County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Roy Lee  
Second District - Laura Capps, Chair  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Vice Chair  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, July 15, 2025  
9:00 AM  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING  
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR  
105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA  
The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of: the Flood Control & Water  
Conservation District, the Water Agency, the Laguna County Sanitation District, and other Special Districts.  
Web Streaming of the Board of Supervisors Meetings, Agendas, Supplemental Materials and Minutes of the  
Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at: www.countyofsb.org  
Please see page two of this agenda for public participation options for the Board of Supervisors Meetings.  
Persons may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda. Matters not listed on the agenda may be  
addressed during the public comment period at the conclusion of the administrative agenda.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation  
as well as remote participation until further notice.  
Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration Building,  
Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara or  
the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room  
located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria.  
The following methods of participation are available to the public:  
1. You may observe the live stream of the Board meetings in the following ways:  
- Televised in English and Spanish (SAP channel via Comcast and Cox) on local cable channel 20;  
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- YouTube (Spanish) at: <https://www.youtube.com/@csbtv20espanol>  
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the day prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at:  
sbcob@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be distributed to the Board and posted online. Whether the  
comment is formally part of the record depends on the agenda item it is submitted for and its length  
and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
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Board meeting in-person at the locations noted above.  
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interference.  
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4. Each person may address the Board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the Chair.  
5. When your time is up or you have concluded your comments, please hang up or log out.  
If you have any questions or if you are participating in the hearing telephonically or electronically and  
need a disability-related modification or accommodation or have any issues attempting to access the  
hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805) 568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
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  
Board Meetings are televised live on County of Santa Barbara Cable Channel 20 and on YouTube at:  
CSBTV20. For information regarding rebroadcasts of a public hearing, please contact the Clerk of the  
Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication  
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and  
distributed by the Clerk of the Board to all or a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors less  
than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board Office, 105  
East Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara, CA, at the Office of the Board of Supervisors,  
Betteravia Government Center, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA and on the Internet at:  
disclosure by members of the Board of Supervisors may be published online as an attachment to the  
corresponding item.  
Disclosure of Campaign Contributions  
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and  
not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or  
personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the  
Board member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an  
agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or  
opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item within the preceding 12 months. Applicants, appellants,  
contractors, agents or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s  
decision on the agenda item who have made campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board  
member within the preceding 12 months, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the  
subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount and date of the campaign contribution and  
identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of  
Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.  
Closed Session  
The Board of Supervisors conducts a Closed Session between 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. and at 8:00  
A.M. as necessary. Closed Sessions are not open to the public. Matters discussed during Closed Session  
include existing and pending litigation, personnel matters and real property negotiations. Actions taken  
by the Board during Closed Session will be announced during open session (Gov. Code Sections  
54957.1(a) & (b), Ralph M. Brown Act). Members of the public may address the Board on Closed  
Session Agenda items during the General Public Comment period. For information related to Closed  
Session announcements please contact County Counsel at (805) 568-2950.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
Disability Access and Accommodation Requests  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County  
Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. The Hearing Room is wheelchair  
accessible. Accessible public parking is available behind the County Administration Building and in City  
Parking Lot #6 located at the corner of Anacapa Street and Anapamu Street. Public access to the County  
Administration Building is available through the Anacapa Street entrance.  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Maria is located at the Betteravia Government Center,  
511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible public  
parking is available at the Betteravia Government Center.  
Spanish interpreters, American Sign Language interpreters, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)  
requests, sound enhancement equipment, or other accommodations may be arranged by contacting the  
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before the Board meeting. For information  
about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or at  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convene to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the July 1, 2025 Meeting  
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.  
Administrative Agenda  
All matters listed hereunder constitute a consent agenda, and will be acted upon by a single roll  
call vote of the Board. Matters listed on the Administrative Agenda will be read only on the  
request of a member of the Board or the public, in which event the matter shall be removed from  
the Administrative Agenda and considered as a separate item.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-1)  
A-2)  
A-3)  
A-4)  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of July 22, 2025 through July 28, 2025 as Pretrial,  
Probation and Parole Supervision Week in Santa Barbara County.  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution recognizing AmeriCorps’ National Service and expressing full support for  
continued investment in local service initiatives for Santa Barbara County.  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution honoring Growing Grounds 25th Anniversary and proclaiming the month of July  
2025 as Growing Grounds Month in Santa Barbara County.  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of August 3, 2025 through August 9, 2025 as National  
Health Center Week in Santa Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-5)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
SUPERVISOR LEE, SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of July 2025 as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color  
(BIPOC) Mental Health Month in Santa Barbara County.  
A-6)  
A-7)  
A-8)  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution recognizing Elvia Lopez for her over 29 years of Service in Santa Barbara  
County.  
Honorary Resolutions  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming July 4, 2025 as Filipino-American Friendship Day in Santa Barbara  
County.  
