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, September 23, 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.

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The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation

as well as remote participation until further notice.

Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration Building,

Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara or

the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room

located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria.

The following methods of participation are available to the public:

1. You may observe the live stream of the Board meetings in the following ways:

- Televised in English and Spanish (SAP channel via Comcast and Cox) on local cable channel 20;

- Online at: <https://www.countyofsb.org/1333/CSBTV-Livestream>; and

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

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

2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:

- Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email prior to 5:00 PM on

the day prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at:

sbcob@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be distributed to the Board and posted online. Whether the

comment is formally part of the record depends on the agenda item it is submitted for and its length

and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).

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

Board meeting in-person at the locations noted above.

- Attend the Meeting by Zoom - Individuals wishing to provide public comment remotely during the

Board meeting can do so via Zoom by clicking the below link to register in advance.

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

viewing methods outlined above.

<https://santabarbaracounty.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Gvc_0uCqQSqbTIWXm0IiTg>

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing important information about joining

the webinar. Please review the Zoom protocols below, as follows:

1. Once the Chair has announced the item you want to comment on, please join the meeting.

2. You will be placed on mute until it is your turn to speak. You will be able to hear the Board meeting

live after calling in and will need to turn off or mute your TV or the web stream to avoid sound

interference.

3. The Clerk will call you by name. When removed from mute, you will hear a notification that your

line has been unmuted. If you are using a touchtone phone, you may need to press *6.

4. Each person may address the Board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the Chair.

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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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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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.

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

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the September 16, 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.

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)

25-00817

SUPERVISOR LEE

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of September 29, 2025 through October 5, 2025 as

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture Appreciation Week in Santa Barbara County.

25-00820

SUPERVISOR CAPPS

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of September 2025 as National Preparedness Month in

Santa Barbara County.

A-3)

A-4)

25-00827

SUPERVISOR CAPPS

Adopt a Resolution acknowledging the Interfaith Initiative in Santa Barbara County.

25-00818

SUPERVISOR LEE

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Kristen Hughes as the Central Coast Medical

Association (CCMA) 2025 Physician of the Year in Santa Barbara County.

A-5)

25-00819

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN, SUPERVISOR NELSON

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation for the participants in the successful implementation of

Workday Financials in Santa Barbara County.

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Honorary Resolutions

SUPERVISOR CAPPS

A-6)

Adopt a Resolution congratulating Unite to Light upon being awarded the Peace Prize by the United

Nations Association of Santa Barbara.

Administrative Items

A-7)

25-00821

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution authorizing application to and participation in the

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Bond Behavioral Health Continuum

Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 2 Unmet Needs Program Grant Funds, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution that authorizes and directs the County’s submission of one application

(Application) for the California DHCS Bond BHCIP Round 2 Unmet Needs Program Grant Funds

being administered by Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. for new construction of and expansion

of services with two 16-bed Social Rehabilitation Facilities focused on crisis residential treatment

located near the North Branch jail, in the Fifth District, by budgets to be developed by the County

Department of General Services;

b) Direct the Department of Behavioral Wellness Director or designee to return to the Board of

Supervisors for authority to execute a Program Funding Agreement and any additional funding

requirements for a Bond BHCIP Round 2 Award; and

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

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

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

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

environment.

A-8)

25-00814

CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an amendment to the temporary staffing contract for

elections-related work for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, as follows:

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

Services of Independent Contractor with Robert Half Inc. formerly known as Robert Half

International Inc. doing business through its division Office Team to provide qualified temporary staff

for election-related work, for an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 for the period July 1, 2025

through June 30, 2026; and

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

15378(b)(5) that the above action is not a project subject to CEQA review because the action

consists of organizational and administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or

indirect physical changes in the environment.

