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  
Agenda  
Tuesday, December 12, 2023  
9:00 AM  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING  
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR  
105 E. 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.  
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Supervisors are available on the internet at: www.countyofsb.org  
Please see page two of this agenda for public participation options for the Board of Supervisors Meetings.  
Persons may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda. Matters not listed on the agenda may be addressed  
during the public comment period at the conclusion of the administrative agenda.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01215  
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 Joseph Centeno Betteravia  
Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room, 511 Lakeside Parkway, 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:  
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length and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
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longer requiring face coverings indoors. Please be advised that the Public Health Department is still  
strongly encouraging County staff and members of the public to mask and socially distance  
themselves in public areas.  
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Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
Board Meeting Procedures  
The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body for the County of Santa Barbara. Persons are encouraged  
to attend and testify before the Board on any matter appearing on the agenda. Correspondence to the  
Board regarding items appearing on the agenda should be directed to the Clerk of the Board, 105 East  
Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara CA 93101. For information regarding the meetings of the  
Board of Supervisors including specific meeting times, or any special accommodations, please contact the  
Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org. Procedures for the conduct of the  
meetings of the Board of Supervisors can be found in Board Resolutions 09-368 (General) and 91-333  
(Land Use).  
The schedule of the Board of Supervisors, meeting agendas, supplemental hearing materials and minutes  
of the Board meetings are available on the Internet at: www.countyofsb.org.  
Board Meetings are televised live on County of Santa Barbara TV channel 20. For information about  
obtaining a videotape of a public hearing or a schedule of CSBTV broadcasts please call (805) 568-3427.  
Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication  
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and  
distributed by the Clerk of the Board to all or a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors less  
than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board Office, 105 East  
Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara, CA, at the Office of the Board of Supervisors, Betteravia  
Government Center, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA and on the Internet at:  
http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx#current. Any written ex-parte communication subject to  
disclosure by members of the Board of Supervisors may be published online as an attachment to the  
corresponding item.  
Disclosure of Campaign Contributions  
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and  
not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or  
personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the  
Board member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an  
agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or  
opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item since January 1, 2023. 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 since January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the  
subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount and date of the campaign contribution and  
identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of  
Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.  
Closed Session  
The Board of Supervisors conducts a Closed Session between 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. and at 8:00 A.M.  
as necessary. Closed Sessions are not open to the public. Matters discussed during Closed Session include  
existing and pending litigation, personnel matters and real property negotiations. Actions taken by the  
Board during Closed Session will be announced during open session (Gov. Code Sections 54957.1(a) &  
(b), Ralph M. Brown Act). Members of the public may address the Board on Closed Session Agenda items  
during the General Public Comment period. For information related to Closed Session announcements  
please contact County Counsel at (805) 568-2950.  
Disability Access  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County  
Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible.  
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December 12, 2023  
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.  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Maria is located at the Betteravia Government Center,  
511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible public  
parking is available at the Betteravia Government Center.  
American Sign Language interpreters, Spanish language interpretation and sound enhancement  
equipment may be arranged by contacting the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on Friday  
before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at  
(805) 568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the December 5, 2023 Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
23-00001  
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.  
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County’s Toys for Tots Drive  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
23-01221  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code section 54956.8)  
Property: Assessor’s Parcel Number 007-020-052, 915 Park Lane, Montecito, CA 93108  
(First Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist  
and Public Works Director Scott McGolpin. Negotiating party: Peter Moore and Deborah  
DuBois. Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County  
Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.  
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 Interim  
Human Resources Director Yvonne Torres.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
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  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
A-1)  
23-01181  
Consider recommendations regarding Transitions-Mental Health Association (TMHA) Fiscal  
Years (FYs) 2021-2024 First Amendment to the Services Agreement for Mental Health and  
Other Supportive Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with TMHA (BC 21-078), a California nonprofit  
organization (not a local vendor), to add two new programs; update staffing for all programs;  
rename the Recovery Learning Centers to Wellness Centers; rename Supportive Community  
Services to North Community Full-Service Partnership; increase the budget for the Wellness  
Centers; add client expense funds for Full-Service Partnerships (FSPs); implement California  
Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Behavioral Health Payment Reform changes;  
and add $1,208,563.00 in Mental Health funding for FY 2022-2023 and FY 2023-2024, for a  
new total maximum contract amount not to exceed $6,480,135.00 (inclusive of  
$1,763,100.00 for FY 2021-2022, $1,989,075.00 for FY 2022-2023, and $2,727,960.00 for  
FY 2023-2024) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the  
authority to make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of the Agreement;  
authorize additional services per Exhibits A-2 through A-5; make changes to the service  
locations per Exhibits A-3 and A-7; amend program staffing requirements per Exhibits A-2  
through A-7; reallocate funds between funding sources and between the contract allocations  
in the Exhibit B-1 Mental Health Services to increase or decrease the incentive payment with  
discretion per Exhibit B; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit  
E, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s  
approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this  
delegated authority at any time; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other  
government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project  
that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are  
therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-2)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01206  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the First Amendment to the Fiscal Years (FYs)  
2021-2024 Services Agreement for Mental Health Services (MHS) Crestwood Behavioral  
Health, Inc., as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. (not a local  
vendor) (BC 21-034) to implement California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM)  
Behavioral Health Payment Reform changes to the Agreement and increase the FY  
2023-2024 amount by $57,865.00 in Mental Health funding for a new total contract  
maximum amount not to exceed $4,107,865.00, inclusive of $1,350,000.00 for FY  
2021-2022, $1,350,000.00 for FY 2022-2023, and $1,407,865.00 for FY 2023-2024, for the  
period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the  
authority to increase the daily rate up to a maximum of $600.00/day with total fee-for-service  
reimbursement, subject to the amount specified in the Exhibit B-1 MHS for Medi-Cal Patient  
Revenue, and reallocate between the contract allocations on the Exhibit B-1 MHS at his/her  
discretion to increase or decrease the incentive payment, without altering the maximum  
contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment to the  
Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other  
government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project  
that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and are  
therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-3)  
23-01189  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the  
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) for Electric Vehicle Charging  
Station Funding, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an MOU to be entered into with SBCAG, to  
receive $385,000.00 towards the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at County  
facilities; 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 15304 Class 4 which consists of minor alterations in the condition  
of the land, water and/or vegetation which does not involve removal of healthy, mature,  
scenic trees, and Section 15301 Class 1 which consists of the operation, repair, maintenance,  
permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures,  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01195  
facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no  
expansion of existing use, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.  
