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, September 12, 2023  
9:00 AM  
JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION  
BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM  
511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA  
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  
September 12, 2023  
23-00883  
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 Joseph Centeno Betteravia  
Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room, 511 Lakeside Parkway, 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 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 - Individuals wishing to provide public comment remotely during the  
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sound interference.  
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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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 12, 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  
September 12, 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  
September 12, 2023  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the August 29, 2023 Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
23-00001  
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.  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
ADDENDUM  
The Closed Session Agenda is amended, as follows:  
Closed Session  
23-00887  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Joshua Rubow v. County of Santa Barbara et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court case  
number 22CV00989.  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54957.6)  
Employee organizations: Civil Attorneys Association of Santa Barbara County; Deputy  
District Attorneys Association; Engineers and Technicians Association; Santa Barbara  
County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association; Santa Barbara County Fire Fighters, Inc., Local 2046;  
Santa Barbara County Probation Peace Officers Association; Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s  
Managers Association; Service Employees International Union, Local 620 and Local 721;  
Union of American Physicians and Dentists. Agency-designated representatives: County  
Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human Resources Director Maria Elena De Guevara.  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT / RE-APPOINTMENT  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54957)  
Community Services Department Director.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
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  
A-1)  
23-00862  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the 2023 Noxious Weed Grant Program (Agreement  
No. 23-0309-000-SA) with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as  
follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA for the  
implementation of data collection and mapping of noxious and invasive weed population for  
the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $6,000.00; and  
b) 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-2)  
23-00863  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Bulk Citrus Regulatory  
Program (Agreement No. 23-0026-034-SF) with the California Department of Food and  
Agriculture (CDFA), as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute an agreement with  
the CDFA for support and services related to the ACP Bulk Citrus Regulatory Program in the  
County of Santa Barbara for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 in the  
amount of $12,785.73; and  
b) 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).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-3)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00865  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Nursery Inspection Program (Agreement No.  
23-0475-000-SA) with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), as  
follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with the CDFA for  
services related to enforcement of the California Nursery Inspection Program in the County of  
Santa Barbara for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 in the amount of  
$25,267.00; and  
b) 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-4)  
23-00874  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the External Monitoring Report of County Departments  
performed by State, Federal, and other outside agencies for the period of July 1, 2022 through  
June 30, 2023, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the Auditor-Controller’s External Monitoring Report of County  
Departments performed by State, Federal, and other outside agencies for the period of July 1,  
2022 through June 30, 2023; 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 CEQA guidelines, because they  
consist of administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect  
physical changes in the environment.  
A-5)  
23-00864  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to California Mental Health  
Services Authority (CalMHSA) Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BHQIP)  
Participation Agreement Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2024, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to CalMHSA BHQIP  
Participation Agreement No. 1303-BHQIP-2022-SB-A1 to increase the Agreement by  
$20,000.00 to procure subject matter expert consultation services for the development,  
implementation, and continued support of the County’s Behavioral Health Plan to meet  
milestones required to complete the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)  
California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) BHQIP mandated deliverables, for  
a maximum agreement amount not to exceed $42,080.00 inclusive of an administrative fee,  
from the date of execution by the County through June 30, 2024; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other  
government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project  
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September 12, 2023  
that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and are  
organizational or administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment and are therefore not a project under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5) of  
the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-6)  
23-00866  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Dignity Health dba Marian Regional Medical Center  
Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Second Amendment to the Services Agreement for Crisis  
Stabilization Unit Services, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor with Dignity Health dba Marian Regional Medical Center  
(Marian) (a local vendor), referenced as BC 21-084, to expand referral sources for outpatient  
Crisis Stabilization Unit services to include Contractor-affiliated physicians working at  
Contractor’s site and/or other healthcare providers, with no change to the maximum contract  
amount of $4,800,000.00 ($1,600,000.00 annually) for the period of July 13, 2021 through  
June 30, 2024; and  
b) Determine that the above actions 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 an organizational or  
administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-7)  
23-00867  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a California Providing Access and Transforming  
Health (PATH) Justice-Involved Planning and Capacity Building Program (PATH  
Justice-Involved Round 3) Grant Agreement, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or  
designee, to execute the California PATH Justice-Involved Planning and Capacity Building  
