County of Santa Barbara

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

First District - Das Williams

Second District - Laura Capps, Vice Chair

Third District - Joan Hartmann

Fourth District - Bob Nelson

Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino, Chair

Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer

Agenda

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

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.

Web Streaming of the Board of Supervisors Meetings, Agendas, Supplemental Materials and Minutes of the

Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at: www.countyofsb.org

Please see page two of this agenda for public participation options for the Board of Supervisors Meetings.

Persons may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda. Matters not listed on the agenda may be

addressed during the public comment period at the conclusion of the administrative agenda.

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

as well as remote participation until further notice.

Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration Building,

Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara or

the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room

located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria.

The following methods of participation are available to the public:

1. You may observe the live stream of the Board meetings in the following ways:

- Televised in English and Spanish (SAP channel via Comcast and Cox) on local cable channel 20;

- Online at: <https://www.countyofsb.org/1333/CSBTV-Livestream>; and

- YouTube at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20> (Closed Captioning Available)

2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:

- Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email prior to 5:00 PM on

the day prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at:

sbcob@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be distributed to the Board and posted online. Whether the

comment is formally part of the record depends on the agenda item it is submitted for and its length

and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).

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

Board meeting in-person. Please note, we are following all local and State guidelines and are no longer

requiring face coverings indoors. Please be advised that the Public Health Department is still strongly

encouraging County staff and members of the public to mask and socially distance themselves in

public areas.

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

Board meeting can do so via Zoom by clicking the below link to register in advance.

<https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s7yibS9fR26gy_5WciShLw>

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information about joining

the webinar. Please review the Zoom protocols below, as follows:

1. Once the Chair has announced the item you want to comment on, please join the meeting.

2. You will be placed on mute until it is your turn to speak. You will be able to hear the Board meeting

live after calling in and will need to turn off or mute your TV or the web stream to avoid sound

interference.

3. The Clerk will call you by name. When removed from mute, you will hear a notification that your

line has been unmuted. If you are using a touchtone phone, you may need to press *6.

4. Each person may address the Board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the Chair.

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.

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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 within the preceding 12 months. Applicants, appellants,

contractors, agents or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s

decision on the agenda item who have made campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board

member within the preceding 12 months, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the

subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount and date of the campaign contribution and

identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of

Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.

Closed Session

The Board of Supervisors conducts a Closed Session between 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. and at 8:00

A.M. as necessary. Closed Sessions are not open to the public. Matters discussed during Closed Session

include existing and pending litigation, personnel matters and real property negotiations. Actions taken

by the Board during Closed Session will be announced during open session (Gov. Code Sections

54957.1(a) & (b), Ralph M. Brown Act). Members of the public may address the Board on Closed

Session Agenda items during the General Public Comment period. For information related to Closed

Session announcements please contact County Counsel at (805) 568-2950.

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Disability Access

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.

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.

American Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancement equipment, and/or another request for

disability accommodation may be arranged by contacting the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00

p.m. on the Friday before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the

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

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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July 16, 2024

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

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the July 9, 2024 Meeting

County Executive Officer's Report

24-00001

County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on

County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major

projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and

the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and

no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.

Administrative Agenda

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

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

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

the Administrative Agenda and considered as a separate item.

Resolutions to be Presented

A-1)

24-00777

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of August 4, 2024 through August 10, 2024 as National

Health Center Week in Santa Barbara County.

Administrative Items

A-2)

24-00791

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES

DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Regents of the University Cooperative Extension (UCCE)

Agreement for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with the Regents of the

University of California for services delivered by the UCCE Office for the period of July 1, 2024

through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $180,000.00; 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)(5), as administrative government

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

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-3)

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July 16, 2024

24-00778

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES

DEPARTMENT

Approve the appointment of Larry Mendez Jr. to the Agricultural Advisory Committee, nominated

by the Santa Barbara County Cattlemen’s Association.