A-4)  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Authorize Submission of Encampment Resolution  
Funding Application to State of California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH),  
as follows:  
a) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, acting on behalf of the County of  
Santa Barbara, to submit an application for up to $8 Million and all certifications, standard  
forms, and other related documents to the Cal ICH for the countywide collaborative to be  
selected for participation in the third round of the California Encampment Resolution  
Funding Round 3 (CERF-3) program;  
b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute all certifications,  
standard forms, and a grant agreement in a form substantially similar to the CA Encampment  
Resolution Funding grant agreement, and other related documents required for the acceptance  
and administration of CERF-3 State funds; and  
c) Determine 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 actions are organizational or  
administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes to the environment.  
A-5)  
23-01196  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Professional Service Contract for the Cachuma  
Recreational Vehicle (RV) Area Renovation Project, Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the professional services agreement with  
Peterson’s Tree Care, Inc. (Peterson’s) in the amount not to exceed $186,120.00 to allow  
Peterson’s to provide arborist services for the Cachuma RV Area Renovation Project  
(Project);  
b) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines  
Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project, and no new information of  
substantial importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project, and  
therefore these actions are within the scope of the project covered by the Notice of Exemption  
approved by the Board of Supervisors for this Project on October 10, 2023, and determine  
that therefore no new environmental document is required.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-6)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01197  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a donation of Douglass Parshall and Roland Petersen  
Paintings, as follows:  
a) Accept the donation of the oil painting Three Horses by Santa Barbara County artist  
Douglass Parshall, valued at $15,000.00, from the Florence O. Russell Trust;  
b) Accept the donation of a collection of seven paintings by California artist Roland Petersen  
from the Living Trust of Roland Petersen; and  
c) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the  
acceptance of the donations of artwork are covered by the general rule that CEQA only  
applies 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 the  
activity may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to  
CEQA.  
A-7)  
23-01198  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a service Contract with Fluid Resource Management  
for operations of Cachuma Lake Domestic Water and Wastewater Plants, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to ratify a service contract with Fluid Resource  
Management (Contractor) in the amount not to exceed $650,000.00. This contract will  
provide operations and maintenance of the Cachuma Lake Recreational Area domestic water  
plant and wastewater plant for a period of twelve (12) months beginning December 1, 2023  
and ending November 30, 2024;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Community Services Department, or his designee,  
to exercise an annual renewal option of the Contract and execute amendments to the Contract  
to continue the term of the Contract on a year-by-year basis, for up to an additional four (4)  
years, subject to annual appropriations and upon approval and adoption of the County  
Operating Budget and the Final Budget for the Contract by the County Board of Supervisors;  
and  
c) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 as the  
action involves the maintenance of existing public facilities that will result in no or negligible  
expansion of existing use.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-8)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01199  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a conditional reservation of County Affordable  
Housing Funds to Perkins Place Apartments, First District, as follows:  
a) Approve a reservation of County affordable housing funds for the Perkins Place housing  
development in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 until December 12, 2024;  
b) Authorize the Director of Community Services Department (CSD) to sign a funding  
reservation letter addressed to Santa Barbara County Housing Authority (HASBARCO)  
indicating a conditional reservation of $1,500,000.00 in County funds for the Perkins Place  
Apartments Project; and  
c) Determine that the approval of these funding allocations is 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) as it is the creation of  
government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve  
any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact  
on the environment.  
A-9)  
23-01207  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding First Amendments to Agreements for Professional  
Legal Services with Outside Counsel Bird, Marella; Jayne Law Group, P.C.; and Law Offices  
of Richard M. Steingard, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for  
Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and the Bird Marella law  
firm, to extend the term of the Agreement to March 31, 2024;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for  
Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Jayne Law Group,  
P.C., to extend the term of the Agreement to March 31, 2024;  
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for  
Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and the Law Offices of  
Richard M. Steingard to extend the term of the Agreement to March 31, 2024; and  
d) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5)  
because they consist of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-10)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01204  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009461 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget  
Revision Request Nos. 0009453; 0009466; and 0009475 (4/5 Vote Required).  
A-11)  
23-01219  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the appointment of the Child Support Services  
Department Director, as follows:  
a) Approve the appointment of Mette Richardson as the County of Santa Barbara Child  
Support Services Director, beginning January 8, 2024; and  
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2)  
because the recommended actions involve continuing administrative or maintenance activity.  
