Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 10/19/2021 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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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
21-00963  Agenda ItemCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Deciding whether to initiate 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, based on these “facts and circumstances:” The Deputy Sheriffs’ Association claims that some of its members have not been paid for all hours worked in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code section 54956.8) Property: Assessor’s Parcel Number 021-010-028, 1964 Las Canoas Road, Santa Barbara, California 93105. Agency negotiator: General Services Director Janette D. Pell. Negotiating parties: Radius Group on behalf of P3 Santa Barbara LLC. Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6) Employee organizations: Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association and Service Employees In  Action details Not available
21-00944 A-1)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Nursery Inspection Program Agreement No. 21-0365-000-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, 2021 through June 30, 2022 in the amount of $18,100.00; 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
21-00960 A-2)Administrative ItemAccept and file the Certified Statement of the Results of the Official Canvass and Official Election Summary for the California Gubernatorial Recall Election held on September 14, 2021, and declare the results as specified in the Certified Statement as required by law.Pass Action details Not available
21-00940 A-3)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the approval and execution of a First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement with United Way of Santa Barbara County to administer the County’s direct allocation of Emergency Rental Assistance funds, as follows: a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a “First Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement” with United Way of Santa Barbara County to add funding in the amount of $2,442,626.00 from the second tranche of the County’s American Rescue Plan Emergency Rent Assistance (ERA 2) allocation for continued administration of an emergency rent assistance payment program; and b) Determine that the recommended actions are 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 Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a 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 enPass Action details Not available
21-00939 A-4)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Goleta Beach Restaurant Concession Agreement, Second 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 PRJKT SB, Inc. (Concessionaire), to allow Concessionaire to operate and manage the Restaurant, Snack Bar, and Venue space at Goleta Beach for a term of ten (10) years, with three options to extend the term for an additional five (5) years per each extension, with Concessionaire to pay County special use fees (Fee) of Ten Percent (10%) of Concessioner’s gross sales and Fifteen Percent (15%) of gross alcohol sales, or Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) per month for the Restaurant and Snack Bar, whichever is greater; Twelve and One-half Percent (12.5%) of Concessionaire’s gross sales and Fifteen Percent (15%) of gross alcohol sales for catering of special events at Goleta Beach Park; and Ten Percent (10%) of Concessionaire’s gross sales and Fifteen Percent (15%) of gross alcohol sales, or Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) per month for tPass Action details Video Video
21-00936 A-5)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the execution of Loan Documents for Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO) In-Lieu funds to Owners of El Zoco Apartments affordable housing project (Project) in Santa Barbara, Second District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Community Services Department Director, or designee, to execute substantially similar forms of the following documents, subject to County Counsel review and concurrence, to provide up to six loans totaling an amount up to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in County Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO) In-lieu funds for rehabilitation of the El Zoco Apartments affordable housing project at 211 W. Gutierrez St., Santa Barbara, California (the “Property”). Note that the Promissory Note is signed by the Borrower only: i) County Affordable Housing Covenant, ensuring the ongoing affordability of the County-assisted units; ii) County Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, and Security Agreement, securing the County’s loan amount; and iii) County Loan Promissory Note, securing the County’s loan amount; and b) DeterminePass Action details Video Video
21-00953 A-6)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00; 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
21-00954 A-7)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Rutan and Tucker, LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to an Agreement for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and attorney Douglas Dennington, of the law firm Rutan and Tucker, LLP, to increase the maximum contract amount by $150,000.00 for a new maximum contract amount not to exceed $300,000.00 and to extend the term of the contract to June 30, 2023; 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
21-00949 A-8)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the re-ratification of a Proclamation of Local Emergency Caused by Drought Conditions, Last Action August 31, 2021, (Sixty-Day Renewal), as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution re-ratifying the Proclamation of Local Emergency Caused by Drought Conditions that exist in Santa Barbara County pursuant to Government Code Section 8630(a); b) Direct the Office of Emergency Management to return every sixty (60) days for re-ratification of the Emergency until such a time that weather and water supply conditions dictate otherwise; and c) Determine that these actions are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15269(a).Pass Action details Not available
21-00951 A-9)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Letter of Support for the Deportation of Veteran’s, restoration of the MAVNI Program and Justice for Military Sexual Assault Victims, as follows: a) Approve the letter of support and authorize the Chair to sign the letter; and b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to sections 153378(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 damages in the environment.Pass Action details Video Video
21-00946 A-10)Administrative ItemApprove Budget Revision Request Nos. 0007660, 0007877, 0007931, 0007933, and 0007962 (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
21-00952 A-11)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding an update on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as follows: 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.Pass Action details Video Video
21-00938 A-12)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Restoration Service Agreement with Channel Islands Restoration, Second District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Channel Islands Restoration, to authorize use of contingency funds and to extend the completion date from October 31, 2021 to December 31, 2023; and b) Determine that budgeting funds to restore biological habitats and implementation of restoration plans are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(4), 15301 (i) and 15333 of the CEQA guidelines.Pass Action details Not available
21-00935 A-13)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding Statements of Final Quantities for the Storm Damage Repairs on N. Jameson Lane Guardrail Repairs and Storm Damage Repairs on Hot Springs Road, Project Nos. 18114P and 18115P, First District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statements of Final Quantities for the following projects: i) Storm Damage Repairs on N. Jameson Lane Guardrail Repairs near Bridges BR-0341 (Romero Cr), BR-0342 (San Ysidro Cr), and BR-0343 (Oak Cr), County Project No. 18114P, Federal Project No. ER-38MO(002); and ii) Storm Damage Repairs on Hot Springs Road, County Project No. 18115P, Federal Project No. ER-38MO(005); and b) Determine the above projects were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and that the Director of Public Works or designee was authorized to advertise for bids to construct these projects on November 6, 2018. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on September 26, 2018, and the proposed action is within the scope of the above reference Notice of Exemption.Pass Action details Not available
