County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Das Williams, Chair  
Second District - Laura Capps  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino, Vice Chair  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Action Summary  
Tuesday, September 19, 2023  
9:00 AM  
JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT  
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM  
511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA  
The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of the Flood Control & Water  
Conservation District, Water Agency, the Santa Barbara Fund for Public and Educational Access and other  
Special Districts.  
Live Web Streaming of the Board of Supervisors Meetings, Agendas, Supplemental Materials and Minutes of  
the Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at: www.countyofsb.org.  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Present:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the September 12, 2023 Meeting  
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Nelson, to  
approve the minutes. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
County Executive Officer's Report  
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.  
County Executive Officer, Mona Miyasato, announced the following:  
Honored Anthony Rodriguez as a part of the "Your County, Your Heroes" video  
series that features unsung heroes throughout the County who embody the spirit  
of selflessness and dedication;  
The County will formally submit a revised Draft Housing Element Update to the  
State Housing and Community Development Department this Friday, September  
22, 2023;  
Public Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg and Public Health Director Mouhanad  
Hammami provided a presentation on Respiratory Viruses, the latest numbers,  
and how we can best protect ourselves;  
First 5 of Santa Barbara County hosted its 2nd Annual Results Fair in Buellton  
on Monday, September 18, 2023; and  
The County's United Way Campaign is kicking off in October and this year's  
Charitable Giving Chair, Behavioral Wellness Director Toni Navarro provided a  
brief presentation.  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Community Association for the Modoc Preserve v. County of Santa Barbara et al., Santa Barbara  
County Superior Court, Case No. 22CV04768.  
County of Santa Barbara v. Rosser International, Inc., Orange County Superior Court, Case No.  
30-2021-01180189-CU-BC-CJC.  
S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., LLC v. County of Santa Barbara, Orange County Superior  
Court, Case No. 30-2022-01274057-CU-BC-CJC.  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)  
Employee organization: Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association. Agency-designated  
representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Maria  
Elena De Guevara.  
Report from Closed Session  
No reportable action taken.  
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.  
Administrative Items  
A-1)  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Transitions-Mental Health  
Association (TMHA) for Fiscal Years 2022-2024 Subrecipient Agreement for American Rescue  
Plan Act (ARPA) Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Subrecipient  
Agreement for Services with TMHA (BC No. 22-100), a California nonprofit corporation (not a  
local vendor), to extend the agreement term through December 31, 2023 with no change to the  
maximum contract amount of $182,400.00 for the period of July 12, 2022 through December 31,  
2023; and  
b) Determine that the above 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 motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Approved, ratified and authorized; Chair to execute; and  
b) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-2)  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC DEFENDER'S  
OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Salary Resolution Amendment for the Behavioral Wellness  
(BeWell) Department and Public Defender’s Office, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Adopt an amendment to the Salary Resolution, effective September 18, 2023, to add one (1.0)  
Full Time Employee (FTE) Practitioner Intern I/II, one (1.0 FTE) Case Worker, and one (1.0  
FTE) Recovery Assistant position to the Department of BeWell and one (1.0 FTE) Social Service  
Worker, PS/L position to the Public Defender’s Office;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009276 to:  
i) Establish appropriation of $417,760.00 in BeWell Mental Health Services Fund for  
Services/Supplies and Salary/Benefits funded by an operating transfer from the Probation General  
Fund;  
ii) Establish appropriation of $132,300.00 in Public Defender General Fund for Salary and Benefits  
funded by an Intrafund Expenditure Transfer from the Probation General Fund; and  
iii) Transfer total appropriation of $550,060.00 in Probation General Fund from Services/Supplies  
to Intrafund Expenditure Transfer and Other Financing Uses for an operating transfer to BeWell  
Mental Health; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which  
do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in potential physical  