Administrative Items  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding year-end transfers and revisions of appropriations, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve budget revisions and transfers necessary to close the County’s accounting records for  
County funds for the Fiscal Year (FY) ended June 30, 2025 (FY 2024-2025) which require a  
majority approval vote (3/5) from the Board of Supervisors;  
b) Approve budget revisions and transfers necessary to close the County’s accounting records for  
County funds for the FY ended June 30, 2025 (FY 2024-2025) which require 4/5 approval vote  
from the Board of Supervisors; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(c) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the  
creation of government funding mechanisms which do not involve any commitment to any specific  
project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-9)  
CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES  
Consider recommendations regarding a Plan of Cooperation between Child Support Services and  
Superior Court, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of Child Support Services to execute the Plan of  
Cooperation with the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County, which delineates child support  
program responsibilities between Child Support Services and Superior Court; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5), because the actions consist of administrative  
activities of the County that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-10)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Runbeck Election Services, LLC, as  
follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Ballot Print and Mail Services Agreement  
with Runbeck Election Services, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, to provide ballot  
printing and mailing services and products, for a term ending June 30, 2026, and an amount not to  
exceed $680,000.00; and  
b) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because the actions  
consist of organizational and administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-11)  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a fee waiver request for the use of the Courthouse Sunken  
Gardens for the Old Spanish Days’ Fiesta Celebration from July 26, 2025 - August 3, 2025, First  
District, as follows:  
a) Pursuant to Santa Barbara County Code Section 26-5, authorize the Community Services  
Director to waive site use, set up, and break down fees for use of the Historic Santa Barbara  
County Courthouse Sunken Gardens by Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara, Inc., a 501(c)(3)  
organization, for the Fiesta Celebration from July 26, 2025 to August 3, 2025 (Total of 9 Calendar  
Days), in the amount of $6,600.00;  
b) Request that the Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara, Inc. publicly acknowledge the County’s  
assistance in making the facilities available for the event;  
c) Authorize the Community Service Director to approve fee waivers for the next three Old Spanish  
Days events, through August 2028, given there is no substantial change to the event format; and  
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15323, which consists of the normal  
operations of existing facilities for public gatherings for which the facilities were designed where  
there is a part history of the facility being used for the same or similar kind of purpose.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-12)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Agreements with the Immigrant Legal Defense Center, as  
follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the Human Services Commission (HSC) funding  
recommendations approved by the Board on May 13, 2025, to execute an Agreement in the  
amount of $105,000.00 between the county and the Santa Barbara County Immigrant Legal  
Defense Center (ILDC) for Immigrant Youth Legal and Support Services (HSGF Agreement);  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the budget actions by the Board on June 17, 2025,  
to execute an Agreement in the amount of $240,000.00 between the county and ILDC for Mental  
Health Services (CGF Agreement);  
c) Authorize the Director of the County’s Community Services Department to approve and execute  
amendments to the HSGF Agreement and CGF Agreement to make changes to the budgets  
attached thereto, provided that:  
i) Such changes shall be limited to revisions to the amounts in each budget line item or addition of  
new Budget line items pertinent to the Scope of Services;  
ii) Such changes shall not increase the Maximum Contract Amount; and  
iii) The budget as amended shall only reflect expenditures that are eligible under the applicable  
Agreement; and  
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of projects that are subject  
to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are not projects as they are the  
creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not  
involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on  
the environment.  
A-13)  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding accepting the donation of ten artworks for the county  
collection, as follows:  
a) Accept the donation of a painting by artist Herbert Bayer from Susan R. Rose;  
b) Accept the donation of a collection of eight lithographs by Margaret Hiroko Eejima from Mary  
Heebner;  
c) Accept the donation of an oil pastel painting by Marge Dunlap from Mary Heebner; and  
d) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because they  
consist of administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change to the  
environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-14)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)  
Subrecipient Agreement between the county and Good Samaritan Shelter for the Hedges House of  
Hope Rehabilitation Project, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Annual Action  
Plan approved by the Board on May 13, 2025, to execute a CDBG Capital Subrecipient  
Agreement between the county and Good Samaritan Shelter for the Hedges House of Hope  
Rehabilitation Project; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended action 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 action is not a project 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-15)  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding a Legal Services Revenue Agreement for Fiscal Year (FY)  
2025-2026 with the Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON), as  
follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a revenue Agreement to provide legal  
services between the County of Santa Barbara and BEACON with a period of performance from  
July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 for a projected revenue up to $15,000.00; and  
b) 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 the  
actions consist of government administrative and fiscal activities that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-16)  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the  
Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency, as follows:  
a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest code of the Carpinteria  
Groundwater Sustainability Agency as submitted; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-17)  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
Consider recommendations regarding proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the  
Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District, as follows:  
a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest code of the  
Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District as submitted; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-18)  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the  
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, as follows:  
a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest code of the Santa Ynez River  
Water Conservation District as submitted; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-19)  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the  
