County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Das Williams, Chair  
Second District - Laura Capps  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino, Vice Chair  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, May 16, 2023  
9:00 AM  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING  
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR  
105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA  
The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of: the Flood Control & Water  
Conservation District, the Water Agency, the Laguna County Sanitation District, and other Special Districts.  
Web Streaming of the Board of Supervisors Meetings, Agendas, Supplemental Materials and Minutes of the  
Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at: www.countyofsb.org  
Please see page two of this agenda for public participation options for the Board of Supervisors Meetings.  
Persons may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda. Matters not listed on the agenda may be  
addressed during the public comment period at the conclusion of the administrative agenda.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00488  
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation  
as well as virtual participation until further notice. Board members and the public may  
participate from the County Administration Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor,  
105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara or the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government  
Administration Bulding, Board Hearing Room, 511 Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria.  
The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public:  
1. You may observe the live stream of the Board meetings in the following ways:  
- Televised in English and Spanish (SAP channel via Comcast and Cox) on local cable channel 20;  
- Online at: <https://www.countyofsb.org/1333/CSBTV-Livestream>; and  
- YouTube at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20> (Closed Captioning Available)  
2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:  
- Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email prior to 5:00 PM on  
the day prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at:  
sbcob@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be distributed to the Board and posted online. Whether the  
comment is formally part of the record depends on the agenda item it is submitted for and its length  
and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
- Attend the Meeting In-Person - Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments at the  
Board meeting in-person. Please note, we are following all local and State guidelines and are no longer  
requiring face coverings indoors. Please be advised that the Public Health Department is still strongly  
encouraging County staff and members of the public to mask and socially distance themselves in  
public areas.  
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If you have any questions or if you are participating in the hearing telephonically or electronically and  
need a disability-related modification or accommodation or have any issues attempting to access the  
hearing telephonically or electronically, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805)  
568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
Board Meeting Procedures  
The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body for the County of Santa Barbara. Persons are  
encouraged to attend and testify before the Board on any matter appearing on the agenda.  
Correspondence to the Board regarding items appearing on the agenda should be directed to the Clerk of  
the Board, 105 East Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara CA 93101. For information regarding  
the meetings of the Board of Supervisors including specific meeting times, or any special  
accommodations, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
Procedures for the conduct of the meetings of the Board of Supervisors can be found in Board  
Resolutions 09-368 (General) and 91-333 (Land Use).  
The schedule of the Board of Supervisors, meeting agendas, supplemental hearing materials and minutes  
of the Board meetings are available on the Internet at: www.countyofsb.org.  
Board Meetings are televised live on County of Santa Barbara TV channel 20. For information about  
obtaining a videotape of a public hearing or a schedule of CSBTV broadcasts please call (805)  
568-3427.  
Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication  
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and  
distributed by the Clerk of the Board to all or a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors less  
than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board Office, 105  
East Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara, CA, at the Office of the Board of Supervisors,  
Betteravia Government Center, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA and on the Internet at:  
http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx#current. Any written ex-parte communication subject to  
disclosure by members of the Board of Supervisors may be published online as an attachment to the  
corresponding item.  
Disclosure of Campaign Contributions  
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and  
not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or  
personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the  
Board member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an  
agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or  
opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item since January 1, 2023. Applicants, appellants,  
contractors, agents or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s  
decision on the agenda item who have made campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board  
member since January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject  
proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount and date of the campaign contribution and identify the  
recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior  
to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.  
Closed Session  
The Board of Supervisors conducts a Closed Session between 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. and at 8:00  
A.M. as necessary. Closed Sessions are not open to the public. Matters discussed during Closed Session  
include existing and pending litigation, personnel matters and real property negotiations. Actions taken  
by the Board during Closed Session will be announced during open session (Gov. Code Sections  
54957.1(a) & (b), Ralph M. Brown Act). Members of the public may address the Board on Closed  
Session Agenda items during the General Public Comment period. For information related to Closed  
Session announcements please contact County Counsel at (805) 568-2950.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
Disability Access  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County  
Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible.  
Accessible public parking is available behind the County Administration Building and in City Parking  
Lot #6 located at the corner of Anacapa Street and Anapamu Street.  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Maria is located at the Betteravia Government Center,  
511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible public  
parking is available at the Betteravia Government Center.  
American Sign Language interpreters, Spanish language interpretation and sound enhancement equipment  
may be arranged by contacting the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on Friday before the  
Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805)  
568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the May 9, 2023 Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
23-00001  
County 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.  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
23-00494  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Frontier California Inc. v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court  
case number 23CV00752.  
