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, June 11, 2024  
9:00 AM  
BUDGET HEARING  
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  
June 11, 2024  
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors currently provides in-person participation  
as well as remote participation until further notice.  
Board members and the public may participate from the County Administration Building,  
Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor located at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara or  
the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building Board Hearing Room  
located at 511 Lakeside Parkway in Santa Maria.  
The following methods of participation are available to the public:  
1. You may observe the live stream of the Board meetings in the following ways:  
- Televised in English and Spanish (SAP channel via Comcast and Cox) on local cable channel 20;  
- Online at: <https://www.countyofsb.org/1333/CSBTV-Livestream>; and  
- YouTube at: <https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20> (Closed Captioning Available)  
2. If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:  
- Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email prior to 5:00 PM on  
the day prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at:  
sbcob@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be distributed to the Board and posted online. Whether the  
comment is formally part of the record depends on the agenda item it is submitted for and its length  
and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
- Attend the Meeting In-Person - Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments at the  
Board meeting in-person. Please note, we are following all local and State guidelines and are no longer  
requiring face coverings indoors. Please be advised that the Public Health Department is still strongly  
encouraging County staff and members of the public to mask and socially distance themselves in  
public areas.  
- Attend the Meeting by Zoom - Individuals wishing to provide public comment remotely during the  
Board meeting can do so via Zoom by clicking the below link to register in advance.  
Register in advance for this meeting:  
https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C-vQL1oDQO28CzzfaloOOA  
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.  
5. When your time is up or you have concluded your comments, please hang up or log out.  
If you have any questions or if you are participating in the hearing telephonically or electronically and  
need a disability-related modification or accommodation or have any issues attempting to access the  
hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805) 568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 11, 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  
Board Meetings are televised live on County of Santa Barbara TV channel 20. For information about  
obtaining a videotape of a public hearing or a schedule of CSBTV broadcasts please call (805)  
568-3427.  
Late Distribution and Ex-Parte Communication  
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and  
distributed by the Clerk of the Board to all or a majority of the members of the Board of Supervisors less  
than 72 hours prior to that meeting are available for inspection in the Clerk of the Board Office, 105  
East Anapamu Street, Room 407, Santa Barbara, CA, at the Office of the Board of Supervisors,  
Betteravia Government Center, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA and on the Internet at:  
disclosure by members of the Board of Supervisors may be published online as an attachment to the  
corresponding item.  
Disclosure of Campaign Contributions  
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board of Supervisors are disqualified and  
not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or  
personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the  
Board member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an  
agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or  
opposes the County’s decision on the agenda item 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.  
Disability Access  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 11, 2024  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Barbara is located on the Fourth Floor of the County  
Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible.  
Accessible public parking is available behind the County Administration Building and in City Parking  
Lot #6 located at the corner of Anacapa Street and Anapamu Street. Public access to the County  
Administration Building is available through the Anacapa Street entrance.  
The Board of Supervisors Hearing Room in Santa Maria is located at the Betteravia Government Center,  
511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. The Hearing Room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible public  
parking is available at the Betteravia Government Center.  
American Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancement equipment, and/or another request for  
disability accommodation may be arranged by contacting the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00  
p.m. on the Friday before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the  
Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 or at sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 11, 2024  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
County Executive Officer's Report  
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.  
Administrative Items  
A-1)  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)  
Third Amendment to the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024 Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery  
System (DMC-ODS) Intergovernmental Agreement (No. 21-10034 A03), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
to execute a Third Amendment to the California DHCS DMC-ODS Intergovernmental Agreement  
(No. 21-10034 A03), as well as the associated certifications, to increase the Agreement amount by  
$85,080,000.00 for a total maximum amount of $169,798,000.00 and extend the term of the  
Agreement through June 30, 2027, for an amended term of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2027;  
and  
b) Determine that the above action is a government fiscal activity or funding mechanism that does  
not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant  
physical impact on the environment and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 11, 2024  
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.  
