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, May 14, 2024  
9:00 AM  
JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION  
BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM  
511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA  
The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of: the Flood Control & Water  
Conservation District, the Water Agency, the Laguna County Sanitation District, and other Special Districts.  
Web Streaming of the Board of Supervisors Meetings, Agendas, Supplemental Materials and Minutes of the  
Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at: www.countyofsb.org  
Please see page two of this agenda for public participation options for the Board of Supervisors Meetings.  
Persons may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda. Matters not listed on the agenda may be  
addressed during the public comment period at the conclusion of the administrative agenda.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
24-00481  
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  
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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.  
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live after calling in and will need to turn off or mute your TV or the web stream to avoid sound  
interference.  
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4. Each person may address the Board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the Chair.  
5. When your time is up or you have concluded your comments, please hang up or log out.  
If you have any questions or if you are participating in the hearing telephonically or electronically and  
need a disability-related modification or accommodation or have any issues attempting to access the  
hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805) 568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 14, 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  
May 14, 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  
May 14, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the April 30, 2024 and May 3, 2024 Special Meetings  
Approval of Minutes of the May 7, 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)  
24-00479  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of May 12, 2024 through May 18, 2024 as National  
Peace Officers’ Week in Santa Barbara County.  
24-00485  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of May 19, 2024 through May 25, 2024 as National  
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) week in Santa Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
Administrative Items  
A-3)  
24-00466  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP), Fiscal Years  
(FYs) 2023-2027 Grant Agreement for the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) Program,  
as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
to execute the BHBH Grant Agreement with AHP, a Massachusetts for-profit entity (not a local  
provider), serving as the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) administrator for  
the BHBH program, Agreement No. 22-20456, for the provision of emergency and interim housing  
and rental assistance for those who are experiencing or will be experiencing homelessness and who  
have serious behavioral health conditions for a maximum grant amount of $9,932,242.00 for the  
period of June 23, 2023, through June 30, 2027; and  
b) Determine that the above 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.  
A-4)  
24-00459  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to a Subrecipient Agreement with  
Good Samaritan Shelter for Prevention, Shelter Diversion and Re-Housing programs, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment (Second Amendment) to the  
Subrecipient Agreement between the County and Good Samaritan Shelter, to revise Exhibit A  
(Scope of Services) and Exhibit B (Budget) under the existing Subrecipient Agreement for  
Prevention, Shelter Diversion and Re-Housing programs funded by American Rescue Plan Act  
(ARPA) of 2021 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for persons who are at risk of losing  
housing or have recently lost housing; 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-5)  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
24-00468  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Bid Waiver for BioBag Americas, Inc., as follows:  
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to issue a Purchase Order for an amount not to exceed  
$35,000.00 with BioBag Americas, Inc., County Vendor No. 002072, and waive competitive  
bidding by the County of Santa Barbara pursuant to Santa Barbara County Code Section 2-39,  
subdivision (c); and  
b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) since this is a continuing  
administrative or maintenance activity, such as a purchase for supplies.  
A-6)  
24-00469  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding County Arts Making Impact Grant Award Disbursement  
Recommendations, as follows:  
a) Review and approve the County Arts Commission’s recommended grant awards for the 2024  
County Arts Making Impact grant cycle; and  
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because they  
consist of administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change to the  
environment; and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because they consist of government fiscal  
activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially  
significant impact on the environment.  
