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, October 8, 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  
October 8, 2024  
24-01007  
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_g0EmU0j-RcepUnrT0a3fyg>  
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  
October 8, 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
October 8, 2024  
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. 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  
October 8, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the October 1, 2024 Meeting  
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.  
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  
A-1)  
A-2)  
24-01009  
SUPERVISOR NELSON, SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Steve Neil for his exceptional courage and heroism  
on September 25, 2024, at the Santa Maria Superior Courthouse.  
24-01010  
SUPERVISOR NELSON, SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Sheriff Deputy Chris Nelson, California Highway  
Patrol Officer Brian Hanrahan, District Attorney Investigator Wayne Flick, and Santa Maria Police  
Officer Erik Hesch for their commitment to public safety during the attack on the Santa Maria  
Superior Courthouse on September 25, 2024.  
A-3)  
A-4)  
24-00992  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring John Thomas MacKinnon upon his Retirement from  
the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office after over 24 years of faithful and distinguished  
service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.  
24-00993  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation Proclaiming the month October 2024 as National Arts and  
Humanities Month in Santa Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-5)  
Agenda  
October 8, 2024  
24-00998  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming October 9, 2024 as National Walk and Roll to School Day in  
Santa Barbara County.  
Honorary Resolutions  
A-6)  
24-00997  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the United Nations Association of Santa Barbara  
Peace Prize recipient, Jane Olson.  
Administrative Items  
A-7)  
24-00999  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Hooper,  
Lundy and Bookman, P.C. for Healthcare Privacy Legal Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute, on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara, an  
Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, P.C. in an amount  
not to exceed $50,000.00 for a term from October 8, 2024 to October 7, 2025; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the State CEQA Guidelines, because they consist  
of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
A-8)  
A-9)  
24-00996  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010108; and 0010123. (4/5 Vote Required)  
24-00990  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Ground Lease Agreement for San Antonio Peak (Portion  
of APN: 113-280-010), Folio No. 4084, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Ground Lease Agreement (Lease),  
between the County of Santa Barbara and Casmalia 1, 2, 3, 4, LLC, and Casmalia Land and Cattle  
Company, LLC (Lessor), for a term of twenty years until August 31, 2044, for a total leased area  
of approximately 4,200 square foot area of land; and  
b) Determine that the recommended action of approving the Lease is exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion  
of Small Structures, and Section 15304, Minor Alterations to Land, and approve and direct staff to  
file and post a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-10)  
24-00991  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
October 8, 2024  
Consider recommendations regarding the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Surveillance  
Agreement No. 24-10311 with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Grant Agreement No. 24-10311 with the  
CDPH to accept funding for the HIV Surveillance Program in the amount not to exceed  
$181,410.00 for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029;  
b) Approve and authorize the Public Health Director, or designee, to make any required  
certifications and Project Representative changes in accordance with the Grant Agreement;  
c) Approve and authorize the Public Health Director, or designee, to execute any future  
amendments or scope of work changes to Grant Agreement No. 24-10311 provided that the  
amendment does not exceed ten percent (10%) ($18,141.00) of the total agreement amount, upon  
review and concurrence by the Auditor Controller’s Office and County Counsel’s Office, subject to  
the Board's ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and  
d) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is exempt per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4) since  
the recommended actions are government fiscal activities that do not involve commitment to any  
specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-11)  
24-00995  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Statement of Final Quantity for Rectangular Rapid Flashing  
Beacons; County Project No. 820796, First and Second Districts, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for construction of  
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons; and  
b) Determine that the approval of the Statements of Final Quantities is an administrative activity that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and is therefore exempt from  
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-12)  
Agenda  
October 8, 2024  
24-01002  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Summit Food Service, LLC for Jail Food  
Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to enter into an Agreement on behalf of the County of  
Santa Barbara with Summit Food Service, LLC for jail food services for the period of October 1,  
2024, to September 30, 2027, with the option of two (2) one-year extensions, not to exceed  
$7,126,062.99 within the initial term; and  
b) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that they are government  
administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment.  
A-13)  
24-00994  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Consider recommendations regarding a request to allocate three additional positions for Senate Bill  
43 expansion, as follows:  
a) Adopt changes to the Salary Resolution to allocate three (3) positions to the Treasurer-Tax  
Collector-Public Administrator, effective November 25, 2024; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), as the actions involve  
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-14)  
A-15)  
24-01003  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the reappointment of Robert Williams to the Mosquito and Vector Control Management  
District Board of Directors, term ending December 31, 2026, First District.  
24-01004  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the reappointment of Christian Alonso to the Santa Barbara County Housing Authority  
Board of Commissioners, term ending January 1, 2029, First District.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
October 8, 2024  
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.  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
24-01011  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Employee: County Executive Officer. Agency-designated representative: Santa Barbara County  
Board of Supervisors Chair Steve Lavagnino.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
October 8, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
24-01008  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a discussion on Mobile Home Parks and  
Potential Overlays, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report on existing mobile home parks in the County of Santa Barbara;  
b) Determine that the 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:  
i) Direct staff to further investigate the feasibility of a moratorium and return to the Board for further  
direction;  
ii) Monitor potential conversions and include a Senior Mobile Home Park Overlay in the Fiscal  
Year (FY) 2025-2026 Long Range Planning Work Program; and  
iii) Direct Long Range Planning staff to continue to pause work on a short-term rental Ordinance FY  
2025-2026 and initiate an Ordinance to create a Mobile Home Park Overlay or another instrument  
that:  
1) Prevents redevelopment of mobile home parks; and/or  
2) Restricts conversion of senior mobile home parks to all age parks, clarifying if a senior overlay  
should only apply to mobile home parks currently restricted to seniors.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
2)  
Agenda  
October 8, 2024  
24-01001  
FIRST 5 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES  
COMMISSION  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) update  
on Child Care Sector Relief and Recovery, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file information and a presentation from First 5 Santa Barbara County Children and  
Families Commission (First 5 SBC) regarding updates on Child Care Sector Relief and Recovery;  
b) Provide comments and/or direction to staff regarding items presented; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA), because pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) the recommended actions  
consist of organization, administrative, or fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct or  
indirect changes to the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
3)  
24-01006  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024  
update on Cannabis Taxation, Compliance, and Enforcement, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file an update on the status of cannabis tax collection, land use permitting, business  
licensing, and enforcement;  
b) Provide any other direction to staff regarding the County’s cannabis program; and  
c) Find that the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County, which will not result in  
direct or indirect changes to the environment and therefore are not a “project” as defined for the  
purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5).  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
4)  
Agenda  
October 8, 2024  
24-01000  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding possible revisions to the Encampment Response  
Protocol and amendments to the County Code, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report;  
b) Provide direction to staff concerning possible revisions to the Encampment Response Protocol;  
c) Provide direction to staff concerning possible amendments to County Code Sections  
23-13.3 (Parking) and 24-7 (Watercourses); and  
d) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(4), as the actions do not involve any commitment to any specific project.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
Adjourned at 2:58 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, October 15, 2024  
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, October 8, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
http://www.countyofsb.org