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, February 27, 2024  
9:00 AM  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING  
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR  
105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA  
The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of: the Flood Control & Water  
Conservation District, 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  
February 27, 2024  
24-00189  
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.  
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.  
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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  
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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  
February 27, 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  
February 27, 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. (Please Note: The Santa Maria Hearing  
Room, will be closed for audio/visual upgrades through mid-March 2024 and will not be available for  
remote testimony during the closure. Instead, community members are encouraged to participate in person  
at the Santa Barbara Hearing Room, located on the Fourth Floor at 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa  
Barbara, or virtually by registering for the meeting in advance via the Zoom registration link available  
on page two (2) of the Agenda.)  
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  
February 27, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the February 13, 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.  
Your County, Your Heroes - Scott Perkins, Santa Barbara County Agricultural  
Commissioner/Weights and Measures Department  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
24-00192  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)  
Employee organizations: All bargaining units, unrepresented employees, managers, and executives.  
Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human  
Resources Director Kristine Schmidt.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 27, 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  
A-1)  
A-2)  
24-00185  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution in Support of the Struggle of the Amhara People of Ethiopia.  
24-00191  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution recognizing February 2024 as National Children’s Dental Health Month in  
Santa Barbara County.  
Honorary Resolutions  
A-3)  
24-00166  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN, SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution celebrating the completion of the Strauss Wind Project: A Landmark Coastal  
Wind Project.  
Administrative Items  
A-4)  
24-00184  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Approve the appointment of Russell Doty to the Agricultural Advisory Committee, representing the  
Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-5)  
Agenda  
February 27, 2024  
24-00173  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the University of Southern California Fiscal Years (FYs)  
2023-2027 Student Support Agreement, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to  
execute a Student Support Agreement with the University of Southern California, on behalf of its  
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, for student learning experiences at the Department  
of Behavioral Wellness from the date executed by the County through December 31, 2027;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to  
make immaterial amendments to the Student Support Agreement in accordance with the immaterial  
amendments provision of the Student Support Agreement, upon review and concurrence by County  
Counsel’s Office through December 31, 2027; 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.  
A-6)  
24-00178  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Davis Guest Home, Inc. First Amendment to the Fiscal  
Years (FYs) 2022-2024 Services Agreement for Augmented Board and Care Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the multiyear  
Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Davis Guest Home, Inc. (not a local  
vendor) (BC 23-076) to add $150,000.00 in funding for FY 2023-2024 due to an unanticipated  
increase in intensive residential treatment services for a new total maximum contract amount not to  
exceed $715,000.00, consisting of $215,000.00 for FY 2022-2023 and $500,000.00 for FY  
2023-2024, for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to  
suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the  
Agreement, make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26, and adjust the daily rate to  
accommodate clients with acute needs, additional monitoring needs, or medical complexity, 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  
c) 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-7)  
Agenda  
February 27, 2024  
24-00174  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Approval of Subrecipient Agreements with Good  
Samaritan Shelter using Round 2 California Encampment Resolution Funding (CERF-2) for Interim  
Housing, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a subrecipient agreement with Good Samaritan  
Shelter, using CERF-2 funds for a total contract maximum amount not to exceed $273,750.00, to  
provide 10 dedicated beds for interim housing at the Santa Maria Emergency Shelter for persons  
living in encampments near waterways, subject to annual appropriations and budget approval;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a subrecipient agreement with Good Samaritan  
Shelter, using CERF-2 funds for a total contract maximum amount not to exceed $273,750.00, to  
provide 10 dedicated beds for interim housing at the Rainbow Village Interim Supportive  
Temporary Emergency Housing in Lompoc for persons living in encampments near waterways,  
subject to annual appropriations and budget approval; and  
c) 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 the  
creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not  
involve a commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical  
impact on the environment.  
