County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Das Williams  
Second District - Laura Capps, Vice Chair  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino, Chair  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, August 20, 2024  
9:00 AM  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING  
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR  
105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA  
The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of: the Flood Control & Water  
Conservation District, the Water Agency, the Laguna County Sanitation District, and other Special Districts.  
Web Streaming of the Board of Supervisors Meetings, Agendas, Supplemental Materials and Minutes of the  
Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at: www.countyofsb.org  
Please see page two of this agenda for public participation options for the Board of Supervisors Meetings.  
Persons may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda. Matters not listed on the agenda may be  
addressed during the public comment period at the conclusion of the administrative agenda.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00843  
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 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  
Board meeting can do so via Zoom by clicking the below link to register in advance.  
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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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
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 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
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. 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.  
American Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancement equipment, and/or another request for  
disability accommodation may be arranged by contacting the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00  
p.m. on the Friday before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the  
Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or at sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the July 16, 2024 Meeting  
ADDENDUM  
Approval of Minutes are added to the Agenda, as follows:  
Approval of Minutes of the July 30, 2024 Special Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
24-00001  
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)  
24-00832  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Rian Diep of the Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public  
Administrator’s Office as the August 2024 Employee of the Month in Santa Barbara County.  
A-2)  
A-3)  
24-00825  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Sharon Ann Siegel in Santa Barbara County.  
24-00828  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of August 2024 as Child Support Awareness Month in  
Santa Barbara County.  
Honorary Resolutions  
A-4)  
24-00830  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Anita Lopez upon her Retirement from the District  
Attorney’s Office after over 25 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of Santa  
Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-5)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00844  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of August 2024 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month  
in Santa Barbara County.  
Administrative Items  
A-6)  
24-00805  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Weights and Measures Fuels, Lubricants and Automotive  
Products Agreement No. 24-0171-000-SA, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the California Department  
of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to receive reimbursements for the Fuels, Lubricants and  
Automotive Products Compliance Program of Santa Barbara County for the period of July 1, 2024  
through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $6,375.00; 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-7)  
24-00810  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Weights and Measures Weighmaster Agreement No.  
24-0218-000-SA, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the California Department  
of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for the Weighmaster Compliance Program of Santa Barbara  
County for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $1,200.00; 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).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-8)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00811  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with the California Department of Food and  
Agriculture (CDFA) for support of services related to the Certified Farmer’s Market Inspection  
Program in the County of Santa Barbara, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the CDFA for support of  
services related to the Certified Farmer’s Market Inspection Program in the County of Santa  
Barbara for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $21,500.00; 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-9)  
24-00813  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Organic Program Agreement No. 24-0115-000-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 support of  
services related to the Organic Inspection Program in the County of Santa Barbara for the period of  
July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $8,560.00; 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-10)  
24-00807  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Authorization for Year End Transfers and Revisions of  
Appropriations, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve budget revisions and transfers necessary to close the County’s accounting records for  
County funds for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2023-2024) which require 4/5  
approval vote from the Board of Supervisors; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(c) of the CEQA Guidelines because they consist of the  
creation of government funding mechanisms 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  
August 20, 2024  
24-00816  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. Fiscal Years (FYs)  
2024-2028 Renewal Services Agreement for Champion Healing Center Mental Health  
Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., (not a local vendor), for the provision of  
in-County Mental Health Rehabilitation Center services, including services to Justice Involved  
Conservatees, for a maximum contract amount not to exceed $24,730,000.00 inclusive of  
$6,425,000.00 for FY 2024-2025, $6,610,000.00 for FY 2025-2026, $5,740,000.00 for FY  
2026-2027 and $5,955,000.00 for FY 2027-2028, for the period of July 1, 2024, through June  
30, 2028;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authorities  
listed below, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board’s  
approval of an Amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this  
delegated authority at any time:  
i) Suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section 20 of  
the Agreement;  
ii) Make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of the Agreement;  
iii) Reallocate funds between funding sources and make changes to the Per Diem Rate and agree to  
other rates for unspecified special circumstances;  
iv) Deny or withhold payment for services for unsatisfactory clinical documentation or  
non-submission of service data and other information; and  
v) Amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal  
activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project that 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-12)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00819  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Reservation Letter for County Affordable Housing Funds to  
Brisa Encina Apartments (Project), 1498 Burton Mesa Boulevard, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Approve a Reservation Letter for County Affordable Housing Project Funds in an amount not to  
exceed $1,500,000.00, effective through April 30, 2025;  
b) Authorize the Director of the County’s Community Services Department (CSD) to sign a Project  
Reservation Letter to Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) reflecting a reservation  
of $1,500,000.00 in County Affordable Housing Funds; and  
c) Determine that the Project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review  
as it is subject to development “by-right” in accordance with AB 2162, effective January 1, 2019  
and includes supportive housing.  
