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, January 23, 2024  
9:00 AM  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING  
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR  
105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA  
The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of: the Flood Control & Water  
Conservation District, the Water Agency, the Laguna County Sanitation District, and other Special Districts.  
Web Streaming of the Board of Supervisors Meetings, Agendas, Supplemental Materials and Minutes of the  
Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at: www.countyofsb.org  
Please see page two of this agenda for public participation options for the Board of Supervisors Meetings.  
Persons may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda. Matters not listed on the agenda may be  
addressed during the public comment period at the conclusion of the administrative agenda.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
24-00092  
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.  
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.  
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the webinar. Please review the Zoom protocols below, as follows:  
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interference.  
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4. Each person may address the Board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the Chair.  
5. When your time is up or you have concluded your comments, please hang up or log out.  
If you have any questions or if you are participating in the hearing telephonically or electronically and  
need a disability-related modification or accommodation or have any issues attempting to access the  
hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805) 568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
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  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
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.  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Maria is located at the Betteravia Government Center,  
511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible public  
parking is available at the Betteravia Government Center.  
American Sign Language interpreters, Spanish language interpretation and sound enhancement equipment  
may be arranged by contacting the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on Friday before the  
Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805)  
568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the January 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.  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
24-00097  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT / RE-APPOINTMENT  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957)  
Director of Public Works.  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)  
Employee organizations: Civil Attorneys Association of Santa Barbara County; Deputy District  
Attorneys Association; Engineers and Technicians Association; Santa Barbara County Deputy  
Sheriffs’ Association; Service Employees International Union, Local 620 and Local 721.  
Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human  
Resources Director Kristine Schmidt.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
Administrative Agenda  
All matters listed hereunder constitute a consent agenda, and will be acted upon by a single roll  
call vote of the Board. Matters listed on the Administrative Agenda will be read only on the  
request of a member of the Board or the public, in which event the matter shall be removed from  
the Administrative Agenda and considered as a separate item.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-1)  
A-2)  
A-3)  
24-00079  
24-00082  
24-00080  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution celebrating the Lompoc Teen Center’s Grand Reopening.  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution celebrating the launching of the California Nature Art Museum.  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN, SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution honoring Community Trail Organizations for providing emergency repairs and  
ongoing maintenance of front country trails.  
Administrative Items  
A-4)  
24-00069  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a ProtoCall Services, Inc. First Amendment to the Fiscal  
Years (FYs) 2022-2024 Services Agreement for “Access Line” Telephone Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor with ProtoCall Services, Inc., an Oregon corporation (not a  
local vendor), referred to as BC 23-061, to add $153,000.00 in funding due to an unanticipated  
increase in services for a new total maximum contract amount not to exceed $455,000.00 for the  
period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024; and  
b) Determine that the above action is a government fiscal activity or funding mechanism which does  
not involve any commitment to any specific project which 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-5)  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
24-00064  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the California Department of Housing and Community  
Development (State HCD) and Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc. (Sanctuary) Standard  
Agreements for No Place Like Home (NPLH) Program Noncompetitive Allocation Round 3 and  
Competitive Allocation Round 4 Funds for Hollister II Project, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to  
execute Standard Agreement No. 20-NPLH-16259 with the State HCD and Sanctuary for NPLH  
Noncompetitive Allocation Round 3 funds in the amount of $450,000.00 for the period beginning  
upon State HCD approval and ending 30 years from the effective date of the Agreement;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to  
execute Standard Agreement No. 21-NPLH-17347 with State HCD and Sanctuary for NPLH  
Competitive Allocation Round 4 funds in the amount of $6,959,564.00 for the period beginning  
upon State HCD approval and ending 30 years from the effective date of the Agreement;  
c) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to  