A-8)  
24-00177  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Resilient Cuyama Valley Transformative Climate  
Communities Post-Award Consultation (PAC) Grant, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Board Chair to execute the post-award grant agreement to accept  
grant funds in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Strategic Growth Council to participate in the  
PAC process for the Transformative Climate Communities grant program;  
b) Authorize the Community Services Director or designee(s) to execute amendments to the  
agreement or budget not exceeding the total amount of $50,000.00;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009567 necessary to adjust appropriations for the  
receipt of unanticipated Grant Revenues in the amount of $50,000.00; and  
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is subject  
to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Sections 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are the 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 impact on the environment, and 15378(b)(5), finding that the  
actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-9)  
Agenda  
February 27, 2024  
24-00175  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Second Quarter Budget  
Status Report, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the FY 2023-2024 Second Quarter Budget and Status Report as of December  
31, 2023, showing the status of appropriations and financing for departmental budgets adopted by  
the Board of Supervisors; and  
b) 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 organizational, administrative, or fiscal activities of government that will not result  
in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-10)  
A-11)  
24-00186  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009508; 0009561; 0009563; and 0009584. (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
24-00167  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00015 for  
Santa Maria River Debris Removal in the Guadalupe Flood Control Easement Area along the Santa  
Maria River west of Guadalupe, Fifth District, as follows:  
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00015, approved by the  
Director of Planning and Development on November 3, 2023, which authorized the removal of  
vegetation and siltation debris within the boundaries of a Flood Control easement along the Santa  
Maria River from State Route 1 towards the Pacific Ocean; and  
b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as it is an administrative government activity  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-12)  
24-00169  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00016 for  
the Freston Road Repair at 2300 Bella Vista Drive in the Montecito Community Plan Area, First  
District, as follows:  
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00016, approved by the  
Director of Planning and Development on November 29, 2023, which authorized the replacement  
and reinforcement of an existing concrete swale and asphalt concrete driveway on a residential  
property; and  
b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as it is an administrative government activity  
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Agenda  
February 27, 2024  
24-00176  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
A-13)  
Consider recommendations regarding the Execution of the First Amendment to the Agreement with  
Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM) of California, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with  
SCRAM of California to increase the amount by $3,868.00 for SCRAM that includes equipment,  
installation and removal of equipment, monitoring, training, and support for adult clients who are  
under supervision by the Probation Department, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed  
$475,478.00 without a change to the period of performance of July 1, 2022, through June 30,  
2023; and  
b) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of  
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 or other  
government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may  
result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.  
A-14)  
24-00179  
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 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);  
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 these 2023 winter storms 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  
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e) Determine that the 2024 winter storm (24STM1) emergency actions are statutorily exempt under  
CEQA. The exemption from CEQA is granted by the Legislature by Statute as the following  
emergency projects are exempt from the requirements of CEQA. Projects undertaken, carried out,  
or approved by a public agency to maintain, repair, or restore an existing highway damaged by fire,  
flood, storm, earthquake, land subsidence, gradual earth movement, or landslide, provided that the  
project is initiated within one year of the damage occurring. Therefore, the project is contemplated  
by the CEQA exemption under Section 15269 Emergency Projects, and direct the staff to file a  
Notice of Exemption with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors on that basis.  
A-15)  
24-00181  
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 of the 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);  
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) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009538 to increase appropriations to Services and  
Supplies in the amount of $225,000.00 in the Public Works Orcutt Flood Zone Fund funded by the  
release of Restricted Purpose of Fund Balance (4/5 vote required);  
e) Determine that the recommended actions in response to the January 31 - February 2024 storms  
are statutorily exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15269(c), Actions necessary to prevent or mitigate and emergency that does not  
have a low probability of occurrence and direct the staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the Clerk  
of the Board of Supervisors on that basis; and  
f) Determine that these emergency actions related to and continuations of 2023 storm response  
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February 27, 2024  
were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of 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. Also 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-16)  
24-00168  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an application for the Destruction of Personnel, Background,  
Overtime Slips and Failed Background Records, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and execute the Application for the Destruction of Records of Sheriff’s Human  
Resources records that are at least seven (7) years old and are no longer required by law to be  
retained; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are organizational and administrative activities of government  
and not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5).  
Board of Supervisors  
A-17)  
24-00183  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Approve the reappointment of Robert Barry Doyle to the Housing Authority Board of  
Commissioners, term ending December 31, 2027, Fifth District.  
Hearing Requests  
A-18)  
24-00187  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the amendment of County Code Chapter 28,  
for use of County Rights-of-Way for business purposes, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for March 19, 2024. Time estimate: 45 minutes)  
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) Set a hearing for the Administrative Agenda of April 2, 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  
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February 27, 2024  
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.  