A-12)  
23-01183  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of an agreement with the California  
Department of Insurance (DOI) for a Life and Annuity Consumer Protection Program Grant,  
Fiscal Year 2023-2024, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the District Attorney, or designee,  
to execute a Grant Award Agreement with the California DOI for the Life and Annuity  
Consumer Protection Program, for the award period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in  
the amount of $53,500.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any future  
amendments to extend the term of the Grant Award Agreement through December 31, 2024,  
or to increase the grant award in an amount not to exceed an additional $50,000.00, with the  
concurrence of Risk Management, County Counsel, and Auditor-Controller; and  
c) Determine that the above recommendations 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), finding that the project 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 physical  
impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-13)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01184  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of an agreement with the California  
Department of Insurance (DOI) for an Automobile Insurance Fraud Program in the District  
Attorney’s Office, Fiscal Year 2023-2024, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the District Attorney, or designee,  
to execute a Grant Award Agreement with the California DOI for the Automobile Insurance  
Fraud Program, for the award period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in the amount of  
$143,455.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any future  
amendments to extend the term of the Grant Award Agreement through December 31, 2024,  
or to increase the grant award in an amount not to exceed an additional $50,000.00, with the  
concurrence of Risk Management, County Counsel, and Auditor-Controller; and  
c) Determine that the above recommendations 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), finding that the project 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 physical  
impact on the environment.  
A-14)  
23-01185  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of an agreement with the California  
Department of Insurance (DOI) for a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program in  
the District Attorney’s Office, Fiscal Year 2023-2024, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the District Attorney, or designee,  
to execute a Grant Award Agreement with the California DOI for the Workers’  
Compensation Insurance Fraud Program, for the award period of July 1, 2023 through June  
30, 2024, in the amount of $304,994.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any future  
amendments to extend the term of the Grant Award Agreement through December 31, 2024,  
or to increase the grant award in an amount not to exceed an additional $50,000.00, with the  
concurrence of Risk Management, County Counsel, and Auditor-Controller; and  
c) Determine that the above recommendations 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), finding that the project 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 physical  
impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-15)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01186  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the California Governor’s Office of Emergency  
Services (Cal OES) Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach (UV) Program  
Grant Award, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to submit an application, and if  
awarded, execute the Grant Award Agreement to accept anticipated funding with the Cal  
OES UV Program for the award period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, up to  
a maximum grant award amount of $196,906.00, subject to the approval and concurrence of  
Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, and County Counsel;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair and the District Attorney to execute a Certification of  
Assurance of Compliance for the District Attorney’s grant application for the Cal OES UV  
Advocacy and Outreach Program;  
c) Approve and authorize the District Attorney to execute any amendments to the Grant  
Agreement extending the term thereof through June 30, 2025, or for a supplemental grant  
award in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, with the concurrence of County Counsel, Risk  
Management and Auditor-Controller; and  
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4),  
since 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, and approve the filing of a Notice  
of Exemption on that basis.  
A-16)  
23-01188  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the California Governor’s Office of Emergency  
Services (Cal OES) Victim/Witness (VW) Program Grant Award, Subaward VW23 42 0420,  
as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the District Attorney to execute a  
Grant Agreement with Cal OES accepting the VW Program grant award (VW23 42 0420) for  
the award period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 in the amount of  
$751,616.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney to execute any amendments to the Grant  
Agreement extending the term thereof through March 31, 2025, or for a supplemental grant  
award in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, with the concurrence of County Counsel,  
Risk Management and Auditor-Controller; and  
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4),  
since 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  
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potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and approve the filing of a Notice  
of Exemption on that basis.  
A-17)  
23-01187  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the California Governor’s Office of Emergency  
Services (Cal OES) County Victim Services Program (XC) Grant Award, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney to submit an application, and if  
awarded, execute the Grant Award Agreement and accept anticipated funding with the Cal  
OES County Victim Services Program for the award period of January 1, 2024 through  
December 31, 2024, up to a maximum grant award amount of $233,304.00, subject to the  
approval and concurrence of Risk Management, Auditor Controller, and County Counsel;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair and the District Attorney to execute a Certification of  
Assurance of Compliance for the District Attorney’s grant application for the Cal OES  
County Victim Services Program;  
c) Approve and authorize the District Attorney to execute any amendments to the Grant  
Agreement extending the term thereof through June 30, 2025, or for a supplemental grant  
award in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00, with the concurrence of County Counsel, Risk  
Management and Auditor-Controller; and  
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4),  
since 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, and approve the filing of a Notice  
of Exemption on that basis.  
A-18)  
23-01208  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Service Agreement with Kingdom Causes, Inc., dba  
CityNet, for Support of the Santa Barbara County Human Trafficking Task Force, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Kingdom Causes,  
Inc., dba CityNet, to provide collaborative leadership and administrative support to the Santa  
Barbara County Human Trafficking Task Force for the period of October 1, 2023 through  
September 30, 2026, for a total amount not to exceed $210,000.00; and  
b) Determine that the 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), finding that the project 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 physical  
impact on the environment.  
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Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01201  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the termination of the Proclamation of Local  
Emergency Caused by the January 2023 Storm and Subsequent 2023 Winter Storms, Last  
Action October 17, 2023, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution Terminating the Proclamation of Local Emergency caused by the  
January 2023 Storm and Subsequent 2023 Winter Storms in Santa Barbara County pursuant  
to Government Code Section 8630;  
b) Receive an update on the Winter 2023 Storms and their impacts; and  
c) Determine that these actions are exempt from the provisions of California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15269.  
A-20)  
23-01202  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding 2023 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)  
Authorization, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Fire Department Office of Emergency  
Management to accept $499,634.00 in Fiscal Year 2023 HSGP federal grant funds (Subaward  
No. 2023-0042), as distributed through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency  
Services (Cal OES) with a period of performance from September 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026;  
b) Adopt a Resolution to appoint the County Executive Officer, the Director of Office of  
Emergency Management, County Fire Chief, and Fire Department Chief Financial Officer to  
act as Authorized Agents to apply and submit a grant application, execute all required grant  
application documents (including assurances and certifications), and take any actions  
necessary for each application and subaward under the HSGP with Cal OES to provide grant  
funding on behalf of the Santa Barbara Operational Area for the grant Fiscal Year 2023. The  
Resolution directs the Authorized Agents to, if applicable, make necessary budget revisions,  
and delegates authority to execute grant agreements with the State and execute subrecipient  
agreements with Operational Area subrecipients upon concurrence by the Auditor-Controller,  
Risk Management, and County Counsel; and  
c) Determine that the above activities are not a “Project” subject to California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4) because the proposed  
actions are a creation of a government funding mechanism and other fiscal activities which  
do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially  
significant physical impact on the environment.  