execute any subsequent amendments or modifications to the Agreements (No. 20-NPLH-16259  
and No. 21-NPLH-17347), as well as any other documents which relate to the NPLH program or  
NPLH program funds awarded to the County, as State HCD may deem appropriate, without  
having to return to the Board for approval, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated  
authority at any time;  
d) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to obtain concurrence  
from Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, and County Counsel before exercising the delegated  
authority under recommended action c); and  
e) Determine that the recommended actions:  
i) Are not a project subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to: CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are the creation of a governmental funding  
mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any  
specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and  
Public Resources Code Section 21163.1, which states that a decision by a public agency to seek  
funding from the NPLH Program does not constitute a “project;” and  
ii) Are otherwise within the scope of the Notice of Exemption (NOE) adopted by the City of Santa  
Barbara and posted by the Santa Barbara County Clerk of the Board on December 15, 2020, in  
which the City found that Sanctuary’s proposed development is exempt from CEQA pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 because it consists of an Infill Development Project.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-6)  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
24-00073  
CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the declaration of election of certain candidates nominated to  
the Democratic and Republican County Central Committees at the March 5, 2024 Presidential  
Primary Election, as follows:  
a) Pursuant to California Elections Code Sections 7228 and 7423, declare elected the candidates  
listed, who have been nominated for election at the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election to  
the Democratic and Republican County Central Committees; 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 consists of organizational  
or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
A-7)  
24-00066  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the approval and execution of Loan Subordination  
Agreements Concerning Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, Inc.’s Hollister II Affordable Housing  
Development (Project) located at 115 West Anapamu Street (Property), City of Santa Barbara,  
First District, as follows:  
a) Approve and direct the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement subordinating the County’s  
rights with respect to its one-million-four-hundred-thousand-dollar ($1,400,000.00) County  
Permanent Local Housing Allocation loan (PLHA Loan) to Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara,  
Inc. (Owner) to a seven-million-dollar ($7,000,000.00) State of California Department of Social  
Services Community Care Expansion Project loan to Owner (State CCE Loan);  
b) Approve and direct the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement subordinating the PLHA  
Loan to a two-million-nine-hundred-fourteen thousand, two-hundred twenty-four-dollar  
($2,914,224.00) State of California Department of Behavioral Health Care Services Capital  
Infrastructure Program Project loan to Owner (State BHCIP Loan);  
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement subordinating a  
one-million-five-hundred-thousand-dollar ($1,500,000.00) County Community Corrections  
Partnership loan to Owner (CCP Loan) to the State CCE Loan;  
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement subordinating the CCP  
Loan to the State BHCIP Loan;  
e) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement, whereby the City of  
Santa Barbara agrees to subordinate a City Affordability Covenant Imposed on Real Property (City  
Covenant) to the County PLHA Loan;  
f) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement whereby the City of  
Santa Barbara agrees to subordinate the City Covenant to the County CCP Loan; and  
g) Find that the Project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements  
pursuant to CEQA Section 15332, consistent with the Notice of Exemption filed by the City of  
Santa Barbara on December 4, 2020.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-8)  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
24-00075  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Professional  
Legal Services with Outside Counsel, Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP, as follows: (4/5  
Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement for  
Professional Legal Services between the County and Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP to  
extend the agreement through June 30, 2024 with no change to the maximum contract amount and  
update the Notices section of the Agreement; and  
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists  
of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment.  
A-9)  
24-00068  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos 0009355; 0009502; 0009503; and 0009516 (Majority  
Vote Required); and 0009269; 0009302; 0009373; 0009495; 0009497; 0009499; 0009500;  
0009501; 0009507; 0009513; and 0009514. (4/5 Vote Required)  
A-10)  
24-00074  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with Ernst and Young (EY) for Disaster Cost Recovery Consulting  
Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an amendment to Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with EY for disaster cost recovery services to increase funding in the  
amount of $544,000.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009493 to establish appropriations of $350,000.00 for  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 services and supplies funded by the Disaster Recovery fund balance;  
and  
c) Determine that the proposed action is an administrative activity that does not involve commitment  
to any specific project, and therefore is not a project as defined by State California Environmental  
Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(5).  
