certified on March 11, 2008, the December 6, 2011 SEIR addendum, and the October 8, 2013 SEIR addendum, determine pursuant to 14 CCR Section 15162(a) that no SEIR or Negative Declaration is required for this project because: i) NPass Action details Not available
20-00982 A-18)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an extension to use previously approved paid leave time in response to the COVID-19 Emergency, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Adopt a Resolution extending the deadline for regular and extra help employees to use up to 160 hours of previously granted County paid leave (up to 224 hours to Fire Department employees in 112 hour per pay-period shifts assignments) if such employees are absent from work for reasons related to the COVID-19 emergency; b) Find, pursuant to County Code Section 27-12 (i), that the action in recommendation a) 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 by retaining qualified and competent County employees; and c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) that the above actions are 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, aPass Action details Not available
20-00962 A-19)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Tri-M Rental Group Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, Santa Maria area, Fifth District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve No. 17AGP-00000-00013 consisting of 293.63 acres located west of the intersection of Foxen Canyon Road and Santa Maria Mesa Road, to the east of the City of Santa Maria (Lot 1 of Lot Line Adjustment 16LLA-00000-00005, recorded March 5, 2020, as Instrument No. 2020-0011355); b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract No. 17AGP-00000-00013; 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
20-00964 A-20)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Tri-M Rental Group Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, Santa Maria area, Fifth District, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve No. 17AGP-00000-00014 consisting of 101.1 acres located west of the intersection of Foxen Canyon Road and Santa Maria Mesa Road, to the east of the City of Santa Maria (Lot 2 of Lot Line Adjustment 16LLA-00000-00005, recorded March 5, 2020, as Instrument No. 2020-0011355); b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract No. 17AGP-00000-00014; c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative activity of the County 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
20-00971 A-21)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the California Home Visiting Program (CHVP) State General Fund Innovation Award, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Public Health Department (PHD) Director, or designee, to accept and execute the CHVP State General Fund Innovation agreement with California Department of Public Health in the amount not to exceed $1,714,974.00 for a three year period of January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023; b) Approve and authorize the PHD Director, or designee, to sign associated certifications as may be required by the California Department of Public Health for this agreement; c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0007310 to amend the Public Health Department Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget to add $285,463.00 in new revenue and appropriation to be spent from January 2021 through June 2021; and d) Determine that these activities are not a “project” and 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 involvPass Action details Not available
20-00946 A-22)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Adopting Parking Restrictions, First and Second Districts, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution to establish new parking restrictions in the First and Second 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 the Notice of Exemption on that basis.Pass Action details Not available
20-00953 A-23)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Hot Springs Road Shoulder Improvements, County Project No. 820764, First District, as follows: a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department office for construction of Hot Springs Road Shoulder Improvements; b) Award the construction contract, Hot Springs Road Shoulder Improvements in the amount of $260,320.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, CalPortland Construction (a local Vendor), PO Box 1280, Santa Maria, CA 93456, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable to the project, as required under California Law; c) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works or designee, to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $27,016.00 and supplemental items of $30,000.00, for the construction of County Project No. 820764 for a total not to exceed authorization of $317,336.00; d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract, which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, orPass Action details Not available
20-00965 A-24)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the approval of the Parcel Map No. 14,827, Gusich, 17TPM-00000-00003 and Accept Public Road and Public Utility Easement Dedications per said map, Second District, as follows: a) Subject to recordation of the Parcel Map No. 14,827 Gusich, accept on behalf of the public and authorize the Clerk of the Board to endorse thereon, the acceptance of the offers of dedication as follows: i) 12’ Wide strip for Hollister Avenue as an Easement for Public Road purposes as shown thereon; and ii) Easements for Public Utility purposes as shown thereon; and b) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15315 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 parcelPass Action details Not available
