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, December 5, 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.

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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 Joseph Centeno Betteravia

Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room, 511 Lakeside Parkway, Santa

Maria.

The following 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;

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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, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805) 568-2240.

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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.

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.

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9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the November 28, 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

23-01163

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)

Application of the California Department of Transportation for an Order Apportioning

Maintenance Costs for the Crossing of Butterfly Lane over One (1) Track Owned by the

Union Pacific Railroad in the City of Santa Barbara in the County of Santa Barbara; Public

Utilities Commission of the State of California Application No. A2008014.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)

Employee organization: Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association.

Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Interim

Human Resources Director Yvonne Torres.

Report from Closed Session

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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

A-1)

23-01138

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES

DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Program Agreement No.

23-0413-025-SF with the California Department Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA for

services related to the SOD Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of July 1,

2023 through June 30, 2024 in the amount of $3,917.34; and

b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal

activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section CCR 15378(b)(4).

A-2)

23-01151

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor

with Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 termination, and

new services agreement for FYs 2023-2027 for Alcohol and Drug Program Services, as

follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the termination of the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement for

Services of Independent Contractor with Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. (BC

20-278) for convenience, effective December 4, 2023, to enter into a new services agreement

with Sanctuary as set forth below in Recommended Action B following the award of the

Outpatient Treatment Services Request for Proposals for FYs 2023-2027 to Sanctuary:

i) Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to issue a

letter to Sanctuary terminating the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement that is substantially similar to

the draft provided in; and

ii) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the

authority to take actions necessary for the winddown of the FYs 2021-2024 Agreement,

subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;

b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent

Contractor with Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc., a California nonprofit (a local

vendor), for the provision of substance use disorder services for a total maximum contract

amount not to exceed $9,136,400.00, inclusive of $2,284,100.00 per fiscal year, for the

period of December 5, 2023, through June 30, 2027:

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i) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the

authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the FYs 2023-2027 Agreement for

convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the

Agreement, respectively; amend service locations and staffing requirements per Exhibit A-2;

reallocate funds between funding sources and reallocate between the contract allocations in

the Exhibit B-1 MHS to increase or decrease the incentive payment with discretion per

Exhibit B; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E, all without

altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an

amendment of the FYs 2023-2027 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-3)

23-01145

COMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERRAL

City of Santa Barbara - Approve the request of the City of Santa Barbara calling for the

submission to the voters of a City Council Proposed Measure to amend City Charter Section

519 to modernize Public Works contracting at a Special Municipal Election to be held in the

City on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)

A-4)

23-01153

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Subrecipient Agreement with The Salvation Army for

COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Recovery Plan Using American Rescue Plan Act of

2021 (ARPA) Funds, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement with The Salvation

Army for the distribution of ARPA funding for COVID-19 Recovery in Housing and

Homelessness, subject to annual appropriations and budget approval, for an amount not to

exceed $657,000.00, to provide 12 double occupancy rooms for non-congregate shelter from

December 5, 2023, to December 31, 2024 (ARPA Subrecipient Agreement);

b) Approve offsetting funding adjustments to ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund

(SLFRF) Health and Human Services projects between Homekey Match and Homeless

Encampment Strategy; and

c) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) as

the actions involve the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government

fiscal activities which do not involve a commitment to any specific project which may result

in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

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23-01149

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009448 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget

Revision Request Nos. 0009436 and 0009443 (4/5 Vote Required).

A-6)

23-01150

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Ambulance

Transport Administrative Salary Resolution Amendment, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Adopt a Resolution amending the Salary Resolution, which adds sixteen (16)

administrative support full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, to include 1.0 FTE Team/Project

Leader-General, 2.0 FTE Ambulance Operator Paramedic/Ambulance Operator Paramedic

(24 Hours Shift), 2.0 FTE Administrative Office Professional I/II, 1.0 FTE Administrative

Office Professional Senior, 1.0 FTE Storekeeper, 1.0 FTE Accountant III, 2.0 FTE

Department Business Specialist I/II, 3.0 FTE Fire Captain Staff/Shift, 1.0 FTE EDP Office

Automation Specialist I/II, and 2.0 FTE Computer Systems Specialist I/II, effective

December 11, 2023;

b) Approve Budget Revision No. 0009451 in the amount of $1,412,200.00 funded from Fire

Protection District Fund Balance for the administrative positions; 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-7)

23-01146

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the CBRE Heery, Inc.