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25-00822

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS

DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Public Pedestrian At-Grade

Crossing Agreement for the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and Beach Access

Project; First District, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Public Pedestrian At-Grade Crossing Agreement

with UPRR to allow the County to install and maintain a new at grade public pedestrian crossing

within the UPRR right-of-way as part of the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and

Beach Access Project (Project);

b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments to increase the

budget allocation from $7,620,000.00 to $8,370,000.00 for additional reimbursement to the

County of Santa Barbara for work on the Santa Claus Lane Streetscape Improvements and Beach

Access Project; and

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

15162, no substantial changes are proposed to the project, and no new information of substantial

importance has come to light regarding environmental effects of the project, and therefore these

actions are within the scope of the project covered by the Mitigated Negative Declaration

(19NGD-00000-00005) adopted by the County of Santa Barbara on September 30, 2019, and

that therefore no new environmental document is required.

A-10)

25-00823

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the

City of Santa Barbara for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Arts and Culture Services and Programs,

as follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute an agreement with the City of

Santa Barbara to receive a grant in the amount of $461,986.00, for the period of July 1, 2025

through June 30, 2026, for the County's Office of Arts and Culture (SBCOAC) to implement and

administer City arts and grant programs, and to provide related administrative services; and

b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because they

consist of administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change to the

environment.

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25-00824

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Budget Revision to support the Santa Maria Park Ranger

for Santa Maria Riverbed Patrol, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010768 that establishes appropriation in the amount of

$42,864.00 to jointly fund a Santa Maria Park Ranger position to patrol the Santa Maria Riverbed

to prevent the re-establishment of encampments in the Riverbed; 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 actions consist of administrative activities of government that

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

A-12)

25-00840

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding Resolutions authorizing County Counsel to Partially Settle the

litigation County of Santa Barbara v. Purdue Pharma, et al. (Case No. 1:17-MD-2804) with

Purdue/Sackler Family and Eight Opioid Manufacturers, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution that approves and authorizes County Counsel or her designee to execute the

following agreements to partially settle the litigation County of Santa Barbara and the People of the

State of California v. Purdue Pharma, et al. (Case No. 1:17-MD-2804) as to defendants Purdue

Pharma and the Sacklers:

i) Subdivision Participation and Release Form which includes a release of all claims against Purdue

Pharma and the Sackler family and its “Released Entities” for their conduct complained of in the

litigation;

ii) Proposed California State-Subdivision Agreement Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement

Funds, which shall enable the County of Santa Barbara to receive and direct the use of a portion of

settlement funds distributed to the State of California for approved opioid abatement activities; and

iii) California-Subdivision Backstop Agreement, which will allow the County to pay the contingency

fees of Outside Counsel Keller Rohrback from the recovered settlement funds in an amount not to

exceed 15% of the County’s recovery plus costs;

b) Adopt a Resolution that approves and authorizes County Counsel or her designee to execute the

following agreements to partially settle the litigation County of Santa Barbara and the People of the

State of California v. Purdue Pharma, et al. (Case No. 1:17-MD-2804) as to defendants: Alvogen,

Inc.; Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Apotex Inc.; Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.; Indivior Inc.;

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.; and Zydus Pharmaceuticals

(USA), Inc. (collectively, “the G8” Settlement):

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i) Subdivision Participation and Release Form which includes a release of all claims against the G8

and their “Released Entities” for their conduct complained of in the litigation;

ii) Eight proposed California State-Subdivision Agreements Regarding Distribution and Use of

Settlement Funds, one for each of the G8 parties, which shall enable the County of Santa Barbara to

receive and direct the use of a portion of settlement funds distributed to the State of California for

approved opioid abatement activities; and

iii) California-Subdivision Backstop Agreement, which will allow the County to pay the contingency

fees of Outside Counsel Keller Rohrback from the recovered settlement funds in an amount not to

exceed 15% of the County’s recovery plus costs; and

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

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

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

changes in the environment.

A-13)

25-00838

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding an Outside Counsel Contract Amendment with Hooper,

Lundy and Bookman, P.C. for Privacy Legal Services, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute, on behalf of the County of Santa Barbara, a First

Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Hooper, Lundy and Bookman,

P.C. in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00 for a term from October 8, 2025 to October 7, 2026;

and

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

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

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

the environment.

