County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Das Williams  
Second District - Laura Capps, Vice Chair  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino, Chair  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, April 23, 2024  
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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00394  
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 at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20> (Closed Captioning Available)  
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. 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.  
- Attend the Meeting by Zoom - Individuals wishing to provide public comment remotely during the  
Board meeting can do so via Zoom by clicking the below link to register in advance.  
Register in advance for this meeting:  
<https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BwtCYYd_RVKjebxTAN3_Vw>  
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information about joining  
the webinar. Please review the Zoom protocols below, as follows:  
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.  
3. The Clerk will call you by name. When removed from mute, you will hear a notification that your  
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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
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 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  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
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.  
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.  
American Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancement equipment, and/or another request for  
disability accommodation 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  
April 23, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the April 2, 2024 Meeting  
Approval of Minutes of the April 3, 2024 Community Meeting  
Approval of Minutes of the April 9, 2024 and April 10, 2024 Budget Workshops  
Approval of an Amendment to the Minutes of the March 19, 2024 Meeting  
24-00396  
Amendment to Departmental Item No. 4 from the Public Works Department (File No. 24-00246)  
County Executive Officer's Report  
24-00001  
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.  
Your County, Your Heroes - Custody Deputy Florice Soto, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s  
Department  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
24-00393  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: 1 case.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
County of Santa Barbara et al. v. Island View Ranch, LLC et al., Santa Barbara County Superior  
Court Case No. 21CV02021.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
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  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
A-1)  
A-2)  
A-3)  
A-4)  
24-00391  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the Month of April 2024 as National Poetry Month in Santa  
Barbara County and recognizing outstanding local student poets.  
24-00365  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Gregory Wolf as the 2024 Santa Barbara County  
and the 2024 California Teacher of the Year.  
24-00386  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of April 21, 2024 through April 27, 2024 as National  
Crime Victims’ Rights Week in Santa Barbara County.  
24-00387  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of April 2024 as National Native Plant Month in Santa  
Barbara County.  
A-5)  
A-6)  
24-00389  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming April 26, 2024 as Arbor Day in Santa Barbara County.  
24-00392  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming May 2, 2024 as the National Day of Prayer in Santa Barbara  
County.  
Honorary Resolutions  
A-7)  
24-00366  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Docent-Led Tours of the Santa Barbara  
Courthouse.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-8)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00390  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Brian Gilbert upon his retirement from the Public  
Works Department after over 24 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa  
Barbara County.  
A-9)  
24-00388  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the Month of May 2024 as Water Awareness Month in Santa  
Barbara County.  
Administrative Items  
A-10)  
24-00356  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Auditor-Controller’s Report on the Santa Barbara County  
Treasurer’s Investment Pool Statement of Assets as of December 31, 2023, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the Auditor-Controller's Report on the Santa Barbara County Treasurer’s  
Investment Pool Statement of Assets as of December 31, 2023; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the  
creation of government funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific  
project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-11)  
A-12)  
24-00347  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Approve the reappointment of Arlene Diaz to the Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) Governing  
Board, representing the Public Guardian’s Office.  