A-7)  
24-00471  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Professional Services Contract Amendment with Blackbird  
Architects, Inc. for the Jalama Restrooms Replacement Project, Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services  
Contract with Blackbird Architects, Inc. (Blackbird) in the amount not to exceed $124,000.00 to  
allow Blackbird to continue to provide design construction administration services for the Jalama  
Restrooms Replacement Project (Project); and  
b) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project covered by the above recommended  
action (c), and no new information of substantial importance has come to light regarding  
environmental effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and  
therefore these actions are within the scope of the project covered by the mitigated negative  
declaration and monitoring program under 16CDP-00000-00106 approved and adopted by the  
Planning Commission for this project on October 13, 2021, and determine that therefore no new  
environmental document is required.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-8)  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
24-00472  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Execution of State of California Permanent Local Housing  
Allocation (PLHA) Subrecipient Agreement with the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County,  
as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a subrecipient agreement with the Housing Trust  
Fund of Santa Barbara County, for a term that begins May 14, 2024, and ends December 31,  
2025 (Subrecipient Agreement) for the distribution of $374,793.00 in State of California PLHA  
grant funds for delivery of a Homebuyer Downpayment Assistance Program;  
b) Authorize the County’s Community Services Department Director, or his designee, to approve  
and execute amendments to the Subrecipient Agreement, as necessary to revise Budget line items,  
provided the total Budget is not increased, to extend the term by up to 12 months, and to approve  
necessary administrative changes to the Subrecipient Agreement that are necessary to conform with  
Federal, State, and local laws, guidelines, policies, and funding amounts; and  
c) Determine that the approval of the recommended actions is exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the  
recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any  
specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-9)  
24-00456  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal  
Services with Outside Counsel, Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement for  
Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Oppenheimer Investigations  
Group LLP to extend the agreement through December 31, 2024, increase the maximum contract  
amount from $100,000.00 to $150,000.00, update the Statement of Work, and add additional  
attorney investigators; and  
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists  
of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-10)  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
24-00482  
COUNTY COUNSEL, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD CONTROL AND  
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Outside Counsel Contract with Atkinson, Andelson, Loya,  
Rudd and Romo, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement for  
Professional Legal Services between the Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water  
Conservation District and Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Rudd, and Romo, through June 30, 2025, for  
a total not-to-exceed amount of $600,000.00; 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-11)  
A-12)  
24-00480  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009703 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revision  
Request Nos. 0009627; 0009639; and 0009668 (4/5 Vote Required).  
24-00463  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Sherpa Government Solutions, LLC for  
Budget Development Software Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with Sherpa Government Solutions,  
LLC for the provision of budget development software service in a total contract amount not to  
exceed $4,067,707.00, inclusive of $211,527.00 for implementation, $3,028,040.00 for ongoing  
software as a service for fifteen years, $629,762.00 for optional publication services, and  
$198,378.00 for optional administrative support services, recommended for the first two years after  
implementation, effective upon Board execution of the agreement through May 31, 2039;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009663 to establish appropriations of $159,260.00 in  
General County Programs General Fund for Services and Supplies, funded by the release of  
Committed County Enterprise Resource Planning Project fund balance; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do  
not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant  
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-13)  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
24-00455  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of a non-cash donation greater than  
$10,000.00 from One805, as follows:  
a) Authorize the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (Fire Department) to accept a non-cash  
donation of two (2) Yamaha FX HO rescue watercraft, two (2) Big Foot Beach Wheels  
heavy-duty carts, two (2) rescue boards with accessories, two (2) Swellpro waterproof drones with  
accessories, one (1) DJI Matrice 30T drone w/ accessories, one (1) DJI Mavic 3 Thermal drone  
with accessories for a total of $75,043.03 from One805; and  
b) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
review per CEQA Guideline Section 15061 (b)(3), since it can be seen with certainty that there is  
no possibility that the activities may have a significant effect on the environment.  
A-14)  
24-00483  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Disaster Service Worker (DSW)  
Employee Policy, as follows:  
a) Approve the revised Santa Barbara County DSW Employee Policy which sets forth the County’s  
DSW Program, including response requirements, training, and cost tracking and recovery; and  
b) Determine that the action is not a “project” under the provisions of the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because it is an  
organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment.  
A-15)  
24-00453  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Multi-Department Master Service Agreements (MSAs), as  
follows:  
a) Approve, and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and  
administer, the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 MSAs with the vendors, and in the amounts, set forth in the  
MSA Listing - May 14, 2024 for the services specified in the respective Statement(s) of Work as in  
Exhibit A to such MSAs; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” and are exempt from California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines  
because they are organization or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct  
or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-16)  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
24-00464  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with Federal Engineering, Inc., for the Public Safety Radio System  
Replacement Project, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor (BC21095) with Federal Engineering, Inc., a Maryland corporation  
(Federal Engineering), to extend the term to June 30, 2026, for consulting services associated with  
technical implementation services for the Public Safety Radio System Replacement Project; and  
b) Find that, on July 13, 2021, the Board determined the project to be exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 15301 as the actions consist of the operation,  
repair, maintenance, leasing, licensing or minor alteration of existing public structures, facilities,  
mechanical equipment or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or  
former use; 15302 as the actions consist or replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and  
facilities located on the same site and with the same purpose and capacity; 15303 as the actions  
consist of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures and  
installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; 5061(b)(3) as it can be seen  
with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the  
environment; and that the recommended actions are within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.  