Christopher Anderson, et al. v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior  
Court case number 22CV01299.  
Robert Hample v. Civil Service Commission of Santa Barbara, et al., Santa Barbara County  
Superior Court case number 16CV02220.  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT / RE-APPOINTMENT  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957)  
County Counsel.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
Administrative Agenda  
All matters listed hereunder constitute a consent agenda, and will be acted upon by a single roll  
call vote of the Board. Matters listed on the Administrative Agenda will be read only on the  
request of a member of the Board or the public, in which event the matter shall be removed from  
the Administrative Agenda and considered as a separate item.  
Administrative Items  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
A-1)  
23-00474  
Consider recommendations regarding Authorization for Year End Transfers and Revisions of  
Appropriations, as follows:  
a) Direct the Auditor-Controller to compile and record the transfers and revisions of appropriations  
necessary to close the County’s accounting records for all County Funds effective for the Fiscal  
Year ending June 30, 2023; pending approval by your Board at the July 11, 2023 and July 18,  
2023 meetings, as well as the August 22, 2023 and August 29, 2023 meetings if necessary; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(c) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the  
creation of government funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific  
project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-2)  
23-00470  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Behavioral Wellness (BWell), Memorandum of  
Understanding (MOU) with Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority DBA  
CenCal Health regarding sharing the costs of residential care and partial hospitalization of common  
Medi-Cal Members with eating disorders for the Period of January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022,  
as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of BWell, or designee, to execute  
an MOU with Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority DBA CenCal Health,  
effective May 16, 2023, regarding sharing the costs of residential care and partial hospitalization of  
common Medi-Cal members with eating disorders for the period of January 1, 2022 through June  
30, 2022, resulting in a one-time payment of $100,279.00 from CenCal Health to BWell;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of BWell or designee the authority to make  
immaterial changes to the MOU without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the  
MOU, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and  
c) Determine that the above action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal  
activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a  
potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and 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  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
Section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
A-3)  
23-00400  
Consider recommendations regarding the Behavioral Wellness, Idea Engineering, Inc. Agreement  
for Fiscal Years (FY) 2022-2024, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Idea Engineering, Inc. for the development of countywide mental health and  
substance use stigma and discrimination reduction materials, a license to the “STAY” suicide  
prevention Turn-Key media campaign package, and research, development, and purchase of a  
media plan for the County for a total Maximum Contract Amount not to exceed $511,435.00 for  
the period of May 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to  
authorize use of County’s name or logo or any variation of such name or logo in any publicity,  
advertising or promotional materials required to provide services to County under the Agreement  
per Section 12 of the Agreement; suspend, delay, or interrupt services under the Agreement for  
convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement; and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per  
Section 26 of the Agreement, all without altering the Maximum Contract Amount and without  
requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to  
rescind this delegated authority at any time; and  
c) 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  
physical 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.  
A-4)  
23-00460  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of a Contractor on Payroll (COP) Agreement  
with Fred Berge, M.D., Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a COP Agreement with Fred Berge, M.D. to  
provide psychiatric services for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 for a Maximum  
Contract Amount not to exceed $141,294.40; 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  
physical 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-5)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00486  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 8 to the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with KPMG LLP to perform department financial, organizational and  
operational reviews, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 8 to the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with KPMG LLP, referenced as BC 19-212, to add services in the  
amount of $150,000.00, for the provision of a review of Department of Behavioral Wellness Crisis  
Services, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $3,646,340.00 for the period of May  
14, 2019 through December 31, 2023; 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  
physical 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.  
A-6)  
23-00491  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Services Agreement with Stalwart  
Clean and Sober Inc., Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2023, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor with Stalwart Clean and Sober Inc., (a local vendor), to: 1)  
Remove current Federal Award Tables and replace with updated Federal Award Tables to maintain  
compliance with Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) grant terms and Office of  
Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit  
Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200), 2) Remove and replace Exhibit B-2 for FY  
2022-2023, and 3) Increase the FY 2022-2023 contract maximum amount by $37,900.00, for a  
revised FY 2022-2023 contract maximum amount not to exceed $235,000.00 and a revised, total  
FY 2021-2023 contract maximum amount not to exceed $262,375.00, inclusive of $27,375.00 for  
FY 2021-2022 and $235,000.00 for FY 2022-2023, for the period April 11, 2022 through June  
30, 2023; and  
b) Determine that the above action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal  
activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a  
potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-7)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00475  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the approval and execution of a Third Amendment to the  
Subrecipient Agreement with United Way of Santa Barbara County to administer Santa Barbara  
County’s direct allocation of U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA 2) funds, as  
follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement,  
with United Way of Santa Barbara County to add funding in the amount of $348,420.44, in third  
round reallocation American Rescue Plan ERA 2 funds for continued administration and  
implementation 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 environment.  
