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, September 10, 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  
September 10, 2024  
24-00925  
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.  
Register in advance for this meeting:  
<https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0w2GjKx1TESn-yVK-fbeLA>  
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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 10, 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  
September 10, 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. 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  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the August 27, 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)  
A-2)  
A-3)  
A-4)  
24-00923  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Cody Leeds of the Agricultural Commissioner’s  
Department as the September 2024 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County.  
24-00921  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of September 23, 2024 through September 29, 2024 as  
Diaper Need Awareness Week in Santa Barbara County.  
24-00926  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution honoring Los Padres ForestWatch upon 20 years of protecting the Los Padres  
National Forest in Santa Barbara County.  
24-00899  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of September 2024 as Suicide Prevention Month in  
Santa Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-5)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00924  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of September 2024 as Rotary Month of Service in Santa  
Barbara County.  
A-6)  
A-7)  
24-00898  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN, SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of September 2024 as National Preparedness Month in  
Santa Barbara County.  
24-00919  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring SEE International for 50 Years of Service to the  
Community of Santa Barbara County.  
Administrative Items  
A-8)  
24-00907  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Industrial Hemp Cultivation Program Agreement  
24-0431-000-SA with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute an agreement  
with the California Department of Food and Agriculture in an amount not to exceed $6,070.87 to  
reimburse the County for the registration of Industrial Hemp growers and seed breeders and the  
enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to industrial hemp for the period of July 1, 2024  
through June 30, 2026; and  
b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities  
and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines section 15378(b)(4).  
A-9)  
24-00908  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Control Program Agreement  
No. 23-0529-038-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA to receive  
reimbursement and services related to the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Control Program in the  
County of Santa Barbara for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of  
$212,144.15; and  
b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities  
and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-10)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00912  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Tulare County Office of Education Fiscal Year (FY)  
2024-2025 Agency (Grant) Agreement for Friday Night Live (FNL) Program Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
to execute the Agency (Grant) Agreement No. 250224 with the Tulare County Office of Education,  
serving as administrator of the California Friday Night Live Partnership (CFNLP) on behalf of the  
California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), for the provision of FNL Program services  
in the County in the estimated amount of $45,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2024, through June  
30, 2025; 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.  
A-11)  
24-00888  
CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the agreement with Tenex Software  
Solutions, Inc., as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Tenex Election Desk (TED) Amendment  
to the Precinct Central Electronic Poll Book Contract with Tenex Software Solutions, Inc. to add  
the 10X University solution used for election office online training, increasing the not-to-exceed  
amount to $725,000.00 through June 30, 2026;  
b) Authorize the County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, or designee, to approve and sign amendments  
to the components and services of this Agreement, with the concurrence of County Counsel,  
Auditor-Controller and Risk Management, if the total cost of the amendments does not exceed 10%  
of the Agreement’s not to exceed amount; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the  
creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not  
involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical  
impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-12)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00889  
CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Dominion  
Voting Systems, Inc., as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Voting System and  
Services Agreement with Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. for the purchase of an 821D HiPro  
InterScan ballot scanner and associated firmware and support and to upgrade existing hardware; to  
increase the not-to-exceed amount from $2,400,000.00 to $3,500,000.00; and to update the  
Pricing and Payment Schedule which includes additional annual firmware license fees and hardware  
warranty fees;  
b) Authorize the County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, or designee, to approve and sign amendments  
to the components and services of the Agreement, with the concurrence of County Counsel,  
Auditor-Controller and Risk Management, if the total cost of the amendments does not exceed 10%  
of the Agreement’s not-to-exceed amount;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009895 to increase equipment capital asset  
appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 by $287,560.00 in the Department of  
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor Fund 0001; and  
d) 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  
organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect  
physical changes in the environment.  
A-13)  
24-00913  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to a Grant Agreement with the City of Santa  
Barbara for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Arts and Culture Services and Programs, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute an amendment to the 2023-  
2024 Arts Services Agreement with the City of Santa Barbara; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), as the action involves the  
creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not  
involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical  
impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-14)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00917  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding approval of a Subrecipient Agreement for California  
Homekey Funds for Hedges House of Hope, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a subrecipient agreement for the distribution of  
California Homekey funding to Good Samaritan Shelter (GSS), subject to annual appropriations  
and budget approval in the amount of $1,419,136.00 for Hedges House of Hope shelter operations  
and essential services; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) as the actions involve the  
creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not  
involve a commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical  
impact on the environment.  