A-17)  
24-00478  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Assembly Bill (AB) 178 Local Government  
Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation Grant Funding Allocation, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health, or designee, to make certifications and to  
accept a grant funding allocation award of $44,548.47 in AB 178 Local Government  
Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation Assistance Program funding through the California  
Conference of Directors of Environmental Health for the period of June 30, 2024 through May 31,  
2025;  
b) Approve a temporary waiver of Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation initial plan review  
fees, application plus hourly fees, for Environmental Justice (EJ) communities within the  
unincorporated county (as defined in Gov. Code Section 65302, subd. (h)(4)(A)) for the period of  
June 30, 2024 through May 31, 2025;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009655 in the amount of $44,549.00 for the  
unanticipated revenue from the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health to be  
designated for use in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation  
program; and  
d) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” with the meaning of the California  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4),  
since the recommended actions are the creation of governmental 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.  
A-18)  
24-00228  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding Laguna County Sanitation District, Ordinance Relative to  
Service Charges, Connection Charges, and Trunk Sewer Fees and Resolution Relative to  
Collection of Service Charges on the Tax Roll; Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance Amending Ordinance Nos. 3130 and  
4142 to Change the Annual Service Charge, Connection Charge, and the Dutard-Solomon and  
Bradley Solomon Trunk Sewer Fees;  
b) Consider the adoption of a Resolution authorizing the collection of said charges on the tax roll;  
and  
c) Determine that the above actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15273(a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of the CEQA Guidelines because they  
are modifications of service charges, connection charges, and trunk line fees for the purposes of  
meeting operating and capital expenses, as well as for meeting financial reserve needs required to  
maintain services within this existing service area, and the modifications in charges and fees are not  
for the construction of capital projects for the expansion of the service system and approve the filing  
of a Notice of Exemption on that basis; or  
d) If majority protest, take no action and provide direction to staff.  
A-19)  
24-00474  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Transportation Development Act-Local Transportation Fund  
(TDA-LTF) Claim for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Public Works Director to file a $432,077.00 claim of a total  
allocation of $3,612,598.00 in TDA-LTF funds for FY 2024-2025 with the Santa Barbara County  
Association of Governments (SBCAG); 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)(2) (continuing administrative or  
maintenance activities, such as purchases for supplies, personnel-related actions, general policy and  
procedure making), and will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
A-20)  
24-00473  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Measure A Five-Year Program of Projects for Fiscal Years  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
2024-2025 through 2028-2029, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution for the Measure A Five-Year Local Program of Projects for Fiscal Years  
2024-2025 through 2028-2029 and distribution formula for submittal to the Santa Barbara County  
Local Transportation Authority for acceptance;  
b) Reaffirm Resolution 10-101, which establishes priorities and policies for the use of the local  
portion of the ½ cent sales tax for the transportation needs in Santa Barbara County;  
c) Direct staff to prepare Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Road Maintenance Annual Plan based upon  
approved Measure A Program of Projects; and  
d) Determine that this action is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines 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 the Notice of Exemption  
on that basis.  
ADDENDUM  
Item A-21) on the Administrative Agenda is amended, as follows:  
A-21)  
24-00476  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken  
pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code Section 22050 related to emergency  
operations responding to flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the  
recent 2023 and 2024 storm events (23STM1, 23STM2, 24STM1, 24STM2) and Refugio culvert  
repairs and the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay resulting  
from competitive solicitation of bids;  
b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works  
Director (4/5 vote required);  
c) Direct staff to return to the Board at the next regular meeting, or every 14 days in the case of  
consecutive weekly regular meetings, to allow the Board to review the emergency action and  
determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until the actions  
are terminated;  
d) Determine that the 2023 winter storms (23STM1 and 23STM2) emergency actions were found  
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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;  
e) Determine that the 2024 winter storm (24STM1 and 24STM2) emergency actions were found  
by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15269(d) on February 27, 2024. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on  
February 27, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption; and  
f) Determine that the Refugio Rd. culvert repair emergency actions are statutorily exempt under  
CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269, as they involve specific actions to  
prevent and mitigate an emergency associated with a failed culvert threatening public road  
infrastructure, and direct the staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the Clerk of the Board of  
Supervisors on that basis.  
