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, July 9, 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  
July 9, 2024  
24-00757  
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_QJWLPMyEQRm_o51pi4SM8Q>  
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  
July 9, 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  
July 9, 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  
July 9, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the June 25, 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.  
X-Agenda Request  
X-1)  
24-00794  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Lake Fire, as follows (4/5 Vote Required):  
a) Find that due to the fire that began on July 5, 2024 (“Lake Fire”), an emergency situation exists  
pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 that requires immediate action and the need for action arose  
after the agenda for this meeting was posted; and  
b) Receive and file an update on the 2024 Lake Fire.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-1)  
24-00753  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Ryan Estes, Jose Garcia, Debbie Haldeman,  
Salvador Lara, Manuel Ledesma, Andres Marquez, Richard Mayor, Irma Morales, Octavio  
Ochoa, Jorge Ruiz, and Ron Vecente as the July 2024 Employees of the Month in Santa Barbara  
County.  
A-2)  
24-00714  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of July 21, 2024 through July 27, 2024 as “Pretrial,  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
Probation and Parole Supervision Week” in Santa Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
Administrative Items  
A-3)  
24-00744  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Air Monitoring Network Agreement No. 24-C0014 with the  
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement and to make any required  
certifications and assurances with the California DPR for the Agricultural Commissioner’s Office to  
be reimbursed for contracted support and services related to the Air Monitoring Network program  
in the County of Santa Barbara for the three-year period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027 in  
the amount of $149,375.47; 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-4)  
24-00741  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding year end transfers and revisions of appropriations, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve Budget Revisions and transfers necessary to close the county’s accounting records for  
county funds for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2023-2024) which require a  
majority approval vote (3/5) from the Board of Supervisors;  
b) Approve Budget Revisions and transfers necessary to close the county’s accounting records for  
county funds for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2023-2024) which require 4/5  
approval vote from the Board of Supervisors; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(c) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the  
creation of government funding mechanisms 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-5)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00749  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Regents of the University of California Agreement for  
Crisis, Recovery, Engagement, Diversion and Outreach, Proposition 47 (CREDO47) Research and  
Evaluation Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2026, and Data Transfer and Use Agreement for  
FYs 2022-2026, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with The Regents of the University of California, for the provision of University of  
California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) research and evaluation services for the CREDO47 Program  
under Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Grant Agreement No. BSCC 514-22,  
for a maximum contract amount not to exceed $129,377.00 for the period of September 1, 2022,  
through June 1, 2026;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to  
suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the research and evaluation Agreement for  
convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the  
Agreement, respectively, without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the  
Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this  
delegated authority at any time;  
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or  
designee, to execute a Data Transfer and Use Agreement with The Regents of the University of  
California to provide a limited data set for research purposes, for the period of January 1, 2023,  
through June 1, 2026, unless otherwise directed by Provider; and  
d) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal  
activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a  
potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and are organizational or administrative  
activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment and are therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
ADDENDUM  
Item A-6) on the Administrative Agenda is amended, as follows:  
A-6)  
24-00748  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with  
Davis Guest Home, Inc. (Davis) for the provision of an Intensive Residential Program for Structured  
Mental Health Rehabilitation Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Davis Guest Home, Inc., (not a local vendor), for the provision of an Intensive  
Residential Program for Structured Mental Health Rehabilitation Services, Residential Care and  
Room and Board for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026; for a contract maximum amount  
not to exceed $880,000.00 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026; inclusive of $440,000.00 for FY  
2024-2025 and $440,000.00 for FY 2025-2026;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to  
suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of the  
Agreement and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of the Agreement; adjust  
the daily rate to accommodate clients with acute needs, additional monitoring, or medical  
complexity; increase rates per Exhibit B-1; and amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures  
per Exhibit E, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s  
approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated  
authority at any time; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal  
activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a  
potentially significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
A-7)  
24-00721  
COMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERRAL  
College School District - Approve the request of the College School District to call and give notice  
of a School Bond Election to be held on November 5, 2024 requesting consolidation with other  
measures occurring on November 5, 2024, and authorizing necessary actions in connection  
therewith.  