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Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01203  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Emergency Management Performance Grant  
(EMPG), as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Fire Department Office of Emergency  
Management to accept $213,105.00 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 EMPG federal grant funds  
(Subaward No. 2023-0006), as distributed through the California Governor’s Office of  
Emergency Services (Cal OES) with a period of performance from July 1, 2023 to June 30,  
2025;  
b) Adopt a Resolution to appoint the County Executive Officer, the Director of Office of  
Emergency Management, County Fire Chief, and Fire Department Chief Financial Officer to  
act as Authorized Agents to apply and submit grant applications, execute all required grant  
application documents (including assurances and certifications), and take any actions  
necessary for each application and subaward under the EMPG grant to provide grant funding  
for emergency management activities in the Santa Barbara Operational Area for the grant  
FY2023. The Resolution directs the Authorized Agents to, if applicable, make necessary  
budget revisions, and to receive Auditor-Controller, Risk Management, and County Counsel  
concurrence prior to executing grant agreements or memorandum of understanding; and  
c) Determine that the proposed actions are related to the creation of a government funding  
mechanism and other fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific  
project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and  
is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
CEQA Guideline Section 15378 (b)(4).  
A-22)  
23-01177  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for the  
Orcutt Library Site Options Evaluation, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a PSA in the amount of $23,000.00 with RRM  
Design Group, a California Corporation, to provide an evaluation and conceptual building  
and site layouts of three potential sites for a new Library in Orcutt;  
b) Authorize the Director of General Services or designee to approve Supplemental Services  
Orders under the PSA in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000.00; and  
c) Find that the proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15262 as a feasibility and planning study for possible future  
actions that have not been approved, adopted, or funded, and direct staff to file a notice of  
exemption on that basis.  
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Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01211  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the award of Job Order Contracts (JOCs), as follows:  
a) Approve the plans and specifications for typical work for the JOCs on file with the Capital  
Projects Division of the General Services Department;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the General Building Construction JOC A,  
with an initial guarantee only to receive the opportunity to perform Job Orders during the  
Term of the Contract, and with a potential Maximum Contract Value of up to $1,000,000.00,  
with Quincon, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder with an Award Criteria Figure (ACF)  
composite adjustment factor of 0.9930;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the General Building Construction JOC B,  
with an initial guarantee only to receive the opportunity to perform Job Orders during the  
Term of the Contract, and with a potential Maximum Contract Value of up to $1,000,000.00,  
with R. Burke Corporation, the next lowest responsible bidder with ACF composite  
adjustment factor of 1.0585;  
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the General Building Construction JOC C,  
with an initial guarantee only to receive the opportunity to perform Job Orders during the  
Term of the Contract, and with a potential Maximum Contract Value of up to $1,000,000.00,  
with J G Contracting, the next lowest responsible bidder with an ACF composite adjustment  
factor of 1.0700;  
e) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the General Building Construction JOC D,  
with an initial guarantee only to receive the opportunity to perform Job Orders during the  
Term of the Contract, and with a potential maximum contract value of up to $1,000,000.00,  
with Newton Construction and Management, Inc., the next lowest responsible bidder with an  
ACF composite adjustment factor of 1.1250;  
f) Authorize the Director of General Services, or their designee, to award the following  
categories of Job Orders under the aforementioned four (4) JOCs (subject to the authorized  
contract limits, appropriation of funds for such Job Orders, and the provision in advance of  
adequate bonds and other security for completing each Job Order), and to take action with  
respect to the JOCs in accordance with, and within the limits prescribed by, the Public  
Contract Code, including, but not limited to, Section 20128.5, with respect to job order  
contracting:  
i) Potential deferred maintenance projects identified in the (FY) 2022-2023 Capital  
Improvement Plan (CIP), and additional potential deferred maintenance projects that will be  
identified in the FY 2023-2024 CIP;  
ii) Repair, remodeling, or other repetitive work eligible for job order contracting in  
accordance with Public Contract Code Section 20128.5 that has been included in a County  
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department’s approved annual budget; and  
iii) Repair, remodeling, or other repetitive work eligible for job order contracting in  
accordance with Public Contract Code Section 20128.5 for which funding has been approved  
pursuant to a Budget Revision Request; and  
g) Find that the proposed actions are administrative or other fiscal activities that do not  
involve commitment to any specific project, and therefore not a “project” under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b) (4), (b)(5).  
A-24)  
23-01190  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Multi-Department Master Service Agreements (MSA),  
as follows:  
a) Approve, and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and  
administer, the annual MSA with Pacific Petroleum California, Inc., in an amount not to  
exceed $390,000.00, for the services specified in the respective Statements of Work in  
Exhibits to such MSA;  
b) Approve, ratify, and direct the Purchasing Agent to execute and administer, an MSA with  
Simpler Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00, for the services specified in  
the respective Statements of Work in Exhibits to such MSA; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” and are exempt from California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines  
because they are organization or administrative activities of government that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
A-25)  
23-01191  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS  
DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD CONTROL AND  
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding Grant of Easements for Lower Mission Creek  
Improvement and Restoration Project, Reach 4 Acquisition (Assessor Parcel No.  
