Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 5/11/2021 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: REMOTE VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION ONLY
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21-00001  Agenda ItemCounty Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.  Action details Not available
21-00420  Administrative ItemCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6) Employee: County Counsel Candidate. Agency-designated representative: Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Chair Bob Nelson. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957) Position Title: County Counsel.  Action details Not available
21-00414 A-1)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Waller Park Pony Rides Concession Agreement, Fourth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Concession Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara (County) and Party Ponies (Concessioner), to allow Concessioner to operate Pony Rides at Waller Park for a term of five (5) years, with one option to extend the term for an additional five (5) years. Concessioner will pay to the County a special use fee (Fee) of Five Percent (5%) of Concessioner’s gross monthly income; b) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department to exercise an option to extend the term of the Concession Agreement for an additional five (5) years, provided that the Concessioner is not in default under the terms of the Concession Agreement; and c) Find that the recommended actions are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines section 15301 as the actions consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing or minor alterationPass Action details Not available
21-00416 A-2)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Approval and Execution of Loan Documents for Isla Vista Apartments affordable housing project, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the following documents, which relate to a loan of One Million One Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($1,170,000.00) in Low Moderate-Income Housing Asset Funds (LMIHAF) to Isla Vista Apartments, L.P. for the rehabilitation of Isla Vista Apartments in Isla Vista: i) County LMIHAF Loan Agreement; ii) County LMIHAF Loan Promissory Note; iii) County Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, and Security Agreement; and iv) County LMIHAF Regulatory Agreement (together, the County LMIHAF Loan Documents); b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the CitiBank, N.A., Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement subordinating the County’s existing HOME Deed of Trust and Regulatory Agreement, existing RDA Deed of Trust and Regulatory Agreement, as well as the LMIHAF Loan Documents listed above, to a construction loan being provided to the project by CitiBank, N.A., in a total amount not to Pass Action details Not available
21-00409 A-3)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a 2020 Biennial Review and Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara Unified School District, as follows: a) Approve the proposed amended Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara Unified School District; 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
21-00411 A-4)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the 2020 Biennial Review and Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara Community College District, as follows: a) Approve the proposed amended Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara Community College District; 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
21-00413 A-5)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the 2020 Biennial Review and Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District, as follows: a) Approve the proposed amended Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District; 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
21-00415 A-6)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Adoption of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 Employer and Member Contribution Rates, as follows: a) Pursuant to Government Code Section 31454, adopt the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 employer and member contribution rates, recommended by Cheiron, the Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System (SBCERS) actuary, and recommended by the Board of Retirement on December 9, 2020, with an effective date of July 1, 2021 or for the payroll cycle in which that date occurs; b) Pursuant to Government Code Section 31873, elect to pay the portion of the normal cost of living adjustment that would be otherwise assessed to individual members who are not deemed to be new members pursuant to Government Code Section 7522.04(f), with an effective date of July 1, 2021 or for the payroll cycle in which that date occurs; and c) Determine that the actions above are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because they consist of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities whiPass Action details Video Video
21-00417 A-7)Administrative ItemApprove Budget Revision Request No. 0007556 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision Request Nos. 0007497, 0007503, and 0007558 (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
21-00412 A-8)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the First 5 Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County Acceptance of Appropriations, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Increase appropriations of $11,395.00 due to a budget revision that shifts the timing of Home Visitation Coordination funding received from First 5 California (F5CA), from Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 to FY 2020-2021. The total grant amount remains the same; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0007548 to establish appropriations of $11,395.00 in FY 2020-2021 in First 5 Santa Barbara County’s First 5 Child and Families Commission Fund for Salaries and Employee Benefits and Services and Supplies funded by a budget revision from F5CA; and c) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines 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.Pass Action details Not available
