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, October 3, 2023

9:00 AM

JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM

511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA

The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of: the Flood Control & Water Conservation

District, 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.

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The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation as

well as remote participation until further notice.

Board members and the public may participate from the Joseph Centeno Betteravia

Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room, 511 Lakeside Parkway, Santa

Maria.

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Board Meeting Procedures

The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body for the County of Santa Barbara. Persons are encouraged

to attend and testify before the Board on any matter appearing on the agenda. Correspondence to the

Board regarding items appearing on the agenda should be directed to the Clerk of the Board, 105 East

Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara CA 93101. For information regarding the meetings of the

Board of Supervisors including specific meeting times, or any special accommodations, please contact the

Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org. Procedures for the conduct of the

meetings of the Board of Supervisors can be found in Board Resolutions 09-368 (General) and 91-333

(Land Use).

The schedule of the Board of Supervisors, meeting agendas, supplemental hearing materials and minutes

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

Board Meetings are televised live on County of Santa Barbara 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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9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the September 19, 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.

12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session

Closed Session

23-00948

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)

[Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Board of Supervisors and as the

Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation

District]

City of Goleta v. Southern California Gas Company, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior

Court, Case No. 23CV03430

Report from Closed Session

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Administrative Agenda

All matters listed hereunder constitute a consent agenda, and will be acted upon by a single roll call

vote of the Board. Matters listed on the Administrative Agenda will be read only on the request of a

member of the Board or the public, in which event the matter shall be removed from the

Administrative Agenda and considered as a separate item.

Administrative Items

A-1)

23-00921

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES

DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a California Department of Food and Agriculture

(CDFA) Detector Dog Team Agreement No. 23-0411-008-SF, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA to receive

reimbursement for the County’s Detector Dog Team Program for the period of July 1, 2023

through June 30, 2024 in the amount of $258,875.28; and

b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms or fiscal

activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).

A-2)

23-00939

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP) Fiscal

Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Grant Agreement, Modification No. 2 for Behavioral Health Justice

Intervention Services (BHJIS), as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or

designee to execute Modification No. 2 BHJIS Grant Agreement 7460-CA Mobile

Crisis-SBCBWell-01G with AHP, a Massachusetts for-profit entity (not a local provider),

serving as the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) administrator for

“Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis and Non-Crisis Services (Mobile Crisis)” Project No.

21-10349, to revise the Statement of Work and payment schedule with no change to the grant

amount of $700,000.00 for the period of February 15, 2022, through December 31, 2023; and

b) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms

which do not involve any commitment to any specific project, which may result in a

potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and are therefore not a project

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

the CEQA Guidelines.

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A-3)

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23-00943

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County,

Inc. dba Mental Wellness Center Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Second Amendment and

Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify FYs 2022-2025

First Amendment to the Services Agreements for Mental Health Services, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the

Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Mental Health Association in Santa

Barbara County, Inc. dba Mental Wellness Center, (BC 21-033), to update the service

descriptions for intensive residential programs (Exhibits A-2 and A-6), rename the Recovery

Learning Center to Wellness Center, add a new program Statement of Work for Peer and

Parent Partners in Wellness, implement California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal

(CalAIM) Behavioral Health Payment Reform changes to the Agreement, and add

$830,195.00 in Mental Health Services funding to FY 2023-2024 for a new total contract

maximum amount not to exceed $8,267,006.00, inclusive of $2,152,751.00 for FY

2021-2022, $2,642,030.00 for FY 2022-2023, and $3,472,225.00 for FY 2023-2024, for the

period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024:

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

authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per

Section 20 of the Agreement; make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of

the Agreement; modify Program staffing requirements per Exhibits A-2 and A-7 of the

Agreement; reallocate funds between funding sources with discretion per Exhibit B of the

Agreement; reallocate flexible funds between adult residential facilities and/or reallocate

additional funds from other funding sources per Exhibit B-1 of the Agreement; adjust the

provisional rate with discretion per Exhibit B of the Agreement; authorize additional services

with discretion per Exhibit B-1 of the Agreement; increase or remove the County Maximum