A-22)  
24-00477  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, 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 and  
2024 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  
actions and determine, by a 4/5 vote, whether there is a need to continue the emergency actions until  
the actions are terminated;  
d) Determine that the recommended actions related to and continuations of the January 31 -  
February 2024 storms are statutorily exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c), and a Notice of Exemption was filed on  
this basis on February 27, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of  
Exemption;  
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e) Determine that these emergency actions related to and continuations of 2023 storm response  
were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the 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; and  
f) Determine that emergency actions for the Santa Maria River Restoration of Alignment Project  
were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the State CEQA pursuant to  
Executive Order N-10-23, as well as State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) on September 12,  
2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of the Notice of Exemption filed on September  
19, 2023.  
A-23)  
24-00316  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of the Sheriff Office’s Military Equipment Use  
Ordinance, as follows:  
a) Consider and approve the adoption of the Ordinance (Second Reading) to re-adopt and amend  
the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Military Equipment Use Policy; and  
b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or  
administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
A-24)  
24-00452  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the 2023 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)  
Funds ($122,375.00) for Bomb Squad Equipment, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the County Executive Officer to execute an Inter-Local Memorandum of  
Understanding (MOU) between the City of Santa Barbara and the County of Santa Barbara, an  
Inter-Local MOU between the City of Santa Maria and the County of Santa Barbara, and an  
Inter-Local MOU between the City of Lompoc and the County of Santa Barbara;  
b) Authorize the Sheriff or his designee to execute a grant agreement with the United States  
Department of Justice, upon review and approval of County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller, or  
their designees, when the anticipated Justice Assistance Grant funding is awarded;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009611 to establish appropriations of $15,200.00 in  
Sheriff's Office General Fund for Services and Supplies ($15,200.00) funded by Unanticipated  
Revenue from Intergovernmental Revenue - Federal;  
d) Authorize the County Executive Officer to execute the “Certifications and Assurances by the  
Chief Executive of the Applicant Government” form no sooner than 30 days after the Board’s  
authorization of this action item; and  
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e) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(4), in that it involves  
government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities.  
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A-25)  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
24-00465  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Nancy K. Bohl, Inc. for Counseling  
Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with Nancy K. Bohl Inc. to  
provide counseling, training, critical incident intervention, and support to emergency service and  
public safety personnel for the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office for a total contract amount not to exceed  
$200,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms that do  
not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant impact  
on the environment and are, therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) according to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA guidelines and that the activity is not a  
“Project” per Section 15378(b)(5) since it is an organized or administrative activity of government  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-26)  
24-00467  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara  
County for Community Pathway Program, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Family Services Agency of Santa  
Barbara County (local vendor) to provide the Community Pathway Program for a total contract  
amount not to exceed $365,237.00 for the period of May 14, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and  
b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or  
administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
A-27)  
24-00451  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Consider recommendations regarding the Treasurer’s Investment Pool Report for the quarter ended  
March 31, 2024 and Investment Policy Statement, as follows:  
a) Accept for filing the Treasurer’s Investment Pool Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2024  
pursuant to California Government Code Section 53646(b);  
b) Review and approve the Investment Pool Policy Statement pursuant to California Government  
Code Section 53646; and  
c) Authorize the County Treasurer to manage the investment pool in accordance with the policy,  
pursuant to Section 53646(a) and 53607 of the Government Code.  
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A-28)  
Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
24-00458  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Consider recommendations regarding a Property Tax System Software contract extension for  
maintenance, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Schedules amending the existing Master  
Agreement for Licensed Software, Hardware, and Services with Manatron, Inc. for an additional  
amount not to exceed $1,249,373.00 for maintenance, and extending the Agreement for a period of  
five Fiscal Years beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2029; and  
b) 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-29)  
A-30)  
24-00449  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Approve the reappointment of Eloisa Chavez to the Human Services Commission, term ending June  
30, 2027, Second District.  
24-00450  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Approve the appointment of Lauren Penepacker to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term  
ending January 1, 2027, Second District.  
