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  
Action Summary  
Wednesday, April 19, 2023  
9:00 AM  
BUDGET WORKSHOP  
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, Water Agency, the Santa Barbara Fund for Public and Educational Access and other  
Special Districts.  
Live 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.  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Present:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Budget Workshop  
Santa Barbara County Fiscal Year 2023-2024  
The schedule shown is an estimate for planning purposes. Items may be heard earlier or later than  
listed on the Agenda. At the Budget Workshop on Friday, April 21, 2023 the Board of Supervisors may  
discuss, or discuss again, budget items for any County Department, County Function or Special Issue  
that were listed for discussion on daily agendas for earlier in the week of April 18-21, 2023.  
Persons may address the Board at the conclusion of each Functional Group presentation. Please refer  
to the Important Notice Regarding Public Participation on page two (2) of this Agenda for details  
regarding current methods of participation. Matters not listed on the Agenda or of a general nature  
may be addressed during the Public Comment Period at the end of each day's hearing.  
Staff will be available from each Department to respond to questions and to provide information as  
requested by the Board.  
9:00 A.M. Departmental Budgets – General Government & Support Services  
HEARING TIME: 9:06 AM - 11:03 AM (1 HR. 57 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentations and conducted public hearings regarding  
Departmental Budgets, as follows: Auditor-Controller, Treasurer-Tax  
Collector-Public Administrator, Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, Human Resources,  
General Services, and Information Technology.  
Auditor-Controller  
Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator  
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor  
Human Resources  
General Services  
Information Technology  
Public Comment  
Re: Departmental Functional Group - General Government & Support Services:  
Eplanet Thunderstriker and Alvin Salge addressed the Board  
Special Issue: Maintenance and Capital Projects  
HEARING TIME: 11:09 AM - 11:58 AM (49 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentation and conducted a public hearing, as follows:  
Special Issue: Maintenance and Capital Projects.  
Public Comment  
Re: Special Issue - Maintenance and Capital Projects: No requests to speak  
Departmental Budgets – Public Safety  
HEARING TIME: 1:05 PM - 3:41 PM (2 HR. 36 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentation and conducted public hearings regarding  
Departmental Budgets, as follows: District Attorney, Probation, Public Defender,  
and Sheriff.  
District Attorney  
Probation  
Public Defender  
Sheriff  
Public Comment  
Re: Departmental Budgets - Public Safety: Juan Higuera, Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt,  
EPlanet Thunderstriker, Peter Brown, Maureen Earls, Lizzie Rodriguez, Neil  
Gowing, and Rory Moore addressed the Board  
Board Deliberation  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
23-00371  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Preliminary Budget  
and Budget Development Workshops, as follows:  
a) Receive and file information about the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 preliminary budget;  
b) Provide direction, if any, regarding items to be addressed or included in the County Executive  
Officer’s (CEO’s) Recommended Budget, scheduled for release in May and Board adoption  
scheduled for June 16, 2023 and June 20, 2023;  
c) Provide direction regarding Special Issues, including:  
i) Affirmation of priority capital projects recommended for funding;  
ii) Use of available discretionary revenues for certain non-cannabis program ongoing and one-time  
costs currently funded by cannabis tax revenue; and  
iii) Next steps in evaluating revenue tax measures including polling, where appropriate;  
d) Provide other direction, if any, as appropriate; and  
e) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(4)  
that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government fiscal  
activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a  
potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
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.  
Re: Request for County Investigation regarding Fraud in the Music Industry -  
Eplanet Thundestriker addressed the Board  
Adjourned at 4:12 PM  
Adjourned to  
Friday, April 21, 2023  
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 Wednesday, April 19, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel  
20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 5:00 PM and on Sunday April  
23, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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