24-00350  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Tulare County Office of Education Fiscal Year (FY)  
2023-2024 Agency (Grant) Agreement for Friday Night Live (FNL) Program Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
to execute the Agency (Grant) Agreement No. 240483 with the Tulare County Office of Education,  
serving as administrator of the California Friday Night Live Partnership (CFNLP) on behalf of the  
California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), for the provision of FNL Program services  
in the County in the amount of $55,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024;  
and  
b) Determine that the above action is a government fiscal activity or funding mechanism which does  
not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant  
physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-13)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00351  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with the State Department of Rehabilitation  
(DOR), Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2027, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution in the Matter of Authorization to execute a Cash Transfer Agreement with the  
State DOR, which approves, ratifies, and authorizes the Director of Behavioral Wellness to execute  
Agreement No. 32450 with DOR to coordinate vocational rehabilitation services for a Cash Match  
maximum of $261,990.00, $87,330.00 for FY 2024-2025, $87,330.00 for FY 2025-2026, and  
$87,330.00 for FY 2026-2027 during the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027;  
b) Delegate to the Director of Behavioral Wellness the authority to execute documents required by  
the DOR to carry out this multi-year Agreement, including the contractor’s certification, any data  
records required, and any subsequent amendments that do not materially change the terms of the  
grant, including but not limited to, the amount or term of the grant, subject to review and  
concurrence by County Counsel, Risk Management, and/or Auditor-Controller as appropriate, and  
subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and  
c) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) since the recommended actions are government  
administrative activities, which do not involve commitment to any specific project that may result in a  
potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-14)  
24-00352  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Amended and Restated Agreement for Information  
Technology Services with Clearwater Security and Compliance LLC, Fiscal Years (FYs)  
2022-2025, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Amended and Restated Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor with Clearwater Security and Compliance LLC (not a local  
vendor), (BC 22-228) to update the Contractor’s legal name, add a new Statement of Work for a  
Risk Assessment Program, update the Contract Maximum Value amount, update the Schedule of  
Fees, add a new HIPAA Business Associate Agreement, and add $41,250.00 for FY 2023-2024  
and $82,500.00 for FY 2024-2025 in Mental Health Services funding, for a new total maximum  
contract amount not to exceed $189,000.00, for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025;  
and  
b) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal  
activities, 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-15)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00353  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA)  
Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2025 Participation Agreement No. 4948-PT-2023-SB for Inter-Member  
Transfer (a.k.a. Presumptive Transfer) Program for Foster Children, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the County of Santa Barbara to continue participation in the  
CalMHSA Inter-Member Transfer Program for the prompt transfer of the responsibility for the  
provision of or arranging and payment for specialty mental health services from Santa Barbara  
County (original jurisdiction or sending county) to the county in which a Foster Child requiring  
services resides (receiving county);  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the CalMHSA Inter-Member Transfer  
Program Participation Agreement (No. 4948-PT-2023-SB) for participation in the Inter-Member  
Transfer Program and administrative fees in the amount of $20,000.00 (inclusive of $10,000.00 per  
FY) for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025; and  
c) Determine that the above action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal  
activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a  
potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
A-16)  
24-00355  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution for the Designation of the Behavioral Wellness  
(BWell) Crisis Stabilization Unit as (CSU) Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Facility, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution designating the Department of Behavioral Wellness Crisis Stabilization Unit  
located at the County’s Calle Real Campus at 305 Camino del Remedio in Santa Barbara, to be  
operated, staffed and services provided by Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., (not a local vendor),  
as a LPS Act (LPS) Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5150 (5150) facility;  
b) Concur with the execution of a letter to the California Department of Health Care Services  
(DHCS) requesting approval of the County designation of the Department of BWell CSU located  
at the County’s Calle Real Campus at 305 Camino del Remedio in Santa Barbara, to be operated,  
staffed and services provided by Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. (not a local vendor), as an LPS  
5150 facility that is substantially similar to the draft provided; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of the government  
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-17)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00372  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. Fiscal Years (FYs)  
2023-2027 Services Agreement for Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. (Crestwood) (not a local vendor) for the  
provision of CSU services primarily to Santa Barbara County Medi-Cal beneficiaries experiencing a  
psychiatric emergency or mental health crisis for a maximum contract amount not to exceed  
$22,192,530.00, inclusive of $2,482,530.00 for FY 2023-2024, $6,570,000.00 for FY  
2024-2025, $6,570,000.00 for FY 2025-2026, and $6,570,000.00 for FY 2026-2027, for the  
period of March 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to  
provide County’s prior written consent for Crestwood to subcontract its obligations under the  
Agreement per Section 18 of the Agreement and to obtain the concurrence of Risk Management,  
Auditor-Controller, and County Counsel before exercising this authority;  
c) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to  
suspend, delay, or interrupt services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the  
Agreement; make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26; amend the program goals,  
outcomes, and measures per Exhibit A-1, amend program staffing requirements per Exhibit A-2;  
and reallocate funds between funding sources, increase the fee-for-service rate, and reallocate  
between the contract allocations in Exhibit B-1 MHS to increase or decrease the incentive payment  
with discretion per Exhibit B, 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  
d) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal  
activities 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-18)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00358  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Subrecipient Agreement Amendments for Emergency  
Solutions Grant, Coronavirus (ESG-CV) funding for COVID-19 Homelessness Response and  
Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funding to Address Youth Homelessness,  
as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to Subrecipient  
Agreement for Rapid Rehousing with New Beginnings Counseling Center using ESG-CV funds  
allocated through the State of California for continued COVID-19 homelessness response, to  
increase the contract amount by $26,880.00 in additional funds;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to a HHAP  
Subrecipient Agreement with Channel Islands YMCA to extend the term of that agreement until  
June 30, 2024; and  
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to: CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c); and finding that the actions  
consist of specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency; Government Code  
Section 8698.4, finding that the County has declared a shelter crisis and the action includes leasing  
of County-owned land for a homeless shelter and financial assistance; and direct staff to file a  
Notice of Exemption on these bases.  
