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, February 6, 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  
February 6, 2024  
24-00141  
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;  
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comment is formally part of the record depends on the agenda item it is submitted for and its length  
and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
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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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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 6, 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 within the preceding 12 months. Applicants, appellants,  
contractors, agents or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s  
decision on the agenda item who have made campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board  
member within the preceding 12 months, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the  
subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount and date of the campaign contribution and  
identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of  
Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.  
Closed Session  
The Board of Supervisors conducts a Closed Session between 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. and at 8:00  
A.M. as necessary. Closed Sessions are not open to the public. Matters discussed during Closed Session  
include existing and pending litigation, personnel matters and real property negotiations. Actions taken  
by the Board during Closed Session will be announced during open session (Gov. Code Sections  
54957.1(a) & (b), Ralph M. Brown Act). Members of the public may address the Board on Closed  
Session Agenda items during the General Public Comment period. For information related to Closed  
Session announcements please contact County Counsel at (805) 568-2950.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
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.  
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. (Please Note: The Santa Maria Hearing  
Room, will be closed for audio/visual upgrades through mid-March 2024 and will not be available for  
remote testimony during the closure. Instead, community members are encouraged to participate in person  
at the Santa Barbara Hearing Room, located on the fourth floor at 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa  
Barbara, or virtually by registering for the meeting in advance via the Zoom registration link available  
on page two (2) of the Agenda.)  
American Sign Language interpreters, Spanish language interpretation, sound enhancement equipment,  
and other disability accommodations 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 or at sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the January 23, 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  
24-00142  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: 1 case.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 6, 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.  
X-Agenda Request  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
X-1)  
24-00161  
Consider recommendations regarding the Ratification of a Proclamation of Local Emergency  
Caused by the February 2024 Storm, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Find that due to a series of storms that began on January 31, 2024 (“February 2024 Storm”), an  
emergency situation exists pursuant to Government Code Sections 54954.2 and 54956.5 that  
requires immediate action, with need for action following posting of the agenda for this meeting (4/5  
vote required);  
b) Receive an update on the February 2024 Storm and its potential impacts on specific areas of the  
County;  
c) Adopt a Resolution ratifying the Proclamation of Emergency declared by the Director of  
Emergency Services on February 4, 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;  
d) Direct the Office of Emergency Management to return every sixty (60) days for ratification of the  
emergency until such time that conditions dictate otherwise; and  
e) Determine that these actions are exempt from the provisions of California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15269.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-1)  
24-00139  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Michelle Perez-Ybarra of the Probation  
Department as the February 2024 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County.  
ADDENDUM  
District requests withdrawal of Administrative Item A-2) from the Agenda  
A-2)  
24-00137  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution in support of the Amhara people of Ethiopia.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-3)  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
24-00136  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the Month of February 2024 as Black History Month in Santa  
Barbara County.  
A-4)  
A-5)  
24-00138  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of February 4, 2024 through February 10, 2024 as  
Scouts’ Week in Santa Barbara County.  
24-00131  
SUPERVISOR NELSON, SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming February 2024 as CommUnify’s 2-1-1 Community Celebration  
Month in Santa Barbara County.  
Honorary Resolution  
A-6)  
24-00135  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Darrin Eisenbarth upon his retirement from the  
Public Health Department after over 30 years of faithful and dedicated service to the citizens of  
Santa Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
24-00126  
Administrative Items  
A-7)  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Crestwood Behavioral Health,  
Inc., Fiscal Years (FYs) 2020-2024 Service Agreement for Champion Healing Center Mental  
Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., a Delaware  
corporation (not a local vendor), (BC 20-147) for the provision of additional in-County Mental  
Health Rehabilitation Center services for justice involved conservatees and to increase the contract  
amount by $531,440.00 for FY 2023-2024 for a new total maximum contract amount not to  
exceed $17,887,440.00 for the period of October 5, 2020 to June 30, 2024, inclusive of  
$3,291,000.00 for FY 2020-2021; $4,665,000.00 for FY 2021-2022; $4,400,000.00 for FY  
2022-2023; and $5,531,440.00 for FY 2023-2024;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009396 to establish appropriations of $531,440.00 in  
Behavioral Wellness Mental Health Services Fund for Services/Supplies, funded by an operating  
transfer from the Probation Department General Fund, and to increase appropriations of  
$531,440.00 in Probation Department General Fund for Other Financing Uses, funded by the  
release of the Restricted Local Realignment 2011 fund balance for an operating transfer to  
Behavioral Wellness Mental Health Services Fund;  
c) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to  
make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 25 of the Agreement; adjust the daily rate  
for special services to accommodate clients with acute needs, additional monitoring, or medical  
complexity and reallocate funds between funding sources per Exhibits B and B-1s; and amend the  
program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibit Es, 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  
d) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal  
activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially  
significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-8)  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
24-00123  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a replacement lease with the California State Lands  
Commission for the placement of swim buoys and a new swim platform in the Pacific Ocean in  
Santa Barbara County and new license with Miramar Acquisition Co., LLC, for the placement of a  
new swim platform at Miramar Beach, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Community Services Department to execute Lease  
No. PRC 7082 between the County of Santa Barbara and the State of California, acting by and  
through the California State Lands Commission, for seasonal placement and maintenance of swim  
and channel marker buoys in the Pacific Ocean at Arroyo Burro Beach, Goleta Beach, Lookout  
Beach, Miramar Beach and Butterfly Beach, and a swim platform at Miramar Beach, in Santa  
Barbara County;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Master Agreement and License Agreement with  
Miramar Acquisition Co., LLC for the seasonal placement and maintenance of a swim platform at  
Miramar Beach; and  
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from review under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15265 and  
Section 15311, subdivision (c), since the activities consist of the placement of seasonal or temporary  
use items in generally the same locations from time to time in publicly owned areas designed for  
public use, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.  