A-13)  
24-00824  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Resilient Cuyama Valley Contract Agreements with Blue  
Sky Center, Quail Springs and Community Environmental Council, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Blue Sky Center in an amount not to exceed $276,862.00 to implement activities  
under the Resilient Cuyama Valley initiative funded by the Transformative Climate Communities  
Grant;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with True Nature Society dba Quail Springs in an amount not to exceed $252,769.00 to  
implement activities under the Resilient Cuyama Valley initiative funded by the Transformative  
Climate Communities Grant;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Community Environmental Council in an amount not to exceed $114,349.00 to  
implement activities under the Resilient Cuyama Valley initiative funded by the Transformative  
Climate Communities Grant; and  
d) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15301 as the actions consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing,  
licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment,  
or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-14)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00815  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding a Proposed Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Ynez River  
Valley Groundwater Basin Western Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency, as  
follows:  
a) Approve the proposed Conflict of Interest Code of the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater  
Basin Western Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency; and  
b) Determine that the above action is an organizational or administrative activity of the government  
that will not result in direct or indirect 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.  
A-15)  
24-00814  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to Agreement with Outside Tax Counsel, as  
follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for  
Professional Legal Services with Ice Miller LLP, extending the term to August 31, 2026, updating  
the hourly rates, and increasing the not-to-exceed amount to $75,000.00; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because they are administrative  
activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-16)  
24-00804  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Response to the 2023-2024 Grand Jury Report on Civil  
Grand Jury Compensation, as follows:  
a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2023-2024  
Grand Jury report entitled “Civil Grand Jury Compensation”;  
b) Authorize the Chair to sign and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding Judge of Santa  
Barbara 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-17)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00812  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to South Coast Youth Safety  
Partnership Agreement with Community Action Commission, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor, referenced as BC No. 22019, with the South Coast Youth  
Safety Partnership’s host agency, Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County, doing  
business as CommUnify, for Fiscal Years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, to  
revive and extend the agreement term through August 31, 2024, and increase the contract amount  
by $49,640.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed amount of $162,248.60; and  
b) Determine that the above action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 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 questions may have a significant effect on the environment, the  
activities are not subject to CEQA.  
A-18)  
A-19)  
24-00831  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0009751; 0009823; 0009905; 0009924; 0009957;  
0010003; 0010033; 0010047; 0010048; 0010050; 0010053; 0010056; and 0010086. (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
24-00833  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution of Support for AB 2236 and SB 1053, as  
follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution of Support for AB 2236 and SB 1053 related to banning plastic bags; and  
b) 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-20)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00822  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a construction contract for the Santa Ynez Valley Airport  
Authority, United States Forest Service (USFS) Building Apparatus Rebuild Project, Project No.  