Carpinteria Valley Water District, as follows:  
a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest code of the Carpinteria Valley  
Water District as submitted; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-20)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding appointments to the Cachuma Resource Conservation District  
Board of Directors, as follows:  
a) Consider the reappointments of Directors to the Cachuma Resource Conservation District  
pursuant to California Public Resources Code Sections 9314 and 9316, as follows:  
i) Reappoint Gary Cavaletto, Jim Stollberg, and Paul Van Leer to the Cachuma Resource  
Conservation District Board to serve four-year terms, with their terms expiring on November 29,  
2028; and  
b) Determine that the reappointments of a Director to the Board of Directors of the Cachuma  
Resource Conservation District does not constitute a project subject to environmental review under  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)  
(5), as the actions are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-21)  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding updates to the Delegation of Authority to Office of  
Emergency Management (OEM) to execute a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the  
Activation of ReadySBC Alerts and access and use of Emergency Zone Mapping Solution, as  
follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the OEM Director or designee to execute an updated MOA in a form  
substantially similar to the Agreement with all agencies and County departments who are or will use  
OEM’s instance of Genasys EVAC or utilize the County’s support of emergency alerts, subject to  
review and concurrence of County Counsel and County Risk; and  
b) 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 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-22)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
FIRST 5 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES  
COMMISSION  
Consider recommendations regarding the appointments of Community Members to the First 5  
Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County, as follows:  
a) Approve the reappointment of Joanna Gerber as a regular Community Member (eighth member)  
to the First 5 Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County for a term of July 1,  
2025, through June 30, 2028;  
b) Approve the reappointment of Susan Walsh as a regular Community Member (ninth member) to  
the First 5 Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County for a term of July 1, 2025,  
through June 30, 2028;  
c) Approve the appointment of Emanuel Perez as a Community Alternate (twelfth member) to the  
First 5 Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County for a term of July 1, 2027,  
through June 30, 2030;  
d) Approve the appointment of Karrmen Rodriguez as a Community Alternate (thirteenth member)  
to the First 5 Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County for a term of July 1,  
2027, through June 30, 2030; and  
e) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
section 15378(b)(5), finding that the actions consist of administrative activities of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-23)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
FIRST 5 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES  
COMMISSION  
Consider recommendations regarding reappointments of County Members to the First 5 Children  
and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County, as follows:  
a) Approve the reappointment of the following individuals as regular County Members of the First 5  
Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County for a term of July 1, 2025, through  
June 30, 2026:  
i) Daniel Nielson, Director of the Social Services Department;  
ii) Antonette Navarro, Director of the Behavioral Wellness Department; and  
iii) Mouhanad Hammami, Director of the County Health Department;  
b) Approve the reappointment of Holly Benton, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department, as  
an alternate County Member of the First 5 Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara  
County for a term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; and  
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
section 15378(b)(5), finding that the actions consist of administrative activities of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-24)  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement  
with Nacht and Lewis Architects, Inc., Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services  
Agreement (BC21261) with Nacht and Lewis Architects, Inc. to: (i) add an assessment of  
maintaining specific operations in the Northwest area of the Main Jail to the scope of services; and  
(ii) increase the maximum compensation under the Agreement from $2,007,539.00 to  
$2,129,659.00 (a total increase of $122,120.00); and  
b) Find that the recommended actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because  
they consist of administrative and fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-25)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Summary Vacation and Disposition of Unused Portions of  
Golden Gate Avenue, Colby and Shelby Streets, County Fee Owned Right of Ways in the  
Community of Summerland (RP Folio Numbers 004039, 004040 and 004041), First District, as  
follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the original and certified copy and authorize staff to  
record the Resolutions, Findings, and Summary Orders to Vacate, thereby abandoning unused  
vehicular portions of Golden Gate Avenue, Shelby Street and Colby Street, County Fee Owned  
Right of Ways in Community of Summerland;  
b) Adopt the following four (4) Resolutions:  
i) Adopt Resolution for Area 1 approximately 4,589 square feet to Assessor’s Parcel No (APN)  
005-201-012 (2545 Golden Gate Avenue);  
ii) Adopt Resolution for Area 2 approximately 1,775 square feet to APN 005-201-012 (2545  
Golden Gate Avenue);  
iii) Adopt Resolution for Area 3 approximately 2,906 square feet to APN 005-202-005 (2542  
Banner Avenue); and  
iv) Adopt Resolution for Area 4 approximately 2,902 square feet to APN 005-204-044 (2554  
Banner Avenue);  
c) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services Department or designee to execute any  
and all other documents required or deemed necessary to enter into and execute sale agreements  
between the County of Santa Barbara (COUNTY), as Seller, and Phyllis Ann Noble, Michael  
Brinkenhoff Trustee of the Brinkenhoff Family Revocable Trust Dated October 28, 1994, and  
David E. Lafitte & Dawn T. Lafitte as Buyers, to purchase parcels totaling approximately  
0.271-acres in the Community of Summerland;  
d) Direct the County Surveyor to issue a Certificate of Compliance on a parcel consisting of  
approximately 0.147-acres to APN 005-201-012, 0.057-acres to APN 005-202-005 and  
0.067-acres to APN 005-204-044, all approximate acreage is in the unincorporated area of the  
County of Santa Barbara, in Community of Summerland being a portions of a Golden Gate Avenue,  
Shelby Street and Colby Street, County Fee Owned Right of Ways; and  
e) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from environmental review in accordance  
with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), no possibility  
of an Environmental Impact, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-26)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Multi-Department Master Service Agreements (MSAs), as  
follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and  
administer the annual MSAs with the contractors, and in the amounts, set forth in the MSA Listing  
July 15, 2025 for the services specified in the respective Statement(s) of Work as in Exhibit A to  
each such MSA; and  
b) Determine that the above action is not a “project” and is exempt from California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because it is an  
organization or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes to the environment.  