A-14)

25-00839

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Approve Budget Revision Requests Nos. 0010804 and 0010816 (4/5 Vote Required).

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25-00843

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a Contract Renewal for Countywide Security Services

Provided by Triumph Protection Group, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Service Contract with Triumph Protection Group

in an amount not to exceed $2,531,496.00 for the period of September 23, 2025, through June 30,

2026, with an option to renew thereafter for two additional one-year terms;

b) Find, in accordance with Government Code Section 31000, that the County of Santa Barbara

does not have the employee resources to provide the security services being performed by Triumph

Protection Group and that the County’s economic interests are best served by the contract;

c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010815; and

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

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

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

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

A-16)

25-00825

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Sensibill Services, Inc. for CalAIM Justice

Involved (JI) Medi-Cal billing, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the professional services Agreement with Sensibill

Services, Inc. to provide third party Medi-Cal billing services of CalAIM JI for the period of

October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2027 with a total maximum contract amount not to exceed

$540,000.00;

b) Approve and authorize the County Health Director to execute any future amendments to the

Agreement that involve changes to the Scope of Work, provided that the amendment does not

exceed ten percent (10%) ($54,000.00) of the total agreement amount, upon review and

concurrence by the Auditor Controller’s Office, Risk Management, and County Counsel’s Office,

subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and

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

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt per CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5),

because the recommended actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of

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

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25-00828

DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program Annual Report,

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:

a) Receive and file the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program FY 2024-2025 Annual Report; and

b) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is subject

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

CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because they consist of government funding mechanisms or

other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project

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

A-18)

25-00844

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement

with The Gordian Group, Inc. for Job Order Contracting Program Management, extending the

allowable annual maximum amount to $250,000.00, as follows:

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

Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (Board Contract No. 20198) with The

Gordian Group, Inc., a Georgia corporation doing business in California as The Mellon Group

(Gordian), increasing the maximum compensation limit from $1,000,000.00 to $1,250,000.00 and

extending the Term until November 30, 2025; and

b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to environmental review under

the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)

(4) as the actions are the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal

activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project; and Section 15378(b)(5), as

the actions are the organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in

direct or indirect physical changes in the environment

A-19)

25-00810

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Lease Agreement for Veterans Administration Outpatient

Clinic at 4440 Calle Real, Santa Barbara (RP Folio Number 003527); Second District, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the original and duplicate original Lease Agreement

between the United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs (hereinafter “VA”) and the

County of Santa Barbra, (hereinafter “County”) for the VA’s use of approximately 6,700 square

feet of the County-owned medical facility currently occupied by the VA located at 4440 Calle Real;

for a period of five years, from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, with the first annual

monthly rental amount of $27,690.45, based on $4.13 per square foot that includes utilities with

subsequent annual rental amounts being increased by three percent; and

b) Determine that the proposed action consists of the operation and leasing of existing public or

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private structures or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use and therefore is exempt

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

15301, Existing Facilities.

A-20)

25-00830

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Management Classification and Compensation Refinement, as

follows:

a) Adopt an amendment to the Salary Resolution to revise the County of Santa Barbara’s

Classification and Salary Plan Section 2 - to establish additional management classifications and

salary ranges and delete unused management classifications; revise Section 3 - Salary Schedules

effective October 13, 2025; and revise Section 4 - Department Position Allocation consistent with

the June 24, 2024 implementation of the management classification changes that allowed certain

employees with existing civil service status to retain that status until leaving their current position;

b) Adopt a Resolution which amends the Compensation and Benefits Plan for Management,

Appointed Executive, and Confidential Unrepresented Employees (Resolution No. 24-187)

previously approved by the Board of Supervisors on April 23, 2024, and amended June 16, 2024,

