County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Roy Lee  
Second District - Laura Capps, Chair  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Vice Chair  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, October 21, 2025  
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  
October 21, 2025  
25-00920  
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation  
as well as remote participation until further notice.  
Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration Building,  
Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara or  
the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room  
located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria.  
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
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.  
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Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication  
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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:  
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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 within the preceding 12 months. 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 within the preceding 12 months, 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  
October 21, 2025  
Disability Access and Accommodation Requests  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County  
Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. 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. Public access to the County  
Administration Building is available through the Anacapa Street entrance.  
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.  
Spanish interpreters, American Sign Language interpreters, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)  
requests, sound enhancement equipment, or other accommodations may be arranged by contacting the  
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before the Board meeting. For information  
about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or at  
sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convene to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the October 14, 2025 Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
25-00001  
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.  
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.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-1)  
A-2)  
25-00905  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Adopt a Resolution honoring the 25th Anniversary of Adelante Charter School.  
Administrative Items  
25-00904  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Bulk Citrus Regulatory Program  
Agreement No. 25-0251-031-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture  
(CDFA), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute an Agreement  
with the CDFA to receive reimbursement for services related to the ACP Bulk Citrus Program in  
the County of Santa Barbara for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 in the  
amount of $11,997.81; and  
b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities  
and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines section 15378(b)(4).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-3)  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
25-00907  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010832 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision  
Request No. 0010845 (4/5 Vote Required).  
A-4)  
25-00908  
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Animal Services Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY)  
2024-2025, as follows:  
a) Accept and file the FY 2024-2025 Annual Report summarizing operational levels of Santa  
Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) and highlighting the accomplishments of those engaged  
in the support of animals and people across the county; and  
b) Determine that the recommended action is not a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is exempt per CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5),  
because the recommended action consists of organizational or administrative activities of  
governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
A-5)  
25-00899  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Rate Structure and Parking  
Resolution, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution establishing EV fees relating to public use of electric vehicle service  
equipment (EVSE) in Countywide parking lots; and  
b) Determine that the adoption of the Resolution is statutorily exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21080(b)(8) of the California Public  
Resources Code and CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(1), (2), (3) and (4).  
A-6)  
A-7)  
25-00874  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Receive and file the ITAM-0551 Artificial Intelligence Policy approved by the Executive  
Information Technology Council (EITC) on September 24, 2025.  
25-00900  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Famcon Pipe and Supply Rezone (23RZN-00001), as  
follows:  
a) Make the required findings for approval of the Rezone Ordinance (Case No. 23RZN-00001);  
b) Adopt an Ordinance to approve a Rezone (Case No. 23RZN-00001) amending the Santa  
Barbara County Zoning Map of the County Land Use and Development Code to change  
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 107-150-021 and 107-150-022 from Highway Commercial (CH) to  
General Commercial (C-3); and  
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Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
c) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the Famcon Pipe and Supply Rezone, no substantial  
changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the Famcon Pipe and Supply  
Rezone is undertaken, and no new circumstances or information of substantial importance has come  
to light regarding the environmental effects of the Famcon Pipe and Supply Rezone, and therefore  
the proposed action is within the scope of the Final Mitigated Declaration (Case No.  
24NGD-00011) adopted by the Board of Supervisors, on August 26, 2025, and on file with the  
Clerk of the Board.  
A-8)  
25-00903  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a report on Case No. 25EMP-00004: Alta Community  
Investment XI Demolition Emergency Permit, 6757 Del Playa Drive, Isla Vista, Third District, as  
follows:  
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 25EMP-00004, approved by the  
Director of Planning and Development on August 20, 2025, which authorized demolition of a  
two-story residential duplex deemed unsafe due to active bluff erosion; and  
b) Determine that receiving and filing this 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-9)  
25-00909  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the CASMALIA 4, LLC Agricultural Replacement Contract,  
Casmalia area, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve No. 24AGP-00014 consisting of 515.82 acres  
located at Black Road in the Casmalia area (APNs 113-270-013, 113-270-018, 113-270-019,  
and 113-280-010);  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract No.  