Contract (BC 21282) to Reflect Change of Control and Name Change to Turner and

Townsend Heery, LLC, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the

Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Turner and Townsend Heery, LLC

(Amendment 2), amending the existing Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor

(BC 21282) between the County and CBRE Heery, Inc. to memorialize the change of control

and conversion of CBRE Heery, Inc., and its name change to Turner and Townsend Heery,

LLC; and

b) Determine the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality

Act guidelines pursuant to Section 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.

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23-01154

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a report on Case No. 23EMP-00013 for the Sheridan

Family Trust - Emergency Permit, located at 892 Toro Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, First

District, as follows:

a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00013, approved by the

Director of Planning and Development on September 27, 2023, which authorized the repair

and replacement of existing roadway infrastructure to stabilize a private roadway off Toro

Canyon Road; 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)

23-01155

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund Grant Contracts

with NatureTrack and Santa Cruz Island Foundation, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund contract

with NatureTrack, in the amount of $23,074.00, to purchase four electrical Freedom Trax

devices, for the period of December 5, 2023 to May 15, 2024;

b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund contract

with the Santa Cruz Island Foundation, in the amount of $30,000.00, to open the Chrisman

California Islands Center in Carpinteria, for the period of December 5, 2023 to August 15,

2024, First District;

c) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to take the

following actions for the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund Contracts:

i) Extend performances in accordance with Sections 3 for up to and not to exceed a period of

one year for good cause;

ii) Approve project changes in accordance with Section 4 of the contract with Nature Track of

the Board Letter and Section 5 of the contract with Santa Cruz Island Foundation of the

Board Letter, including changes to project descriptions, reduction in the overall project

budgets or change in budget items of 10 percent or more; and

iii) Terminate the contracts in accordance with Section 13 in Attachment A to the Board

Letter, and Section 14 in Attachment B to the Board Letter; and

d) Determine that the allocations of the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund grants are exempt

from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the

State Guidelines for the implementation of the CEQA.

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23-01156

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Stagliano Vineyard Agricultural Preserve Contract,

Case No. 23AGP-00001, Third District, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve No. 23AGP-00001 consisting of 103.72

acres located at 6050 Happy Canyon Road, in the Santa Ynez Area (Assessor’s Parcel

Number 141-250-036);

b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agricultural Preserve Contract No.

23AGP-00001;

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).

A-11)

23-01161

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Jason Addison Smith Consulting Services, Inc (dba

JAS) Pacific Building and Safety consultant increase, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent

Contractor with JAS Pacific, whose California corporate identification number is 1858712,

for plan review, permit technician, and related permit services for a period of performance

from March 14, 2023 through June 30, 2024 (Agreement). This Agreement converts a

Purchase Order to a Board Contract and increases funding by $300,000.00, for a revised total

contract amount not to exceed $500,000.00, inclusive of $200,000.00 under Purchase Order

CN4209 (as previously amended by CO4693, CO5007, and CO6471), but which otherwise

supersedes Purchase Order CN4209, as previously amended; and

b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15478(b)

(5) that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of government that

will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

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23-01139

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA

COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT

Consider recommendations regarding Parcel Map No. 14,824, Orcutt Gateway Retail Center,

16TPM-00000-00001 and abandon various road rights-of-way and accept various easement

dedications per said map, Fourth District, as follows:

Acting as the Board of Supervisors:

a) Subject to recordation of Parcel Map No. 14,824, abandon that portion of the 20-foot-wide

strip dedicated to the County of Santa Barbara for road purposes as described in Book 32,

Page 388 of Deeds lying within the lands subdivided by the map, and authorize the Clerk of

the Board to endorse thereon its approval of the abandonment as noted on said Parcel Map;

b) Subject to recordation of Parcel Map No. 14,824, abandon that portion of the 30-foot-wide

easement dedicated to the County of Santa Barbara for road purposes as described in Book

1701, Page 9 of Official Records lying within the lands subdivided by the map, and authorize

the Clerk of the Board to endorse thereon its approval of the abandonment as noted on said

Parcel Map;

c) Subject to recordation of Parcel Map No. 14,824, abandon that portion of the property

dedicated to the County of Santa Barbara as a public road as described in Book 2056, Page

184 of Official Records lying within the lands subdivided by the map, and authorize the Clerk

of the Board to endorse thereon its approval of the abandonment as noted on said Parcel Map;

d) Subject to recordation of Parcel Map No. 14,824, accept on behalf of the public and

authorize the Clerk of the Board to endorse Parcel Map No. 14,824 accepting the offers of

dedication as shown thereon as follows:

i) A 10-foot-wide Public Access and Public Utility easement to the County of Santa Barbara;

ii) A 30-foot-wide Public Utility easement to the County of Santa Barbara;

iii) A variable width Public Utility and Public Access easement to the County of Santa

Barbara (Sunny Hills Road); and

iv) A variable width Multi-Purpose Trail easement to the County of Santa Barbara;

e) Determine that according to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines

Section 15162 there are no substantial changes proposed in the project which will require

major revisions to the Environmental Impact Report (95-EIR-01); no substantial changes

have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken; and

there is no new information of substantial importance; and, therefore the recommended

actions are within the scope of the environmental review documents for this project and no

new environmental document is required [CEQA 15164 Addendum to the Orcutt Community

Plan Final 95-EIR-01 dated July 15, 2019 from the Staff Report dated July 25, 2019 approved

and adopted by the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission on August 14, 2019];

Acting as the Board of Directors of the Laguna County Sanitation District:

a) Subject to recordation of Parcel Map No. 14,824, accept the offer of dedication of the

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15-foot-wide easement for sanitary sewer purposes to the Laguna County Sanitation District,

and authorize the Clerk of the Board of Directors to endorse thereon its acceptance of said

easement as noted on said Parcel Map; and

b) Determine that according to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 there are no substantial

changes proposed in the project which will require major revisions to the 95-EIR-01; no

substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project

is undertaken; and there is no new information of substantial importance; and, therefore the

recommended actions are within the scope of the environmental review documents for this

project and no new environmental document is required [CEQA 15164 Addendum to the

Orcutt Community Plan Final 95-EIR-01 dated July 15, 2019 from the Staff Report dated

July 25, 2019 approved and adopted by the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission on

August 14, 2019].

A-13)

23-01147

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding rescinding Resolution 18-150 related to Ceasing Burial

of Residuals and Solid Waste at the Tajiguas Landfill when the Landfill Reaches Permitted

Capacity and to Seek other Residual Disposal Options; Third District, as follows:

a) Rescind Resolution 18-150 adopted by the Board on June 19, 2018 that resolved to cease

burial of residuals and solid waste at the Tajiguas Landfill when the landfill reaches permitted

capacity and to seek other residual disposal options; and

b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) and (b)(5) as the

recommended action is a general policy and an organizational or administrative activity that

will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

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23-01162

SUPERVISOR CAPPS

Consider recommendations regarding Child Care Planning Council Membership for

2023-2024, as follows:

a) Publicize the Board’s intention to select the members and invite local organizations to

submit nominations prior to December 5, 2023;

b) Authorize the Chair to sign the “Certification Statement Regarding Composition of Local

Planning Council Membership,” approving the 2023-2024 membership of the Santa Barbara

County Child Care Planning Council; and

c) Determine that approval of membership in the Santa Barbara County Child Care Planning

Council is not a “Project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding it is an organizational or

administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the

environment.