A-4)

24-00780

AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding authorization for 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 ended June 30, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2023-2024) which require 4/5

approval vote from the Board of Supervisors; and

b) 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-5)

24-00787

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)

Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Services Agreement for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention

and Early Intervention Services, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent

Contractor with MICOP (not a local vendor) for the provision of MHSA Prevention and Early

Intervention program services and training for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed

$885,948.00, inclusive of $442,974.00 per Fiscal Year, for the period of July 1, 2024, through

June 30, 2026;

b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to

suspend, delay, or interrupt services for convenience and make immaterial changes to the

Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement; make changes to the service locations and

staffing requirements per Exhibit A-2; reallocate between funding sources and programs per Exhibits

B and B-1; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit E, all without

altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment

of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and

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

activity that 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-6)

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July 16, 2024

24-00790

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, TREASURER-TAX

COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

Consider recommendations regarding a Notice to Postpone Senate Bill 43 (SB 43) Implementation

Update Presentation to August 20, 2024, as follows:

a) Receive and file notice that a presentation on the Update on the Deferred Implementation of

Senate Bill 43 which modifies Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5008 by expanding the

definition of “Gravely Disabled” is postponed from July 16, 2024 to August 20, 2024; and

b) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of the government

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

projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5)

of the CEQA Guidelines.

A-7)

24-00782

CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Service of Independent Contractor with

Robert Half Inc., as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement for Service

of Independent Contractor with Robert Half Inc., formerly known as Robert Half International Inc.,

doing business through its division Office Team to provide qualified temporary staff for

election-related work, for an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 for the period July 1, 2024

through June 30, 2025; and

b) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section

15378(b)(5) that the above action is not a project subject to CEQA review because the action

consists of organizational and administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or

indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-8)

24-00773

COMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERRAL

City of Guadalupe - Approve the requests of the City of Guadalupe, as follows:

a) Call and give notice for a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024,

for the election of certain officers as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California

and requesting to consolidate the General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election

pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code; and

b) Adopt regulations for candidates for elective office pertaining to candidate statements and

materials submitted to the electorate to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-9)

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July 16, 2024

24-00789

COMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERRAL

City of Lompoc - Approve the requests of the City of Lompoc, as follows:

a) Call and give notice of the holding of a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 5,

2024 for the election of certain officers as required by the laws of the State of California relating to

General Law Cities;

b) Consolidate the City of Lompoc General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election

to be held on November 5, 2024 and direct the County Elections Division to render services to the

City relating to the conduct of the General Municipal Election and accept City payment for such

consolidated elections services;

c) Consolidate the City of Lompoc Measure, entitled the Ken Adam Park Measure, with the

Statewide General Election to be held on November 5, 2024 and direct the County Elections

Division to conduct the Election on the City’s behalf and accept City payment for such consolidated

elections services; and

d) Consolidate the City of Lompoc Measure, entitled “An Initiative Measure to discontinue the

Public Park Use of approximately 82 Acres of City-Owned Land including Ken Adam Park, to

allow for other educational and recreational uses and/or Open Space Uses, including a potential sale

of the property for a Space-Themed Educational Center”, with the Statewide General Election to be

held on November 5, 2024; and direct the County Elections Division to conduct the Election on the

City’s behalf and accept City payment for such consolidated elections services.

(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)

A-10)

24-00767

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Transformative Climate Community Grant, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Board Chair, Community Services Director and/or designee(s) to

execute the grant agreement to accept grant funds in the amount of $1,084,660.00 from the

Strategic Growth Council; and

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

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5),

since the recommended actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will

not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-11)

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July 16, 2024

24-00768

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Acceptance of a Cash Donation to implement the Jalama

Beach Emergency Response Plan, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Accept a cash donation from SpaceX to purchase equipment and materials for public notification

of Vandenberg Space Force Base launches at Jalama Beach County Park up to $50,000.00;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009840 recognizing the value of the donation as

revenue and expense; and

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

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

CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a creation of government funding

mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which does not involve any commitment to any

specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and direct

staff to file the Notice of Exemption.

A-12)

24-00769

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Guadalupe-Lompoc Initiative Agreement with Community

Environmental Council, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Department Director to execute a contract agreement with

Community Environmental Council to receive an amount not to exceed $584,000.00 to implement

various tasks under the Guadalupe-Lompoc Climate Action Initiative, and authorize the Director the

ability to amend the contract for scope amendments within the authorized amount and agreement

term;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009877 necessary to adjust appropriations for the

receipt of unanticipated Grant Revenues in the amount of $584,000.00; and

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

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

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

result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-13)

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July 16, 2024

24-00771

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendation regarding the approval and execution of a Third Amendment to the

Agreement with Santa Barbara Teen Legal Clinic to amend the budget, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Human Services General

Fund Agreement with Santa Barbara Teen Legal Clinic to amend the line items of Fiscal Year

2023-2024 and Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budgets; and

b) Determine that the recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is subject to

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

Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are not a project 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, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.