Allowable Rate with discretion per Exhibit B-1 of the Agreement; and amend the program

goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E of the Agreement, 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;

b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement

for Services of Independent Contractor with Community Action Commission of Santa

Barbara County dba CommUnify, (BC 22-014), to update staffing requirements, implement

CalAIM Behavioral Health Payment Reform changes to the Agreement, and add $683,076.00

in Mental Health Services Funding for FY 2023-2024 and FY 2024-2025 for a new total

contract maximum amount not to exceed $4,218,711.00, inclusive of $1,178,545.00 for FY

2022-2023, $1,520,083.00 for FY 2023-2024, and $1,520,083.00 for FY 2024-2025, for the

period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025; 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

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

Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.

A-4)

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the execution of a First Amendment to the Subrecipient

Agreement with United Way of Santa Barbara County (United Way) for Continued

Implementation and Administration of an Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)

Utilizing State of California American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) Funds, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Subrecipient

Agreement with United Way to add $260,300.00 in ARPA funding, provided to Santa

Barbara County by the State of California, increasing the total contract amount to

$5,241,640.37, to complete the administration and implementation of an ERAP; and

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

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because they consist

of the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities,

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

potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and are otherwise exempt

pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15269 as it consists of a specific action necessary to

mitigate an emergency.

A-5)

23-00398

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding the 2022 Biennial Review and amendments to the

Conflict of Interest Code of the Manzanita Public Charter School, as follows:

a) Approve the amended Conflict of Interest Code of the Manzanita Public Charter School;

and

b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the

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

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

Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.

A-6)

23-00928

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a nomination to name Refugio Road Pedestrian Trail in

Honor of Carina Dee Velazquez, Third District, as follows: (Unanimous Vote Required)

a) Approve the nomination and request to name County Pedestrian Trail along Refugio Road

“Carina Dee Velazquez Memorial Path” in honor of Santa Ynez resident, Carina Dee

Velazquez; and

b) Determine that the above actions are exempt from the provisions of the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines,

because they consist of minor alteration of existing public structures, facilities, or

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

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the exceptions to the exemption do not apply.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

A-7)

Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0008670; 0009332; and 0009333 (Majority Vote

Required); and Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009247; 0009299; and 0009338 (4/5 Vote

Required).

A-8)

23-00926

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the New Cuyama Clinic Lease

Agreement with Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc. at 4711 Highway 166,

New Cuyama (Folio 3640), First District, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Lease Agreement between the

County of Santa Barbara and Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc. at 4711

Highway 166, New Cuyama, CA 93254, in the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara (APN

149-040-010), for a period of five (5) years, from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028; and

b) Determine that the recommended action is for the continued operation and leasing of

existing public or private structures or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use

beyond that which presently exists and is therefore exempt from California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities and

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

A-9)

23-00941

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Proposed Probation Headquarters Building Project

and Award Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (ASIC) for Construction

Management (CM) Services, Project No. 19014, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote

Required)

a) Award, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the ASIC with Cumming Management

Group, Inc., a California Corporation, to provide CM services during the pre-bid phase,

bidding, construction, closeout, and post construction phases for the proposed new Probation

Headquarters Building, located at 1019 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (APN

029-212-011), in an amount not to exceed $1,853,552.00;

b) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders in an aggregate

amount not to exceed 5% or $105,176.00 as authorized under California Public Contract

Code Section 20142(b);

c) Approve an amount not to exceed $370,000.00 for temporary cashflow transfers from the

Advance Construction Reserve in the General Fund;

d) Approve Budget Revision No. 0009336; and

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

Act guidelines pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) because it consists of organizational or

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administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical

changes in the environment.

