County of Santa Barbara

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

First District - Roy Lee

Second District - Laura Capps

Third District - Joan Hartmann, Vice Chair

Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Chair

Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino

Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer

Agenda

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

9:00 AM

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR

105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA

The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of: the Flood Control & Water Conservation

District, the Water Agency, the Laguna County Sanitation District, and other Special Districts.

Web Streaming of the Board of Supervisors Meetings, Agendas, Supplemental Materials and Minutes of the Board of

Supervisors are available on the internet at: www.countyofsb.org

Please see page two of this agenda for public participation options for the Board of Supervisors Meetings.

Persons may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda. Matters not listed on the agenda may be addressed

during the public comment period at the conclusion of the administrative agenda.

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

well as remote participation until further notice.

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

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

the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room

located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria.

The following methods of participation are available to the public:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

length and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use). For planning, zoning

and subdivision hearings, submissions more than one page in length must be filed with the Clerk no

later than 12:00 PM on the Friday before the Board hearing unless the Board by motion and 4/5 vote

determines to accept a late submission.

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

at the locations noted above.

- Attend the Meeting by Zoom - Individuals wishing to provide public comment remotely can do so

via Zoom by clicking the below link to register in advance.

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

viewing methods outlined above.

<https://santabarbaracounty.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_PN8yCAg1RgCxs0RTEo0Lrw>

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

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

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

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

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

sound interference.

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

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

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

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 or

sbcob@countyofsb.org.

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Board Meeting Procedures

The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body for the County of Santa Barbara. Persons are encouraged

to attend and testify before the Board on any matter appearing on the agenda. Correspondence to the

Board regarding items appearing on the agenda should be directed to the Clerk of the Board, 105 East

Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara CA 93101. For information regarding the meetings of the

Board of Supervisors including specific meeting times, or any special accommodations, please contact the

Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org. Procedures for the conduct of the

meetings of the Board of Supervisors can be found in Board Resolutions 09-368 (General) and 91-333

(Land Use).

The schedule of the Board of Supervisors, meeting agendas, supplemental hearing materials and minutes

of the Board meetings are available on the Internet at: www.countyofsb.org.

Board Meetings are televised live on County of Santa Barbara Cable Channel 20 and on YouTube at:

CSBTV20. For information regarding rebroadcasts of a public hearing, please contact the Clerk of the

Board at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.

Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication

Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and

distributed by the Clerk of the Board to all or a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors less

than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board Office, 105 East

Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara, CA, at the Office of the Board of Supervisors, Betteravia

Government Center, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA and on the Internet at:

http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx#current. Any written ex-parte communication subject to

disclosure by members of the Board of Supervisors may be published online as an attachment to the

corresponding item.

Disclosure of Campaign Contributions

Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and

not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or

personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the

Board member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an

agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or

opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item within the preceding 12 months. Applicants, appellants,

contractors, agents or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the

County’s decision on the agenda item who have made campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to

a Board member within the preceding 12 months, are required to disclose that fact for the official record

of the subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount and date of the campaign contribution and

identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of

Supervisors prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.

Closed Session

The Board of Supervisors conducts a Closed Session between 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. and at 8:00 A.M.

as necessary. Closed Sessions are not open to the public. Matters discussed during Closed Session include

existing and pending litigation, personnel matters and real property negotiations. Actions taken by the

Board during Closed Session will be announced during open session (Gov. Code Sections 54957.1(a) &

(b), Ralph M. Brown Act). Members of the public may address the Board on Closed Session Agenda items

during the General Public Comment period. For information related to Closed Session announcements

please contact County Counsel at (805) 568-2950.

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Disability Access and Accommodation Requests

The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County

Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. The Hearing Room is wheelchair

accessible. Accessible public parking is available behind the County Administration Building and in City

Parking Lot #6 located at the corner of Anacapa Street and Anapamu Street. Public access to the County

Administration Building is available through the Anacapa Street entrance.

The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Maria is located at the Betteravia Government Center,

511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible public

parking is available at the Betteravia Government Center.

Spanish interpreters, American Sign Language interpreters, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

requests, sound enhancement equipment, or other accommodations may be arranged by contacting the

Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before the Board meeting. For information

about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or at sbcob@countyofsb.org.