Program Acknowledgement of Grant Terms and Conditions to receive a provisional grant  
award in the amount of $1,284,162.00 from the California Department of Health Care  
Services (DHCS) to provide behavioral health linkages, prerelease care coordination, and  
discharge planning for Medi-Cal clients receiving behavioral health services in custody; and  
b) Determine that the above action is a government 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 and is therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of  
the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-8)  
23-00870  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the authorization of the United States Department of  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2023 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition  
Consolidated Application, as follows:  
a) Authorize the Community Services Department (CSD) Director, or designee, to submit to  
HUD the annual CoC consolidated application, which includes County CSD Housing and  
Community Development (HCD) Division project applications (collectively, the “CoC  
Projects”) for 2023 CoC Program competition funding in the amounts of:  
i) $169,050.00 for operation of the Homeless Management Information System;  
ii) $130,675.00 for operation of the Coordinated Entry System; and  
iii) $130,883.00 for Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County CoC Planning; in addition to  
non-County community project applications, and written commitments of General Fund  
match in the total amount of $107,652.00 for the CoC Projects, and all certifications, standard  
forms, and other related documents;  
b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute 2023 CoC Program  
Grant Agreements and Scopes of Work with HUD for the CoC Projects in a form  
substantially similar to the previously approved and executed 2022 CoC grant agreements;  
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)(5), as the actions are organizational or administrative  
activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.  
A-9)  
23-00868  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Grant Resolution for the California State Parks  
Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) for the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation  
Prevention Program at Cachuma Lake, Third District, as follows:  
a) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department, or designee, to receive a  
grant from the California State Parks DBW for the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation  
Prevention Program at Cachuma Lake;  
b) Adopt a Resolution for authorizations by and designations of the Director of Community  
Services Department, or designee, as part of the DBW award for the Quagga and Zebra  
Mussel Infestation Prevention Program;  
c) Authorize the Director of Community Services Department, or designee, to execute and  
submit the Grant Agreement in a form substantially similar to the DBW draft agreement and  
upon review and concurrence of County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager; and  
d) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15308 of the State Guidelines for the  
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Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
Implementation of CEQA which consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as  
authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement,  
or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for  
protection of the environment, and do not involve construction activities or relaxation of  
standards allowing environmental degradation, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption.  
A-10)  
23-00872  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Shelter Operations General Fund Agreements for Fiscal  
Year 2023-2024, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Shelter Operations General Fund  
Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter to support and maintain service levels at the  
Bridgehouse Shelter, Santa Maria Shelter, and Family Shelter, for the period of July 1, 2023  
through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $334,309.00;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Shelter Operations General Fund  
Agreement with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) Santa Barbara to support and  
maintain service levels at the PATH Santa Barbara Emergency Shelter, for the period of July  
1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $155,507.00;  
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Warming Center General Fund  
Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter to support and maintain service levels at the  
Freedom Warming Centers program, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 in  
an amount not to exceed $130,000.00; and  
d) Determine that the recommended actions are not the acceptance and 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), finding that the project is a  
creation 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-11)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00871  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the County Inclusionary Housing Ordinance - 2023  
Update and Annual Adjustment of Affordable Housing In-Lieu Fees and Inclusionary  
Housing Requirements, as follows:  
a) Receive and file a 2023 Update and Annual Adjustment of Affordable Housing In-Lieu  
Fees and Inclusionary Housing Requirements; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15061(b)(3),  
finding that the activities are covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects  
which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can  
be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activities in question may have a  
significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.  
A-12)  
23-00869  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with  
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Professional Legal  
Services with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a Professional Corporation, in an amount not to  
exceed $30,000.00 for the period of August 15, 2023 to August 31, 2024; and  
b) Determine that the above action is not a project, under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5),  
because it consists of government administrative and fiscal activities that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-13)  
A-14)  
23-00854  
23-00855  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009209; 0009230; and 0009261. (4/5 Vote  
Required).  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Compliance and Accountability Report for the period  
of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the Compliance and Accountability Report on the status of the  
implementation of County departments’ corrective actions related to internal and external  
audit reports received for the period July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023; and  
b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and  
is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-15)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00886  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Appointment of a Human Resources Director, as  
follows:  
a) Approve the appointment of Kristine Schmidt as the County of Santa Barbara Human  
Resources Director beginning January 2, 2024; and  
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2)  
because the recommended actions involve continuing administrative or maintenance activity.  