July 16, 2024, and August 27, 2024;

c) Authorize the Human Resources Director to apply Management General Salary Increases in

2026 and subsequent years, up to a maximum of 1.5% annually, to employees who will be Y-rated

as a result of their placement in the revised classification structure on October 13, 2025 (item (a)

above), as an exception to general Y-rating rules; and

d) Determine that the above actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are government

funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to

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

A-21)

25-00811

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Employee Benefit Insurance Program Renewals for

Calendar Year 2026, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve the following employee benefit insurance program renewals, each for 12-month period

beginning January 1, 2026:

i) Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM) Health Blue Shield Health Plans

Renew the PRISM Blue Shield Tandem Narrow Network, Blue Shield Exclusive Provider

Organization (EPO) High, Blue Shield EPO Low, Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), and

High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) at the existing benefit levels with a 13.92% premium increase

for all active employees and retirees;

ii) Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Health Plans

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Renew the Kaiser Permanente High and Low HMO plans for active employees and early retirees at

the existing benefit levels with a 13.92% increase in premiums, and renewal of the Kaiser Senior

Advantage Plans for all Medicare-eligible retirees at the existing benefit levels, with a 9.8 % increase

in premiums;

iii) Retiree United Healthcare Medicare Risk HMO Health Plans

Renew the United Healthcare Medicare Advantage Plans for retirees, with a change from the

current Medicare HMO Advantage Plan to a Medicare PPO Advantage Plan with a 33.78%

increase for the Low Plan and a 27.02% increase for the High Plan;

iv) County Self-Funded Delta Dental PPO Plan

Renew the County’s self-funded Delta Dental PPO Plan at existing benefit levels, except removing

the congenitally missing tooth exclusion, and with a 2.8% increase in premiums for active employees

and retirees;

v) DeltaCare USA - Dental HMO (DHMO) Plan

Renew the DeltaCare USA DHMO plan at existing benefit levels for active employees and retirees

with no rate increase due to an existing rate guarantee;

vi) Vision Service Provider (VSP) - Choice Vision Plan

Renew the VSP Choice Plan for active employees and retirees with no change in premiums due to

an existing rate guarantee; and

vii) Empathia Life Matters - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Renew the LifeMatters EAP at existing benefit levels with no change in rates for all active employees

and retirees;

b) Delegate authority to the Human Resources Director, or designee, to execute all necessary

agreements and documents, e.g. renewal letters, amendments, or plan change acknowledgements,

required to manage the plans listed in Recommendations a.(i) through a.(vii) in a form approved by

County Counsel, Auditor, and Risk Management;

c) Delegate authority to the Human Resources Director, or designee, to accept revenue from

PRISM in the amount of $11,910.00 to support Countywide employee wellness initiatives, such as

physical activity challenges and programs promoting mental health and overall wellbeing;

d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010802 to establish one-time appropriations of

$11,910.00 in the Human Resources Department’s Wellness Fund to accept revenue from PRISM;

and

e) Determine that these activities are not a "Project" under the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because the actions are the creation of

a government 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.

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25-00829

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Building and Safety Classification and Compensation

Changes, as follows:

a) Adopt an amendment to the Salary Resolution to revise the County of Santa Barbara’s

Classification and Salary Plan Sections 2 and 3 to establish additional classifications and salary

ranges; adjust the titles and salary ranges for other classifications in the Building and Safety Division

of the Planning and Development Department; and establish a new allowance; and

b) Determine that the above actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions are government

funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to

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

A-23)

25-00812

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Coastal Resource Mitigation Fund (CRMF) Grant Contract

with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, First District, and City of Santa Barbara, First and Second

Districts, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a CRMF contract with the Santa Barbara Botanic

Garden for the Shalawa/Hammond’s Meadow Restoration project in the amount of $25,000.00 for

the period of September 23, 2025 through December 31, 2026;

b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a CRMF contract with the City of Santa Barbara for

the Bicycle Parking in Santa Barbara project in the amount of $56,880.00 for the period of

