County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Roy Lee  
Second District - Laura Capps, Chair  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Vice Chair  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, February 4, 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  
February 4, 2025  
25-00086  
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;  
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- YouTube (Spanish) at: <<https://www.youtube.com/@csbtv20espanol74>>  
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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).  
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Board meeting in-person at the locations noted above.  
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viewing methods outlined above.  
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4. Each person may address the Board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the Chair.  
5. When your time is up or you have concluded your comments, please hang up or log out.  
If you have any questions or if you are participating in the hearing telephonically or electronically  
and need a disability-related modification or accommodation or have any issues attempting to access  
the hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805) 568-2240.  
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Agenda  
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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.  
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February 4, 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  
February 4, 2025  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the January 14, 2025 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)  
A-3)  
A-4)  
25-00079  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Samuel D. Patton as the February 2025  
Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County.  
25-00078  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Thomas Tighe for his outstanding service as  
President and Chief Executive Officer of Direct Relief.  
25-00077  
SUPERVISOR LEE, SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation and Recognition of 211 Services in Santa Barbara  
County.  
25-00075  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming January 27, 2025 as International Holocaust Remembrance  
Day in Santa Barbara County.  
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Agenda  
February 4, 2025  
25-00071  
Administrative Items  
A-5)  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a sole source purchase of a Radian Research Electric  
Meter Testing System, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Waive competitive bidding for the purchase of a Radian Research RB-20 Bantam Plus  
testing unit for the Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures Office, and authorize  
the Agricultural Commissioner’s Office to purchase this equipment in the amount not to  
exceed $40,000.00 as a sole source procurement from Radian Research Inc., without being  
required to conduct a formal bid process;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010273 to increase appropriations of $40,000.00  
in the Department of Agricultural Commissioner, Weights and Measure for Capital Assets,  
funded by release of Restricted Weights and Measures Fund Balance; and  
c) 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).  
A-6)  
25-00072  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution Authorizing the Application for and  
Acceptance of California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Community Care Expansion  
Program (CCE) Capital Expansion Grant Funds and Horne LLP CCE Program Funding  
Agreement for Tecolote House Renovations, Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Adopt a Resolution that:  
i) Authorizes, ratifies, and directs the County’s submission of an application for CDSS CCE  
Capital Expansion grant funds in a total amount not to exceed $1,043,433.00 for the  
renovation of real property located at 310 Camino del Remedio in the City of Santa Barbara,  
APN 059-140-029; and  
ii) Authorizes, ratifies, and directs the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to  
execute on behalf of the County the application, program funding agreement, and any and all  
other documents required or deemed necessary to secure CCE grant funds and participate in  
the CCE Program;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
to execute on behalf of the County a Program Funding Agreement (CCE-2378566416-051)  
with Horne LLP (Horne) for CDSS CCE Program Capital Expansion grant funds for Tecolote  
House project renovations, located at 310 Camino del Remedio, Santa Barbara, APN  
059-140-029, in the Second District in an amount not to exceed $1,043,433.00 from the  
conditional grant agreement effective date through June 30, 2029;  
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c) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
the authority to execute and record on behalf of the County a Declaration of Restrictions  
limiting the County’s use of its real property located at 310 Camino del Remedio, Santa  
Barbara, APN 059-140-029, in the Second District to the restricted uses set forth in Exhibit B  
of the Declaration of Restrictions for a period of 20 years, as well as execute and record on  
behalf of the County a Performance Deed of Trust encumbering County’s fee title interest in  
the aforementioned property as security for the County’s performance under the CCE  
Program Funding Agreement (CCE-2378566416-051) and the related Declaration of  
Restrictions for the benefit of the Department of Social Services and lasting until the  
discharge of all County obligations to the Department of Social Services under the  
Performance Deed of Trust;  
d) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
the authority to execute any amendments to the Program Funding Agreement  
(CCE-2378566416-051) and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary to  
secure CCE Program grant funds and participate in the program without having to return to  
the Board for approval, subject to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at  
any time;  
e) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to obtain  
concurrence from Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, General Services, and County  
Counsel before exercising the delegated authority under Recommended Actions a through d;  
f) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010039, increasing appropriations of $598,700.00  
in the Behavioral Wellness Mental Health Services Act Fund for Other Financial Uses funded  
by unanticipated revenue from the CCE Grant and Changes to Restricted, funded by the sale  
of property, and increasing appropriations of $598,700.00 in the General Services Capital  
Outlay Fund for Capital Assets, funded by an increase in operating transfers-in; 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), finding that the actions are governmental funding  
mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
A-7)  
25-00062  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, GENERAL SERVICES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a San Antonio Creek Trail Connector Relocation  
Quitclaim of Existing Trail Easement and Grant of New Trail Easement (Realignment) (RP  
File No. 004057), First District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services or his designee to execute a  
Quitclaim Deed for a portion of an existing easement, located at 4575 Serenity Lane, Eastern  
Goleta Valley, County of Santa Barbara (Assessor Parcel Number 059-440-031), previously  
granted to the County of Santa Barbara as a requirement for approval of a subdivision  
development;  
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b) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services or his designee to accept a Grant  
of Easement, and Certificate of Acceptance, conveying an easement interest over a portion of  
real property located at 4575 Serenity Lane in the County of Santa Barbara (Assessor Parcel  
Number: 059-440-031), from the R. and G. Fante Family Trust (Owner); and  
c) Determine that there is no possibility that the recommended action may have a significant  
effect on the environment and is therefore exempt from further review under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), Review for  
Exemption, and approve and direct staff to file and post a Notice of Exemption.  