impacts on the environment, and therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA guidelines.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Adopted;  
RESOLUTION NO. 23-206  
b) i) through iii) Approved; and  
c) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-3)  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP)  
Subrecipient Agreements for the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care (CoC)  
Allocations, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute sub-recipient agreements, effective October 1,  
2023 through September 30, 2025, for the distribution of State of California HHAP funding from  
the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC allocations with the following providers in the  
specified not to exceed amounts, subject to annual appropriations and adopted budget funds:  
i) $443,760.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for Interim Housing;  
ii) $638,581.00 to People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) for Interim Housing;  
iii) $541,171.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for Services Coordination; and  
iv) $260,804.00 to Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley for Services Coordination and Street  
Outreach;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a sub-recipient agreement, effective August  
1, 2023 through September 30, 2025, for the distribution of State of California HHAP funding  
from the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC allocations with NBCC, dba New Beginnings,  
for Services Coordination in the specified not to exceed amount of $541,171.00, subject to annual  
appropriations and adopted budget funds; 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 Sections 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; and  
15378(b)(5), finding that the recommended actions consist of administrative activities of  
governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) i) through iv) Approved and authorized; Chair to execute;  
b) Approved, ratified and authorized; Chair to execute; and  
c) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-4)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0008898; 0009280; 0009286; 0009308; and 0009309.  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-5)  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Office of Emergency Management Contract Bid Waiver  
Request with Heritage Publishing and Communications, LTD, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chief Procurement Officer as the County Purchasing Agent, pursuant  
to County Code Section 2-39, to procure community resource guides from Heritage Publishing and  
Communications, LTD, in the amount of $42,362.75 without conducting a competitive  
procurement;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009280 intrafund expenditure transfer to the Fire  
Department Office of Emergency Management General Fund to fund Public Safety Power Shutoff  
activities in the amount of $160,564.13 for Fiscal Year July 2023 through June 2024; and  
c) Determine that these activities are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the  
recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any  
specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Approved and authorized; and  
b) and c) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-6)  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a fourth Amendment to a lease Agreement for the Veterans  
Administration Outpatient Clinic at 4440 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, RP File No. 003527, Second  
District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Fourth Amendment (Fourth Amendment) to the  
2007 Lease Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the United States of America,  
Department of Veterans Affairs (hereinafter “VA”), for the VA’s continued use of approximately  
6,700 square feet of medical office space in the County-owned building located at 4440 Calle  
Real, on the County’s Calle Real Campus, extending the lease term through September 30, 2025,  
and providing for a 3% annual increase in rent; and  
b) Determine that the proposed action consists of the operation and leasing of existing public or  
private structures or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use and therefore is exempt  
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section  
15301, Existing Facilities, and approve and direct staff to file and post the Notice of Exemption on  
that basis.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Approved and authorized; Chair to execute; and  
b) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
A-7)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Roberts Farmland Security Zone Contract in the Toro  
Canyon Community Plan Area, First District, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution creating Roberts Farmland Security Zone Contract No.  
22AGP-00000-00011 consisting of 53.45 acres located at 3180 and 3220 Foothill Road in the  
Toro Canyon Community Plan area (APN 155-140-075);  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Roberts Farmland Security Zone Contract No.  
