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, December 17, 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  
December 17, 2024  
24-01302  
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:  
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length and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 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 Cable Channel 20 and on YouTube at:  
CSBTV20. For information regarding rebroadcasts of a public hearing, please contact the Clerk of the  
Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication  
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and  
distributed by the Clerk of the Board to all or a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors less  
than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board Office, 105 East  
Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara, CA, at the Office of the Board of Supervisors, Betteravia  
Government Center, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA and on the Internet at:  
http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx#current. Any written ex-parte communication subject to  
disclosure by members of the Board of Supervisors may be published online as an attachment to the  
corresponding item.  
Disclosure of Campaign Contributions  
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and  
not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or  
personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the  
Board member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an  
agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or  
opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item within the preceding 12 months. Applicants, appellants,  
contractors, agents or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the  
County’s decision on the agenda item who have made campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to  
a Board member within the preceding 12 months, are required to disclose that fact for the official record  
of the subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount and date of the campaign contribution and  
identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of  
Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.  
Closed Session  
The Board of Supervisors conducts a Closed Session between 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. and at 8:00 A.M.  
as necessary. Closed Sessions are not open to the public. Matters discussed during Closed Session include  
existing and pending litigation, personnel matters and real property negotiations. Actions taken by the  
Board during Closed Session will be announced during open session (Gov. Code Sections 54957.1(a) &  
(b), Ralph M. Brown Act). Members of the public may address the Board on Closed Session Agenda items  
during the General Public Comment period. For information related to Closed Session announcements  
please contact County Counsel at (805) 568-2950.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
Disability Access and Accommodation Requests  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County  
Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. The Hearing Room is wheelchair  
accessible. Accessible public parking is available behind the County Administration Building and in City  
Parking Lot #6 located at the corner of Anacapa Street and Anapamu Street. Public access to the County  
Administration Building is available through the Anacapa Street entrance.  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Maria is located at the Betteravia Government Center,  
511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible public  
parking is available at the Betteravia Government Center.  
Spanish interpreters, American Sign Language interpreters, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)  
requests, sound enhancement equipment, or other accommodations may be arranged by contacting the  
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before the Board meeting. For information  
about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or at sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the December 10, 2024 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)  
A-2)  
A-3)  
24-01272  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution Honoring John Lansing Duncan upon his Retirement from the Santa  
Barbara County Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission.  
24-01271  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution Honoring Wendy Sims-Moten upon her retirement from the Santa  
Barbara Unified School District Board of Trustees.  
24-01274  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Supervisor Das Williams for over 20 years of  
faithful and distinguished service to Santa Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01263  
Administrative Items  
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE  
A-4)  
Consider recommendations regarding the AB1600 Mitigation Fee Annual Report for Fiscal  
Year (FY) 2023-2024, as follows:  
a) Receive and review the FY 2023-2024 AB1600 Mitigation Fee Annual Report which  
includes the mitigation fee financial activity for FY 2023-2024 and the fee schedules for the  
Countywide, Orcutt, Goleta, South Coast, Santa Ynez, Lompoc and Santa Maria development  
impact fee programs; 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 government that will not result in direct or indirect  
physical changes in the environment.  
A-5)  
24-01266  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Services Agreement for Residential Recovery  
Housing with Stalwart Clean and Sober, Inc., Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2027, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with Stalwart Clean and  
Sober, Inc., a local vendor, for residential recovery services for a total Maximum Contract  
Amount not to exceed $919,800.00 inclusive of $328,500.00 for FY 2024-2025, $295,650.00  
for FY 2025-2026, $295,650.00 for FY 2026-2027 for the period of June 30, 2024 through  
June 30, 2027, inclusive of $148,820.00 for Purchase Order CN8949, but which otherwise  
cancels, nullifies, and supersedes Purchase Order No. CN8949;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the  
authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt services under the Agreement for convenience and  
make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement,  
respectively; and update the rate schedule per Exhibit B of the Agreement, all without  
altering 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; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other  
government fiscal activities, which 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-6)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01267  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Services Agreement for  
Mental Health and Other Supportive Services with PathPoint, Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2025,  
as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement  
of Services of Independent Contractor with PathPoint (a local vendor) (BC 22-008) to  
increase pay rates to Contractor staff and add an additional incentive for Full Service  
Partnership (FSP) requirements by adding language for FSP Incentive Payment to the Mental  
Health Services (MHS) Financial Provisions for FYs 2023-2025; and adding $98,856.00 to  
the maximum contract amount for FY 2024-2025 for a revised total maximum contract  
