County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Roy Lee  
Second District - Laura Capps  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, January 7, 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  
January 7, 2025  
25-00033  
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/@csbtv20espanol74>>  
2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:  
- Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email prior to 5:00 PM on  
the day prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at:  
sbcob@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be distributed to the Board and posted online. Whether  
the comment is formally part of the record depends on the agenda item it is submitted for and its  
length and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
- Attend the Meeting In-Person - Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments at the  
Board meeting in-person at the locations noted above.  
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Important Note: Zoom is not intended for County staff to view the meeting. Please refer to the  
viewing methods outlined above.  
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1. Once the Chair has announced the item you want to comment on, please join the meeting.  
2. You will be placed on mute until it is your turn to speak. You will be able to hear the Board  
meeting live after calling in and will need to turn off or mute your TV or the web stream to avoid  
sound interference.  
3. The Clerk will call you by name. When removed from mute, you will hear a notification that your  
line has been unmuted. If you are using a touchtone phone, you may need to press *6.  
4. Each person may address the Board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the Chair.  
5. When your time is up or you have concluded your comments, please hang up or log out.  
If you have any questions or if you are participating in the hearing telephonically or electronically  
and need a disability-related modification or accommodation or have any issues attempting to access  
the hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805) 568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 7, 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  
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 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  
January 7, 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 sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00032  
9:00 A.M.  
Welcome  
Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, 2024 Chair, Board of Supervisors  
Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance  
Santa Barbara County Fire Department Honor Guard  
Invocation  
Anthony Rodriguez  
Lady of Guadalupe Church  
Introduction of Officials Elected in 2024  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Administration of the Oath of Office  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Call to Order and Election of Officers of the  
2025 Board of Supervisors,  
Board of Directors of the Flood Control & Water Conservation District,  
and Board of Directors of the Water Agency  
Jacquelyne Alexander, Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board  
Nomination of the 2025 Chair and Vice Chair  
Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, 2024 Chair, Board of Supervisors  
Presentation of Gavels  
Remarks, Steve Lavagnino, 2024 Chair, Board of Supervisors  
Remarks, 2025 Chair, Board of Supervisors  
Poetry Reading  
McKenna Heil  
La Colina Junior High School  
Musical Presentation  
La Colina Jr. High School Jazz Band  
Directed by Mr. Stephen Hughes  
Keynote Address  
Gwyn Lurie  
Co-Founder of The Giving List/The Giving List Women and CEO of Montecito Media Group  
Recess  
A reception will follow in the County Administration Building,  
Board of Supervisors Conference Room, Fourth Floor  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
10:30 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the December 17, 2024 Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
25-00001  
County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer  
(CEO) on County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions,  
updates on major projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of  
interest to the Board and the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask  
questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent  
agenda.  
175th Anniversary of the County of Santa Barbara Video Series-Courthouse History  
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)  
25-00031  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR LEE  
Adopt a Resolution in support of the LGBTQ+ Community in Santa Barbara County.  
25-00012  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Kelsey Gerckens Buttitta as the January 2025  
Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00016  
Administrative Items  
A-3)  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding California Department of Health Care Services  
(DHCS) 2025-2026 Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) and Drug Medi-Cal  
Organized Delivery System Services (DMC-ODS) Integrated Intergovernmental Standard  
Agreement No. 24-40145, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness to  
execute on behalf of the County the Integrated Intergovernmental Standard Agreement No.  