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

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the February 24, 2026 Meeting

County Executive Officer's Report

26-00001

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)

26-00163

SUPERVISOR LEE

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Fire Chief David Neels upon his retirement

from the Montecito Fire Protection District after over 37 years of dedicated service to the

firefighting profession locally.

26-00173

SUPERVISOR NELSON

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Ada Grace, Ashley Benson, Jennie Stitt,

Joceline Castillo-Ayala, Linda Oh, Morena Loomis and Romona Cabiles of the County

Health Department as the March 2026 Employees of the Month for Santa Barbara County.

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Administrative Items

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

A-3)

26-00158

Consider recommendations regarding a Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN)

2028 -2035 Business Plan, as follows:

a) Authorize the Director of the Community Services Department, with the concurrence of

the member agencies, to support the submission of the 3C-REN 2028-2035 Business Plan by

County of Ventura to the California Public Utilities Commission; and

b) Determine that the 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.

A-4)

26-00166

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding the Outdoor Festival License for Spring Fest in Isla

Vista, as follows:

a) Find that the application for an Outdoor Festival License for the Spring Fest in Isla Vista,

to be held on April 4, 2026 and organized by the Isla Vista Community Services District,

meets the requirements set forth in Article VI, Sec. 6-81 of the Santa Barbara County

ordinance;

b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Outdoor Festival License for Spring Fest

in Isla Vista, to be held on April 4, 2026 and organized by the Isla Vista Community Services

District; and

c) Find that the proposed actions are not a “project” under the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) and 15268, as they

involve organizational and administrative activities of government that will not result in

direct or indirect physical changes to the environment and since approval of a qualifying

application for an outdoor festival license is a ministerial action.

A-5)

26-00168

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010979 and 0010980. (4/5 Vote Required)

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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26-00135

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE, COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Sidewalk Vending Ordinance and Pilot Program, as

follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending the Santa Barbara

County Code to adopt regulations regarding sidewalk vending countywide;

b) Direct the County Public Information Officer (PIO) to develop a public awareness

campaign using earned media;

c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010755 to establish appropriations of $42,022.10

in Fund 990 for staff to initiate a six-month Sidewalk Vending Pilot Program to enforce the

Sidewalk Vending Ordinance for the period of April 3, 2026 through October 3, 2026; and

d) Determine that the above actions are exempt under the provisions of the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5),

finding that the actions consist of administrative activities of government that will not result

in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-7)

26-00169

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Correctional Health Care Services Monitoring

Report, as follows:

a) Receive and file a report by the County Health Department on correctional healthcare

monitoring, including opportunities for systemic improvements in the quality of medical care

provided in the County’s jails; 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.

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26-00171

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of a California

Department of Justice Local Tobacco Enforcement Grant, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Adopt a Resolution to:

i) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the County Health Department, or designee,

to accept Award No. DOJ-PROP56-2025-26-1-05 for the Tobacco Enforcement Grant

Program funding allocation in the amount of $578,560.00 from the California State

Department of Justice for the period of November 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029, Fiscal

Years (FYs) 2025-2026 through 2028-2029;

ii) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the County Health Department, or designee,

to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the California Department of Justice

and the Santa Barbara County Health Department for purposes of disbursing grant funds to

the County Health Department for tobacco enforcement and education;

iii) Approve and authorize the Director of the County Health Department, or designee, to

execute any future amendments to Award No. DOJ-PROP56-2025-26-1-051, upon review

and concurrence by the Auditor Controller’s Office and County Counsel’s Office and written

notice to the Board within 30 days after execution of any amendments that exceed 10%

($57,856.00) of the total award amount and/or include any significant changes in the scope of

work, subject to the Board's ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and

iv) Approve and authorize the Director of the County Health Department, or designee, to

make and sign all required certifications and to submit any required documents, invoices, and

reports required to obtain grant funding related to Award No. DOJ-PROP56-2025-26-1-051;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010975 for unanticipated revenue from the

California State Department of Justice Tobacco Enforcement Grant in the amount of

$130,915.00 in FY 2025-2026; and

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

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines

Section 15378(b)(4), because it consists of the creation of governmental funding mechanisms

or other governmental fiscal activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific

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

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A-9)

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26-00165

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the General Construction

Contract for Project No. 23019 Casa Nueva - Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning

(HVAC) and Building Energy Management System (BEMS) Upgrade, as follows: (4/5 Vote

