County of Santa Barbara

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

First District - Roy Lee

Second District - Laura Capps, Chair

Third District - Joan Hartmann

Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Vice Chair

Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino

Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer

Agenda

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

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.

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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 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 (English) at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20> (Closed Captioning Available)

- YouTube (Spanish) at: <https://www.youtube.com/@csbtv20espanol>

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 at the locations noted above.

- 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.

Important Note: Zoom is not intended for County staff to view the meeting. Please refer to the

viewing methods outlined above.

<https://santabarbaracounty.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN__dYcpBxwSMOEGiTYZsdyjQ>

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.

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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

of the Board meetings are available on the Internet at: www.countyofsb.org.

Board Meetings are televised live on County of Santa Barbara Cable Channel 20 and on YouTube at:

CSBTV20. For information regarding rebroadcasts of a public hearing, please contact the Clerk of the

Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.

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.

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Disability Access and Accommodation Requests

The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County

Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. 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.

Spanish interpreters, American Sign Language interpreters, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

requests, sound enhancement equipment, or other accommodations 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.

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9:00 A.M. ..... Convene to Regular Session

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the October 21, 2025 Meeting

County Executive Officer's Report

25-00001

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)

A-3)

25-00954

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Christopher Nyman as the California Surf

Lifesaving Association’s (CSLSA) 2025 Junior Lifeguard of the Year.

25-00946

SUPERVISOR CAPPS

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring John Nichols of the Information Technology

Department as the November 2025 Employee of the Month for Santa Barbara County.

25-00926

SUPERVISOR LEE

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Stacy Janos upon her retirement from the

Information Technology Department after over 33 years of faithful and distinguished service to the

citizens of Santa Barbara County.

Honorary Resolutions

A-4)

25-00934

SUPERVISOR LEE

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Osama Muftah upon his retirement from the

Information Technology Department after over 26 years of faithful and distinguished service to the

citizens of Santa Barbara County.

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A-5)

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25-00961

SUPERVISOR LEE

Adopt a Resolution honoring Trish Davis for her outstanding contributions to the Montecito

Community.

Administrative Items

A-6)

25-00949

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Template for

Assembly Bill 1051 Out-of-County Foster Children and Youth Placement for Fiscal Years

2025-2028, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to

execute MOU(s) with county Mental Health Plan(s) for the care of County of Santa Barbara

Medi-Cal eligible foster children and youth who are placed in certain residential facilities and

receiving Specialty Mental Health Services outside of the County of Santa Barbara in other counties

as required under Assembly Bill 1051 on a case-by-case basis in form and content substantially

similar to the single-use agreement template with a total maximum contract amount not to exceed

$75,000.00 per placement through June 30, 2028:

i) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee, as the Director of

the County of Original Jurisdiction, the authority to (i) approve authorization (whether initial or

renewal) requests for additional services or treatment at a higher level of care per Section IX of the

MOU; and (ii) authorize an increase in funding, if actual service levels exceed initial estimates for

more intensive treatment purposes, provided the increase in funding is within available

appropriations and does not cause the total maximum contract amount of this MOU to exceed

$100,000.00 per Section X, all without requiring the Board of Supervisors’ approval of an

amendment of the MOU, subject to the Board of Supervisors’ ability to rescind this delegated

authority at any time;

b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to

execute MOU(s) with county Mental Health Plan(s) for the care of Medi-Cal eligible foster children

and youth from other counties who are placed in certain residential facilities and receiving Specialty

Mental Health Services in the County of Santa Barbara as required under Assembly Bill 1051 on a

case-by-case basis in form and content substantially similar to the single-use agreement template

with a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $75,000.00 per placement through June 30,

2028; and

c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not 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 are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal

activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

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A-7)

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25-00958

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Third Amendment to the Services Agreement with Pacific

Pride Foundation for Substance Use Prevention Services for Fiscal Years 2023-2027, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for

Services of Independent Contractor (BC 23-040) with Pacific Pride Foundation, a local vendor, to

update certain standard provisions and general Alcohol and Drug Program provisions for

compliance with federal and state requirements; terminate the Syringe Services program, effective