A-14)

24-00774

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding county loan documents and subordination agreement for the

Patterson Point Apartments and approval of a substantial amendment to Santa Barbara County’s

2021-2022 Annual Action Plan, Second District, as follows:

a) Approve a Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 Action Plan, which adds

One Million, Seventy-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars and Fifty-Seven Cents

($1,072,899.57) in HOME Funds for the Project, and direct staff to submit the Substantial

Amendment to the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);

b) Approve execution by the Board Chair of a County Project Loan Agreement; and Regulatory

Agreement; setting forth terms, conditions and requirements attendant to Developer’s acceptance of

the County’s Project Loan;

c) Approve execution by the Board Chair of a Project Subordination Agreement, wherein the

County agrees to Subordinate its Project Loan to a Project Construction Loan provided by Banc of

California; and

d) Determine that the approval of this Item is not subject to environmental review under the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Government Code Section

65913.4(d)(2) as it being developed subject to SB35 and provides affordable multi-family rental

housing opportunities.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-15)

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July 16, 2024

24-00772

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Goleta Beach Lawn Area Improvements, Project No.

8688, Award of Construction Contract, Second District, as follows:

a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Community Services Department for the

Goleta Beach Lawn Area Improvements, Project No. 8688;

b) Award, approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract in the amount of $1,095,620.85

to the lowest responsible bidder, Hanly General Engineering Corporation, for the Project, 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; and

c) Authorize the Director of Community Services, or designee, to order changes or additions in the

work being performed for the Project via change orders in the amount not to exceed $67,821.00 as

authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142.

A-16)

24-00775

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding approval of a contract for Sanitation Services to resolve

encampments in Santa Barbara County Using American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) Funds,

as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a service contract with South Coast Funding Group,

LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as QwikResponse Restoration and

Construction (QwikResponse) in the amount not to exceed $500,000.00 (Agreement). This

Agreement will provide sanitation services in connection with homeless encampment resolution

throughout the County for a period of approximately two years beginning July 16, 2024, and ending

June 30, 2026; and

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

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), as

the contemplated activities consist of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land,

water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees, and direct

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

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-17)

Agenda

July 16, 2024

24-00764

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution authorizing County Counsel to partially settle the

litigation of County of Santa Barbara v. Purdue Pharma, et al. (Case No. 1:17-MD-2804) with The

Kroger Co., as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution that approves and authorizes County Counsel or her designee to execute the

following agreements to partially settle the litigation County of Santa Barbara and the People of the

State of California v. Purdue Pharma, et al. (Case No. 1:17-MD-2804):

i) Subdivision Participation and Release Form which includes a release of all claims against The

Kroger Co. and its “Released Entities” for their conduct complained of in the litigation;

ii) Proposed California State-Subdivision Agreement Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement

Funds, which shall enable the County of Santa Barbara to receive and direct the use of a portion of

settlement funds distributed to the State of California for approved opioid abatement activities; and

iii) California-Subdivision Backstop Agreement, which will allow the County to pay the contingency

fees of Outside Counsel Keller Rohrback from the recovered settlement funds in an amount not to

exceed 15% of the County’s recovery plus costs; 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 they

consist of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical

changes in the environment.

A-18)

24-00765

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Employee Lodging During

Emergencies Policy, as follows:

a) Approve and adopt the Employee Lodging During Emergencies Policy which establishes

guidance on lodging for County employees who are unable to return home due to emergencies; and

b) Determine that the action is not a “project” under the provisions of California Environmental

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

organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical

changes in the environment.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-19)

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July 16, 2024

24-00776

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Environmental and Civil Design Professional Services

Agreement for the Bridgehouse Utility Extensions Project Phase 2, 2025 Sweeney Road, County

Project No. 22035, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute, a Professional Services Agreement (Agreement) in

the maximum amount not to exceed $611,027.00 (inclusive of the maximum aggregate

Supplemental Services Amount of $41,001.00) with Wallace Group, a California Corporation