A-15)  
24-00918  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding approval of a Sub-Recipient Agreement and First  
Amendment with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) for General Fund Shelter Operations and  
Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funding to address Shelter Operations, as  
follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Shelter Operations General Fund  
Agreement with PATH to support and maintain service levels at the PATH Santa Barbara  
Emergency Shelter, for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to  
exceed $149,890.00 (Shelter Operations Agreement);  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the October 9, 2023 HHAP  
Subrecipient Agreement with PATH to modify the Scope of Services to include operational  
expenses and to add State-required shelter regulations language for compliance; and  
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to: CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c); and finding that the actions  
consist of specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency; Government Code  
Section 8698.4, finding that the County has declared a shelter crisis and the action includes leasing  
of County-owned land for a homeless shelter and financial assistance; and direct staff to file a  
Notice of Exemption on these bases.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-16)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00914  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental  
Justice Community Change grant application, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Community Services Director to apply to the EPA Environmental  
Justice Community Change Grant Program to implement various activities under the Resilient  
Cuyama Valley initiative;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statutory Partner Agreement with Blue Sky  
Center; 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.  
A-17)  
24-00903  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding a Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and  
Nourishment (BEACON) Revenue Agreement for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 to provide Legal  
Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Revenue Agreement to provide Legal  
Services between the County of Santa Barbara and BEACON with a period of performance from  
July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 for a projected revenue not to exceed $15,000.00; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because the  
actions consist of government administrative and fiscal activities that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-18)  
24-00909  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to the Agreement with Outside Bankruptcy  
Counsel, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for  
Professional Legal Services with Spence, Desenberg and Lee, PLLC, extending the term to  
September 1, 2025; 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) because they are administrative  
activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-19)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00911  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding Outside Counsel Contract Extension, Rimôn, P.C., as  
follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for  
Professional Legal Services with Rimôn, P.C., extending the term to September 14, 2026 and  
adding $40,000.00, for a not-to-exceed amount of $115,000.00; and  
b) 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-20)  
24-00881  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a response to the 2023-2024 Grand Jury Report entitled:  
“Homeless Encampments in Santa Barbara County Becoming Part of the Community Again”, as  
follows:  
a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2023-2024  
Grand Jury report entitled “Homeless Encampments in Santa Barbara County Becoming Part of the  
Community Again”;  
b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge  
of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and  
c) Determine pursuant to 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 does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
A-21)  
24-00882  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) 2024  
Challenge Award Nominations, as follows:  
a) Authorize the County Executive Officer or designee to submit the County’s entries into the  
CSAC 2024 Challenge Awards competition; and  
b) Find that the proposed 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 are government fiscal, organizational or administrative activities that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-22)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00884  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010106; 0010116; 0010118; and 0010119. (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
A-23)  
24-00892  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Department of State Hospital Felony  
Incompetent to Stand Trial Penalty Payment, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010101 to establish appropriations of $414,000.00 in  
General County Programs General Fund for Services and Supplies funded by release of Committed  
AB 199 fund balance ($414,000.00); and  
b) Determine that the above action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the activities are covered  
by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a  
significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no  
possibility that the activities in questions may have a significant effect on the environment, the  
activities are not subject to CEQA.  
A-24)  
24-00895  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program Fiscal Year  
2023-2024 Annual Report, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual  
Report; and  
b) 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 do not involve any commitment to any  
specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-25)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00890  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Agreements for Services of Independent Contractors with  
Kitchell CEM, Inc., Turner and Townsend Heery, LLC, Vanir Construction Management, and  
Skanska Building USA, Inc., as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with Kitchell CEM, Inc. (Kitchell Agreement) in the  
not-to-exceed amount of $6,000,000.00 to provide Project and Construction Management  
Services for the period September 10, 2024 through September 10, 2029;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with Turner and Townsend Heery, LLC in the  
not-to-exceed amount of $6,000,000.00 to provide Project and Construction Management  
Services for the period September 10, 2024 through September 10, 2029;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with Vanir Construction Management, Inc. (Vanir  
Agreement) in the not-to-exceed amount of $6,000,000.00 to provide Project and Construction  
Management Services for the period September 10, 2024 through September 10, 2029;  
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with Skanska USA Building, Inc. (Skanska Agreement) in  
the not-to-exceed amount of $6,000,000.00 to provide Project and Construction Management  
Services for the period September 10, 2024 through September 10, 2029; 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-26)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00848  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a performance-based salary adjustment for the County  
Executive Officer (CEO), as follows:  
a) Approve a 2.5% performance-based salary adjustment effective September 16, 2024 as allowed  
under Section 4 of the Agreement for Services as CEO approved by the Board of Supervisors on  
August 24, 2021; and  
b) Determine that the above action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because it consists of government  
funding mechanisms and/or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment  
to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the  
environment.  
A-27)  
24-00896  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological  
Survey to continue the countywide cooperative Stream Gauging Program, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Joint Funding Agreement with the United States  
Geological Survey to continue the countywide cooperative Stream Gauging Program from October  
1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 in the amount of $434,410.00, of which $331,790.00 will be  
funded by the Flood Control District; and  
b) Find that the Cooperative Stream Gauging Program is exempt under California Environmental  
Quality Act Guidelines Section 15306, basic data collection, research, experimental management,  
and resources evaluation activities; and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-28)  
24-00901  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding adopting various traffic controls in the First, Second, and  
Third Districts, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution to establish various traffic controls on roadways in the First, Second, and  
Third Districts; and  
b) Find that the proposed actions are for the operation and maintenance of an existing public facility,  
involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, that the proposed  
action is therefore exempt from 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-29)  
24-00900  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
Consider recommendations regarding Summerland Coastal Access Improvements Projects,  
Construction Contracts, and Memorandum of Understanding; State Project No.  
LPPSB1L-6090(088), County Project Nos. 862418 Wallace Ave and 862417 Via Real, First  
District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Santa  
Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) for reimbursement to the County of Santa  
Barbara for work on the Summerland Coastal Access Improvements Projects;  
b) Approve the plans and specifications, on file in the Public Works Department Office, for  
construction of Wallace Avenue Summerland Coastal Access Improvements Project;  
c) Award the construction contract for the Wallace Avenue Summerland Coastal Access  
Improvements Project; in the amount of $3,616,610.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Taylor  
Jane Construction LP, PO Box 1327, 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;  
d) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee to approve change orders for the Wallace  
Avenue Summerland Coastal Access Improvements Project for a contingency amount up to  
$197,231.00, plus an additional amount of $78,000.00 for supplemental work items for the  
construction of Wallace Avenue Summerland Coastal Access Improvements Project, for a total not  
to exceed authorization of $3,891,841.00;  
e) Approve the plans and specifications, on file in the Public Works Department Office, for  
construction of Via Real Trail Enhancements Project;  
f) Award the construction contract for the Via Real Trail Enhancements Project in the amount of  
$3,006,857.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Taylor Jane Construction LP, PO Box 1327,  
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;  
g) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee to approve change orders for the Via Real  
Trail Enhancements Project for a contingency amount up to $166,743.00, plus an additional amount  
of $78,000.00 for supplemental work items for the construction of Via Real Trail Enhancements  
Project, for a total not to exceed authorization of $3,251,600.00;  
h) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contracts, which have been  
reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
authorized representatives;  
i) Approve a Budget Revision Request No. 0010087 to increase appropriations of $310,360.00 in  
Public Works Roads-Capital Infrastructure Fund for Services and Supplies funded by unanticipated  
revenue from Intergovernmental Revenue - Other SBCAG Grant in the amount of $310,360.00 for  
the Wallace Avenue Summerland Coastal Access Improvements Project; County Project 862418;  
j) Find the Wallace Avenue Summerland Coastal Access Project is exempt from the provisions of  