A-10)

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS

DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Real Property Agreement and Grant of Easements for

Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Real Property Agreement with Oscar Peters,

Trustee of Oscar Peters Trust Dated April 9, 2012, both for the acquisition of permanent

easements over APNs 155-020-037 and 155-020-038 in exchange for a portion of APN

155-020-015 in connection with the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator;

b) Accept the Easement Deed from Oscar Peters for APNs 155-020-037 and 155-020-038

and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute the Certificate of Acceptance;

c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Grant Deed to Oscar Peters, Trustee of Oscar

Peters Trust Dated April 9, 2012, over a portion of APN 155-020-015, while reserving a

permanent non-exclusive easement therefrom not required for County use, pursuant to

Government Code Section 25365;

d) Authorize the Public Works Director, or their designee, to execute any supporting

documents to complete this transaction; and

e) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section

15378(b)(5) the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project,” in that they are government

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

A-11)

23-00935

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding revised Language of the Civil Service Rules- Phase 1,

as follows:

a) Approve the revised language of the Civil Service Rules per Phase I of the Civil Service

Rule revision project; and

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

(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because it consists of

government funding mechanisms and/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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A-12)

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23-00945

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Employee Benefits Insurance Program

Renewal, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) In the matter of setting health plan rates for 2024, approve the following renewals:

i) Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM) Health Blue Shield Health

Plans - The renewal of the PRISM Blue Shield Tandem Narrow Network, Blue Shield

Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO) High, Blue Shield EPO Low, Preferred Provider

Organization (PPO), and High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) plans for a twelve-month

period, at the existing benefit levels with a 12.2% increase in premiums, effective January 1,

2024, for all active employees and retirees;

ii) Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Health Plans - The renewal

of the active employees’ and early retirees’ Kaiser Permanente High and Low HMO plans for

a twelve-month period at the existing benefit levels, with a 12.2% increase in premiums,

effective January 1, 2024, and for all Medicare-eligible retirees, with a 17.45% increase in

premiums for the Senior Advantage Plans, at the existing benefit levels;

iii) United Healthcare Medicare Risk HMO Health Plans - The renewal of the United

Healthcare Medicare Risk HMO Health Plans for County of Santa Barbara retirees, at

existing benefit levels, and a 4% increase of premium, for a twelve-month period, effective

January 1, 2024;

iv) County Self-Funded Delta Dental PPO Plan - The annual Actuarial Underwriting Report

for the County Self-Funded Dental Plan and the continuation of the existing program benefits

with an increase of 9.8% in premiums for both active employees and retirees. Rates are for a

twelve-month period, effective January 1, 2024;

v) DeltaCare USA - Dental HMO Plan - The renewal of the existing DeltaCare USA Dental

Health Maintenance Organization (DHMO) plan, continues the existing benefit levels for

active employees and retirees, with a rate pass for one more year. The Delta Dental DHMO is

in a rate guarantee until January 1, 2025;

vi) Vision Service Provider - Choice Vision Plan - The renewal of the existing Vision Service

Provider Plan, for active employees and retirees, with no change in rate due to being in the

second year of a four year rate guarantee until January 1, 2027. Rates are for a twelve-month

period, effective January 1, 2024;

vii) PRISM Navigator PPO - Accolade - The PRISM Navigator PPO - Accolade has come at

a zero cost for all covered active employees on a Blue Shield plan, for a twelve-month period

effective January 1, 2024; and

viii) Empathia Life Matters - Employee Assistance Program - The renewal of the Life Matters

Employee Assistance Program with a rate pass for one year for all covered active employees

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and retirees, for a twelve-month period effective January 1, 2024;

b) Further, authorize the Human Resources Director or designee to execute any necessary

third-party administrative agreements and documents required to manage plans listed in

recommendations a) i) through a) viii) above;

c) In the matter of revenues from PRISM, approve as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

i) Approve and authorize the Human Resources Department Director to accept revenue from

PRISM in the amount of $13,615.00 for the implementation of the Mental Health Initiative

which supports employee wellbeing; and

ii) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009323 to establish one-time appropriations of

$13,615.00 in the Human Resources Department’s Wellness Fund to accept revenue from

PRISM; and

d) Determine that these activities are not a “Project” under the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because the actions

are the creation of a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity,

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

potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

A-13)

