County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Das Williams, Chair  
Second District - Laura Capps  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino, Vice Chair  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, February 14, 2023  
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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February 14, 2023  
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation  
as well as virtual participation until further notice.  
The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public:  
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and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
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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  
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:  
disclosure by members of the Board of Supervisors may be published online as an attachment to the  
corresponding item.  
Disability Access  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County  
Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible.  
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.  
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, Spanish language interpretation and sound enhancement equipment  
may be arranged by contacting the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on Friday before the  
Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805)  
568-2240.  
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.  
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9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the February 7, 2023 Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on  
County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major  
projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and  
the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and  
no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recess to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
Report from Closed Session  
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Administrative Agenda  
All matters listed hereunder constitute a consent agenda, and will be acted upon by a single roll  
call vote of the Board. Matters listed on the Administrative Agenda will be read only on the  
request of a member of the Board or the public, in which event the matter shall be removed from  
the Administrative Agenda and considered as a separate item.  
Administrative Items  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
A-1)  
Consider recommendations regarding the Auditor-Controller’s Report on the Santa Barbara County  
Treasurer’s Investment Pool Statement of Assets, as of December 31, 2022, 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, 2022; 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-2)  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Budget Revision Request for Board of State and  
Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 47 Cohort III Grant Funds, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008722 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 to:  
i) Increase appropriations of $940,804.00 in Behavioral Wellness Alcohol and Drug Program Fund  
for Salary and Benefits ($105,558.00), Services and Supplies ($646,658.00), and Other Financing  
Uses ($188,588.00), funded by unanticipated revenue from the Proposition 47 Grant;  
ii) Increase appropriations of $60,001.00 in Public Defender General Fund for Salary and Benefits  
($15,000.00) and Services and Supplies ($45,001.00), funded by operational transfer from  
Behavioral Wellness Alcohol and Drug Program Fund;  
iii) Increase appropriations of $29,123.00 in District Attorney General Fund for Salary and Benefits  
($29,123.00), funded by operational transfer from Behavioral Wellness Alcohol and Drug Program  
Fund;  
iv) Increase appropriations of $94,575.00 in Sheriff General Fund for Salary and Benefits  
($94,575.00), funded by operational transfer from Behavioral Wellness Alcohol and Drug Program  
Fund; and  
v) Increase appropriations of $4,889.00 in Probation General Fund for Services and Supplies  
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($4,889.00) funded by operational transfer from Behavioral Wellness Alcohol and Drug Program  
Fund; 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.  
A-3)  
A-4)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008714 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision  
Request Nos. 0008727 and 0008732 (4/5 Vote Required).  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Chief Pilot Compensation, as follows:  
a) Effective February 20, 2023, approve the Side Letter Agreement between the County and the  
Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, for compensation for employees designated to  
Serve as Chief Pilot in the Air Support Unit; and  
b) 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-5)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with the Mattress Recycling Council to provide  
mattress collection services and payments for units collected at the South Coast Recycling and  
Transfer Station and the Santa Ynez Valley Recycling and Transfer Station, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a service contract with the Mattress Recycling  
Council for services to provide mattress collection and payment for mattress units collected by  
Santa Barbara County; and  
b) Determine that the proposed action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(Existing Facilities), 15308 (Actions by Regulatory  
Agencies for Protection of the Environment) and 15311 (Accessory Structures) and approve the  
posting of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-6)  
Agenda  
February 14, 2023  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding plans and specifications for the Laguna County Sanitation  
District Recycled Water Distribution Project to the Rancho Maria Golf Course, Fourth District, as  
follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Approve plans and specifications for the Recycled Water Distribution to Rancho Maria Golf  
Course, project, No. RWDIS2, on file in the Laguna County Sanitation District office;  
b) Award the construction contract in the base amount of $868,600.00 to the lowest responsible  
bidder, Raminha Construction, Incorporated, (a tri-county vendor), 11505 Halcon Road,  
Atascadero, CA 93422, subject to the provision of documents and certifications as set forth in the  
plan specifications applicable to the project, as required under California law;  
c) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve change orders for a contingency  
amount up to $50,000.00 for a total, not-to-exceed contract amount of $918,600.00;  
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Contract with Raminha  
Construction, Incorporated; and  
e) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, no  
substantial changes are proposed or have occurred, and no new information of substantial  
importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or  
feasibility of mitigation measures and, therefore, the recommended actions pertaining to the  
Recycled Water Distribution Project to Rancho Maria Golf Course, project No. RWDIS2, are  
within the scope of the project analyzed in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the  
Recycled Water Distribution Main (Phase 2), 09NGD-00000-00021, adopted by the Board of  
