County of Santa Barbara

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

First District - Roy Lee

Second District - Laura Capps

Third District - Joan Hartmann

Fourth District - Bob Nelson

Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino

Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer

Action Summary

Monday, January 5, 2026

9:00 AM

SPECIAL MEETING

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

Supervisor Nelson participated from the following remote location:

Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC)

1215 K Street Suite 1650

Sacramento, CA 95814

Roll Call

Present:

Absent:

4 - Supervisor Lee, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor

Lavagnino

1 - Supervisor Hartmann

Pledge of Allegiance

County Executive Officer's Report

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County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on

County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major

projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and

the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and

no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.

No report from the County Executive Officer, Mona Miyasato.

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Public Comment Period

THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS

WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE

DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO

MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (26-00002)

WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS

AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

Re: Expressed concerns about county budget allocations and spending practices -

Karen Hauenstein addressed the Board

Re: Expressed appreciation to first responders for their efforts during the recent

storms and conveyed condolences for the loss of life in the community - Erica

Reyes on behalf of Representative Salud Carbajal addressed the Board

Recessed to Closed Session

Closed Session

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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION

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

Sable Offshore Corp. et al. v. County of Santa Barbara et al., U.S. District Court for the Central

District of California, Case Number 2:25cv04165.

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.

Karen Hauenstein, Erica Reyes on behalf of Representative Salud Carbajal, Lee

Danielson, and Thomas Becker addressed the Board.

Report from Closed Session

No reportable action taken.

Adjourned at 10:22 AM

Adjourned to

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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 Monday, January 5, 2026 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel

20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday,

January 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.

http://www.countyofsb.org