23-00340

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a report on Case No. 23EMP-00011: Hollister Ranch

Owner’s Association Emergency Bridge Replacement, Gaviota area, Third District, as

follows:

a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00011, approved by the

Director of Planning and Development on August 8, 2023, which authorized the construction

of a prefabricated steel girder single-span bridge on concrete footings, appurtenant abutments,

and associated channel restoration along Santa Anita Creek in the Hollister Ranch

right-of-way near 88 Hollister Ranch Road (APN 083-690-006); and

b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15269(c) as it is an administrative

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

environment.

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A-14)

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23-00932

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a contract for Maintenance and Installation of Compost

Management Unit Proprietary Covered Aerated Static Pile System at the Tajiguas ReSource

Center, County Project No. 828988, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009312 increasing appropriations in the amount

of $4,291,800.00 in Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management Enterprise

Fund, which is funded by the release of Retained Earnings;

b) Approve plans and provisions for maintenance and installation of Composting

Management Unit infrastructure for the covered aerated static pile compost system (SG

MOBILE® System with GORE® Covers) at the Tajiguas ReSource Center totaling a cost of

$3,247,640.00 (previously approved by the Board as a purchasing order on July 18, 2023

without exact cost specified here or budget revision in order to place a deposit for the

materials);

c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract with Diani Building Corporation (a

local vendor) in the full amount of $1,044,158.60 (including contingency) for installation of

the infrastructure for the covered aerated static pile compost system (SG MOBILE® System

with GORE® Covers), subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set

forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project and as required by California

Law;

d) Find that the maintenance and installation of infrastructure for the Composting

Management Unit at the Tajiguas ReSource Center is an exception to Public Project

requirements pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22002(d)(5); and

e) After considering the second Addendum dated July 11, 2023 to the environmental review

documents (Revised Addendum to the Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR),

considered on November 14, 2017, Subsequent EIR No. 12EIR-00000-00002, SCH No.

2012041068 certified by the Board of Supervisors on July 12, 2016 and Subsequent EIR

Revision Letter and Errata dated May 27, 2016), find that no subsequent environmental

review document shall be prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act

Guidelines Section 15162 related to the Revised Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project (now

the ReSource Center), since there are no substantial changes proposed in the project and no

substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project

is undertaken that will require major revisions to the EIR due to new or substantially

increased significant impacts, and there is no new information of substantial importance

showing new or substantially increased significant impacts or impacts to new or previously

analyzed mitigation measures or alternatives that would substantially reduce significant

impact.

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23-00925

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency

Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency

Actions, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions

taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to

emergency operations responding to flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation

projects following the recent storm events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the

emergency will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;

b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public

Works Director (4/5 vote required);

c) Direct staff to return to the Board at the next regular meeting, or every 14 days in the case

of consecutive weekly regular meetings, to allow the Board to review the emergency action

and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until

the actions are terminated; and

d) Determine that these emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the

provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA

Guidelines Section 15269(d) on February 7, 2023. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this

basis on February 7, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of

Exemption.

A-16)

23-00930

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 Continuation of Emergency

Actions and to Approve a Budget Revision Request, 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;

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d) Approve Budget Revision Request No.0009322 to increase appropriations to Services and

Supplies in the amount of $300,000.00 in the Public Works Orcutt Flood Zone Fund, and

$400,000.00 in the Public Works Santa Maria River Levee Maintenance Flood Zone funded

by the release of Restricted Purpose of Fund Balance (4/5 vote required); and

e) 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) on January 24, 2023. 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 and determine that emergency actions for the Santa Maria River Restoration of

Alignment Project was found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of CEQA

pursuant to Executive Order N-10-23, as well as State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) on

September 12, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Exemption

determination.

A-17)

23-00373

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the appointment and reappointment of Workforce

Development Board Members, as follows:

a) Approve the appointment of nine new members to the Workforce Development Board;

b) Approve the reappointment of eight current members to the Workforce Development

Board; and

c) Determine that the above actions do not involve any commitment to any specific project

which may result in a 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) and (5) as the proposed action is also an organizational or administrative activity.