Administrative Agenda  
ADDENDUM  
Item A-19) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:  
A-19)  
24-00217  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an update from the Public Health Department on the Goleta  
Beach closure due to sewage spill, as follows:  
a) Receive and file an update from the Public Health Department on the Goleta Beach closure due  
to sewage spill; and  
b) 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).  
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  
February 27, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
24-00172  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Social Services’ Public Assistance  
Programs Overview, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation from the Department of Social Services regarding the Social  
Services Public Assistance Programs Overview; and  
b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or  
administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
2)  
24-00171  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the California Work Opportunity and  
Responsibility to Kids Outcomes and Accountability Review System Improvement Plan Report, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and approve Santa Barbara County’s mandated California Work Opportunity and  
Responsibility to Kids Outcomes and Accountability Review System Improvement Plan Report for  
submission to the California Department of Social Services; and  
b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or  
administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
February 27, 2024  
24-00170  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Los Prietos Boys Camp (LPBC) Site Special  
Use Permit, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a joint presentation from the Santa Barbara County Probation Department  
(Probation) and Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) regarding a proposal to  
repurpose the property currently utilized by the LPBC;  
b) Approve the co-location of Probation and SBCFD at the current site of the LPBC;  
c) Authorize the SBCFD to apply for a United States Forest Service (USFS) Special Use Permit;  
and  
d) Determine that the recommended action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), since the recommended action is  
a government administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
4)  
24-00180  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding authority to advertise for construction bids for  
the proposed Probation Headquarters (HQ) Building Project, Project No. 19014, First District, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Authorize the Director of General Services to advertise for construction bids for the proposed  
Probation HQ Building Project; 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.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
5)  
Agenda  
February 27, 2024  
24-00182  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Legislative Funding  
Critical Projects List and Legislative Budget Goals List, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Approve 2024-2025 Legislative Funding Critical Projects List and 2024-2025 Legislative  
Budget Goals consisting of projects to consider for submittal to Congressman Carbajal, Senator  
Padilla, and Senator Butler related to Federal Earmark Community Project Funding and State  
Budget Member Requests, if any;  
b) Provide other direction as appropriate; 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 organizational, administrative or fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct  
or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 27, 2024  
24-00190  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MARCH 2024 PROJECTED CALENDAR  
The items below are projected to be placed on a Board of Supervisors agenda next month  
and are subject to change. Therefore, these are draft and remain so until the final agenda is  
created and posted on the Thursday preceding a Board of Supervisors’ meeting.  
For information on a particular anticipated item, please contact the department noted.  
For any other questions regarding the Board of Supervisors’ agendas,  
please contact the Clerk of the Board Office at (805)568-2240.  
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Appeal of a New Small Cell Wireless Facility on an Existing Utility Pole Located Within the  
Public Right-of-Way of Camino Majorca  
Planning and Development  
Contact: Willow Brown - wbrown@countyofsb.org  
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Commission for Women District Service Awards  
Community Services Department  
Contact: Eva Camarena - ecamarena@countyofsb.org  
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Second Quarter Cannabis Update  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Carmela Beck - cbeck@countyofsb.org  
Cannabis Tax Measure Options  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Brittany Odermann - bodermann@countyofsb.org  
Farmworker Resource Center Project Update  
Social Services  
Contact: Luis Servin - lservin@countyofsb.org  
Key Site H Development Agreement  
Planning and Development  
Contact: Shannon Reese - sreese@countyofsb.org  
Pavement Impact Studies and Options for Pavement Impact Mitigation  
Public Works  
Contact: Chris Sneddon - csneddo@countyofsb.org  
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Tajiguas Landfill Capacity Increase Project  
Public Works  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 27, 2024  
Contact: Joddi Leipner - jleipner@cosbpw.net  
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Parklet Ordinance  
Public Works  
Contact: Chris Sneddon - csneddo@countyofsb.org  
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Housing Element Rezones - Developer Presentation Workshop  
Planning and Development  
Contact: Lisa Plowman - lplowman@countyofsb.org  
Adjourned at 2:05 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, March 5, 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, February 27, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
http://www.countyofsb.org