amount not to exceed $9,694,789.00, inclusive of $2,565,895.00 for FY 2022-2023;  
$3,515,019.00 for FY 2023-2024; and $3,613,875.00 for FY 2024-2025, for the period of  
July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the  
authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per  
Section 20 of the Agreement, make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26 of  
the Agreement; authorize additional services per Exhibits A-2, A-3, and A-4 of the  
Agreement, approve of alternative hours of operation and coverage per Exhibit A-4 of the  
Agreement; approve of Medi-Cal subsidy reallocation, reallocate funds between funding  
sources, adjust the provisional rate with discretion, and incorporate new codes and make  
fee-for-service rate changes or updates and to reimburse on a cost reimbursement basis for  
Medi-Cal fee-for-service programs per Exhibit B of the Agreement, and amend the goals,  
measures and outcomes in Exhibit E of the Agreement, all without altering the Maximum  
Contract Amount and without requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment to the  
Agreement, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are a government funding mechanism or other  
government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project  
that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is  
therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-7)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01269  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health  
Authority, dong business as (dba) CenCal Health, Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026 CalAIM  
Incentive Payment Program Funding Agreement for the South County Sobering Center  
Modular Structure Purchase and Installation, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness (BWell) to  
execute on behalf of the County a Program Funding Agreement with the Santa Barbara San  
Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority, dba CenCal Health, for California Department of  
Health Care Services (DHCS) CalAIM Incentive Payment Program grant funds for the  
purchase and installation of a modular structure for the South County Sobering Center in the  
amount of a one-time payment of $700,000.00, to be disbursed for the period FY 2024-2026;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010171 to establish appropriations of  
$1,026,000.00 in the General Services Capital Outlay Fund for Capital Assets funded by  
transfers in from Behavioral Wellness. Increase appropriations of $1,026,000.00 in  
Behavioral Wellness Alcohol and Drug Programs, to increase Other Financing Uses, funded  
by Public Health Department (PHD) Funds Transfer ($300,000.00), CenCal State Grant  
($700,000.00), and Release of Statham Funds ($26,000.00); and  
c) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other  
government fiscal activities, which 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.  
A-8)  
24-01273  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the California Department of Health Care Services  
(DHCS) Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2027 County Mental Health Plan (MHP) Agreement and  
Amendment 1 (No. 22-20133 and 22-20133 A01) and California Department of Health Care  
Services FYs 2021-2027 Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS)  
Intergovernmental Agreement and Amendment 1, 2, and 3 (No. 21-10034, No. 21-10034  
A01, No. 21-10034 A02, No. 21-10034 A03) Termination, as follows:  
a) Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness to accept the termination  
of the County MHP Agreement and Amendment (No. 22-20133 and No. 22-20133 A01) with  
the California DHCS to end the contract terms and conditions in compliance with State and  
federal requirements, for the provision of Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) by  
County to eligible Medi-Cal members/beneficiaries with no change to the $0 contract amount  
and now terminating the contract on December 31, 2024;  
b) Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness to accept the termination  
of the DMC-ODS Intergovernmental Agreement and Amendments (No. 21-10034, No.  
21-10034 A01, No. 21-10034 A02, and No. 21-10034 A03) for the provision of Substance  
Use Disorder (SUD) treatment services with a total maximum amount of $169,798,000.00  
now terminating the contract on December 31, 2024; and  
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Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
c) 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 that may result in  
a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of  
the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-9)  
24-01279  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Good Samaritan Shelter Second Amendment to the  
Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2027 Services Agreement for Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) and  
Mental Health Services (MHS) (BC 23-087), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the  
Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Good Samaritan Shelter (a local  
vendor) for ADP and MHS (BC 23-087) to extend the AB 1810 Safe and Stable Housing  
program to June 30, 2025, (Exhibit A-11); increase staffing requirements for the Homeless  
Housing Case Management Services program (Exhibit A-12); add a shelter bed location in  
Goleta for five beds (Hedges House of Hope) to the Mental Health Funded Shelter Beds  
program (Exhibit A-13), funded by the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) grant  
program; update ADP and MHS Entity Budget by Program for FY 2023-2024, FY  
2024-2025, FY 2025-2026 and FY 2026-2027; update the ADP and MHS entity rates and  
codes by service types (Exhibits B-3s); MHS Program Goals, Outcomes, and Measures  
(Exhibit E MHS); add BHBH program grant funding requirements (Exhibit F); and increase  
the maximum contract amount by $375,347.00 for a revised contract maximum amount of  
$30,201,761.00, inclusive of $26,766,914.00 ($7,072,799.00 for FY 2023-2024,  
$7,104,149.00 for FY 2024-2025, $6,699,566.00 for FY 2025-2026, and $5,890,400.00 for  
FY 2026-2027) in ADP funding and $3,434,847.00 ($811,825.00 for FY 2023-2024,  
$1,033,072.00 for FY 2024-2025, $790,823.00 for FY 2025-2026, and $799,127.00 for FY  
2026-2027) in Mental Health funding, for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the  
authority to suspend, delay, or interrupt services under the Agreement for convenience and  
make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 20 and 26 of the Agreement,  
respectively; make changes to the service locations per Exhibits A-2 through A-9 and A-11  
through A-14; amend staffing requirements per Exhibits A-3, A-9, A-11, A-12, and A-14;  
reallocate funds between funding sources with discretion per Exhibits B ADP and MHS;  
incorporate new codes and make fee-for-service rate changes or updates and to reimburse on  
a cost reimbursement basis for Medi-Cal fee-for-service programs per Exhibit B MHS; and  
amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Exhibits E ADP and MHS, 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; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms  
that do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially  
significant physical impact on the environment and are therefore not a project under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01291  
Guidelines.  