A-11)  
24-00078  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Adopt a Resolution to amend the 2024 Board of Supervisors’ Schedule of Meeting Dates and  
Locations to change the April Budget Workshop dates from April 8, 10, and 12, 2024 to April 9,  
10, and 12, 2024.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-12)  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
24-00094  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the County ERP Project, Transfer of Project Implementation  
Responsibilities to the Information Technology Department, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Adopt a Resolution establishing one (1) Assistant Department Leader position in the Information  
Technology Department, effective as of February 5, 2024;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009522 which establishes appropriations in the  
Information Technology Department for the cost of the position for the remainder of the fiscal Year,  
in an amount of $119,600.00, to be funded from the Countywide ERP Project committed fund  
balance set-aside in General County Programs; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because they consist of  
administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
A-13)  
24-00095  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Common Interest Agreement with the City of Santa Maria  
and the Santa Maria Public Airport District for Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R3-2023-0070,  
Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the General Services Director or designee to enter into a Common  
Interest Agreement by and between the County of Santa Barbara, the City of Santa Maria, and the  
Santa Maria Public Airport District, to work cooperatively to retain a joint consultant to carry out  
the required actions necessary to comply with Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R3-2023-0070  
issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Coast Region for 2936 Industrial  
Parkway, Santa Maria, California, subject to approval by Auditor Controller, Risk Management  
and County Counsel; and  
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists  
of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-14)  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
24-00067  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Calle Real Campus Main Water Loop Design Award of  
the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Construction Administration Services, Project No.  
19012, Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the PSA with Diversified Project Services  
International, Inc. (DPSI) to provide professional civil design, and construction administration  
services for the Calle Real Campus Main Water Loop Improvements and New Water Loop  
Design, located on the County’s Calle Real Campus in Santa Barbara, CA, in an amount not to  
exceed $29,490.00; and  
b) Find that this contract is determined by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 14 CCR  
15302(c) because it consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or  
structures where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will  
have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced, and the Notice of  
Exemption on these bases was filed with the Board Letter on December 1, 2021.  
A-15)  
24-00071  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Vacation of the Unused Portion of a County Road and  
Right of Way at 365 Main Street, Los Alamos (RP File No. 004061), Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution and Summary Order to Vacate and authorize staff to record the Resolution,  
Findings, and Summary Order to Vacate, thereby abandoning an unused 20-foot portion of a  
County Road and Right of Way for ingress and egress at Main Street, being that portion of  
Assessor’s Parcel Number 101-182-005 in the Town of Los Alamos; and  
b) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from environmental review in accordance  
with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), no possibility  
of an Environmental Impact, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-16)  
24-00072  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund (CRMF) Grant  
Contract with the Lompoc Unified School District for the Cabrillo High School Aquarium, Fourth  
District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the CRMF contract with the Lompoc Unified School  
District, in the amount of $100,000.00, to install the California Coastal Wetlands Exhibit in the  
Cabrillo High School Aquarium, for the period of January 23, 2024, to June 1, 2024;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to take the  
following actions for the Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund Contract:  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
i) Extend time of performance, in accordance with Section 3 of the contract, for up to and not to  
exceed a period of one year for good cause;  
ii) Approve project changes, in accordance with Section 5 of the contract, including any change to  
the project description, any reduction in the overall project budget, or any change in a budget item  
of 10 percent or more; and  
iii) Terminate the contract, in accordance with Section 15 of the contract; and  
c) Determine that the allocation of a CRMF grant is exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).  
A-17)  
23-01212  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 Animals and Fowl, Article  
I and Adding Article IX, Roosters, to regulate and to limit the number of roosters by parcel size that  
may be kept on a single premise in Santa Barbara County, as follows:  
a) Consider and approve the adoption of the Ordinance (Second Reading) to amend Santa Barbara  
County Code, Chapter 7, titled Animals and Fowl, Article I (General), Sections 7-1 and 7-5  
through 7-7, and to add Article IX (Roosters); and  
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a Project within the meaning of California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines,  
because the actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-18)  
24-00096  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution to Cease Burial of Waste at the Tajiguas Landfill  
as of January 1, 2039, Third District, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution that revises the Board’s policy to cease use of the Tajiguas Landfill for  
disposal of municipal solid waste as of January 1, 2039 and replaces Resolution 18-150 adopted by  
the Board on June 19, 2018; 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)(2) and (b)(5) as the recommended  
actions are general policy and organizational or administrative activities that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment and approve the posting of a Notice of Exemption on  
that basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-19)  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
24-00060  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Modoc Road Multi-Use Trail Phase I Landscaping  
Contract with JAS Landscape LLC, Project No. 862436, Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office, for the  
Modoc Road Multi-Use Trail Phase I Landscaping Contract with JAS Landscape LLC;  
b) Award the landscaping and irrigation contract in the amount of $ 277,971.00 to the second  
lowest responsible bidder, JAS Landscape LLC, 2225 River Ridge Road, Oxnard, CA 93036,  
subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable  
to the project, as required under California Law;  
c) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve change orders for a contingency  
amount up to $27,649.00 and supplemental items of $25,000.00, for the construction of County  
Project 862436 for a total not to exceed authorization of $330,620.00;  
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the landscaping and irrigation contract, which has  
been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their  
authorized representatives; and  
e) Determine the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality  
Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c) (as the proposed project(s) consists of the operation, repair,  
maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical  
equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that  
previously existing, including but not limited to existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters,  
bicycle and pedestrian trails and similar facilities), On January 26, 2021, a Notice of Exemption was  
filed on that basis, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.  
