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, January 14, 2025

9:00 AM

JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM

511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA

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 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.

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;

- Online at: <https://www.countyofsb.org/1333/CSBTV-Livestream>; and

- YouTube (English) at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20> (Closed Captioning Available)

- YouTube (Spanish) at: <<https://www.youtube.com/@csbtv20espanol74>>

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 at the locations noted above.

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Board meeting can do so via Zoom by clicking the below link to register in advance.

Important Note: Zoom is not intended for County staff to view the meeting. Please refer to the

viewing methods outlined above.

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1. Once the Chair has announced the item you want to comment on, please join the meeting.

2. You will be placed on mute until it is your turn to speak. You will be able to hear the Board

meeting live after calling in and will need to turn off or mute your TV or the web stream to avoid

sound interference.

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line has been unmuted. If you are using a touchtone phone, you may need to press *6.

4. Each person may address the Board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the Chair.

5. When your time is up or you have concluded your comments, please hang up or log out.

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 Cable Channel 20 and on YouTube at:

CSBTV20. For information regarding rebroadcasts of a public hearing, please contact the Clerk of the

Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.

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 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.

Disability Access and Accommodation Requests

The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County

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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.

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

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the January 7, 2025 Meeting

County Executive Officer's Report

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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.

175th Anniversary of the County of Santa Barbara Video Series-Courthouse History

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

ADDENDUM

Item A-1) on the Administrative Agenda is amended, as follows:

A-1)

A-2)

25-00055

SUPERVISOR LEE, SUPERVISOR CAPPS

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness

Month in Santa Barbara County.

25-00058

SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther

King Jr.

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Administrative Items

A-3)

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Services Agreement with PATH for Transitional

Housing and Ancillary Services, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 as follows:

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

Independent Contractor with PATH, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation (not a

local vendor), for the provision of transitional housing and ancillary services for a maximum

contract amount not to exceed $474,500.00 for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30,

2025;

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

authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience

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

respectively; reallocate funds between funding sources and increase the amount of the per bed

per day rate per Exhibit B-1; 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 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 that 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)

25-00052

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Reservation Letter for County Affordable Housing

Funds to the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County (HTD) 3D Printed Home

(Project), 550 Cambridge Drive, Second District, as follows:

a) Approve a Reservation Letter for County affordable housing Project funds in an amount

not to exceed $400,000.00, effective through December 31, 2025;

b) Authorize the Director of the County’s Community Services Department (CSD) to sign a

Project Reservation Letter to the HTF 3D Printed Home reflecting a reservation of

$400,000.00 in County affordable housing funds; and

c) Determine that the approval of the reservation of funding is not the 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 actions are not a

project as they are the 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 impact on the environment.

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A-5)

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25-00049

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for

Professional Legal Services with Outside Counsel Rutan and Tucker, LLP, as follows: (4/5

Vote Required)

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

for Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and attorney Douglas

Dennington, of the law firm Rutan and Tucker, LLP, to increase the maximum contract

amount by $25,000.00 for a new maximum contract amount not to exceed $600,000.00 and

to extend the term of the contract to January 31, 2026; 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-6)

25-00050

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding a Ninth Amendment to the Agreement for Professional

Legal Services with Outside Counsel Meyers Nave, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute, on behalf of the County of Santa

Barbara and the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, the

Ninth Amendment to Agreement for Professional Legal Services with the law firm Meyers

Nave, to extend the term of the Agreement to January 31, 2026 and to increase the

contractor’s hourly rates under the Agreement; 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-7)

25-00037

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010266 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget

Revision Request Nos. 0010254; and 0010257 (4/5 Vote Required).

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25-00048

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Sublease with the Employment Development

Department (EDD) at America’s Job Center, 1410 South Broadway in Santa Maria (RP File

No. 003890), Fourth District, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Sublease between the County of Santa

Barbara and the State of California’s EDD under the Master Lease Agreement with Santa

Maria Associates for the property located at 1410 South Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454

(APN 128-066-005), granting a four (4) year term, with a commencement date of November

1, 2024 terminating on October 31, 2028; and

b) Find that the proposed action is for the continued leasing of existing public or private

structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or

no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists; and is therefore exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301,

and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.

A-9)

25-00040

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD

CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency

Response Actions from Impacts of the 2024 Lake Fire and Continuation of Emergency

Actions, Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

Acting as 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 2024 Lake Fire 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 (4/5 vote required);

c) Direct staff to return to the Board every 14 days to allow the Board to review the

emergency actions and determine, by a 4/5 vote, whether there is a need to continue the

emergency actions until the actions are terminated; and

d) Determine that the 2024 Lake Fire 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(d) on October 1, 2024. A Notice of Exemption was

filed on this basis on October 1, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that

Notice of Exemption.