A-19)  
24-00359  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Funding for Grant Writing Expenses Supporting the  
Development of Solar, Storage and Microgrid projects, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Authorize the Community Services Director to utilize up to $50,000.00 from the Departmental  
Sustainability Fund Balance for the purpose of grant writing expenses;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009673 appropriating $50,000.00 from the  
Departmental Sustainability Fund Balance;  
c) Receive an update that the Community Services Director plans to submit grant applications to  
Federal, State and other funding opportunities that support the development of solar, storage and  
microgrid projects in Santa Barbara County that do not require a Board Resolution and contingent  
upon approval from County Executive Office; and  
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are 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 project is a creation of government funding  
mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which does not involve any commitment to any  
specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-20)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00357  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, BOARD OF  
DIRECTORS, FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS,  
WATER AGENCY  
Consider recommendations regarding a Compensation Agreement related to the Transfer of the  
Royal Theater Properties from the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of  
Guadalupe to the City of Guadalupe, as follows:  
Acting concurrently as the Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Barbara; the Board of Directors,  
Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District; the Board of Directors;  
Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District; and the Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County  
Water Agency:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a compensation agreement pursuant to Health and  
Safety Code Section 34180(f) related to the transfer of former Guadalupe Redevelopment Agency  
properties, the Royal Theater located at 848 Guadalupe Street (APN 115-101-001) and two  
adjacent vacant parcels located at 836 Guadalupe Street (APN 115-101-011 and APN  
115-113-001) (collectively, “the Property”) to the City of Guadalupe; and  
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not the acceptance and 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 consist of a 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 physical impact on  
the environment.  
A-21)  
A-22)  
24-00373  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009652; 0009656; and 0009659 (Majority Vote  
Required); and Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009600; 0009606; 0009609; 0009635; 0009637;  
0009641; 0009646; 0009647; 0009654; 0009664; and 0009665 (4/5 Vote Required).  
24-00368  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to Multi-Department Master Service  
Agreements (MSA), as follows:  
a) Approve, and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and  
administer, the First Amendment to the MSA with BMAK, Inc., a California corporation doing  
business as CompuWave, Inc increasing the Maximum Contract Amount by $200,000.00 for an  
amended Maximum Contract Amount of $950,000.00; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” and are exempt from California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines  
because they are organization or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct  
or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-23)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00348  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding authorization for the County Purchasing Agent to Issue  
Purchase Orders to Kennedy Communications, Inc. and Frank Ramirez Consulting to Provide  
Governmental Relations Services Related to Funding Outreach for Costs Associated with the  
Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Coast Region Cleanup and Abatement Order No.  
R3-2023-0070, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to Issue a Purchase Order to Kennedy Communications,  
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $13,333.34, for a one-year term, to provide governmental  
relations services related to seeking funding sources related to Cleanup and Abatement Order No.  
R3-2023-0070 issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Coast Region for  
2936 Industrial Parkway, Santa Maria, California;  
b) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to Issue a Purchase Order to Frank Ramirez Consulting,  
in an amount not to exceed $11,666.66, for a six-month term, to provide governmental relations  
services related to seeking funding sources related to Cleanup and Abatement Order No.  
