County of Santa Barbara

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

First District - Roy Lee

Second District - Laura Capps

Third District - Joan Hartmann, Vice Chair

Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Chair

Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino

Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer

Agenda

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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.

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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 (English) at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20> (Closed Captioning Available)

- YouTube (Spanish) at: <https://www.youtube.com/@csbtv20espanol>

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). For planning, zoning and

subdivision hearings, submissions more than one page in length must be filed with the Clerk no later

than 12:00 PM on the Friday before the Board hearing unless the Board by motion and 4/5 vote

determines to accept a late submission.

- Attend the Meeting In-Person - Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments

in-person at the locations noted above.

- Attend the Meeting by Zoom - Individuals wishing to provide public comment remotely can do so

via Zoom by clicking the below link to register in advance.

Important Note: Zoom is not intended for County staff to view the meeting. Please refer to the

viewing methods outlined above.

<https://santabarbaracounty.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_vgevU697SiCl1Y63HSnAHQ>

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.

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 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.

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 Cable Channel 20 and on YouTube at:

CSBTV20. For information regarding rebroadcasts of a public hearing, please contact the Clerk of the

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:

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 may conduct a Closed Session during a Board meeting, as necessary and in

accordance with applicable laws. 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.

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

sbcob@countyofsb.org.

9:00 A.M. ..... Convene to Regular Session

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the May 5, 2026 Meeting

County Executive Officer's Report

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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)

26-00406

SUPERVISOR LEE, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of May 3, 2026 through May 9, 2026 as Youth Mental

Health Awareness Week in Santa Barbara County.

A-2)

A-3)

26-00408

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution recognizing the importance of biodiversity.

26-00446

SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO

Adopt a Resolution celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the Santa Maria Philharmonic Society.

Honorary Resolutions

A-4)

26-00407

SUPERVISOR NELSON

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of May 17, 2026 through May 23, 2026 as National

Public Works Week in Santa Barbara County.

Administrative Items

A-5)

A-6)

A-7)

26-00409

AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES

DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Apiary Protection Program Agreement No.

25-0578-000-SA with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute an Agreement

with the CDFA to receive reimbursement for services related to the Apiary Protection Program in

the County of Santa Barbara for the period of January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, in the

amount of $8,743.19; 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).

26-00412

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution Recommending the Application of Zona Seca to

the California Department of Health Care Services for a License to Operate a

Driving-Under-the-Influence Program, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution recommending the application of Zona Seca to the California Department of

Health Care Services for a license to operate a “Wet and Reckless” and “First Offender”

driving-under-the-influence program in the City of Santa Maria, California; 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 is an administrative activity of the government that will

not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

26-00411

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, GENERAL SERVICES

DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Program Funding Agreement with Advocates for Human

Potential (AHP), Inc. for California Department of Health Care Services Bond Behavioral Health

Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 2 Unmet Needs Grant Funding Award for the

new construction of the North County Social Rehabilitation Facilities Project in the City of Santa

Maria, Fifth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness’ execution

of the BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs Conditional Award Attestation letter, accepting the

conditional award of $20,000,000.16 for the new construction of the North County Social

Rehabilitation Facilities project on County-owned property at Betteravia Road and Black Road in

Santa Maria, California, APN 113-210-024;

b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to

execute, on behalf of the County, the forthcoming Program Funding Agreement with AHP, Inc. and

related certifications for the California Department of Health Care Services Bond BHCIP Round 2:

Unmet Needs Grant Funding Award in substantially the same form as the program funding

agreement sample and in the amount of $20,000,000.16 for the new construction of the North

County Social Rehabilitation Facilities Project, subject to review and concurrence by

Auditor-Controller, Risk Management, General Services, and County Counsel, and subject to the

Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time;

c) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness to return to the Board of

Supervisors for authority i) to execute an amendment of the Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs

Program Funding Agreement for the North County Social Rehabilitation Facilities project and ii) to

execute Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs Program-related documents that are required by the

California Department of Health Care Services or its third party administrator and materially change

the County’s award of grant funding or its participation in the program;

d) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of General Services or designee to execute all

ancillary documents including Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictions, Preliminary

Deed of Trust, Deed of Trust, Title Reports, Title Resolution, Appraisal, Environmental Report, and

any other documentation required by AHP to finalize the AHP Bond BHCIP Round 2 Grant Award

in accordance with the forthcoming finalized Program Funding Agreement and Title Instructions;

e) Direct the Director of the Department of General Services or designee to obtain concurrence

from Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, and County Counsel before exercising the delegated

authority under recommended action d);

f) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0011018, to establish Capital Outlay Fund for Capital

Assets, in the amount of $4,938,375.00, for the Behavioral Wellness North County Crisis

Residential Treatment facility. This includes the matching funds required to leverage the

$20,000,000.16 Bond BHCIP Round 2 Award; and

g) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental

review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines

section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms

and/or administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the

environment.