20-00972 A-25)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the termination of Landfill Gas Lease and Operating Agreement (Agreement) with NEO Tajiguas, LLC (NEOT) for the Tajiguas Landfill, County Project No. 129903, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and ratify the Department of Public Works, Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division’s termination of the Agreement with NEOT, with an effective termination date of October 21, 2020, in exchange for a $1,850,000.00 payment to NEOT for the contract buyout and equipment left in place in accordance with the Second Amendment to the Agreement approved by the Board on March 17, 2020; b) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute: (1) the Quitclaim Deed; and (2) the Memorandum of Termination of the Agreement and Termination of Amended and Restated Sublease upon execution by NEOT; and c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 15378(b)(4), (b)(5), fiscal activities or organizational or administrative activities of governments thatPass Action details Not available
20-00973 A-26)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Contract with 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., of San Jose, California, to Provide On-Call Casual Labor, Second and Third Districts, as follows: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to Agreement Board Contract No.19186 with 22nd Century Technologies, Inc. to provide On-Call Casual Labor at County operated Resource Recovery and Waste Management facilities in an amount of $600,000.00, increasing the total Agreement amount from $900,000.00 to $1,500,000.00, and extending the term of the Agreement from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021; and b) Determine that the Agreement was found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301 on December 11, 2018, a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and the proposed amendment is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.Pass Action details Not available
20-00974 A-27)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Easement Deeds, Grant Deeds and Recycled Water Use Agreement for the Laguna County Sanitation District Recycled Water Distribution Project to Waller Park, Fourth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District: a) Accept the easement deed from the Santa Maria Public Airport District for easements on APNs 111-231-011, 111-231-019 and 111-291-033 to Laguna County Sanitation District and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute the certificate of acceptance thereto; b) Accept the easement deed from the City of Santa Maria for an easement on APN 111-100-016 to Laguna County Sanitation District and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute the certificate of acceptance thereto; c) Accept the grant deed to the real property conveyed from the City of Santa Maria to the Laguna County Sanitation District for a portion of APN 111-100-016 and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute the certificate of acceptance thereto; Acting as the Board of Supervisors: d) Find pursuant to GovernPass Action details Not available
20-00968 A-28)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Inmate Commissary Services Agreement with Keefe Commissary Network, LLC, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to enter into an agreement on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara with Keefe Commissary Network, LLC for inmate commissary services for the period of January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2024, with the option of (2) one-year extensions; 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 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
20-00981 A-29)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement for Law Enforcement Service with the City of Buellton, as follows: a) Approve, authorize and ratify the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement for Service between the County of Santa Barbara and the City of Buellton to include the law enforcement menu item, Non-relief Traffic Deputy for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 for services performed under the Agreement; and b) Determine that the recommended action is not a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.Pass Action details Not available
20-00983 A-30)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Sheriff’s Voluntary Response (SVR) Supplemental Law Enforcement Agreements Report executed and approved by the Sheriff pursuant to the authority of Resolution No. 19-2, as follows: a) Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 report of SVR supplemental law enforcement agreements, as required by Resolution number 19-2; and b) Determine that the approval of the recommended action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), since the action is a government administrative activity which does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.Pass Action details Not available
20-00975 A-31)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify for 211 Helpline Service, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify, a local vendor, to provide the 211 Helpline Service for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 for a total contract amount not to exceed $154,437.00 for the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0007303 to increase appropriations by $31,337.00 in Fiscal Year 2020-2021 in the Department of Social Services 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)(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
20-00988 A-32)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of John Watson to the Montecito Board of Architectural Review, term ending January 1, 2025, First District.Pass Action details Not available
20-00989 A-33)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Robert Williams to the Mosquito and Vector Control Management District, term ending December 31, 2022, First District.Pass Action details Not available
20-00948 A-34)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Laura Bridley to the Planning Commission, term ending December 31, 2022, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
20-00949 A-35)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Marcos Olivarez to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending January 1, 2024, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
20-00950 A-36)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Margs Fitzwilliam to the Commission for Women, term ending January 1, 2024, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
