BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Agenda
July 19, 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
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:
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.