R3-2023-0070 issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Coast Region for  
2936 Industrial Parkway, Santa Maria, California (majority vote); 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-24)  
24-00371  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Santa Barbara Courthouse Phase Two Roof Renovation and  
Exterior Envelope Restoration Project No. 23012 - Construction Contract Amendment, First  
District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No.1 (Amendment) to Board  
Contract 23211 with Plant Construction Company, L.P. (Agreement) for the Santa Barbara  
Courthouse Roof Renovation and Envelope Restoration Project 23012 (Project) increasing the  
Base Contract Amount payable thereunder by $430,771.73, for an amended Base Contract  
Amount of $3,072,362.73, and a project extension into the Fiscal 2024-2025 Budget Year;  
b) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his designee, to approve change orders under the  
Contract in an aggregate amount not to exceed $144,579.55, as authorized under Public Contract  
Code Section 20142; and  
c) Find that these actions fall within the scope of the previously filed Notice of Exemption and are  
categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to Section 15331 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA, as they  
consists of projects limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration,  
preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for  
Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings.  
A-25)  
24-00362  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the First Amendments to Agreements with Robert Half  
International, Inc. and 22nd Century Technologies, Inc. for Temporary Employment Services, as  
follows:  
a) Approve ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Board Contract No.  
BC23041 with Robert Half International Inc. increasing the total contract amount by $500,000.00  
for the contract term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 for a total contract value of  
$1,500,000.00;  
b) Approve ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Board Contract No.  
BC23060 with 22nd Century Technologies Inc. decreasing the total contract amount by  
$500,000.00 for the contract term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 for a total contract value  
of $500,000.00;  
c) Determine that the County’s economic interests are served by the contract, pursuant to  
Government Code Section 31000.4, by meeting immediate administrative staffing needs that arise  
suddenly and cannot be met through the County’s extra help hiring process; and  
d) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4) that the above action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve any  
commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on  
the environment, and therefore is not a project subject to environmental review.  
A-26)  
24-00369  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Job Classification of a Pretrial Services Specialist, Senior,  
as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution to establish the classification of a Pretrial Services Specialist, Senior (Class  
No. 6059, Range No. 6059, $34.452 to $41.877 per hour), as well as reclassify two (2) 1.0 Full  
Time Equivalent (FTE) legal positions in the Probation Department to this classification; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are 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 physical impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-27)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00370  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Job Classification Series of Peer Support Specialist  
Trainee/Peer Certified Support Specialist, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution to establish the job classifications of Behavioral Wellness Peer Support  
Specialist Trainee (Class No. 1201, Range No. 1201, $25.261 hourly to $30.062 hourly) and  
Behavioral Wellness Peer Certified Support Specialist (Class No. 1202, Range No. 1202, $27.281  
hourly to $32.466 hourly), reclassifying thirty-one (31) existing legal positions to these new  
classifications; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are 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 physical impact on the environment.  
A-28)  
A-29)  
24-00346  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Approve the appointment of Whitney Uyeda to the Santa Barbara County Fish and Wildlife  
Commission, open term, representing the Santa Barbara Sport Fishing Club.  
24-00354  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund (CRMF) Grant Contract  
with the Fish Reef Project, Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a CRMF contract with the Fish Reef Project, in the  
amount of $50,000.00, to monitor, collect, analyze and publish data on a five-year pilot program for  
a kelp restoration pilot project off of Goleta Beach, for the period of April 23, 2024, to July 1,  
2032;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to take the  
following actions for the CRMF Contract:  
i) Extend time of performance, in accordance with Section 3 of the Contract, for up to and not to  
exceed a period of one year for good cause;  
ii) Approve project changes, in accordance with Section 5 of the Contract, including any change to  
the project description, any reduction in the overall project budget, or any change in a budget item  
of 10 percent or more; and  
iii) Terminate the contract, in accordance with Section 15 of the Contract; and  
c) Determine that the allocation of a CRMF grant is exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-30)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00360  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund (CRMF) Amendment  
No. 1 to Grant Contract with Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the CRMF contract with the  
Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute to amend the Project Description, Project Budget and  
Project Schedule and extend the Contract period to December 31, 2025; and  
b) Determine that amending the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund grants are exempt from the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the State  
Guidelines for the implementation of the CEQA.  