November 15, 2025; add the Opioid Overdose Prevention and Reversal Services program,

effective October 1, 2025; and make concomitant updates to the schedule of rates and entity

budget by program tables with no change to the total maximum contract amount of $280,442.00

and the contract term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027:

i) Approve, ratify and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness’ issuance of

a Notice of Intent to Partially Terminate the Agreement;

ii) Approve and authorize the Director of Behavioral Wellness’ issuance of a Notice of Partial

Termination of the Agreement; and

iii) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of Behavioral Wellness or designee to take actions

necessary for the partial wind-down of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this

delegated authority at any time; and

b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not 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 are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal

activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-8)

25-00959

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Consider recommendations regarding a Santa Ynez Regional Trail Connector (SYRTC) Study

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU); Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a MOU with the Santa Barbara County Association

of Governments (SBCAG) to perform studies of the SYRTC;

b) Approve Budget Revision No. 0010811 that establishes appropriations of $381,000.00 in the

General County Programs General Fund for Services and Supplies for an MOU with SBCAG to

complete the studies and administer contracts; and

c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not 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 consist of administrative activities of government that

will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

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A-9)

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25-00948

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Contract for Sanitation Services to Resolve Encampments

in Santa Barbara County, as follows:

a) Ratify, approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the service contract

with South Coast Funding Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as

QwikResponse Restoration and Construction (QwikResponse) to allocate $250,000.00 in one-time

special revenue funds for the continuation of sanitation services in connection with homeless

encampment resolution on property either owned and/or controlled by Santa Barbara County; and

b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), as

the contemplated activities consist of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land,

water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees, and direct

staff to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption on that basis.

A-10)

25-00930

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal

Services with Outside Counsel Rutan and Tucker, LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement for

Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Rutan and Tucker, LLP to

extend the term of the Agreement to December 31, 2026 and increase the maximum contract

amount by $375,000.00 for a new maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,790,000.00; and

b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 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-11)

25-00931

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the

Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System (SBCERS), as follows:

a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of SBCERS as submitted;

and

b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not 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 action consists of an administrative activity of the government

that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

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A-12)

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25-00932

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the

Santa Barbara County Law Library, as follows:

a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara

County Law Library as submitted; and

b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not 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 action consists of an administrative activity of the government

that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-13)

25-00928

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a reappointment to the Retirement Board of the Santa

Barbara County Employees Retirement System, as follows:

a) Reappoint Michael Vidal to serve on the Retirement Board of Santa Barbara County Employees

Retirement System to a three-year term ending December 31, 2028; and

b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA), because pursuant to sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) the recommended action

consists of organizational, administrative or fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct

or indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-14)

25-00929

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding appointments to the CenCal Health Board of Directors, as

follows:

a) Approve the reappointment of the following persons to the CenCal Health Board of Directors for

a two-year term effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027, as follows:

i) Daniel Herlinger (Consumer Classification-Community Business); and

ii) Edward Bentley, MD (Central Coast Medical Association Representative); and

b) Determine that these activities are exempt from the 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 which may result in

potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

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A-15)

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25-00955

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a one-year extension to the State Advocacy Contract with

Hurst Brooks Espinosa, LLC, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the amendment to the Agreement for Services of

Independent Contractor with Hurst Brooks Espinosa, LLC for State advocacy services to extend

the contract term to December 31, 2026 and increase the contract amount by $86,400.00, for a

total not-to-exceed contract amount of $337,200.00; and

b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because it consists 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 physical impact on

the environment.

A-16)

25-00956

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a one-year Extension to the Federal Advocate Contract with

Thomas Walters and Associates, Inc., as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the amendment to the Agreement for Services of

Independent Contractor with Thomas Walters and Associates, Inc. for Federal advocacy services

to extend the contract term to December 31, 2026 and increase the contract amount by

$100,000.00, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $400,000.00; and

b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because it consists 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 physical impact on

the environment.

A-17)

A-18)

25-00957

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010799; 0010824; 0010836; 0010857; and 0010866

(4/5 Voted Required).