A-8)  
25-00063  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, GENERAL SERVICES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the San Marcos Foothills Preserve Conditional  
Agreement to Record Restrictive Covenant, Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve, accept and authorize the Chair to execute the Conditional Agreement to Record a  
Restriction on Use of 200-acres of County-owned Property within the San Marcos Foothills  
Preserve that will exclude the use of motorcycles, bicycles, equestrian uses and dogs off leash  
in exchange for $2,000,000.00 ($2 million) in endowments for operations and restoration;  
and  
b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4) that the above action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve any  
commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical  
impact on the environment, and therefore is not a project subject to environmental review.  
A-9)  
25-00064  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Funding Agreement for Isla Vista Mutually  
Beneficial Capital Projects Under 2024 University of California Settlement Agreement,  
Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement to Distribute Settlement Funds  
with Isla Vista Recreation and Park District to complete Isla Vista lighting and Children’s  
Park projects in the amount of $428,000.00; and  
b) 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.  
A-10)  
25-00076  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010265; 0010272; 0010276; and 0010277 (4/5  
Vote Required).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-11)  
Agenda  
February 4, 2025  
25-00073  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of a non-cash donation from the Santa  
Barbara Firefighters Alliance to the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Authorize the County of Santa Barbara Fire Protection District to accept a non-cash  
donation of an IGNIS Aerial Ignition System (plastic sphere dispensing drone), with a value  
equivalent to $97,506.00 from the Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance, a non-profit  
organization;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010288; and  
c) 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-12)  
25-00070  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Services of an  
Independent Contractor with World Wide Technology, LLC, for the purchase of County core  
router infrastructure, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of an Independent  
Contractor with World Wide Technology, LLC, for a 60-month period beginning February 4,  
2025, in a maximum aggregate amount not to exceed $823,904.71 (Agreement);  
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or designee to order additional  
products, deliverables, and services, and to approve funding to account for additional sales  
tax in an amount not to exceed $82,390.47 and to extend the agreement for a period of up to  
six (6) months; and  
c) 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)(2) and (5), finding that the actions consist of continuing  
administrative or maintenance activities, such as purchases for supplies and general policy  
and procedure making and 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  
February 4, 2025  
25-00069  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an increase to the contract amount for an Agreement  
with Frontier Communications of America, Inc. (Frontier), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize an increase to the total maximum contract amount of  
BC23290, (Agreement) with Frontier Communications of America, Inc., from $260,295.60 to  
$310,295.60 for the period of May 7, 2024, through May 6, 2025; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or  
other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific  
project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is  
therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-14)  
25-00074  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the execution of an Agreement for Services with  
Rincon Consultants, Inc. to peer review issue area studies and prepare an Environmental  
Impact Report (EIR) for the Solomon Hills Project, Fourth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Rincon Consultants, Inc. to peer review issue area studies and prepare an EIR  
for the Solomon Hills Project, for a base amount of $998,473.00 and a total contract amount  
not to exceed $1,148,244.00 from February 4, 2025 through February 3, 2028;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010252 to increase services and supplies  
appropriations by $375,000.00 and recognize an additional $375,000.00 in charges for  
services revenue to cover the cost of the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor  
for Fiscal Year 2024-2025;  
c) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, to:  
i) Approve up to a 15 percent contingency cost not to exceed $149,771.00 for services being  
performed under the Agreement for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,148,244.00;  
ii) Approve changes or additions in the services being performed, provided the contract does  
not exceed the base contract amount plus the 15 percent contingency identified in the  
contract; and  
iii) Make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 35 and suspend performance per  
Exhibit A in the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor; and  
d) 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)(5), finding that the actions consist of organizational or  
administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes to the environment.  