A-16)  
23-00856  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Countywide Community Workforce Agreement  
Implementation, as follows:  
a) Approve and ratify a side letter between the County of Santa Barbara and Tri-Counties  
Building and Construction Trades Council for the Countywide Community Workforce  
Agreement; and  
b) Find that the proposed activities do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR Section 15378 (b)(5)  
(Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment) and 15061(b)(3), therefore no environmental  
document is required.  
A-17)  
A-18)  
23-00873  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Receive and file the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual  
Report.  
23-00859  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Dudek to develop a Community  
Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and Transportation Study for the Santa Barbara Foothill  
Communities, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Dudek to develop a CWPP  
and transportation study for the Santa Barbara Foothill Communities at a total amount not to  
exceed $240,500.00 with a period of performance from September 15, 2023 to June 25, 2025;  
b) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief, or designee, to make immaterial amendments in  
accordance with Agreement Section 25; and  
c) Determine this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is a creation 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 impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-19)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00858  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with the State of California for Fire  
Protection to State Responsibility Areas (SRA) Lands, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Agreement No. 7CA06181 with the  
State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for fire protection  
services to SRA for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 in the amount not to  
exceed $64,341,711.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief to execute future Amendments to the Agreement No.  
7CA06181 for up to a total cumulative amount of $6,434,171.10, which is 10% of the total  
revenue, so long as there are no significant changes in the scope of work required under the  
Agreement, upon review and approval by Auditor-Controller’s Office and County Counsel’s  
Office;  
c) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief to make and sign any required certifications under  
Agreement No. 7CA06181; and  
d) 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-20)  
23-00860  
FIRE DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Request for Waiver of Competition to purchase  
structural firefighting personal protective equipment from Allstar Fire Equipment, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chief Procurement Officer, the County Purchasing Agent, to  
procure approximately 200 Lion Structural Firefighting Turnouts in an amount not to exceed  
$783,000.00 over the course of the next two years from Allstar Fire Equipment, not a local  
vendor, without conducting a formal bid process; and  
b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the  
CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of the creation of a government funding mechanism or  
other government fiscal activities, which does not involve any commitment to any specific  
project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-21)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00878  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the ratification and approval of emergency contracts in  
response to arson and water damage to the Santa Maria Courts Department 8; County Project  
No. 22042, Fifth District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and ratify a General Services emergency contract in the amount of $200,000.00  
with John K. Takata Corporation, DBA Restoration Management Company (Emergency  
Purchase Order), entered into by the Purchasing Agent under County Code Section 2-43,  
upon a finding that this Emergency Purchase Order was required for the health, safety, and  
welfare of the people or for the protection of property and that there was a present, immediate  
and existing emergency which could not reasonably have been foreseen;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an emergency construction contract in the  
amount of $621,504.00 with John K. Takata Corporation, DBA Restoration Management  
Company, 4142 Point Eden Way, Hayward California, 94545, for the Santa Maria Courts  
Department 8 Emergency Repair Project, County Project No. 22042 (Emergency  
Construction Contract);  
c) Authorize the Director of General Services or designee to approve change orders to the  
Emergency Construction Contract in an aggregate amount not to exceed $43,575.20, as  
authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142;  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009271; and  
e) Determine that the recommended actions are statutorily exempt under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15359, as a  
project necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency that does not have a low probability of  
occurrence, and to maintain, repair, restore, or replace property or facilities damaged or  
destroyed as a result of vandalization, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the  
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors on that basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-22)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00875  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Ynez Valley Airport Improvement Program  
Grant 23 (AIP 23), Project No. 22011; and authorization to execute the Federal Aviation  
Administration (FAA) Grant for North Tie-Down Apron Rehabilitation, Third District, as  
follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Director of General Services to execute the FAA Grant  
Agreement No. 3-06-0243-023-2023 (Grant Agreement), of an amount not to exceed  
$129,222.00, for the North Tie-Down Apron rehabilitation (Design Only) project described in  
the AIP 23 Grant Agreement;  
b) Authorize the Director of General Services to act as agent on behalf of the County of Santa  
Barbara pertaining to the acceptance of the Grant Agreement and the Offer therein (Offer),  
which includes ratifying and adopting the assurances, statements, representations, warranties,  
covenants and agreements contained in the AIP 23 application;  
c) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the submittal of an application, acceptance of an allocation  
of funds, and execution of a grant agreement with the State of California, Department of  
Transportation (CalTrans) for an AIP Matching Grant of approximately $6,461.00; and  
d) Find that the project was determined by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section  
15302 on November 29, 2022, that a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and that  
the above actions are within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.  