A-8)

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CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to Agreement with Liberty Vote USA,

Inc. (FKA Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.), as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Voting System and

Services Agreement with Liberty Vote USA Inc., (formerly known as Dominion Voting Systems,

Inc.) to ratify the change of the contractor’s name effective October 20, 2025; and

b) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant

to Section 13578(b)(S), which are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will

not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.

A-9)

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COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the submission of an Encampment Resolution Funding

Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD), as

follows:

a) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, acting on behalf of the County of Santa

Barbara, to submit an Application requesting over $10,000,000.00, and all certifications, standard

forms, and other related documents, to the State HCD for the countywide collaborative to be

selected for participation in the fifth round of the California Encampment Resolution Funding

(CERF-5) program;

b) Authorize the Community Services Director to execute all certifications, standard forms, and a

grant agreement in a form substantially similar to the California Encampment Resolution Funding

Round 3 (CERF-3) Standard Agreement between the County and the State dated September 19,

2024, and other related documents required for the acceptance and administration of CERF-5 State

funds, subject to concurrence of County Counsel and Auditor; 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-10)

26-00417

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding approval of Sub-Recipient Agreements for the Housing and

Disability Advocacy Program (HDAP), as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute a Subrecipient

Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter (GSS) for the distribution of State of California HDAP

funds for Outreach, Case Management and Housing Assistance, for the period of July 1, 2026,

through December 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $158,000.00;

b) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute a Subrecipient

Agreement with Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County (Legal Aid) for disability benefits

advocacy and legal services for the period of July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, in an

amount not to exceed $95,000.00;

c) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department to execute amendments to the

Agreement, and to amend the Agreement budget, in alignment with the requirements set forth in the

County’s Standard Agreement with the State regarding such funds, to ensure full expenditure of the

HDAP State funds; and

d) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions

are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may

result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

A-11)

26-00413

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding a contingent-fee Contract with the Law Firm Baron and Budd

for Litigation Services in an action to be filed by the County against certain social media companies,

as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a contingent-fee Professional Services Contract with

the Law Firm of Baron and Budd and their associate outside counsel, for the preparation and

handling of litigation to be filed by Santa Barbara County, against certain social media companies, to

obtain abatement of the public nuisance created by these companies; and

b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists

of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical

changes in the environment.

A-12)

26-00414

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal

Services with Outside Counsel Rutan and Tucker, LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Sixth Amendment to Agreement for

Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Rutan and Tucker, LLP to

extend the term of the Agreement to December 31, 2027 and increase the maximum contract

amount by $750,000.00 for a new maximum contract amount not to exceed $2,540,000.00; and

b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because it consists of government

administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the

environment.

A-13)

26-00423

COUNTY COUNSEL, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER AGENCY

Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal

Services with Outside Counsel, Miliband Water Law, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

Acting as the Board of Supervisors:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for Professional

Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Wesley A. Miliband of Miliband Water

Law to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2028;

b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality

Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of

administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the

environment;

Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:

c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to Agreement for Professional

Legal Services between the Santa Barbara County Water Agency and Wesley A. Miliband of

Miliband Water Law to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2028; and

d) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the CEQA pursuant to Section

15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of administrative activities of

government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-14)

26-00418

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding an appointment to the Board of Directors of Public Risk,

Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM), as follows:

a) Appoint Marisa Kahn, County Risk Manager, to represent the County of Santa Barbara as the

Primary representative on the Board of Directors of PRISM; and

b) Determine that the above action is exempt under the provisions of the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action

consists of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical

changes in the environment.

A-15)

26-00419

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment of Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and

Management (PRISM) Joint Powers Agreement (JPA), as follows:

a) Authorize the Chair to adopt a Resolution: (1) approving amendments to the PRISM JPA; and

(2) authorizing the County’s designated Primary and/or Alternate PRISM Board member to execute

the Amended Joint Powers Agreement on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara (“County”); and

b) Determine that the above action is exempt under the provisions of the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action

consists of administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical

changes in the environment.

