Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Approved
Meeting date/time: 12/14/2010 9:00 AM Minutes status: Approved  
Meeting location: BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT CENTER BOARD HEARING ROOM 511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA
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10-01098  Agenda ItemClosed Session Agenda  Action details Not available
10-01078 A-1)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Carmen Solis upon her retirement from the Department of Child Support Services after 25 years of tireless service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
10-01032 A-2)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Jo Le Glisson upon her retirement from the Sheriff’s Department after over 18 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens Santa Barbara County.Pass Action details Not available
10-01081 A-3)Honorary ResolutionAdopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Hardeep Ahdi as the 2009 Goleta Teen of the Year.Pass Action details Not available
10-01076 A-4)Agenda ItemReceive and file the Certification of Results for the Consolidated General Election held on November 2, 2010, as required by law.Pass Action details Not available
10-01075 A-5)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services with outside tax legal counsel, Ice Miller LLP, extending the term of the Agreement to December 31, 2012, but not increasing the previously approved contract amount of $331,000.00. (4/5 Vote Required)Pass Action details Not available
10-01077 A-6)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the ratification of the Montecito Fire Protection District’s adoption of building standards relating to fire and panic safety that are more stringent than those building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal and contained in the California Building Standards Code, as follows: a) Adopt a Resolution ratifying Montecito Fire Protection District Ordinance 2010-1 which does the following: i) Adopts by reference and amends the 2010 California Fire Code and Appendix Chapters and Appendix Standards governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire, hazardous materials or explosion; ii) Provides for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations; iii) Establishes a Bureau of Fire Prevention and provides officers therefore, and defines their powers and duties within the District; iv) Amends section R313 of the California Residential Code; v) Amends section 1505 of the 2010 California Building Code; and vi) Repeals Montecito Fire Protection District’s Ordinance No. 2007-2; and b) Upon ratification of the OrdiPass Action details Not available
10-01079 A-7)Agenda ItemApprove Budget Revision Requests (SEE EXHIBIT A WITH POSTED AGENDA). (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
10-01080 A-8)Agenda ItemApprove Budget Revision Requests (SEE EXHIBIT B WITH POSTED AGENDA). (4/5 Vote Required).Pass Action details Not available
10-01097 A-9)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Redevelopment Agency Funding for Development of the Loop Project, Isla Vista, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) Acting as the Board of Directors, Redevelopment Agency: a)Approve a five-year loan in the amount of $1,500,000.00 of Isla Vista Project Area Redevelopment Agency Housing Set-Aside funds for acquisition of land at 6533 and 6539 Trigo Road in Isla Vista, by D3 Partners, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company; b) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Redevelopment Agency to execute a Loan Agreement and Regulatory Agreement with D3 Partners, LLC consistent with the terms set forth; c) Authorize the Agency Executive Director to execute a Subordination of Deed of Trust, which will result in the Agency’s loan becoming subordinate to the developer’s construction loan in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000.00, in a form approved by County Counsel; d) Find that the development of the project was analyzed in the Isla Vista Master Plan EIR and that none of the conditions set forth in CEQA Guideline 15162, which wPass Action details Not available
10-01074 A-10)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Contract between the County of Santa Barbara and the County of San Luis Obispo for training and development services for County of San Luis Obispo Employees, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Training Services Contract between the County of Santa Barbara and the County of San Luis Obispo for the purpose of providing public sector training to County of San Luis Obispo employees, for a Fiscal Year 2010/2011 revenue amount of approximately $46,800.00, and an additional estimated revenue amount of $119,850.00 for Fiscal Year 2011/2012; and b) Approve budget revisions to recognize increased revenue resulting from providing training services to County of San Luis Obispo during Fiscal Year 2010/2011.Pass Action details Not available
10-00990 A-11)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Santa Barbara County Code to adopt the 2010 California Fire Code, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Santa Barbara County Code to adopt the 2010 California Fire Code, with amendments replacing the amended 2007 California Fire Code as the enforcement Code in all areas within the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District and all other unincorporated areas of the County, except the areas within the Carpinteria/Summerland Fire Protection District, Montecito Fire Protection District, Vandenberg Air Force Base, and Bureau of Indian Affairs Lands, unless otherwise specified by this Ordinance; and b) Determine that the adoption of this Ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in compliance with Section 15061(b)(3).Pass Action details Not available
10-01054 A-12)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute a one-year License Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara Fire Department and Firefighters of Santa Barbara, Inc., a California corporation (licensee), for the production of “On Duty with Santa Barbara Firefighters”.Pass Action details Not available