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)  
A-8)  
24-00722  
COMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERRAL  
Santa Maria-Bonita School District - Approve the request of the Santa Maria-Bonita School  
District to call and give notice of a School Bond Election to be held in the District and consolidated  
with any other elections held in the same territory on November 5, 2024 and authorizing necessary  
actions in connection therewith.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-9)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00723  
COMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERRAL  
Lompoc Unified School District - Approve the request of the Lompoc Unified School District to  
order an Election and establish specifications of the election order to be held on November 5, 2024  
and authorizing necessary actions in connection therewith.  
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)  
A-10)  
24-00724  
COMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERRAL  
City of Santa Maria - Approve the request of the City of Santa Maria to consolidate and render  
specified services to the City related to the conduct of the General Municipal Election to be held on  
November 5, 2024.  
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)  
A-11)  
24-00725  
COMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERRAL  
Hope School District - Approve the request of the Hope Elementary School District to call and give  
order of a local bond measure election to be held on November 5, 2024, and establishing  
specifications of the Election Order.  
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)  
A-12)  
24-00726  
COMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERRAL  
City of Guadalupe - Approve the request of the City of Guadalupe to Call and give notice for a  
General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the election of certain  
officers as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California and request to  
consolidate the General Municipal election with the Statewide General Election pursuant to Section  
10403 of the Elections Code.  
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)  
A-13)  
24-00756  
COMMUNICATIONS FOR REFERRAL  
Santa Barbara City College District - Approve the request of Santa Barbara City College District to  
call and give order for an election to authorize the issuance of General Obligation Bonds,  
establishing specifications of the Election Order, and requesting consolidation with other elections  
occurring on November 5, 2024.  
(APPROVE AND REFER TO THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR)  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-14)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00745  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a One-Time Waiver of Fees for the use of the Courthouse  
Sunken Gardens by Old Spanish Days’ Fiesta Celebration from July 27, 2024 to August 4, 2024,  
First District, as follows:  
a) Pursuant to Santa Barbara County Code Section 26-5, accept the recommendation of the  
Community Services Director and waive site use, set up, and break down fees for use of the  
Historic Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens by Old Spanish Days in Santa  
Barbara, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, for the Fiesta Celebration from July 27, 2024 to August 4,  
2024 (Total of 9 Calendar Days), in the amount of $6,600.00;  
b) Request Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara, Inc. publicly acknowledge the County of Santa  
Barbara’s assistance in making the facilities available for the event; and  
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15323, which consists of the normal  
operations of existing facilities for public gatherings for which the facilities were designed where  
there is a part history of the facility being used for the same or similar kind of purpose.  
A-15)  
24-00718  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding the Proposed Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Ynez  
River Valley Groundwater Basin Central Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency, as  
follows:  
a) Approve the proposed Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater  
Basin Central Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency; and  
b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment and is therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the  
CEQA Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-16)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00715  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the Joint Powers Authority (JPA)  
Agreement for Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) regarding the  
Coordination of Broadband Activities, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an amendment to the JPA Agreement for SBCAG to  
add the role of coordination of broadband activities; 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.  
A-17)  
24-00758  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding Mutually Beneficial Capital Projects and Limited Term  
Programs, in accordance with the 2024 Settlement Agreement between the County of Santa  
Barbara and the Regents of the University of California, Second District, as follows:  
a) Consider and Approve Projects in the Amount of $3,700,000.00 for Mutually Beneficial Capital  
Projects and Limited Term Programs, per the 2024 Settlement Agreement between the County of  
Santa Barbara and the Regents of the University of California;  
b) Authorize the County Executive Officer to Transmit a Letter to the University of California at  
Santa Barbara regarding the Approved List of mutually beneficial capital projects and limited term  
programs;  
c) Direct staff to return to the Board of Supervisors, by Winter of 2024, with the parameters of the  
Isla Vista Housing Inspection Pilot Program and future approval;  
d) Direct staff to return to the Board of Supervisors with budget revision(s) as appropriate for  
specific projects and programs; and  
e) Determine that the approval of the recommended action is not subject to the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b) (5)  
since the recommended action is a government administrative 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-18)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00746  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement with Journal  
Technologies, Inc. for New Case Management System (eProsecutor), as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with Journal  
Technologies, Inc. to provide case management software, implementation services, and systems  
maintenance to the District Attorney’s Office, which includes:  
i) One-time implementation and interface development costs in the amount of $305,000.00; and  
ii) Annualized maintenance fees in the amount of $135,500.00 for the initial effective year of  
Amendment No. 1 (Fiscal Year 2024-2025), and adjusted each year thereafter pursuant to the  
Consumer Price Index (CPI) not to exceed 4% annually; 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.  