A-23)  
23-00845  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contract  
with Mobile Wireless LLC for Annual Renewal of NetMotion Licensing, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Mobile Wireless LLC to  
renew annual licensing for NetMotion software for the period of September 30, 2023 through  
September 29, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $145,282.50;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or their designee to order additional  
software services and licenses in an amount not to exceed 10% of the contract amount, or  
$14,582.25; and  
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are a government funding mechanism or  
other government fiscal activity, which do 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-24)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00881  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00007  
for the SoCal Edison transmission right of way storm recovery at the end of Tunnel Road, in  
the Mission Canyon Area, First District, as follows:  
a) Receive and file a report on Emergency Permit Case No. 23EMP-00007, approved by the  
Director of Planning and Development on May 19, 2023, which authorized the clean-up and  
maintenance of the existing access road at the end of Tunnel Road; and  
b) Determine that receiving and filing this report is not a project pursuant to California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) as it is an administrative  
government activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
A-25)  
23-00879  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency  
Response Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency  
Actions, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
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 (4/5 vote required);  
c) Direct staff to return to the Board at the next regular meeting, or every 14 days in the case  
of consecutive weekly regular meetings, 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; and  
d) Determine that these emergency actions were found by the Board to be exempt from the  
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act 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  
A-26)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00880  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Joint Funding Agreement for the Cooperative Stream  
Gauging Program, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Joint Funding Agreement with the United  
States Geological Survey to continue the county-wide cooperative Stream Gauging Program  
from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 in the amount of $365,750.00 of which  
$270,460.00 will be funded by the Flood Control District; and  
b) Find that the Cooperative Stream Gauging Program is exempt under California  
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15306, basic data collection, research,  
experimental management, and resources evaluation activities; and approve the filing of a  
Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-27)  
23-00876  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Agreement with  
Community Solutions, Inc. for Sheriff’s Treatment Program Expansion, as follows:  
a) Approve, authorize, and ratify the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with Community Solutions, Inc. (a not-for-profit  
organization) to provide program delivery services targeted towards medium - high risk  
inmates incarcerated in the Santa Barbara County Jail Facilities for the period of July 1, 2023,  
to June 30, 2024, in the amount not to exceed $528,820.00, and for the period of July 1,  
2024, to June 30, 2025, in the amount not to exceed $555,260.00; and  
b) Determine 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-28)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00884  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE, PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with California  
Forensic Medical Group (CFMG/Wellpath) for the provision of medical and mental health  
services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement  
for Services with CFMG/Wellpath for healthcare services (medical and mental health  
services) at the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office jail facilities and only for medical services for  
Probation’s juvenile facilities, to extend these services from April 1, 2023, to March 31,  
2024, and add 5% increase to the base compensation rate, in a total amount not to exceed  
$14,723,353.38; 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 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-29)  
23-00847  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Contract with the Workforce Development Board of  
Ventura County and Agreement with Managed Career Solutions, SPC for High Road  
Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce Fund Program, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Santa Barbara County Department of Social  
Services, or designee, to accept the High Road Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce  
Funds on behalf of the Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board, and execute  
the contract with the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County to receive  
$1,118,665.00 to provide High Road Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce Fund  
Program for the period starting October 1, 2023 and ending March 31, 2026;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Managed Career Solutions,  
SPC (not a local vendor), to provide High Road Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce  
Fund Program services for a total contract amount not to exceed $582,392.69 for the period  
of October 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026;  
c) Authorize the Director of Social Services or designee to adjust the Line Item Budget of the  
Managed Care Solutions, SPC for High Road Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce  
Fund, without exceeding the total contract amounts;  
d) Authorize the Director of the Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services, or  
designee, the authority to adjust the term start date, pursuant under the terms of the High  