10-00985 A-13)Agenda ItemAuthorize the General Services Department Director to send a letter of support to the City of Santa Barbara seeking approval of the vacation of an existing City public road easement on a portion of Lowena Drive, within the City of Santa Barbara, which right of way currently is the route through the Santa Barbara County Bowl’s parking lot and serves as a passage way for pedestrian and vehicle access to the Bowl facility, ORES 001076, First District.Pass Action details Not available
10-00929 A-14)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a Covenant and Lease Amendment for the Santa Barbara Historical Museum Property located at 136 East De La Guerra Street in Santa Barbara, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Covenant to Restrict Use of Property (Covenant) between the County of Santa Barbara (County) and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), which will provide recorded notice of certain environmental restrictions on the Santa Barbara Historical Museum property (Property) located at 136 East De La Guerra Street in Santa Barbara; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Historical Museum (SBHM), to acknowledge and accept the environmental restrictions imposed on the Property by the Covenant between County and the DTSC; c) Authorize the Director of General Services, or designee, to accept payment from Southern California Edison Company (SCE) in the amount of $383,607.50, and to disburse paPass Action details Not available
10-01094 A-15)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Quitclaim of Easement documents and Acceptance of Easements for the El Colegio Roadway Improvements Project, Folio No. 003609, Third District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Termination, Release and Quitclaim of Easement Documents between UCSB and the County of Santa Barbara which quitclaims the County’s interest in that certain Right of Way Grant (El Colegio - Storke Road - Los Carneros Road), recorded June 9, 1971, in the Official Records of the County of Santa Barbara, as Instrument 17294, in Book 2350, Page 955; and also in that certain Agreement dated October 2, 1961, between the County and Charles A. Storke, Jean S. Menzies, Francis Price, Jr., and Robert M. Jones, as Trustees under Indenture of Trust, dated July 2, 1956, recorded on October 19, 1961, in the Official Records of the County of Santa Barbara as Instrument 37351, in Book 1878, Page 963; both of which documents relate to right-of-way located on UCSB-owned properties known as APNs 073-120-10, 073-120-13, and 073-120-14; b) Accept the Grant Pass Action details Not available
10-01095 A-16)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor Election Division Consolidation Project No. 8685, Phase 2, 4440 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, Notice of Completion and Amendment No. 3 to the Construction Contract, Second District, as follows: a) Approve and authorize Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Construction Contract with SBS Corporation for Phase 2 of the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor Election Division Consolidation in the amount of $4,161.00; and b) Accept the Notice of Completion for Phase 2 of the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor Election Division Consolidation located at 4440 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, performed by SBS Corporation.Pass Action details Not available
10-01092 A-17)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding 2010/2011 Subrecipient Agreements for Federal Homeless Program Grants, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter in the amount of $17,425.00; and b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement with Casa Esperanza Homeless Center in the amount of $156,763.00.Pass Action details Not available
10-01083 A-18)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding Contract, in the amount of $106,130.00, with Habitat for Humanity of Northern Santa Barbara County for the Home Restoration and Rehabilitation Program.Pass Action details Not available
10-01093 A-19)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Shelter Operations General Fund Grant Agreements for Casa Esperanza Homeless Center and Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc., as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Shelter Operations Grant Agreement with Casa Esperanza Homeless Center (Casa Esperanza) to support and maintain existing service levels for the Casa Esperanza homeless shelter, for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $168,216.00; and b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Shelter Operations Grant Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc. (Good Sam) to support and maintain existing service levels for the Good Sam homeless shelter, for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $136,784.00.Pass Action details Not available
10-01014 A-20)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 44 of the Santa Barbara County Code and other implementation actions related to the rights and duties of landlords and tenants of residential property, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 44 of the Santa Barbara County Code pertaining to the rights and duties of landlords and tenants of residential property; and b) Determine that the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA and direct filing of the Notice of Exemption.Pass Action details Not available
10-01087 A-21)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an extension of the Agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation to operate Lake Cachuma Park, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Contract Extension between the County of Santa Barbara and the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, to continue to administer the Lake Cachuma Recreation Area for the period of January 12, 2011 to January 11, 2013, Contract No. 4-06-200-600; b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a letter from the County to the Bureau of Reclamation indicating acceptance, and simultaneously transmit the letter accepting the terms and conditions; and c) Approve the Notice of Exemption pursuant to the County’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.Pass Action details Not available