A-8)  
23-00477  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the approval of a contract for environmental rehabilitation at  
former encampment sites in Santa Barbara County, using California encampment resolution funding  
for interim housing, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a service contract with Channel Islands Restoration  
(contractor) in the amount of $150,000.00. This contract will provide environmental rehabilitation at  
former encampment sites throughout the County for a period of approximately fifteen (15) months  
beginning May 16, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024; and  
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15308, finding that the project is action taken by a regulatory agency, as  
authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or  
protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of  
the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-9)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00483  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with outside  
counsel Meyers Nave, related to Solid Waste Services and Contracting, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Authorize County Counsel, or her designee, to execute an Agreement for Professional Legal  
Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Meyers Nave for a total not to exceed amount  
of $150,000.00 and term ending June 30, 2025 for legal advice and representation related to solid  
waste services and contracting, in a form substantially similar to the County’s standard Agreement  
for Professional Legal Services and with concurrence from Public Works, Auditor-Controller, and  
Risk Management, or their designees; 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.  
A-10)  
A-11)  
23-00487  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0008828; 0008829; 0008831; 0008833; and 0008836.  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
23-00480  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Re-Ratification and update to the Proclamation of Local  
Emergency Caused by the January 2023 Storm and Subsequent 2023 Winter Storms, Last Action  
March 21, 2023, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution re-ratifying and updating the Proclamation of Local Emergency caused by the  
January 2023 Storm and Subsequent 2023 Winter Storms in Santa Barbara County pursuant to  
Government Code Section 8630;  
b) Receive an update on the Winter 2023 Storms and their impacts;  
c) Direct the Office of Emergency Management to return every sixty (60) days for ratification of the  
Emergency until such a time that conditions dictate otherwise; and  
d) Determine that these actions are exempt from the provisions of California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15061(b)(3) and 15269.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-12)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00459  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Hedges House of Hope Kitchen Renovation, Project No.  
20060 and award a construction contract for kitchen renovations, Second District, as follows: (4/5  
Vote Required)  
a) Approve the plans and specifications for construction of the County of Santa Barbara Hedges  
House of Hope Kitchen Renovation on file in the General Services Capital Projects Division office;  
b) Approve and direct the Chair to execute the Construction Contract in the base amount of  
$1,425,728.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Quincon Inc., 200 South 13th Street, Suite 101,  
Grover Beach, CA 93433 (Construction Contract), subject to the provisions of the documents and  
certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the Project and as required by  
California Law;  
c) Authorize the Director of General Services or designee to approve change orders in an amount  
not to exceed $83,786.40 for the construction of County Project No. 20060 as authorized under  
California Public Contract Code Section 20142;  
d) Approve offsetting funding adjustments to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Hedges  
House of Hope Kitchen Renovation Project and HomeKey match services;  
e) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008826 to use ARPA funds in the amount of  
$1,559,700.00, release of Fund 002, Department 12; and  
f) Determine the Class 1 project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301, subdivision (d) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the  
proposed project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or  
minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or  
topographical features, and includes Restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged  
structures, facilities, or mechanical equipment to meet current standards of public health and safety,  
unless it is determined that the damage was substantial and resulted from an environmental hazard  
such as earthquake, landslide, or flood; and direct Staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-13)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00463  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding multi-department Master Service Agreements (MSAs), as  
follows:  
a) Approve, and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and  
administer, the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 MSAs with the vendors, and in the amounts, set forth in the  
MSA Listing - May 16, 2023 for the services specified in the respective Statement(s) of Work to  
such MSAs; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” and are exempt from California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines  
because they are organization or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct  
or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
A-14)  
23-00458  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors (BOS) Audio  
Visual Upgrades, Project No. 8798, First and Fourth Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Santa Barbara County BOS Audio-Visual Upgrades  
on file in the General services Capital Projects office;  
b) Award, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract in the base amount  
of $2,205,548.64 to the lowest responsible bidder, Key Code Media, Inc., 270 S. Flower St.,  
Burbank, CA 91502, subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set forth in the  
plans and specifications applicable to the project and as required by California Law;  
c) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders in an aggregate amount not  
to exceed 10% or $122,777.43 as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section  
20142;  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008842; and  
e) Determine that the proposed actions are exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301, subdivision (a) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the project  
is a minor alteration to a public structure involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former  
use, and direct staff to file Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-15)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00464  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Local Vendor and Vendor Outreach Program and  
Procurement Division Update, as follows:  
a) Receive and file an update on the County’s Local Vendor Program, Vendor Outreach, and other  
Procurement Division initiatives; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) and (5), finding that the action consists of continuing administrative  
or maintenance activities, such as purchases for supplies and general policy and procedure making  
and organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect  
physical changes in the environment.  