A-20)  
24-00062  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Lakeview Road Sidewalk Improvements, County Project  
No. 820662, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office, for  
construction of Lakeview Road Sidewalk Improvements;  
b) Award the construction contract in the amount of $396,470.00 to the lowest responsible bidder,  
Taylor Jane Construction LP, 151 W Dana Street, Suite 101, Nipomo, CA 93444, subject to the  
provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable to the project,  
as required under California law;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract, which has been reviewed  
and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager, or their authorized  
representatives;  
d) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve change orders for a contingency  
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Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
amount up to $33,074.00 and supplemental items of $15,000.00, for the construction of Lakeview  
Road Sidewalk Improvements for a total not to exceed authorization of $444,544.00; and  
e) Determine the project was found by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the  
California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c) (as the proposed project(s)  
consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private  
structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no  
expansion of use beyond that previously existing, including but not limited to existing highways and  
streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities), a Notice of Exemption  
was filed on that basis, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.  
A-21)  
24-00063  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken  
pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to emergency  
operations responding to flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the  
recent storm events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit  
delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;  
b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works  
Director (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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-22)  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
24-00076  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, Various  
Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken  
pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to emergency  
operations responding to flooding, storms, and debris removal projects following the 2023 winter  
storm events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay  
resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;  
b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works  
Director (4/5 vote required);  
c) Direct staff to return to the Board every 14 days to allow the Board to review the emergency  
action and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until  
the actions are terminated; and  
d) Determine that these emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the  
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15269(c) and a Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on January 24, 2023, and the  
proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption. Also determine that emergency  
actions for the Santa Maria River Restoration of Alignment Project were found by the Board to be  
exempt from the provisions of the State CEQA pursuant to Executive Order N-10-23, as well as  
State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) on September 12, 2023, and the proposed action is  
within the scope of the Notice of Exemption filed on September 19, 2023.  
A-23)  
24-00070  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Sheriff’s Office Jail-Based Competency Treatment  
(JBCT) Program, Contract with California Department of State Hospitals (DSH), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff or designee to execute a one (1) year contract with the  
California DSH accepting an amount not to exceed $1,805,523.00 for the duration of the contract  
(July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) to provide a JBCT Program within the Sheriff’s Office’s Main  
Jail Facility;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff or designee to execute California Civil Rights Laws and  
Contractor Certification Clauses; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do  
not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in 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-24)  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
24-00065  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of donations totaling $102,510.00 from the  
Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Accept a donation of new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for the Sheriff’s Office with a  
value of $49,160.00 from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse, a 501(c)(3) organization;  
b) Accept a cash donation of $20,870.00 for a multi-purpose canine and training for specific use in  
law enforcement operations from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse;  
c) Accept a donation for a new Negotiation Recording and Control System for specific use for the  
Crisis Negotiation Team from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse with a value of $32,480.00;  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009491 to increase appropriations of $102,510.00 in  
the Sheriff’s Office General Fund for Services and Supplies ($57,160.00), Capital Assets  
($32,480.00), and Restricted Donations Fund Balance ($12,870.00) funded by unanticipated  
revenue from Miscellaneous Revenue - Other Donations; and  
e) 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.  
