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  
Tuesday, March 7, 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, 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:  
Absent:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Hartmann, Supervisor Nelson, and  
Supervisor Lavagnino  
1 - Supervisor Capps  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the February 28, 2023 Meeting  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, to  
approve the minutes. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Hartmann, Supervisor Nelson, and  
Supervisor Lavagnino  
Absent:  
1 - Supervisor Capps  
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.  
No report from the County Executive Officer, Mona Miyasato.  
9:00 A.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
23-00215  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: one case.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and Paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Government Code section  
54956.9)  
Significant exposure to civil litigation: 1 case, based on these “facts and circumstances:”  
The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and State Water Resources Control  
Board Office of Enforcement are examining amending Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No.  
R3-2021-0097 to include the County of Santa Barbara as a prior landowner of 2936 Industrial  
Parkway in Santa Maria, the former site of the Semco Twist Drill and Tool Company.  
Report from Closed Session  
No reportable action taken.  
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 Item  
A-1)  
23-00245  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Central Coast Water Authority Exchange Request, as  
follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve an exchange of State Water Project water between Central Coast Water Authority  
and Irvine Ranch Water District and authorize the Director of the Santa Barbara County Flood  
Control and Water Conservation District or his designee to execute the associated Department of  
Water Resources conveyance and approval agreement;  
b) Find that the proposed exchange of water between with Irvine Ranch Water District is in the  
best interests of the District because the exchange protects water stored in San Luis Reservoir from  
loss due to an imminent spill and direct staff to make the necessary Article 57(g) findings for this  
exchange; and  
c) Find that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant  
to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15269(a), 15061(b)(3), and 15301, and direct staff to file a Notice  
of Exemption with the Santa Barbara County Clerk.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Hartmann, seconded by Supervisor Nelson, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) through c) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Hartmann, Supervisor Nelson, and  
Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
1 - Supervisor Capps  
Absent:  
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: Highlighted the importance of incident prevention at Santa Maria Valley  
Railroad - George Alvarez addressed the Board  
Re: Concerned with amount and location of proposed units in the Housing  
Element – Crystal Smith and Matthew Kustura addressed the Board  
Adjourned at 10:25 AM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, March 14, 2023  
Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
511 East Lakeside Parkway  
Santa Maria  
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, March 7, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel  
20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday,  
March 11, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
http://www.countyofsb.org