A-31)  
24-00349  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026 Agreement with Community  
Solutions, Inc. (CSI), as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with CSI, to provide training and quality assurance and performance feedback of  
Motivational Interviewing, Evidence-Based Practices, and Strategic Case Management services,  
with a total contract amount not to exceed $162,480.00 for the period beginning July 1, 2024  
through June 30, 2026;  
b) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve subsequent immaterial changes to  
the agreement including authorizing additional services, amending program staffing requirements,ꢀ  
amending service locations, and addingꢀprogram goals, outcomes, and measures and reallocation of  
funds between funding sources. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve  
line-item budget changes to Attachment B-1 of the Agreement in an amount not to exceed 10% of  
the stated line-item budgeted amounts for each service. Immaterial changes can be made as long as  
the total contract amount of the agreement is not increased, and subject to the Board’s ability to  
rescind this delegated authority at any time, and provided that in no event shall any such amendment  
extend the term of the agreement; and  
c) Determine that these activities are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that these activities are covered by the  
common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a  
significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no  
possibility that these activities may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not  
subject to CEQA.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-32)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00361  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with  
Community Solutions Incorporated (CSI) for Valuing Voices Research Project; as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with CSI, to conduct the Valuing Voices research project, through which community  
feedback will be gathered to identify key insights regarding the criminal justice system in Santa  
Barbara County, and to provide a comprehensive report that presents the findings of the Valuing  
Voices research project, with a total contract amount not to exceed $282,459.00 for the period  
beginning May 1, 2024 upon completion, but no later than June 30, 2026;  
b) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve subsequent immaterial changes to  
the agreement including authorizing additional services, amending program staffing requirements,ꢀ  
amending service locations, and addingꢀprogram goals, outcomes, and measures and reallocation of  
funds between funding sources. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve  
line-item budget changes to Attachment B-1 of the Agreement in an amount not to exceed 10% of  
the stated line-item budgeted amounts for each service. Immaterial changes can be made as long as  
the total contract amount of the agreement is not increased, and subject to the Board’s ability to  
rescind this delegated authority at any time, and provided that in no event shall any such amendment  
extend the term of the agreement; and  
c) Determine that these activities are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that these activities are covered by the  
common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a  
significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no  
possibility that these activities may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not  
subject to CEQA.  
A-33)  
24-00363  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
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 flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the  
recent 2023 and 2024 storm events (23STM1, 23STM2, 24STM1, 24STM2) 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);  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
c) Direct staff to return to the Board at the next regular meeting, or every 14 days in the case of  
consecutive weekly regular meetings, to allow the Board to review the emergency action and  
determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until the actions  
are terminated;  
d) Determine that the 2023 winter storms (23STM1 and 23STM2) 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 February 7, 2023. A Notice of  
Exemption was filed on this basis on February 7, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope  
of that Notice of Exemption; and  
e) Determine that the 2024 winter storm (24STM1 and 24STM2) emergency actions were found  
by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15269(d) on February 27, 2024. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on  
February 27, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.  
A-34)  
24-00367  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Isla Vista Trash Capture Project, Second District, as  
follows:  
a) Authorize the Public Works Director and designee to advertise and receive bids for the Isla Vista  
Trash Capture Project No. 56STC; and  
b) Find this proposed project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines15378(b), as the project involves the minor alteration of  
existing public structures within the public road to provide for improvements in public health and  
safety. The project will occur within and below the roadway where no sensitive resources are  
located, and there are no unusual circumstances resulting in significant impacts which would threaten  
the environment.  
A-35)  
24-00375  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Certification of Total Miles in the County Maintained  
Road System, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution re-certifying the current total mileage included in the County Maintained  
Road System; 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-36)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00377  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the State Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account List  
of Projects for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, as follows:  
a) Approve and adopt a Resolution establishing a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 funded  
by the State’s Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017;  
b) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to make immaterial and minor technical  
changes within the list of projects for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; and  
c) Find that the State Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account List of Projects for Fiscal Year  
2024-2025 is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to  
14 Cal. Code of Reg. Section 15301(c) (as the proposed project(s) consists of the operation,  
repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical  
equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that  
previously existing, including but not limited to existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters,  
bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities), and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption  
on that basis.  