A-25)  
24-00077  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Community  
Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify for 211 Helpline Service, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement  
with Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County dba CommUnify, a local vendor, to  
provide the 211 Helpline Service and Disaster Services for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for a total  
contract amount not to exceed $236,333.00 for the period from July 1, 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  
January 23, 2024  
24-00091  
Board of Supervisors  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
A-26)  
Consider recommendations regarding new stop controls, First District, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution to establish new stop controls on Hot Springs Road at the intersection with  
Riven Rock Road in the First District; and  
b) Determine that the recommended actions are for the operation and maintenance of an existing  
public facility, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists and is  
therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301 (c),  
and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-27)  
A-28)  
A-29)  
A-30)  
A-31)  
A-32)  
A-33)  
24-00085  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the reappointment of Neal Bartlett to the Carpinteria Cemetery District Board of Trustees,  
term ending December 31, 2027, First District.  
24-00084  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the appointment of Elizabeth (Betsy) Newman to the Arts Commission, term ending  
January 23, 2027, First District.  
24-00089  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the appointment of Paul Van Leer to the Agricultural Advisory Committee, term ending  
December 31, 2026, Third District.  
24-00090  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the appointment of Gretchen Grenier to the Commission for Women, term ending  
December 31, 2024, Third District.  
24-00086  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the appointment of Karen Draper to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending  
January 1, 2027, Fourth District.  
24-00087  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the reappointment of Mary Caldera to the Los Alamos Cemetery District, term ending  
December 31, 2025, Fourth District.  
24-00088  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the reappointment of Michael Nicola to the Los Alamos Cemetery District, term ending  
December 31, 2025, Fourth District.  
ADDENDUM  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
Item A-34) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:  
Administrative Item  
A-34)  
24-00098  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Harris and Associates to Prepare a  
Countywide Strategic Plan for Workforce Housing Development and Preservation, as follows: (4/5  
Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement (Agreement) with Harris and  
Associates, Inc. in the amount of $216,825.00 for delivery of a Strategic Plan for Workforce  
Housing Development and Preservation;  
b) Authorize the County’s Community Services Department Director, or designee, to approve and  
execute amendments to extend the term of the agreement, to amend the Agreement’s Budget line  
items and/or amounts in each line item, provided that the overall amount of the Budget is not  
increased, and approve necessary administrative changes to the Agreement that are necessary to  
conform with Federal, state, and local laws, guidelines, policies, and funding amounts;  
c) Approve allocation $216,825.00 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal  
Recovery Fund (SLFRF) grant funds for a Workforce Housing Development and Preservation  
consultant, funded from offsetting reductions to the Broadband Strategy Study ($15,000.00) and  
Homeless Encampment Strategy Year 1 ($201,825.00) projects;  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009515 to establish appropriations of $216,825.00,  
funded by an Operating Transfer from ARPA of $216,825.00; and  
e) Determine that the approval of the recommended actions is exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the  
recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any  
specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
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  
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Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
Department Requests Withdrawal of Departmental Item No. 1) from the Agenda  
1)  
24-00059  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter  
46A Inclusionary Housing, as follows:  
a) Consider the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A to  
revise Section 46A-3;  
b) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda to consider the adoption (second reading) of an  
Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A to revise Section 46A-3; and  
c) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA  
Guidelines, because it consists of an organizational or administrative activity of government which  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS RECOMMENDATON: WITHDRAW  
2)  
24-00061  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Annexation of Orcutt Gateway Retail  
Commercial Center/Key Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) to Orcutt Community Facilities District,  
Fourth District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)  
a) Receive testimony regarding written protests that have been filed, if any;  
b) Adopt a Resolution calling for a mailed ballot Special Election for Annexation of Orcutt Gateway  
Retail Commercial Center/Key Site 2 (APN 129-280-001) into the Orcutt Community Facilities  
District (No. 2002-1); and  
c) Set a hearing on February 6, 2024 to determine the results of the Special Election and consider  
the adoption of an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of  
Santa Barbara Approving Annexation of Territory to Orcutt Community Facilities District (No.  