24AGP-00014;  
c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and  
d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative activity of the County that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a “project” as defined for  
purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-10)  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
25-00910  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Chevron USA, Inc. County-Initiated Nonrenewal of  
Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 70-AP-062, Casmalia Area, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Receive and consider the Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee (APAC) recommendation  
of nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve Contract 70-AP-062 due to noncompliance with the  
Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves and Farmland Security Zones, Rule 6-2 [Transfer of  
Ownership of Contracted Land];  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Notice of Nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve  
Contract 70-AP-062;  
c) Direct Planning and Development (P&D) to serve the Notice of Nonrenewal, and direct the  
Clerk of the Board to record and distribute copies of the Notice of Nonrenewal as specified in the  
Board Agenda Letter; and  
d) Determine that the actions above are government administrative activities that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are therefore not projects under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
A-11)  
25-00911  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Ballard Ranch LLC County-Initiated Notice of  
Nonrenewal of Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 16-AP-018, Solvang Area, Third District, as  
follows:  
a) Receive and consider the Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee (APAC) recommendation  
of nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 16-AP-018 due to noncompliance with the  
Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves and Farmland Security Zones, specifically Uniform Rule  
1-2.3, Commercial Production and Reporting Requirements;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Notice of Nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve  
Contract No. 16-AP-018;  
c) Direct Planning and Development to serve the Notice of Nonrenewal, and direct the Clerk of the  
Board to record and distribute copies of the Notice of Nonrenewal as specified in the Board  
Agenda Letter; and  
d) Determine that the actions above are government administrative activities that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are therefore not projects under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-12)  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
25-00912  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Ballard Ranch LLC County-Initiated Notice of Nonrenewal  
of Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 16-AP-017, Solvang Area, Third District, as follows:  
a) Receive and consider the Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee (APAC) recommendation  
of nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 16-AP-017 due to noncompliance with the  
Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves and Farmland Security Zones, specifically Uniform Rule  
2-3.2 Principal Boarding and Breeding;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Notice of Nonrenewal for Agricultural Preserve  
Contract No. 16-AP-017;  
c) Direct Planning and Development to serve the Notice of Nonrenewal, and direct the Clerk of the  
Board to record and distribute copies of the Notice of Nonrenewal as specified in the Board  
Agenda Letter; and  
d) Determine that the actions above are government administrative activities that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are therefore not projects under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
A-13)  
25-00913  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services with  
Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for Utility Scale Solar Amendments Project, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Contract Amendment No. 1 to Contract No.  
BC24216 with ESA to provide professional services in the preparation of Utility-Scale Solar  
Amendments, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, to modify the  
scope of work to include two additional sections to the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report  
(EIR), adjusting the total contract amount by $49,151.00, for a total amount not to exceed  
$552,136.00; and  
b) Determine that the Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor  
and the Board of Supervisors’ actions are not a project and, therefore, are exempt from CEQA  
pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-14)  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
25-00901  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the initiation of annexation to Laguna County Sanitation  
District of parcels owned by Santa Maria Public Airport District, County of Santa Barbara, and  
City of Santa Maria, Fourth District, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Adopt a Resolution initiating proceedings to annex territory known as APNs 111-231-004,  
111-231-008, 111-231-009, 111-231-010, 111-231-011, 111-231-018, 111-231-019, and  
111-391-022 to the Laguna County Sanitation District; and  
b) Determine that the adoption of a Resolution to initiate annexation is not a project that is subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State  
CEQA Guidelines, CCR Section 15378 (b)(5), finding that the action consists of administrative  
activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-15)  
25-00915  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER  
AGENCY  
Consider recommendations regarding the Annual Groundwater Basins Summary Report, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:  
a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County 2025 Groundwater Basins Summary Report; and  
b) Determine that the Santa Barbara County 2025 Groundwater Basins Summary Report is not  
subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines  
Sections 15378(b) (5), as it is an administrative action that will not result in direct or indirect  
changes to the environment, and 15306 as information collection which does not result in serious or  
major disturbance to an environmental resource.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-16)  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
25-00916  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Request for Waiver of Competitive Bidding of Van Dyk  
Recycling Solutions Equipment for the ReSource Center; Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to waive competitive bidding requirements per County  
Code Section 2-39(c) to procure proprietary waste processing equipment from Van Dyk Recycling  
Solutions, in an amount not to exceed to $753,652.65 through June 30, 2026;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No.0010826 increasing appropriations in Capital Assets in  
the amount of $62,000.00 in the Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management  
Division’s Enterprise Fund for the current Fiscal Year of 2025-2026, which is funded by the release  
of Retained Earnings; and  
c) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15162, no substantial changes are proposed , no substantial changes in circumstances have  
occurred, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental effects of the  
project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures have occurred, and therefore, the  
recommended action is within the scope of the prior environmental review documents for this  
project, the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (12EIR-00000-000020) SCH  
#2012041068 and Subsequent EIR Revision Letter and Errata dated May 27, 2016 certified by the  
County of Santa Barbara on July 12, 2016, Final Subsequent EIR Addendum dated August 11,  
2017 (revised October 26, 2017) certified by the County of Santa Barbara on November 14, 2017  
and no new environmental document shall be prepared for this project.  
A-17)  
25-00906  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM  
Approve the certification of the election results dated October 1, 2025, for the Santa Barbara  
County Employees’ Retirement System (SBCERS) Board of Retirement, including the election of  
Michael T. Daly as the General Second Member, Julius Abanise as the General Third Member, and  
Paul Uhl and Frederick Tan as the Safety Seventh Member and Alternate Safety Seventh Member,  
respectively.  
A-18)  
25-00902  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution for authorization to apply for and accept State  
funding for Transitional Housing Program - Round 7 and Housing Navigation and Maintenance  
Program - Round 4, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution regarding the State of California, Department of Housing and Community  
Development Transitional Housing Program Round 7 and Housing Navigation and Maintenance  
Program Round 4 funds including the application for and acceptance of the Transitional Housing  
Program and Housing Navigation and Maintenance Funds; and  
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b) Determine that the approval of the recommended action is not subject to the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b) (5), since the  
recommended action is a government administrative activity which does not involve commitment to  
any specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-19)  
25-00922  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Consider recommendations regarding a loan of $300,000.00 from the Isla Vista In-Lieu Parking  
Fee Program to fund startup costs for the Isla Vista Community Services District’s parking  
compliance program in Isla Vista, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Memorandum of Understanding for a Parking  
Compliance Program in Isla Vista;  
b) Adopt a Resolution Approving a Loan for the Isla Vista Community Services District’s Parking  
Compliance Program;  
c) Approve and Authorize the Chair to execute the Loan Agreement between the County of Santa  
Barbara and the Isla Vista Community Services District;  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010714 to establish appropriations of $300,000.00 in  
the Planning and Development Department’s Isla Vista In-Lieu Parking Fee Fund for a loan to the  
Isla Vista Community Services District to establish a Parking Compliance Program;  
e) Find that the Isla Vista Community Services District’s Parking Compliance Program serves  
important public purposes of improving parking conditions and public safety in the community of Isla  
Vista; and  
f) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are not a project under  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
25-00919  
Hearing Requests  
A-20)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) and  
Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) appeals of the Planning Commission’s October 30, 2024  
approval of the Change of Ownership, Change of Guarantor, and Change of Operator for the Santa  
Ynez Unit (SYU), Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company (POPCO) Gas Plant, and Las Flores  
Pipeline System Final Development Plan (FDP) Permits, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for November 4, 2025. Time estimate: 3 hours)  
a) Deny the appeals, Case Nos. 24APL-00025 and 24APL-00026;  
b) Make the required findings for approval of the Change of Owner, Operator, and Guarantor for  
the respective SYU, POPCO Gas Plant, and Las Flores Pipeline System FDP Permits, including  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Determine the requests are not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5); and  
d) Grant de novo approval of the Change of Owner, Operator, and Guarantor for the respective  
SYU, POPCO Gas Plant, and Las Flores Pipeline System FDP Permits, subject to the Conditions  
of Approval; or  
e) Alternatively, the Board could provide other direction to staff to prepare findings to reverse or  
modify the Planning Commission’s approval.  