Budget Hearing  
Santa Barbara County Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Plan  
The schedule shown is an estimate for planning purposes. Items may be heard earlier or later  
than listed on the Agenda. Departmental presentations not completed on Tuesday, June 11,  
2024 may be considered on Thursday, June 13, 2024. If Budget Hearings are continued to  
Thursday, June 13, 2024, the Board of Supervisors may discuss, or discuss again, budget items  
for any County Department, County Function or Special Issue previously discussed.  
Persons may address the Board at the conclusion of each Functional Group presentation.  
Please refer to page two (2) of this Agenda for details regarding current methods of  
participation. Matters not listed on the Agenda or of a general nature may be addressed during  
the Public Comment Period at the beginning of each day's hearing. Additionally, pursuant to  
Government Code Section 29082, each department has an opportunity to address the Board  
regarding their recommended budget. At the Board's discretion, departments may be asked to  
respond to questions regarding their recommended budget or make a formal departmental  
update. Staff will be available from each Department to respond to questions and to provide  
information as requested by the Board.  
9:00 A.M. Introduction  
Budget Overview  
Functional Group | Public Safety  
District Attorney  
Probation  
Public Defender  
Sheriff  
Fire  
Public Comment  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 11, 2024  
Functional Group | Community Resources & Public Facilities  
Public Works  
Agriculture, Weights & Measures  
Planning & Development  
Community Services  
Public Comment  
Functional Group | Health & Human Services  
Public Health  
First 5 Santa Barbara County  
Social Services  
Behavioral Wellness  
Child Support Services  
Public Comment  
Functional Group | General Government & Support Services  
Auditor-Controller  
Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator  
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor  
Human Resources  
Information Technology  
General Services  
Public Comment  
Functional Group | Policy & Executive  
County Counsel  
Board of Supervisors  
County Executive Office & General County Programs  
Public Comment  
Board Deliberation and Decision-Making  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 11, 2024  
ADDENDUM  
The Closed Session start time is amended, as follows:  
10:00 A.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
American Medical Response West v. County of Santa Barbara et al.; Santa Barbara County  
Superior Court Case No. 23CV04250.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 11, 2024  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025  
Recommended Budget Hearings, as follows:  
Acting concurrently as the Board of Supervisors; the Board of Directors, Fire Protection District,  
Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District; Board of Directors, Laguna  
County Sanitation District; Board of Directors, Water Agency; and other special districts under the  
supervision and control of the Board of Supervisors:  
a) Receive, consider, and file the FY 2024-2025 Recommended Budget, which includes the  
County’s General Operating Budget as well as budgets of special districts governed by the Board of  
Supervisors;  
b) Approve final budget adjustments to the FY 2024-2025 Recommended Budget;  
c) Adopt a Resolution entitled In the Matter of Adopting the Budget for FY 2024-2025;  
d) Approve budget adjustments, if any, as amended during Budget Hearings, to the FY 2024-2025  
Recommended Budget;  
e) Delegate authority to the Chair of the Board to execute single-year renewals of grants and  
contracts previously approved by the Board and included in the FY 2024-2025 Recommended  
Budget, where contract amounts are within 10% of previously contracted amounts;  
f) Receive the draft salary resolution, direct any specific changes made during the June 2024 budget  
hearings, and adopt that amended salary resolution to be effective June 24, 2024, which updates  
job classifications and department position allocations to include positions approved by the Board of  
Supervisors during the FY 2024-2025 Budget Hearings;  
g) Adopt position changes previously approved by the County Executive Officer during FY  
2023-2024 under Board Resolution 99-486; and  
h) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4) that the above fiscal activities are not a project subject to CEQA.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
2)  
Agenda  
June 11, 2024  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025  
Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as Successor Agency to the former County  
of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara as the  
Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency, entitled In the  
Matter of Adopting the Budget for FY 2024-2025 for the County of Santa Barbara as Successor  
Agency to the Former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency; and  
b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4) that the above fiscal activities are not a project subject to CEQA.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
Adjourned at 2:22 PM  
Adjourned to  
Tuesday June 18, 2024  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor  
Santa Barbara  
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, June 11, 2024 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 5:00 PM and  
on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.