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25-00044

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA

COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT

Consider recommendations regarding a Grazing Lease Agreement with K2 Cattle Company,

LLC, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:

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

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a lease agreement with K2 Cattle

Company, LLC to graze on Laguna County Sanitation District property; and

b) Determine the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (existing facilities) and 15304 (minor

alterations), and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.

A-11)

25-00046

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA

COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT

Consider recommendations regarding a Request for a Bid Waiver on Competition in Purchase

of an Influent Screen, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:

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

a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to waive competitive bidding requirements per

County Code Section 2-39(c) to procure a wastewater influent screen in an amount not to

exceed $415,000.00 from Huber Technology, Inc., not a local vendor, without being required

to conduct a formal bid process; and

b) Determine that the proposed action is not a “project” under the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378 (b)(2) and (5),

as it involves continuing administrative or maintenance activities, such as purchases for

supplies and administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect

physical changes to the environment.

A-12)

25-00043

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the Solid Waste Community Program

and Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Agreement with the City of Goleta, Second and

Third Districts, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Amended and Restated Solid Waste

Community Program and Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Agreement Between the

City of Goleta and the County of Santa Barbara; and

b) Find that the amended agreement does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378

(b)(5), as it is an organizational or administrative activity of government that that will not

result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

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A-13)

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25-00045

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Conversion of Purchase Contract (CN9851) to a

Board Contract with Clear Water Services for Assembly of an Active Treatment System to

Treat Runoff at the Tajiguas ReSource Center, Third District, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services with Tidal

Vision Products, Inc. DBA Clear Water Services to continue supporting the installation,

assembly and operation of an Active Treatment System at the Tajiguas ReSource Center to

June 30, 2025, with a total cost not to exceed $205,289.00, inclusive of $195,609.00 under

Purchase Contract No. CN9851 and $9,680.00 under Change Order No. 1. This Agreement

converts Purchase Contract No. CN9851 to a Board Contract and cancels, nullifies, and

supersedes Purchase Contract No. CN9851, and any and all associated Change Order(s);

b) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to approve contingency

work with Tidal Vision Products, Inc. DBA Clear Water Services in an amount not to exceed

$20,000.00 for any changes that may be required to the scope of work to complete the

assembly and installation of the Active Treatment System; and

c) Find that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality

Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) in that they involve

continuing administrative or maintenance activities, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)

(5), in that they involve organizational or administrative activities of government that will not

result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-14)

25-00047

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Statements of Final Quantities for the Midwest

Guardrail System and Roadway Reconstruction, Lakeview Road Sidewalk Improvements,

County Project Nos. 820745 and 820662, First, Third, and Fourth Districts, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for:

i) Midwest Guardrail System and Roadway Reconstruction, County Project No. 820745 in

the First and Third Districts; and

ii) Lakeview Road Sidewalk Improvements, County Project No. 820662 in the Fourth

District; and

b) Determine that the approval of Statement of Final Quantities is an administrative activity

that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and is therefore

exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to

State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).

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A-15)

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25-00051

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc. dba City Net

for Understanding and Responding to Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Training,

as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc. dba

City Net (local vendor) to provide training for Understanding and Responding to Commercial

Sexual Exploitation of Children for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,400.00 for the

period of January 14, 2025 through January 14, 2026; 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.

Approval of Administrative Agenda

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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.

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12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session

Closed Session

25-00059

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS

(Government Code section 54956.8)

Property: Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 105-020-060, 105-020-061, and 105-020-062 (Fourth

Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist.

Negotiating party: Leonard Knight and Matthew Knight. Under negotiation: Price and terms

of payment.

Property: Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 105-020-063 and 105-020-064 (Fourth Supervisorial

District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist. Negotiating party:

Michelle Southwick Wood, Executive Director of Orcutt Area Seniors in Service, Inc. Under

negotiation: Price and terms of payment.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION

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

American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County

Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.

Report from Closed Session

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Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Proposed Santa Barbara County Wine

Improvement District (SBCWID), as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)

a) Hold a public meeting to allow public testimony regarding the formation of the SBCWID

to levy a new business assessment on wine tasting facilities in Santa Barbara County pursuant

to Section 54954.6 of the Government Code; 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 it

consists of an administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect

physical changes in the environment.