A-15)  
25-00065  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
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Agenda  
February 4, 2025  
Consider recommendations regarding a State-County Freeway Maintenance Agreement for  
Highway 101 at Refugio Road, Third District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Freeway Maintenance Agreement for Route  
101 from 0.6 miles east to 0.4 miles west of Refugio Road (PM R36.0 to PM R37.5) in the  
unincorporated Gaviota Coast area of the County of Santa Barbara;  
b) Approve and authorize the Santa Barbara County Director of Public Works to make minor  
revisions to Exhibit A of the Freeway Maintenance Agreement in accordance with Section  
II.4 of the Agreement; and  
c) Find that the proposed actions are for the maintenance and repair of existing public  
facilities involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists and  
therefore is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 California  
Code of Regulations 15301(c).  
A-16)  
25-00066  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a State-County Freeway Maintenance Agreement for  
Highway 101 Segment 4B, First District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Freeway Maintenance Agreement for Route  
101 from the City of Carpinteria jurisdictional boundary (PM 4.6) to 0.35 miles west of  
Padaro Lane (PM 7.29);  
b) Approve and authorize the Santa Barbara County Director of Public Works to make minor  
revisions to Exhibit A of the Freeway Maintenance Agreement in accordance with Section  
II.5 of the Agreement; and  
c) Find that the proposed actions are for the maintenance and repair of existing public  
facilities involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists and  
therefore is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 California  
Code of Regulations 15301(c).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-17)  
Agenda  
February 4, 2025  
25-00068  
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 Termination 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 the report from the Public Works Director regarding the 2024 Lake  
Fire Emergency Actions taken pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code  
Section 22050(c)(2);  
b) Determine that the Emergency Actions ordered by the Public Works Director in response  
to the 2024 Lake Fire is concluded as of today’s date pursuant to Public Contract Code  
Section 22050(c)(3); and  
c) 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(c) 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-18)  
A-19)  
A-20)  
25-00083  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Approve the appointment of Steve Amerikaner to the Montecito Planning Commission, term  
ending December 31, 2026, First District.  
25-00080  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the appointment of Amy Tripp to the South County Board of Architectural Review,  
term ending January 1, 2029, Third District.  
25-00081  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the appointment of Oscar Rivera to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term  
ending January 1, 2028, Third District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 4, 2025  
25-00067  
Hearing Requests  
A-21)  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider the Environmental Defense Center and Center for Biological  
Diversity appeals of the Planning Commission Approval of the Change of Owner, Operator,  
and Guarantor for the Santa Ynez Unit (SYU), Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company (POPCO)  
Gas Plant, and Las Flores Pipeline System Final Development Plan (FDP) Permits, First,  
Third, and Fourth Districts, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for February 25, 2025. Time estimate: 2 hours)  
a) Deny the appeals, Case Nos. 24APL-00025 and 24APL-00026;  
b) Make the required finding for approval of the Change of Owner, Operator, and Guarantor  
for the respective SYU, POPCO Gas Plant, and Las Flores Pipeline System FDP Permits,  
including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Determine the requests are not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)  
(5); and  
d) Grant de novo approval of the Change of Owner, Operator, and Guarantor for the  
respective SYU, POPCO Gas Plant, and Las Flores Pipeline System FDP Permits, subject to  
the Conditions of Approval.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 4, 2025  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
Department Requests Withdrawal of Departmental Item No. 1) from the Agenda  
1)  
24-01082  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Cargasacchi Appeal, Case No.  