Road Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce Fund contract with Workforce Development  
Board of Ventura County and the Agreement with Managed Career Solutions, SPC as  
amended, so long as there is no change to the maximum contract amount;  
e) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to extend the High Road  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
Construction Careers: Resilient Workforce Fund contract with Workforce Development  
Board of Ventura County and Agreement with Managed Career Solutions, SPC to allocate  
the amount of unused funds from the previous Fiscal Year budget to the next Fiscal Year  
budget, subject to appropriations and budget approval; and  
f) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), the creation 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; and per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity  
is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-30)  
23-00861  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Subgrant Agreement with the Foundation for  
California Community Colleges for the Breaking Barriers Summer Youth Empowerment and  
Employment Program and an Agreement with Managed Career Solutions for the Breaking  
Barriers Summer Youth Empowerment and Employment Program, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Department of Social Services Director, or designee, to execute  
the Subgrant Agreement with the Foundation for California Community Colleges (not a local  
vendor), to receive $747,744.00 in Breaking Barriers Summer Youth Empowerment and  
Employment Program grant funds for the period of September 12, 2023 through June 30,  
2024;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with Managed Career Solutions,  
SPC (not a local vendor), to serve as program operator in Santa Barbara County for the  
Breaking Barriers Summer Youth Empowerment and Employment Program, for a total  
contract amount not to exceed $650,244.00 (Managed Career Solutions will provide  
$150,000.00 In Kind match) from September 12, 2023 through June 30, 2024;  
c) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to execute the Subgrantee  
Certification Form set forth on Exhibit F to the Subgrant Agreement with the Foundation for  
California Community Colleges;  
d) Authorize the Director of Social Services or designee, to extend the Subgrant Agreement  
with Foundation for California Community Colleges for the Summer Youth Empowerment  
and Employment Program, and Agreement with Managed Career Solutions, SPC for Summer  
Youth Empowerment and Employment program operator, and allocate the amount of unused  
funds from the previous Fiscal Year budget to the next Fiscal Year budget, subject to  
appropriations and budget approval; and  
e) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(5), since the activity is an  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-31)  
23-00848  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the appointment of Angela De Bruyn to the Human Services Commission, term  
ending June 30, 2026, First District.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-32)  
23-00850  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Liliana Martinez of the First 5 Santa Barbara  
County Children and Families Commission as the September 2023 Employee of the Month in  
Santa Barbara County.  
A-33)  
A-34)  
A-35)  
23-00857  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of September 2023 as Suicide Prevention Month  
in Santa Barbara County.  
23-00877  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring the Club Comité Civico Mexicano De  
Guadalupe on their 100th Anniversary Celebration.  
23-00849  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of September 2023 as Hunger Action Month in  
Santa Barbara County.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
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  
September 12, 2023  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
23-00852  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Extra Help Service and Retirement  
Waiver for the Planning and Development Department, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.)  
a) In accordance with California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1), certify that the  
appointment of retired County employee Charles Eric Snyder is necessary to fill a critical  
need in the Planning and Development Department before 180 days have passed from his  
date of retirement;  
b) Approve and authorize the Planning and Development Department to appoint retired  
employee Charles Eric Snyder as an extra help employee to provide assistance with  
specialized building and permitting inspection services on a part time basis, not to exceed 960  
hours of annual service, with an effective start date of September 18, 2023; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational and administrative activities of  
government that are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
2)  
23-00846  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Comprehensive Economic Development  
Strategic (CEDS) Plan Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation and update on the CEDS Plan;  
b) Provide other direction to staff as necessary; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines the  
actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result  
in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00796  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations to repeal outdated Sections of the Santa Barbara  
County Code Chapter 18, and to amend Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 18C, Article III,  
Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA), and to add Article IV, Release of Waste, to  
reflect recent updates to State laws and regulations, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance to repeal Santa Barbara County  
Code, Chapter 18, titled Health and Sanitation, Article VI Reporting Requirements, Sections  
18-41 through 18-44, and Article VII Monitoring, Section 18-49;  
b) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance to amend Santa Barbara County  