A-9)  
24-00116  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve the appointment of Nancy Anderson, Chief Assistant County Executive Officer, as the  
County Member to the Santa Barbara Countywide Oversight Board related to redevelopment  
successor agency activity.  
A-10)  
24-00140  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009533 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision  
Request Nos. 0009498; 0009520; 0009524; 0009527; 0009531; 0009537; and 0009543. (4/5  
Vote Required)  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-11)  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
24-00121  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding amendments to Agreements for Services of Independent  
Contractor: Amendment 3 with Turner and Townsend Heery, LLC, Amendment 2 with Skanska  
USA Building Inc., and Amendment 8 with Kitchell/CEM, Inc., as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 (Turner and Townsend  
Amendment) to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Turner and Townsend  
Heery, LLC (Turner and Townsend Agreement), incorporating applicable required federal  
provisions;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 (Skanska Amendment) to  
the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Skanska USA Building Inc. (Skanska  
Agreement), increasing the maximum compensation payable under the Skanska Agreement from  
$1,225,000.00 to $1,645,000.00 (an increase of $420,000.00) to provide additional Consulting  
and Project Management Services;  
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 8 (Kitchell Amendment) to  
the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Kitchell/CEM, Inc. (Kitchell  
Agreement), incorporating applicable required federal provisions;  
d) Per Government Code Section 31000, find that the services being provided in these agreements  
are considered “special services” as they are architectural and engineering in nature; and  
e) Find that the recommended actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because  
they consist of administrative and fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-12)  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
24-00127  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Hedges House of Hope Kitchen Renovation, Project No.  
20060 Construction Contract Amendment, Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No.1 to Board Contract 22284  
with Quincon Inc. for the Hedges House of Hope Kitchen Renovation increasing the Base Contract  
Amount payable thereunder by $531,538.69, for an amended Base Contract Amount of  
$1,957,266.69;  
b) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders in the aggregate amount not  
to exceed $83,786.40, as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142;  
c) Approve offsetting funding adjustments to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local  
Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) Health and Human Services projects from Homekey Match  
($30,076.00) and Homeless Encampment Strategy ($269,924.00) to Hedges House of Hope  
($300,000.00);  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009545 to establish appropriations of $300,000.00 for  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024; and  
e) Find that this project continues to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301, subdivision (d) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the  
project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor  
alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical  
features, and includes (d) Restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged structures,  
facilities, or mechanical equipment to meet current standards of public health and safety, unless it is  
determined that the damage was substantial and resulted from an environmental hazard such as  
earthquake, landslide, or flood and that a Notice of Exemption on these bases was approved by the  
Board on May 16, 2023 and filed.  
A-13)  
24-00114  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Service Employees International Union, Local 620, Equity  
Adjustments, as follows:  
a) Approve the Tentative Agreement between the County and the Service Employees International  
Union, Local 620, for equity wage adjustments that range between 2.25% and 5% for certain  
classifications with salaries that are between 5.17% and 25.09% below market in base pay to be  
effective February 5, 2024; and  
b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4) that the above action is a 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 therefore is not a project subject to environmental review.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-14)  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
24-00133  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with  
BMAK, Inc., dba CompuWave, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with BMAK, Inc., dba  
CompuWave to procure annual infrastructure maintenance and support in an amount not to exceed  
$277,370.10, beginning December 23, 2023 through January 31, 2025;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009541 that increases appropriations by $277,371.00  
in the Information Technology Department funded by a release of unreserved retained earnings; and  
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are government funding mechanisms or other  
government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may  
result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the  
CEQA Guidelines.  
A-15)  
24-00122  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a report on Case Number 23EMP-00017: Emergency Permit  
to allow the repair of SoCal Gas’ natural gas transmission pipeline 247, Third District; as follows:  
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00017, approved by the  
Director of Planning and Development on September 11, 2023, which authorized the excavation  
and repair of gas transmission pipeline Line 247; and  
b) Determine that receiving and filing the report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as it is an administrative government activity  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-16)  
24-00124  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding statements of final quantities for Jalama Road Culvert  
Replacement at Mile Post 4.3, County Project No. 862415, Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for: Jalama Road  
Culvert Replacement at Mile Post 4.3; and  
b) Determine that the Statement of Final Quantities is an administrative activity that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and is therefore exempt from the provisions of  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(5).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-17)  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
24-00118  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Statements of Final Quantities for Bella Vista Low Water  
Crossing Replacement, 2021-2022 Countywide Pavement Rehabilitation, and 2021-2022  
Pavement Preservation and Preventative Maintenance, County Project Nos. 830358, 820738 and  
820722, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statements of Final Quantities for:  
i) Bella Vista Low Water Crossing Replacement, Project No. 830358 in the First District;  
ii) 2021-2022 Countywide Pavement Rehabilitation, Project No. 820738 in All Districts; and  
iii) 2021-2022 Pavement Preservation and Preventative Maintenance, Project No. 820722 in All  
Districts; and  
b) Determine that the approval of the Statements of Final Quantities is an administrative activity that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and is therefore exempt from  
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).  