24APL-00018, of the County Planning Commission approval of the Blanco Grading for  
access road improvements project, Case No. 15LUP-00000-00072, Third District, as follows:  
a) Acknowledge the withdrawal of the Appeal (Case No. 24APL-00018), of the Land Use  
Permit Case No. 15LUP-00000-00072 and that upon withdrawal of the Appeal, the County  
Planning Commission’s approval of Case No. 15LUP-00000-00072 will stand;  
b) Acknowledge that upon withdrawal of the Appeal, there is no action for the Board of  
Supervisors to take on the Project or Appeal and drop the item from the Board of  
Supervisor’s agenda; and  
c) Determine that the above action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: WITHDRAW  
2)  
25-00085  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding allocating the 2024 and 2025 Coastal  
Resources Mitigation Fund (CRMF) Grants, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Receive staff’s recommendations for the 2024 and 2025 CRMF awards totaling  
$318,600.00;  
b) Approve 2024 and 2025 CRMF budgeting of funds as proposed, including Table 9, of the  
Staff Report, along with stipulations outlined in the Staff Recommendation sections for each  
proposal;  
c) Direct staff to prepare the proposed contractual agreements with non-County grantees,  
including final grant conditions, and return with contractual agreements for Board  
consideration and approval, including appropriate California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) compliance;  
d) Defer $790,377.00 of acquisition monies to the Fund Deferral Program allowing said  
monies to accrue for future coastal acquisition proposals; and  
e) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning  
of CEQA and are exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because  
the recommended actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of  
governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 4, 2025  
25-00084  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
3)  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the County Planning Commission (CPC)  
and Montecito Planning Commission (MPC) recommended package of Ordinance  
amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC), Montecito Land Use  
and Development Code (MLUDC), Article II, Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO), to (1) add  
provisions and development standards in accordance with Senate Bill (SB) 9 regulations  
(Government Code (GC) Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7); (2) revise existing development  
standards and permit procedures for Commercial Telecommunication Facilities; and (3)  
process other minor Ordinance amendments to update existing text provisions, including  
updating allowed uses in the Limited Commercial Zone (C-1) zone district in Article II and  
General Industry (M-2) zone district in the LUDC, and implementing clarifications and  
necessary revisions to the existing Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and Junior Accessory  
Dwelling Unit (JADU) Ordinance to align with changes to State law; and to consider  
amendments to Chapter 21, Land Division, to add provisions and development standards in  
accordance with Senate Bill (SB) 9 regulations (GC Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7), as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Make the required findings for approval of the zoning code amendments, including  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
b) Determine that adoption of the LUDC (Case Nos. 24ORD-00016 and -00019), MLUDC  
(Case Nos. 24ORD-00017 and -00020), and CZO (Case Nos. 24ORD-00015, -00018, and  
-00025) are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15265,  
15268, and 15282(h), and GC Sections 65852.21(j) and 66411.7(n);  
c) Adopt the Ordinances to amend the LUDC (Case Nos. 24ORD-00016 and -00019),  
MLUDC (Case Nos. 24ORD-00017 and -00020), and CZO (Case Nos. 24ORD-00015,  
-00018, and -00025);  
d) Approve the introduction (first reading) of “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 21, Land  
Division, of the Santa Barbara County Code, to Establish Procedures and Regulations for  
Urban Lot Splits, as Authorized by Government Code Section 66411.7” (Case No.  
24ORD-00024);  
e) Read the title “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 21, Land Division, of the Santa Barbara  
County Code, to Establish Procedures and Regulations for Urban Lot Splits, as Authorized by  
Government Code Section 66411.7” and waive further reading of the ordinance, Case No.  
24ORD-00024; and  
f) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of February 11, 2025 to consider  
recommendations, as follows:  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 4, 2025  
i) Make the findings for approval, including CEQA findings, of “An Ordinance Amending  
Chapter 21, Land Division, of the Santa Barbara County Code, to Establish Procedures and  
Regulations for Urban Lot Splits, as Authorized by Government Code Section 66411.7”;  
ii) Determine that the adoption of the Ordinance is statutorily exempt from CEQA in  
compliance with Section 15268 of the Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA and GC  
Sections 65852.21(j) and 66411.7(n); and  
iii) Consider the adoption (second reading) of “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 21, Land  
Division, of the Santa Barbara County Code, to Establish Procedures and Regulations for  
Urban Lot Splits, as Authorized by Government Code Section 66411.7” (Case No.  
24ORD-00024);  
g) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Planning and Development to submit the amendments  
(Case No. 24ORD-00015, Case No. 24ORD-00018, and Case No. 24ORD-00025)  
implementing SB 9, revisions to existing Commercial Telecommunication Facilities  
Ordinance, updates to the existing ADU/JADU Ordinance, and updating allowed uses in the  
C-1 zone district to the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Program (LCP) to the California  
Coastal Commission for review and certification; and  
h) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted Resolution to  
the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
4)  
25-00082  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the California Coastal Commission’s  
conditional certification of an amendment to the Local Coastal Program (LCP) regarding the  
Housing Bill Implementation Project Ordinance Amendments, as follows: (EST. TIME: 25  
MIN.)  
a) Receive notice of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of an  
amendment to the County’s LCP (Coastal Commission Case No. LCP-4-STB-24-0027-1-Part  
A (Housing Bill Implementation Ordinance)) with two modifications;  
b) Adopt a Resolution acknowledging receipt of the California Coastal Commission’s  
conditional certification with modifications, accepting and agreeing to the suggested  
modifications, agreeing to issue Coastal Development Permits for the total area included in  
the conditionally certified LCP, and adopting the LCP Amendment with the suggested  
modifications;  
c) Determine that the Board’s action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15265; and  
d) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted Resolution to  
the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 4, 2025  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
February 4, 2025  
Adjourned at 2:11 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, February 11, 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, February 4, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 5:00 PM and on  
Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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