A-16)  
23-00467  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Executive Information Technology Council (EITC),  
revised charter, as follows:  
a) Approve the EITC revised charter;  
b) Approve the EITC-recommended policy and standards; and  
c) 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.  
A-17)  
23-00469  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Services of Independent  
Contractor with Michael (Mike) Merheb, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Mike Merheb for information technology consulting services for a total amount not  
to exceed $225,000.00, for the period beginning May 22, 2023 through June 30, 2023, inclusive of  
$200,000.00 under Purchase Order CN1166, but which otherwise cancels, nullifies, and  
supersedes Purchase Oder CN1166; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other  
government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may  
result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the  
CEQA Guidelines.  
A-18)  
23-00465  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
Consider recommendations regarding Minor Revisions to the Memorandum of Understanding  
between the County and Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 620, as follows:  
a) Effective May 15, 2023, approves the Memorandum of Understanding between the County and  
the SEIU Local 620; and  
b) Determine, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4), that the above action is a 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, and therefore is not a project subject to environmental review.  
A-19)  
23-00462  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a report on Case No. 23EMP-00003: Botanic Garden  
Bridge Repair Emergency Permit, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Mission Canyon Community Plan  
area, First District, as follows:  
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00003, approved by the  
Director of Planning and Development on March 1, 2023, which authorized the replacement of  
components of an existing bridge over Mission Dam; and  
b) Determine that receiving and filing the report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as it is an administrative government activity  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-20)  
23-00455  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Health Resources and Services Administration Grant for  
Expanding COVID-19 Vaccinations, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to accept and receive  
supplemental funding for the County’s Federally Qualified Health Centers and Community Health  
Division through the Health Resources and Services Administration Grant Award  
H8GCS47555‐01‐00 from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Grants for New and Expanded  
Services Under the Health Center Program as funded through the Paycheck Protection Program  
and Health Care Enhancement Act for the period of December 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023 in  
the amount of $265,765.00;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008797 in the amount of $265,765.00 to establish  
appropriations for $265,765.00 of unanticipated revenue from the Federal Government for Health  
Resources and Administration supplemental funding to increase Salaries and Benefits ($84,059.00)  
Services and Supplies ($178,616.00) and Other Costs ($3,090.00) for FY 2022-2023 in the  
County’s financial system; and  
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” with the meaning of the California  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is exempt per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since  
the recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any  
specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-21)  
23-00456  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding additions and certification of total miles in the County  
Maintained Road System, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution accepting new roadway sections in unincorporated areas of Tree Farm Lane  
and Merida Drive in the Second District, El Capitan Ranch Road in the Third District, and Sage  
Crest Drive in the Fourth District into the County Maintained Road System;  
b) Adopt a Resolution certifying the total mileage included in the County Maintained Road System;  
and  
c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(5) (Organizational or  
administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment).  
A-22)  
23-00457  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the State Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account List  
of Projects, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution establishing a list of projects for FY 2023-2024 funded by the State’s Road  
Repair and Accountability Act of 2017; and  
b) Find that the State Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account List of Projects for FY  
2023-2024 is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15301(c) (as the proposed project(s)  
consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private  
structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no  
expansion of use beyond that previously existing, including but not limited to existing highways and  
streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities), and approve the filing  
of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-23)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00484  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to an Agreement with Laurel Labor Services,  
Inc. of Santa Maria to provide on-call casual labor, First, Second and Third Districts, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement BC21246  
with Laurel Labor Services, Inc. (a local vendor) for services to provide on call casual labor at  
County operated Resource Recovery and Waste Management facilities, extending the term from  
March 20, 2023 to June 30, 2025, and increasing the contract amount from $600,000.00 to  
$2,057,100.00; and  
b) Determine that the amended contract is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
pursuant to 14 CCR 15301 for maintenance of existing facilities and that the Notice of Exemption  
dated February 3, 2022 and posted on April 19, 2022 is applicable for the amended contract.  