21-00410 A-9)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF) Grant Contract with Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network and Amendment No. 2 with Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the CREF contract with the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, in the amount of $36,176.00 to purchase a truck for transporting seabirds and purchase equipment towards caring for seabirds, for the period of May 11, 2021 to September 1, 2021; b) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to take the following actions for the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network contract: i) Extend performance in accordance with Section 3 for up to and not to exceed a period of one year for good cause; ii) Approve project changes in accordance with Section 5, including changes to project descriptions, reduction in the overall project budgets or change in budget items of 10 percent or more; and iii) Terminate the contract in accordance with Section 4 and Section 14 for failure to provide matching funds/iPass Action details Not available
21-00403 A-10)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council (JJCC) and its Subcommittee membership, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution identifying the membership by position of the JJCC and the Juvenile Justice Realignment Subcommittee (JJRS) of the JJCC; and b) Determine that the adoption of the Resolution regarding the JJCC and the JJRS Membership is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the activities are covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activities in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.Pass Action details Not available
21-00404 A-11)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Acceptance of a Sewer Easement from APN 111-251-001, Fourth District, as follows: Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District: a) Accept the easement deed from the Thadius M. Freebourn and Susan M. Freebourn, husband and wife as joint tenants, owners of APN 111-251-001, and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute the certificate of acceptance; and b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that it is a government administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.Pass Action details Not available
21-00405 A-12)Administrative ItemThat the Board of Supervisors, acting as the governing authority of County Service Area 12: Approve the updated County Service Area 12 (Mission Canyon Sewer District) Sewer System Management Plan as required by the State Water Resources Control Board Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems (Order 2006-0003), First District.Pass Action details Not available
21-00407 A-13)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Fernald Point Lane Bridge Replacement at Romero Creek, Existing Bridge No. 51C-137, New Bridge No. 51C-0362 Federal Project No. BRLO-5951(141), County Project No. 862330, First District, as follows: a) Approve the plans and specifications, on file in the Public Works Department Office, for construction of the Fernald Point Lane Bridge Replacement at Romero Creek; b) Award the construction contract in the amount of $2,406,700.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Beador Construction Company, Inc., 26320 Lester Circle Corona, CA 92883 (Not a Tri-County vendor), 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 Chair to execute the construction contract, which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives; d) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee to approve change orders for a contingency amount up to $133,415.00, plus an additPass Action details Not available
21-00408 A-14)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Child Abuse Listening Mediation for Family Drug Treatment Court Services, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Child Abuse Listening Mediation (a local vendor) to provide Family Drug Treatment Court Services for a total contract amount not to exceed $125,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022; b) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to reallocate the budgeted line items of the Agreement without exceeding the total contract amount; 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
21-00422 A-15)Set Hearing/Hearing RequestSet a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Recommended Budget for Santa Barbara County and Recommended Budget for Santa Barbara County as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency, as follows: a) Set a hearing for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara to begin Tuesday, June 8, 2021, and continue, if necessary, through Friday, June 18, 2021, with specific hearings scheduled for Tuesday, June 8, 2021 and, if necessary, Thursday, June 10, 2021; b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378 that the above fiscal activities are not a project under CEQA; and Acting as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency: c) Set a hearing for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency to begin Tuesday, June 8, 2021, and continue, if necessary, through Friday, June 18, 2021, with specific hearings sPass Action details Not available
21-00406 A-16)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of commendation honoring Norm Krock upon his retirement from the General Services Department after over 30 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
21-00421 A-17)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of May 2, 2021 through May 8, 2021 as National Correctional Officers Week in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
21-00424 A-18)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of May 9, 2021 through May 15, 2021 as Compost Awareness Week in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
21-00419 A-19)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution honoring Allan Hancock College for 100 years of dedication to providing quality higher education and commitment to ‘changing the odds’ for students in our community.Pass Action details Video Video
