County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Roy Lee  
Second District - Laura Capps, Chair  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Vice Chair  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, August 19, 2025  
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  
August 19, 2025  
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:  
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and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
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  
Board Meetings are televised live on County of Santa Barbara Cable Channel 20 and on YouTube at:  
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Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication  
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and  
distributed by the Clerk of the Board to all or a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors less  
than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board Office, 105  
East Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara, CA, at the Office of the Board of Supervisors,  
Betteravia Government Center, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA and on the Internet at:  
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  
August 19, 2025  
Disability Access and Accommodation Requests  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County  
Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. The Hearing Room is wheelchair  
accessible. Accessible public parking is available behind the County Administration Building and in City  
Parking Lot #6 located at the corner of Anacapa Street and Anapamu Street. Public access to the County  
Administration Building is available through the Anacapa Street entrance.  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Maria is located at the Betteravia Government Center,  
511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible public  
parking is available at the Betteravia Government Center.  
Spanish interpreters, American Sign Language interpreters, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)  
requests, sound enhancement equipment, or other accommodations may be arranged by contacting the  
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before the Board meeting. For information  
about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or at  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convene to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the July 15, 2025 Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on  
County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major  
projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and  
the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and  
no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.  
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911 Outage Update  
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)  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of August 2025 as Child Support Awareness Month in  
Santa Barbara County.  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of August 2025 as Emergency Management Awareness  
Month in Santa Barbara County.  
A-3)  
A-4)  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Santa Ynez News.  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of August 2025 as World Breastfeeding Month in Santa  
Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-5)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Sherman Hansen upon his retirement from the  
Community Services Department after over 35 years of faithful and distinguished service to the  
citizens of Santa Barbara County.  
Administrative Items  
A-6)  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Pest Detection Agreement 25-0002-047-SF with the  
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the CDFA to detect insect  
pests for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $7,948.00; 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) and 15306.  
A-7)  
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, 2025 (FY 2024-2025) 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 FY ended June 30, 2025 (FY 2024-2025) 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-8)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Annual Countywide Risk  
Assessment and Internal Audit Plan, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the FY 2025-2026 Annual Countywide Risk Assessment and Internal Audit  
Plan in accordance with the County of Santa Barbara Internal Audit Charter; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of  
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-9)  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Participation Agreement with California Mental Health  
Services Authority (CalMHSA) for Psychiatric Inpatient Concurrent Review (PICR) Administrative  
and Fiscal Services for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair’s July 1, 2025 execution of a Participation Agreement  
with CalMHSA for PICR Program services (No. 12734-SB-PICR-25_26) for a maximum  
contract amount not to exceed $139,440.00 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026;  
and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines  
section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is governmental funding mechanism and/or fiscal activity  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-10)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding services agreements with Aurora Las Encinas, LLC (ALE)  
for psychiatric inpatient hospital services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2027; Community Care on  
Palm Riverside, LLC (CCOP) for skilled nursing facility services for FYs 2025-2028; RG Legacy  
II, LLC d.b.a. Pasadena Nursing Center (PNC) and Foothill Heights Care Center, LLC (FHCC)  
for Skilled Nursing Facility Services for FYs 2025-2027, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with ALE (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease, for the provision of  
psychiatric inpatient hospital services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed  
$820,000.00, inclusive of $410,000.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30,  
2027;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with CCOP (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease, for the provision of  
skilled nursing facility services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $705,000.00,  
inclusive of $235,000.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028;  
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with RG Legacy II, LLC d.b.a. PNC (not a local vendor), an institution for mental  
disease, for the provision of skilled nursing facility services for a total maximum contract amount not  
to exceed $850,000.00, inclusive of $425,000.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2025 through  
June 30, 2027;  
d) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with FHCC (not a local vendor), an institution for mental disease, for the provision of  
skilled nursing facility services for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,058,500.00,  
inclusive of $529,250.00 per FY, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;  
e) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to (i)  
suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience as provided in  
Section 20 of all four Agreements; (ii) make immaterial changes to the Agreement as provided in  
Section 26 of all four Agreements; (iii) reallocate funds between funding sources as provided in  
Section I.E of Exhibit B of the Agreements for CCOP, PNC, and FHCC; (iv) withhold payment for  
non-submission of service data and other information per Exhibit B of the Agreements for CCOP,  
PNC, and FHCC; (v) deny or withhold payment for unsatisfactory clinical documentation per  
Exhibit B of all four Agreements; (vi) increase the augmented service rates as provided in Exhibit  
B-1 of the Agreement for CCOP; (vii) adjust the per diem rate as provided in Exhibit B-1 of the  
Agreements for PNC and FHCC; and (viii) amend the Program goals, outcomes, and measures as  
provided in Exhibit E of all four Agreements all without altering the maximum contract amount and  
without requiring the Board of Supervisors’ approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to  
the Board of Supervisors’ ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and  
f) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal  
activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-11)  
CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Runbeck Election Services, LLC for  
Fiscal Year 2025-2026, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Services Agreement with Runbeck Election  
Services, LLC., an Arizona limited liability company, for software licensing, equipment maintenance  
and support services for the Agilis Ballot Sorting Equipment for the term ending June 30, 2026, and  
in the amount of $34,641.93;  
b) Authorize the Clerk-Recorder-Assessor and Registrar of Voters or designee to exercise  
contingency, if needed, for additional repair and maintenance costs up to $10,358.07, 23% of the  
base contract amount, for a total not to exceed contract amount of $45,000.00; and  
c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because the actions  
consist of organizational and administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-12)  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Professional Engineering Service Agreement with Stantec  
Consulting Services, Inc. (Stantec) for Isla Vista Stairway Repairs, Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the professional service agreement with Stantec for  
Isla Vista stairway repairs; and  
b) Determine that the Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to Section 15302 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA which consists  
of the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures or facilities 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-13)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Grant Resolution for California State Parks Division of  
Boating and Waterways (DBW) for the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Program  
at Cachuma Lake, Third District, as follows:  
a) Adopt and approve the Resolution authorizing the Community Services Director to:  
i) Receive a Grant from the California State Parks DBW for the Quagga and Zebra Mussel  
Infestation Prevention Program at Cachuma Lake; and  
ii) Execute and submit the Grant Agreement in a form substantially similar to the DBW draft  
agreement and upon review and concurrence of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk  
Manager; and  
b) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project, and no new information of substantial  
importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project, and therefore these  
actions are within the scope of the project covered by the Notice of Exemption approved by the  
Board of Supervisors for this project on September 12, 2023, and determine that therefore no new  
environmental document is required.  
A-14)  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement with Showers of Blessing Santa Barbara  
(SOB), as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair, pursuant to the Human Services Commission (HSC) funding  
recommendations approved by the Board on May 13, 2025, to execute an agreement in the amount  
of $26,250.00 between the County and the SOB for Mobile Shower Program (HSGF Agreement);  
and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of projects that are subject  
to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are not projects as they are 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 impact on  
the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-15)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP)  
Round 6 Application and Memorandum of Understanding, as follows:  
a) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to submit, by August 29, 2025, a joint  
funding application and execute all certifications, standard forms, and a grant agreement required for  
disbursement of HHAP Round 6 funds allocated to the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County  
Continuum of Care (CoC) and County of Santa Barbara. Such standard agreement shall be in a  
form substantially similar to the HHAP 5 Standard Agreement and subject to concurrence by  
County Counsel, Risk Management, and Auditor-Controller;  
b) Approve and authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute the  
Memorandum of Understanding with the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC from the HHAP  
6 Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan and their inclusion in the Community Action  
Plan to Address Homelessness, which are required for the application, acceptance, and  
administration of the HHAP Round 6 funds allocated to the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County  
CoC and the County of Santa Barbara; and  
c) Determine 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)(5), finding that the actions are organizational or administrative activities  
of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
A-16)  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding proposed Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the  
Lompoc Unified School District, as follows:  
a) Approve the proposed Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Lompoc Unified  
School District as submitted; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-17)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding proposed Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the  
Goleta Sanitary District, as follows:  
a) Approve the proposed Amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Goleta Sanitary  
District as submitted; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-18)  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the  
Santa Barbara County Schools Self-Insurance Program for Employees, as follows:  
a) Approve the proposed Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara County Schools  
Self-Insurance Program for Employees as submitted; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-19)  
A-20)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010629; 0010710; 0010725; 0010751; 0010753;  
0010754; 0010759; and 0010766 (4/5 Vote Required).  