24-40145 for Calendar Year 2025-2026, as well as the associated Contractor Certification  
Clauses, with the DHCS for the County’s provision of SMHS and DMC-ODS services to  
eligible Medi-Cal members/beneficiaries with a $0 (zero dollar) contract amount for the  
period of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 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  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is a governmental funding  
mechanism and/or fiscal activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
A-4)  
25-00021  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the extension of Conditional Reservation of County  
Affordable Housing Funds to Hollister Lofts, Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve extension of and authorize the Community Services Director to execute a  
Funding Reservation Letter for the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara  
(Housing Authority), representing a conditional reservation of $2,057,850.00 in Project  
County affordable housing funds through April 30, 2026; and  
b) Determine the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are  
proposed and no new circumstances or information of substantial importance has come to  
light regarding environmental effects of the Project, and therefore the proposed action is  
within the scope of the CEQA Notice of Exemption approved by the Board of Supervisors  
(Board), on November 5, 2019, and on file with the Clerk of the Board, pursuant to CEQA  
Guidelines section 15004(b)(4), and that therefore no new Notice of Exemption is required.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-5)  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00017  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Biennial Review and Proposed Amendments  
to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Goleta Water District, as follows:  
a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Goleta Water  
District; and  
b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and  
is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-6)  
25-00018  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Biennial Review and Proposed Amendments  
to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, as  
follows:  
a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara  
County Air Pollution Control District; and  
b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and  
is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-7)  
25-00022  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Biennial Review and Proposed Amendments  
to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara Community College District, as follows:  
a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Barbara  
Community College District; and  
b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and  
is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-8)  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00029  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Biennial Review and Proposed Amendments  
to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, as  
follows:  
a) Approve the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Maria  
Joint Union High School District; and  
b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and  
is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-9)  
25-00028  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010248; and 0010264. (4/5 Vote Required)  
A-10)  
25-00024  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the allocation of a Paralegal Position within the Office  
of the District Attorney, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Adopt a Resolution amending the Salary Resolution to allocate one (1) additional full-time  
equivalent (1.0 FTE) position to the Office of the District Attorney, effective January 6, 2025;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010185 to increase appropriations of $61,500.00  
in District Attorney General Fund for Salaries and Benefits, funded by the release of  
Restricted Consumer Environmental Fund Balance; 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 physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of  
the CEQA guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-11)  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00009  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Emergency Management  
Performance Grant (EMPG) Authorization, as follows: (4/5 Vote Requried)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Fire Department Office of Emergency  
Management (OEM)to accept $201,528.00 in FY 2024 EMPG federal grant funds as  
distributed through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) with  
a period of performance from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026;  
b) Adopt a Resolution to appoint the County Executive Officer (CEO), the Director OEM,  
County Fire Chief, and Fire Department Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to act as Authorized  
Agents to apply for and submit grant applications, execute all required grant application  
documents (including assurances and certifications), and take any actions necessary for each  
application and subaward under the EMPG grant to provide grant funding for emergency  
management activities in the Santa Barbara Operational Area for the grant FY 2024. The  
Resolution directs the Authorized Agents to, if applicable, make necessary budget revisions,  
and to receive Auditor-Controller, Risk Management, and County Counsel concurrence prior  
to executing grant agreements or memorandum of understanding; and  
c) Determine that the proposed actions are related to the creation of a government funding  
mechanism and other fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific  
project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and  
is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
CEQA Guideline Section 15378 (b)(4).  
A-12)  
25-00023  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Paramedic/Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)  
Student Education Agreement between the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and  
Ventura County Community College District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Paramedic/EMT Student Education  
Agreement, which will allow the Santa Barbara County Fire Department to provide clinical  
paramedic student learning experiences in cooperation with Ventura County Community  
College District with a period of performance from January 7, 2025 to June 30, 2029; and  
b) Determine that these activities are not a “project” under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the recommended  
actions are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-13)  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00008  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Grant  
Program (HSGP) Authorization, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Fire Department Office of Emergency  
Management (OEM)to accept $446,265.00 in Fiscal Year 2024 HSGP federal grant funds as  
distributed through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) with  
a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027;  
b) Adopt a Resolution to appoint the County Executive Officer (CEO), the Director of OEM,  
County Fire Chief, and Fire Department Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to act as Authorized  
Agents to apply for and submit a grant application, execute all required grant application  
documents (including assurances and certifications), and take any actions necessary for each  
application and subaward under the HSGP with Cal OES to provide grant funding on behalf  
of the Santa Barbara Operational Area for the grant Fiscal Year 2024. The resolution directs  
the Authorized Agents to, if applicable, make necessary budget revisions, and delegates  
authority to execute grant agreements with the State and execute subrecipient agreements  
with Operational Area subrecipients upon concurrence by the Auditor-Controller, Risk  
Management, and County Counsel; and  
c) Determine that the proposed actions are related to the creation of a government funding  
mechanism and other fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific  
project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and  
is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
CEQA Guideline Section 15378 (b)(4).  