25-00927

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the Orcutt Library site in

Orcutt (Folio No. 003977); Fourth District, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow

Instructions between Orcutt Area Seniors In Service, Inc., and the County of Santa Barbara, as the

buyer to purchase three Assessor's Parcel Numbers consisting of approximately 10.6 acres in the

unincorporated area of the County of Santa Barbara;

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b) Authorize the Director of General Services, or designee, to execute any and all escrow

documents and complete the due diligence required to facilitate the terms and conditions of the

proposed Sale; and

c) 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-19)

25-00950

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation Annual Report for 2024,

First District, as follows:

a) Receive and file the 2024 Annual Report for operations at the Santa Barbara Bowl; and

b) Find that the proposed action is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in

direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a project under California

Environmental Quality Act Guidelines 14 CCR 15378(b)(5).

A-20)

25-00952

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the County of Santa Barbara Job order Contract Program

Service Provider, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Services Agreement (Agreement),

with The Gordian Group Inc., a Georgia corporation registered to do business in California as The

Mellon Group (Gordian), with a Base Contract Amount of $1,250,000.00, and a Supplemental

Services Allowance of $125,000.00, for a Maximum Compensation Limit up to and not to exceed

$1,375,000.00, to provide Job Order Contracting administration services, for a contract term of

five (5) years;

b) Authorize the Director of the County’s General Services Department, or his Assistant Director

designee, to issue Change Orders to order Supplemental Services under the Agreement in a

maximum aggregate amount not to exceed $125,000.00; and

c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to environmental review under

the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)

(4) as the actions are the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal

activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project; and Section 15378(b)(5), as

the actions are the organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in

direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

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A-21)

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25-00953

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the 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 MSA with TruePoint Solutions LLC increasing the Maximum Contract

Amount by $100,000.00 for an amended Maximum Contract Amount of $550,000.00; and

b) Determine that the above action is not a “project” and is exempt from California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because it is an

organization or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical

changes to the environment.

A-22)

25-00945

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the 2024-2025 Annual Report of the Civil Service

Commission, as follows:

a) Receive and file the Annual Report of the Civil Service Commission for Fiscal Year 2024-2025;

and

b) Determine pursuant to California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)

(4) that the above action is a government 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.

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A-23)

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25-00935

PROBATION DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Northpointe

d/b/a equivant for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2025, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services

of Independent Contractor with equivant, (BC 23220) to amend Section 2, Notices, to update the

Contractor’s address; Section 4, Term, to extend the contract period; delete the existing Statement

of Work in its entirety and replace it with a revised Statement of Work; amend Exhibit B, Payment

Arrangements, Section A, to increase the total contract amount to $481,275.00; and place Exhibit

B, Attachment B-1, Schedule of Fees, in its entirety to increase the contract total by $192,023.00,

and the Grand Total to $481,275.00;

b) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve subsequent changes to the

agreement, including authorizing additional services, amending program staffing requirements,

amending service locations, and adding program 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. 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

general rule 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-24)

25-00951

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Agreement between the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office

for Reimbursement of Overtime Salary Costs associated with the ATF Task Force, as follows:

a) Approve, authorize, and ratify the Sheriff to enter into an agreement with the ATF, for

reimbursement of overtime salary costs associated with the ATF Task Force through May 31,

2030; and

b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5)

that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government

administrative activity that does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.

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25-00962

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to the Enterprise Fleet Management Equity

Lease Agreement, as follows:

a) Approve an increase in the contract limit with Enterprise Fleet (Board Contract No. 21197) by

$450,000.00, for a total of $3,464,700.00, to accommodate higher-than-anticipated vehicle

acquisition and operating costs, and ratify prior expenditures that exceeded the original contract

limit, with no other changes to the contract terms; and

b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not 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 action is a governmental funding mechanism and/or fiscal

activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-26)

25-00936

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Family Care

Network, Inc. for an Independent Living Program, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for

Services of Independent Contractor with Family Care Network, Inc. (local vendor) to provide an

Independent Living Program for Child Welfare Services/Probation youth for a total contract amount

not to exceed $115,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; 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.

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A-27)

A-28)

A-29)

25-00933

SUPERVISOR LEE

Approve the appointment of Jan Larson Rockenbach to the Montecito Planning Commission, term

ending December 31, 2026, First District.