A-19)  
24-00750  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Agreement with Child Abuse  
Listening and Mediation (CALM) for forensic interviews, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement of Services for Independent  
Contractor with CALM to provide forensic interviews for the period of July 1, 2024 through June  
30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $45,000.00; 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), because they consist 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-20)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00716  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Service and Ground Lease  
Agreement for Solvang Senior Center (File No.: 002121), Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute First Amendment to the Service and Ground  
Lease Agreement to the Solvang Senior Center (First Amendment), between the County of Santa  
Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley Senior Center Advisory Council Incorporated, (Lessee), to extend  
the term of the existing Service and Ground Lease Agreement until August 31, 2038, including five  
additional extensions with each extension being 15-years;  
b) Accept the approved development and construction plans submitted to the City of Solvang by  
the Lessee, approve, authorize and allow for the Lessee to commence with the construction of the  
Project that includes, but not limited to the Site, Facility, County Parking Lot, and any  
appurtenances; and  
c) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 because they consist only of the continued  
leasing of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical  
features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists and approve  
and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-21)  
24-00717  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Donation of Surplus County Vehicle No. 5438 to  
Carpinteria Senior Citizens, Inc., as follows:  
a) Declare County Vehicle No. 5438 to be surplus, and, per Government Code Section 25372(b)  
(5), approve the donation of such surplus County Vehicle No. 5438 to Carpinteria Senior Citizens,  
Inc., a California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation; and  
b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines: 15378(b)(5)  
that the above fiscal activity is not a project subject to CEQA. It is an administrative activity of  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-22)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00760  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Successor Memorandum of Understanding with the Civil  
Attorneys Association, as follows:  
a) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Civil Attorneys Association for terms and  
conditions of employment from July 8, 2024, through July 4, 2027;  
b) Provide equivalent salary adjustments, dependent health contributions, and equity adjustments for  
similarly situated unrepresented attorneys in unit 36 as is provided to attorneys represented by the  
Civil Attorneys Association; and  
c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4) that the above action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve any  
commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on  
the environment, and therefore is not a project subject to environmental review.  
A-23)  
24-00719  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Coastal Resources Mitigation Fund (CRMF): Annual  
Status Report and Combined 2024-2025 Cycle, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the annual CRMF Status Report;  
b) Direct staff to commence a combined two-year 2024-2025 CRMF cycle; and  
c) Determine that receiving the annual Status Report and allocating 2024 and 2025 annual fees into  
the general allocation and acquisition sub funds are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(5).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-24)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00751  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Acceptance of a Donation to Santa Barbara County  
Animal Services from the Bruce William Popplewell Living Trust, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve the acceptance of a donation bequest to Santa Barbara County Animal Services in the  
amount of $23,632.53 from the Bruce William Popplewell Living Trust;  
b) Authorize the Santa Barbara County Animal Services Director to sign the Consent and Approval  
of Beneficiary form and waive the right to a 180-day review period as set forth in California Probate  
Code Section 16461;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009648 in the amount of $23,633.00 to establish  
appropriations for unanticipated revenue in Animal Services Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 from the  
Bruce William Popplewell Living Trust; and  
d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative and fiscal activity of the County, which will not  
result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment; and is therefore, not a “project” as  
defined for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) or (b)(5).  