Code, Chapter 18C, titled Environmental Health Services, Article III CUPA, Sections  
18C-32, 18C-46.2, 18C-46.5, 18C-47, and 18C-49, and to add Article IV Release of Waste,  
Sections 18C-54 through 18C-62;  
c) Read the titles of each of the above Ordinances and waive full reading of each of these  
Ordinances; and  
d) Continue the hearing to the Administrative Agenda of September 19, 2023 to consider  
Adoption of the of Ordinance amendments, as follows:  
i) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) to repeal Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter 18,  
titled Health and Sanitation, Article VI Reporting Requirements, Sections 18-41 through  
18-44, and Article VII Monitoring, Section 18-49;  
ii) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) to amend Santa Barbara County Code, Chapter  
18C, titled Environmental Health Services, Article III CUPA, Sections 18C-32, 18C-46.2,  
18C-46.5, 18C-47, and 18C-49, and to add Article IV Release of Waste, Sections 18C-54  
through 18C-62; and  
iii) Determine that the recommended actions are not a Project within the meaning of  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the  
CEQA Guidelines, because the actions are organizational or administrative activities of  
government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
4)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00851  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Santa Barbara County Energy Efficiency  
and Renewable Energy Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy  
Update; and  
b) Determine that the proposed actions are not a “project” as defined by the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b) (5), as it is an  
administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
5)  
23-00853  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Fourth  
Quarter Budget Status Report and Cannabis Taxation, Compliance and Enforcement Update,  
as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the FY 2022-2023 Fourth Quarter Budget and Status Report as of June 30,  
2023, 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  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
6)  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
23-00885  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an update on County broadband efforts  
and the Santa Barbara County Strategic Plan implementation, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30  
MIN.)  
a) Receive and file an update on County broadband efforts and the Santa Barbara County  
Strategic Plan implementation;  
b) Provide other direction to staff as necessary; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines the  
actions consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result  
in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
ADDENDUM  
Departmental Item No. 7) is added to the Agenda, as follows:  
Note: Departmental Item No. 7) will be immediately following Departmental  
Item No. 1 with an estimated start time of 10:00 AM.  
7)  
23-00913  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Maria River Channel  
Re-alignment, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required) (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
Acting as the Board of Supervisors:  
a) Receive and file a report on the Re-alignment of the Santa Maria River near the City of  
Guadalupe as a result of the winter storm events of February/March 2023;  
b) Approve $2,500,000.00 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal  
Recovery Fund to the Santa Maria River Re-alignment project, funded from offsetting  
reductions to the COVID-19 Direct Response Costs ($2,198,858.00), Criminal Justice Data  
Dashboard ($250,000.00), IV Community Center Sewer Replacement ($38,142.00) and  
Health and Human Services (HHS) Plan Digital Literacy ($13,000.00) projects;  
c) Approve a Budget Revision Request No. 0009313 to establish appropriations of  
$8,000,000.00 in the Public Works Guadalupe Flood Zone Fund for Services and Supplies  
funded by an Operating Transfer from General County Programs General Fund of  
$4,500,000.00, ARPA of $2,500,000.00, and a Release of Restricted Fund Balance in Public  
Works Guadalupe Flood Zone of $1,000,000.00;  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Receive and file a report on the Re-alignment of the Santa Maria River near the City of  
Guadalupe as a result of the winter storm events of February/March 2023;  
b) Approve and authorize District staff to cooperate and act in conjunction with the County of  
Santa Barbara, including accepting allocated County funds, pursuant to California Water  
Code Section 75-5.6, to reestablish the Santa Maria River Channel near the City of  
Guadalupe;  
c) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works to exercise his emergency contracting  
authority pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050 and District Resolution No. 19-327  
to enter into emergency contracts to reestablish the Santa Maria River Channel near the City  
of Guadalupe; and  
d) Determine that the emergency work to reestablish the Santa Maria River Channel between  
the City of Guadalupe and the coast is exempt from the provisions of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Executive Order N-10-23, and is also  
statutorily exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section  
15269, as it consists of actions to repair and restore facilities damaged as a result of a disaster  
which require emergency action to protect service facilities essential to public health, safety,  
and welfare, and to prevent or mitigate an emergency situation during the upcoming rain  
season, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
September 12, 2023  
Adjourned at 4:21 PM  
Adjourned to  
September 19, 2023  
Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
511 East Lakeside Parkway  
Santa Maria  
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HEARING.  
Announcements  
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Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 5:00 PM and  
on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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