Hearing Requests  
A-31)  
24-00457  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Recommended Budget for  
the County of Santa Barbara and Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as  
Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency, as follows:  
Acting concurrently as the Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District;  
Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District; Board  
of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District; Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County Water  
Agency and other special districts under the supervision and control of the Board of Supervisors:  
a) Set a hearing for the FY 2024-2025 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara,  
which includes the County’s General Operating Budget as well as budgets of special districts  
governed by the Board of Supervisors, to begin Tuesday, June 11, 2024 and, if necessary, continue  
on Thursday June 13, 2024;  
b) Direct the publication of the FY 2024-2025 Recommended Budget for the purpose of  
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conducting a budget hearing pursuant to Government Code Section 29064(c);  
c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378  
that the above fiscal activities are not a project under CEQA;  
Acting as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency:  
d) Set a hearing for the FY 2024-2025 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as  
Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency to begin  
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 and, if necessary, continue on Thursday June 13, 2024;  
e) Direct the publication of the FY 2024-2025 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa  
Barbara as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency for  
the purpose of conducting a budget hearing pursuant to Government Code Section 29064(c); and  
f) Determine pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 that the above fiscal activities are not a  
project under CEQA.  
A-32)  
24-00454  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider of the County Planning Commission to approve amendments to the Rice  
Ranch Specific Plan to allow for future installation of permanent lighting at the Orcutt Community  
Park Sports Field Lighting Project (23SPP-00001), as follows:  
(Set a hearing for June 18, 2024. Time estimate: 1 hour 30 minutes)  
a) Receive and file the County Planning Commission’s recommendation to approve amendments to  
the Rice Ranch Specific Plan to allow for future installation of permanent lighting at the Orcutt  
Community Park;  
b) Approve the introduction (first reading) of an Ordinance for amendments to the current Rice  
Ranch Specific Plan in compliance with Chapter 35.88 of the County Land Use and Development  
Code;  
c) Read the title of the Ordinance into the record and waive full reading of the Ordinance; and  
d) Set a hearing for the Administrative Agenda of June 25, 2024, to consider recommendations, as  
follows:  
i) Make the required findings for approval of the project, Case No. 23SPP-00001, including  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
ii) After considering the Addendum, together with the previously certified Rice Ranch Supplemental  
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (03-EIR-05), and the 2015 Addendum to 03-EIR-05,  
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determine that no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is required pursuant to CEQA State  
Guidelines Section 15162, Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations, and 15164, Addendum to  
an EIR or Negative Declaration; and  
iii) Approve the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance for amendments to the current Rice  
Ranch Specific Plan in compliance with Chapter 35.88 of the County Land Use and Development  
Code.  
A-33)  
24-00470  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Appeal of the County Planning  
Commission Approval of the Moriarty Holdings Cannabis Cultivation Project, Case Nos.  
23APL-00005, 23CUP-00014, and 19LUP-00000-00273, Fourth District, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for June 4, 2024. Time estimate: 1 hour)  
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 23APL-00005;  
b) Make the required findings for approval of the Project, Case No. 23CUP-00014, including  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Determine that the previously certified Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR)  
(17EIR-00000-00003) is adequate and no subsequent Environmental Impact Report or Negative  
Declaration is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 and 15168(c); and  
d) Grant approval of the Project, Case No. 23CUP-00014, subject to the conditions of approval.  
A-34)  
24-00475  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding Resolutions to establish Solid Waste Tipping  
Fees, Collection Rates, and Parcel Fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for June 4, 2024. Time estimate: 15 minutes)  
a) Adopt a Resolution, to be effective July 1, 2024, setting the fee schedules for solid waste  
handling and disposal fees at County solid waste facilities for FY 2024-2025;  
b) Adopt a Resolution, to be effective July 1, 2024, setting the Parcel Fee Schedule for the Cuyama  
Valley for FY 2024-2025;  
c) Adopt a Resolution, to be effective July 1, 2024, setting the fee schedules for solid waste  
collection rates in the unincorporated Zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 service areas for FY 2024-2025;  
d) Determine that the proposed actions are for the establishment, modification, structuring,  
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restructuring, or approval of rates, tolls, fares, or other charges by public agencies which the public  
agency finds are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses; that no expansion of services or  
facilities will result, and therefore the proposed actions are exempt from California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to guidelines 14 CCR 15273(a) (1), (2), (3) and (4) and approve the  
filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis; and  
e) Determine that pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, that one new capital project  
(Tajiguas Landfill Capacity Increase) to be funded by the proposed rates, has been subject to  
separate environmental review and approval by the Board of Supervisors, that no new effects will  
occur and no new mitigation would be required and therefore the action to approve rates and fees  
to support construction this project is within the scope of Subsequent Environmental Impact Report  
23EIR-00001 certified by the Board on March 19, 2024 prepared for the Tajiguas Landfill  
Capacity Increase Project and that no new environmental document is required.  