A-10)  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Department of Behavioral Wellness’ Acceptance of  
a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant for the  
Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program Expansion Project, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or  
designee to submit and execute an application, including the required certifications and  
assurances, for grant funds from the SAMHSA of the Federal Department of Health and  
Human Services in support of the expansion of the Santa Barbara County Behavioral  
Wellness AOT Program (Program) in the amount of $499,991.00 per year for budget period  
September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2025 (year 1), and assuming funding is available  
and County is compliant with all requirements, $499,991.00 for the period from September  
30, 2025 through September 29, 2026 (year 2), $499,991.00 for the period from September  
30, 2026 through September 29, 2027 (year 3), and $499,991.00 for the period from  
September 30, 2027 through September 29, 2028 (year 4);  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
to accept the AOT Program Expansion Project grant award from SAMHSA (Award Number  
1H79SM089819-01) in the amount of $499,991.00 for year 1;  
c) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the  
authority to accept AOT Program Expansion Project grant awards from SAMHSA in the  
amount of $499,991.00 per year for years 2 through 4 without having to return to the Board  
for approval, provided that the grant awards for years 2 through 4 are substantially based on  
the terms and conditions of the grant award for year 1 and concurrence is first obtained from  
Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, and County Counsel, subject to the Board’s authority  
to rescind this delegated authority at any time;  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010167 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 to  
increase Appropriations of $374,993.00 in the Behavioral Wellness Department, Mental  
Health Services Act Fund, for Salaries and Benefits ($289,640.00) and for Services and  
Supplies ($85,353.00) funded by unanticipated revenue from the AOT grant award; and  
e) Determine that the above 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, and are  
therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-11)  
24-01292  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the California Department of Housing and Community  
Development (State HCD) Standard Agreement with Hollister Lofts, L.P., Housing Authority  
of the County of Santa Barbara (HASBARCO), and Surf Development Company for No  
Place Like Home (NPLH) Competitive Allocation Round 2 Funds for the Hollister Lofts  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
Project; and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Mental Health Supportive Services  
Agreement with Hollister Lofts, L.P. and HASBARCO in connection with the award of  
NPLH funds for the Hollister Lofts Project, Second District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness to execute,  
on behalf of the County, State HCD Standard Agreement No. 20-NPLH-14582 with Hollister  
Lofts, L.P. (Partnership), HASBARCO, and Surf Development Company as joint applicants  
for NPLH program Competitive Allocation Round 2 funds for the Hollister Lofts affordable  
housing project, located at 4540 South Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, California, APN  
061-040-030 (Project), in an amount of $4,822,998.00 for a term of thirty (30) years from the  
effective date of the State HCD Agreement;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
to execute any amendments to Standard Agreement No. 20-NPLH-14582 and any and all  
other documents required or deemed necessary to secure NPLH Round 2 grant funds and  
participate in the NPLH Program without having to return to the Board for approval, subject  
to the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time;  
c) Direct the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to obtain  
concurrence from Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, and County Counsel before  
exercising the delegated authority under Resolution No. 24-70, adopted April 2, 2024, and  
the above recommended action “b”;  
d) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
to execute, on behalf of the County, a MOU with Partnership and HASBARCO that identifies  
the roles and responsibilities of the County, the project owner, and the property manager and  
commits the County’s provision of mental health supportive services for a period of twenty  
(20) years to NPLH tenants residing at the Project:  
i) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness the authority to make  
immaterial changes to the MOU per section VII.B. of the MOU without requiring the Board’s  
approval of an amendment of the MOU, subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this  
delegated authority at any time;  
e) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Mental Health (MH) Supportive Services  
Agreement with Partnership and HASBARCO for the County’s provision of MH supportive  
services to eligible NPLH tenants residing at the Project, wherein County shall be  
compensated $84,000.00 annually, subject to 3% annual increases thereafter, for a period of  
twenty years; and  
f) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding  
that the actions are the creation of a governmental funding mechanism or other government  
fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may  
result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and Public Resources  
Code Section 21163.1, which states that a decision by a public agency to seek funding from  
the NPLH Program does not constitute a “project.”  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-12)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01290  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Department of Behavioral Wellness Staff Master of  
Social Work (MSW) Scholarship Program Educational Assistance Program and Participation  
Agreement Template, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or  
designee the authority to execute the Department of Behavioral Wellness Staff MSW  
Scholarship Program Educational Assistance Program (Plan), effective January 1, 2024,  
through December 31, 2029;  
b) Within existing funding, approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of  
Behavioral Wellness or designee to execute participation agreements with Staff MSW  
Scholarship Program Educational Assistance Plan awardees (Awardees) for a maximum  
scholarship award of $25,000.00 in substantial compliance in form and content with the  
Department of Behavioral Wellness Staff MSW Scholarship Educational Assistance Program  
Participation Agreement (Participation Agreement) template through December 31, 2029;  
c) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the  
authority to execute amendments to the above Plan and the above Participation Agreement(s)  
without having to return to the Board for approval, provided that concurrence is first obtained  
from Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, and County Counsel, and subject to the Board’s  
authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and  
d) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other  
government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project  
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 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-13)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01259  
CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding 2023-2024 Biennial Amendments and Removal and  
Addition of Agencies to the County of Santa Barbara Single Comprehensive Conflict of  
Interest Code for County Departments, Commissions/Boards/Committees and Dependent  
Special Districts, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution approving proposed amendments to the County of Santa Barbara  
Single Comprehensive Conflict of Interest Code for County Departments,  
Commissions/Boards/Committees and Dependent Special Districts, superseding Resolution  
No. 22-233; 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.  