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of donations to the County Health Department  
in celebration of 100 Years of Public Health Service in Santa Barbara County; as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve the acceptance of a $75,000.00 cash donation from CenCal Health to be used for the  
County Health Department’s Century of Service activities;  
b) Approve the acceptance of a $25,000.00 cash donation from Marian Regional Medical Center  
to be used for the County Health Department’s Century of Service activities;  
c) Approve and ratify the acceptance of a $25,000.00 cash donation from Cottage Hospital,  
received and designated in Fiscal Year 2024-2025, to be used for the County Health Department’s  
Century of Service activities;  
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Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010767 in the amount of $125,000.00 for the  
unanticipated revenue from community partners to be designated for celebrating the milestone of  
100 years in providing public health services throughout the County; and  
e) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of  
the CEQA Guidelines, because the action is an organizational or administrative activity of  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
A-21)  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a $20,000.00 Grant from Direct Relief International to  
support the District Attorney’s Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute a Grant Agreement  
with Direct Relief International, a 501(c)(3) organization, to support the Sexual Assault Response  
Team for the period of July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025 in the amount of $20,000.00;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010716 to increase appropriations of $20,000.00 in  
the District Attorney General Fund for Services and Supplies funded by unanticipated grant revenue  
from Direct Relief International; and  
c) 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) 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.  
A-22)  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Triton Technology Solutions, Inc. for  
maintenance and service of Emergency Operations Center Audio-Visual System, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Independent Contractor Agreement with Triton  
Technology Solutions, Inc. for maintenance and service of the Emergency Operations Center  
audio-visual system for a total contract amount not to exceed $20,000.00 for the period of August  
19, 2025 through June 30, 2026; and  
b) Determine that the activity is not a “project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review per CEQA guideline Section 15378(b)(4), 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-23)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project  
Conformity Review, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Action Letter from the June 4,  
2025 hearing finding the outlined Fiscal Years 2025-2030 CIP projects to be in conformance with  
the County Comprehensive Plan; and  
b) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)  
as they consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct  
or indirect changes in the environment; and that the proposed actions do not constitute “Approval”  
within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15352 as they do not commit the County to a  
definite course of action in regard to any project.  
A-24)  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Space Management Policy, as  
follows:  
a) Approve the Santa Barbara County Space Management Policy;  
b) Rescind the July 1994 Office Space Assignment Policy; and  
c) Determine that the action is not a “project” under the provisions of the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because it is an  
organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-25)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to Calle Real Water Loop Phase 2  
Construction Contract; as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute a First Amendment  
(Amendment) to Board Contract No. 24134 with Tierra Contracting, Inc. (Agreement) for the  
construction of the Calle Real Water Loop Phase 2 Project (Project) increasing the contract amount  
the Contingency Amount by $68,958.80 for an amended Contingency Amount of $159,005.30,  
and adding Additive Bid Item No. 1 and Additive Bid Item No. 3 in the amount of $1,379,176.00  
for an increased maximum aggregate contract amount of $3,089,111.30, and extending the contract  
Term through December 31, 2025;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director designee, to  
approve Change Orders under the Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $159,005.30,  
and in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 20142; and  
c) Determine that the Project continues to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA which  
consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure  
will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and have substantially the same purpose  
and capacity as the structure replaced, and that a Notice of Exemption on this basis was approved  
by the Board on August 27, 2024 and filed.  