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23-01160

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Consider recommendations regarding authorization of funding from Third District 990 fund

balance for $10,000.00 for a Joint Grant Management Agreement between the Santa Ynez

Band of Mission Indians, the County of Santa Barbara, City of Solvang, and City of Buellton

for a joint submission for the Caltrans 2024-2025 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant,

as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Joint Grant Management Agreement

(Agreement) between the County of Santa Barbara, the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians,

the City of Solvang, and the City of Buellton to support a grant application and potential

award under Caltrans 2024-2025 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant program with a

period of performance from December 5, 2023 through the end date of the grant if awarded

with a total amount not to exceed $40,000.00 ($10,000.00 from each entity);

b) Approve and authorize the contribution of, and not-to-exceed an amount of $10,000.00,

from the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Third District General County Programs Department 990

discretionary funding for the Agreement;

c) Find that coordination on this Joint Grant Management Agreement provides a community

benefit that meets the social needs of the County; and

d) 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.

Honorary Resolutions

A-16)

23-01140

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution Honoring Todd Shea as the 2023 Outgoing Santa Barbara Association of

Realtors President in Santa Barbara County.

Resolutions to be Presented

A-17)

23-01141

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Jason Womack of the Information

Technology Department as the December 2023 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara

County.

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23-01142

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the theatrical contributions of Jonathan Fox

in Santa Barbara County.

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A-20)

23-01152

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring George Chapjian Director of the Community

Services Department upon his retirement from the County of Santa Barbara.

23-01143

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution in Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of CenCal Health in Santa

Barbara County.

Approval of Administrative Agenda

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.

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Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

23-01094

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding responses to the 2023 Grand Jury Reports,

as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)

a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2023 Grand

Jury report entitled "A Death in Custody - Lessons Learned”;

b) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2023 Grand

Jury report entitled "Every Death in Custody is a Failure”;

c) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2023 Grand

Jury report entitled “A Vicious Cycle - Incarceration of the Severely Mentally Ill”;

d) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2023 Grand

Jury report entitled “Death on Electronic Monitored Home Release”;

e) Authorize the Chair to sign the letters and forward the letters and responses to the

Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and

f) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)

(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because they are is

government administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect physical changes

to the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

December 5, 2023

23-01158

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the California Forensic Medical Group

(CFMG)/Wellpath Annual Report for Healthcare Services at the Sheriff’s Office Detention

Facilities and Contract Monitoring, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)

a) Receive and file the 2022 Annual Report prepared by CFMG/Wellpath for healthcare

services at the Sheriff’s Office detention facilities;

b) Receive and file a report and provide direction for Public Health expanded monitoring of

the Agreement with CFMG/Wellpath and continued partnership with Public Health and

Behavioral Wellness over healthcare services at the Sheriff’s Office and Probation

Department’s detention facilities; and

c) 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.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

23-01159

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a general plan amendment, Case No.

22GPA-00000-00002, to adopt the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update (HEU), dated

December 2023, of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan as required by State

housing element law (Government Code Sections 65580 through 65589.11), as follows:

(EST. TIME: 2 HR.)

a) Make the required findings for approval of the proposed general plan amendment,

including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;

b) Determine that the adoption of the HEU is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA

Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption);

c) Adopt a Resolution to approve the proposed general plan amendment, Case No.

22GPA-00000-00002, to adopt the HEU; and

d) Authorize staff to submit the adopted HEU to the California Department of Housing and

Community Development for a final determination as to whether the HEU complies with

State housing element law.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

December 5, 2023

Adjourned at 5:58 PM

Adjourned to

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

County Administration Building

Board Hearing Room

105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor

Santa Barbara

Challenges

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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, December 5, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV

Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 5:00 PM and on

Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.

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