A-14)  
24-01260  
CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Certification of Election Results for the November  
5, 2024, Presidential General Election, as follows:  
a) Accept and file the Certified Statement of the Results of the Official Canvass and Official  
Election Summary for the Presidential General Election held on November 5, 2024, declare  
those persons elected as required by law; and  
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because it consists  
of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-15)  
24-01277  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a donation of Roland Petersen paintings, as follows:  
a) Accept the donation of a collection of three paintings by California artist Roland Petersen  
from the Living Trust of Roland Petersen; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), as  
the action involves 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-16)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01280  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Countywide Library System  
Agreement, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a one-year Agreement for Operation of  
a Countywide Library System (Agreement), by and between the County and the Cities of  
Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Lompoc and Santa Maria (Cities) for the period of July 1,  
2024 through June 30, 2025, in the total amount not to exceed $4,850,607.00; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is  
subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the action involves  
government organizational or administrative activities which do not involve any commitment  
to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the  
environment.  
A-17)  
24-01281  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the approval of a Second Amendment to the  
Subrecipient Agreement with Good Samaritan Shelter for an Extended Storage Agreement, as  
follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Subrecipient  
Agreement between the County and Good Samaritan Shelter using American Rescue Plan  
Act (ARPA) funding for personal property storage to extend term ending in December 31,  
2024 to June 30, 2025; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) as  
the actions involve the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government  
fiscal activities which do not involve a commitment to any specific project which may result  
in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-18)  
24-01282  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendation regarding the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with Rincon  
Consultants, Inc. for climate action planning services, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with  
Rincon Consultants, Inc., for climate action planning services to modify the scope of work,  
extend the term through December 31, 2025, and adjust contract amount by $53,270.00, for a  
total amount not to exceed $585,901.00; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are government fiscal activities, which 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  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01283  
Guidelines.  
A-19)  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Sustainability Initiatives Fund, as follows: (4/5 Vote  
Required)  
a) Approve $250,000.00 of the recommended allocations from the Sustainability Initiatives  
Fund, which are:  
i) $150,000.00 for Resilient Electric Vehicle Charging Stations;  
ii) $75,000.00 for Equitable Electrification Incentive Pilot Program; and  
iii) $25,000.00 for Clean Commute Incentive Pilot Program;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010244; and  
c) Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines  
Section 15162 that there are no substantial changes proposed, no substantial changes in  
circumstances, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental  
effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore  
the recommended actions are within the scope of the Final Environmental Impact Report for  
the 2030 Climate Action Plan (23EIR-00002) approved by the Board of Supervisors on  
August 27, 2024 available for review at County of Santa Barbara - File No. 24-00869, and no  
new environmental document is required.  