A-26)  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to Cachuma Lake Recreational  
Vehicle (RV) Site Renewal Construction Contract, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment (Amendment) to  
Board Contract No. 23168 with Marcon Engineering, Inc. (Agreement) for the construction of the  
Cachuma Lake RV Site Renewal Project (Project) extending the contract Term through December  
31, 2025; and  
b) Determine that the Project continues to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA which  
consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure  
will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and have substantially the same purpose  
and capacity as the structure replaced; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 which consists of the  
repair or minor alteration of existing facilities or topographical features, involving negligible or no  
expansion of existing use; and CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(b) which consists of minor  
alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation, including the replacement of existing  
conventional landscaping with water efficient landscaping, which do not involve removal of healthy,  
mature, scenic trees, and that a Notice of Exemption on these bases was approved by the Board on  
October 10, 2023 and filed.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-27)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendments to Agreements with the City of Santa Maria and  
the Santa Maria Public Airport District and Langan Engineering for Cleanup and Abatement Order  
No. R3-2023-0070, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the General Services Director or designee to execute a First Amendment  
to the Common Interest Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara, the City of Santa Maria,  
and the Santa Maria Public Airport District, to work cooperatively to retain a joint consultant to  
carry out the required actions necessary to comply with Cleanup and Abatement Order No.  
R3-2023-0070 issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Coast Region for  
2936 Industrial Parkway, Santa Maria, California;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the General Services Director or designee to execute a First  
Amendment to Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Langan CA, Inc. between  
the County of Santa Barbara, the City of Santa Maria, and the Santa Maria Public Airport District,  
to carry out the required actions necessary to comply with Cleanup and Abatement Order No.  
R3-2023-0070 issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Coast Region for  
2936 Industrial Parkway, Santa Maria, California with work being initiated via Task Orders;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010726, to establish appropriations of $487,500.00 in  
the General Services Department General Fund Budget for Services and Supplies funded by  
transfers from General County Programs; and  
d) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists  
of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-28)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the New Beginnings Safe Parking Program on Santa Barbara  
County Property License Agreement, First and Second Districts, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the License Agreement between the County of Santa  
Barbara and New Beginnings Counseling Center for the overnight Safe Parking Program on County  
property locations;  
b) Determine and find that, pursuant to Government Code Section 26227, the Allotted Spaces  
within the Licensed Areas are not necessary for County use and will not be necessary for County  
use during the Program Hours of 7:00 PM to 6:30 AM Pacific Time, for the duration of the License  
Agreement. The Board further finds that the use of these spaces by New Beginnings’ Safe Parking  
Program, a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, serves a public purpose and provides a  
direct benefit to the residents of the County. Such use is consistent with Santa Barbara County  
Code section 12A-24(b), which authorizes overnight parking in designated areas when permitted by  
license or agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors; and  
c) Determine that the proposed action of approving New Beginnings continued leasing, operation  
and maintenance of the Safe Parking Program is exempt from the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Sections 15301, “Existing Facilities”. This is a categorical  
exemption which includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing  
public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption only involves negligible or no  
expansion of the previous site's use.  
A-29)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Fish and Wildlife Commission Grant Award, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development to award a grant to  
International Bird Rescue; and  
b) Determine that the award of Fish and Wildlife Commission Grant funds is exempt from the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-30)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for services with Environmental Science  
Associates, for the preparation of the Imerys Solar Array and Battery Energy Storage System  
Environmental Impact Report, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Environmental Science Associates to provide professional services in the  
preparation of the Imerys Solar Array and Battery Energy Storage System Environmental Impact  
Report. Services are to be rendered during the period of August 19, 2025 to December 1, 2026 for  
a base contract amount not to exceed $343,177.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the Planning and Development Department (P&D) Director, or the P&D  
Director’s designee subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time, to:  
i) Approve up to a 10 percent contingency cost (labor hours) not to exceed $30,368.00 for  
services being performed under the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor, for a total  
contract amount not to exceed $373,545.00;  
ii) Approve changes or additions in the services being performed, provided the contract does not  
exceed the base contract amount plus the 10 percent contingency identified in the contract; and  
iii) Make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 33 and suspend performance per Exhibit A  
in the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor; and  
c) Determine that the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor and the Board of  
Supervisors’ actions are not a project and, therefore, are exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)  
(5).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-31)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Modoc Multi-Use Path Phase II, Project No. 862416,  
Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office, for the  
Modoc Multi-Use Path Phase II Project;  
b) Award a construction contract in the amount of $5,546,564.00, to the lowest responsible bidder,  
Granite Construction Company, 5335 Debbie Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, 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 a 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 $299,329.00 and supplemental items of $190,000.00, for the construction of County  
Project No. 862416 for a total not to exceed authorization for the construction contract of  
$6,035,893.00;  
e) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010719 to increase appropriations of $3,132,893.00 in  
Public Works Roads-Capital Maintenance Fund for Services and Supplies funded by State ATP  
Grant, CSA-3, General Fund, Measure A, and Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation (RMRA)  
Funds; and  
f) Find that pursuant to the 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 the proposed actions are within the scope of the Mitigated Negative  
Declaration (22NGD-00000-00003) and Mitigation Monitoring Program adopted by the Board  
upon approval of the project on November 1, 2022, and therefore no new environmental document  
is required.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-32)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Storm Damage Repairs on Alisal Road, County Project No.  