A-27)  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Hedges House of Hope Kitchen Renovation, Project No.  
20060 and No. 24057 Construction Contract Amendment No. 2, Second District, as follows: (4/5  
Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to Board Contract No.  
22284 with Quincon, Inc. for the Hedges House of Hope Kitchen Renovation, County Project No.  
20060 and No. 24057 in the Second District, including the Change Orders reflecting the Base  
Contract Amount of $1,425,728.00, and an amended Contingency Amount of $588,718.31  
(expended pursuant to all Change Orders and Proposed Change Orders under the Agreement, as  
reflected in Exhibits E and F to the Agreement as amended by the Amendment), for an amended  
Maximum Aggregate Contract Amount of $2,014,446.31, and extending the Term of the  
Agreement through July 31, 2025;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010389 to establish appropriations of $55,000.00 for  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025; and  
c) Find that this project continues to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to sections 15301, subdivision (d) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the  
project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor  
alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical  
features, and includes (d) Restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged structures,  
facilities, or mechanical equipment to meet current standards of public health and safety, unless it is  
determined that the damage was substantial and resulted from an environmental hazard such as  
earthquake, landslide, or flood and that a Notice of Exemption on these bases was approved by the  
Board on May 16, 2023 and filed.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-28)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding summary vacation of unused portion of county road easement  
and right-of-way (ROW) adjacent to 4880 Bethany Lane, Santa Maria, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Approve, adopt, and authorize staff to record a Resolution, Findings, and Summary Order to  
Vacate, thereby abandoning an unused approximate 30’ x 130’ County Road Easement and ROW  
for ingress and egress on Bethany Lane located to the south of 4880 Bethany Lane, being that  
portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number 103-730-013 in the City of Santa Maria; and  
b) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from environmental review by the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), No Possibility of Significant  
Effect.  
A-29)  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Public Safety Radio Network (PSRN) Communication  
Tower Construction Contract for the White Hills Site, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve the plans and specifications for the White Hills PSRN Project on file in the General  
Services Capital Projects office, County Project No. 23039;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Agreement for the White Hills  
PSRN Construction Project in the amount of $815,450.00, with Normile Construction,  
Incorporated, the lowest responsible bidder, to complete the Project;  
c) Authorize the Director of General Services or the Director of the Information Technology  
Department, or their Assistant Director or Capital Division Chief designees, to execute change  
orders to the Agreement in the aggregate amount not to exceed $53,272.50, as authorized under  
California Public Contract Code Section 20142; and  
d) Find that the project continues to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the following CEQA guidelines sections: 15301, as the actions  
consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, licensing or minor alteration of existing public  
structures, facilities, mechanical equipment or topographical features, involving negligible or no  
expansion of existing or former use; 15302, as the actions consist of replacement or reconstruction  
of existing structures and facilities located on the same site and with the same purpose and capacity;  
15303, as the actions consist of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities  
or structures and installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and 15061(b)  
(3), as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may to be performed  
under the Agreements that is not covered by the Notice of Exemption previously filed on July 14,  
2021.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-30)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Construction Agreement for the  
Public Safety Radio Network (PSRN) La Cumbre Communication Tower, County Project No.  
22039, as follows:  
a) Ratify, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Board Contract No.  
23240 with GrayDS Inc. for the construction of the PSRN La Cumbre Communication Tower  
Project (Project) increasing the Contingency Amount from $35,519.20.00 to $117,161.87, for an  
amended aggregate Maximum Contract Amount not to exceed $542,026.73, and extending the  
Term for an amended Term of a total of 722 calendar days, expiring June 30, 2026; and  
b) Determine that the Project continues to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA which  
consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure  
will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and have substantially the same purpose  
and capacity as the structure replaced; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 which consists of the  
repair or minor alteration of existing facilities or topographical features, involving negligible or no  
expansion of existing use; and CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(b) which consists of minor  
alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation, including the replacement of existing  
conventional landscaping with water efficient landscaping, which do not involve removal of healthy,  
mature, scenic trees, and that a Notice of Exemption on these bases was approved by the Board on  
July 13, 2021 and filed.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-31)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Gaviota Public Safety Radio Network (PSRN)  
Construction Agreement, Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Gaviota PSRN Project on file in the General  
Services Capital Projects office, County Project No. 23039;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Agreement for the Gaviota PSRN  
Construction Project in the amount of $405,918.00, with Jitney Company, Inc., the lowest  
responsible bidder, to complete the Project;  
c) Authorize the Director of General Services or the Director of the Information Technology  
Department to approve change orders to the Agreement in the aggregate amount not to exceed  
$32,795.90, as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142; and  
d) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from the provisions of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the following CEQA guidelines sections: 15301, as  
the actions consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, licensing or minor alteration of  
existing public structures, facilities, mechanical equipment or topographical features, involving  
negligible or no expansion of existing or former use; 15302, as the actions consist of replacement or  
reconstruction of existing structures and facilities located on the same site and with the same purpose  
and capacity; 15303, as the actions consist of construction and location of limited numbers of new,  
small facilities or structures and installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures;  
and 15061(b)(3), as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may  
have a significant effect on the environment; and that a Notice of Exemption on these bases was filed  
on July 14, 2021.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-32)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement with Environmental  
Systems Research Institute (Esri), Inc., as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment (First Amendment) to the  
Agreement with Esri (BC22801) by amending Appendix A-Products and Deployment Schedule,  
and Appendix B-EA Fee Schedule, and to increase the Maximum Agreement Amount to  
$1,416,920.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer to exercise the option for Fiscal Years  
2025-2026 and 2026-2027 of the Agreement; and  
c) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other  
government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may  
result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the  
CEQA Guidelines.  