A-16)

A-17)

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COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Approve Budget Revisions Request No. 0011048 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget Revisions

Request Nos. 0011029; 0011030; 0011033; 0011043; 0011050; and 0011051 (4/5 Vote

Required).

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COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0011041; 0011053; 0011057; 0011058; 0011059;

0011060; and 0011061 (4/5 Vote Required).

A-18)

26-00420

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding acceptance of donations to Santa Barbara County Animal

Services (SBCAS) from the Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation (SBCACF) in the

amount of $118,920.00, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and ratify the acceptance of a donation of $79,920.00 to SBCAS from the SBCACF

to fund two Animal Shelter Attendant Extra Help (EXH) positions (Classification 008316) full-time

from mid-March 2026 to December 2026;

b) Approve and ratify the acceptance of a donation of $39,000.00 to SBCAS from SBCACF to

fund contract veterinarians for the reopening of public veterinary services at the Santa Maria shelter

from February 2026 to June 2027;

c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010999 in the amount of $118,920.00 for unanticipated

revenue for use in the Animal Services Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget; and

d) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and are exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of

the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended actions are the creation of government funding

mechanisms or other government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific

project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

A-19)

26-00424

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the 340B Contract Pharmacy Network Program -

AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp Agreement Increase, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the County’s Purchasing Agent to increase the Agreement amount for

AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp (not a local vendor) for an amount up to but not to exceed

$9,068,211.00 for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, to procure pharmaceuticals

for the 340B Contract Pharmacy Network Program and In-house Pharmacies;

b) Approve and authorize Budget Revision Request No. 0011040 in the amount of $1,705,300.00

as revenue and expenses for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to the County Health Department; and

c) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and are exempt pursuant to Section 158378(b)(4)

of the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended actions 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 physical impact on the environment.

A-20)

26-00421

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Clinical Student Support Agreement Template, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the County Health Director to execute Clinical Student Support

Agreements with educational institutions for student preceptorships at the County Health

Department based on the attached Clinical Student Support Agreement template so long as there is

no change to the standard terms and conditions, upon review and concurrence by County Counsel

and Risk Management, for a period of five (5) years;

b) Approve and authorize the County Health Director to execute amendments to extend the term of

these Clinical Student Support Agreements for one additional 12-month period, in accordance with

Section 9 and Section 12 of the Agreement, upon review and concurrence by County Counsel and

Risk Management, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time;

c) Approve and authorize the County Health Director to make immaterial amendments to Clinical

Student Support Agreements in accordance with Section 22 of the Agreement, upon review and

concurrence by County Counsel and Risk Management, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this

delegated authority at any time; and

d) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and are exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of

the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended actions are the creation of government funding

mechanisms or other government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific

project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

A-21)

26-00422

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Health Center Board 2025 Annual

Report, as follows:

a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Health Center Board 2025 Annual Report; and

b) Determine that the recommended action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and is exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of

the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended action is the creation of government funding

mechanisms or other government fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific

project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

A-22)

26-00425

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Medical Doctors Associates dba Cross Country Locums

Agreement Fiscal Year 2026-2027, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Medical

Doctors Associates dba Cross Country Locums to provide locum tenens coverage for the period of

July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $600,000.00;

b) Approve and authorize the Director of County Health, or designee, to execute Confirmation

Agreements acknowledging acceptance of a Locum Tenens assignment; and

c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4),

since the recommended actions is the creation of governmental funding mechanisms or other

governmental fiscal activities that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which

may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

A-23)

26-00388

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Amending Chapter 15 of the Santa Barbara

County Code with Ordinance and Fee Updates, as follows:

a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Santa

Barbara County Code; and/or

b) Direct the Santa Barbara County Fire Department to conduct a subsequent fee study after a

period of twelve (12) months to propose adoption of a cost neutral policy and develop a cost

neutral rate for land development, operational permit, occupancy inspection and miscellaneous

inspection fees;

c) Consider and approve adoption of a Resolution of Legislative Findings Supporting Amendments

to the California Fire Code; and

d) Determine that the adoption of an ordinance amending fees for Santa Barbara County Fire

Department is not subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),

pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15273(a)(1) and 15378(b)(5).

