County of Santa Barbara

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

First District - Roy Lee

Second District - Laura Capps

Third District - Joan Hartmann, Vice Chair

Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Chair

Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino

Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer

Agenda

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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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February 3, 2026

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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 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 (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). For planning, zoning and

subdivision hearings, submissions more than one page in length must be filed with the Clerk no later

than 12:00 PM on the Friday before the Board hearing unless the Board by motion and 4/5 vote

determines to accept a late submission.

- Attend the Meeting In-Person - Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments

in-person at the locations noted above.

- Attend the Meeting by Zoom - Individuals wishing to provide public comment remotely 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_8Lr7VddnSVKyUwc7hKVacQ>

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.

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 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.

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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.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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February 3, 2026

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

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the January 27, 2026 Meeting

County Executive Officer's Report

26-00001

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)

26-00104

SUPERVISOR LEE, SUPERVISOR CAPPS

Adopt a Resolution honoring and commemorating the life of Frank J. Frost Jr.

26-00090

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of February 2026 as Communify’s 211 Community

Celebration Month in Santa Barbara County.

A-3)

A-4)

26-00100

SUPERVISOR CAPPS

Adopt a Resolution commending UC Santa Barbara Professors, John Martinis and Michel Devoret,

for their 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics.

26-00091

SUPERVISOR NELSON

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Sara Elturk, Phillip Ung, Illiana De Hoyos, and

Martha Sanchez Galvan of the Youth Defender Team in the Public Defender’s Office as the

February 2026 Employees of the Month for Santa Barbara County.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-5)

Agenda

February 3, 2026

26-00092

SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO

Adopt a Resolution honoring John Green upon his retirement from the General Services Department

after over 29 years of faithful and dedicated service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.

Administrative Items

A-6)

26-00098

AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a Brown Armstrong Contract Renewal, Fiscal Year (FY)

2025-2026, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the contract with Brown

Armstrong Accountancy Corporation (not a local vendor) in the amount of $173,000.00 to perform

the following audit services, for FY 2025-2026:

i) the annual financial audit for the County;

ii) the Single Audit;

iii) the First 5 Commission’s annual financial audit; and

iv) the annual Treasury financial and compliance audits;

b) Authorize the Auditor-Controller to approve change orders for up to two additional Single Audit

Major Programs of $6,500.00 each, if identified, that exceed the seven included in the Single Audit

base amount for a total contract amount not to exceed $186,000.00 for FY 2025-2026; and

c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because they are government fiscal activities

which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant

physical impact on the environment.

A-7)

26-00087

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Sub-Recipient Grant Agreement with the University of

California Davis, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Department Director to execute an Agreement with the University of

California Davis to receive an amount not to exceed $98,285.00 to implement various tasks under

the Enabling Electric Vehicles as Distributed Energy Resources Grant from the California Energy

Commission;

b) Authorize the Department Director to execute amendments to the Agreement to extend the term,

without any material changes, up to March 31, 2028; and

c) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a “Project” with the meaning of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), since the

recommended actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result

in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-8)

26-00088

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

February 3, 2026

Consider recommendations regarding a Blue Sky Center Contract Amendment for Mobility

Projects; First District, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement

for Services of Independent Contractor with Blue Sky Center to modify the scope and increase the

amount by $165,500.00 to a total amount not to exceed $442,362.00 to implement activities under

the Resilient Cuyama Valley initiative funded by the Transformative Climate Communities Grant; and

b) 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 15301 as the actions consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing,

licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment,

or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.