21062, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve the plans and specifications for construction of the USFS Building Apparatus Rebuild  
Project on file in the General Service Capital Projects office;  
b) Approve and direct the Chair to execute a Construction Contract in the base amount of  
$1,457,000.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Diani Building Corp., subject to the provisions of  
the documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project  
and as required by California Law. For the USFS Building Apparatus Rebuild Project, located at  
910 Airport Road, Santa Ynez, California;  
c) Authorize the Director of General Services, or his Assistant Director or Capital Division Chief  
designee, to approve change orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $97,850.00 provided  
that no change or alteration shall exceed $210,000.00, as authorized under California Public  
Contract Code Section 20142(b);  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010038 increasing appropriations of $1,585,816.00 in  
the General Services Outlay Fund for Capital Assets funded by insurance proceeds of  
$1,457,000.00 and a release of Committed Fund Balance of $128,816.00; and  
e) Find that the recommended actions are categorically exempt from the provisions of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15302, which  
consists of the replacement or reconstruction of an existing facility. The proposed Project involves  
construction activities to replace or reconstruct of existing structures and facilities where the new  
structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the  
same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced. This Project qualifies for the exemption per  
Section 15302(b)(c), and the requirements are met.  
A-21)  
24-00821  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Multi-Department Master Service Agreements (MSAs), as  
follows:  
a) Approve, and direct the Chief Procurement Officer (Purchasing Agent) to execute and administer  
the annual MSAs with the vendors and in the amounts set forth in the MSA Listing - August 20,  
2024 for the services specified in the respective Statement(s) of Work included as Exhibit A to such  
MSAs; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” and are exempt from California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA guidelines  
because they are organization or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct  
or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-22)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00808  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding with the  
Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, as follows:  
a) Approve amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Santa Barbara County  
Deputy Sheriffs’ Association for terms and conditions of employment through June 21, 2026 as set  
forth in the side letter agreement; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and (5) 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)  
24-00809  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding General Salary Increase for Local Agency Executives, as  
follows:  
a) Approve, authorize, and ratify the application of the 4.5% general management salary increase to  
local agency executives including the County Executive Officer, County Counsel, Assistant County  
Executive Officers, Deputy County Executive Officer, and the appointed Department Heads of  
County Departments, and clarify an effective date for these increases of August 19, 2024; and  
b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4) that the above actions are governmental 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 are therefore not a project subject to environmental review.  
A-24)  
24-00820  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a request to allocate 13 additional positions for ongoing  
ReSource Center Operations, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Adopt a Resolution amending the Salary Resolution to allocate 13 positions to the Public Works  
Department, effective September 2, 2024;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010036 to increase appropriations in Salaries and  
Employee Benefits in the amount of $300,000.00 funded by the transfer from Services and Supplies  
in the Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division Enterprise Fund; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are continuing administrative activities such as personnel-related  
actions and government fiscal activities to convert existing extra-help positions to permanent  
positions, and therefore are not a project pursuant to Section 15378(b)(2 and 4) of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-25)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00818  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding North and Central County Pavement Rehabilitation for Fiscal  
Year (FY) 2023-2024; County Project No. 820790N; Third, Fourth, and Fifth Districts, as  
follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve the specifications and plans on file in the Public Works Department office, for  
construction of the FY 2023-2024 North and Central County Pavement Rehabilitation;  
b) Award the construction contract, County Project No. 820790N in the amount of $6,608,033.00  
to the lowest responsible bidder, Granite Construction Company, P.O. Box 6744, Santa Barbara,  
CA 93160, subject to the provision of documents and certifications, as set forth in the specifications  
applicable to the project, as required under California Law;  
c) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve change orders for a contingency  
amount up to $354,402.00 and supplemental items of $230,000.00, for the construction of County  
Project No. 820790N for a total not to exceed authorization of $7,192,435.00;  
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the construction contract, that has been reviewed  
and approved by County Counsel, Auditor-Controller and Risk Manager, or their authorized  
representatives;  
e) Approve a Budget Revision Request No. 0010037 to establish appropriations of $7,564,435.00  
in Public Works Roads-Capital Maintenance Fund for Services and Supplies funded by a release of  