A-24)

26-00427

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of cash donation greater than $10,000.00

from Direct Relief for the purchase of an all-wheel-drive (AWD) Ford Transit Van for Unmanned

Aerial Systems (UAS) Emergency Response, as follows:

a) Authorize the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (Fire Department) to accept a cash

donation in the amount of $91,100.00 from Direct Relief, a nonprofit organization, to be used

toward the purchase of an AWD Ford Transit Van and the associated build-out to support UAS

operations; 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)(4), finding that the actions are the creation of a governmental funding

mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which do not involve any commitment to any specific

project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.

A-25)

26-00432

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Multi-Department Master Service Agreements (MSAs),

as follows:

a) Approve and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and administer

the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 MSAs with the contractors, and in the amounts, set forth in the MSA

Listing - May 12, 2026 for the services specified in the respective Statement(s) of Work in Exhibit

A to such MSAs; and

b) Determine that the above action is not a “project” and is exempt from California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines because it is an

organization or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical

changes to the environment.

A-26)

26-00445

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Accruent for Cloud Based Building

Maintenance Management System, Maintenance Connection, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a five-year User Subscription Contract with

Accruent for the Department’s cloud-based Building Maintenance Management System,

Maintenance Connection, in the total amount not to exceed $316,291.00 for a five-year term

beginning April 30, 2026, and ending April 29, 2031; and

b) Determine that the proposed actions are exempt from the provisions of the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, as they

involve the maintenance of existing public structures that will result in no or negligible expansion of

the existing use and approve the filing of aNotice of Exemption on that basis.

A-27)

26-00288

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance adding Chapter 52 to the Santa Barbara

County Code, titled Local Housing Marketing Program (Case No. 26ORD-00003), which affects

portions of First, Second, and Third Districts, as follows:

a) Consider the adoption (second reading) of the revised Ordinance adding Chapter 52 to the Santa

Barbara County Code, Local Housing Marketing Program (Case No. 26ORD-00003), as revised

pursuant to Board direction on April 21, 2026; and

b) Determine that the Ordinance, Local Housing Marketing Program (Case No. 26ORD-00003), is

not a "project" as defined in State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section

15378 and, therefore, is not subject to CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section

15060(c).

A-28)

26-00433

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Azteca Properties, Agricultural Preserve Replacement

Contract of Agricultural Preserve Contract No. 70-AP-22, Santa Maria, Fifth District, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract No. 25AGP-00009

consisting of 132.89 acres located approximately two miles west of the City of Santa Maria, with

West Main Street (Route 166) being the main arterial road running approximately 0.5 miles south of

the site and approximately five miles east of the City of Guadalupe (APN 117-160-050);

b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract No.

25AGP-00009;

c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and

d) Find that the proposed action is an administrative activity of the County that will not result in

direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a “project” as defined for

purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines

Section 15378(b)(5).

A-29)

26-00287

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the an Ordinance amending speed limits specified in County

Code Sections 23-15.4, 23-15.5, 23-15.6, and 23-15.9; First and Fourth Districts, as follows:

a) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) amending County Code Sections 23-15.4, 23-15.5,

23-15.6, and 23-15.9, pertaining to speed limits on various roadways in the First and Fourth

Districts; and

b) Determine that amending County Code Sections 23-15.4, 23-15.5, 23-15.6, and 23- 15.9,

pertaining to speed limits, are for the operation and maintenance of an existing public facility,

involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, and are therefore

exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c), and approve and

direct staff to file the Notice of Exemption on that basis.

A-30)

26-00437

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center

Operation Agreement with the University of California at Santa Barbara; First, Second, and Third

Districts, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the University of California at

Santa Barbara for the operation of the Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center located at

the University’s Environmental Health and Safety facility for the two-year period of July 1, 2026 to

June 30, 2028, in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,113,598.00 ($1,032,721.00 for Fiscal Year

(FY) 2026-2027 and $1,080,877.00 for FY 2027-2028); and

b) 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 action is within the scope of the prior environmental review documents for this

project, the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Santa Barbara County Household and Small

Business Hazardous Waste Collection Program prepared by the University of California, Santa

Barbara, March 1993 (SCH No. 1992041092), and no new environmental document shall be

prepared for this project.

A-31)

26-00429

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Final Map of Tract No. 14,786 Zaca Preserve LLC,

12TRM-00000-00001, and accept various Dedication of Easements for Public Utilities per said

map, Set Monument Deposit Amount, Third District, as follows:

a) Approve the Final Map of Tract No. 14,786 Zaca Preserve LLC;

b) Subject to recordation of the Final Map of Tract No. 14,786 Zaca Preserve LLC, accept on

behalf of the public and authorize the Clerk of the Board to endorse the Final Map of Tract No.