037-203-021 and 037-203- 020), First District, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an original Real Property Purchase Agreement  
between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District),  
and Alexander Kenneth Harrison (Owner), for the purchase of a permanent easement and  
temporary construction easement, on a portion of real property located at 430 De La Vina  
Street (County Assessor Parcel Number: 037-203-021), for a total cost not to exceed  
$245,000.00, in connection with the Lower Mission Creek Improvement and Restoration  
Project, Reach 4 District Project No. SC8042;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an original Real Property Purchase Agreement  
between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District),  
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and Joan Hollis Ross and Robert David Ross, Trustees of The Ross Family Trust dated  
March 15, 2023 (Owner 2), for the purchase of a permanent easement and temporary  
construction easement, on a portion of real property located at 428 De La Vina Street (County  
Assessor Parcel Number: 037- 203-020), for a total cost not to exceed $186,605.00, in  
connection with the Lower Mission Creek Improvement and Restoration Project, Reach 4  
District Project No. SC8042;  
c) Authorize the Chair to accept all referenced temporary construction easements and  
Certificates of Acceptance for both permanent easements, conveying easement interests in the  
real property located at 430 and 428 De La Vina Street, to the District and authorize the Clerk  
of the Board to sign the Certificates of Acceptance attached thereto;  
d) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or his designee, to execute any other supporting  
documents to complete these transactions; and  
e) After considering the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report  
(EIS/EIR) for the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project, the Findings and Statement of  
Overriding Considerations accepted by the Board of Directors as a Responsible Agency on  
May 10, 2011, and the discussion included herein, find that pursuant to California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and  
there are no substantial changes in circumstances or new information of substantial  
importance regarding significant impacts or feasibility of mitigation measures and  
alternatives, and therefore the recommended actions are within the scope of the project  
covered by the aforementioned environmental documents and no new environmental  
document is required.  
A-26)  
23-01209  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Second Amendment to Rincon Peak Communication  
Facility Lease Agreement (Ventura County Assessor's Parcel Number 060-0-030-040), (Folio  
No. 2989), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Lease  
Agreement (Amended Agreement), between the County of Santa Barbara and Coast Ranch  
Family, LLC, (Lessor), to extend the term of the existing Lease Agreement until August 31,  
2025, which includes an additional 1,500 square feet for a total leased area of approximately  
4,000 square feet; and  
b) Determine that the recommended action of approving Amended Agreement is exempt  
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, New  
Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, and Section 15304, Minor Alterations to  
Land, and approve and direct staff to file and post the Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-27)  
23-01194  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Harris Grade Communication Tower Project No. 8809  
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(Project) Award Construction Contract, Forth District, as follows:  
a) Award, approve, and authorize the Chair (i) to execute the contract (Contract) for the  
Project in the base amount of $494,681.76, with GrayDS Inc. (Contractor), the lowest  
responsible bidder for the Project, to provide and install an equipment shelter, generator, and  
fuel tank. The scope includes all labor and materials, structural and electrical engineering,  
and all civil work subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set forth in  
the plans and specifications applicable to the project located at Harris Grade Tower, GPS  
Coordinates: 34.73586, -120.44578, Lompoc, California 93440;  
b) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders for the Contract in  
the aggregate amount not to exceed $37,234.09, as authorized under California Public  
Contract Code Section 20142; and  
c) Find that the proposed Project was previously found to be categorically exempt from the  
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15301, subdivision (a), and 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines, because the  
Project is a minor alteration to a public structure involving expansion of an existing tower,  
and the recommended actions do not exceed the scope of such exemption.  
A-28)  
23-01164  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Submittal of Local Coastal Program (LCP)  
Amendments to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) Regarding Accessory Dwelling  
Units and Minor Ordinance Amendments, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Planning and Development Department to submit the  
following amendments to the Santa Barbara County LCP to the CCC for review and  
certification:  
i) Ordinance No. 5194 (23ORD-00009) amending Article II, the Coastal Zoning Ordinance  
(CZO), to revise the permitting and development standards for Accessory Dwelling Units,  
and Minor Ordinance Amendments to correct and clarify existing text provisions;  
b) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted Resolution to  
the Executive Director of the CCC; and  
c) Determine that the submittal of the aforementioned resolution and amendments to the  
Santa Barbara County LCP to the CCC is exempt from environmental review pursuant to  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15265 and 15282(h).  
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A-29)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01205  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Voluntary Rate Range Program/Intergovernmental  
Transfer with the State Department of Health Care Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Intergovernmental Transfer  
Agreement (Contract No. IGT-22-0032) regarding transfer of Public Funds with the  
California Department of Health Care Services for the transfer of approximately $734,624.00  
from Public Health to the Department of Health Care Services with a term of January 1, 2022  
through June 30, 2025;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to execute the  
Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement with the Santa Barbara Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan  
for participation in an Intergovernmental Transfer to obtain federal financial participation  
leveraged on local dollars used for care provided to CenCal Health eligible patients with a  
term of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025; and  
c) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review as they are not a project under CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since  
this is a government fiscal activity that does not involve commitment to any specific project  
that may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.  