Required)

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute Amendment No. 1 to the

General Construction Contract (Agreement) with Mesa Energy Systems, Inc. to correct the

contract language to appropriately reflect the base contract amount of $797,426.00, with a

contingency amount not to exceed $52,371.00, for a maximum aggregate contract amount not

to exceed $849,797.00, for construction and commissioning of new HVAC equipment with

BEMS improvements at the Casa Nueva Building located at 260 N. San Antonio Rd. in Santa

Barbara, CA 93110 (APN 059-140-029);

b) Continue to Authorize the Director of General Services, or his designee, to approve change

orders to the Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed $52,371.00; and

c) Continue to find that the project is statutorily exempt from the provisions of the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Public Resources Code Sections

15301 (minor alterations to existing facilities) and 15303 (limited construction of small

facilities) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations and direct staff to file a Notice of

Exemption on that basis.

A-10)

26-00170

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Professional Service Agreement for Gaviota

Mariposa Reina Site (Project) Reverse Osmosis and Wastewater Treatment Plant

Assessment, County Project No. PRJ-000091 (20036)-Gaviota Mariposa Reina, Third

District, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with GHD Inc.

(Consultant) for professional consulting services to assess the Reverse Osmosis and

Wastewater Treatment Plant at the Project, in the amount of Seventy-Four Thousand

Nine-Hundred Thirty-Nine Dollars and Zero Cents ($74,939.00);

b) Authorize the Director of General Services or his Capital Division Chief designee to

approve Supplemental Service Orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed Seven Thousand

Four Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars and Ninety Cents ($7,493.90) to address changes or

additions to the work being performed under the Agreement with Consultant;

c) Authorize the Director of General Services to (i) amend the Agreement to extend the Term

of the Agreement by up to six (6) additional months, and (ii) terminate the Agreement in

accordance with the provisions of the Agreement; and

d) Find that the proposed action(s) are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15262 of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts feasibility and

planning studies for possible future actions that have not been approved, adopted, or funded

by the agency.

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A-11)

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26-00160

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the professional

services contract with Robert Brown Engineers for engineering consulting services, as

follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for

Services of Independent Contractor with Robert Brown Engineers to increase the contract

amount by $220,000.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $550,000.00 for continued

engineering consulting services to the Energy, Minerals and Compliance Division for the

period of July 1, 2025, through to June 30, 2026;

b) Approve the Budget Revision Request No. 0010961 to increase appropriations by

$220,000.00 for additional engineering consulting services; and

c) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) and Section

15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because the actions are organizational or

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

changes to the environment.

A-12)

26-00167

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Fish and Wildlife Commission Grant Awards, as

follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Director of Planning and Development to award grants to Los

Padres Forest Association, International Bird Rescue, Fish Reef Project, and Reel Guppy

Outdoors, Inc.;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010958 to increase appropriations by $88,511.00

in the Planning and Development Fish and Wildlife Fund for services and supplies funded by

the release of restricted fund balance (4/5 Vote Required); and

c) Determine that the award of Fish and Wildlife Commission Grant funds is exempt from

California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Sections 15333, 15301, 15304, and 15322.

A-13)

26-00161

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Contract for Hummel Drive

and Union Valley Parkway Traffic Signal, County Project No. 862453, Fourth District, as

follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Contract with G.

Sosa Construction Inc., P.O. Box 2367, Nipomo, CA 93444, for the Hummel Drive and

Union Valley Parkway Traffic Signal, increasing the contingency amount by $77,205.00,

resulting in a revised total not-to-exceed contract amount, including contingency, of

$849,256.00; and

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b) Determine the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental

Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c) (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).

On December 9, 2025, a Notice of Exemption was filed on that basis, and the proposed action

is within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.

A-14)

26-00093

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 of the County

Code for Mandatory Service in Isla Vista; Second District, as follows:

a) Approve the adoption (Second Reading) of “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 17, Solid

Waste Services, of the Santa Barbara County Code”; and

b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are exempt from the provisions of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15308

(Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) and 15321

(Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies) and approve the posting of a Notice of

Exemption on that basis.