A-24)  
23-00466  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Actions from the Impacts of Flooding and Storms and the Continuation of Emergency Actions, as  
follows: (4/5 vote required)  
Acting as Board of Supervisors and the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation  
District:  
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken  
pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to emergency  
operations responding to flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the  
recent storm events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit  
delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;  
b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works  
Director;  
c) Direct staff to return to the Board every 14 days to allow the Board to review the emergency  
action and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until  
the actions are terminated;  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
d) Determine that these emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the  
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15269(c) on January 24, 2023. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on January  
24, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption;  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
Acting as the Board of Supervisors:  
e) Determine that these emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the  
provisions of the CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(d) on February 7,  
2023. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on February 7, 2023, and the proposed action  
is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.  
A-25)  
23-00217  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding Laguna County Sanitation District Ordinance relative to  
service charges, connection charges, and trunk sewer fees and a Resolution relative to the collection  
of service charges on the tax roll; Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance Amending Ordinance Nos. 3130 and  
4142 to change the annual service charge, connection charge, and the Dutard-Solomon and Bradley  
Solomon trunk sewer fees;  
b) Consider the adoption of a Resolution authorizing the collection of said charges on the tax roll;  
and  
c) Determine that the above actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15273(a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of the State CEQA Guidelines because  
they are modifications of service charges, connection charges, and trunk line fees for the purposes of  
meeting operating and capital expenses, as well as for meeting financial reserve needs required to  
maintain services within this existing service area, and the modifications in charges and fees are not  
for the construction of capital projects for the expansion of the service system and approve the filing  
of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-26)  
23-00485  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER  
AGENCY  
Consider recommendations regarding the Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Agreement  
with Carollo Engineers, Inc. for Indirect Potable Reuse Study, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County Water Agency:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to a professional services  
agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc. to extend the contract end date to December 31, 2023; 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 Section 15378(b)(5), in that it is a government  
administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.  
A-27)  
23-00471  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
Consider recommendations regarding an amendment for software support and maintenance with  
Tri-Tech Software Systems, a Central Square Technologies company, for Computer Aided  
Dispatch System, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a fifteenth amendment to the agreement with  
TriTech Software Systems, a Central Square Technologies company, dated June 27, 2006, that  
extends the annual maintenance agreement for the Computer Aided Dispatch System through March  
31, 2024, at the cost of $207,417.38;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee, to execute the Renewal of Software  
Support Agreement to extend the term to March 31, 2024, and to add an additional 22 Field Ops  
Subscriptions for an annual subscription amount of $2,640.00;  
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee, to execute Quote Q-127619 for the  
addition of 22 Field Ops Subscriptions; and  
d) 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.  
A-28)  
23-00490  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement with Aramark  
Correctional Services, LLC for meal services at correctional facilities, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve, authorize, and ratify the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with  
Aramark Correctional Services, LLC, (not a local vendor), in the amount of $854,092.00 for price  
adjustments of food products served in the County of Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office correctional  
facilities for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,455,090.00; and  
b) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that they are  
government administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the  
environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-29)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00468  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Child Abuse  
Listening Mediation (CALM) for Evidence Based Parent Education, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement  
with CALM, Inc. (local vendor), to provide Evidence Based Parent Education for the period of July  
1, 2021 through June 30, 2025; and  
b) 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.  
A-30)  
A-31)  
A-32)  
23-00472  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Approve the appointment of Kathy Scroggs, CPA, Public Member to the Treasury Oversight  
Committee pursuant to Government Code Section 27132.  
23-00473  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Accept for filing the Fiscal Year 2022 - 2023 Third Quarter (January through March 2023) report  
on the Treasurer’s Investment Pool, pursuant to Government Code Section 53646(b).  