A-30)  
23-01171  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the approval of a Final Map of Tract No. 14,838,  
Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 2), 19TRM-00000-00002; and Set  
Monument Deposit, Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve the Final Map of Tract No. 14,838, Ocean Meadows Residential Development  
(Lot 2);  
b) Pursuant to Government Code Section 66496 of the Subdivision Map Act, require the  
subdivider to post a security to the Clerk of the Board in the total amount of $26,000.00 prior  
to recordation of Final Map of Tract No. 14,838, Ocean Meadows Residential Development  
(Lot 2), to guarantee the payment of the cost of setting of the interior monuments for the Final  
Map of Tract No. 14,838, Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 2), which must be  
set within one year from the recordation of the map, as certified by the Surveyor on the Final  
Map of Tract No. 14,838, Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 2); and  
c) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines  
Section 15162, no new effects will occur and no new mitigation measures would be required  
as a result of the recommended action because there are no substantial changes proposed, no  
substantial changes in circumstances, and no new information of substantial importance  
regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation  
measures, and therefore the recommended action is within the scope of the environmental  
review documents for this project [Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration  
(20NGD-00000-00007 (Lots 2 and 3) approved and adopted by the Santa Barbara County  
Planning Commission on December 9, 2020) and no new environmental document shall be  
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23-01170  
prepared for this project.  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the approval of a Final Map of Tract No. 14,839,  
A-31)  
Ocean Meadows Residential Development (Lot 3), 19TRM-00000-00003; Second District, as  
follows:  
a) Approve the Final Map of Tract No. 14,839, Ocean Meadows Residential Development  
(Lot 3); and  
b) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines  
Section 15162, no new effects will occur and no new mitigation measures would be required  
as a result of the recommended action because there are no substantial changes proposed, no  
substantial changes in circumstances, and no new information of substantial importance  
regarding environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation  
measures, and therefore the recommended action is within the scope of the environmental  
review documents for this project [Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration  
(20NGD-00000-00007 (Lots 2 and 3) approved and adopted by the Santa Barbara County  
Planning Commission on December 9, 2020) and no new environmental document shall be  
prepared for this project.  
A-32)  
23-01174  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Annual Public Works Director’s Report and Resolution  
to Update the Orcutt Transportation Improvement Plan, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the Public Works Director’s Report for the Orcutt Transportation  
Improvement Plan;  
b) Review and approve the estimated costs of the transportation facilities described in the  
Report, the continued need for these facilities, and the reasonable relationship between the  
need and the impacts of development for which the fees are charged;  
c) Adopt a Resolution updating the Orcutt Transportation Improvement Plan and finding a  
reasonable relationship between the need for the public transportation facilities and a  
continued need for the facilities identified in the Orcutt Community Transportation  
Improvement Plan; and  
d) Determine that the proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) because it consists of continuing  
administrative and other fiscal activities that do not involve commitment to any specific  
project, and are therefore not a project as defined by State CEQA Guidelines.  
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A-33)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01172  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Mission Canyon Trailhead Improvements Funding  
Agreement with Southern California Edison, First District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Funding Agreement with Southern  
California Edison Company for Mission Canyon Trailhead Improvements in the amount of  
$214,200.00 with approximate local matching funds of $75,000.00; and  
b) Determine the proposed actions are for the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor  
alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, or topographical features,  
involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, and that the  
proposed action is therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to  
14 CCR 15301(c), and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-34)  
23-01176  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency  
Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency  
Actions, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions  
taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to  
emergency operations responding to flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation  
projects following the recent storm events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the  
emergency will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;  
b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public  
Works Director;  
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.  
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Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01178  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding stop controls, parking restrictions, and one-way  
roadway and rescinding parking restrictions in the First, Second, and Fourth Districts, as  
follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution to rescind existing parking restrictions on roadways in the Second  
District and establish new stop controls, parking restrictions, and one-way roadway on  
roadways in the First, Second, and Fourth Districts; and  
b) Find that the proposed actions are for the operation and maintenance of an existing public  
facility, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, that  
the proposed action is therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant  
to 14 CCR 15301(c), and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-36)  
23-01179  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on emergency  
response actions from the impacts of flooding and storms and the continuation of emergency  
actions, Various Districts, 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 actions  
taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code section 22050 related to  
emergency operations responding to flooding, storms, and debris removal projects following  
the 2023 winter storm events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency  
will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;  
b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public  
Works Director (4/5 Vote Required);  
c) Direct staff to return to the Board every 14 days to allow the Board to review the  
emergency 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(c) and a Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on January  
24, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption. Also  
determine that emergency actions for the Santa Maria River Restoration of Alignment Project  
were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the State CEQA pursuant to  
Executive Order N-10-23, as well as State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) on September  
12, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of the Notice of Exemption filed on  
September 19, 2023.  