22AGP-00000-00011;  
c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and  
d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative activity of the County which will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a “project” as defined for  
purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5).  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Adopted;  
RESOLUTION NO. 23-207  
b) Approved and authorized; Chair to execute;  
c) Authorized; and  
d) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
A-8)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00009: Wallover LLC,  
approved by the Director of Planning and Development on June 8, 2023, which authorized grading  
and dewatering of an active landslide at Vereda Del Ciervo, Eastern Goleta Valley Community  
Plan area, Second District.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be received and filed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-9)  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) -  
Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG) 2022-2023 Expenditure and Data Report, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the Department’s JJCPA - YOBG 2022-2023 Expenditure and Data Report to  
the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) as mandated by statue; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which  
do not involve any commitment to any specific project which 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.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Received and filed; and  
b) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
A-10)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Ridgeline Tank Rehabilitation  
Phase 2, County Project No. 120017 (formerly County Project No. 828986), Third District, as  
follows:  
a) Approve plans and specifications for the construction of the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Ridgeline  
Tank Rehabilitation Phase 2 Project, County Project No. 120017, on file in the Public Works  
Department;  
b) Award the construction contract in the amount of $215,000.00 to the lowest responsible bidder,  
Inspec Coatings Inc., 464 Sycamore Drive, Campbell, OH 44405, subject to the provision of  
documents and certifications, as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project, as  
required under California Law;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract with Inspec Coatings Inc.;  
d) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve as change orders supplemental  
work itemized in the Estimate of Job Costs in the contract documents up to $50,000.00;  
e) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve as change orders for a  
contingency amount up to $21,500.00, for a total not to exceed authorization of $286,500.00; and  
f) Determine that as a part of the approval of the authorization to advertise to bid on July 18, 2023,  
the project was found by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California  
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301 (Existing Facilities) and that a Notice of  
Exemption was filed on that basis on July 18, 2023.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Approved;  
b) Awarded;  
c) Approved and authorized; Chair to execute;  
d) and e) Authorized; and  
f) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
A-11)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor for  
Sandyland Seawall Maintenance District No. 1 Improvements Project, County Project No.  
720839, First District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Moffatt and Nichol (not a local vendor), for an Agreement amount of  
$697,068.00 to provide professional engineering and environmental services for the Sandyland  
Seawall Maintenance District No. 1 Improvements Project;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to, in accordance with the  
Agreement: extend the period of performance for up to one additional year (Section 4.B); make  
immaterial amendments (Section 34); and, suspend performance (Section 46.); and  
c) 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.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Approved and authorized; Chair to execute;  
b) Approved and authorized; and  
c) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-12)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
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)  
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; and  
d) Determine that these 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.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Received and reviewed;  
b) Approved;  
c) Directed; and  
d) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-13)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the authority to advertise for Santa Ynez Recycling and  
Transfer Station (SYVRTS) Operational Repairs and Reorganization Project, County Project No.  
828987, Third District, as follows:  
a) Authorize the Director of Public Works to advertise the SYVRTS Operational Repairs and  
Reorganization Project (County Project No. 828987); and  
b) Consider and approve the Addendum to the previously certified Environmental Impact Report,  
(90-EIR-14 and 97-SD-02), pursuant to State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
Guidelines Section 15164 for the Reorganization Project, and determine that no subsequent  
environmental document is required for the Project.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Authorized; and  
b) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-14)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Request for Waiver on Competition in the purchase of a  
tertiary filtration permeate pump process skid replacement at the Laguna County Sanitation District  
Wastewater Reclamation Plant, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009141 in the amount of $391,300.00 (25% of total  
equipment cost), to purchase a tertiary filtration permeate pump skid replacement for fiscal year  
2023-2024, funded by the release of Retained Earnings;  
b) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to waive competitive bidding requirements per County  
Code Section 2-39(c) to procure a tertiary filtration permeate pump skid replacement in an amount  
not to exceed $1,564,975.65 (base price of $1,320,376.00 plus sales tax of $102,329.14 and a  
10% contingency of $142,270.51) from Veolia Water Technologies (formerly Suez Water  
Technologies and Solutions and parent company of Zenon), not a local vendor, without being  
required to conduct a formal bid process; and  
c) Determine that the proposed action is for the minor alteration of existing public facilities involving  
no expansion of the use beyond that which presently exists, and that the proposed action is  
therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR Section  
15301.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Approved;  
b) Authorized; and  
c) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-15)  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment with Telmate LLC to provide inmate  
communication services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to an Agreement with  
Telmate LLC to continue providing inmate communication services at Sheriff’s Office facilities for a  
period effective from September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2025; and  
b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5), since the activity is  
an organizational or administrative activity of government and governmental fiscal activities or  
funding mechanisms that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and  
which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially  
significant impact on the environment.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Approved, ratified and authorized; Chair to execute; and  
b) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
A-16)  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of $5,000,000.00 in grant funding from the  
California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative  
Capacity Building Program, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize Sheriff-Coroner or designee to execute the grant award agreement  
accepting anticipated funding of provisional award amount of $5,000,000.00 from the California  
DHCS under the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) 1115 Demonstration  
for - Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Capacity Building Program to support the  
planning and implementation of targeted pre-release Medi-Cal services to men and women in  
custody at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail and Northern Branch Jail; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which  
do not involve any commitment to any specific project which 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.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Approved and authorized; and  
b) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
A-17)  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Medi-Cal County Inmate Program (MCIP) Agreement  
(No. 23-30049) with California for Eligible Inmates, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff or designee to execute the State of California-Health  
Services Agency Department of Health Care Services MCIP Participation Agreement No.  