A-25)  
24-00730  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding an update to the Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans  
and Nourishment (BEACON)/County of Santa Barbara Cooperative Agreement for the Cold  
Springs and San Ysidro Debris Basin Improvement Projects, First District, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the updated BEACON/County of Santa Barbara  
Cooperative Agreement for the Cold Springs and San Ysidro Debris Basin Improvement Projects;  
and  
b) Determine that executing an updated Cooperative Agreement is an organizational and  
administrative activity that will not result in changes in the environment, and therefore the action does  
not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),  
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
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Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00517  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Flood Benefit Assessment Program for Fiscal Year (FY)  
2024-2025, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Make a determination upon each assessment described in the Report filed by the Board at the  
June 25, 2024 meeting and direct staff to record the Report;  
b) Adopt a Resolution confirming Flood Control Benefit Assessment for FY 2024-2025 and direct  
staff to record the Resolution;  
c) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Ordinance  
3150, the Flood Control Benefit Assessment Ordinance, Relating to Benefit Assessments for Flood  
Control Services imposing Flood Control Benefit Assessments for FY 2024-2025 (Ordinance  
introduced on June 25, 2024); and  
d) Find that the assessment revenue will be used for meeting operating expenses, including employee  
wage rates and fringe benefits, purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment, or materials, meeting  
financial reserve needs and requirements and obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to  
maintain service within existing service areas; and that the recalculation and imposition of the annual  
Flood Control Benefit Assessment are therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(1, 2, 3, and 4); and direct staff to  
file the Notice of Exemption with the Clerk of the Board.  
A-27)  
24-00729  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Actions from the Impacts of Flooding and Storms and the Termination of Emergency Actions, as  
follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Determine that the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works Director and described in the  
prior reports for the 2023 and 2024 winter storm events have terminated;  
b) 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;  
c) 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 CEQA pursuant to State CEQA  
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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  
d) 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-28)  
24-00731  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding agreements for Routine Maintenance, Engineering, and Real  
Property Services for Emergency Response Efforts and As-Needed Services, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreements for Services of Independent  
Contractor for as-needed work for the Flood Control’s routine maintenance work, to respond to  
emergency situations, prevention and repair work, and for any other flood control purposes for the  
period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 with the following contractors:  
i) Bob’s Backhoe and Trucking (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $2,000,000.00;  
ii) CalPortland Construction (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $1,000,000.00;  
iii) Cushman Contracting Corporation (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed  
$1,000,000.00;  
iv) Granite Construction Company (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $2,000,000.00;  
v) Lash Construction Company (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $2,000,000.00;  
vi) R.W. Scott Construction Company, Inc. (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed  
$2,000,000.00;  
vii) Specialty Construction Inc. (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $1,000,000.00;  
viii) Tomasini Excavation (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $1,000,000.00; and  
ix) V. Lopez Jr. and Sons General Engineering Contractors, Inc. (a local vendor) in the amount of  
not to exceed $1,000,000.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor with Tierra Contracting Inc. (a local vendor) in the amount of  
not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for as-needed work for the Flood Control’s routine maintenance  
work, to respond to emergency situations, prevention and repair work, and for any other flood  
control purposes for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in a form substantially similar  
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to the template, and upon the review and concurrence of the Auditor Controller, Risk Management,  
and County Counsel;  
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Agreements for Services of Independent  
Contractor for engineering services needed for the Capital Improvement Program, to respond to  
emergency situations, prevention and repair work, and for any other flood control purposes for the  
period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 with the following consultants:  
i) Bengal Engineering, Inc. (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $300,000.00;  
ii) Filippin Engineering (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $600,000.00; and  
iii) Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (a local vendor) in the amount of not to exceed $300,000.00;  
d) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Hamner, Jewell and Associates (a tri-county vendor) for real property and land  
acquisition services needed for the Capital Improvement Program, Flood Control’s routine  
maintenance work, to respond to emergency situations, prevention and repair work, and for any  
other flood control purposes in the amount of not to exceed $300,000.00 for the period of July 1,  
2024 through June 30, 2025;  
e) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Enviroscaping Inc. (a local vendor) for installation, maintenance, and landscaping of  