A-37)  
24-00380  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor for Isla  
Vista Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Project, County Project No. 862434, Second District; as  
follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with GHD Inc. (not a local vendor), for an Agreement amount up to $1,080,000.00,  
which includes a contingency amount of $98,509.00, to provide professional design and engineering  
services for the Isla Vista Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Project;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to, in accordance with the  
Agreement: extend the period of performance for up to one additional year (Section 4.B); make  
immaterial amendments (Section 34); and, suspend performance (Section 46.);  
c) Approve a Budget Revision Request No. 0009617 to establish appropriations of $171,100.00 in  
Public Works Roads-Capital Infrastructure for Services and Supplies funded by unanticipated  
revenue from Intergovernmental Revenue-State ATP Grant ($135,100.00) and an operating  
transfer from Public Works Roads-Measure A ($36,000.00). Establish appropriations of  
$36,000.00 in the Public Works Roads-Measure A for Other Financing Uses funded by a release  
of Restricted Measure A South Fund Balance; and  
d) 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-38)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00383  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a request for Waiver on Competition in the Purchase of Parts  
for Anaerobic Digestion Facility at the Tajiguas ReSource Center, Third District; as follows:  
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to waive competitive bidding requirements per County  
Code Section 2-39(c) to procure parts for the Anaerobic Digestion Facility at the Tajiguas  
ReSource Center not to exceed $60,242.28 from Eggersmann North America Inc., not a local  
vendor, without being required to conduct a formal bid process; and  
b) Determine that the proposed action is for the minor alteration of existing public facilities involving  
no expansion of the use beyond that which presently exists, and that the proposed action is therefore  
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR Section 15301.  
A-39)  
24-00385  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Service Agreement with MNS Engineers, Inc. for Civil  
Engineering Design Consulting Services, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with MNS Engineers, Inc. to provide engineering design services for the period of April  
23, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in an amount not to exceed $127,642.00; and  
b) Determine that the proposed action to approve a professional services agreement for design  
services does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b), because it consists of an administrative  
activity that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.  
A-40)  
24-00374  
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 Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, 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 flooding, storms, and debris removal projects following the 2023 and  
2024 winter storm events 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);  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
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;  
d) Determine that the recommended actions related to and continuations of the January 31 -  
February 2024 storms are statutorily exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c), and a Notice of Exemption was filed on  
this basis on February 27, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of  
Exemption;  
e) Determine that these emergency actions related to and continuations of 2023 storm response  
were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the CEQA pursuant to State CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15269(c) and a Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on January 24,  
2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption; and  
f) Determine that emergency actions for the Santa Maria River Restoration of Alignment Project  
were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the State CEQA pursuant to  
Executive Order N-10-23, as well as State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) on September 12,  
2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of the Notice of Exemption filed on September  
19, 2023.  
A-41)  
24-00379  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Santa Barbara Foundation for Digital  
Equity Coalition Access to Technology Program, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Santa Barbara Foundation (local  
vendor) to implement the Digital Equity Coalition Access to Technology Program for a total contract  
amount not to exceed $494,953.00 for the period of April 23, 2024 and ending September 30,  
2024; 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.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-42)  
24-00395  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the appointment of Stacey Isaac to the Montecito Board of Architectural Review, term  
ending December 31, 2024, First District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-43)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00344  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Approve the appointment of Edward Lamberson to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term  
ending January 1, 2026, Fifth District.  
Hearing Requests  
A-44)  
24-00384  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance to Amend County Code  
Chapter 7A - County Arts Plan to revise Sections 7A-2, 7A-3, and 7A-5, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for May 14, 2024. Time estimate: 30 minutes)  
a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 7A to  
amend Section 7A-2, 7A-3 and 7A-5;  
b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA  
Guidelines, because it consists of an organizational or administrative activity of government which  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment; and  
c) Continue to the Administrative Agenda of May 21, 2024 to consider recommendations, as  
follows:  
i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 7A to  
amend Section 7A-2, 7A-3, and 7A-5; and  
ii) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA  
Guidelines, because it consists of an organizational or administrative activity of government which  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-45)  
24-00345  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding setting Special Meetings for Housing Element Update  
Proposed Rezones, as follows:  
(Set Special Meetings for April 30, 2024 in Santa Maria and May 3, 2024 in Santa Barbara)  
a) Set two Special Meetings for April 30, 2024 in Santa Maria and May 3, 2024 in Santa Barbara  
for the Board of Supervisors to consider proposed rezones to comply with the State Regional  
Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); and  
b) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as it consists of general policy and  
procedure making.  