A-20)  
24-01276  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding an Amendment to the Agreement for Professional  
Legal Services with Outside Counsel Meyers Nave for Solid Waste Legal Services, as  
follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement for  
Professional Legal Services between the County of Santa Barbara and Meyers Nave to  
increase the total contract amount by $850,000.00 for a total not to exceed amount of  
$1,000,000.00 and to extend the contract term to June 30, 2026 for legal advice and  
representation related to solid waste services and contracting; 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 or fiscal activities that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-21)  
24-01299  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010127; 0010187; 0010198; and 0010210. (4/5  
Vote Required)  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-22)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01275  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an Application for Destruction of Records, as follows:  
(4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Authorize the Chair to execute the Application for Destruction of Records so that records  
may be destroyed in accordance with Government Code Section 26202; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are organizational and administrative activities of  
government that are not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-23)  
24-01295  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding appointments to CenCal Health Board of Directors, as  
follows:  
a) Appoint the following persons to the CenCal Health Board of Directors for a two-year term  
effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026:  
i) Reappoint Kieran Shah (Provider Classification - Other);  
ii) Reappoint Sara Macdonald (Consumer Classification - Medi-Cal Recipient-Santa Barbara  
County); and  
iii) Appoint Lisa Moore (Provider Classification - Hospital Administrator - South County);  
and  
b) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) since the recommended actions  
are government administrative activities which do not involve commitment to any specific  
project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-24)  
24-01297  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve the appointment of Wade Horton, Assistant County Executive Officer, to represent  
the County of Santa Barbara as Alternate to the Board of Directors of Public Risk Innovation,  
Solutions, and Management (PRISM).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-25)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01278  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Site Access and License Agreement to Respond to  
the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Cleanup and Abatement Order  
(CAO) No. R3-2023-0070, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of General Services, or designee, to enter into and  
execute a Site Access and License Agreement that will grant access to property located at  
2936 Industrial Parkway, Santa Maria, California to start the required actions necessary to  
comply with CAO No. R3-2023-0070 issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board -  
Central Coast Region, upon concurrence of County Counsel, Risk Management and  
Auditor-Controller; and  
b) Find that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301, minor alteration of existing  
facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use, 15304, minor  
alternations to land, 15306 consist of basic data collection, research, experimental  
management, and resource evaluation activities, and 15309, inspections.  
A-26)  
24-01306  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Salary Increases and Range Adjustments for  
Management and Appointed Executive Classifications, as follows:  
a) Approve adjustments to salary ranges for certain management and appointed executive  
classifications effective February 03, 2025 (Pay Period 2025-05) related to a market salary  
comparison, including but not limited to increases for certain local agency executive  
classifications as follows: Behavioral Wellness Director 9.8%, Social Services Director 5.0%,  
Public Health Director 4.8%, First Five Director 4.2%, Planning and Development Director  
3.3%, Fire Chief 2.0%, Chief Probation Officer 1.8%, Child Support Services Director 1.5%,  
Information Technology Director 1.2%, County Counsel 0.8%, Public Defender 0.8%, and  
Community Services Director 0.5%;  
b) Authorize the Human Resources Director to apply Management General Salary Increases  
in 2025 and subsequent years, up to a maximum of 1.5% annually, to employees who were  
Y-rated as a result of their initial placement in the new classification structure on June 24,  
2024, as an exception to general Y-rating rules;  
c) Direct Human Resources to return to the Board of Supervisors with a market, compaction,  
and parity analysis on salaries for Elected Officials; and  
d) Determine that the above actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions  
are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not  
involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant  
physical impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-27)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01268  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding establishing the Job Classification of Chief Information  
Security Officer, as follows:  
a) Adopt an Amendment to the Salary Resolution to establish the job classification of Chief  
Information Security Officer (Class No. 008036, Range No. 8036, $73.529.00 to $93.844.00  
per hour) and reclassify one (1) 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) legal position in the County  
Executive Office to this new job classification; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) since the recommended actions  
are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not  
involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant  
physical impact on the environment.  
A-28)  
24-01270  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with Accenture for Workday Implementation Services and Change  
Orders No. 8 and No. 9, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor with Accenture for Workday implementation services  
that will do the following: (1) extend the term one year through December 31, 2025, (2)  
reduce the not to exceed amount for travel expenses to $115,500.00, (3) reflect prior  
authorized change orders funded by contingency into the total “not to exceed” contract  
amount, and (4) increase the contract by $648,995.76 for project timeline extension and  
Learning Management System implementation, for a new total not exceed of $8,625,645.76;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Change Order No. 8 to the Statement of Work  
with Accenture to extend the first phase of the project to August 31, 2025;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Change Order No. 9 to the Statement of Work  
with Accenture for Learning Management System implementation; and  
d) Determine that the above actions are not a “project” within the meaning of the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5),  
because they are government organizational and administrative activities that will not result  
in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-29)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01305  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with NICE Systems Inc., for Digital  
Evidence Management System (DEMS) Services, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an agreement with NICE Systems Inc., a  
Delaware corporation, (NICE) for DEMS services in the amount not to exceed $1,554,550.00  
beginning January 1, 2025, and terminating on the date that is five years after the Initiation  
Date;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer to exercise an option to extend the  
Term of the Agreement by up to an additional two years in the amounts of $378,432.00 and  
$382,025.00, respectively, for each of such additional years at the County’s discretion;  
c) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer or his designee to include a  
contingency in an amount not to exceed $213,500.00; and  
d) Determine that the above recommended action is a government funding mechanism or  
other government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific  
project that may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is  
therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-30)  
24-01284  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Victoria Sumerlin Bliss Separate Property Trust  
Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract, No. 24AGP-00011, Carpinteria Area, First  
District, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract No.  
