County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Das Williams, Chair  
Second District - Laura Capps  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino, Vice Chair  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, April 18, 2023  
9:00 AM  
BUDGET WORKSHOP  
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  
April 18, 2023  
23-00372  
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation  
as well as virtual participation until further notice. Board members and the public may  
participate from the County Administration Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor,  
105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara or the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government  
Administration Bulding, Board Hearing Room, 511 Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria.  
The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public:  
1. You may observe the live stream of the Board meetings in the following ways:  
- Televised in English and Spanish (SAP channel via Comcast and Cox) on local cable channel 20;  
- Online at: <https://www.countyofsb.org/1333/CSBTV-Livestream>; and  
- YouTube at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20> (Closed Captioning Available)  
2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:  
- Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email prior to 5:00 PM on  
the day prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at:  
sbcob@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be distributed to the Board and posted online. Whether the  
comment is formally part of the record depends on the agenda item it is submitted for and its length  
and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
- Attend the Meeting In-Person - Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments at the  
Board meeting in-person. Please note, we are following all local and State guidelines and are no longer  
requiring face coverings indoors. Please be advised that the Public Health Department is still strongly  
encouraging County staff and members of the public to mask and socially distance themselves in  
public areas.  
- Attend the Meeting by Zoom Webinar - Individuals wishing to provide public comment during the  
Board meeting can do so via Zoom webinar by clicking the below link to register in advance.  
Register in advance for this meeting:  
<https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XBmP8HioSECbXuQxjRQCZg>  
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information about joining  
the webinar.  
Please DO NOT call or join until the item you want to speak on is being discussed.  
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 telephonically or electronically, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805)  
568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 18, 2023  
Board Meeting Procedures  
The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body for the County of Santa Barbara. Persons are  
encouraged to attend and testify before the Board on any matter appearing on the agenda.  
Correspondence to the Board regarding items appearing on the agenda should be directed to the Clerk of  
the Board, 105 East Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara CA 93101. For information regarding  
the meetings of the Board of Supervisors including specific meeting times, or any special  
accommodations, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
Procedures for the conduct of the meetings of the Board of Supervisors can be found in Board  
Resolutions 09-368 (General) and 91-333 (Land Use).  
The schedule of the Board of Supervisors, meeting agendas, supplemental hearing materials and minutes  
of the Board meetings are available on the Internet at: www.countyofsb.org.  
Board Meetings are televised live on County of Santa Barbara TV channel 20. For information about  
obtaining a videotape of a public hearing or a schedule of CSBTV broadcasts please call (805)  
568-3427.  
Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication  
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and  
distributed by the Clerk of the Board to all or a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors less  
than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board Office, 105  
East Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara, CA, at the Office of the Board of Supervisors,  
Betteravia Government Center, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA and on the Internet at:  
http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx#current. Any written ex-parte communication subject to  
disclosure by members of the Board of Supervisors may be published online as an attachment to the  
corresponding item.  
Disclosure of Campaign Contributions  
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and  
not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or  
personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the  
Board member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an  
agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or  
opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item since January 1, 2023. 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 since January 1, 2023, 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  
April 18, 2023  
Disability Access  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County  
Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible.  
Accessible public parking is available behind the County Administration Building and in City Parking  
Lot #6 located at the corner of Anacapa Street and Anapamu Street.  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Maria is located at the Betteravia Government Center,  
511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible public  
parking is available at the Betteravia Government Center.  
American Sign Language interpreters, Spanish language interpretation and sound enhancement equipment  
may be arranged by contacting the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on Friday before the  
Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805)  
568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 18, 2023  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
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.  
Administrative Items  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
A-1)  
A-2)  
23-00369  
Amend the 2023 Board of Supervisors’ Schedule of Meeting Dates and Locations to reschedule  
the June 2023 Budget Hearings for Friday, June 16; and Tuesday, June 20, 2023 if necessary.  