Fund 0016 restricted fund balance in the amount of $7,306,328.00 and release of Fund 008  
restricted fund balance in the amount of $258,107.00; and  
f) Determine that the project was found by your Board to be exempt from the provisions of the  
California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c) on June 4, 2024 (as the  
proposed project(s) consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing  
public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving  
negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing, including but not limited to existing  
highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities), a Notice  
of Exemption was filed on that basis, and the proposed action is within the scope of that Notice of  
Exemption.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-26)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00823  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Statement of Final Quantities for Alisal Fire Damage Repair  
Refugio Road; Padaro Lane Summerland Coastal Access Improvements; North Refugio Road Trail  
Restoration Phase 1; and Sagunto St. Sidewalk Infill: County Project Nos. 820786; 862419;  
862427 and 862431, First and Third Districts, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statement of Final Quantities for:  
i) Alisal Fire Damage Repair Refugio Road, County Project No. 820786 in the Third District;  
ii) Padaro Lane Summerland Coastal Access Improvement, County Project No. 862419 in the First  
District;  
iii) North Refugio Road Trail Restoration Phase 1, County Project No. 862427 in the Third District;  
and  
iv) Sagunto Street Sidewalk Infill, County Project 862431 in the Third District; and  
b) Determine that the approval of the Statements of Final Quantities is an administrative activity that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and is therefore exempt from  
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).  
A-27)  
24-00827  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER  
AGENCY  
Consider recommendations regarding a Cost Sharing Agreement among the Santa Barbara County  
Water Agency, the Summerland Sanitary District, the Montecito Sanitary District, and the  
Montecito Water District for a Wastewater Flow Equalization Reuse Feasibility Study, First District,  
as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Cost Sharing Agreement with the Summerland  
Sanitary District, Montecito Sanitary District, and Montecito Water District for the “Summerland  
Sanitary District and Montecito Sanitary District Collection Systems and Flow Equalization Analysis  
for Montecito Water District Reuse” Feasibility Study; and  
b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR Section 15378 (b)(5), in that it is a government  
administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-28)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00803  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Inmate Welfare Fund Annual Statement: Fiscal Year (FY)  
2023-2024, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the Annual Statement for the Inmate Welfare Fund for FY 2023-2024; 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-29)  
24-00817  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the Sheriff’s Volunteer Response (SVR) Agreement between  
the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office and the City of Santa Barbara, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the City of Santa Barbara  
to provide law enforcement and custody operations coverage for the 2024 Old Spanish Days  
Fiesta, and other events as needed for the period of July 31, 2024 through August 4, 2024, with  
revenues not to exceed $50,000.00; and  
b) Determine this action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(5), which are organizational or administrative activities of governments that will  
not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
A-30)  
24-00806  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Memorandum of Understanding with Good Samaritan  
Shelter for Subsidized Employment through the Joint Opportunities Building Skills Program, as  
follows:  
a) Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or designee, to execute a  
Memorandum of Understanding with Good Samaritan Shelter (local vendor) to provide subsidized  
employment through the Joint Opportunities Building Skills Program for a total contract amount not  
to exceed $10,400.00 for the period of August 20, 2024 through June 30, 2025;  
b) Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services, or designee, to execute future  
Memoranda of Understanding with Good Samaritan Shelter (local vendor) with the same material  
terms to provide subsidized employment through the Joint Opportunities Building Skills Program for  
a global amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for the period of August 20, 2024 through June 30,  
2025, subject to appropriations; and  
c) 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 organizational or  
administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-31)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00829  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Accept for filing the Treasurer’s Investment Pool Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2024  
pursuant to California Government Code Section 53646(b).  
A-32)  
24-00840  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the appointment of Keir Smith to the South County Board of Architectural Review, term  
ending January 1, 2029, First District.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-33)  
A-34)  
A-35)  
A-36)  
24-00841  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Approve the appointment of Thomas R. Parker to the Parks Commission, term ending January 1,  
2025, Second District.  
24-00834  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the appointment of Linda Rubenstein to the County Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory  
Committee, open term, Third District.  
24-00837  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the appointment of Michael Moore to the County Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory  
Committee, open term, Third District.  