23-SANTABARBARA-42;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff or designee to execute the MCIP Agreement (No.  
23-30049) with the California Department of Health Care Services for Medi-Cal reimbursement  
for eligible inmates in an amount not to exceed $4,982.85 for July 1, 2023, through and including  
June 30, 2024, $5,381.47 for July 1, 2024, through and including June 30, 2025, and $5,812.07  
for July 1, 2025, through and including June 30, 2026; and  
c) 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.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) and b) Approved, ratified and authorized; and  
c) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
A-18)  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Annual Statement for the Inmate Welfare Fund for Fiscal  
Year 2021-2022, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the Annual Statement for the Inmate Welfare Fund for Fiscal Year 2021-2022;  
and  
b) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a "Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that they are government  
administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Received and filed; and  
b) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Hearing Requests  
A-19)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding a Resolution in the Matter of the Board of  
Supervisors Agenda Policy and Protocols for the Conduct of Meetings and Amendments to Santa  
Barbara County Code Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2.1 Regarding When and Where Regular  
Board of Supervisors Meetings Are Held, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for October 10, 2023. Time estimate: 20 minutes)  
a) Adopt a Resolution regarding the Board of Supervisors’ Agenda Policies and Protocols for the  
Conduct of Meetings rescinding and replacing Resolution No. 09-368;  
b) Consider the Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article I,  
Section 2.1 of the Santa Barbara County Code regarding when and where regular Board of  
Supervisors meetings are held;  
c) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; and  
d) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of October 17, 2023 to consider recommendations,  
as follows:  
i) Consider the Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article I,  
Section 2.1 of the Santa Barbara County Code regarding when and where regular Board of  
Supervisors meetings are held; and  
ii) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because they consist of  
administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be set for a hearing, as follows: October 10, 2023 in Santa Maria  
(EST. TIME 20 MINS.). The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
A-20)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the appeal (Case no. 23APL-00034) of the  
Planning Commission’s August 9, 2023 approval of a revision to Permit Condition No. 38, MM  
BIO-16 (Golden Eagle Take Permit) for the Strauss Wind Energy Project (Case No.  
23RVP-00031), Third and Fourth Districts, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for October 3, 2023. Time estimate: 1 hour)  
a) Uphold the appeal, Case No. 23APL-00034;  
b) Make the required findings for denial of the project, Case No. 23RVP-00031;  
c) Determine that the denial of the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270(a); and  
d) Deny the project, Case No. 23RVP-00031; or  
Alternatively, the Board could deny the appeal and approve the project by taking the following  
actions:  
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 23APL-00034;  
b) Make the required findings for approval of the project (Case No. 23RVP-00031) including the  
CEQA findings;  
c) Approve the Addendum to the previously certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR),  
18EIR-00000-00011, and determine that, as reflected in the CEQA findings, no subsequent EIR is  
required for this project; and  
d) Grant de novo approval of the project, Case No. 23RVP-00031, subject to the Conditions of  
Approval.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be set for a hearing, as follows: October 3, 2023 in Santa Maria (EST.  
TIME 1 HR.). The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-21)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Applicant’s Appeal, Case No.  