23-00368  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement with the State of  
California for Fire Protection to State Responsibility Area (SRA) Lands, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the State of California Standard Agreement  
Amendment No. 1 (STD 213A) with the State of California Department of Forestry and Fire  
Protection (CAL FIRE) for fire protection services to SRA for the period July 1, 2020 through June  
30, 2023 increasing the amount by $3,321,608.00 for a revised total not to exceed  
$48,930,148.00; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action does 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 action is the creation of a governmental funding  
mechanism or other government fiscal activity, that does not involve any commitment to any specific  
project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-3)  
Agenda  
April 18, 2023  
23-00370  
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 the Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as  
follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
Acting as the Board of Supervisors and 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 flooding, storms, debris removal and transportation projects following the  
recent 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;  
c) Direct staff to return to the Board every 14 days 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;  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
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(c) on January 24, 2023. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on January  
24, 2023, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption; and  
Acting as the Board of Supervisors:  
e) Determine that these emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the  
provisions of the CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(d) on February 7,  
2023. A Notice of Exemption was filed on this basis on February 7, 2023, and the proposed  
action is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 18, 2023  
Hearing Requests  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
A-4)  
23-00367  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding amendment to the Cannabis Business  
Licensing Fee Ordinance, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for May 16, 2023. Time estimate: 30 minutes)  
a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending the Ordinance 5041, “An  
Ordinance 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 6, 2023 to consider recommendations, as  
follows:  
i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 5041, “An  
Ordinance 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.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 18, 2023  
Budget Workshop  
Santa Barbara County Fiscal Year 2023-2024  
The schedule shown is an estimate for planning purposes. Items may be heard earlier or later  
than listed on the Agenda. At the Budget Workshop on Friday, April 21, 2023 the Board of  
Supervisors may discuss, or discuss again, budget items for any County Department, County  
Function or Special Issue that were listed for discussion on daily agendas for earlier in the  
week of April 18-21, 2023.  
Persons may address the Board at the conclusion of each Functional Group presentation.  
Please refer to the Important Notice Regarding Public Participation on page two (2) of this  
Agenda for details regarding current methods of participation. Matters not listed on the  
Agenda or of a general nature may be addressed during the Public Comment Period at the end  
of each day's hearing.  
Staff will be available from each Department to respond to questions and to provide  
information as requested by the Board.  
9:00 A.M. Budget Overview  
Departmental Budgets – Health & Human Services  
Social Services  
Behavioral Wellness  
Public Health  
Child Support Services  
First 5 Santa Barbara County  
Public Comment  
Departmental Budgets – Community Resources & Public Facilities  
Public Works  
Agriculture, Weights and Measures  
Planning and Development  
Community Services  
Public Comment  
Departmental Budgets – Public Safety  
Fire  
Public Comment  
Board Deliberation  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 18, 2023  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
23-00371  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Preliminary Budget and  
Budget Development Workshops, as follows:  
a) Receive and file information about the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 preliminary budget;  
b) Provide direction, if any, regarding items to be addressed or included in the County Executive  
Officer’s (CEO’s) Recommended Budget, scheduled for release in May and Board adoption  
scheduled for June 16, 2023 and June 20, 2023;  
c) Provide direction regarding Special Issues, including:  
i) Affirmation of priority capital projects recommended for funding;  
ii) Use of available discretionary revenues for certain non-cannabis program ongoing and one-time  
costs currently funded by cannabis tax revenue; and  
iii) Next steps in evaluating revenue tax measures including polling, where appropriate;  
d) Provide other direction, if any, as appropriate; and  
e) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(4)  
that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government fiscal  
activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a  
potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
23-00002  
Public Comment Period  
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS  
WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.  
EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE  
DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO  
MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (23-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
April 18, 2023  
Adjourned at 4:49 PM  
Adjourned to  
Wednesday, April 19, 2023  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor  
Santa Barbara  
Challenges  
IF YOU CHALLENGE A DETERMINATION MADE ON A MATTER ON THIS AGENDA IN  
COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE  
ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN  
CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC  
HEARING.  
Announcements  
The meeting of Tuesday, April 18, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
http://www.countyofsb.org