revegetation sites for Capital Improvement Program, Flood Control’s routine maintenance work, to  
respond to emergency situations, prevention and repair work, and for any other flood control  
purposes in the amount of not to exceed $175,000.00 for the period of July 1, 2024 through June  
30, 2025; and  
f) Find that the recommended actions to award as-needed contracts for maintenance, emergency,  
engineering, real property, revegetation/maintenance services, and other types of flood control work  
are fiscal activities not constituting a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental  
Quality Act, as set forth in 14 CCR 15378(b)(4).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-29)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00732  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Annual Routine Maintenance Plan, Fiscal Year (FY)  
2024-2025, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve the FY 2024-2025 Annual Routine Maintenance Plan, including the individual  
maintenance projects described in the Plan; and  
b) For the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA):  
i) Find that the FY 2024-2025 Annual Routine Maintenance Plan is within the scope of the Program  
Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the Updated Routine Maintenance Program [01-EIR-01;  
State Clearinghouse No. 2001031043] and subsequent annual addenda which adequately describe  
this activity for the purposes of the CEQA;  
ii) Find that pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15168(c)(2) and 15162(a), after  
considering the PEIR certified by the Board of Directors in November 2001, and subsequent annual  
addendums, that no subsequent Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is required  
because: i) no substantial changes are proposed which require major revisions of the PEIR; ii) no  
substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is  
undertaken which require major revisions of the PEIR; and iii) no new information of substantial  
importance concerning the project’s significant effects or mitigation measures, which was not known  
and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time that the PEIR  
was certified, has been received;  
iii) Find that the proposed actions described in the Exempt Facilities Section of the FY 2024-2025  
Annual Routine Maintenance Plan are for the operation and maintenance of existing public  
structures, facilities or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that  
which presently exists and that the proposed actions are therefore exempt from CEQA pursuant to  
the State’s CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, and direct the Clerk of the Board to file the CEQA  
Notice of Exemption for each exempt facility project described in the FY 2024-2025 Annual  
Routine Maintenance Plan;  
iv) Determine that the addenda to the previously certified PEIR (01-EIR-01) contained within the  
FY 2024-2025 Annual Routine Maintenance Plan have been completed in compliance with the  
CEQA and adopt the mitigation measures included for each project as the Mitigation and  
Monitoring Plan pursuant to the State’s CEQA Guidelines Section 15168 (c)(3); and  
v) Approve and adopt the CEQA Findings included in the FY 2024-2025 Annual Routine  
Maintenance Plan.  
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Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00728  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER  
AGENCY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER  
CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding Authority to Submit Grant Applications for Flood Control,  
Water Agency, and Project Clean Water Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Supervisors:  
a) Authorize the Project Clean Water Manager or designee to seek and apply for clean water  
projects and program grants from federal or state government agencies or other funding entities  
during FY 2024-2025;  
b) Find that the proposed action is related to creation of a government funding mechanism and other  
fiscal activities which do 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 Guideline Section 15378 (b)(4);  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:  
c) Authorize the Water Agency Manager or designee to seek and apply for water related projects  
and program grants from federal or state government agencies or other funding entities during FY  
2024-2025;  
d) Find that the proposed action is related to creation of a government funding mechanism and other  
fiscal activities which do 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  
CEQA pursuant to Guideline Section 15378 (b)(4);  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
e) Authorize the Deputy Director, Engineering Manager, Environmental Manager or designee to  
seek and apply for flood control, watershed management, fish passage projects, and program grants  
from federal or state government agencies or other funding entities during FY 2024-2025; and  
f) Find that the proposed action is related to creation of a government funding mechanism and other  
fiscal activities which do 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  
CEQA pursuant to Guideline Section 15378 (b)(4).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-31)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00733  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to Hollister Widening and Streetscape  
Environmental Clearance Contract, Project No. 862382, Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor Rincon Consultants, Inc., 209 East Victoria Street, Suite B,  
Santa Barbara, California 93101 to amend the scope of work to include additional support and  
analysis required to prepare a Historical Properties Treatment Plan (HPTP) and Programmatic  
Agreement for the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), increase the payment amount by  
$39,971.00, for a new total not-to exceed amount of $129,383.33, and to extend the term of the  
Agreement to June 30, 2026; and  
b) Find that the proposed contract extension, does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of  
the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(5) (Organizational or  
administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.), therefore no environmental document is required.  