A-14)  
25-00010  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment of Awarded Job Order Contracts  
with Quincon, Inc., J G Contracting, and Newton Construction and Management, Inc. for  
Term Extensions, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the General  
Building Construction Job Order Contract A, with Quincon, Inc. (Board Contract No. 23  
227), increasing the Contract Term for six months to June 30, 2025 (Quincon Amendment);  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the General  
Building Construction Job Order Contract C, with J G Contracting (Board Contract No. 23  
225), increasing the Contract Term for six-months to June 30, 2025 (J G Amendment);  
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the General  
Building Construction Job Order Contract D, with Newton Construction and Management,  
Inc, (Board Contract No. 23 224) increasing the Contract Term for six-months to June 30,  
2025 (Newton Amendment); and  
d) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the provisions of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00020  
15301(a) because they consist of Existing Facilities, Exterior or Interior Modifications.  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
A-15)  
Consider recommendations regarding the County of Santa Barbara Civil Service Commission  
Hearing Officer Compensation Rate Increase, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize an increase in the compensation rate of hearing officers appointed  
by the County of Santa Barbara Civil Service Commission under the Civil Service Rules  
from $160.00 per hour to $260.00 per hour; 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)(4), finding that the action is a governmental funding  
mechanism and/or fiscal activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
A-16)  
25-00026  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Community Corrections Partnership (CCP)  
$1,228,000.00 Loan to Good Samaritan Shelter (GSS) for Residential Development in Santa  
Maria Valley and Lompoc, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the following documents (Loan Documents),  
as applicable, reflecting the terms and conditions of a loan (Loan) in the amount of One  
Million, Two Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($1,228,000.00) to GSS to add 18  
additional beds for justice-involved individuals in the form of one new build in Lompoc, and  
three Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in Santa Maria (Project):  
i) County CCP Loan Agreement for GSS Residential Development (Loan Agreement) (for  
execution);  
ii) County CCP Lompoc Loan Note for $437,000.00 for Project location at 531 N. G St. in  
Lompoc (for approval);  
iii) County CCP Lompoc Loan Regulatory Agreement for Project location at 531 N. G St. in  
Lompoc (for execution);  
iv) County CCP Lompoc Loan Deed of Trust (for approval);  
v) County CCP Hermosa Loan Note for $241,000.00 for Project location at 607 E. Hermosa  
St. in Santa Maria (for approval);  
vi) County CCP Hermosa Loan Regulatory Agreement for the Project location at 607 E.  
Hermosa St. in Santa Maria (for execution);  
vii) County CCP Hermosa Loan Deed of Trust (for approval);  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
viii) County CCP Elmwood Loan Note for $414,000.00 for the Project location at 1933  
Elmwood Drive in Santa Maria (for approval);  
ix) County CCP Elmwood Loan Regulatory Agreement for the Project location at 1933  
Elmwood Drive in Santa Maria (for execution);  
x) County CCP Elmwood Loan Deed of Trust (for approval);  
xi) County CCP Lincoln Loan Note for $136,000.00 for the Project location at 1404 N.  
Lincoln St. in Santa Maria (for approval);  
xii) County CCP Lincoln Regulatory Agreement for the Project location at 1404 N. Lincoln  
Street in Santa Maria (for execution); and  
xiii) County CCP Lincoln Loan Deed of Trust (for approval), (the foregoing 13 documents,  
collectively, the “County CCP Loan Documents”); and  
b) Consider the project was deemed exempt from environmental review under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by the jurisdictions it falls under and find that pursuant  
to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, no substantial changes are proposed, and there are no  
substantial changes in circumstances or new information of substantial importance regarding  
significant impacts or feasibility of mitigation measures and alternatives.  