24STM1-3L10, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Public Works Department Office for  
construction of Storm Damage Repairs on Alisal Road, County Project No. 24STM1-3L10;  
b) Award a construction contract for the Storm Damage Repairs on Alisal Road in the amount of  
$360,476.16 to the lowest responsive bidder, Seamair Construction, Inc., 205 Suburban Rd, Ste 2,  
San Luis Obispo, 93401, 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) Authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to approve change orders for Storm  
Damage Repairs on Alisal Road for a contingency amount up to $32,156.31 plus an additional  
$32,650.00 for supplemental work items, for a total not to exceed authorization of $425,282.47;  
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a construction contract for County Project No.  
24STM2-3L10, which has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller,  
and Risk Manager, or their authorized representatives;  
e) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010748 to increase appropriations of $48,800.00 in  
Public Works Roads-Operation Fund for Services and Supplies funded by Measure A; and  
f) Determine that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 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; determine that the  
project is also statutorily exempt from the emergency provisions of CEQA, pursuant to 14 CCR  
section 15269(c) as this project(s) is necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency that does not  
have a low probability of occurrence and the time to conduct an environmental review of this project  
would create a risk to public health, safety, or welfare; and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption  
on those bases.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-33)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding an agreement for maintenance and repair of the membrane  
filtration pump and process skid at the Laguna County Sanitation District Wastewater Reclamation  
Plant, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Approve plans and specifications for maintenance and repairs of the membrane filtration pump  
and process skid facility at the Laguna County Sanitation District Wastewater Reclamation Plant,  
Project TRTFLT;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contract with Cushman Contracting Corporation (a  
local vendor) in the amount of $831,226.00 for this work, subject to the provisions of the  
documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project and  
as required by California Law;  
c) Authorize the Public Works Department director, or designee, to approve change orders in  
connection with the agreement in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00; and  
d) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15162, no substantial changes are proposed, no substantial changes in circumstances have  
occurred, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental effects of the  
project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures have occurred, and therefore the  
recommended actions are within the scope of prior environmental review for this project under the  
Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Total Dissolved Solids Reduction and Recycled Water  
Project (BRINEX) adopted by the Board on April 18, 2000 and no new environmental document  
shall be prepared for this project.  