23APL-00023, of the County Planning Commission’s Denial of the North Fork Ranch Frost  
Ponds Project, Case No. 16CUP-00000-00005, First District, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for October 10, 2023. Time estimate: 1 hour)  
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 23APL-00000-00023;  
b) Make the required findings for denial of the Project, Case No. 16CUP-00000-00005, including  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Determine that denial of the Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15270(a); and  
d) Deny the Project, Case No. 16CUP-00000-00005.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be set for a hearing, as follows: October 10, 2023 in Santa Maria  
(EST. TIME 1 HR.). The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
A-22)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER  
AGENCY  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Water Resources  
Update, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for October 3, 2023. Time estimate: 45 minutes)  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:  
a) Receive and file an update on water resources throughout the County of Santa Barbara;  
b) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County 2023 Groundwater Basins Summary Report; and  
c) Determine that these actions are not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b) (5), as it is an administrative action that will  
not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment, and 15306 as information collection  
which does not result in serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource.  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be set for a hearing, as follows: October 3, 2023 in Santa Maria (EST.  
TIME 45 MINS.). The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Honorary Resolutions  
A-23)  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the Montecito Emergency Response and  
Recovery Action Group (MERRAG).  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. 23-208  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-24)  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of October 2, 2023 through October 8, 2023 as  
American Institute of Architects’ “AIA Architecture Appreciation Week” in Santa Barbara County.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. 23-209  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-25)  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of September 2023 as Recovery Month in Santa  
Barbara County.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. 23-210  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Administrative Items  
A-26)  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations to repeal outdated Sections of the Santa Barbara County Code  
Chapter 18, and to amend Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 18C, Article III, Certified Unified  
Program Agency (CUPA), and to add Article IV, Release of Waste, to reflect recent updates to  
State laws and regulations, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) to repeal Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 18,  
titled Health and Sanitation, Article VI Reporting Requirements, Sections 18-41 through 18-44,  
and Article VII Monitoring, Section 18-49;  
b) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) to amend Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 18C,  
titled Environmental Health Services, Article III CUPA, Sections 18C-32, 18C-46.2, 18C-46.5,  
18C-47, and 18C-49, and to add Article IV Release of Waste, Sections 18C-54 through  
18C-62; and  
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a Project within the meaning of California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines,  
because the actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result  
in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Adopted;  
ORDINANCE NO. 5189  
b) Adopted; and  
ORDINANCE NO. 5190  
c) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-27)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Action from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency action taken  
pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to  
emergency operations to restore property adjacent to the Santa Maria River damaged by the 2023  
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 action 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  
action and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until  
the actions are terminated; and  
d) Determine that this emergency action was found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions  
of the California Environmental Quality Act (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 that Exemption determination.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Received and reviewed;  
b) Approved;  
c) Directed; and  
d) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A-28)  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement to Provide Law Enforcement Services  
between the County of Santa Barbara and the Cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, and Solvang,  
