County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Das Williams, Chair  
Second District - Laura Capps  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino, Vice Chair  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Action Summary  
Friday, June 16, 2023  
9:00 AM  
BUDGET HEARING  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING  
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR  
105 E. ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA  
The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of the Flood Control & Water  
Conservation District, Water Agency, the Santa Barbara Fund for Public and Educational Access and other  
Special Districts.  
Live 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.  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Present:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Pledge of Allegiance  
County Executive Officer's Report  
23-00001  
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.  
No report from the County Executive Officer, Mona Miyasato.  
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)  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
23-00561  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming June 19, 2023 as Juneteenth 2023 in Santa Barbara County.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Hartmann, seconded by Supervisor Williams,  
that this matter be adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. 23-136  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
A-2)  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
23-00562  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of June 2023 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2023 in Santa  
Barbara County.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Hartmann, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino,  
that this matter be adopted.  
RESOLUTION NO. 23-137  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann, and  
Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
1 - Supervisor Nelson  
Abstained:  
Budget Hearing  
Santa Barbara County Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Plan  
All times shown are estimates for planning purposes. Items may be heard earlier or later than  
listed on the Agenda. Departmental presentations not completed on Friday, June 16, 2023 may be  
considered on Monday, June 20, 2023. If Budget Hearings are continued to Monday, June 20, 2023,  
the Board of Supervisors may discuss, or discuss again, budget items for any County Department,  
County Function or Special Issue listed for discussion on Friday, June 16, 2023.  
Persons may address the Board at the conclusion of each Functional Group presentation.  
Please refer to page two (2) of this Agenda for details regarding current methods of participation.  
Matters not listed on the Agenda or of a general nature may be addressed during the Public Comment  
Period at the end of each day's hearing. Additionally, pursuant to Government Code Section 29082,  
each department has an opportunity to address the Board regarding their recommended budget. At the  
Board's discretion, departments may be asked to respond to questions regarding their recommended  
budget or make a formal departmental update. Staff will be available from each Department to respond  
to questions and to provide information as requested by the Board.  
9:00 A.M. Introduction  
Budget Overview  
Functional Group | Health & Human Services  
Social Services  
Behavioral Wellness  
Public Health  
Child Support Services  
First 5  
Public Comment  
Re: Functional Group | Health & Human Services - Nancy McCradie, Susan  
Horne, MaryEllen Rehse, Traile Easland, and Eplanet Thunderstriker addressed  
the Board.  
Functional Group | Community Resources & Public Facilities  
Public Works  
Agriculture, Weights & Measures  
Planning & Development  
Community Services  
Public Comment  
Re: Functional Group | Community Resources & Public Facilities - Eplanet  
Thunderstriker and Jenna Norton addressed the Board.  
Functional Group | General Government & Support Services  
Auditor-Controller  
Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator  
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor  
Human Resources  
General Services  
Information Technology  
Public Comment  
No requests to speak.  
Functional Group | Public Safety  
District Attorney  
Probation  
Public Defender  
Sheriff  
Fire  
Public Comment  
Re: Functional Group | Public Safety - Maureen Earls, Eplanet Thunderstriker,  
and Gail Osherenko addressed the Board.  
Functional Group | Policy & Executive  
County Counsel  
Board of Supervisors  
County Executive Office & General County Programs  
Public Comment  
Re: Functional Group | Policy & Executive - Eplanet Thunderstriker addressed  
the Board.  
Board Deliberation  
23-00002  
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) (23-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
Re: Concerned with Various Perceived Injustices in Government – Eplanet  
Thunderstriker addressed the Board  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
23-00563  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Recommended  
Budget Hearings, as follows:  
Acting concurrently as the Board of Supervisors; Board of Directors, Fire Protection District;  
Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District; Board of Directors, Laguna  
County Sanitation District; Board of Directors, Water Agency; and other Special Districts under  
the supervision and control of the Board of Supervisors:  
a) Receive, consider, and file the FY 2023-2024 Recommended Budget, which includes the  
County’s General Operating Budget as well as budgets of Special Districts governed by the Board  
of Supervisors;  
b) Approve County Executive Officer’s recommended expansions and final budget adjustments to  
the FY 2023-2024 Recommended Budget;  
c) Adopt the Resolution entitled In the Matter of Adopting the Budget for FY 2023-2024;  
d) Approve budget adjustments as amended during Budget Hearings, to the FY 2023-2024  
Recommended Budget;  
e) Delegate authority to the Chair to execute single-year renewals of grants and contracts  
previously approved by the Board and included in the FY 2023-2024 Recommended Budget,  
where contract amounts are within 10% of previously contracted amounts;  
f) Receive the draft Salary Resolution, direct any specific changes made during the June 2023  
budget hearings, and adopt that amended Salary Resolution to be effective June 26, 2023, which  
updates job classifications and department position allocations to include positions approved by the  
Board during the FY 2023-2024 Budget Hearings;  
g) Adopt position changes previously approved by the County Executive Officer during FY  
2022-2023 under Board Resolution 99-486; and  
h) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4) that the above fiscal activities are not a project subject to CEQA.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
Received and filed staff presentation and conducted a public hearing.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Lavagnino, seconded by Supervisor Nelson, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
Acting concurrently as the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Directors, Fire  
Protection District, Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation  
District, Laguna County Sanitation District, Santa Barbara County Water  
Agency and other Special Districts under the supervision and control of the  
Board of Supervisors:  
a) Received, considered, and filed the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Recommended  
Budget, which includes the County's General Operating Budget as well as  
budgets of Special Districts governed by the Board of Supervisors;  
b) Approved County Executive Officer's recommended expansions and final budget  
adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Recommended Budget;  
c) Adopted;  
RESOLUTION NO. 23-138  
d) Approved as reflected in Attachment (E) per Board direction at the hearing of  
June 16, 2023;  
e) Delegated;  
f) Received and adopted;  
RESOLUTION NO. 23-139  
g) Adopted; and  
h) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
2)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
23-00564  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024  
Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as Successor Agency to the former  
County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency, as follows:  
a) Adopt the Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara as the  
Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency, entitled In the  
Matter of Adopting the Budget for FY 2023-2024 for the County of Santa Barbara as Successor  
Agency to the Former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency; and  
b) Find that the proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it  
consists of government fiscal, organizational, or administrative activities that will not result in direct  
or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
Received and filed staff presentation and conducted a public hearing.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Hartmann, seconded by Supervisor Lavagnino,  
that this matter be acted on as follows:  
Acting as the Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara  
Redevelopment Agency:  
a) Adopted; and  
RESOLUTION NO. 23-140  
b) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
Adjourned at 12:01 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, June 20, 2023  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor  
Santa Barbara  
Challenges  
IF YOU CHALLENGE A DETERMINATION MADE ON A MATTER ON THIS AGENDA IN COURT, YOU  
MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE  
PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE TO THE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC HEARING.  
Announcements  
The meeting of Friday, June 16, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20  
at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 10:00 AM and on Monday, June  
19, 2023, at 5:00 PM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
http://www.countyofsb.org