the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 Cal. Code of Reg. Section 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, and  
approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis; and  
k) Find the Via Real Trail Enhancements Project is exempt from the provisions of the California  
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 Cal. Code of Reg. Section 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, and approve the  
filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-30)  
24-00887  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the State of California 2023-2024 Exchange and State Match  
Program, Agreement for the Exchange of Federal Highway Dollars, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with the State of California,  
Department of Transportation, for the exchange of Federal Highway dollars for Non-Federal State  
Highway Account dollars, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 apportionments in the amount of  
$558,115.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to apportion these Regional  
Surface Transportation Program funds to the City of Buellton, the City of Guadalupe and the City of  
Solvang for FY 2023-2024, in the amounts established under Section 182.6(d)(1) of the Streets  
and Highways Code and by Santa Barbara County Association of Governments guidelines; and  
c) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(4) (government fiscal activities).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-31)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00904  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Parcel Map No. 14,843, Matkins and accept Public Utility  
easement dedication per said map, First District, as follows:  
a) Subject to recordation of the Parcel Map No. 14,843, accept on behalf of the public and  
authorize the Clerk of the Board to endorse Parcel Map No. 14,843 accepting the offer of  
dedication, as follows:  
i) Public Utility Easement shown thereon; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines Sections 15162 [Subsequent Environmental  
Impact Report (EIRs) and Negative Declarations] and 15315 [Minor Land Divisions], as  
recommended in the Montecito Planning Commission Action Letter dated March 17, 2021, and as  
set forth in the Notice of Exemption in the Montecito Planning Commission Staff Report dated  
February 25, 2021; and determine that the previous environmental document prepared for the  
Montecito Community Plan (92-EIR-3) may be used to fulfill the environmental review requirements  
for the project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 [Subsequent EIRs and Negative  
Declarations] as determined at the Board of Supervisors Hearing of August 30, 2022 and  
referenced in the County of Santa Barbara Planning and Development Action Letter dated  
September 8, 2022.  
A-32)  
24-00905  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding County Service Area 12 (Mission Canyon Sewer District),  
Tunnel Road Sewer Main Extension Project Statement of Final Quantities, First District, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, County Service Area 12:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for the construction  
of the Tunnel Road Sewer Main Extension Project; Project No. TUNSW1, on file in the Public  
Works Department, for work performed and materials supplied by Coastal Construction, (a sole  
proprietorship and local vendor), in the amount of $545,691.52; and  
b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(5), in  
that it is a government administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the  
environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-33)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00906  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Pavement Preservation and Preventive Maintenance; County  
Project No. 820788, First, Second, Third, and Fourth Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve the specifications on file in the Public Works Department office, for construction of the  
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Pavement Preservation and Preventive Maintenance;  
b) Award the construction contract in the amount of $3,473,021.00 to the lowest responsible  
bidder, Pavement Coatings Co., 10240 San Sevaine Way, Jurupa Valley, CA 91752, 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 $192,652.00 and supplemental items of $130,000.00, for the construction of County  
Project No. 820788 for a total not to exceed authorization of $3,795,672.00;  
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract, that has been reviewed  
and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized  
representatives;  
e) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010085 to establish appropriations of $4,313,672.00 in  
Public Works Roads-Capital Maintenance Fund for Services and Supplies funded by a release of  
Fund 0016 restricted fund balance in the amount of $3,214,229.00 and release of Fund 0018  
restricted fund balance in the amount of $1,099,443.00; and  
f) 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) on June 04, 2024 (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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-34)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00910  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a competitive bid waiver for the purchase of equipment for  
the Anaerobic Digestion Facility at the ReSource Center, Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39, to procure  
equipment and spare parts for the Anaerobic Digestion Facility located at the ReSource Center,  
without requiring competitive bidding, on an as needed basis effective through June 30, 2028, with a  
maximum annual aggregate limit of $400,000.00; and  
b) Determine that the proposed action is not a “project” under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) Pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378 (b)(2) and (5), as it involves  
continuing administrative or maintenance activities, such as purchases for supplies and administrative  
activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
A-35)  
24-00922  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Active Treatment System for the Compost Management  
Unit at the ReSource Center, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement BC24100 with  
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (a local vendor) for the design of an Active Treatment System for  