A-9)

26-00089

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Workforce

Development Project Grant Agreement Number 25-10623 from the California Department of

Public Health, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Grant Agreement Number 25-10623 with the

California Department of Public Health to accept funding for the implementation of the DIS

Workforce Development Project in the amount not to exceed $733,761.00 for the grant period July

1, 2025, through June 30, 2030;

b) Approve and authorize the Public Health Director to execute any future amendments to Grant

Agreement Number 25-10623, so long as the amount does not exceed 10% ($73,376.00) of the

agreement amount and there are no significant changes in the scope of work, upon review and

approval by the Auditor-Controller and County Counsel, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind

this delegated authority at any time;

c) Approve and authorize the Public Health Director, or designee, to make and sign any required

certifications and to make Project Representative changes in accordance with Grant Agreement

Number 25-10623; and

d) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and are exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of

the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended actions are the creation of government funding

mechanisms or other government fiscal activities that 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-10)

Agenda

February 3, 2026

26-00095

DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of a $25,000.00 Grant from Craig Thompson

Environmental Protection Prosecution (CTEPP) Fund to support the District Attorney’s Consumer

and Environmental Protection Unit, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Grant Agreement

with the Craig Thompson Environmental Protection Prosecution Fund to support the District

Attorney’s Consumer and Environmental Protection Unit for the period of December 1, 2025

through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $25,000.00;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010947 to increase appropriations of $25,000.00 in

the District Attorney General Fund for Services and Supplies funded by unanticipated grant revenue

from the CTEPP Fund; and

c) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is subject

to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to

CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because they consist 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-11)

26-00096

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Grant Agreement No. 5GG25232 between the State of

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Santa Barbara County

Fire Department, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Adopt a Resolution approving Grant Agreement No. 5GG25232 with the CAL FIRE for the

acceptance of $904,677.00 in grant funds to purchase equipment and implement various fuel

treatments designated by the Santa Barbara County Unit Strategic Fire Plan and Agreement from

the grant approval date December 12, 2025 through February 15, 2029;

b) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief, or designee, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this

delegated authority at any time to:

i) Conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including but not limited to,

agreements, amendments, budget adjustments, payment requests and so on, which may be

necessary for the completion of the aforementioned project; and

c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010950; and

d) Determine this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to

Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is a 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. The Agreement requires a copy of the

CEQA document must be approved by and provided to the State before any grant funds are made

available for any Project activity that could directly impact the environment.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-12)

Agenda

February 3, 2026

26-00097

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement with NICE Systems

Inc., for Digital Evidence Management System Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer to execute the First Amendment

(Amendment) to the Agreement with NICE Systems Inc. for Digital Evidence Management System

Services (Agreement) (Board Contract No. 214208) to replace Exhibit B of the Agreement to

modify the annual amounts in the payment schedule at no net increase;

b) Approve and authorize Budget Revision Request No. 0010951, increasing appropriations of

$283,000.00 in District Attorney General Fund for other charges funded by revenue from a Federal

grant and increasing appropriations of $283,000.00 in Information Technology IT Services Fund for

capital assets funded by charges for services; and

c) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other

government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may

result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project

under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the

CEQA Guidelines.

A-13)

26-00099

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding an Astound Business Solutions, LLC (Astound) Service

Order to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor for Dark Fiber Services, as

follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee, to execute Service Order No.

OP484269 with Astound Business Solutions, LLC (not a local vendor) to add dark fiber services to

the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office, Santa Maria Special Investigations Bureau (SIB), for a service

order maximum contract amount not to exceed $108,000.00 for a 60 month initial service

agreement, inclusive of a monthly service agreement of $1,800.00 a month, beginning in Fiscal Year

(FY) 2025-2026, inclusive of all services ordered. The 60-month service agreement term will not

begin until completion of the installation of the dark fiber line, after ratification by the Board of

Supervisors;

b) Approve and authorize the Sheriff, or his designee, to order additional services in an amount not

to exceed 10% of the contract amount; 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

sections 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.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

February 3, 2026

26-00093

Hearing Requests

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

A-14)

Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 of the

County Code for Mandatory Service in Isla Vista; Second District, as follows:

(Set a hearing for February 24, 2026. Time estimate: 45 minutes)

a) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 17, Sections 17-1

and 17-7 of the Santa Barbara County Code, pertaining to mandatory solid waste service

requirements for the community of Isla Vista in the Second District;

b) Read the title, “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 17, Solid Waste Services, of the Santa

Barbara County Code” and waive further reading of the Ordinance; and

c) Set a hearing for the Administrative Agenda of March 3, 2026 to consider the adoption (Second

Reading) of the Ordinance, as follows:

i) Approve the adoption (Second Reading) of “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 17, Solid Waste

Services, of the Santa Barbara County Code”; and

ii) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the provisions of the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15308 (Actions by

Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) and 15321 (Enforcement Actions by

Regulatory Agencies) and approve the posting of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.