25-00940

SUPERVISOR LEE

Approve the reappointment of Deborah Dentler to the Human Services Commission, term ending

June 30, 2028, First District.

25-00943

SUPERVISOR LEE

Approve the appointment of Chantal Vo to the Arts Commission, term ending June 30, 2028, First

District.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-30)

Agenda

November 4, 2025

25-00939

SUPERVISOR NELSON

Approve the appointment of Manuel Paredes to the Veterans’ Advisory Committee, term ending

July 1, 2029, Fourth District.

A-31)

A-32)

A-33)

A-34)

25-00944

SUPERVISOR NELSON

Approve the reappointment of Miguel Kercado to the Veterans’ Advisory Committee, term ending

July 1, 2029, Fourth District.

25-00947

SUPERVISOR NELSON

Approve the appointment of Nancy Crawford to the Behavioral Wellness Commission term ending

January 1, 2027, Fourth District.

25-00937

SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO

Approve the appointment of Lisa Dominguez to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending

January 1, 2028, Fifth District.

25-00938

SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO

Approve the appointment of Deborah Mansfield to the Human Services Commission, term ending

June 30, 2027, Fifth District.

Approval of Administrative Agenda

25-00002

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) (25-00002)

WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS

AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

November 4, 2025

Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

25-00941

FIRE DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding amending Chapter 15 of the Santa Barbara

County Code with the Adoption of the 2025 California Fire Code, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45

MIN.)

a) Consider the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Santa

Barbara County Code to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code with local amendments as the

enforcement Code in all areas within the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District and all other

unincorporated areas of the County where the Santa Barbara County Fire Department is the

authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), unless otherwise specified by this Ordinance;

b) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive full reading of the Ordinance;

c) Continue the hearing to November 18, 2025, on the Administrative Agenda to consider

recommendations, as follows:

i) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Santa

Barbara County Code as set forth above; and

ii) Consider and approve adoption of a Resolution of Legislative Findings Supporting Amendments

to the California Fire Code; and

d) 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 they consist of “general policy and

procedure making” and pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5) as they consist 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

Agenda

November 4, 2025

25-00960

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Adoption of 2025 California Building

Standards Codes with Local Amendments to Chapter 10 of the Santa Barbara County Code;

Building Regulations, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)

a) Approve the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Santa

Barbara County Code, titled Building Regulations, adopting the 2025 California Building Standards

Codes with local amendments;

b) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive full reading of the Ordinance; and

c) Continue the hearing to the Administrative Agenda of November 18, 2025 to:

i) Adopt the Ordinance (second reading) amending Chapter 10 of the Santa Barbara County Code,

titled Building Regulations, adopting the 2025 California Building Standards Codes with local

amendments;

ii) Adopt a Resolution of Legislative Findings Supporting Amendments to the California Building

Standards Codes; and

iii) Determine that this ordinance amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality

Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Section 15061(b)(3), because there is no possibility that the action

in question may have a significant effect on the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

November 4, 2025

25-00942

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the appeals of the Planning Commission

approval of the Sable Offshore Corporation’s Change of Owner, Operator, and Guarantor for the

Santa Ynez Unit (SYU), Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company (POPCO) Gas Plant, and Las Flores

Pipeline System Final Development Plan (FDP) Permits, First, Third, and Fourth, Districts, as

follows: (EST. TIME: 3 HR.)

a) Deny the appeals, Case Nos. 24APL-00025 and 24APL-00026;

b) Make the required findings for approval of the Change of Owner, Operator, and Guarantor for

the respective SYU, POPCO Gas Plant, and Las Flores Pipeline System FDP Permits, including

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;

c) Determine the requests are not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5); and

d) Grant de novo approval of the Change of Owner, Operator, and Guarantor for the respective

SYU, POPCO Gas Plant, and Las Flores Pipeline System FDP Permits, subject to the Conditions

of Approval.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

Adjourn to

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building

Board Hearing Room

511 East Lakeside Parkway

Santa Maria

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, November 4, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV

Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 5:00 PM

and on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.

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