A-37)  
23-01200  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendments to the Agreements with Lash  
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December 12, 2023  
Construction Inc. and Bengal Engineering for the Santa Monica Debris Basin Operational  
Improvements Project, First District, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Construction  
Agreement with Lash Construction, Inc. (a local vendor) for the Santa Monica Debris Basin  
Operational Improvements Project (BC 22-069), increasing the contract amount from  
$5,196,965.00 to a not to exceed limit of $5,569,317.37, an increase of $372,352.37;  
b) Authorize an increase of $37,235.24 to the contingency amount of $272,348.25 to a total  
contingency amount of $309,583.49 to the Agreement for Services with Lash Construction,  
Inc. for additional work that may be needed to complete the project;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor with Bengal Engineering (a local vendor) to provide  
engineering support during construction services for the Santa Monica Debris Basin  
Operational Improvements Project (BC 22-070), extending the term to June 30, 2025 and  
increasing the contract amount from $132,775.00 to a not to exceed limit of $168,455.00, an  
increase of $35,680.00;  
d) Authorize an increase of $3,568.00 to the contingency amount of $13,277.50 to a total  
contingency amount of $16,845.50 to the Agreement for Services with Bengal Engineering  
for additional work that may be needed to complete the project; and  
e) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the  
actions are Amendments to contracts for an existing and ongoing project. The Santa Monica  
Debris Basin Operational Improvements Project, including the Agreement for construction  
services with Lash Construction, Inc. and for engineering services with Bengal Engineering,  
was determined by the Board to be exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15301(d), consisting of repairs, maintenance, and minor alterations of existing public  
facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of use. A Notice of Exemption was filed  
December 17, 2020. The current actions to approve Contract Amendments consist of  
organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-38)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01180  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor  
for maintenance of revegetation for the Santa Maria River Realignment Project, Fifth District,  
as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with Enviroscaping, Inc. (local vendor) upon review  
and concurrence of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager for maintenance  
of revegetation for the Santa Maria River emergency sediment project with a period of  
December 12, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in the amount of $270,000.00;  
b) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to make immaterial changes in  
accordance with Section 48 of the Agreement, make amendments to the professional services  
agreement with Enviroscaping Inc in the amount of not to exceed $27,000.00 for a total not to  
exceed amount of $297,000.00 and to extend the term of the Agreement by up to one year if  
needed to complete the work within the scope of the Agreement; and  
c) Find that this revegetation maintenance project for the Santa Maria River emergency  
sediment project is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15601(b)(3) (common  
sense exemption) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the  
maintenance of revegetation may have a significant adverse effect on the environment, and  
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (minor alterations to land), and direct staff  
to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-39)  
23-01193  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding approval of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Equitable  
Sharing Agreement and Certification (ESAC), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the United States DOJ ESAC on behalf  
of the County for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023; 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-40)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01192  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a request for Waiver of Competition in the purchase of  
Law Enforcement Equipment and approval of an Axon Purchase Agreement, as follows: (4/5  
Vote Required)  
a) For the purchase of the Axon Enterprises Taser 10 Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW)  
less-lethal tool, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39 authorize the Purchasing Agent to  
purchase this equipment as a sole source procurement without being required to conduct a  
formal bid process;  
b) Approve and Authorize the Sheriff, or designee, to execute an Agreement with Axon  
Enterprise, Inc. to purchase Taser equipment for a total contract amount not to exceed  
$2,063,102.00;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009467 for $596,900.00 to increase  
appropriations of $49,000.00 in General County Programs General Fund for Intrafund  
Expenditure Transfers (+) funded by release of Restricted Public Safety Prop 1102 Fund  
Balance and to increase appropriations of $547,900.00 in Sheriff General Fund for Capital  
Assets - Equipment funded by release of Restricted Sheriff Asset Forfeiture ($300,000.00)  
and Committed Sheriff Projects ($198,900.00) Fund Balance and an Intrafund Expenditure  
Transfer (-) in from General County Programs ($49,000.00); and  
d) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4) since the creation of  
government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities do not involve any  
commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical  
impact on the environment and Section 153108(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.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-41)  
23-01182  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution Authorizing a Conservation Easement  
with the City of Santa Barbara for the Barger Canyon Open Space (APN 055-020-34), as  
follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a conservation easement and all necessary  
related documents with the City of Santa Barbara for the Barger Canyon Open Space (APN  
055-020-34);  
b) Authorize and direct the Clerk of the Board to execute the Certificate of Acceptance; and  
c) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.28.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-42)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01214  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Consider recommendations regarding Contribution of Fifth District Discretionary Funds to  
Good Samaritan Shelter for Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the contribution of $50,000.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter, a 501(c)  
(3) nonprofit, (EIN No. 77-0133375), to support the annual Santa Barbara County Stand  
Down from the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Fifth District General County Programs Department  
990 discretionary fund;  
b) Find that the project provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the  
County; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of the  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and  
are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section  
15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
Hearing Requests  
A-43)  
23-01213  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding annexation of Orcutt Gateway Retail Commercial  
Center/Key Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) to Orcutt Community Facilities District, Fourth  
District, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution of intention to annex Orcutt Gateway Retail Commercial Center/Key  
Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) as territory to Orcutt Community Facilities District No. 2002-1  
and to authorize the levy of special taxes therein;  
b) Set a hearing to consider the annexation of territory known as Orcutt Gateway Retail  
Commercial Center/Key Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) into the Orcutt Community Facilities  
District (No. 2002-1) and to authorize the levy of special taxes on the proposed parcel to be  
annexed; and  
(Set a hearing for January 23, 2024. Time estimate: 15 minutes)  
c) Direct the Clerk to publish notice on or before January 16, 2024 in accord with California  
Government Code section 6061, of the hearing to be held on January 23, 2024 to consider the  
annexation of territory known as Orcutt Gateway Retail Commercial Center/Key Site 2 (APN  
129-280-001) into the Orcutt Community Facilities District (No. 2002-1) and to authorize the  
levy of special taxes on the proposed parcel to be annexed;  
On January 23, 2024, your Board’s actions should include the following:  
i) Receive testimony regarding written protests that have been filed, if any;  
ii) Adopt a Resolution calling for a mailed ballot Special Election for Annexation of Orcutt  
Gateway Retail Commercial Center/Key Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) into the Orcutt  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
Community Facilities District (No. 2002-1); and  
iii) Set a hearing to determine the results of the Special Election and consider the adoption of  
an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa  
Barbara Approving Annexation of Territory to Orcutt Community Facilities District (No.  
2002-1) and Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Therein”, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for February 6, 2024. Time estimate: 15 minutes)  
1) Certify the results of the Special Election and adopt a Resolution Declaring Results of  
Special Election and Directing Recording of Notice of Special Tax Lien;  
2) Approve the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the  
Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara Approving Annexation of Territory to  
Orcutt Community Facilities District (No. 2002-1) and Authorizing the Levy of Special  
Taxes Therein";  
3) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance; and  
4) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of February 13, 2024, to consider the adoption  
(second reading) of "An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa  
Barbara Approving Annexation of Territory to Orcutt Community Facilities District (No.  