A-33)  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with  
Technologent, Inc., for the purchase of County Dell Isilon file server infrastructure, warranty,  
support, and implementation services, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Technologent, Inc. for the procurement of server hardware and implementation  
services beginning July 15, 2025, through July 14, 2030, for a base contract amount of  
$449,042.94;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer to Amend the Agreement to extend the  
Term of the Agreement for up to an aggregate of six (6) additional months;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or his designee to order additional products,  
deliverables, and services, at the rates specified for such products, deliverables and services in the  
Agreement, and to approve funding to account for additional sales tax under the Agreement, in an  
amount not to exceed $44,904.29; and  
d) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other  
government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may  
result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the  
CEQA Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-34)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for services for independent contractor for  
inspections for the Isla Vista Rental Housing Inspection Pilot Program, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a professional services Agreement between the  
County of Santa Barbara and 4LEAF, Inc. to provide substandard housing inspection services for  
the Isla Vista Rental Housing Inspection Pilot Program (Pilot Program), commencing on July 16,  
2025, to June 13, 2026, for a base Agreement amount not to exceed $535,600.00 plus a 5 percent  
contingency fund of $26,780.00;  
b) Approve and Authorize the Planning and Development (P&D) Director, or designee, subject to  
the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time to:  
i) Approve changes or additions to the Agreement up to the contingency amount of $26,780.00 for  
services or reimbursements that may be needed; and  
ii) Make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 35 of the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010522 to establish appropriations of $600,000.00 for  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026; and  
d) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) and 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-35)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Report on Case No. 25EMP-00002: Emergency Permit to  
repair damaged foundations of an existing dwelling at 1546 Miramar Beach Drive in the Montecito  
Community Plan area, First District, as follows:  
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 25EMP-00002, approved by the  
Director of Planning and Development on April 11, 2025, which authorized the repair of a damaged  
foundation of an existing single-family dwelling located at 1546 Miramar Beach Drive in the  
Montecito Community Plan area; and  
b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as it is an administrative government activity  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-36)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a report on the Camino Ruiz LLC Emergency Permit, Case  
No. 24EMP-00014, 4621 Via Roblada, Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan Area, Second  
District, as follows:  
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 24EMP-00014, approved by Planning  
and Development on December 20, 2024, which authorized the demolition and removal of water  
damaged components of a second-story balcony, and work to protect the residence from further  
damage from the elements; and  
b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as it is an administrative  
government activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-37)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with  
Quinn Company to perform a Certified Machine Rebuild (CMR) of a Caterpillar scraper (Serial  
No. 0DFJ00362), Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a service agreement with Quinn Company to  
perform a CMR of a Caterpillar wheel tractor-scraper (Serial No. 0DFJ00362), in the amount of  
$871,022.43;  
b) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to approve contingency work by  
Quinn Company in an amount not to exceed $87,102.24 for any changes that may be required to  
the scope of work to complete this CMR;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010503 increasing appropriations in the amount of  
$958,200.00 in Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management Enterprise Fund for the  
CMR, to rebuild a Caterpillar wheel tractor-scraper (Serial No. 0DFJ00362); and  
d) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a Project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378 (b)(2), finding that the actions are continuing administrative and maintenance  
activities.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-38)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with MNS Engineers, Inc., Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to Board Contract No.  
BC23292 for Services of Independent Contractor with MNS Engineers, Inc., extending the term  
from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2026; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of government that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-39)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with SWT Engineering, Inc., Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to Board Contract (BC)  
No. 23180 for Services of Independent Contractor with SWT Engineering, Inc. in the amount of  
$188,746.00 for additional civil engineering services associated with the Tajiguas Landfill, for a total  
amount not to exceed $710,177.00, and extend the agreement for one year to June 30, 2026; and  
b) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15162, no substantial changes are proposed, no substantial changes in circumstances have  
occurred, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental effects of the  
project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures have occurred, and therefore the  
recommended action is within the scope of the prior environmental review documents for the  
Tajiguas Landfill including the Tajiguas Landfill Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report  
(EIR) (01-EIR-05) certified by the Board of Supervisors on August 13, 2002, the Addendum to  
01-EIR-05 dated November 8, 2006 and accepted by the Board of Supervisors on December 5,  
2006, the Tajiguas Landfill Reconfiguration and Baron Ranch Restoration Project Subsequent EIR  
(08-EIR-00000-00007) certified by the Board of Supervisors on May 5, 2009 and the Tajiguas  
Landfill Capacity Increase Project EIR (23EIR-00001) certified by the Board of Supervisors on  
March 19, 2024 and no new environmental document shall be prepared for this action.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-40)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a request for waiver on competition in purchase of CEMTEK  
Maintenance Parts and Services for the ReSource Center; Third District, as follows:  
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to waive competitive bidding requirements per County  
Code Section 2-39(c) to procure maintenance services and replacement parts from CEMTEK  
Environmental, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 annually, without being required to  
conduct a formal bid process through June 30, 2030; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(2), finding that the actions are continuing administrative and maintenance  
activities.  