14,786 Zaca Preserve LLC, accepting the offers of dedication as follows:

i) 40’ wide public utility easement as shown thereon;

ii) 30’ wide public utility easement as shown thereon; and

iii) 100’ diameter public utility easement as shown thereon;

c) Pursuant to Government Code Section 66496 of the Subdivision Map Act, require the subdivider

to post a security in the form of a certified check to the Clerk of the Board in the total amount of

$23,700.00 prior to recordation of the Final Map of Tract No. 14,786, Zaca Preserve LLC, to

guarantee the payment of the cost of setting of the interior monuments for the Final Map of Tract

No. 14,786, Zaca Preserve LLC, which must be set by December 31, 2027, as certified by the

Surveyor on the Final Map of Tract No. 14,786, Zaca Preserve LLC;

d) Direct the Clerk of the Board to deposit into Fund 0999 the certified check in the amount of

$23,700.00 as security for the setting of the interior monuments; and

e) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section

15162, no new effects will occur and no new mitigation measures would be required as a result of

the recommended action because there are no substantial changes proposed, no substantial changes

in circumstances, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental effects

of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the

recommended action is within the scope of the environmental review documents for this project

[Mitigated Negative Declaration (16NGD-00000-00019) approved and adopted by the Santa

Barbara County Planning Commission on March 29, 2017].

A-32)

26-00436

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Road Maintenance Annual Plan,

as follows:

a) Approve and adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Road Maintenance Annual Plan;

b) Approve Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Road Maintenance Annual Plan projects and Authorize the

Director of Public Works to advertise for construction; and

c) Find the Road Maintenance Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 is exempt from the

provisions of California Environmental Quality Act 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, and

approve the filing of the Notice of Exemption on that basis.

A-33)

26-00438

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response

Actions from Impacts on Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions for the

Transportation Division, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken

pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code section 22050 related to emergency

operations responding to flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the

recent late December 2025 and early January 2026 (25STM3) storm events and the necessity of

the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay resulting from competitive solicitation

of bids;

b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works

Director (4/5 vote required);

c) Direct staff to return to the Board at the next regular meeting, or every 14 days in the case of

consecutive weekly regular meetings, to allow the Board to review the emergency action and

determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until the actions

are terminated; and

d) Determine that these emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the

provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines

Section 15269(d) and Section 15301(c) on January 13, 2026. A Notice of Exemption was filed on

this basis on January 7, 2026, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of

Exemption.

A-34)

26-00386

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement with California Health

and Recovery Solutions, P.C. (CHRS), for Early Access Stabilization Services (EASS), as follows:

(4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with

CHRS for EASS beginning April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2027, to include cost reimbursement

for Custody Services provided to support the EASS program in an amount not to exceed

$800,000.00;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0011024 in total amount of $500,000.00; and

c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do

not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant

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-35)

26-00430

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Clearwater Security & Compliance LLC

for Integrated Risk Management Software Service Agreement, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Clearwater Security &

Compliance LLC (not a local vendor) for the provision of annual software as a service subscription

of Integrated Risk Management, a cyber risk management system, for a total contract amount not to

exceed $149,750.00, with a fiscal yearly amount of $29,950.00, for the period of June 1, 2026,

through May 31, 2031;

b) Delegate authority to the Director of Social Services, or designee, the authority to make

administrative changes to the Agreement which include correction of clerical errors, updates to

contact information, and changes to reporting formats without altering the total not to exceed

contract amount and without requiring Board approval of an amendment to the Agreement, subject

to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time and provided that Social

Services obtains concurrence from County Counsel and Auditor-Controller; and

c) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an organizational or

administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the

environment.

A-36)

26-00405

TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

Consider recommendations regarding temporary transfers to cover cash flow deficits occurring from

July 1, 2026, through April 26, 2027, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution “In the Matter of Authorizing the County Treasurer to Make Temporary

Transfers to Political Subdivisions Whose Funds are in Custody and are Paid Out Solely Through

the Treasurer’s Office for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027”; 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 section

15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.