Administrative Item  
A-35)  
24-00487  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Adopt a Resolution to amend the 2024 Board of Supervisors’ Schedule of Meeting Dates and  
Locations to cancel the May 21, 2024 Board of Supervisors Meeting.  
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.  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
ADDENDUM  
Closed Session is amended, as follows:  
Closed Session  
24-00486  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)  
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May 14, 2024  
Joseph Rocco Peransi v. City of Goleta, City of Santa Barbara, County of Santa Barbara, and  
California Department of Transportation, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No.  
22CV02337.  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Employee organizations: all bargaining units, unrepresented employees, managers, and executives.  
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  
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Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
24-00382  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to Chapter 27 of the Santa  
Barbara County Code related to management positions exempt from the Civil Service to align with  
changes in management classifications, effective July 4, 2024, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.)  
a) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 27, Article II,  
Section 27-25-Persons Deemed Exempt from Provisions of This Article-of the Santa Barbara  
County Code;  
b) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive full reading of the Ordinance; and  
c) Continue the item to the Administrative Agenda of June 4, 2024 to consider the adoption (second  
reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 27, Article II, Section 27-25 of the Santa Barbara  
County Code, as follows:  
i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 27, Article II,  
Section 27-25-Persons Deemed Exempt from Provisions of This Article-of the Santa Barbara  
County Code; and  
ii) Determine that the recommended actions are not a Project within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines,  
because the actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
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2)  
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May 14, 2024  
24-00461  
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  
Hollister Lofts, 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 Hollister Lofts, 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 Hollister Lofts, L.P. in an  
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000.00, to finance the acquisition and  
construction of a 35-unit multifamily rental housing facility to be located in the County of Santa  
Barbara at 4560 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; 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  
3)  
24-00484  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Cannabis Cultivation Taxation Options, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)  
a) Consider two alternative methods for cannabis taxation for cultivation:  
i) Option 1: Square foot tax rate with a minimum Base Tax Rate and Activity Tax Rate; or  
ii) Option 2: Hybrid structure of Gross Receipts Tax Rate with a minimum Base Tax Rate based on  
square footage;  
iii) Direct staff to return on June 25, 2024 with a Taxation Ordinance and ballot measure for  
cannabis operations for the November 2024 General Election ballot; and  
iv) Direct staff to incorporate ballot language to allow for flexibility to adjust square footage tax rates  
at the Board’s discretion without returning to the voters; OR  
b) Take no action and maintain the current gross receipts taxation method; and  
c) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(5) the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because they are  
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administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
4)  
24-00384  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter  
7A - County Arts Plan to revise Sections 7A-2, 7A-3, and 7A-5, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30  
MIN.)  
a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 7A to  
amend Section 7A-2, 7A-3 and 7A-5;  
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; and  
c) Continue to the Administrative Agenda of June 4, 2024 to consider recommendations, as follows:  
i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 7A to  
amend Section 7A-2, 7A-3, and 7A-5; and  
ii) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
CEQA, pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of an  
organizational or administrative activity of government which will not result in direct or indirect  
physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
5)  
24-00460  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Five Year Capital Improvement Program  
(CIP), Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 through FY 2028-2029, as follows: (EST. TIME: 35 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the detailed Five-Year CIP, FY 2024-2025 through FY 2028-2029;  
b) Review and grant preliminary, non-binding conceptual approval of the projects contained in the  
CIP;  
c) Refer new CIP Projects to the Planning Commission and request analysis of these projects  
proposed for planning, initiation, or construction in future FYs for conformity with the County  
Comprehensive Plan per Government Code 65401 and 65402; and  
d) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)  
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as they consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct  
or indirect changes in the environment; and that the proposed actions do not constitute “Approval”  
within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15352 as they do not commit the County to a  
definite course of action in regard to any project.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
6)  
24-00462  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026 Public Safety  
Realignment Plan, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive a presentation on the FY 2024-2026 Public Safety Realignment Plan;  
b) Accept the Santa Barbara County FY 2024-2026 Public Safety Realignment Plan developed by  
the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) and approved by the Executive Committee of the  
CCP;  
c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5), in that they are  
government administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the  
environment; and  
d) Determine that the acceptance of the FYs 2024-2026 Public Safety Realignment Plan is exempt  
from the CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the activities are  
covered by the common sense exception 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 question may have a significant effect on the  
environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
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Agenda  
May 14, 2024  
Adjourned at 3:59 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, June 4, 2024  
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