24AGP-00011, consisting of 10.94 acres located south of the intersection of Casitas Pass  
Road and Lillingston Canyon Road, (APN: 001-090-038) in the Carpinteria area;  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agricultural Preserve Replacement  
Contract No. 24AGP-00011;  
c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and  
d) Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15317 [Open Space Contracts or  
Easements].  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-31)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01293  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services with Iteris, Inc. for the  
preparation of the Santa Barbara County Traffic Modeling and Circulation Element  
Development, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Iteris, Inc. to provide professional services in the preparation of the Santa  
Barbara County Traffic Modeling and Circulation Element Development. Services are to be  
rendered during the period of December 17, 2024 to December 31, 2026, for a base contract  
amount not to exceed $404,622.00;  
b) Approve and authorize the Planning and Development Department (P&D) Director, or the  
P&D Director’s designee, to:  
i) Approve up to a 10 percent contingency cost not to exceed $40,462.00 for services being  
performed under the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor, for a total contract  
amount not to exceed $445,084.00;  
ii) Approve changes or additions in the services being performed, provided the contract does  
not exceed the base contract amount plus the 10 percent contingency identified in the  
contract; and  
iii) Make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 35 and suspend performance per  
Exhibit A in the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor; and  
c) Determine that the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor and the Board of  
Supervisors’ actions are not a project and, therefore, are exempt from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines Sections  
15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(5).  
A-32)  
24-01294  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Bliss Lands, Inc. Agricultural Preserve Replacement  
Contract, Case No. 24AGP-00010, Carpinteria Area, First District, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution creating Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract No.  
24AGP-00010 consisting of 9.91 acres located at 6335 Casitas Pass Road, in the Carpinteria  
area (APN 001-090-037);  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agricultural Preserve Replacement Contract  
No. 24AGP-00010;  
c) Authorize recordation by the Clerk of the Board; and  
d) Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15317 [Open Space Contracts or  
Easements].  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-33)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01255  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 143 Backfill Allocation Spending  
Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 for Criminal Justice Fees Eliminated by AB 1869, as  
follows:  
a) Consider and adopt the report as the Board of Supervisors’ annual report for FY  
2023-2024 as required by Government Code Section 29553 subsection (f), documenting the  
County’s spending of State backfill allocations which provide fiscal relief for revenues lost  
from fees repealed by Chapter 92, Statutes of 2020 (AB 1869);  
b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter, regarding the submission of the above referenced  
report, and direct Probation staff to submit the letter and report to the State of California  
Director of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the Joint Legislative Budget  
Committee; 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 do not result in direct or indirect physical changes  
to the environment.  
A-34)  
24-01256  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 199 Backfill Allocation Spending  
Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 for Criminal Justice Fees Eliminated by AB 177, as  
follows:  
a) Consider and adopt the report as the Board of Supervisors’ annual report for FY  
2023-2024 as required by Government Code Section 29554 subsection (f), documenting the  
County’s spending of State backfill allocations which provides fiscal relief due to the repeal  
of the fees specified in Chapter 257, Statutes of 2021 (AB 177);  
b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter regarding submission of the above referenced report,  
and direct Probation staff to submit the letter and report to the Director of Finance, the  
Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee; 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 do not result in direct or indirect physical changes  
to the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-35)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01257  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Grant Program for  
Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025-2026 for the Driving Under the Influence Intensive  
Supervision Program Grant, as follows:  
a) Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to submit a California OTS grant application,  
execute the Grant Award Agreement if the grant is awarded, and accept anticipated grant  
funding of the FFY 2025-2026 California OTS for a projected amount of $206,967.55 for the  
period covering October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms  
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.  
A-36)  
24-01303  
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the acceptance of Board of State and Community  
Corrections (BSCC) Award of $504,688.00 for Amended Grant Agreement, and Budget  
Resolution for Public Defense Pilot Program (PDPP), as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Public Defender to execute a multi-year amended grant  
agreement with the BSSC for the PDPP accepting $504,688.00 for the grant agreement term  
of March 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026;  
b) Approve, ratify and authorize the Public Defender, or designee, to execute the BSSC Grant  
Amendment for the PDPP with the BSCC accepting $504,688.00 for the County of Santa  
Barbara to continue funding a Post-Conviction/Re-entry Unit, enhance data reporting, and  
enhance our content management system (eDefender), leading to data-driven decision making  
for the fifty-six-month grant project period of March 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026;  
c) Approve and authorize the Public Defender, or designee, to execute subsequent reports  
pursuant to the BSCC Grant Agreement or make immaterial amendments that do not change  
the total agreement amount, do not extend the term of the agreement, or change any other  
substantive terms of the BSCC Grant Agreement and subject to the Board’s ability to rescind  
this delegated authority at any time;  
d) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010202 to increase appropriations of $504,700.00  
in the Public Defender General Fund for Salary and Benefits ($417,500.00) and Committed  
Public Defender Programs Fund Balance ($87,200.00) funded by unanticipated grant  
revenues from the BSCC’s PDPP; and  
e) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms  
which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a  
potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and are therefore not a project  
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of  
the CEQA guidelines.  