A-41)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Flood Benefit Assessment Program for Fiscal Year (FY)  
2025-2026, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Make a determination upon each assessment described in the report filed by the Board at the  
June 24, 2025 meeting and direct staff to record the report;  
b) Adopt the Resolution confirming Flood Control Benefit Assessment for FY 2025-2026 and  
direct staff to record the Resolution;  
c) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No.  
3150, the Flood Control Benefit Assessment Ordinance, Relating to Benefit Assessments for Flood  
Control Services Imposing Flood Control Benefit Assessments for FY 2025-2026 (Ordinance  
introduced on June 24, 2025); and  
d) Find that the assessment revenue will be used for meeting operating expenses, including employee  
wage rates and fringe benefits, purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment, or materials, meeting  
financial reserve needs and requirements and obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to  
maintain service within existing service areas; and that the recalculation and imposition of the annual  
Flood Control Benefit Assessment are therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(1, 2, 3, and 4); and direct staff to  
file a Notice of Exemption with the Clerk of the Board.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-42)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Annual Routine Maintenance Plan, Fiscal Year (FY)  
2025-2026, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve the FY 2025-2026 Annual Routine Maintenance Plan, including the individual  
maintenance projects described in the Plan; and  
b) For the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA):  
i) Find that the FY 2025-2026 Annual Routine Maintenance Plan is within the scope of the Program  
Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Updated Routine Maintenance Program [01-EIR-01;  
State Clearinghouse No. 2001031043] and subsequent annual addenda which adequately describe  
this activity for the purposes of the CEQA;  
ii) Find that pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15168(c)(2) and 15162(a), after  
considering the PEIR certified by the Board of Directors in November 2001, and subsequent annual  
addenda, that no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is required because: i) no substantial  
changes are proposed which require major revisions of the PEIR; ii) no substantial changes have  
occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which require  
major revisions of the PEIR; and iii) no new information of substantial importance concerning the  
project’s significant effects or mitigation measures, which was not known and could not have been  
known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time that the PEIR was certified, has been  
received;  
iii) Find that the proposed actions described in the Exempt Facilities Section of the FY 2025-2026  
Annual Routine Maintenance Plan are for the operation and maintenance of existing public  
structures, facilities or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that  
which presently exists and that the proposed actions are therefore exempt from CEQA pursuant to  
the State’s CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, and direct the Clerk of the Board to file the CEQA  
Notice of Exemption for each exempt facility project described in the FY 2025-2026 Annual  
Routine Maintenance Plan;  
iv) Determine that the addenda to the previously certified PEIR (01-EIR-01) contained within the  
FY 2025-2026 Annual Routine Maintenance Plan have been completed in compliance with CEQA  
and adopt the mitigation measures included for each project as the Mitigation and Monitoring Plan  
pursuant to the State’s CEQA Guidelines Section 15168 (c)(3); and  
v) Approve and adopt the CEQA Findings included in the FY 2025-2026 Annual Routine  
Maintenance Plan.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-43)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Laguna County Sanitation District, Sewer Collection  
System Management Plan; Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Approve the Laguna County Sanitation District Sewer System Management Plan, dated 2025,  
and certify that the plan and program are in compliance with State Water Resources Control Board  
Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary  
Sewer Systems; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of government that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-44)  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with the Foundation for California Community  
Colleges for National Farmworker Jobs Program Career Catalyst Services, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Foundation for California  
Community Colleges to provide employer of record services (Career Catalyst Services) for the  
National Farmworker Jobs Program for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,221,655.00 for  
the period of July 15, 2025 through September 30, 2028;  
b) Authorize the Director of Social Services or designee, to extend the Agreement with Foundation  
for California Community Colleges to provide employer of records services (Career Catalyst  
Services) for the National Farmworker Jobs Program and allocate the amount of unused funds from  
the previous fiscal year budget to the next fiscal year budget, subject to appropriations and budget  
approval and concurrence from Auditor-Controller;  
c) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to reallocate the budgeted line items of the  
Agreement without exceeding the total contract amount;  
d) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to accept additional funds and extend the  
term of the Agreement subject to concurrence from County Counsel and Auditor-Controller; and  
e) 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-45)  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
Consider recommendations regarding approval of the Santa Barbara County Master Plan for Aging  
2025-2030, as follows:  
a) Approve the Santa Barbara County Master Plan for Aging, 2025-2030, a community-driven  
strategic plan aimed at transforming the experience of aging and living with disabilities in Santa  
Barbara County;  
b) Authorize Supervisors Joan Hartmann and Roy Lee, Co-chairs of the Santa Barbara County  
Adult and Aging Network, to guide the implementation of the local Master Plan; and  
c) 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 activity is an organizational or  
administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
A-46)  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Community  
Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify for 211 Helpline Service, as follows:  
a) Approve, and authorize the Chair to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with  
Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify, a local vendor, to  
provide the 211 Helpline Service and Disaster Services for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for a total  
contract amount not to exceed $249,808.00 for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30,  
2026; and  
b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or  
administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
A-47)  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Consider recommendations regarding Santa Barbara Community College District, Election of 2024,  
Series 2025A General Obligation Bonds, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Santa Barbara Community College District to issue and sell  
bonds directly, in accordance with Education Code section 15140(b), in an amount not to exceed  
$80,000,000.00; and  
b) Determine that the above action involves 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 potentially significant impact on the environment, and therefore it is not a project under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
Board of Supervisors  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-48)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Approve the appointment of Christina Mendoza to the Human Services Commission, term ending  
May 8, 2028, Second District.  