(Wallace Group), whose address is 612 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo, CA (a local vendor) for

Environmental and Civil Engineering consulting services for the Bridgehouse Utility Extension Project

Phase 2;

b) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director designee, to approve and

execute Supplemental Service Orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $41,001.00;

c) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services to extend the Term of the Professional

Service Agreement as necessary for a period not to exceed twelve (12) additional months beyond

the original three-year Term;

d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009808 to establish appropriations of $1,000,000.00;

and

e) Find that the proposed actions are categorically exempt from the provisions of the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15262 of the State Guidelines for the

Implementation of CEQA as they consist of activities limited to site investigation and design and

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

A-20)

24-00781

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding amendments to Agreements for Services of Independent

Contractor: Amendment 4 with Turner and Townsend Heery, LLC and Amendment 3 with

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

July 16, 2024

Skanska USA Building Inc., as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 4 (Turner and Townsend

Amendment) to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Turner and Townsend

Heery, LLC (Turner and Townsend Agreement), extending the contract term for 2 additional

months through September 30, 2024;

b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 (Skanska Amendment) to the

Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Skanska USA Building Inc. (Skanska

Agreement), extending the contract term for 2 additional months through September 30, 2024;

increasing the maximum compensation payable under the Skanska Agreement from $1,645,000.00

to $1,745,000.00 (an increase of $100,000.00) to provide additional Consulting and Project

Management Services and incorporating applicable federal provisions;

c) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services, to amend the Agreement for Services of

Independent Contractor to extend the Term of the Agreement for up to two additional months

through November 30, 2024; and

d) 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.

A-21)

24-00793

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the Compensation and Benefits Plan for

Management, Appointed Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution which amends the Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management,

Appointed Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees (Resolution No. 24-155)

previously approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 23, 2024 and amended on June 18,

2024; and

b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section

15378(b)(4) that the above actions are governmental 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 therefore not a project subject to environmental review.

A-22)

24-00763

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Fish and Wildlife Commission Grant Award, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development to award a Fish and Wildlife

Grant to International Bird Rescue for the “Resolving Negative Human Wildlife Interactions in Santa

Barbara County” project in the amount of $16,038.00; and

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-23)

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July 16, 2024

24-00783

PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Iron Mountain Information

Management, LLC Agreement, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement with

Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC (BC 15-120) for information management services

to extend the Agreement for five years for a revised end date of June 30, 2029, and to add

$33,800.00 for each additional Fiscal Year, totaling $169,000.00 for a total revised Agreement

amount of $621,000.00; and

b) Determine that the recommended action is not a “Project” within the meaning of California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the

recommended action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve commitment to any

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

A-24)

24-00784

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER

AGENCY

Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin - Eastern

Management Area Joint Powers Agreement, Third District, as follows:

Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the “Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, Santa

Ynez River Valley Basin Eastern Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency” among the

Santa Barbara County Water Agency, the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, City of

Solvang, and the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Improvement District No. 1;

b) Approve and adopt a Resolution to appoint Third District Supervisor Joan Hartmann as the

Santa Barbara County Water Agency’s representative on the Groundwater Sustainability Agency

Board of Directors for the Santa Ynez River Valley Eastern Management Area Groundwater

Sustainability Agency, with Third District Representative Meighan Dietenhofer as an alternate; 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 they are administrative actions that will

not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-25)

Agenda

July 16, 2024

24-00785

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection System

Phase IVA, Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, County Project No. 828985, Third District,

as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent

Contractor with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (a local vendor) in an amount not to exceed

$1,436,604.00 to provide construction management, construction quality assurance services, and

engineering support for the construction of the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill Groundwater Protection

System Phase IVA Project;

b) Authorize the Director of Public Works or his designee to approve change orders with

Geosyntec Consultants for a contingency amount up to $143,660.00, for a total not-to-exceed

authorization of $1,580,264.00;

c) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Public Works Director, or his designee, with consent of the

Treasurer-Tax Collector, Auditor-Controller and County Counsel, to establish a performance

security acceptable to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in the approximate amount of

$1,051,139.70 necessary to obtain an Incidental Take Permit for the Crotch’s Bumblebee, a

candidate species for listing on the California Endangered Species Act;

d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009799 increasing appropriations in the amount of