A-46)  
24-00382  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an amendment to Chapter 27 of the Santa  
Barbara County Code related to management positions exempt from the Civil Service to align with  
changes in management classifications, effective June 24, 2024, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for May 14, 2024. Time estimate: 5 minutes)  
a) Approve the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 27, Article II, Section  
27-25-Persons Deemed Exempt From Provisions of This Article-of the Santa Barbara County  
Code;  
b) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive full reading of the Ordinance; and  
c) Continue the item to the Administrative Agenda of May 21, 2024 to consider the adoption  
(second reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 27, Article II, Section 27-25 of the Santa  
Barbara County Code, as follows:  
i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 27, Article II,  
Section 27-25-Persons Deemed Exempt From Provisions of This Article-of the Santa Barbara  
County Code; and  
ii) Determine that the recommended actions are not a Project within the meaning of California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines,  
because the actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
24-00002  
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) (24-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
24-00364  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Classification and Salary Plan for Appointed  
Executives and Management, as follows: (EST. TIME: 25 MIN.)  
a) Adopt a Resolution to revise the County of Santa Barbara’s Classification and Salary Plan  
Section 2 - Job Classification Table to establish the new management and appointed executive  
classifications and salary ranges; and revise Section 3 - Salary Schedules, effective June 24, 2024;  
and revise Section 4 - Department Position Allocation to add a new provision that allows certain  
employees with existing civil service status to retain that status, until leaving their current position;  
b) Adopt a Resolution setting forth a Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management, Appointed  
Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees; and rescinding the following: 1) the  
Personnel Benefits Resolution for Management and Confidential Unrepresented Employees, most  
recently amended by Resolution No. 23-66 on March 21, 2023; 2) the Civil Service Rules for  
Managers Allocated to Leadership Classifications in the Civil Service System previously adopted by  
the Board of Supervisors by Resolution No. 06-370 on November 21, 2006; and 3) The  
Classification and Salary Plan for Unrepresented Executive and Unrepresented Management  
Employees previously adopted by the Board of Supervisors via Resolution No. 16-279; and  
c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4) that the above actions are government fiscal activities 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 subject to environmental review.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
2)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00381  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Amendment of County Code Chapter 28  
for use of County Rights-of-Way for Business Purposes, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Santa Barbara County  
Code, Chapter 28-Roads, to allow permitting, regulation, and collection of fees for business  
operations encroaching on County road right-of-way;  
b) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; and  
c) Continue the item to the Administrative Agenda of May 7, 2024 (Second Reading) to consider  
the adoption of an Ordinance amending Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 28, as follows:  
i) Approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Santa Barbara County Code,  
Chapter 28-Roads, to allow permitting, regulation, and collection of fees for business operations  
encroaching in the County road right-of-way; and  
ii) Determine that this action is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (c), as the proposed project(s) consists of the  
operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities,  
mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond  
that previously existing, including but not limited to existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters,  
bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on  
that basis.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
24-00378  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a presentation on the Community Action Plan to  
Address Homelessness including encampment resolution strategy and 2024 Point in Time Count of  
Persons Experiencing Homelessness, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation on homelessness in Santa Barbara County to ensure compliance  
with State of California and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)  
requirements, including:  
i) Local, State and Federal Funding to Address Homelessness Overview;  
ii) Community Action Plan to Address Homelessness Year 3 Progress Report;  
iii) 2024 Point in Time Count and Housing Inventory Chart Report; and  
iv) Encampment Resolution Strategy Year 2 Progress Report;  
b) Approve continuing Encampment Resolution efforts for removal of debris and biohazards from  
encampments through June 30, 2026, utilizing existing 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)  
State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funding approved by the Board for the Homeless Encampment  
Strategy;  
c) Provide other direction, as appropriate; and  
d) Determine the above recommended actions are 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)(5), finding that the actions 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  
4)  
24-00376  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Briefing on cannabis odor abatement plan  
compliance monitoring in Santa Barbara County, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Receive and file a report on cannabis odor abatement plan compliance monitoring in Santa  
Barbara County;  
b) 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  
c) Provide direction to staff, as appropriate.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 23, 2024  
Adjourned at 4:19 PM  
Adjourned to  
Special Meeting  
Tuesday, April 30, 2024  
Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
511 East Lakeside Parkway  
Santa Maria  
Challenges  
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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, April 23, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 5:00 PM and  
on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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