A-32)  
24-00734  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the release of a monument deposit for the Final Map of Tract  
No. 14,735, The Knoll, Second District, as follows:  
a) Authorize and direct the Clerk of the Board to release the monument deposit set in the amount of  
$16,920.00 paid by bond number SAIFSU0666138, that was posted to guarantee the payment of  
the cost of setting of the interior monuments for Final Map Tract No. 14,735, pursuant to  
Government Code Section 66496 of the State Subdivision Map Act; and  
b) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15162, no new effects will occur and no new mitigation measures would be required as a result of  
the recommended actions because there are no substantial changes proposed, no substantial  
changes in circumstances, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental  
effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the  
recommended actions are within the scope of the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the “The  
Knoll” development [08NGD-00000-00020] as adopted by the Santa Barbara Planning  
Commission on December 10, 2008, and no new environmental document is required.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-33)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00735  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding adopting and rescinding various traffic controls, First and  
Fourth Districts, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution to establish various traffic controls and rescind existing parking restrictions on  
roadways in the First and Fourth 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-34)  
24-00736  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Clark Ave Medians, Islands, and Trap Lane; County Project  
No. 862430, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office, for  
construction of Clark Ave Medians, Islands, and Trap Lane;  
b) Award the construction contract in the amount of $296,172.00 to the lowest responsible bidder,  
R. Burke Corporation, P.O. Box 957, San Luis Obispo CA 93406, subject to the provision of  
documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications applicable to the project, as required  
under California law;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract, which has been reviewed  
and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized  
representatives;  
d) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve change orders for a contingency  
amount up to $27,309.00 for the construction of County Project No. 862430, for a total not to  
exceed authorization of $323,481.00; and  
e) 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 direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on  
that basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-35)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00737  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to an Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with MNS Engineer’s, Inc., as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the second amendment to the Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor with MNS Engineers Incorporated for construction engineering  
services “as needed” to extend the term of the agreement through December 31, 2024 with work  
being initiated via Task Orders;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute Task Orders and  
approve Task Order amendments within the scope of the Agreement, upon concurrence with the  
Auditor-Controller’s Office and the Office of County Counsel, provided that no individual Task  
Order shall exceed $2,000,000.00 without separate Board approval;  
c) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to make immaterial changes to  
the Agreement in accordance with Section 36 of the Agreement; and  
d) Find that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(5) (Organizational or  
administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment).  
A-36)  
24-00738  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Cooperative Agreement and construction of Cycle 4  
Measure A Safe Routes to School and Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Projects; Third, Fourth,  
and Fifth Districts, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Cooperative Agreement with the Santa Barbara  
County Association of Governments (SBCAG) to receive Cycle 4 Measure A North County Safe  
Routes to School and Bicycle and Pedestrian Program funding in the amount of $184,000.00 for the  
Orcutt School Crossings Safety Improvements Project and $140,000.00 for MOVE Santa  
Barbara’s Safe Routes to School in North County education and awareness program;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to advertise for bids for the  
projects as described in the Cooperative Agreement; and  
c) Find these projects exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act  
pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations 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 direct staff to file a Notice  
of Exemption on that basis.  