10-01009 A-22)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding amendments to Chapter 10 of the Santa Barbara County Code relating to building construction, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Santa Barbara County Code relating to building construction; and b) Determine that the adoption of this Ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in compliance with Section 15061(b)(3).Pass Action details Not available
10-01089 A-23)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chair to execute the Alexander new Prime Agricultural Preserve for Brett Jones, agent for the owner, Contract No. 10AGP-00000-00003, involving APN No. 141-041-030, located at 1944 Edison Street in Santa Ynez, Third District.Pass Action details Not available
10-01090 A-24)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding a consistency rezone, Case No. 10RZN-00000-00005, and the request of Steven Brown, agent, for a new Prime Agricultural Preserve Contract, Case No. 10AGP-00000-00017, for ZF Vineyards, LLC, located at 5180 East Highway 246 in the Lompoc area, APN No. 099-160-067, Fourth District, as follows: a) Approve a consistency rezone, Case No. 10RZN-00000-00005, as follows: i) Adopt the required findings for 10RZN-00000-00005 specified in the Planning Commission action letter dated November 10, 2010, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; ii) Approve a Notice of Exemption dated December 14, 2010, pursuant to CEQA Section 15061(b)(3); iii) Adopt a Zoning Map Amendment for APN 099-160-067 amending the Inland Zoning Map from 100-AG, Ordinance 661, to AG-II-100, Land Use and Development Code, for the Lompoc Valley Rural Region; and b) Approve the creation of one new prime Agricultural Preserve Contract, Case No. 10AGP-00000-00017, as follows: i) Approve a Notice of Exemption dated December 14, 2010, pursuant to CEQA SectiPass Action details Not available
10-01088 A-25)Agenda ItemApprove and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Franchise Tax Board for the collection of unpaid delinquent court ordered fines, fees, penalties, forfeitures or any other amounts imposed by the Court, for the period December 1, 2010 through November 30, 2013; the cost of the services provided to the County shall not exceed 15% of the amount collected by the Franchise Tax Board, pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 19282.Pass Action details Not available
10-01085 A-26)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Tepusquet Road Bridge at the Sisquoc River, County Project No. 862248, Federal Project No. BRLKS-5951 (098), Fifth District, as follows: a) Accept a Notice of Completion for work performed by the contractor, Shasta Constructors, Inc. (not a local vendor), Post Office Box 491539, Redding, California 96049; and b) Approve the Statement of Final Quantities for work performed and materials supplied by Shasta Constructors, Inc., in the amount of $4,384,994.43.Pass Action details Not available
10-01096 A-27)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding the Construction of the Foxen Canyon Road at Santa Maria Mesa Road Intersection Realignment Project, Federal Project No. HSIPL-5951(122), County Project No. 862265, Fifth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Construction of the Foxen Canyon Road at Santa Maria Mesa Road Intersection Realignment Project; b) Award the Construction Contract for $128,866.00 to the lowest responsive bidder, CalPortland Construction (a local vendor), PO Box 1280, Santa Maria, CA 93456 subject to the provisions of documents and certification, as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project, and as required by law; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Contract upon return of the Contractor’s executed contract documents, and the review and approval of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, Risk Manager or their authorized representatives; d) Approve a contingency fund of $12,886.60 for Construction of the Foxen Canyon Road at Santa Maria Mesa Road Intersection RealPass Action details Not available
10-01084 A-28)Agenda ItemApprove the Statement of Final Quantities for work performed and materials supplied by the contractor, Elevation General Engineering Construction, Inc. (a local vendor) located at 2333 A Street, Santa Maria, California 93455, for construction of the 2009 ARRA Miscellaneous Concrete Repair in Old Town Orcutt, in the amount of $237,722.46, County Project No. 820620, Fourth District.Pass Action details Not available
10-00938 A-29)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding Vehicle Code Enforcement of Private Roads in the Hope Ranch Community, Second District, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) an Ordinance amending Chapter 23 of the Santa Barbara County Code, pertaining to the ability to enforce the Vehicle Code on select private roads in Hope Ranch; b) Approve the findings in the Traffic Engineering Report submitted by Penfield and Smith pertaining to the implementation and enforcement of traffic control devices on select private roads in Hope Ranch; and c) Approve a Notice of Exemption pursuant to the County’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines under section 15301 for implementation of the enforcement on private roads in the Hope Ranch community.Pass Action details Not available
10-00996 A-30)Agenda ItemConsider recommendations regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 17 of the Santa Barbara County Code regarding solid waste services, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 17 of the Santa Barbara County Code regarding solid waste services; and b) Approve a Notice of Exemption pursuant to the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).Pass Action details Not available
10-01086 A-31)Agenda ItemActing as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District: Consider recommendations regarding the Lower Mission Creek Project Reach 1A, First District, as follows: a) Authorize the Public Works Director to advertise and receive bids for the Lower Mission Creek Project Reach 1A, Phase 1; b) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to execute the Local Sponsor Cost Sharing Agreement for the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control and Restoration Project Reach 1A, Phase 1 Construction and Construction Engineering with the City of Santa Barbara; and c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of the Army and the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for the work provided or performed prior to execution of a Project Partnership Agreement for Santa Barbara County streams, Lower Mission Creek, California.Pass Action details Not available