A-18)  
24-00132  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken  
pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to emergency  
operations responding to flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the  
recent storm events and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit  
delay resulting from competitive solicitation of bids;  
b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works  
Director;  
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-19)  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
24-00134  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Actions from 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-20)  
24-00125  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Donation of Equipment from MOS Equipment, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Accept a donation of $17,497.00 in technical equipment from MOS Equipment for the Santa  
Barbara Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB);  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009526 to increase appropriations of $17,497.00 in  
Sheriff General Fund for Services and Supplies (upgraded CIB equipment) funded by a donation  
from MOS Equipment; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is not a project as it is the  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
creation of a government 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.  
A-21)  
24-00115  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Consider recommendations regarding the Treasurer’s Investment Pool Report for the quarter that  
ended December 31, 2023 and Investment Policy Statement, as follows:  
a) Accept for filing the Treasurer’s Investment Pool Report for the quarter ended December 31,  
2023 pursuant to California Government Code Section 53646(b); and  
b) Review and approve the Investment Pool Policy Statement pursuant to California Government  
Code Section 53646.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-22)  
A-23)  
A-24)  
24-00128  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the reappointment of Gerardo Cornejo to the Carpinteria Cemetery District Board of  
Trustees, term ending December 31, 2027, First District.  
24-00129  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the reappointment of Lee Diaz to the Santa Maria Cemetery District Board of Directors,  
term ending December 31, 2027, Fourth District.  
24-00130  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the reappointment of Robert Engel to the Santa Maria Cemetery District Board of  
Directors, term ending December 31, 2027, Fourth District.  
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  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
Department Requests Continuance of Departmental Item No. 1) to 3/19/2024  
1)  
24-00010  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding reports on Pavement Impact Studies related to:  
Utility Cuts, Heavy Vehicles (Refuse Collection Trucks, Mass Transit/Bus, Fire Trucks and  
Construction Vehicles) and Consider Options for Pavement Impact Mitigation, as follows:  
a) Receive and file reports on Pavement Impact Studies on Roads related to utility cuts and heavy  
vehicles (refuse collection trucks, mass transit/bus, fire trucks and construction vehicles);  
b) Provide direction to Public Works staff on whether to pursue each of the following Pavement  
Impact cost recovery measures:  
i) Direct staff to implement a Pavement Cut Fee increase;  
ii) Direct staff to implement a new Heavy Construction Load Development Impact Fee;  
iii) Direct staff to work with Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division to investigate the  
feasibility of increasing the Solid Waste Program Fee to include compensation to the County for  
Heavy Load Road Impacts;  
iv) Direct staff to work with the County Executive Office to explore a budget expansion request or  
other options for offsetting costs of pavement impacts caused by Mass Transit/Bus and Fire Trucks;  
or  
c) Provide other direction, as appropriate; and  
d) Determine that the recommended action is not a Project within the meaning of California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines,  
because the action is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: CONTINUE TO 3/19/2024  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
2)  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
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) 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  
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  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
24-00120  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of  
the Santa Barbara Agricultural Commissioner Department, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report on KPMG’s Operational and Performance Review of the Santa  
Barbara Agricultural Commissioner Department;  
b) Provide direction as appropriate; and  
c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California  
Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as it consists of general policy and  
procedure making.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
4)  
24-00119  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of  
the Santa Barbara County Department of Public Works, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report on KPMG’s Operational and Performance Review of the Santa  
Barbara County Department of Public Works;  
b) Provide direction as appropriate; and  
c) 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 it consists of general policy and  
procedure making.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
5)  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
24-00117  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding KPMG’s Operational Performance Review of  
the Santa Barbara County Crisis Services, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a report on KPMG’s Operational and Performance Review of the Santa  
Barbara County Crisis Services;  
b) Receive and file a report on the State required Expanded Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Services  
Benefit;  
c) Provide direction as appropriate; and  
d) 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 it consists of general policy and  
procedure making.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
6)  
24-00108  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER  
AGENCY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA COUNTY SANITATION  
DISTRICT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Countywide Potable Reuse Study and Laguna  
County Sanitation District Groundwater Recharge Evaluation, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County Water Agency and the Board of Directors,  
Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Receive and file two potable reuse studies entitled Countywide Potable Reuse Evaluation dated  
October 2023, and Groundwater Recharge Evaluation prepared by Carollo Engineers dated August  
2023; and  
b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(5), in that it is a government  
administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 6, 2024  
Adjourned at 12:54 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, February 13, 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, February 6, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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