2002-1) and Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Therein”, as follows:  
On February 6, 2024 your Board’s actions should include the following:  
a) Certify the results of the Special Election and adopt a Resolution Declaring Results of Special  
Election and Directing Recording of Notice of Special Tax Lien;  
b) Approve the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the Board of  
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Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara Approving Annexation of Territory to Orcutt  
Community Facilities District (No. 2002-1) and Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Therein";  
c) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance; and  
d) Set a hearing for February 13, 2024, on the Administrative Agenda to consider the adoption  
(second reading) of "An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara  
Approving Annexation of Territory to Orcutt Community Facilities District (No. 2002-1) and  
Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Therein", as follows:  
On February 13, 2024, your Board’s actions should include the following:  
a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of “An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the  
County of Santa Barbara Approving Annexation of Territory to Orcutt Community Facilities District  
(No. 2002-1) and Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes Therein;” and  
b) Determine that the adoption of the Ordinance is not the approval of a project that is subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a creation of a governmental funding  
mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any  
specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and  
direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption (NOE).  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
3)  
24-00081  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding MW Consulting Updated Analysis of Santa  
Barbara County Criminal Justice Overview and Jail Projections; Jail Population Management  
Strategies Plan and Status Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report by MW Consulting on Santa Barbara County Updated Analysis:  
Criminal Justice Overview and Jail Projections - January 2024;  
b) Receive and file a report on County jail population management strategies plan and status update;  
c) Provide any direction, as appropriate; and  
d) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5)  
that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because they are government  
administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
24-00093  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FEBRUARY 2024 PROJECTED CALENDAR  
The items below are projected to be placed on a Board of Supervisors agenda next month  
and are subject to change. Therefore, these are draft and remain so until the final agenda is  
created and posted on the Thursday preceding a Board of Supervisors’ meeting.  
For information on a particular anticipated item, please contact the department noted.  
For any other questions regarding the Board of Supervisors’ agendas,  
please contact the Clerk of the Board Office at (805)568-2240.  
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Pavement Impact Studies and Options for Pavement Impact Mitigation  
Public Works  
Contact: Chris Sneddon - csneddo@co.santa-barbara.ca.us  
KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of the Santa Barbara County Department of  
Public Works  
County Executive Office and Public Works  
Contact: Ted Teyber - edteyber@countyofsb.org  
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KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of the Santa Barbara County Agriculture /  
Weights and Measures Department  
County Executive Office and Agricultural Commissioner  
Contact: Ted Teyber - edteyber@countyofsb.org  
KPMG Operational Review of Santa Barbara County Crisis Services  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Katrina Fernandez - kfernandez@countyofsb.org and  
Lindsay Walter - liwalter@countyofsb.org  
Laguna and Countywide Indirect Potable Reuse Study  
Public Works  
Contact: Marty Wilder - mwilder@countyofsb.org and  
Matt Young - mcyoung@co.santa-barbara.ca.us  
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Housing Bill Implementation Project Ordinance Amendments  
Planning and Development  
Contact: Lila Spring - springl@countyofsb.org  
Social Services Public Assistance Programs Overview  
Social Services  
Contact: Maria Gardner - mgardne@countyofsb.org  
CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review (Cal-OAR) System Improvement Plan  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
Social Services  
Contact: Maria Gardner - mgardne@countyofsb.org  
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CalFresh Program Augmentation  
Social Services  
Contact: Rachel Lipman - rlipman@countyofsb.org  
Opioid Settlement Funds  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Mouhanad Hammami - mhammami@sbcphd.org  
Los Prietos Boys Camp Site Special Use Permit  
Probation/Fire  
Contact: Holly Benton - hbenton@countyofsb.org and  
Chief Mark Hartwig - mark.hartwig@sbcfire.com  
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Tajiguas Landfill Capacity Increase Project  
Public Works  
Contact: Joddi Leipner - jleipner@cosbpw.net  
Quarter 2 Budget Update  
County Executive Office  
Contact: Paul Clementi - pClementi@co.santa-barbara.ca.us  
Encampment Resolution Strategy Year 2 Progress Report  
Community Services Department  
Contact: Kimberlee Albers - kalbers@co.santa-barbara.ca.us and  
Lucille Boss - lboss@co.santa-barbara.ca.us  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 23, 2024  
Adjourned at 3:03 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, February 6, 2024  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor  
Santa Barbara  
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, January 23, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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