10-01099 A-32)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Michael Phillips to the Montecito Planning Commission, term ending January 1, 2015, First District.Pass Action details Not available
10-01100 A-33)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Jack Overall to the Montecito Planning Commission, term ending January 1, 2015, First District.Pass Action details Not available
10-01101 A-34)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Claire Gottsdanker to the Montecito Planning Commission, term ending January 1, 2014, First District.Pass Action details Not available
10-01102 A-35)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Sue Burrows to the Montecito Planning Commission, term ending January 1, 2014, First District.Pass Action details Not available
10-01103 A-36)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Daniel Eidelson to the Montecito Planning Commission, term ending January 1, 2015, First District.Pass Action details Not available
10-01104 A-37)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Michael Cooney to the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, term ending January 1, 2015, First District.Pass Action details Not available
10-01082 A-38)Appointment/BOS itemApprove the reappointment of Mary Ellen Brooks to the Planning Commission, term ending January 1, 2013, Third District.Pass Action details Not available
10-00001  Agenda ItemPublic Comment  Action details Not available
10-00252 1)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Coastal Commission Action on the County and Montecito Land Use and Development Codes, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report on the Coastal Commission’s action on the County and Montecito Land Use and Development Codes; and b) Direct the Planning and Development Department to prepare the necessary documents to either: i) Accept the Coastal Commission’s certification of the County and Montecito Land Use and Development Codes with suggested modifications; ii) Reject the Coastal Commission’s certification of the County and Montecito Land Use and Development Codes with suggested modifications; or iii) Develop alternatives to the suggested modifications to be resubmitted to the Coastal Commission as a new amendment. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
10-00981 2)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund Report to Legislature, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Receive and file a report on the Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund; and b) Authorize staff to submit the report to the California legislature. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVEPass Action details Not available
10-01043 3)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Child Care Needs Assessment Report, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.) a) Receive and file the Child Care Needs Assessment Report, entitled “Early Care and Education Now, Santa Barbara County, 2010”, to be submitted by the Santa Barbara County Child Care Planning Council to the California Department of Education; and b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Needs Assessment Report Form. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION:Pass Action details Not available
10-01007 4)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Small Wind Energy Systems Ordinance amendments to the County and Montecito Land Use and Development Codes, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.) a) Consider the following recommendations of the County Planning Commission regarding Case No. 10ORD-00000-00003: i) Adopt findings for approval of the proposed ordinance including CEQA findings; ii) Determine that the adoption of this Ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in compliance with Section 15308 of the Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA; iii) Adopt an Ordinance amending Section 35-1, the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the County Code to implement a permit process regarding the development of Small Wind Energy Systems; and b) Consider the following recommendations of the County Planning Commission regarding Case No. 10ORD-00000-00004: i) Adopt findings for approval of the proposed ordinance including CEQA findings; ii) Determine that the adoption of this Ordinance is categorically ePass Action details Not available
10-00940 5)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the emPowerSBC Implementation Plan, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Receive and file a presentation outlining emPowerSBC’s proposed redesigned implementation plan; b) Approve a Budget Revision to remove the transfer of General Fund Strategic Reserves to the PACE Revolving Loan Program; and (4/5 Vote Required) c) Direct staff to return to the Board of Supervisors with a grant agreement revision request and finance partnership agreements in March. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
10-01035 6)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider and discuss an appropriate level of hiring freeze for the County of Santa Barbara, and direct staff to implement as appropriate. (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)Pass Action details Not available
10-01073 7)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the County Redistricting Ordinance, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.) a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance repealing and reenacting Article II of Chapter 2 of the Santa Barbara County Code to adjust the boundaries of all of the Supervisorial Districts of the County of Santa Barbara; and b) Determine that redistricting is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available
10-01105 8)Agenda ItemHEARING - Consider the 2011 Board of Supervisors’ Schedule of Meeting Dates and Locations. (EST. TIME: 10 MIN.) COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICYPass Action details Not available