A-17)  
25-00014  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Services Agreement for Interpretation and  
Translation Services with Translation Interpretation Services, LLC (TIS), Fiscal Year  
2024-2025, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with TIS (a local vendor) for the provision of interpretation and  
translation to Spanish and Mixteco-speaking clients for a total maximum contract amount not  
to exceed $160,000.00 for the period of January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the  
CEQA Guidelines, since they consist of the creation of governmental funding mechanisms or  
other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific  
project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-18)  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00013  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor  
with Wallace Group, Inc. for Lakeview/Orcutt Road/SR 135 Intersection Feasibility Study;  
County Project No. 862447, Fourth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Professional Services of  
Independent Contractor with Wallace Group, 612 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401  
for the Lakeview/Orcutt Road/SR 135 Intersection Feasibility Study with a term of January 8,  
2025 to June 30, 2025 not to exceed $36,920.00;  
b) Approve a Budget Revision Request No. 0010196 to establish appropriations of  
$36,900.00 in Public Works Roads-Capital Infrastructure Fund for Services and Supplies  
funded by Measure A; and  
c) Determine that the proposed action to approve a professional services agreement does not  
constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b), because it consists of an  
administrative activity that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the  
environment.  
A-19)  
25-00027  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency  
Response Actions from Impacts of the 2024 Lake Fire and Continuation of Emergency  
Actions, Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
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 2024 Lake Fire 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 every 14 days to allow the Board to review the  
emergency actions and determine, by a 4/5 vote, whether there is a need to continue the  
emergency actions until the actions are terminated; and  
d) Determine that the 2024 Lake Fire Emergency Actions were found by the Board to be  
exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(d) on October 1, 2024. A Notice of Exemption was  
filed on this basis on October 1, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that  
Notice of Exemption.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-20)  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00030  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER  
AGENCY  
Consider recommendations regarding a Santa Ynez River Valley Basin Central Management  
Area (CMA) Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement  
Amendment, Third District, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Joint Exercise of  
Powers Agreement for the Santa Ynez River Valley Basin CMA GSA; and  
b) Determine that these actions are not subject to California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as it is an administrative  
action that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment, and 15306 as  
information collection which does not result in serious or major disturbance to an  
environmental resource.  
A-21)  
25-00011  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations to accept donations totaling $55,668.00 from the Sheriff’s  
Benevolent Posse, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Accept a donation of a multi-purpose canine for specific use in the Law Enforcement  
Operations Division from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse, a 501(c)(3) organization;  
b) Accept a cash donation for a multi-purpose canine and training for specific use in the Law  
Enforcement Operations Division from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse;  
c) Accept a donation of three new ballistic helmets with face shields for specific use by the  
Law Enforcement Operations Division canine handlers, from the Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse;  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010137 to increase appropriations of $55,668.00  
in the Sheriff’s Office General Fund for Services and Supplies ($29,928.00) and Capital  
Assets ($25,740.00) funded by unanticipated revenue from Miscellaneous Revenue - Other  
Donations; and  
e) 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-22)  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00015  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the approval of the United States Department of Justice  
(DOJ) Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification (ESAC), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the United States Department of Justice  
(DOJ) Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification (ESAC) on behalf of the County for  
Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024; and  
b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)  
(5) that the above 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.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-23)  
25-00035  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Consider recommendations regarding the appointment in lieu of election to the Santa Maria  
Valley Water Conservation District, Division 5 Board of Directors, as follows:  
a) Appoint in lieu of election the following qualified applicant to the Santa Maria Valley  
Water Conservation Board, Division 5 pursuant to California Elections Code Section  
1051(b):  
i) Edward Apalategui for the term ending December 4, 2026; and  
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because it consists  
of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00002  
Public Comment Period  
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS  
WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.  
EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE  
DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO  
MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (25-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
25-00036  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)  
American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County  
Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.  
Hal Pedersen et al. v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court  
Case No. 24CV06085.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
25-00025  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Board of Supervisors’ 2025  
appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)  
a) Adult and Aging Network;  
b) Area Agency on Aging (Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens);  
c) Beach Erosion Authority for Control Operations and Nourishment (BEACON);  
d) Behavioral Wellness Commission;  
e) California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Representative;  
f) CenCal Health;  
g) Central Coast Community Energy (3CE);  
h) Child Care Planning Council;  
i) CommUnify (formerly Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County);  
j) Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Representative;  
k) Debt Advisory Committee;  
l) Elected Officials Committee on Regional Homelessness Solutions;  
m) First Five Children and Families Commission of Santa Barbara County;  
n) Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA);  
o) Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) Joint Powers Authority (JPA);  
p) Juvenile Justice Coordination Council;  
q) KIDS Network Policy Council;  
r) Law Library Board of Trustees;  
s) Legislative Program Committee;  
t) Library Advisory Committee;  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
u) Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO);  
v) Multi-jurisdictional Solid Waste Task Force;  
w) National Association of Counties (NACO) Representative;  
x) Psychiatric Health Facility Governing Board;  
y) Retirement Board of the Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System;  
z) Rural County Representative of California (RCRC); and  
aa) Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Board.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
2)  
24-01224  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Historic Landmarks Advisory  
Commission’s Designation of Cold Spring Canyon Bridge as a County Historic Landmark,  
Third District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 10 MIN.)  
a) Approve the designation by, and confirm the action of, the Historic Landmarks Advisory  
Commission and the conditions to be imposed, and adopt a Resolution with conditions,  
designating Cold Spring Canyon Bridge, located on State Route No. 154, Postmile  
22.95-23.19, as a County Historic Landmark, and determine that the project is exempt from  
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15308;  
b) Modify the designation by the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission, and adopt the  
modified Resolution with conditions to be imposed, designating Cold Spring Canyon Bridge,  
located on State Route No. 154, Postmile 22.95-23.19, as a County Historic Landmark, and  
determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15308; or  
c) Disapprove the designation of the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission designating  
Cold Spring Canyon Bridge, located on State Route No. 154, Postmile 22.95-23.19, as a  
County Historic Landmark and the conditions to be imposed, and determine that the project is  
exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00007  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Behavioral  
Wellness Crisis Stabilization Services (CSS) Unit and Sobering Center (CREDO47)  
Admissions Report, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation on the Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness CSS  
Unit and Sobering Center census and referring party information; 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 administrative  
activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
4)  
25-00019  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the 2024 Annual Report and  
Accomplishments from Federal and State Legislative Advocates and the 2025 Legislative  
Platform Adoption, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the annual report and accomplishments for 2024 from the County’s State  
legislative advocates, Hurst, Brooks, Espinosa, LLC., and Federal legislative advocate,  
Thomas Walters and Associates;  
b) Consider the adoption of the following:  
i) The County of Santa Barbara 2025 Legislative Platform as approved by the Legislative  
Program Committee at its December 2, 2024 meeting and revised based on subsequent public  
and Office of Emergency Management comments; or  
ii) The County of Santa Barbara 2025 Legislative Platform as approved by the Legislative  
Program Committee at its December 2, 2024 meeting; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) the  
recommended actions consist of organizational, administrative or fiscal activities of  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
5)  
Agenda  
January 7, 2025  
25-00034  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Five-Year Forecast and Budget  
Development Policies, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the Five-Year Forecast for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 through 2029-2030;  
b) Adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Development Policies;  
c) Review funding priorities for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and provide staff additional direction  
as appropriate; and  
d) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378  
that the above activity is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
Adjourned at 5:00 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, January 14, 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, January 7, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 5:00 PM and on  
Saturday, January 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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