A-49)  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Approve the appointment of Tony Bedolla to the Civil Service Commission, term ending May 31,  
2027, Fifth District.  
Hearing Requests  
A-50)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding Chapter 50 of the County Code - Licensing  
of Cannabis Operations, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for August 19, 2025. Time estimate: 20 minutes)  
a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50 to the Santa  
Barbara County Code, Licensing of Cannabis Operations to reduce the cultivation acreage caps in  
the Carpinteria Agricultural Overlay (Carpinteria Overlay) and Unincorporated area outside of the  
Carpinteria Overlay (Unincorporated area);  
b) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; and  
c) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of August 26, 2025, to consider recommendations,  
as follows:  
a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50 to the Santa  
Barbara County Code, Licensing of Commercial Cannabis Operations to reduce the cultivation  
acreage caps in the Carpinteria Overlay and Unincorporated area; and  
b) Determine for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that:  
i) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c), these actions are within the scope of the  
Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program, and the Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and  
Licensing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR)  
(17EIR-00000-00003, State Clearinghouse No. 2017071016) adequately describes this activity  
for the purposes of CEQA; and  
ii) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a), after considering the PEIR certified by the  
Board of Supervisors on February 6, 2018, that no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
required because: i) no substantial changes are proposed which require major revisions of the PEIR  
due to the involvement of new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase in the  
severity of previously identified significant effects; ii) no substantial changes have occurred with  
respect to the circumstances under which the ordinance is undertaken which require major revisions  
of the PEIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase  
in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and iii) no new information of substantial  
importance concerning the ordinance’s significant effects or mitigation measures, which was not  
known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time that the  
PEIR was certified, has been received that shows any of the elements of CEQA Guidelines Section  
15162(a)(3) apply.  
A-51)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Bidwell Appeal of the County Planning  
Commission’s approval of the Mariposa Investment Trust Ag Water Well Project, Case No.  
24APL-00006 and 22CDP-00000-00035, which consists of an appeal of a Coastal Development  
Permit (CDP) to allow for the construction of an agricultural water well and the validation of  
unpermitted grading for site improvements, located at 4295 Mariposa Dr. (Assessor Parcel No.:  
063- 172-004), Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan Area, Second District, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for August 19, 2025. Time estimate: 1 hour)  
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 24APL-00006;  
b) Make the required findings for approval of the project, Case No. 22CDP-00000-00035, as  
including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Determine the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303  
and 15305; and  
d) Grant de novo approval of the project, Case No. 22CDP-00000-00035 subject to the  
conditions of approval.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
Public Comment Period  
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS  
WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.  
EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE  
DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO  
MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (25-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recess to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)  
Employee organizations: All bargaining units, unrepresented employees, managers, and executives.  
Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human  
Resources Director Kristine Schmidt.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Significant exposure to civil litigation: 2 cases. Ruben Lopez Salazar and Nadia Medina submitted  
claims for more than $10,000.00, as attached to this Agenda item.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: 2 cases.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Sable Offshore Corp., Pacific Pipeline Company, Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company, ExxonMobil  
Corporation, Mobil Pacific Pipeline Company, and ExxonMobil Pipeline Company v. County of  
Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, United States District Court for  
the Central District of California, Case Number 2:25-cv-04165.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
Department requests continuance of Departmental Item No. 1) to 8/26/2025  
1)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a proposed update and amendment of the Open  
Space Element of the County Comprehensive Plan and options regarding the scope of the proposed  
update, as follows:  
a) Receive and file a report from the Planning and Development Department regarding a proposed  
update and amendment of the Open Space Element of the County Comprehensive Plan and options  
regarding the scope of the proposed update;  
b) Provide direction to staff regarding the scope of the update; and  
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental review  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(5), finding that the actions consist of administrative activities of government that will not  
result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: CONTINUE TO 8/26/2025  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
2)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Case Nos. 25GPA-00002, 25ORD-00003,  
25ORD-00004, 25RZN-00001, and 25RZN-00002 to approve the Senior Mobile Home Park  
Overlay Ordinance Amendments Project, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 15 MIN.)  