21-00471 A-20)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the reallocation of Homeless Emergency Assistance Program (HEAP) Funds for relocation of the Pallet Shelter Project to the County-owned Bridgehouse Shelter (Fourth District) from the Current Isla Vista Parks and Recreation Department Site in Isla Vista and a Third Amendment to the License Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc. for modified, continued use of the Bridgehouse Emergency Shelter Site, as follows: a) Approve the reallocation and re-programing of up to $350,000.00 in prior unexpended State HEAP funds from the County’s Housing Assistance for Vulnerable Emerging Neighbors - Engagement Service Team (HAVENEST) Program for a new use by the County for costs associated with a Pallet Shelter Project at the County-owned Bridgehouse Shelter located at 2025 Sweeney Road, in unincorporated Lompoc Valley; b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or their designee, to execute a budget modification and other related documents with the State necessary to reflect the reallocation and re-programming described in Recommended Action a); c) ApprovPass Action details Video Video
21-00002  Agenda ItemPublic Comment Period THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (21-00002) WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  Action details Not available
21-00402 1)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Update on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as follows: (EST.TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file a brief update on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (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 (CEQA), 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
21-00418 2)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance amending Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 16 to authorize Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance to amend Chapter 16, Article III, entitled “County Retail Food Code” in the Santa Barbara County Code; and b) Find that the Ordinance is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 151061(b)(3), since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant impact on the environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Video Video
21-00321 3)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the allocation of 2020 and 2021 Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF) Grants, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file staff’s recommendations for the 2020 and 2021 CREF awards; b) Approve the 2020 and 2021 CREF budgeting of funds as proposed on pages 7 through 9, including Table 9, of the staff report, along with stipulations outlined in the Staff Recommendation sections for each proposal; c) Direct staff to prepare the proposed contractual agreements with non-County grantees, including final grant conditions, and return with contractual agreements for Board consideration and approval, including appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance; d) Transfer the Santa Barbara County Trails Council 2018 CREF award ($20,000.00) to the Community Services Department for planning costs of the Jalama Coastal Trail; e) Extend the Guadalupe Dunes Center 2019 CREF award ($35,430.00) to May 11, 2023 to allow time to complete requirements prior to entering a grant agreement with the County; f) Defer $1Pass Action details Video Video
21-00321  Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the allocation of 2020 and 2021 Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF) Grants, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file staff’s recommendations for the 2020 and 2021 CREF awards; b) Approve the 2020 and 2021 CREF budgeting of funds as proposed on pages 7 through 9, including Table 9, of the staff report, along with stipulations outlined in the Staff Recommendation sections for each proposal; c) Direct staff to prepare the proposed contractual agreements with non-County grantees, including final grant conditions, and return with contractual agreements for Board consideration and approval, including appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance; d) Transfer the Santa Barbara County Trails Council 2018 CREF award ($20,000.00) to the Community Services Department for planning costs of the Jalama Coastal Trail; e) Extend the Guadalupe Dunes Center 2019 CREF award ($35,430.00) to May 11, 2023 to allow time to complete requirements prior to entering a grant agreement with the County; f) Defer $1Pass Action details Not available
21-00321  Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the allocation of 2020 and 2021 Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund (CREF) Grants, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file staff’s recommendations for the 2020 and 2021 CREF awards; b) Approve the 2020 and 2021 CREF budgeting of funds as proposed on pages 7 through 9, including Table 9, of the staff report, along with stipulations outlined in the Staff Recommendation sections for each proposal; c) Direct staff to prepare the proposed contractual agreements with non-County grantees, including final grant conditions, and return with contractual agreements for Board consideration and approval, including appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance; d) Transfer the Santa Barbara County Trails Council 2018 CREF award ($20,000.00) to the Community Services Department for planning costs of the Jalama Coastal Trail; e) Extend the Guadalupe Dunes Center 2019 CREF award ($35,430.00) to May 11, 2023 to allow time to complete requirements prior to entering a grant agreement with the County; f) Defer $1Pass Action details Not available
21-00250 4)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Annual TRUTH Act Report and Community Forum, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Receive and file the annual TRUTH Act report regarding United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to individuals as required by Government Code section 7283.1(d); b) Hold the public hearing, as required by Government Code section 7283.1(d), regarding ICE’s access to individuals, and receive and consider public comment; and c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government administrative activity that does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video