25-00042

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an update on Cannabis Taxation,

Compliance, and Enforcement for the first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:

(EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)

a) Receive and file an update on the status of cannabis tax collection, land use permitting,

business licensing, and enforcement;

b) Provide any other direction to staff regarding the County’s cannabis program; and

c) Find that the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County, which will not

result in direct or indirect changes to the environment and therefore are not a “project” as

defined for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State

CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

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25-00056

SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR NELSON

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Cannabis Odor Abatement and Proposed

Amendments to Chapter 50 and Chapter 35, Article II of the County Code, as follows:

(EST. TIME: 1 HR.)

a) Direct the County Executive’s Office to draft necessary amendments to Chapter 50 of the

County Code, specifically to integrate mandatory multiple technology carbon filtration odor

control measures such as carbon scrubbers or equivalent effective technology in mixed light

cannabis cultivation operations;

b) Direct the Planning Department to introduce changes to require Multi-Technology Carbon

Filtration in mixed-light cannabis cultivation operations throughout the County of Santa

Barbara for consideration to the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission as part of their

discussion on odor abatement and enforcement, which is currently scheduled for January 22,

2025;

c) Determine that these actions do not constitute a project under the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5); and

d) Provide any additional direction to staff, as appropriate.

25-00039

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding transforming the experience of Aging in

Santa Barbara County, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)

a) Receive and file a presentation from the Adult and Aging Network on the development of

a local Master Plan for Aging and provide additional direction as appropriate; and

b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality

Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the activity is an

organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or

indirect physical changes in the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

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ADDENDUM

Departmental Item No. 5) is amended as follows:

25-00038

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the consideration of possible revisions to

the Encampment Response Protocol and Safe Parking Program, Amendments to the County

Code, and Possible Development of a Safe Sleeping Program, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1

HR.)

a) Receive and file a presentation from staff regarding possible revisions to the Encampment

Response Protocol;

b) Provide direction to staff to prepare amendments to the Encampment Response Protocol to

reflect the following:

i) Reaffirm the Protocol provision which calls for identifying or providing alternative shelter

before removing any encampment that does not exist in a waterway or present a threat to

public health and safety;

ii) Remove the requirement to identify or provide alternative shelter before posting notices

referencing the potential for enforcement of applicable County Ordinances to clear an

encampment in any waterway or other areas where it presents a threat to public health and

safety;

iii) Reduce, from 72 hours to 48 hours, the period of time during which notices are required

to be posted regarding the removal of personal property from unauthorized encampment sites

in the enforcement of applicable County Ordinances; and

iv) Reduce, from 90 days to 60 days, the duration of the County’s commitment to store

personal property removed from unauthorized encampment sites in the enforcement of

applicable County ordinances;

c) Provide direction for Staff to prepare an ordinance amending the County Code to allow the

Board to approve parking restrictions by Resolution rather than by Ordinance, and direct the

Road Commissioner to prepare a Resolution establishing parking restrictions along roadways

directly adjacent to row crop agricultural operations;

d) Provide direction to staff to develop and return to the Board with options expanding the

Safe Parking Program to increase participation by all cities within the County and maximize

participation by private parking lot owners;

e) Provide direction to staff to obtain and present to the Board information concerning

possible development of a Safe Sleeping Program which aims to increase the availability of

living space when traditional emergency shelter is not available; and

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25-00054

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE, PROBATION DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a request to enter into contract

negotiations for healthcare (medical and mental health) services at the Sheriff’s Jails and

Medical Services at Probation’s Juvenile Justice Center (JJC), as follows: (EST. TIME: 1

HR. 30 MIN.)

a) Direct the Sheriff’s Office and Probation Department to proceed with entering into contract

negotiations with California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG) to provide medical services at

the County jails and JJC and mental health services at the jails;

b) Receive a presentation regarding staffing credit reimbursements for April 2023 through

November 2024;

c) Receive a presentation from the Public Health Department with a pro forma analysis of the

staffing and funding required for the Department to provide the County’s correctional

medical and mental health services if so directed;

d) Provide any additional direction; and

e) Determine that the above actions are not a “Project” subject to California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15378(b)(5), since the activities are organizational or

administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical

changes to the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

25-00057

SUPERVISOR CAPPS

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Isla Vista Rental Housing Inspection Pilot

Program, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)

a) Receive and file a report on the unsafe and substandard housing conditions of rental

housing units in the community of Isla Vista and discuss a potential pilot rental housing

inspection program;

b) Direct the Planning and Development Department to prepare an Ordinance to create and

implement an Isla Vista Rental Housing Inspection Pilot Program;

c) Determine that this report does not constitute a project under the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5); and

d) Provide direction to staff, as appropriate.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

January 14, 2025

Adjourned at 4:48 PM

Adjourned to

Tuesday, February 4, 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, January 14, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV

Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 5:00 PM and on

Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.

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