Approval of Administrative Agenda

26-00002

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) (26-00002)

WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS

AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

February 3, 2026

26-00103

Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a proposed Transactions and Use Tax Ballot

Measure for the June 2026 Primary Election Ballot, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)

Regarding the term of the sales tax measure:

a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the

County of Santa Barbara imposing a one percent transactions (sales) and use general tax measure in

the unincorporated areas of the County and approve one of the following options:

i) Option 1 sets a sunset date on the tax measure, imposing the tax for a term of five years; or

ii) Option 2 allows for tax to be imposed until ended by voters;

b) Read the title “An Ordinance of the County of Santa Barbara Imposing a Transactions and Use

Tax to be Administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration” and waive

further reading of the Ordinance in full;

c) Approve and authorize member(s) of the Board of Supervisors to author, sign, and submit on

behalf of the Board, an argument in favor of the one percent transaction (sales) and use tax ballot

measure and any rebuttal if necessary, unless the authorized member(s) determines an argument in

favor is not necessary because another individual or entity has submitted an argument in favor; and

d) After providing direction to staff on which ordinance option to move forward, set a hearing on the

Departmental Agenda of February 24, 2026, to consider the following actions:

i) Consider adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County

of Santa Barbara imposing a one percent transactions (sales) and use general tax measure in the

unincorporated areas of the County to be administered by the California Department of Tax and

Fee Administration;

ii) Adopt a Resolution submitting the proposed Ordinance and ballot language proposing to impose

a transactions (sales) and use tax of one percent to the electorate for approval, and requesting and

ordering consolidation with the June 2, 2026, Primary Election;

iii) Direct the Auditor-Controller to review the Ordinance/measure and determine whether the

substance thereof, if adopted, would affect the revenues or expenditures of the County, and to

prepare a fiscal impact statement pursuant to Elections Code Section 9160(c); and

iv) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality

Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the

creation of government funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific

project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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26-00105

SUPERVISOR LEE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Funding Agreement with the City of

Carpinteria for Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve Improvements Project, as follows:

(4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the City of Carpinteria to provide

funding to the City in the amount of $800,000.00 to support improvements, planning, habitat

restoration, public access, and stewardship activities at the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve and

related bluff properties;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010932 to establish appropriations of $200,000.00 in

the General County Programs General Fund for Services and Supplies funded by release of

Committed Emerging Issues fund balance;

c) Find that the project provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the County,

including public health, safety, and recreational access; and

d) Determine that the recommended actions are organizational or administrative activities of

government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are

therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines section 15378(b)(5).

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

February 3, 2026

26-00086

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the 2025 General Ordinance Amendment

Package, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)

a) Make the required findings for approval of the Zoning Code Amendments, including California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;

b) Determine that adoption of the Amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code

(LUDC) (Case No. 25ORD-00009), Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) (Case No.

25ORD-00010), and Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC) (Case No.

25ORD-00011), and repeal of Chapter 35B (Case No. 25ORD-00013) are exempt from CEQA

pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15265;

c) Adopt the Ordinances (4) to amend the LUDC (Case No. 25ORD-00009), CZO (Case No.

25ORD-00010), and MLUDC (Case No. 25ORD-00011), and repeal Chapter 35B (Case No.

25ORD-00013);

d) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Planning and Development to submit the Amendments (Case No.

25ORD-00010 and Case No. 25ORD-00013) to the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal

Program (LCP) to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for review and certification; and

e) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted Resolution to the

Executive Director of the CCC.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

February 3, 2026

Adjourn to

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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, February 3, 2026 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV

Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM

and on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.

http://www.countyofsb.org