A-34)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Release of Restrictive Performance Security Fund  
Balance for Debris Nets Project, First District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010485 to transfer Restricted Performance Security  
Fund Balance of $1,042,700.00 in Public Works Flood Control District Fund to Restricted  
Purpose of Fund balance; and  
b) Find that the recommended actions are a fiscal activity not constituting a “Project” within the  
meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, as set forth in 14 CCR Section 15378(b)(4).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-35)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Laguna County Sanitation District Recycled Water  
Distribution to Santa Maria Country Club Project Award, Fourth District, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Approve plans and specifications for the Recycled Water Distribution to Santa Maria Country  
Club, project, No. RWDIS5, on file in the Laguna County Sanitation District office;  
b) Award the construction contract in the base amount of $1,218,742.00 to the lowest responsible  
bidder, Joseph Construction and Consulting, Incorporated, (a local vendor), 2351 North Thompson  
Way, Suite D, Santa Maria, CA 93455, subject to the provision of documents and certifications as  
set forth in the plan specifications applicable to the project, as required under California law;  
c) Authorize the Public Works Director or designee to approve change orders for a contingency  
amount up to $75,000.00 for a total, not-to-exceed contract amount of $1,293,742.00;  
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Construction Contract with Joseph Construction  
and Consulting, Incorporated; and  
e) Determine that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15162, no substantial changes are proposed or have occurred, 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 recommended actions pertaining  
to the Santa Maria Country Club Recycled Water Pipeline, project No. RWDPH5, are within the  
scope of the project analyzed in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Santa Maria  
Country Club Recycled Water Pipeline, dated August 2023, adopted by the Board of Directors on  
November 28, 2023 and the Wastewater Reclamation Plant Facilities Master Plan and Habitat  
Conservation Plan Final Mitigated Negative Declaration, 17NGD-00000-00015 dated April 4,  
2018, adopted by the Board of Directors on July 3, 2018, and no new environmental document  
shall be prepared for this project.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-36)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Statement of Final Quantities for the Photovoltaic Power  
Generation System Repair Project at the Laguna County Sanitation District Wastewater  
Reclamation Plant, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for the construction  
of the Photovoltaic Power Generation System Repair Project; Board Contract No. BC24273, on  
file in the Public Works Department, for work performed and materials supplied by Motive Energy  
Storage Systems, LLC (not a local vendor), in the amount of $309,938.51; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)[5], finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of government that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-37)  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 9 to the Professional Services Agreements  
with Carollo Engineers, Incorporated for Engineering Services During Construction of Laguna  
County Sanitation District Plant Upgrades, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 9 to a professional services  
agreement with Carollo Engineers, Incorporated for Engineering Services During Construction of  
Plant Upgrades to extend the contract end date to December 31, 2025; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
section 15378(b)[5], finding that the action consists of an administrative activity of government that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-38)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Rotorcraft Support Inc. for Maintenance  
and Repair of County Air Support Aircraft, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute and ratify an Agreement for maintenance of County  
Air Support Unit aircraft with Rotorcraft Support Inc, a County-authorized vendor for the term of  
June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This Agreement converts a Purchase Order to a Board  
Contract and increases funding by $3,600,000.00, for a revised total maximum contract amount not  
to exceed $3,800,000.00, inclusive of $200,000.00 under Purchase Order No. CN12418 but  
which otherwise cancels, nullifies, and supersedes Purchase Order No. CN12418; and  
b) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15738(b)(5)  
that the actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government administrative  
activity that does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
A-39)  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding accepting Donations Totaling $17,718.61 from the Sheriff’s  
Benevolent Posse, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Accept a donation in the amount of $7,738.61 to fund the 2024 Sheriff’s Annual Awards from  
the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse, a 501(c)(3) organization;  
b) Accept a donation in the amount of $9,980.00 to fund a transfer of all Sheriff’s Office historical  
media to a digital format from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse, a 501(c)(3) organization;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010745 to increase appropriations of $17,718.61 in the  
Sheriff’s Office General Fund for Services and Supplies ($17,718.61) funded by unanticipated  
revenue from Miscellaneous Revenue - Other Donations; and  
d) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms that do  
not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant impact  
on the environment and are, therefore, not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA guidelines.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-40)  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Approve the appointment of Brandi Rivera to the Women’s Commission, term ending December  
31, 2027, First District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-41)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the reappointment of Judith Dale to the Library Advisory Committee, term ending June 30,  
2026, Third District.  
A-42)  
A-43)  
A-44)  
A-45)  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the reappointment of Roman Baratiak to the Arts Commission, term ending June 30,  
2028, Third District.  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the reappointment of Mark Oliver to the Arts Commission, term ending June 30, 2028,  
Third District.  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the reappointment of Kaitlyn Chui to the Arts Commission, term ending June 30, 2028,  
Third District.  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Consider recommendations regarding contribution of Fourth District Discretionary Funds to the Old  
Town Orcutt Revitalization Association (OTORA), as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the contribution of $2,000.00 from the Fourth District’s discretionary  
funding budgeted in the General County Programs General Fund to the OTORA, a 501(c)(3)  
nonprofit, (EIN No. 47-0932205), to support the ongoing efforts of an organization committed to  
the revitalization and continuity of the commercial district;  
b) Find that the project provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the County; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of the 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.  