September 23, 2025 through April 15, 2026;

c) Delegate the Director of Planning and Development, or their designee, the authority to take the

following actions, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time:

i) Extend performances in accordance with Section 3 of the contracts, for up to one year for good

cause;

ii) Approve minor project changes in accordance with Section 5 of the contracts, including changes

to project descriptions, reduction in the overall project budgets or change in budget items of 10

percent or more; and

iii) Terminate the contracts in accordance with Sections 4 and 14 of the contracts; and

d) Determine that allocation of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and City of Santa Barbara

contracts are not a “project” subject to environmental review under the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).

A-24)

25-00831

PROBATION DEPARTMENT

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

September 23, 2025

Consider recommendations regarding the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) - Youthful

Offender Block Grant (YOBG) 2024-2025 Expenditure and Data Report, as follows:

a) Receive and file the Department’s JJCPA - YOBG 2024-2025 Expenditure and Data Report for

subsequent submission to the Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR) as mandated by

statute; and

b) 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.

A-25)

25-00832

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER

AGENCY

Consider recommendations regarding a Casmite Corporation Funding and Reimbursement

Agreement, Fourth District, as follows:

Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:

a) Authorize the Public Works Director to execute the Funding and Reimbursement Agreement

between Chevron Environmental Management Company and the Santa Barbara County Water

Agency and upon review and concurrence of the Auditor Controller, Risk Management, and

County Counsel; 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.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-26)

Agenda

September 23, 2025

25-00835

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment with Telmate LLC for Inmate

Communication Services, as follows:

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

Telmate LLC to continue providing inmate communication services at Sheriff’s Office facilities for a

period effective from September 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, with no other changes to the

contract terms; and

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

(CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5), since the activity is

an organizational or administrative activity of government and governmental fiscal activities or

funding mechanisms that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and

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

significant impact on the environment.

A-27)

25-00836

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding the Inmate Welfare Fund Annual Statement: Fiscal Year (FY)

2024-2025, as follows:

a) Receive and file the Annual Statement for the Inmate Welfare Fund for FY 2024-2025; and

b) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a "Project” within the meaning of the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), in that they are government

administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment.

A-28)

25-00837

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding approval of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Equitable

Sharing Agreement (ESAC) and Certification, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the United States DOJ ESAC on behalf of

the County for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025; and

b) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5)

that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government

administrative activity that does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.

Board of Supervisors

A-29)

A-30)

25-00833

SUPERVISOR CAPPS

Approve the reappointment of Judith E. Koper to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 2 term

ending August 31, 2028, Second District.

25-00834

SUPERVISOR CAPPS

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

September 23, 2025

Approve the reappointment of Alex Rodriguez to the Santa Barbara County Finance Corporation,

Inc., term ending July 31, 2031, Second District.

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.

12:00 P.M. ..... Recess to Closed Session

Closed Session

25-00845

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Board of the Santa Barbara County

Public Authority for In-Home Supportive Services:

Employee organization: United Domestic Workers of America, American Federation of State,

County & Municipal Employees, Local 3930. Agency-designated representatives: County

Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Social Services Director Daniel Nielson.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)

Employee organizations: Service Employees International Union, Local 620. Agency-designated

representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Kristine

Schmidt.

Report from Closed Session

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

September 23, 2025

Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

25-00816

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Fourth Quarter

Budget Status Report, as follows: (EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)

a) Receive and file the FY 2024-2025 Fourth Quarter Budget and Status Report as of June 30,

2025, showing the status of appropriations and financing for departmental budgets adopted by the

Board of Supervisors; 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.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

25-00815

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE, COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding responses to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury Report

on Food Vending, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)

a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors’ response

to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury report entitled “Unpermitted Food Vendors in Santa Barbara

County”;

b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge

of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and

c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5)

that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because they are government

administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

September 23, 2025

Adjourn to

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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, September 23, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara

TV Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 5:00

PM and on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.

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