A-37)  
24-01304  
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
Consider recommendations regarding The Regents of the University of California Agreement  
for Holistic Reentry, Early Access, and Diversion for You (READY) Research and  
Evaluation Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2027, and Data Transfer and Use  
Agreement for FYs 2023-2027, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chief Public Defender or designee to execute an  
Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with The Regents of the University of  
California, for the provision of University of California, State Barbara (UCSB) research and  
evaluation services for the READY project under Board of State and Community Corrections  
(BSCC) Grant Agreement No. BSCC 1216-23, for a maximum contract amount not exceed  
$154,000.00 for the period of June 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026;  
b) Delegate to the Chief Public Defender or designee the authority to suspend, delay, or  
interrupt the services under the research and evaluation Agreement for convenience and make  
immaterial changes to the Agreement, respectively, 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;  
c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chief Public Defender, or designee, to execute a Data  
Transfer and Use Agreement with The Regents of the University of California to provide a  
limited data set for research purposes, for the period of June 1, 2023 through December 31,  
2026; and  
d) Determine that these activities are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that these activities are  
covered by the common sense exception 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 these activities may have a significant effect on the  
environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-38)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01265  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding providing access and transforming health Capacity and  
Infrastructure Transition, Expansion, and Development (CITED) grant funds, as follows: (4/5  
Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to execute the  
Agreement with Cottage Health (CH), a California not-for-profit public hospital system, to  
accept and receive reimbursement funding from CH for Providing Access and Transforming  
Health (PATH) CITED Round 3 Initiative grant activities for the project period of September  
1, 2024, through August 31, 2026, in the amount of $1,294,245.96;  
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010177 in the amount of $431,400.00 to establish  
appropriations for unanticipated revenue through an agreement with CH;  
c) Adopt a Resolution amending the Salary Resolution to allocate six (6) legal positions to  
the Public Health Department, effective December 9, 2024; and  
d) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” with the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is exempt per CEQA Guideline Section  
15378(b)(4), since the recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not  
involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant  
physical impact on the environment.  
A-39)  
24-01261  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Rescinding and Adopting Various Traffic Controls in  
the First, Second, and Fourth Districts, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution to rescind traffic control in the Second District and to establish various  
traffic controls in the First, Second, and Fourth Districts; and  
b) Find that the proposed actions are for the operation and maintenance of an existing public  
facility, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently exists, that  
the proposed action is therefore exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant  
to 14 CCR 15301(c), and approve and direct staff to file the Notice of Exemption on that  
basis.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-40)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01258  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency  
Response Actions from Impacts of the 2024 Lake Fire and Continuation of Emergency  
Actions, Third and Fourth Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Receive and review 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 2024 Lake Fire 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 every 14 days to allow the Board to review the  
emergency actions and determine, by a 4/5 vote, whether there is a need to continue the  
emergency actions until the actions are terminated; and  
d) Determine that the 2024 Lake Fire emergency actions were found by the Board to be  
exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant  
to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(d) on October 1, 2024. A Notice of Exemption  
was filed on this basis on October 1, 2024, and the proposed action is within the scope of that  
Notice of Exemption.  
A-41)  
24-01296  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, GENERAL  
SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Quitclaim of Easement granted to the Santa Barbara  
Flood Control and Water Conservation District (Assessor Parcel No. 137-090-068) (RP File  
No. 004054), Third District, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Approve the quitclaim deed releasing any and all county rights, title, and interest in an  
existing easement over a portion of Assessor Parcel Number: 137-090-068, granted to the  
Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District), by Joel  
Baker (Owner);  
b) Authorize the Director of Public Works or his designee to execute the Quitclaim of  
Easement Deed; and  
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Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
c) Determine that there is no possibility that the recommended action may have a significant  
effect on the environment and is therefore exempt from further review under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), Review for  
Exemption.  
A-42)  
24-01298  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an Application for the Destruction of Accounting  
Records, as follows:  
a) Approve an Application for Destruction of Records of Financial Services Division files  
that are more than two (2) years old and are no longer required by law to be retained; and  
b) 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 CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b) (5).  
