Agenda - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

County of Santa Barbara

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

First District - Roy Lee

Second District - Laura Capps

Third District - Joan Hartmann, Vice Chair

Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Chair

Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino

Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer

Agenda

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

9:00 AM

BUDGET HEARING

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.

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

participation as well as remote participation until further notice.

Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration

Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in

Santa Barbara or the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building

Board Hearing Room located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria.

The following methods of participation are available to the public:

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

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

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

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

- YouTube (Spanish) at: <https://www.youtube.com/@csbtv20espanol>

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). For planning, zoning and

subdivision hearings, submissions more than one page in length must be filed with the Clerk no later

than 12:00 PM on the Friday before the Board hearing unless the Board by motion and 4/5 vote

determines to accept a late submission.

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

in-person at the locations noted above.

- Attend the Meeting by Zoom - Individuals wishing to provide public comment remotely can do so

via Zoom by clicking the below link to register in advance.

Important Note: Zoom is not intended for County staff to view the meeting. Please refer to the viewing

methods outlined above.

<https://santabarbaracounty.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_owpN2lwnQFOuHy_p7-MfPQ>

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.

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 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.

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 Cable Channel 20 and on

YouTube at: CSBTV20. For information regarding rebroadcasts of a public hearing, please

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

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 may conduct a Closed Session during a Board meeting, as

necessary and in accordance with applicable laws. Closed Sessions are not open to the public.

Matters discussed during Closed Session include existing and pending litigation, personnel

matters and real property negotiations. Actions taken by the Board during Closed Session will

be announced during open session (Gov. Code Sections 54957.1(a) & (b), Ralph M. Brown

Act). Members of the public may address the Board on Closed Session Agenda items during

the General Public Comment period. For information related to Closed Session announcements

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

Disability Access and Accommodation Requests

The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the

County Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. 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.

Spanish interpreters, American Sign Language interpreters, Americans with Disabilities Act

(ADA) requests, sound enhancement equipment, or other accommodations 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.

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

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

County Executive Officer's Report

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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.

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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) (26-00002)

WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL

ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

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COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Public Hearing for Impacts to

Medical Services provided by the County of Santa Barbara, as follows:

(EST. TIME: 1 HR.)

a) Conduct a public hearing to discuss the closure, elimination, or reduction of medical

services provided by the County of Santa Barbara;

b) Designate County Health to provide a 24-hour information service that can give

eligible people immediate information on the available services and access to them,

and to receive and respond to complaints from individuals eligible for services under

Health and Safety Code Chapter 2.5 (sections 1440-1498); and

c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to

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

to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)[5], finding that the actions consist of

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

changes in the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

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COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year 2026-2027

Recommended Budget Hearings, as follows:

Acting concurrently as the Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Barbara; the Board of

Directors, Fire Protection District; the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water

Conservation District; the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District; the

Board of Directors, Water Agency and other special districts under the supervision and

control of the Board of Supervisors:

a) Receive, consider, and file the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget, which

includes the County’s General Operating Budget as well as budgets of special districts

governed by the Board of Supervisors;

b) Approve County Executive Officer (CEO) recommended adjustments and final

budget adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget;

c) Adopt a Resolution of the Board of Supervisors entitled In the Matter of Adopting the

Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027;

d) Delegate authority to the Chair of the Board to execute single-year renewals of

grants and contracts previously approved by the Board and included in the Fiscal Year

2026-2027 Recommended Budget, where contract amounts are within 10% of

previously contracted amounts;

e) Receive the draft salary resolution, direct any specific changes made during the June

2026 budget hearings, and adopt that amended salary resolution, which updates

job classifications and department position allocations to include positions approved by

the Board of Supervisors during the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Hearings to be

effective July 1, 2026, and salaries effective July 6, 2026;

f) Adopt position changes previously approved by the CEO during Fiscal Year

2025-2026 under Board Resolution 99-486; and

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

Section 15378(b)(4) that the above fiscal activities are not a project subject to CEQA.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

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COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2026-2027

Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as Successor Agency to the

former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara as

the Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency,

entitled In the Matter of Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for the County

of Santa Barbara as Successor Agency to the Former County of Santa Barbara

Redevelopment Agency; and

b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to

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

to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)[4], finding that the actions are governmental

funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect

physical changes in the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

Budget Hearing

The schedule shown is an estimate for planning purposes. Items may be heard earlier

or later than listed on the Agenda. Departmental presentations not completed on

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 may be continued to a later date. If Budget Hearings are

continued, the Board of Supervisors may discuss, or discuss again, budget items for

any County Department, County Function or Special Issue previously discussed.

Persons may address the Board at the conclusion of each Functional Group

presentation.

Please refer to page two (2) of this Agenda for details regarding current methods of

participation. Matters not listed on the Agenda or of a general nature may be

addressed during the Public Comment Period at the beginning of each day's hearing.

Additionally, pursuant to Government Code Section 29082, each department has an

opportunity to address the Board regarding their recommended budget. At the Board's

discretion, departments may be asked to respond to questions regarding their

recommended budget or make a formal departmental update. Staff will be available

from each Department to respond to questions and to provide information as requested

by the Board.

9:00 A.M. Introduction

Budget Overview

Functional Group | Health and Human Services

County Health

Social Services

First 5 Santa Barbara County

Behavioral Wellness

Child Support Services

Public Comment

Functional Group | Community Resources and Public Facilities

Public Works

Agriculture, Weights & Measures

Planning & Development

Community Services

Public Comment