23-00481  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Consider recommendations regarding Temporary Transfers to cover cash flow deficits occurring  
from July 1, 2023 through April 24, 2024, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution “In the Matter of Authorizing the County Treasurer to Make Temporary  
Transfers to Political Subdivisions Whose Funds are in Custody and are Paid Out Solely Through  
the Treasurer’s Office for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024”; 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 Section  
15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-33)  
23-00482  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the appointment of Denise El Amin to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending  
January 1, 2024, Third District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
Hearing Requests  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
A-34)  
23-00454  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024  
Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara and Recommended Budget for the County  
of Santa Barbara as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment  
Agency, as follows:  
Acting concurrently as the Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District,  
Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Laguna County Sanitation  
District, Santa Barbara County Water Agency and other special districts under the supervision and  
control of the Board of Supervisors:  
a) Set a hearing for the FY 2023-2024 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara,  
which includes the County’s General Operational Budget as well as budgets of special districts  
governed by the Board of Supervisors, to begin Friday, June 16, 2023 and continue, if necessary,  
on Tuesday, June 20, 2023;  
b) Direct the publication of the Recommended Budget for the purpose of conducting a budget  
hearing pursuant to Cal. Gov. Code Section 29064(c);  
c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378  
that the above fiscal activities are not a project under CEQA;  
Acting as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency:  
d) Set a hearing for the FY 2023-2024 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as  
Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency to begin Friday,  
June 16, 2023 and continue, if necessary, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023;  
e) Direct the publication of the Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as  
Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency for the purpose  
of conducting a budget hearing pursuant to California Government Code Section 29064(c); and  
f) Determine pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 that the above fiscal activities are not a  
project under CEQA.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-35)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00461  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Flood Benefit Assessment Program for  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 as follows:  
(Set a hearing for June 6, 2023. Time estimate: 10 minutes)  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Consider the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance amending Ordinance 3150, the Flood  
Control Benefit Assessment Ordinance, Relating to Benefit Assessments for Flood Control Services  
imposing a Flood Control Benefit Assessments for FY 2023-2024;  
b) Read the title of Ordinance and waive further reading;  
c) Receive and file a Report regarding Flood Control Benefit Assessment for FY 2023-2024; and  
d) Continue to the June 27, 2023 hearing on the administrative agenda to consider  
recommendations, as follows:  
i) Make a determination upon each assessment described in the Report filed by the Board at the  
June 6, 2023 meeting and direct staff to record the Report;  
ii) Adopt a Resolution confirming Flood Control Benefit Assessment for FY 2023-2024 and direct  
staff to record the Resolution;  
iii) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Ordinance 3150, the Flood  
Control Benefit Assessment Ordinance, Relating to Benefit Assessments for Flood Control Services  
imposing Flood Control Benefit Assessments for FY 2023-2024 (Ordinance introduced on June 6,  
2023); and  
iv) Find that the assessment revenue will be used for meeting operating expenses, including  
employee wage rates and fringe benefits, purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment, or materials,  
meeting financial reserve needs and requirements and obtaining funds for capital projects necessary  
to maintain service within existing service areas; and that the recalculation and imposition of the  
annual Flood Control Benefit Assessment are therefore exempt from California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(1, 2, 3, and 4); and  
direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the Clerk of the Board.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-36)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00453  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding Resolutions to Establish Solid Waste Tipping  
Fees, Collection Rates, and Parcel Fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for June 6, 2023. Time estimate: 15 minutes)  
a) Adopt a Resolution, effective July 1, 2023, setting the fee schedules for solid waste handling and  
disposal at County facilities for FY 2023-2024;  
b) Adopt a Resolution, effective July 1, 2023, setting the Parcel Fee Schedule for the Cuyama  
Valley for FY 2023-2024;  
c) Adopt a Resolution, effective July 1, 2023, setting the rate schedules for solid waste collection  
rates in the unincorporated areas in Zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 for FY 2023-2024; and  
d) Find that the proposed recommendation does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b) (5), because it  
consists of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-37)  
A-38)  
23-00476  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the 2022-2023 Dos Pueblos Mock Trial Team.  
23-00478  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of May 2023 as Asian American and Pacific Islander  
Heritage Month in Santa Barbara County.  
A-39)  
23-00479  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of May 13, 2023 through May 20, 2023 as National  
Peace Officer’s Week in Santa Barbara County.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-40)  
23-00495  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the appointment of Randall Sharer to the Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District,  
Division 7, term ending December 6, 2024.  
ADDENDUM  
Board of Supervisors  
Item A-41) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-41)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00496  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Approve the appointment of Brian Caird to the Agricultural Advisory Committee, term ending  
December 31, 2026, Second District.  
Item A-42) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:  
A-42)  
23-00497  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Approve the reappointment of Dave Davis to the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District Board  
of Directors, term ending May 21, 2027, Second District.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00002  
Public 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) (23-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
23-00447  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Ordinance amendments (Case No.  