24-00839  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Approve the appointment of Keith McLellan to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term ending  
January 1, 2026, Third District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00835  
Hearing Requests  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
A-37)  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the adoption of an Ordinance establishing and  
updating fees for services provided by the Public Works Department in connection with  
Encroachment Permits in accordance with Government Code Section 54985, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for September 10, 2024. Time Estimate: 15 minutes)  
a) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive further reading in full;  
b) Adopt the Ordinance establishing and updating fees for services provided by the Public Works  
Department in connection with Encroachment Permits; and  
c) Find that the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County approving charges that  
are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses, which will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment, and are therefore not a "project" as defined for purposes of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(l)  
and 15378(b)(5).  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
24-00002  
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) (24-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
24-00845  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Employee organizations: all bargaining units, unrepresented employees, managers, and executives.  
Agency-designated representatives: County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Human  
Resources Director Kristine Schmidt.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)  
John Andrew Podlesni Jr. v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court  
Case No. 23CV02311.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
24-00836  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Extra Help Services and Retirement Waiver  
for Sheriff’s Office, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.)  
a) In accordance with California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1), certify that the  
appointment of former County employee Steven Akiyoshi, Building Maintenance Supervisor, is  
necessary to temporarily fill a critical need in the Sheriff’s Office before 180 days have passed from  
his date of retirement;  
b) Approve and authorize the Sheriff’s Office to temporarily appoint retired employee, Steven  
Akiyoshi, as an Extra Help employee to assist with critical ongoing maintenance of Main Jail Facility  
on a part-time basis not to exceed 960 hours of annual service with an appointment effective date of  
September 2, 2024; 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.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
2)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00766  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance renewing Santa Barbara County  
Code Chapter 12A, County-Owned Property, Article II, Real Property Procedures, Sections  
12A-10, 12A-10.1, 12A-11, and 12A-11.1 pertaining to the administration and procedures for  
managing County-owned property and renewing delegations of authority therein, as follows: (EST.  
TIME: 10 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation regarding the renewal of County Code Chapter 12A;  
b) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance renewing delegations of authority for  
Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 12A, County-Owned Property, Article II, Real Property  
Procedures, Sections 12A-10, 12A-10.1, 12A-11, and 12A-11.1 pertaining to the administration  
and procedures for managing County-owned property therein;  
c) Read the title of the above Ordinance into the record and waive full reading of the Ordinance;  
and  
d) Continue the Ordinance to the Administrative Agenda of August 27, 2024 to consider  
recommendations, as follows:  
i) Consider and approve the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance renewing delegations of  
authority for Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 12A, County-Owned Property, Article II, Real  
Property Procedures, Sections 12A-10, 12A-10.1, 12A-11, and12A-11.1, pertaining to the  
administration and procedures for managing County-owned property therein; and  
ii) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as they consist of “general policy and  
procedure making” and pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational or  
administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment, and approve and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
24-00838  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a response to the 2023-2024 Grand Jury  
Report: Santa Barbara County Coroner Facility and Equipment a Hazardous Environment, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2023-2024  
Grand Jury report entitled “Santa Barbara County Coroner Facility and Equipment a Hazardous  
Environment,”;  
b) Approve and 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 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 does not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
4)  
24-00842  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, TREASURER-TAX  
COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Update on Deferred Implementation of  
Senate Bill 43, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation on the Deferred Implementation of Senate Bill 43 which modifies  
Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5008 by expanding the definition of “Gravely Disabled”; and  
b) Determine that the above actions 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  
projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5)  
of the CEQA Guidelines.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
August 20, 2024  
Adjourned at 11:39 AM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, August 27, 2024  
Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
511 East Lakeside Parkway  
Santa Maria  
Challenges  
IF YOU CHALLENGE A DETERMINATION MADE ON A MATTER ON THIS AGENDA IN  
COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE  
ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN  
CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC  
HEARING.  
Announcements  
The meeting of Tuesday, August 20, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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