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A-37)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00739  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response  
Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Termination of Emergency Actions, as follows:  
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 Road  
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 the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works Director and described in the  
report have terminated;  
c) Determine that the 2023 winter storms (23STM1 and 23STM2) emergency actions were found  
by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(d) on February 7, 2023. A Notice of  
Exemption was filed on this basis on February 7, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope  
of that Notice of Exemption;  
d) Determine that the 2024 winter storm (24STM1 and 24STM2) emergency actions were found  
by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of 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  
e) Determine that the Refugio Rd culvert repair emergency actions were found by the Board to be  
exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269 on May  
10, 2024, as they involve specific actions to prevent and mitigate an emergency associated with a  
failed culvert threatening public road infrastructure. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on  
May 10, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.  
A-38)  
24-00742  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Easement Deed Agreement with Rasmussen over  
County-owned APN 137-710-017, Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Easement Deed Agreement between Lynette  
Rasmussen and the County of Santa Barbara to condition the use of APN 137-710-017; and  
b) Determine that the above action is not a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because it consists of organizational  
or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-39)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00740  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Professional Services Agreements with Geosyntec  
Consultants Inc., for regulatory compliance consulting services at County-owned/operated solid  
waste facilities, First and Third Districts, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement for groundwater and landfill gas  
compliance consulting services with Geosyntec Consultants (a local vendor) for the amount not to  
exceed $312,980.00 for a term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement for stormwater compliance consulting  
services with Geosyntec Consultants for the amount not to exceed $210,200.00 for a term of July  
1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and  
c) 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 consist of  
organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect  
physical changes in the environment.  
A-40)  
24-00743  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with  
SPICE Integration Corporation, Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor, with SPICE Integration Corporation provide programming, computer integration, and  
hardware and software upgrade services for the Tajiguas ReSource Center for the period of July 1,  
2024 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $260,847.49;  
b) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to approve and execute amendments up to a  
contingency amount of 10% ($26,000.00) during the term of the agreement for a total contract  
amount of $286,847.49; and  
c) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15162 no substantial changes are proposed, 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 the contract for programming, computer integration and  
hardware and software upgrades for ongoing operation of the ReSource Center facilities is within  
the scope of the project covered by the prior environmental review, the Final Subsequent  
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (12EIR-00000-000020) SCH No. 2012041068 and  
Subsequent EIR Revision Letter and Errata dated May 27, 2016 certified by the Board of  
Supervisors on July 12, 2016, Final Subsequent EIR Addendum dated August 11, 2017 (revised  
October 26, 2017) considered by the Board of Supervisors on November 14, 2017, and second  
Addendum dated August 15, 2023 considered by the Board on October 3, 2023 and November 7,  
2023, therefore, no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration shall be prepared for this action.  
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Board of Supervisors  
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A-41)  
24-00720  
Consider recommendations regarding a Contribution of $10,000.00 to Goleta Valley South Little  
League from the Office of Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the contribution of $10,000.00 to Goleta Valley South Little League from  
the Second District 990 fund balance, Board Revision Request No. 0009634;  
b) Find that the above program is necessary to meet the recreational and social needs of the youth in  
the County; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are not a project under  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
Hearing Requests  
A-42)  
24-00754  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Consumer Price Index (CPI) Adjustment of the Fiscal Year  
(FY) 2024-2025 Library Special Tax Rate for County Service Area (CSA) No. 3 (greater Goleta),  
as follows:  
a) Receive a written report that contains a description of each parcel of real property receiving the  
extended library facilities and services in CSA No. 3 (Goleta) and the amount of the special tax for  
each parcel for FY 2024-2025;  
b) Direct Community Services Department staff to file the Report with the Clerk of the Board; and  
c) Set a hearing for July 16, 2024 to consider recommendations, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for July 16, 2024. Time estimate: 10 minutes)  
i) Adopt a Resolution that confirms the Report and adjusts the FY 2024-2025 library special tax  
rate in CSA No. 3 by 3.50%; and  
ii) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a project under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and  
15378(b)(5) because the actions consist of organizational or administrative actions that will have no  
direct physical impact on the environment and the creation of government funding mechanisms or  
other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-43)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00755  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Orcutt and Providence  
Landing Community Facilities Districts Special Tax Levy, as follows:  
a) Receive the Administration Reports summarizing the Proposed FY 2024-2025 Special Tax Levy  
for the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2002-1 (Orcutt Community  
Plan) and for the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2004-1 (Providence  
Landing); and  
b) Set a hearing to consider the FY 2024-2025 Special Tax Levy for the County of Santa Barbara  
Community Facilities District No. 2002-1 (Orcutt Community Plan) and for the County of Santa  
Barbara Community Facilities District No. 2004-1 (Providence Landing), as follows:  
(Set a hearing for July 16, 2024. Time estimate: 10 minutes)  
i) Adopt a Resolution Levying Special Taxes within the County of Santa Barbara Community  
Facilities District No. 2002-1 (Orcutt Community Plan);  
ii) Adopt a Resolution Levying Special Taxes within the County of Santa Barbara Community  
Facilities District No. 2004-1 (Providence Landing);  
iii) Certify the list of all parcels within the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District No.  
2002-1 (Orcutt Community Plan) subject to the special tax levy including the amount of the tax to  
be levied on each parcel for FY 2024-2025 and direct the Clerk of the Board or other designated  
official to file with the County Auditor the certified list;  
iv) Certify the list of all parcels within the County of Santa Barbara Community Facilities District  
No. 2004-1 (Providence Landing) subject to the special tax levy including the amount of the tax to  
be levied on each parcel for FY 2024-2025 and direct the Clerk of the Board or other designated  
official to file with the County Auditor the certified list; and  
v) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a project under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and  
15378(b)(5) because the actions consist of organizational or administrative actions that will have no  
direct physical impact on the environment and the creation of government funding mechanisms or  
other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 9, 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  
24-00761  
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.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Pacific Pipeline Company, et al. v. Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, et al.; U.S. District  
Court Central District of California Case No. 2:23-cv-09218.  
American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County  
Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957)  
Public employee performance evaluation: County Executive Officer.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
24-00752  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to Section 32-21 of the County  
Code to include collection enforcement options for Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT), as follows:  
(EST. TIME: 5 MIN.)  
a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 32 - Taxation,  
Article II. Transients, Sec. 32-21 of the Santa Barbara County Code authorizing the Treasurer-Tax  
Collector to use specific actions to collect delinquent TOTs, penalties and interest;  
b) Read the title (Ordinance Amending Chapter 32 - Taxation, Article II. Transients, Section 32-21  
of the Santa Barbara County Code to Include Collection Enforcement Options for TOT) and waive  
further reading of the Ordinance in full; and  
c) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of July 16, 2024 to consider recommendations, as  
follows:  
i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 32 - Taxation,  
Article II. Transients, Sec. 32-21 of the Santa Barbara County Code authorizing the Treasurer-Tax  
Collector to use specific actions to collect delinquent TOTs, penalties and interest; and  
ii) 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  
government fiscal 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: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
2)  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
24-00759  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Second Reading of a Transient Occupancy  
Tax (TOT) Increase Ballot Measure for November 2024 General Election Ballot, as follows: (4/5  
Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Section 32-12 of the Santa  
Barbara County Code to increase the TOT rate from the current level of twelve percent (12%) to  
fourteen percent (14%) of the rent charged in the unincorporated areas of the County;  
b) Adopt a Resolution submitting the proposed Ordinance and ballot language proposing to increase  
the TOT rate to fourteen percent (14%) to the electorate for approval, and requesting and ordering  
consolidation with the November 5, 2024 General Election; 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 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: POLICY  
3)  
24-00727  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council  
and Santa Barbara County Fire Department Fuels Reduction and Wildfire Prevention Activities, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the following presentation as informational only for fuel reduction, educational  
activities and related accomplishments managed by the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council and  
the Santa Barbara County Fire Department; 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.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
July 9, 2024  
Adjourned at 2:55 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, July 16, 2024  
Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
511 East Lakeside Parkway  
Santa Maria  
Challenges  
IF YOU CHALLENGE A DETERMINATION MADE ON A MATTER ON THIS AGENDA IN  
COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE  
ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN  
CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC  
HEARING.  
Announcements  
The meeting of Tuesday, July 9, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 5:00 PM and  
on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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