Directors on April 6, 2010 and the Wastewater Reclamation Plant Facilities Master Plan and  
Habitat Conservation Plan Final Mitigated Negative Declaration, 17NGD-00000-00015, adopted  
by the Board of Directors on July 3, 2018, and no new environmental document is required.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-7)  
Agenda  
February 14, 2023  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendation regarding Montecito Flood Control Master Plan, Phase I (SC2301),  
First District, as follows:  
Acting as the of Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Atkins North America, Inc. (not a local vendor) to provide engineering planning  
services for the Montecito Flood Control Master Plan, Phase I for the period of February 14, 2023  
through June 30, 2024 in an amount not to exceed $249,462.41;  
b) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to make immaterial changes in  
accordance with Section 34 of the Agreement, to make amendments to the professional services  
agreement with Atkins North America, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $24,946.24 and to extend  
the term of the Agreement by up to one-year to complete the work within the scope of the  
Agreement; and  
c) Find that proposed Montecito Flood Control Master Plan, Phase I is exempt under California  
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15262; Feasibility and Planning Studies and Section  
15306 (Class 6) Basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation  
activities, and direct the Clerk of the Board to file the Notice of Exemption.  
A-8)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding amendments to Bob’s Backhoe and Trucking and Filippin  
Engineering Inc. agreements, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to execute Amendment  
No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Bob’s Backhoe and Trucking  
- BC No. 22-095 (a local vendor) adding additional federal clauses and increasing the contract  
amount by $1,000,000.00 to an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000.00 for as needed maintenance  
and emergency response work;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to execute Amendment  
No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Filippin Engineering Inc.- BC  
No. 22-025 (a local vendor) adding additional federal clauses and increasing the contract amout by  
$300,000.00 to a total not-to-exceed amount of $600,000.00 for as needed contract management  
and engineering services; and  
c) Find that the recommended actions to amend contracts for trucking and maintenance services are  
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fiscal activities not constituting a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality  
Act, as set forth in 14 CCR 15378(b)(4).  
A-9)  
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 Supervisors and 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, debris removal and transportation projects following the  
recent 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;  
c) Direct staff to return to the Board every 14 days 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;  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
d) Determine that these 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(c) on January 24, 2023. 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  
Acting as the Board of Supervisors:  
e) Determine that these 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 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.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-10)  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
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Approve the appointment of John Karamitsos to the County Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory  
Committee, open term, Fourth District.  
A-11)  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the appointment of Robin Dunaetz to the County Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory  
Committee, open term, Fourth District.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-12)  
A-13)  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Coleman Lucas for his service to the Santa Maria  
Cemetery District and Community.  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Custody Lieutenant “Bill” Wolf upon his retirement  
from the Sheriff”s Office after over 27 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of  
Santa Barbara County.  
A-14)  
A-15)  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Chelsea Lenzi of the County Executive Office as the  
February 2023 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County.  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Cathy Fisher upon her retirement as Agriculture  
Commissioner/Director of Weights and Measures after over 12 years of faithful and dedicated  
service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
Public Comment Period  
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS  
WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.  
EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE  
DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO  
MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (23-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
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Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Difficult-To-Fill Position Employee Referral  
Program Policy, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Approve the Policy for a Difficult-To-Fill Position Employee Referral Program Policy to be  
effective as soon as practical; and  
b) 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.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
2)  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Zero-Emission Vehicle Policy Adoption and  
Electric Vehicle Program Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the update on the County’s transition from internal combustion gasoline engine  
light duty vehicles to electric vehicles in the County fleet and the associated charging infrastructure;  
b) Approve the Zero-Emission Vehicle Policy; 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)(2) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists  
of government administrative activities, including general policy or procedure making, that will not  
result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
February 14, 2023  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Housing Element Update - Goals, Policies  
and Programs, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report from Planning and Development Department (P&D) staff regarding the  
proposed sixth Cycle Housing Element Goals, Policies and Programs;  
b) Provide initial direction to staff regarding any changes that the Board would like to make to the  
proposed Goals, Policies and Programs; and  
c) Determine that the Board’s actions to receive this report and provide initial direction to staff is not  
a project as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections  
15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(5) and are not subject to environmental review.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
Adjourned at 2:01 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, February 28, 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 Tuesday, February 14, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.