23ORD-00000-00001) which would amend the County Land Use and Development Code  
(LUDC) to extend the expiration date for the Temporary Development Standard Suspension  
Ordinance to October 31, 2024 or when the COVID-19 provisions are terminated earlier by  
Ordinance amendment to support economic recovery, as follows: (EST. TIME: 10 MIN.)  
a) Make the findings for approval of the LUDC Ordinance Amendment, including California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
b) Determine the Ordinance amendments are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15061(b)(3), 15301, 15303, and 15305; and  
c) Adopt the Ordinance amending Section 35-1, the Santa Barbara County LUDC, of Chapter 35,  
Zoning, of the County Code.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
2)  
23-00448  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding amendments to the Cannabis Business Licensing  
Fee Ordinance, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending and superseding Ordinance  
5041, “An Ordinance Establishing the Cannabis Business License Fee”;  
b) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; and  
c) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of June 6, 2023 to consider recommendations, as  
follows:  
i) Consider adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending and superseding Ordinance No.  
5041, “An Ordinance Establishing the Cannabis Business License Fee”; 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)  
(17EIR-00000-00003, State Clearinghouse No. 2017071016) adequately describes this activity  
for the purposes of CEQA; and  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
2) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a), after considering the PEIR certified by the  
Board of Supervisors on February 6, 2018, that no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is  
required because: i) no substantial changes are proposed which require major revisions of the PEIR  
due to the involvement of new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase in the  
severity of previously identified significant effects; ii) no substantial changes have occurred with  
respect to the circumstances under which the Ordinance is undertaken which require major revisions  
of the PEIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase  
in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and iii) no new information of substantial  
importance concerning the ordinance’s significant effects or mitigation measures, which was not  
known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time that the  
PEIR was certified, has been received that shows any of the elements of CEQA Guidelines Section  
15162(a)(3) apply.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
3)  
23-00452  
COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of  
the Santa Barbara County Counsel Department, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report on KPMG’s Operational and Performance Review of the Santa  
Barbara County Office of County Counsel;  
b) Provide direction as appropriate; and  
c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as it consists of general  
policy and procedure making.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
4)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00451  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of  
the Santa Barbara County Department of Community Services, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report on KPMG’s Operational and Performance Review of the Santa  
Barbara County Department of Community Services;  
b) Provide direction as appropriate; and  
c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as it consists of general  
policy and procedure making.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
5)  
23-00449  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of  
the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report on KPMG’s Operational and Performance Review of the Santa  
Barbara County Public Health Department;  
b) Provide direction as appropriate; and  
c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as it consists of general  
policy and procedure making.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
6)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00450  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Public Safety  
Realignment Plan, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive a presentation on the FY 2023-2024 Public Safety Realignment Plan;  
b) Accept the Santa Barbara County FY 2023-2024 Public Safety Realignment Plan developed by  
the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) and approved by the Executive Committee of the  
CCP;  
c) Determine that the acceptance of the FY 2023-2024 Public Safety Realignment Plan 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 a 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; and  
d) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the CEQA,  
pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that they are government administrative activities that will not  
result in direct or indirect changes to the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
7)  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
23-00492  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE, GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding direction on design of renovations at the Santa  
Barbara Main Jail (Second District) and possible construction at the Northern Branch Jail (Fifth  
District), Project No. 20041, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Receive and file a report on conceptual options for renovations at the Main Jail and new  
construction at the Northern Branch Jail;  
b) Regarding the Main Jail, direct staff to proceed with a minimized renovation plan that addresses  
the Inmate Reception Center, makes Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements, and  
eliminates use of other beds, as detailed in the report;  
c) Regarding the Northern Branch Jail:  
i) Direct staff to proceed with obtaining designs for Option 1 (new construction of one pod for a  
total jail system of 728 beds) and prior to final design, return to the Board with targeted diversion  
strategies to addresses jail population management, sustainable jail staffing, and identified savings or  