as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute four (4) separate agreements between the  
County of Santa Barbara and the Cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, and Solvang for the  
Sheriff to provide law enforcement services for a term of four (4) years with an aggregate Fiscal  
Year (FY) 2022-2023 revenue of $22,528,192.00, increasing by an annual escalator thereafter,  
and three (3) optional one-year extensions;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009325 to decrease budgeted revenues of  
$890,800.00 in Sheriff General Fund in Charges for Services offset by an Intrafund Expenditure  
Transfer (-) from the General County Programs General Fund. Increase appropriations of  
$890,800.00 in General County Programs General Fund for Intrafund Expenditure Transfers (+)  
funded by release of Restricted Public Safety Prop 172 fund balance ($479,600.00) and  
Committed Litigation fund balance ($411,200.00); and  
c) Determine that the recommended action is not a “Project” within the meaning of California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the  
recommended action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve commitment to any  
specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Lavagnino, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann,  
that this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Approved, ratified and authorized; Chair to execute;  
b) and c) Approved; and  
Directed staff to return to the Board in September 2024 with a report on the  
performance of the contract.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
Noes:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann, and  
Supervisor Lavagnino  
1 - Supervisor Nelson  
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) (23-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
Re: Expressed Concerns with Personal Property Rights and Homelessness  
Issues - Bryan Rosen addressed the Board  
Re: Request for Modoc Multi-Use Path ADA Compliance and Accessibility; and  
for Inclusion of the Public in the Design and the Decision Making Process – Kira  
Pusch addressed the Board  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Ambulance Permit Application Review and  
Decision, as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HR. 15 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the Ambulance Provider Permit applications received by the Local Emergency  
Medical Services Agency (LEMSA) and the Permit Officer’s assessment of each applicants’  
satisfaction of the minimum qualification requirements;  
b) Make the required findings for each permit applicant as required in County Code Chapter 5,  
Section 5-7(A) for:  
i) Provider Permit Type - Emergency Medical Call;  
ii) Provider Permit Type - IFT and Special Event Stand By; and  
iii) Provider Permit Type - CCT;  
c) Approve, approve with conditions, or deny the following permits for the Santa Barbara County  
Fire Department:  
i) Provider Permit Type - Emergency Medical Call;  
ii) Provider Permit Type - IFT and Special Event Stand By; and  
iii) Provider Permit Type - CCT  
d) Approve, approve with conditions, or deny the following permit for American Medical  
Response:  
i) Provider Permit Type - Emergency Medical Call; and  
e) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b) of the CEQA  
Guidelines, because they consist of governmental fiscal, organizational, and administrative activities,  
which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially  
significant impact on the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
HEARING TIME: 10:27 AM - 12:39 PM; 3:29 PM - 3:45 PM; 4:05 PM - 4:06 PM  
(2 HR. 29 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentation and conducted a public hearing.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Hartmann, seconded by Supervisor Nelson, that  
this matter be conceptually acted on as follows:  
a) Received and filed;  
b) i) through iii) Adopted the required findings for each permit applicant as  
required in County Code Chapter 5, Section 5-7(A);  
c) i) through iii) Approved the permits for the Santa Barbara County Fire  
Department; and  
e) Approved.  
The conceptual motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Williams, that  
this matter be conceptually acted on as follows:  
d) i) Continue the consideration of the American Medical Response (AMR) permit  
application for a year with revisions to the permit application to integrate with the  
existing system in place at that time.  
The conceptual motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann, and  
Supervisor Nelson  
Noes:  
1 - Supervisor Lavagnino  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Received and filed;  
b) i) through iii) Adopted the required findings for each permit applicant as  
required in County Code Chapter 5, Section 5-7(A);  
c) i) through iii) Approved the permits for the Santa Barbara County Fire  
Department; and  
e) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be conceptually acted on as follows:  
d) i) Denied the permit for American Medical Response (AMR).  