contact wastewater generated at the ReSource Center Compost Management Unit, and increase  
the Agreement amount by $366,100.00 for a revised total amount not to exceed $576,300.00;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010095 to increase appropriations in the amount of  
$4,800,000.00 in the Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management Enterprise Fund,  
which is funded by the release of Retained Earnings;  
c) Approve installation of the ReSource Center Composting Management Unit Active Treatment  
System; and  
d) After considering the second Addendum dated August 9, 2024 to the environmental review  
documents (Addendum date August 15, 2023 considered on October 3, 2023, Revised Addendum  
to the subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR), considered on November 14, 2017,  
Subsequent EIR No. 12EIR-00000-00002, SCH No. 2012041068 certified by the Board of  
Supervisors on July 12, 2016 and Subsequent EIR Revision Letter and Errata dated May 27,  
2016), find that no subsequent environmental review document shall be prepared pursuant to the  
California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162 related to the Revised Tajiguas  
Resource Recovery Project (now the ReSource Center), since there are no substantial changes  
proposed in the project and no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances  
under which the project is undertaken that will require major revisions to the EIR due to new or  
substantially increased significant impacts, and there is no new information of substantial importance  
showing new or substantially increased significant impacts or impacts to new or previously analyzed  
mitigation measures or alternatives that would substantially reduce significant impacts.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-36)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00886  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a License Agreement with the Montecito Water District to  
Store Search and Rescue Vehicle(s) in Montecito, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the License Agreement with the Montecito Water  
District to allow necessary Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue vehicle(s) to be stored and  
staged at the secured parking area in Montecito; 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 potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-37)  
24-00927  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Consider recommendations regarding the creation of a Farmworker Living Wage Temporary Ad  
Hoc Advisory Committee, as follows:  
a) Create a temporary ad hoc advisory committee to work on an information item regarding  
farmworker wages in Santa Barbara County and appoint Supervisor Das Williams and Supervisor  
Joan Hartmann to the ad hoc committee; and  
b) 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.  
A-38)  
24-00897  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the reappointment of Joanne Funari to the Santa Barbara County Finance Corporation  
Inc., term ending July 31, 2030, First District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00891  
Hearing Requests  
A-39)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Noyes/Woodall Appeal of the County  
Planning Commission Approval of the Law New Single-Family Residence Project, located at 2632  
Montrose Place (APN 023-112-030), Case No. 24APL-00007 and 21LUP-00000-0401,  
Mission Canyon Community Plan Area, First District, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for October 15, 2024. Time estimate: 1 hour)  
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 24APL-00007;  
b) Make the required findings for approval of the project, Case No. 21LUP-00000-00401,  
including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Determine the project is exempt from the CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section  
15303; and  
d) Grant de novo approval of the project, Case No. 21LUP-00000-00401 subject to the  
conditions of approval.  
A-40)  
24-00894  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Judson Appeal, Case No. 24APL-00013,  
an appeal of the Montecito Planning Commission’s May 15, 2024, approval of the Tait Family  
Trust Addition and Garage preliminary and final Design Review approval (Case No.  
23BAR-00084), First District, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for October 15, 2024. Time estimate: 30 minutes)  
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 24APL-00013;  
b) Make the required findings for preliminary and final Design Review approval of Case No.  
24APL-00003, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Determine the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections  
15301 and 15303; and  
d) Grant de novo approval of the Project, Case No. 23BAR-00083, subject to the conditions of  
approval.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-41)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00920  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Arctic Cold Extensive Processing Use,  
General Plan Amendment, Revised Development Plan, Conditional Use Permit, and Tentative  
Parcel Map, Case Nos. 22GPA-00000-00006, 22CUP-00000-00021, 23RVP-00024, and  
23TPM-00002, Fourth District, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for September 17, 2024. Time estimate: 45 minutes)  
a) Make the required findings for approval of the Project, consisting of a General Plan Amendment  
(Case No. 22GPA-00000-00006), Conditional Use Permit (Case No. 22CUP-00000-00021),  
Revised Development Plan (Case No. 23RVP-00024), and Tentative Parcel Map (Case No.  
23TPM-00002), including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
b) Approve the Addendum and determine that the previously certified Final Environmental Impact  
Report (FEIR) (21EIR-00000-00001) and Addendum are adequate and no subsequent  
Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is required pursuant to State CEQA  
Guidelines Sections 15162, 15164, and 15168(c)(2);  
c) Adopt a Resolution (Case No. 22GPA-00000-00006) amending the Santa Maria Area  
(Comp-6) Map of the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element, to designate Proposed Lot 1  
(Assessor’s Parcel No. 128-097-012) with the Agricultural Industry Overlay;  
d) Approve a Major Conditional Use Permit (Case No. 22CUP-00000-00021), subject to the  
conditions of approval;  
e) Approve a Development Plan Revision (Case No. 23RVP-00024), subject to the conditions of  
approval; and  
f) Approve a Tentative Parcel Map (Case No. 23TPM-00002), subject to the conditions of  
approval.  