$1,051,140.00 in the Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management Enterprise Fund

to establish the financial assurances mechanism for the Crotch’s Bumblebee Conceptual Habitat

Mitigation and Monitoring Plan as outlined by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife; and

e) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, no

substantial changes are proposed or have occurred, and no new information of substantial

importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the Tajiguas Sanitary Landfill

Groundwater Protection System Phase IVA Project, Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, or

of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures. Therefore, the above actions including

approval of the contract for construction management and construction quality assurance services,

and authorization to establish a financial security and budget adjustment is within the scope of the

project covered by the Tajiguas Landfill Capacity Increase Project Subsequent Environmental

Impact Report (23EIR-00001, SCH No. 2023030563) certified by the Board of Supervisors on

March 19, 2024.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-26)

Agenda

July 16, 2024

24-00786

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD

CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution approving the Grant Funds from the State

Coastal Conservancy for the Regional Sediment Management and Resiliency Project, as follows:

Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:

a) Approve and adopt a Resolution titled Approving the Grant of Funds from the State Coastal

Conservancy for the Regional Sediment Management and Resiliency Project to hereby:

i) Approve the filing of an application for funding by the State Coastal Conservancy and to commit

the Flood Control District to the financial and legal obligations associated with receiving funding

under the State Coastal Conservancy grants program;

ii) Confirm the Flood Control District has or will have sufficient funds to complete the project;

iii) Agree to provide any funds beyond the State Coastal Conservancy grant funds necessary to

complete the project; and

iv) Authorize any of the following positions: Public Works Director, Deputy Director - Flood

Control District, Deputy Director - Finance Administration, Environmental Manager, and

Accounting Manager to act as a representative of the Applicant and to negotiate and execute on

behalf of the Grantee all agreements, amendments, and instruments necessary to comply with the

State Coastal Conservancy's grant requirements, including, without limitation, the Grant Agreement;

and

b) Determine that these actions are related to government funding mechanisms, organizational and

administrative functions of government that will not result in changes in the environment, and

therefore the action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b).

A-27)

24-00788

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Marcum Street Parking Reconfiguration Project; County

Project No. 830358, Fourth District, as follows:

a) Approve the Marcum Street Parking Reconfiguration Project;

b) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to advertise for bids to construct the

Marcum Street Parking Reconfiguration Project; and

c) Find that the proposed project is exempt from environmental review under the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301: Class 1,

consisting of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of

existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features,

involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use for (c) existing highways and streets,

sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities, and approve the filing of a

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Notice of Exemption on that basis.

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE

A-28)

24-00779

Consider recommendations regarding agreements with the State of California Department of State

Hospitals (DSH) and California Health and Recovery Solutions, P.C. (CHRS) for Jail-Based

Competency Restoration Services, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff or his designee to execute an Agreement (No.

24-79004-000) with the State of California DSH accepting an amount not to exceed

$5,733,606.50 for the duration of the Agreement (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027) to provide

a Jail-Based Competency Treatment (JBCT) program within the Sheriff’s Office Main Jail Facility;

b) Delegate to the Sheriff or designee the authority to execute Contractor Certification Clauses,

California Civil Rights Laws Attachment, Darfur Contracting Act Certification, and Generative

Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Disclosure and Fact Sheet pursuant to the Agreement with DSH;

c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with CHRS for JBCT program

services beginning July 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed

$1,036,461.75;

d) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with CHRS for Early Access

Stabilization Services (EASS) beginning September 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025, to include

cost reimbursement to the County for Custody services provided to support the EASS program in

an amount not to exceed $999,999.99;

e) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

between the County and CHRS for EASS beginning September 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025;

and

f) 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

impact on the environment, and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA guidelines.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-29)

Agenda

July 16, 2024

24-00762

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Renewal of Social Services Agreements for Fiscal Year

2024-2025, as follows:

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

Good Samaritan Shelter (local vendor) to provide Bringing Families Home and Home Safe

Programs for a total contract amount not to exceed $220,000.00 for the period July 1, 2024

through June 30, 2025;

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

Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families (local vendor) to provide Child Welfare Services

Senate Bill 163 Wraparound Services and Family Urgent Response System for a total contract

amount not to exceed $1,430,468.00 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and

c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a “Project” subject to California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), since the

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

indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-30)