The conceptual motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann, and  
Supervisor Nelson  
Ayes:  
Noes:  
1 - Supervisor Lavagnino  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Hartmann, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
d) i) Denied the permit for American Medical Response (AMR).  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann, and  
Supervisor Nelson  
Noes:  
1 - Supervisor Lavagnino  
2)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an appeal of the Planning Commission’s  
approval of the Change of Ownership, Change of Guarantor, and Change of Operator for the Las  
Flores Pipeline System (formerly Plains All American Lines 901/903), First, Third, and Fourth  
Districts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)  
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 23APL-00027;  
b) Make the required findings for approval for the Change of Ownership, Change of Guarantor,  
and Change of Operator, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Determine the request is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5); and  
d) Grant de novo approval of the Change of Ownership, Change of Guarantor, and Change of  
Operator for Final Development Plan Permit No. 88-DPF-033 (RV01)z, 88-CP-60 (RV01)  
(88-DPF-25cz; 85-DP-66cz; 83-DP-25cz), subject to the Conditions of Approval.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
HEARING TIME: 1:43 PM - 3:00 PM (1 HR. 17 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentation and conducted a public hearing.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
Accepted into the record the following document: Appellant Replacement  
PowerPoint dated September 19, 2023 at 1:24 PM.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Nelson, and  
Supervisor Lavagnino  
1 - Supervisor Hartmann  
Recused:  
A motion was made by Supervisor Nelson, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Denied the appeal, Case No. 23APL-00027;  
b) Adopted required findings for approval of the Change of Ownership, Change of  
Guarantor, and Change of Operator, including California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Approved; and  
d) Granted de novo approval of the Change of Ownership, Change of Guarantor,  
and Change of Operator for Final Development Plan Permit No. 88-DPF-033  
(RV01)z, 88-CP-60 (RV01) (88-DPF-25cz; 85-DP-66cz; 83-DP-25cz), subject to  
the Conditions of Approval.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Nelson, and  
Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
Recused:  
1 - Supervisor Hartmann  
3)  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Countywide  
Free Library System Annual Agreement, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a one-year Agreement for Operation of a  
Countywide Library System (the “Agreement”), by and between the County and the Cities of  
Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Lompoc and Santa Maria (“Cities”) for the period of July 1,  
2023 through June 30, 2024, in the total amount not to exceed $4,613,601.00;  
b) Direct staff to explore potential for the Isla Vista Community Services District to administer  
library services and receive County Per Capita funding for the Isla Vista area; 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)(5), finding that the action involves government organizational  
or administrative activities 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: APPROVE  
HEARING TIME: 3:00 PM - 3:29 PM (29 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentation and conducted a public hearing.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Hartmann, seconded by Supervisor Capps, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Approved, ratified, and authorized; Chair to execute;  
b) Directed; and  
c) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann, and  
Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
Noes:  
1 - Supervisor Nelson  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OCTOBER 2023 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 the Strauss Wind Energy Project Condition of Approval No. 38 Revision  
Planning and Development  
Contact: Jacquelynn Ybarra - jybarra@countyofsb.org  
Adoption of Resolution Establishing the Emergency Medical Care Committee  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Ted Teyber - edteyber@countyofsb.org  
El Nino Preparedness  
Fire/Public Works  
Contact: Kelly Hubbard - khubbard@countyofsb.org  
Annual Water Supply Update  
Public Works  
Contact: Matt Young - mcyoung@countyofsb.org  
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Update  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Lindsay Walter - liwalter@countyofsb.org  
Amendments to Board Resolution and Ordinance Related to Board Meeting Protocols  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Jacquelyne Alexander - jralexander@countyofsb.org  
Potential Tax Measure Process, Timeline, and Polling Strategy  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Brittany Odermann - bodermann@countyofsb.org  
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Appeal of the North Fork Ranch Frost Ponds Project  
Planning and Development  
Contact: Travis Seawards - tseawards@countyofsb.org  
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HASBARCO Issuance of Tax-Exempt Multifamily Housing Revenue Obligations for the  
Benefit of Heritage Ridge Special Needs Family Apartments  
Treasurer-Tax Collector  
Contact: LeAnne Hagerty - Lhagerty@countyofsb.org  
HASBARCO Issuance of Tax-Exempt Multifamily Housing Revenue Obligations for the  
Benefit of Heritage Ridge Senior Apartments  
Treasurer-Tax Collector  
Contact: LeAnne Hagerty - Lhagerty@countyofsb.org  
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Wellpath Annual Report  
Sheriff  
Contact: Kenny Callahan - kdc3246@sbsheriff.org  
Applicant Appeal of the Planning Commission Denial of the Gerrity Garage Conversions  
Project (22APL-16)  
Planning and Development  
Contact: Veronica King - kingv@countyofsb.org  
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Community Action Plan to Address Homelessness and Encampment Resolution Strategy  
Annual Progress Report  
Community Services Department  
Contact: Lucille Boss - lboss@countyofsb.org  
Adjourned at 4:06 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, October 3, 2023  
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, September 19, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 5:00 PM and on  
Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.