2002-1) and Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Therein", as follows:  
A) Consider the adoption (second reading) of “An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of  
the County of Santa Barbara Approving Annexation of Territory to Orcutt Community  
Facilities District (No. 2002-1) and Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Therein”; and  
B) Determine that the adoption of the Ordinance is 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), finding that the project is a creation of a  
governmental funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve  
any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical  
impact on the environment; and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption (NOE).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-44)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01212  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7  
Animals and Fowl, Article I and Adding Article IX, Roosters, to regulate and to limit the  
number of roosters by parcel size that may be kept on a single premise in Santa Barbara  
County, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for January 9, 2024. Time estimate: 1 hour)  
a) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance to amend Santa Barbara County  
Code, Chapter 7, titled Animals and Fowl, Article I (General), Sections 7-1 and 7-5 through  
7-7, and to add Article IX (Roosters);  
b) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive full reading of the Ordinance; and  
c) Continue the hearing to the Administrative Agenda of January 23, 2024 to consider  
adoption of the Ordinance amendments, as follows:  
i) Consider and approve the adoption of the Ordinance (Second Reading) to amend Santa  
Barbara County Code, Chapter 7, titled Animals and Fowl, Article I (General), Sections 7-1  
and 7-5 through 7-7, and to add Article IX (Roosters); and  
ii) 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.  
Honorary Resolutions  
A-45)  
A-46)  
23-01173  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Connie Adams upon her retirement from the  
Public Works Department after over 31 years of faithful and distinguished service to the  
citizens of Santa Barbara County.  
23-01175  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Webmaster, Ian Dicken upon his retirement  
from the Information Technology Department after over 16 years of faithful and  
distinguished service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-47)  
23-01210  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Maria Salud Rodriguez de Martinez as the  
longest-living Latina in Santa Maria and wishes her continued health for years to come.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-48)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01218  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Alicia Hawkins upon her retirement from the  
Planning and Development Department after over 25 years of faithful and distinguished  
service to the citizens of Santa Barbara County.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
23-00002  
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) (23-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
23-01166  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Farmworker Resource Center project  
update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation and update on the implementation of the Farmworker  
Resource Center project; and  
b) Determine that the proposed action is related to organization or administrative activities of  
governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and  
is therefore is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant  
to CEQA Guideline Section 15378 (b)(5).  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
2)  
23-01167  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE,  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)  
Initiatives Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a status report on countywide initiatives to advance DEI within the  
County workforce and the services provided by County departments to the Santa Barbara  
community; 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 15378(b)(5), finding that the project is an organizational or  
administrative activity of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01217  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, TREASURER-TAX  
COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution deferring implementation of  
Senate Bill 43 (2023-2024 Reg Session) which modifies Welfare and Institutions Code  
Section 5008 by expanding the definition of “Gravely Disabled”, as follows: (EST. TIME: 40  
MIN.)  
a) Adopt a Resolution deferring implementation Senate Bill 43 (2023-2024 Reg Session)  
which modifies Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5008 by expanding the definition of  
“Gravely Disabled”; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of the  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and  
are therefore not projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant  
to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
4)  
23-01220  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget  
Development Report and Proposed Policies, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Development Report that includes a  
five-year forecast of major budgetary components for the General Fund and other major  
funds;  
b) Adopt the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Development Policies;  
c) Review funding priorities for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and provide staff additional direction  
as appropriate; and  
d) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378  
that the above activity is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
5)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01168  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding amendments to Santa Barbara County  
Code Chapter 6, Article VI Regarding Outdoor Festivals and Chapter 36 Regarding Public  
Nuisances, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 6, Article VI of  
the Santa Barbara County Code regarding Outdoor Festivals and Chapter 36 regarding Public  
Nuisances;  
b) Consider and approve the Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter  
6, Article VI of the Santa Barbara County Code regarding Outdoor Festivals and Chapter 36  
regarding Public Nuisances;  
c) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; and  
d) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of January 9, 2024 to consider the adoption  
(Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 6, Article VI of the Santa Barbara  
County Code regarding Outdoor Festivals and Chapter 36 regarding Public Nuisances, as  
follows:  
i) Consider and approve the Adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter  
6, Article VI regarding Outdoor Festivals and Chapter 36 regarding Public Nuisances; 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.  
COUNTY EXCUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
6)  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
23-01216  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding termination of the Contract with MSB  
Investors, LLC for Development and Operation of the Tajiguas ReSource Recovery Project,  
Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Conduct a hearing to consider terminating the Agreement for Development and Operation  
of the Tajiguas ReSource Recovery Project with MSB Investors, LLC executed by the County  
on December 13, 2016 (Agreement);  
b) Upon conclusion of the hearing:  
i) Direct the Public Works Director or designee to issue a letter terminating the Agreement;  
ii) Delegate authority to the Public Works Director or designee to take actions necessary for  
the wind down of the Agreement and transition to new operator(s) of the ReSource Center,  
subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;  
iii) Direct staff to work with MSB Investors, LLC to transition operation per the terms of the  
Agreement;  
iv) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to notify and exercise application of the  
direct agreements with MarBorg Recovery, LP, Diani Building Corporation, Van Dyk Baler  
Corporation, and Bekon Energy Technologies, Inc. approved by the Board on February 14,  
2017 as needed for continuity of service at the ReSource Center; and  
v) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to enter into an agreement with Bekon  
Energy Technologies, Inc. for operation of the anaerobic digestion facility and/or compost  
management unit subject to approval by Auditor Controller, Risk Management, and County  
Counsel;  
c) Determine that the proposed actions are not a “project” under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2), as they involve  
administrative and other general policy and procedure making activities that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes to the environment; and  
d) Provide other direction to staff.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 12, 2023  
Adjourned at 4:50 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, January 9, 2024  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor  
Santa Barbara  
Challenges  
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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, December 12, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at 5:00 PM and  
on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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