a) Receive, file, and issue a report that describes the measures taken to alleviate the conditions  
which led to the extension of the Senior Mobile Home Park Interim Urgency Ordinance, pursuant to  
Government Code Section 65858(d);  
b) Make the required findings for approval, including the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) findings;  
c) Determine that Case Nos. 25GPA-00002, 25ORD-00003, 25ORD-00004, 25RZN-0001, and  
25RZN-00002 are exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section  
15061(b)(3) and 15265;  
d) Approve the Senior Mobile Home Park Overlay Ordinance Amendments Project by taking the  
following actions:  
i) Adopt a Resolution amending the maps of the Land Use Element (Case No. 25GPA-00002),  
including land use designation changes for certain parcels, as applicable, of the Santa Barbara  
County Comprehensive Plan;  
ii) Adopt an Ordinance amending the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code  
(Case No. 25ORD-00003), of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, to add the  
Senior Mobile Home Park overlay zone and the Mobile Home Park overlay zone;  
iii) Adopt an Ordinance amending Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Case No. 25ORD-00004)  
of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code to add the Senior Mobile Home Park  
overlay zone and the Mobile Home Park overlay zone;  
iv) Adopt an Ordinance amending the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance of Chapter 35, Zoning,  
of the Santa Barbara County Code (Case No. 25RZN-00001), to amend the Summerland  
Community Plan Zoning Overlay Map by adding a new Mobile Home Park overlay zone; and  
v) Adopt an Ordinance amending the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code  
(Case No. 25RZN-00002), of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, to amend  
the county zoning map by adding a new Senior Mobile Home Park overlay zone and a new Mobile  
Home Park overlay zone and rezoning certain parcels;  
e) Adopt a Resolution authorizing submittal of the Senior Mobile Home Park Overlay Ordinance  
Amendments Project to the California Coastal Commission for certification as an amendment to the  
Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Program; and  
f) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted resolution to the  
Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Orcutt and  
Providence Landing Community Facilities Districts Special Tax Levy, as follows:  
(EST. TIME: 10 MIN.)  
a) Adopt a Resolution Levying Special Taxes within the County of Santa Barbara Community  
Facilities District No. 2002-1 (Orcutt Community Plan);  
b) Adopt a Resolution Levying Special Taxes within the County of Santa Barbara Community  
Facilities District No. 2004-1 (Providence Landing);  
c) Certify the list of all parcels within the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No.  
2002-1 (Orcutt Community Plan) subject to the special tax levy including the amount of the tax to  
be levied on each parcel for FY 2025-2026 and direct the Clerk of the Board or other designated  
official to file with the County Auditor the certified list;  
d) Certify the list of all parcels within the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No.  
2004-1 (Providence Landing) subject to the special tax levy including the amount of the tax to be  
levied on each parcel for FY 2025-2026 and direct the Clerk of the Board or other designated  
official to file with the County Auditor the certified list; and  
e) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a project under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and  
15378(b)(5) because the actions consist of organizational or administrative actions that will have no  
direct physical impact on the environment and the creation of government funding mechanisms or  
other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
4)  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Consumer Price Index (CPI) Adjustment of  
the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Library Special Tax Rate for County Service Area (CSA) No. 3  
(greater Goleta), as follows: (EST. TIME: 10 MIN.)  
a) Adopt the Resolution that confirms the Report and adjusts the FY 2025-2026 Library Special  
Tax Rate in CSA No. 3 by 3.30%; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a project under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and  
15378(b)(5) because the actions consist of organizational or administrative actions that will have no  
direct physical impact on the environment and the creation of government funding mechanisms or  
other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
5)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Floodplain Administrator’s recommendation  
to supplement special flood hazard areas in County Code Chapter 15A with the Federal Emergency  
Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Associated  
Preliminary Products for Santa Barbara County, First and Third Districts, as follows:  
(EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
Acting jointly as the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water  
Conservation District:  
a) Consider and approve the recommendation of the Floodplain Administrator to supplement the  
areas of special flood hazards identified in County Code Chapter 15A with FEMA’s Preliminary  
Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Associated Preliminary Products, with a preliminary issue date of  
March 26, 2024, and revision date of May 15, 2025, for portions of Santa Barbara County;  
b) Rescind the use of the FEMA’s Interim Advisory Flood Maps for Santa Barbara County, added  
on June 19, 2018, in lieu of FEMA’s Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps dated March 26,  
2024, and revised on May 15, 2025; and  
c) 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).  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
6)  
Agenda  
July 15, 2025  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Sheriff’s Office  
FY End Budget Revisions to address shortfall, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
(EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)  
a) Affirm, ratify and approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010504 to establish appropriations of  
$1,767,200.00 in Sheriff’s Office General Fund for Salaries and Benefits for Deputy Sheriff’s  
Association side letter salary costs in FY 2024-2025 funded by a transfer from General County  
Programs in the amount of $1,767,200.00;  
b) Affirm, ratify and approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010648 to establish appropriations of  
$2,400,000.00 in Sheriff’s Office General Fund for Salaries and Benefits for excess overtime costs  
in FY 2024-2025 funded by a transfer from General County Programs in the amount of  
$2,400,000.00; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA), because pursuant to sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) the recommended actions  
consist of organizational, administrative, or fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct  
or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
Adjourn to  
Tuesday, August 19, 2025  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor  
Santa Barbara  
Challenges  
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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, July 15, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 5:00 PM and  
on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.