A-46)  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Approve the reappointment of Rebecca Carey to the Parks Commission, term ending June 30,  
2028, Fifth District.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
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) (25-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recess to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Frontier California, Inc. v. County of Santa Barbara et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court  
case number 25CV01805.  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code section 54956.8)  
Property: Assessor’s Parcel Number 061-040-050, 4550 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, California  
93110 (Second Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk  
Lagerquist. Negotiating party: Matt Riley, Executive Director, Santa Barbara Volley Ball Club.  
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)  
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Board of the Santa Barbara County  
Public Authority for In-Home Supportive Services:  
Employee organization: United Domestic Workers of America, American Federation of State,  
County & Municipal Employees, Local 3930. Agency-designated representatives: County  
Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Social Services Director Daniel Nielson.  
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.  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957)  
County Fire Chief.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
Department requests continuance of Departmental Item No. 1) to 9/9/2025  
1)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a report on Case No: 24APL-00006: Bidwell  
Appeal of Mariposa Investment Trust Agricultural Water Well, Eastern Goleta Valley Community  
Plan Area, Second District, as follows:  
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 24APL-00006;  
b) Make the required findings for approval of the project, Case No. 22CDP-00000-00035,  
including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Determine the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 and  
15304; and  
d) Grant de novo approval of the project, Case Nos. 22CDP-00000-00035 subject to the  
conditions of approval.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: CONTINUE TO 9/9/2025  
2)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the response to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury  
Report on Vaccination Rates in Santa Barbara County, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2024-2025  
Grand Jury Report entitled, “Do Vaccination Rates in Santa Barbara County Create a Public Health  
Risk?”;  
b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge  
of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and  
c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guideline 15378(b)(5)  
that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because they are government  
administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Information Technology Department’s  
Three-Year Technology Modernization Plan, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the Information Technology Department’s Three-Year Technology  
Modernization Plan; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or other  
government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may  
result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the  
CEQA Guidelines.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
4)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to Chapter 50 of the County  
Code, Licensing of Cannabis Operations, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)  
a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50 of the Santa  
Barbara County Code, Licensing of Cannabis Operations to reduce the cultivation acreage cap to  
134 acres in the Carpinteria Agricultural Overlay (Carpinteria Overlay) and to 1,417 acres in the  
Unincorporated area outside of the Carpinteria Overlay (Unincorporated area);  
b) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full;  
c) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda for August 26, 2025 to consider recommendations,  
as follows:  
i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50 to the Santa  
Barbara County Code, Licensing of Cannabis Operations to reduce the cultivation acreage cap to  
134 acres in the Carpinteria Overlay and to 1,417 acres in the Unincorporated area; and  
ii) Determine for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that:  
1) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c) these actions are within the scope of the  
Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program, and the Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and  
Licensing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) [Case No.  
17EIR-00000-00003, State Clearinghouse No. 2017071016] adequately describes this activity for  
the purposes of CEQA; and  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
2) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a), after considering the PEIR certified by the  
Board of Supervisors on February 6, 2018, that no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is  
required because: i) no substantial changes are proposed which require major revisions of the PEIR  
due to the involvement of new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase in the  
severity of previously identified significant effects; ii) no substantial changes have occurred with  
respect to the circumstances under which the ordinance is undertaken which require major revisions  
of the PEIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase  
in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and iii) no new information of substantial  
importance concerning the ordinance’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 that shows any of the following situations elements of CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15162(3) apply.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
5)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a response to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury  
Report on Cannabis Taxation and Expenditures, as follows: (EST. TIME: 25 MIN.)  
a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2024-2025  
Grand Jury report entitled “Cannabis Taxation and Expenditure”;  
b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge  
of Santa Barbara Superior Court; and  
c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5)  
that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because they are government  
administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 19, 2025  
Adjourn to  
Tuesday, August 26, 2025  
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, August 19, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.