other revenues to fund the strategies; or  
ii) Direct staff to proceed with obtaining designs for Option 1.5 (new construction of 1.5 pods for a  
total jail system of 859 beds); or  
iii) Direct staff to proceed with obtaining designs for Option 2 (new construction of 2 pods for a  
total jail system of 984 beds);  
d) Provide other direction as appropriate; and  
e) Find that these actions are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 as a feasibility and planning study  
for possible future actions that have not been approved, adopted, or funded, and direct staff to file a  
notice of exemption on that basis.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
ADDENDUM  
Departmental Item No. 8) is amended, as follows:  
8)  
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COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, GENERAL SERVICES  
DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the approval of a Ground Lease and  
Development Agreement for the establishment of the DignityMoves La Posada LLC  
(DignityMoves) Project (Project) on County-owned property at 4500 Hollister Ave, Santa  
Barbara, CA, APNs 061-040-012, 061-040-024, Second District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20  
MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation on the DignityMoves Project;  
b) Authorize the General Services Director, or his designee, to execute a Ground Lease Agreement  
with DignityMoves for the use of County-owned property located at 4500 Hollister Ave., Santa  
Barbara, CA, APNs 061-040-012 and 061-040-024 (Property) for the La Posada Project, in a  
form substantially similar to the Lease Agreement, with concurrence from County Counsel, or her  
designee, Auditor-Controller, or her designee, and the Risk Manager, or his designee;  
c) Authorize the General Services Director, or his designee, to execute a Development Management  
Agreement with DignityMoves for the development of the Property for the Project, for the  
placement of modular units and facilities in a form substantially similar to the Development  
Agreement, with concurrence from County Counsel, or her designee, Auditor-Controller, or her  
designee, and the Risk Manager, or his designee;  
d) Authorize the Community Services Director, or his designee, to execute a Subrecipient  
agreement with DignityMoves, using California Encampment Resolution Funding (CERF) funds for a  
total contract maximum amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00, to purchase up to 90 modular units  
for interim housing, to be purchased by June 7, 2023, subject to annual appropriations and budget  
approval, in a form substantially similar to the Subrecipient Agreement, with concurrence from  
County Counsel, or her designee, Auditor-Controller, or her designee, and the Risk Manager, or his  
designee;  
e) Authorize the General Services Director, or his designee, to execute a Temporary Right of Entry  
Agreement (TROE) between the County of Santa Barbara and DignityMoves to store and stage  
materials and equipment on the Property and for the purposes of ingress and egress to and from the  
premises in a form substantially similar to the TROE, with concurrence from County Counsel, or her  
designee, Auditor-Controller, or her designee, and the Risk Manager, or his designee; and  
f) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to: CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c); and finding that the actions  
consist of specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency; Government Code  
Section 8698.4, finding that the County has declared a shelter crisis and the action includes leasing  
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Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
of County-owned land for a homeless shelter and financial assistance; and direct staff to file a  
Notice of Exemption on these bases.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JUNE 2023 PROJECTED CALENDAR  
The items below are projected to be placed on a Board of Supervisors agenda next month  
and are subject to change. Therefore, these are 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.  
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Public Safety Radio Network Update  
General Services/Information Technology  
Contact: Chris Chirgwin - cchirgwin@countyofsb.org  
Capital Improvement Program  
General Services  
Contact: Kirk Lagerquist - klagerquist@countyofsb.org  
Solid Waste Tipping Fees, Collection Rates and Parcel Fees  
Public Works  
Contact: Jeannette Gonzales-Knight - jgonzal@countyofsb.org  
Flood Control Benefit Assessment Program FY 2023-2024  
Public Works  
Contact: Walter Rubalcava - wrubalc@cosbpw.net  
Ordinance Amending the PW Subdivision Map and Document Review Fee Schedule -  
Surveyor Division  
Public Works  
Contact: Aleksandar Jevremovic - ajevrem@co.santa-barbara.ca.us  
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Proposed Fee Ordinances for the Public Works Transportation Division  
Public Works  
Contact: Chris Sneddon - csneddo@co.santa-barbara.ca.us  
Annual TRUTH Act Report and Community Forum  
Sheriff  
Contact: Jarrett Morris - jam3768@sbsheriff.org  
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Budget Hearings  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 16, 2023  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Paul Clementi - pClementi@co.santa-barbara.ca.us  
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Draft Climate Action Plan  
Community Services Department  
Contact: Ashley Watkins - awatkins@co.santa-barbara.ca.us  
Overview and Update on FPPC Regulation Changes to Levine Act (SB1439)  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Nancy Anderson - nanderson@countyofsb.org  
Adjourned at 5:40 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, June 6, 2023  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor  
Santa Barbara  
Challenges  
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COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE  
ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN  
CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC  
HEARING.  
Announcements  
The meeting of Tuesday, May 16, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 5:00 PM and  
on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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