20-00951 A-37)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Terence Dressler to the Goleta Cemetery District Board, term ending December 31, 2024, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
20-00952 A-38)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Claudia Washburn-Chyla to the Goleta Cemetery District Board, term ending December 31, 2024, Second District.Pass Action details Not available
20-00281 1)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file a brief update on COVID-19 and Santa Barbara County's response and operations; b) Provide any direction, as appropriate; and c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act, because pursuant to sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) the recommended actions consist of organizational, administrative or fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
20-00976 2)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a First Quarter update on Cannabis Compliance, Enforcement and Taxation, Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021, as follows: (EST. TIME 45 MIN.) a) Receive and file an update on the status of cannabis tax collection, land use permitting, business licensing, State licensing, and enforcement; b) Direct the County Executive Office in concert with the Treasurer-Tax Collectors Office to work with KPMG to review the cannabis tax revenue cycle and pursuant to that review, evaluate appropriate staffing, pursuant to emerging issues No. 5 and No. 6 contained in the report; and c) Find that the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County, which will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment and therefore are not a “project” as defined for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video
20-00967 3)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Orcutt Community Plan Amendment/Union Valley Parkway Road Connection, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Make the required findings for approval of the proposed amendment to the Orcutt Community Plan, Case No. 18GPA-00000-00001, including California Environmental Quality Act findings; b) Adopt the Final Initial Study - Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Case No. 19NGD-00000-00013, for the proposed amendment to the Orcutt Community Plan; and c) Adopt a Resolution to approve the proposed amendment to the Orcutt Community Plan, Case No. 18GPA-00000-00001, amending the text and circulation map of the Transportation section of the Orcutt Community Plan to include a new local road connection to the U.S. Highway 101/Union Valley Parkway interchange. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
20-00984 4)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the OASIS Meeting Center Project, Case Nos. 14GPA-00000-00020, 16RMM-00000-00001, 16CUP-00000-00006, 16DVP-00000-00002, 16LLA-00000-00004, 17CUP-00000-00013, and 18GOV-00000-00005, Fourth District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HRS.) a) Make the required findings for approval of the project, including modifications to the parking requirements and including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; b) Certify the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (Case No. 19EIR-00000-00003), as modified by EIR Revision Letter dated December 1, 2020, pursuant to the State Guidelines for Implementation of the CEQA, including making the CEQA findings and the statement of overriding considerations, and adopt the mitigation monitoring program contained in the conditions of approval; c) Adopt a Resolution amending the Comprehensive Plan (Case No. 14GPA-00000-00020) and revising the Orcutt Community Plan (OCP) as summarized below: i) Revise the text of OCP Development Standard KS18-1 to allow portions of APNs 105-020-063 and 105-020-064 to be develoPass Action details Video Video
20-00985 A-39)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Peter Adam upon his retirement after 8 years of public service as Fourth District County Supervisor.Pass Action details Video Video
20-00990 A-40)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding temporary authorization for the General Services Director to execute COVID-19 related real estate transactions, as follows: a) Temporarily delegate authority to the General Services Director, until otherwise ordered by the Board but in no event later than December 31, 2021, to negotiate and execute various Real Property contractual agreements and leases that are otherwise beyond the scope of her current authority under County Code Chapter 12A Article II, subject to the following limitations: i) The contractual agreements involve the license, lease or acquisition of property that is necessary for the purposes of managing the County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic; ii) The County Executive Officer and County Counsel concur; and iii) The contractual agreements are subject to approval by the County Board of Supervisors; and b) Determine that the recommended action is not the acceptance and approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines SePass Action details Not available
20-00991 A-41)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the execution of a Grant Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara for Acquisition of the Property located at 536 West Pedregosa Street in the City of Santa Barbara, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Find, in accordance with California Government Code Section 26227, that the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara provides programs necessary to meet the social needs of the population of the County, and that it would benefit the County and the general public for the County to provide financial support for the acquisition of property in support of these programs; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Grant Agreement in the amount of $1,100,000.00 between the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara and County of Santa Barbara, to acquire the property located at 536 W. Pedregosa Street (APN 043-132-016) (the “Pedregosa Property”) for homeless family housing; c) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department, or designee, to act on behalf of the County and execute Pass Action details Video Video