Board of Supervisors  
A-43)  
24-01262  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Consider recommendations regarding a contribution of $10,000.00 to Beach Erosion  
Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON) for a Kelp Restoration Project  
from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 General County Programs Department 990  
discretionary fund, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize a contribution of $10,000.00 to BEACON for the Kelp Restoration  
Project from the First District FY 2024-2025 General County Programs Department 990  
discretionary fund;  
b) Find that the project provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the  
County;  
and  
c) 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 not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section  
15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
A-44)  
A-45)  
24-01251  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the reappointment of Sheila Snow to the Historic Landmarks Advisory Committee,  
term ending January 1, 2029, First District.  
24-01252  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the reappointment of Mary McMaster to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 2, term  
ending August 31, 2027, First District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-46)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01254  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the reappointment of Mathhew Nancarrow to the Veterans’ Services Advisory  
Committee, term ending July 1, 2028, First District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-47)  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
24-01253  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Approve the reappointment of Michael Cooney to the Planning Commission, term ending  
December 31, 2026, First District.  
A-48)  
24-01264  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Consider recommendations regarding revising the Long Range Planning Work Program and  
Initiate amendments to the County’s Zoning Ordinances Farmworker Housing to create more  
ministerial options for permanent farmworker multi-family housing, as follows:  
a) Direct Planning and Development Long Range Division staff to include as an option for  
consideration in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Long Range Planning Work Program  
amendments to the County’s Zoning Ordinance(s) regarding farmworker housing Ordinance  
to expand ministerial options for permanent farmworker multi-family housing; and  
b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the  
CEQA Guidelines, because it consists of an organizational or administrative activity of  
government which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-49)  
A-50)  
A-51)  
A-52)  
A-53)  
24-01285  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the reappointment of Robert Jones to the North County Board of Architectural  
Review, term ending December 31, 2028, Fourth District.  
24-01286  
24-01287  
24-01288  
24-01289  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the reappointment of Tom Lopez to the North County Board of Architectural  
Review, term ending December 31, 2028, Fourth District.  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the reappointment of Michael Nicola to the North County Board of Architectural  
Review, term ending December 31, 2028, Fourth District.  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the reappointment of Steven Reese to the North County Board of Architectural  
Review, term ending December 31, 2028, Fourth District.  
SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Approve the reappointment of Wendy Wergeles to the Los Alamos Cemetery District, term  
ending December 31, 2026, Fourth District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
ADDENDUM  
Board of Supervisors  
Item A-54) is added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:  
A-54)  
24-01308  
SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS  
Consider recommendations regarding a contribution of $145,000.00 to the Goleta Union  
School District for an Expanded Learning Programs’ Pilot Universal TK-K Care Program  
(Access for All) and a contribution of $17,168.95 to the Harding School Foundation’s Garden  
Program from the First District Discretionary Fund, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize a contribution of $145,000.00 to the Goleta Union School District  
to fund a pilot universal TK-K care program at La Patera School funded by First District  
General County Programs Department 990 discretionary fund balance;  
b) Approve and authorize a contribution of $17,168.95 to the Harding School Foundation in  
support of the Foundation’s Garden Program funded by First District General County  
Programs Department 990 discretionary fund balance;  
c) Find that the above programs are necessary to meet the social needs of the population of  
the County;  
d) Approve and authorize Budget Revision Request No. 0010255 to release funds held in  
General County Programs Committed fund balances for discretionary spending by the  
Board’s First District Office; and  
e) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the  
CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of an organizational or administrative activity of  
government which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
ADDENDUM  
The Closed Session Agenda is amended, as follows:  
Closed Session  
24-01307  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
County of Santa Barbara v. Laurie Corson et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case  
No. 24CV03643.  
Jana Zimmer v. County of Santa Barbara, et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case  
No. 24CV00199.  
American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County  
Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code section 54956.8)  
Property: Assessor’s Parcel Number 081-130-070, 17100 Calle Mariposa Reina, Gaviota,  
California 93117 (Third Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director  
Kirk Lagerquist. Negotiating party: David Rose, Point Arguello Pipeline Company. Under  
negotiation: Price and terms of payment.  
Report from Closed Session  
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  
December 17, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
24-01300  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Annual Transparent Review of Unjust  
Transfers and Holds (TRUTH) Act Report and Community Forum, as follows: (EST. TIME:  
2 HR)  
a) Receive and file the annual TRUTH Act Report regarding United States Immigration and  
Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to individuals as required by Government Code Section  
7283.1(d); 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.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
2)  
24-01301  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Proposed Santa Barbara County Wine  
Improvement District (SBCWID), as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Hold a public meeting to allow public testimony regarding the formation of the SBCWID  
to levy a new business assessment on wine tasting facilities in Santa Barbara County pursuant  
to Section 54954.6 of the Government Code; and  
b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it  
consists of an administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect  
physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
December 17, 2024  
Adjourned at 3:47 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday, January 7, 2025  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor  
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HEARING.  
Announcements  
The meeting of Tuesday, December 17, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 5:00 PM and  
on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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