21-00947 A-14)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the purchase of Sheriff’s Data Center Hardware from and installation of a Disaster Recovery Site by CompuWave Inc., as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract with CompuWave in the amount not to exceed $900,000.00 for the purchase of a replacement primary Data Center Hardware at the Public Safety Dispatch Center and for installation of a new Disaster Recovery Site in the Northern Branch Jail; b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0007965 for $900,000.00 to increase funding for the total project that includes hardware, implementation, and consulting services; and c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b) (4) that the above fiscal activity is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.Pass Action details Not available
21-00941 A-15)Administrative ItemConsider recommendations regarding the appointment and reappointments of Workforce Development Board (WDB) Members, as follows: a) Approve the appointment of Susan Salcido, Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools, Santa Barbara County Education Office to the WDB; b) Reappoint eleven current members to the WDB; and c) Determine that the above actions do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and therefore it is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) and (5) as the proposed action is also an organizational or administrative activity.Pass Action details Not available
21-00948 A-16)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Warren Ritter to the Human Services Commission, term ending July 7, 2024, First District.Pass Action details Not available
21-00934 A-17)Set Hearing/Hearing RequestSet a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an amendment to Chapter 50 of the County Code, Licensing of Cannabis Operations, as follows: (Set a hearing for November 2, 2021. Time estimate: 45 minutes) a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50 to the Santa Barbara County Code, Licensing of Cannabis Operations in the unincorporated area of the County; b) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; c) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of November 9, 2021 to consider recommendations, as follows: i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50 to the Santa Barbara County Code, Licensing of Commercial Cannabis Operations; and ii) Determine for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that: 1) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15168(c) 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. 1Pass Action details Not available
21-00950 A-18)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of commendation honoring Paul Ladwig upon his retirement from the Department of Social Social Services Sheriff’s Office after 30 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
21-00932 A-19)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of October 23, 2021 through October 30, 2021 as Flood Preparedness Week in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
21-00943 A-20)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution in recognition of Earthquake Preparedness Day with intent to participate in the Great California Shakeout on October 21, 2021.Pass Action details Not available
21-00937 A-21)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Brad Hendricks upon his retirement from the Public Health Department after 30 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
21-00945 A-22)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution proclaiming October 2021 as Dyslexia Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
21-00942 A-23)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Jan Koegler upon her retirement from the Public Health Department after over 27 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
21-00933 A-24)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution proclaiming October 2021 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Video Video
21-00931 A-25)Resolution to be PresentedAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Robert S. Freeman upon his retirement as Chief Executive Officer of CenCal Health after 28 years of faithful and distinguished service.Pass 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 Video Video
21-00643 1)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Bien Nacido Vineyards, et al. Appeal of the Planning Commission Approval of the Canna Rios, LLC Cannabis Cultivation Project, Case No. 21APL-000000-00027, Fifth District, as follows: a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 21APL-00000-00027; b) Make the required findings for approval of the Project, Case No. 19LUP-00000-00116, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; c) Determine that the previously certified Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) (17EIR-00000-00003) is adequate and no subsequent Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections Section 15162 and 15168(c)(2); and d) Grant de novo approval of the Project, Case No. 19LUP-00000-00116, subject to conditions of approval. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: CONTINUE TO 12/14/2021Pass Action details Video Video
21-00955 2)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a presentation from the Sheriff’s Office and Behavioral Wellness on the County Co-Response 2020 Quantitative and Qualitative Data and Outcomes Review, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.) a) Receive and file a joint presentation from the Sheriff’s Office and Behavioral Wellness regarding quantitative and qualitative data from the three mental health co-response teams for the calendar year 2020; and b) Determine that the above action is not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), 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. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Video Video
21-00958 3)Departmental AgendaHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 update and eligible funding opportunities, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 2 HR.) a) Receive and file a presentation on the ARPA funding update; b) Approve allocation of remaining ARPA Tranche 1 funds totalling $5,906,480.00 towards eligible restricted categories and direct staff to process necessary budgetary adjustments; c) Consider optional allocation prioritization of a portion of ARPA Tranche 2 funds towards eligible restricted categories for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023; d) Provide other direction as appropriate; and e) 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
21-00962  Agenda ItemBOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOVEMBER 2021 PROJECTED CALENDAR The items below are projected to be placed on a Board of Supervisors agenda next month and are subject to change. These are therefore draft and remain so until the final agenda is created and posted on the Thursday preceding a Board of Supervisors meeting. For information on a particular anticipated item, please contact the department noted. For any other questions regarding the Board of Supervisors’ agendas, please contact the Clerk of the Board Office at (805)568-2240. - Retirement Waiver: Infection Preventionist Andra Dillard, R.N. Behavioral Wellness Contact: Lazeitz@sbcbwell.org - Montecito Growth Management Ordinance Update Planning and Development Contact: trlee@countyofsb.org - Appeal of the County Planning Commission’s Denial of the Williams ADU Projects Planning and Development Contact: trlee@countyofsb.org - Chapter 50 - Licensing of Commercial Cannabis Operations Ordinance Amendments County Executive Office Contact: brheaton@countyofsb.org - County Enterprise Resource Planning - Initial Project Staffi  Action details Not available