A-18)

23-00769

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter for

Bringing Families Home and Home Safe Programs, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter (a

local vendor) to provide Bringing Families Home and Home Safe Programs for a total

contract amount not to exceed $199,999.00 for the period of October 3, 2023 through June

30, 2024; 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.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

October 3, 2023

23-00924

Board of Supervisors

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

A-19)

A-20)

Approve the appointment of Robert Andrew Fowler to the Montecito Board of Architectural

Review, term ending January 1, 2025, First District.

23-00940

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Approve the appointment of Felicia Luong to the Commission for Women, term ending

January 1, 2026, Third District.

Hearing Requests

A-21)

23-00929

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the applicant appeal, Case No.

23APL-00000-00032, of the County Planning Commission’s Denial of the Gerrity Garage

Conversions Project, Case No. 22CDP-00000-00009, Second District, as follows:

(Set a hearing for October 17, 2023. Time estimate: 40 minutes)

a) Deny the appeal, Case Number 23APL-00000-00032;

b) Make the required findings for denial of the project, Case No. 22CDP-00000-00009

including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;

c) Determine that denial of the appeal and denial of the Coastal Development Permit is

exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270(b)

[Projects Which are Disapproved]; and

d) Deny de novo the Coastal Development Permit, Case No. 22CDP-00000-00009.

Resolutions to be Presented

A-22)

A-23)

A-24)

A-25)

23-00936

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation retroactively honoring Carrie Gallagher of the District

Attorney’s Office as the July 2023 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County.

23-00937

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Adrian Garcia of the General Services

Department as the October 2023 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County.

23-00938

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of October 2023 as National Domestic Violence

Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County.

23-00947

SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

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23-00922

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of October 2023 as Breast Cancer Awareness

Month in Santa Barbara County.

A-26)

A-27)

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming October 4, 2023 as National Bike and Walk to School Day in

Santa Barbara County.

23-00944

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming October 3, 2023 as Seasonal Flu Kickoff Day in 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

October 3, 2023

Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

23-00923

FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the 2023-2024 Winter Storm Preparation,

as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)

a) Receive and file a report on County preparations for a possible strong storm season

resulting from predicted El Niño conditions; and

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

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because it is

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

indirect physical changes in the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

23-00933

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER

AGENCY

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Water

Resources Update and 2023 Groundwater Basins Summary, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45

MIN.)

Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:

a) Receive and file an update on water resources throughout the County of Santa Barbara;

b) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County 2023 Groundwater Basins Summary Report;

and

c) Determine that these actions are not subject to California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b) (5), as it is an administrative

action that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment, and 15306 as

information collection which does not result in serious or major disturbance to an

environmental resource.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

October 3, 2023

23-00927

Department requests withdrawal of Departmental Item No. 3) from the Agenda

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an appeal of the Planning Commission’s

approval of the revision to Permit Condition No. 38, MM BIO-16 (Golden Eagle Take

Permit) for the Strauss Wind Energy Project (Case No. 23RVP-00031), Third and Fourth

Districts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)

a) Accept the Applicant's withdrawal of the Permit Revision request, Case no. 23RVP-00031;

b) Acknowledge that upon withdrawal of the Permit Revision request 23RVP-00031, there is

no action for the Board of Supervisors to take on the permit and drop the item from the Board

of Supervisor's agenda; and

c) Determine that the above action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(S).

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT THE

WITHDRAWAL

Adjourned at 11:27 AM

Adjourned to

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building

Board Hearing Room

511 East Lakeside Parkway

Santa Maria

Challenges

IF YOU CHALLENGE A DETERMINATION MADE ON A MATTER ON THIS AGENDA IN COURT,

YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED

AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN

CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC

HEARING.

Announcements

The meeting of Tuesday, October 3, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV

Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 5:00 PM and on

Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.

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