ADDENDUM  
Item A-42) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:  
Administrative Item  
A-42)  
24-00956  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the agreement between the County  
of Santa Barbara and Pictometry International Corp., for Digital Aerial Data Acquisition Projects,  
as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment (Second Amendment) to the  
Agreement with Pictometry International Corp., a Delaware corporation (BC19187) (Agreement)  
for continued provision of digital aerial imagery datasets and associated software by amending the  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
scope of work and increasing the maximum Agreement amount from $464,600.00 to  
$1,701,830.00, a total increase of $1,237,230.00, effective upon signature by the County for  
services provided from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2030;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the agreement for funding with the City of Goleta  
and the City of Santa Barbara for funding contributions toward the Second Amendment to the  
Agreement;  
c) Waive further competition and authorize procurement of the imagery and software without  
conducting a competitive bid process, based on the prior competitive process by Los Angeles  
County under cooperative purchasing guidelines pursuant to County Code Section 2-38; and  
d) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other  
government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may  
result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the  
CEQA Guidelines.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
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  
24-00928  
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.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
24-00893  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Housing Authority of the County of Santa  
Barbara Issuance of Tax-Exempt Multifamily Housing Revenue Obligations for the Benefit of  
Patterson Point Apartments, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.)  
a) Hold a public hearing in compliance with the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982  
(TEFRA) regarding the issuance by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara of  
tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue obligations, for the benefit of Patterson Point, L.P., and  
consider public comment;  
b) Adopt a Resolution approving the issuance by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa  
Barbara of its multifamily housing revenue obligations for the benefit of Patterson Point, L.P. in an  
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,720,240.00, to finance the acquisition and  
construction of a 24-unit multifamily rental housing facility, to be located in the unincorporated area  
of the County located at 80 North Patterson Avenue, Goleta, California; and  
c) Determine that the above actions involve government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities  
and are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section  
15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
2)  
24-00880  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Rural County Representatives of California  
(RCRC) Member Agency Strategic Plan Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a member agency update presentation from the RCRC on the RCRC Strategic  
Plan and ongoing efforts; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines the actions consist  
of 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  
3)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00916  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Commission for Women Annual Report, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the 2023-2024 County of Santa Barbara Commission for Women Annual  
Report (presentation); and  
b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action  
involves government organizational 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.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
4)  
24-00915  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the adoption of an Ordinance establishing and  
updating fees for services provided by the Public Works Department in connection with  
Encroachment Permits in accordance with Government Code Section 54985, as follows: (EST.  
TIME: 15 MIN.)  
a) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive further reading in full;  
b) Adopt the Ordinance establishing and updating fees for services provided by the Public Works  
Department in connection with Encroachment Permits; and  
c) Find that the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County approving charges that  
are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses, which will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment, and are therefore not a "project" as defined for purposes of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(l)  
and 15378(b)(5).  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
5)  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
24-00883  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Fourth Quarter  
Budget Status Report, as follows: (EST TIME: 20 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the FY 2023-2024 Fourth Quarter Budget and Status Report as of June 30,  
2024, showing the status of appropriations and financing for departmental budgets adopted by the  
Board of Supervisors; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) the recommended  
actions consist of organizational, administrative, or fiscal activities of government that will not result  
in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
6)  
24-00885  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding response to the 2023-2024 Grand Jury report  
entitled “Deaths in Custody in Santa Barbara County Jails: Our County Jails Meet Many Needs”, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2023-2024  
Grand Jury report entitled “Deaths in Custody in Santa Barbara County Jails: Our County Jails  
Meet Many Needs”;  
b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge  
of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and  
c) 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.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 10, 2024  
Adjourned at 2:20 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, September 17, 2024  
Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
511 East Lakeside Parkway  
Santa Maria  
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CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC  
HEARING.  
Announcements  
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PM and on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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