A-37)

26-00431

TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

Consider recommendations regarding the Treasurer’s Investment Pool Report for the quarter ended

March 31, 2026, Investment Policy Statement, and Delegation of Authority, as follows:

a) Accept for filing the Treasurer’s Investment Pool Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2026

pursuant to California Government Code section 53646(b);

b) Review and approve the Investment Pool Policy Statement pursuant to California Government

Code Section 53646; and

c) Authorize the County Treasurer to manage the investment pool in accordance with the policy,

pursuant to section 53646(a) and 53607 of the Government Code.

Board of Supervisors

A-38)

A-39)

26-00443

SUPERVISOR LEE

Approve the appointment of Dante Di Loreto to the Montecito Planning Commission, term ending

December 31, 2026, First District.

26-00448

SUPERVISOR LEE

Approve the appointment of Steven Amerikaner to the Planning Commission, effective May 13,

2026, term ending December 31, 2026, First District

A-40)

26-00410

SUPERVISOR LEE

Consider recommendations regarding an informational presentation from the Santa Barbara Bowl

Foundation, as follows:

a) Receive and file an informational presentation from the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation regarding

its operations, community programs, and ongoing contributions to arts access and youth performing

arts education in Santa Barbara County; and

b) Determine that the recommended action is not a project subject to environmental review under

the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section

15378(b)(5), because the action consists of an administrative activity of government that will not

result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

Hearing Requests

A-41)

26-00403

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding amendments to the Cannabis Business

Licensing Fee Ordinance, as follows:

(Set a hearing for June 9, 2026. Time estimate: 20 minutes)

a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the

County of Santa Barbara amending the Ordinance 5256, “An Ordinance Amending and

Superseding Ordinance No. 5181 Establishing the Cannabis Business License Fee”;

b) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; and

c) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of June 23, 2026 to consider recommendations, as

follows:

i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the

County of Santa Barbara amending the Ordinance 5256, “An Ordinance Amending and

Superseding Ordinance No. 5181 Establishing the Cannabis Business License Fee”; 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)

(17EIR-00000-00003, State Clearinghouse No. 2017071016) adequately describes this activity

for the purposes of CEQA; and

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 elements of CEQA Guidelines Section

15162(a)(3) apply.

ADDENDUM

Item A-42) on the Administrative Agenda is amended, as follows:

A-42)

26-00402

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027

Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara and Recommended Budget for the County

of Santa Barbara as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment

Agency, as follows:

Acting concurrently as the Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District,

Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Laguna County Sanitation

District, Santa Barbara County Water Agency and other special districts under the supervision and

control of the Board of Supervisors:

a) Set a public hearing for the FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa

Barbara, which includes the County’s General Operating Budget as well as budgets of special

districts governed by the Board of Supervisors, to begin for Tuesday, June 16, 2026 and, if

necessary, continue on Thursday, June 18, 2026;

b) Direct the publication of the FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the purpose of

conducting a budget hearing pursuant to Government Code section 29064(c);

c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15378

that the above fiscal activities are not a project under CEQA;

It is also recommended that the Board of Supervisors for the County of Santa Barbara, acting as

Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency:

d) Set a public hearing for the FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa

Barbara as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency to

begin for Tuesday, June 16, 2026 and, if necessary, continue on Thursday, June 18, 2026;

e) Direct the publication of the FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa

Barbara as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency for

the purpose of conducting a budget hearing pursuant to Government Code Section 29064(c); and

f) Determine pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 that the above fiscal activities are not a

project under CEQA.

A-43)

26-00404

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an amendment to Chapter 50 of the County

Code - Licensing of Cannabis Operations, as follows:

(Set a hearing for June 9, 2026. Time estimate: 20 minutes)

a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the

County of Santa Barbara amending Chapter 50 to the Santa Barbara County Code, Licensing of

Cannabis Operations pertaining to replacement of the County of Santa Barbara Sheriff Office role in

cannabis business licensing activities specific to site security plan review and live scan check

responsibilities as required in Section 50-11 with staff from the Cannabis Licensing Division;

b) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; and

c) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of June 23, 2026 to consider recommendations, as

follows:

i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the

County of Santa Barbara amending Chapter 50 to the Santa Barbara County Code, Licensing of

Commercial Cannabis Operations pertaining to removal of the County of Santa Barbara Sheriff

from cannabis business licensing activities specific to site security plan review and live scan check

responsibilities as required in Section 50-11 with staff from the Cannabis Licensing Division; and

ii) Determine for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality (CEQA) that: