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, August 27, 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  
August 27, 2024  
24-00875  
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_7KZ_mzQHTvShkPZ8NNz2TQ>  
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.  
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Agenda  
August 27, 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.  
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Agenda  
August 27, 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  
August 27, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the August 20, 2024 Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
24-00001  
County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on  
County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major  
projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and  
the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and  
no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.  
Administrative Agenda  
All matters listed hereunder constitute a consent agenda, and will be acted upon by a single roll  
call vote of the Board. Matters listed on the Administrative Agenda will be read only on the  
request of a member of the Board or the public, in which event the matter shall be removed from  
the Administrative Agenda and considered as a separate item.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-1)  
A-2)  
A-3)  
24-00864  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Maria ‘Kloudy’ Gonzalez upon her retirement from  
the Public Health Department after over 27 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens  
of Santa Barbara County.  
24-00866  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Carmen Vargas upon her retirement from the Public  
Health Department after over 40 Years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa  
Barbara County.  
24-00871  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming August 26, 2024 as Women’s Equality Day in Santa Barbara  
County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
24-00876  
Honorary Resolutions  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
A-4)  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Nancy Anderson upon her departure from the  
County of Santa Barbara.  
Administrative Items  
A-5)  
24-00853  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding establishing Property Tax Rates and Levying Taxes for Fiscal  
Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution establishing the property tax rates and levying taxes for the taxing agencies in  
the County of Santa Barbara for the FY 2024-2025; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because they 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-6)  
24-00854  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the authorization for 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 (FY) ended June 30, 2024 (FY 2023-2024) which require 4/5  
approval vote from the Board of Supervisors; and  
b) 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.  
A-7)  
24-00858  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with  
Miller Security and Investigations, Inc. d.b.a. Bomar Security and Investigations for Fiscal Years  
(FYs) 2024 - 2026 for Security Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Miller Security and Investigations, Inc. d.b.a. Bomar Security and Investigations  
(Bomar) (a local vendor) for the provision of security services for a total maximum contract amount  
not to exceed $1,644,800.00, inclusive of $814,800.00 for FY 2024-2025 and $830,000.00 for  
FY 2025-2026, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026;  
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b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to  
suspend, delay, or interrupt the services for convenience per Section 20 of the Agreement, make  
immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26, and modify service locations and schedules  
per Exhibit A-2, 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;  
c) Find, in accordance with California Government Code Section 31000, that the County does not  
have the employee resources to complete the security work to be provided by Bomar and that the  
County’s economic interests are served by the Agreement; and  
d) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal  
activities that 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-8)  
24-00859  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Participation Agreement (PA) with the California Mental  
Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) for the Quality Measures and Performance Improvement  
Program for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2025, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a PA with CalMHSA for the Quality  
Measures and Performance Improvement Program for the fixed rate of $25,000.00 and additional  
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Sets (HEDIS) costs not to exceed $5,000.00 over  
the fixed rate, for a maximum agreement amount of $30,000.00 from February 7, 2024, to  
December 31, 2024;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to  
adjust Program timelines and technical requirements per Exhibit A of the Agreement and approve of  
additional analysis of the HEDIS data per Exhibit B, all without altering the maximum agreement  
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 that 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-9)  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
24-00849  
CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES  
Consider recommendations regarding a Plan of Cooperation with California Department of Child  
Support Services (DCSS), as follows:  
a) Receive and file a report on the executed Amended Plan of Cooperation with the California  
DCSS for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025 (Federal Fiscal Year 2025)  
which reflects child support program responsibilities for DCSS and Santa Barbara County Child  
Support Services; and  
b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as it is an administrative government activity  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-10)  
A-11)  
A-12)  
24-00860  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve the appointment of Paul Clementi, Budget Director, as the County Member to the Santa  
Barbara Countywide Oversight Board related to redevelopment successor agency activity.  
24-00867  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009763; 0010029; 0010084; 0010089; and 0010090.  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
24-00766  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance renewing Santa Barbara County Code Chapter  
12A, County-Owned Property, Article II, Real Property Procedures, Sections 12A-10, 12A-10.1,  
12A-11, and 12A-11.1 pertaining to the administration and procedures for managing  
County-owned property and renewing delegations of authority therein, as follows:  
a) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance renewing delegations of  
authority for Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 12A, County-Owned Property, Article II, Real  
Property Procedures, Sections 12A-10, 12A-10.1, 12A-11, and12A-11.1, pertaining to the  
administration and procedures for managing County-owned property therein; and  
b) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as they consist of “general policy and  
procedure making” and pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational or  
administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment, and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-13)  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
24-00846  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Construction Agreement for the Calle Real Water Loop  
Improvements Phase 2; County Project No. 19012; Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve the plans and specifications for the Calle Real Water Loop, Phase 2 Project on file in  
the General Services Capital Projects office;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Agreement in the Base Bid amount  
of $744,254.00, plus Additive Bid Item 2, in the amount of $786,696.00 for a total contract  
amount of $1,550,930.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Tierra Contracting, Inc. (a local  
vendor), 5484 Overpass Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 for the Calle Real Water Loop Phase 2  
project;  
c) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director or Capital Division Chief  
designee, to approve change orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $90,046.50, as  
authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142(b); and  
d) Find that this contract is determined by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 14 CCR  
15302(c) because it consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or  
structures where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will  
have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced and direct staff to file a  
Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-14)  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
24-00847  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the conversion of Purchase Contract No. CN8945 with  
Vocation Training Center (VTC) for meal services at the Santa Maria Juvenile Justice Center (JJC)  
from July 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024 to a Board Contract for those services from July 1,  
2024 to June 30, 2027, referencing Bid No. 8700003, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with VTC to provide meals at the Santa Maria JJC for the period of July 1, 2024  
through June 30, 2027, not to exceed the amount of $1,914,352.00; this Agreement converts  
Purchase Contract No. CN8945 to a Board Contract referencing Bid No. 8700003 with a total  
cost not to exceed the amount of $1,914,352.00 inclusive of $104,160.00 under Purchase Contract  
No. CN8945; and this Agreement cancels, nullifies, and supersedes Purchase Contract No.  
CN8945, and any and all associated Change Order(s), which included a term of July 1, 2024  
through August 31, 2024;  
b) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve subsequent immaterial changes to  
the agreement including authorizing additional services, amending program staffing requirements,  
amending service locations, and adding program goals, outcomes, and measures, and reallocation of  
funds between funding sources. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer or designee to approve  
line-item budget changes to Attachment B-1 of the Agreement in an amount not to exceed 10% of  
the stated line-item budgeted amounts for each service. Immaterial changes can be made as long as  
the total contract amount of the agreement is not increased, and subject to the Board's ability to  
rescind this delegated authority at any time, and provided that in no event shall any such amendment  
extend the term of the agreement; and  
c) Determine that the above actions 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, and are therefore not  
a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4)  
of the CEQA guidelines.  
A-15)  
24-00851  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement, Contract No.  
IGT-23-0033, regarding transfer of Public Funds with the California Department of Health Care  
Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement  
(Contract No. IGT-23-0033) regarding transfer of Public Funds with the California Department of  
Health Care Services for the transfer of approximately $705,560.00 from Public Health to the  
Department of Health Care Services with a term of January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to execute the  
Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement with the Santa Barbara Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan for  
participation in an Intergovernmental Transfer to obtain federal financial participation leveraged on  
local dollars used for care provided to CenCal Health eligible patients with a term of January 1,  
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2023 through December 31, 2026; and  
c) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
review as they are not a project under CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since this is a  
government fiscal activity that does not involve commitment to any specific project that may result in  
a potentially significant impact on the environment.  
A-16)  
24-00862  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with Patriot  
Environmental Services, Inc. for Hauling ReSource Center Waste Liquids, Third District, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with Patriot Environmental Services, Inc. (not a local vendor) to add  
$500,000.00 to the existing board contract, for a total contract amount of $750,000.00, for hauling  
services and extend the term to June 30, 2025;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010027 increasing appropriations in the amount of  
$500,000.00 in Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management Enterprise Fund, which  
is funded by the release of Retained Earnings; and  
c) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act 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 this action is within the scope of the project covered by the prior  
environmental review including Tajiguas Landfill Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report  
(EIR) (01-EIR-05) certified by the Board of Supervisors on August 13, 2002, the Addendum to  
01-EIR-05 dated November 8, 2006 and accepted by the Board of Supervisors on December 5,  
2006, the Tajiguas Landfill Reconfiguration and Baron Ranch Restoration Project Subsequent EIR  
(08-EIR-00000-00007) (SCH No. 2008201052) certified by the Board of Supervisors on May 5,  
2009, and the Final Subsequent EIR (12-EIR-00000-00002) 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 Final  
Subsequent EIR Addendum dated July 11, 2023 (considered by the Board of Supervisors on  
October 3, 2023, therefore no new environmental document is required).  
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A-17)  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
24-00857  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding amendments to the Agreements with Innovative Construction  
Solutions and Geosyntec Consulting for the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Replacement  
Project, First District, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute Amendment  
No. 1 to the Construction Agreement with Innovative Construction Solutions for time and material  
work as-needed for the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator Replacement Project in the amount of  
$155,000.00 for a total of $205,000.00 Supplemental Work, bringing total authorization with  
prior-approved Project contingencies to $2,528,808.25;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute Amendment  
No. 2 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Geosyntec Consultants to  
extend the contract duration through June 30, 2025 and to increase the amount $44,578.00 for a  
total authorization with prior-approved contingencies to $587,183.50 to provide continued  
construction management and engineering services; and  
c) Find that the recommended actions to amend contracts with ICS and Geosyntec Consultants 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). A Notice of Exemption for the Toro Canyon Oil Water  
Separator Replacement Project was filed with the Clerk of the Board on July 27, 2023.  
A-18)  
24-00850  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for the exchange of Federal Highway dollars for  
the State of California 2023-2024 Exchange and State Match Program, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the State of California,  
Department of Transportation, for the exchange of Federal Highway dollars for Non-Federal State  
Highway Account dollars, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 apportionments in the amount of  
$558,114.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to apportion these Regional  
Surface Transportation Program funds to the City of Buellton, the City of Guadalupe and the City of  
Solvang for FY 2023-2024, in the amounts established under Section 182.6(d)(1) of the Streets  
and Highways Code and by Santa Barbara County Association of Governments guidelines; and  
c) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(4) (government fiscal activities).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-19)  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
24-00870  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Isla Vista Trash Capture Project, Project No. 56STC,  
Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign plans and specifications for the Isla Vista Trash Capture  
Project;  
b) Award the Construction Contract for the Isla Vista Trash Capture Project in the base contract  
amount of $532,140.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Taylor Jane Construction L.P., subject to  
the provisions of documents and certifications, as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable  
to the project and as required by law;  
c) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the Construction  
Contract upon return of the contractor’s executed contract documents, in a form substantially similar  
to the template, and the review and approval of the County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk  
Manager or their authorized representatives;  
d) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve changes or additions to the work  
being performed under the Construction Contract, in an amount not to exceed $39,107.00, for a  
total not to exceed amount of $571,247.00, to complete the work within the scope of the  
Agreement for the Isla Vista Trash Capture Project;  
e) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Filippin Engineering (a local vendor) to provide construction management and  
inspection services for the Isla Vista Trash Capture Project, for the period of August 27, 2024  
through December 31, 2024 in an amount not to exceed $90,070.00;  
f) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to make immaterial changes in  
accordance with Section 39 of the Agreement, and to make amendments to the Professional  
Services Agreement with Filippin Engineering in an amount not to exceed $9,007.00, for a total not  
to exceed amount of $99,077.00, and to extend the term of the Agreement by up to one-year to  
complete the work within the scope of the Agreement;  
g) Approve $358,710.00 of American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund  
(ARPA) to Project Clean Water Stormwater Trash Controls, funded by an offsetting reduction to  
the Santa Maria River Re-alignment Project;  
h) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010015 of $486,126.00 to increase appropriations  
from $500,000.00 to $986,126.00 in Public Works Project Clean Water General Fund for Capital  
Assets, and transfer appropriations of $358,710.00 to the Public Works Guadalupe Flood Zone  
Fund for Other Financing Sources funded by an Operating Transfer from General County Programs  
General Fund; and  
i) Find this proposed project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines15378(b), as the project involves the minor alteration of  
existing public structures within the public road to provide for improvements in public health and  
safety. The project will occur within and below the roadway where no sensitive resources are  
located, and there are no unusual circumstances resulting in significant impacts which would threaten  
the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-20)  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
24-00861  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with Pacific Petroleum  
California, Inc. for hauling and storing ReSource Center Waste Liquids, Third District, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with Pacific Petroleum California, Inc. (a local vendor) to increase contract  
by $250,000.00, for a total contract amount of $500,000.00, for tank rental services at the Tajiguas  
ReSource Center;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010027 increasing appropriations in the amount of  
$250,000.00 in Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management Enterprise Fund, which  
is funded by the release of Retained Earnings; and  
c) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act 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 this action is within the scope of the project covered by the prior  
environmental review including Tajiguas Landfill Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report  
(EIR) (01-EIR-05) certified by the Board of Supervisors on August 13, 2002, the Addendum to  
01-EIR-05 dated November 8, 2006 and accepted by the Board of Supervisors on December 5,  
2006, the Tajiguas Landfill Reconfiguration and Baron Ranch Restoration Project Subsequent EIR  
(08-EIR-00000-00007) (SCH No. 2008201052) certified by the Board of Supervisors on May 5,  
2009, and the Final Subsequent EIR (12-EIR-00000-00002) 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 Final  
Subsequent EIR Addendum dated August 15, 2023 (considered by the Board of Supervisors on  
October 3 and November 7, 2023, therefore no new environmental document is required).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-21)  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
24-00865  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Laguna Sanitation District Solomon Creek Trunk Line  
Rehabilitation Project Award, Fourth District, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Approve plans and specifications for the Solomon Creek Trunk Line Rehabilitation Project,  
Project No. SOLSWR, on file in the Laguna County Sanitation District office;  
b) Award the Construction Contract in the base amount of $1,095,665.50 to the lowest responsible  
bidder, Performance Pipeline Technologies, Incorporated, (not a local vendor), subject to the  
provision of documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the  
project, as required under California law;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Construction Contract with Performance Pipeline  
Technologies, Incorporated;  
d) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve change orders for a contingency  
amount up to $60,000.00 for the construction of Solomon Creek Trunk Line Rehabilitation Project,  
Project No. SOLSWR for a total, not-to-exceed contract amount of $1,155,665.50; and  
e) Determine that the action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301(b) (Existing Facilities) of Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the California  
Code of Regulations (State CEQA Guidelines) and approve the posting of a Notice of Exemption  
on that basis.  
A-22)  
24-00852  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Waiver of Competition request to purchase pharmaceuticals  
from Federal Drug Company for incarcerated people at release from custody, as follows:  
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent, pursuant to County Code Section 2-39(c), to procure  
pharmaceuticals for incarcerated people at release from the Santa Barbara Main Jail from Federal  
Drug Company (BL5584) without being required to conduct a formal bid process; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) since this is a continuing  
administrative or maintenance activity, such as a purchase for supplies.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-23)  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
24-00872  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a License Agreement with Cox Communications California,  
LLC to maintain Search and Rescue Equipment at La Cumbre Peak, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the License Agreement with Cox Communications  
California, LLC to allow necessary Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue communication  
equipment to remain at Cox’s La Cumbre Peak location;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the RF Radiation and Safety Agreement; and  
c) Determine that the recommended action is not a “Project” within the meaning of California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the  
recommended action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve commitment to any  
specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-24)  
24-00855  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa  
Barbara Counties and Good Samaritan Shelter for Post Release Services for Pathway Home 2  
Project, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Goodwill Industries of Ventura  
and Santa Barbara Counties (local vendor) to provide Pathway Home 2 Project Post Release  
Services for a total contract not to exceed $170,000.00 for the period of August 27, 2024 through  
June 30, 2025;  
b) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to reallocate the budgeted line items of the  
Agreement with Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties for Pathway Home 2  
Project Post Release Services without exceeding the total contract amount;  
c) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, allocate the amount of unused funds from  
the previous Fiscal Year Budget to the next Fiscal Year Budget and extend the Agreement with  
Goodwill Industries of Ventura and Santa Barbara County for the Pathway Home 2 Project, subject  
to appropriations and budget approval;  
d) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, allocate the amount of unused funds from  
the previous Fiscal Year Budget to the next Fiscal Year Budget and extend the Agreement with  
Good Samaritan Shelter for the Pathway Home 2 Project, subject to appropriations and budget  
approval;  
e) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to reallocate the budgeted line items of the  
Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter for Pathway Home 2 Project without exceeding the total  
contract amount; and  
f) 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  
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August 27, 2024  
administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
A-25)  
24-00856  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Third Amendment to the Agreement with Child Abuse  
Listening Mediation (CALM) for Evidence Based Parent Education, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement with  
CALM, Inc. (local vendor), to provide Evidence Based Parent Education for a total contract  
amount not to exceed $47,154.00 for the period of July 1, 2021 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.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-26)  
24-00873  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the appointment of Jason Saltoun-Ebin to the Human Services Commission, term ending  
June 30, 2027, First District.  
ADDENDUM  
Administrative Item  
Item A-27) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:  
A-27)  
24-00879  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 620  
Successor Memorandum of Understanding (September 2, 2024 to July 4, 2027) and Amendments  
to the Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management, Appointed Executive, and Confidential  
Unrepresented Employees, as follows:  
a) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with SEIU Local 620 for terms and conditions of  
employment from September 2, 2024, through July 4, 2027;  
b) Adopt a Resolution to Amend the Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management, Appointed  
Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees (Resolution 24-155, as amended) to provide  
increases to County contributions to dependent health care coverage equivalent to the County’s  
largest employee labor group, which is currently the SEIU Local 620, beginning with Health Benefits  
Plan Year 2026 and thereafter; 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  
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the environment, and therefore is not a project subject to environmental review.  
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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
24-00877  
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.  
Suzanne Duca, et al. v. County of Santa Barbara, et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court  
Case No. 21CV02683  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code section 54956.8)  
Property: Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 061-220-009, 061-220-010, 061-261-001, 061-040-023,  
and 065-320-004 (Second Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: Public Works Director Chris  
Sneddon and General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist. Negotiating party: Mike Alvarado,  
General Manager, La Cumbre Water Company and Meredith Hendricks, Executive Director, Santa  
Barbara Land Trust. Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.  
Report from Closed Session  
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Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
24-00868  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE)  
Member Agency Annual Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file an annual member agency update presentation from CCCE; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(5), as the actions are organizational or administrative activities of  
governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
ADDENDUM  
Departmental Item No. 2) is amended as follows:  
2)  
24-00869  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the 2030 Climate Action Plan Adoption, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)  
a) Adopt the 2030 Climate Action Plan by adopting a Resolution;  
b) Adopt a Resolution directing staff to (1) identify viable measures and a goal to reduce emissions  
from oil and gas extraction and processing, (2) return to the Board within six months for  
consideration of such measures and goals;  
c) Receive and file the Implementation Cost Analysis Report;  
d) Make the required findings for certification of the 2030 Climate Action Plan Final Environmental  
Impact Report (Case No. 23EIR-00002), pursuant to the State Guidelines for Implementation of  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);  
e) Make the required findings for approval of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan  
Energy Element amendment, Case 23GPA-00004, including CEQA findings;  
f) Find the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Case No. 23GPA-0004, is exempt from  
CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3);  
g) Adopt a Resolution approving Case No. 23GPA-00004, amending Policy 8.3 and Research  
Action 8.3.1 of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan Energy Element;  
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h) Adopt a Resolution approving proposed amendments to Chapter 11, Greenhouse Gas  
Emissions, of the Environmental Thresholds and Guidelines Manual, to include new non-stationary  
source greenhouse gas emissions thresholds of significance, and the 2030 Climate Action Plan  
Consistency Checklist, in compliance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.4; and  
i) Determine that the amendment to the Environmental Thresholds and Guidelines Manual is not a  
project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3), 15378 (b)(5), and 15064.7.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
3)  
24-00863  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Wellpath and Department of Behavioral  
Wellness (DBW) Annual Report for Healthcare and Mental Health Services at Juvenile Facilities, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the annual report regarding the Agreement for Healthcare Services with  
California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG/Wellpath) and delivery of clinical treatment by DBW  
for youth detained in juvenile facilities; and  
b) Determine that 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 that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
4)  
24-00878  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the California Forensic Medical Group  
(CFMG/Wellpath) 2023 Annual Report for Healthcare Services at Sheriff’s Jail Facilities, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the 2023 Annual Report prepared by CFMG/Wellpath regarding the Agreement  
for Medical Services within Sheriff’s Office jail facilities; and  
b) 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.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
5)  
Agenda  
August 27, 2024  
24-00874  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE, PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Healthcare  
Services at Sheriff’s Jail Facilities and Probation’s Juvenile Justice Center (JJC), as follows:  
(EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation from Health Management Associates (HMA) on an RFP for  
Healthcare Services at the Sheriff’s jail facilities and Probation’s JJC;  
b) Provide any direction, as appropriate;  
c) Authorize the release of an RFP for Healthcare Services at the Sheriff’s jail facilities and  
Probation’s JJC; and  
d) 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 government  
administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
Adjourned at 4:55 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, September 10, 2024  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
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Santa Barbara  
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CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC  
HEARING.  
Announcements  
The meeting of Tuesday, August 27, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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