A-21)  
25-00918  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the adoption of a proposed Transportation  
Impact Mitigation Fee Ordinance for the Public Works Department services, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for November 18, 2025. Time estimate: 45 minutes)  
a) Approve the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance updating transportation impact mitigation  
fees for the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department, pertaining to the Goleta and Orcutt  
Planning Areas;  
b) Read the title of the Ordinance into the record and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full;  
c) Set a hearing for the Administrative Agenda of December 9, 2025 to consider the adoption  
(second reading) of an Ordinance, as follows:  
i) Adopt the Ordinance (second reading) updating transportation impact mitigation fees for the Santa  
Barbara County Public Works Department, pertaining to the Goleta and Orcutt Planning Areas;  
ii) Adopt the updated fee schedule to take effect upon the effective date of the Ordinance; and  
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iii) Find that the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County approving charges that  
are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses, which will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment, and are therefore not subject to the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(l), not a “project” as defined for purposes  
of the CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5).  
ADDENDUM  
Administrative Item  
Item A-22) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:  
A-22)  
25-00924  
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution Authorizing the Public Defender to apply for  
grant funding from the California Office of the State Public Defender’s (OSPD) Expanded Public  
Defense Grant for the Holistic Defense Program, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Public Defender, or designee, to submit an application with  
the OSPD for the Expanded Public Defense (Holistic Defense) Grant Program, due October 28,  
2025, for the award period of March 3, 2026 through June 1, 2028, with an anticipated award of  
$850,000.00; 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.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
25-00002  
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) (25-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recess to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
25-00923  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: 4 cases.  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957)  
County Fire Chief.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
25-00917  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the California Coastal Commission’s conditional  
certification of an amendment to the Local Coastal Program (LCP) regarding the Cannabis Odor  
Ordinance Amendments, as follows: (EST. TIME 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive notice of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of an amendment  
to the County’s LCP (Coastal Commission Case No. LCP-4-STB-25-0017-1 Part D);  
b) Adopt a Resolution acknowledging receipt of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional  
certification with modifications, accepting and agreeing to the suggested modifications, agreeing to  
issue Coastal Development Permits for the total area included in the conditionally certified LCP, and  
adopting the LCP Amendment with the four suggested modifications;  
c) Determine that the Board’s action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15265; and  
d) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted Resolution to the  
Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
2)  
25-00914  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the status of orphan and idle wells in Santa  
Barbara County, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report on the status of orphan and idle wells in the County of Santa Barbara;  
and  
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines, because they consist of  
administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
October 21, 2025  
25-00921  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PLANNING AND  
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the framework, approach and budget to  
phaseout oil and gas operations, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)  
a) Authorize staff to initiate work on developing an ordinance to prohibit drilling of new oil and gas  
wells and to initiate work on preparing a Request for Proposals to undertake an amortization study  
to determine an appropriate period to phase out existing oil and gas facilities/operations;  
b) Direct Planning and Development Department staff to add this project to the Long-Range  
Planning Annual Work Program for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and adjust work on other projects, as  
necessary;  
c) Provide additional direction to staff regarding the framework and/or approach; and  
d) Determine that the proposed actions are not a project pursuant to California Environmental  
Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because providing direction to staff is an organizational  
or administrative activity of the government that itself will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
Adjourn to  
Special Meeting  
Monday, November 3, 2025  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
105 East Anapamu Street, Fourth Floor  
Santa Barbara  
Challenges  
IF YOU CHALLENGE A DETERMINATION MADE ON A MATTER ON THIS AGENDA IN  
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, October 21, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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