24-00752

TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to Section 32-21 of the County Code to

include collection enforcement options for Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT), as follows:

a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 32 - Taxation,

Article II. Transients, Sec. 32-21 of the Santa Barbara County Code authorizing the Treasurer-Tax

Collector to use specific actions to collect delinquent TOTs, penalties and interest; and

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

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

government fiscal or administrative activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific

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

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

July 16, 2024

Hearing Requests

A-31)

24-00766

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance renewing Santa Barbara County

Code Chapter 12A, County-Owned Property, Article II, Real Property Procedures, Sections

12A-10, 12A-10.1, 12A-11, and 12A-11.1 pertaining to the administration and procedures for

managing County-owned property and renewing delegations of authority therein, as follows:

(Set a hearing for August 20, 2024. Time estimate: 10 minutes)

a) Receive and file a presentation regarding the renewal of County Code Chapter 12A;

b) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance renewing delegations of authority for

Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 12A, County-Owned Property, Article II, Real Property

Procedures, Sections 12A-10, 12A-10.1, 12A-11, and 12A-11.1 pertaining to the administration

and procedures for managing County-owned property therein;

c) Read the title of the above Ordinance into the record and waive full reading of the Ordinance;

and

d) Continue the Ordinance to the Administrative Agenda of August 27, 2024 to consider

recommendations, as follows:

i) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance renewing delegations of

authority for Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 12A, County-Owned Property, Article II, Real

Property Procedures, Sections 12A-10, 12A-10.1, 12A-11, and12A-11.1, pertaining to the

administration and procedures for managing County-owned property therein; and

ii) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California

Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as they consist of “general policy and

procedure making” and pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational or

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

environment, and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.

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ADDENDUM

Administrative Item

Item A-32) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:

A-32)

24-00796

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding the Ratification of the Proclamation of Local Emergency

Caused by the Lake Fire, as follows:

a) Receive an update on the Lake Fire;

b) Adopt a Resolution ratifying the Proclamation of a Local Emergency related to the Lake Fire

declared by the Director of Emergency Services on July 12, 2024, when the Board of Supervisors

was not in session, pursuant to Government Code Section 8550 et. seq. and Chapter 12, Section

12-5(a) of the Santa Barbara County Code;

c) Direct the Office of Emergency Management to return every sixty (60) days for ratification of the

Emergency until such a time that conditions dictate otherwise; and

d) Determine the above actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines,

because the actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of the government that will

not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

Approval of Administrative Agenda

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24-00002

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) (24-00002)

WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS

AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

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

Closed Session

24-00795

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-EXISTING LITIGATION

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

American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County

Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.

Report from Closed Session

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

July 16, 2024

Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

Department requests withdrawal of Departmental Item No. 1) from the Agenda

24-00568

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Babbitt Appeal of the Planning Commission

Approval of the Scibird Residential Alterations, Case Nos. 24APL-00008 of

21LUP-00000-00292 and 22BAR-00000-00187, First District, as follows:

a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 24APL-00008, thereby affirming the Montecito Planning

Commission’s decision to approve Case No. 21LUP-00000-00292, and the Commission’s

decision to grant Preliminary Design Review approval of Case No. 22BAR-00000-00187;

b) Make the required findings for approval of Case No. 21LUP-00000-00292 and design review

approval of Case No. 22BAR-00000-00187, including California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) findings;

c) Determine the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections

15301(a) and 15331, as set forth in the Notice of Exemption; and

d) Grant de novo approval of Case Nos. 22BAR-00000-00187 and 21LUP-00000-00292,

subject to the conditions of approval.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: WITHDRAW

24-00754

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Consumer Price Index (CPI) Adjustment of

the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Library Special Tax Rate for County Service Area (CSA) No. 3

(greater Goleta), as follows: (EST. TIME: 10 MIN.)

a) Adopt a Resolution that confirms the Report and adjusts the FY 2024-2025 library special tax

rate in CSA No. 3 by 3.50%; 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: POLICY

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24-00755

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 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: POLICY

24-00770

FIRE DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a report on the preparations for Wildfires and

Public Safety Power Shut Offs (PSPS), as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)

a) Receive and File a report on County preparedness efforts for Wildfires and PSPS; 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

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

July 16, 2024

Adjourned at 1:35 PM

Adjourned to

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

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