A-15)

26-00159

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Santa

Barbara Family Care Center dba Children’s Resource and Referral of Santa Barbara County,

as follows:

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

with Santa Barbara Family Care Center dba Children’s Resource and Referral of Santa

Barbara (a local vendor), to provide Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster

Children to increase the total contract amount not to exceed to $2,087,835.00 for the period

of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026; and

b) 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.

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A-16)

26-00172

SUPERVISOR NELSON

Approve the appointment of Gina Cortez to the Human Services Commission, term ending

June 30, 2028, Fourth District.

Approval of Administrative Agenda

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26-00002

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) (26-00002)

WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS

AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

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

Closed Session

26-00183

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)

Significant exposure to civil litigation: 1 case.

Raul Vasquez submitted a claim “estimated to be in excess of the jurisdictional limits of the

Superior Court of the State of California,” as attached to this Agenda item.

Report from Closed Session

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Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

26-00174

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Extra Help Service and Retirement

Waiver for the County Executive Office, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.)

a) In accordance with California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1), certify that the

appointment of retired County Employee, Tanja Heitman, is necessary to fill a critical need in

the County Executive office before 180 days have passed from her date of retirement;

b) Approve and authorize the County Executive Office to appoint retired employee, Tanja

Heitman, as an Extra-Help employee to provide assistance with specialized policy and

administrative services on a part-time limited duration basis, not to exceed 960 hours of

annual service, with a start date of March 30, 2026; and

c) 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.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

26-00164

TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Housing Authority of the County of

Santa Barbara Issuance of Tax-Exempt Multifamily Housing Revenue Obligations for San

Simeon Oaks Village, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.)

a) Hold a public hearing in compliance with the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of

1982 (TEFRA) regarding the issuance by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa

Barbara of tax-exempt multifamily housing revenue obligations, for the benefit of FLT San

Simeon Oaks, LP, and consider public comment;

b) Adopt a Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara approving

a plan of finance for the issuance of multifamily housing revenue obligations for San Simeon

Oaks Village by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara for FLT San Simeon

Oaks, LP in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00, to finance the

acquisition, construction, development and equipping of a 106-unit multifamily rental

housing facility to be located in the unincorporated area of the County of Santa Barbara at the

northeast corner of the intersection of San Simeon Drive and South San Marcos Road,

Goleta, California; and

c) Determine that the above actions involve government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal

activities and are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),

pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

26-00178

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027

Preliminary Budget Outlook Update, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)

a) Receive an informational update on the FY 2026-2027 preliminary budget outlook and FY

2027-2028 projected deficit;

b) Provide guidance on questions outlined in the report to better inform the April Workshops;

c) Provide other direction as appropriate; and

d) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378

that the above activity is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

26-00182

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Second

Quarter Budget Status Report, as follows: (EST. TIME: 40 MIN.)

a) Receive and file the FY 2025-2026 Second Quarter Budget and Status Report as of

December 31, 2025, showing the status of appropriations and financing for departmental

budgets adopted by the Board of Supervisors;

b) Provide feedback on County Executive Office’s (CEO’s) proposed additional oversight

and review of Sheriff’s Office expenditures, as discussed in the report;

c) Provide other direction as appropriate; and

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

Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) the

recommended actions consist of organizational, administrative, or fiscal activities of

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

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

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26-00175

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Five Year Capital Improvement

Program (CIP), Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 through FY 2030-2031, as follows: (EST.

TIME: 35 MIN.)

a) Receive and file the detailed Five-Year CIP, FY 2026-2027 through FY 2030-2031;

b) Review and grant preliminary, non-binding conceptual approval of the projects contained

in the CIP;

c) Refer new CIP Projects to the Planning Commission and request analysis of these projects

proposed for planning, initiation, or construction in future fiscal years for conformity with the

County Comprehensive Plan per Government Codes 65401 and 65402;

d) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of

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

15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that

will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment; and that the proposed actions

do not constitute “Approval” within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15352 as they

do not commit the County to a definite course of action in regard to any project.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

26-00162

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Economic Impact of the Creative

Economy in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)

a) Receive and file the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Economic Forecast

Project’s 2025 Economic Impact of the Creative Economy in Santa Barbara and Ventura

Counties Report and Santa Barbara County Creative Economy Snapshot; and

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

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

they consist of administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical

change to the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

March 3, 2026

Adjourn to

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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, March 3, 2026 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel

20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday,

March 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.

http://www.countyofsb.org