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  
Action Summary  
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, Water Agency, the Santa Barbara Fund for Public and Educational Access and other  
Special Districts.  
Live 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.  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Present:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Pledge of Allegiance  
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.  
No report from the County Executive Officer, Mona Miyasato.  
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  
24-00513  
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.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Hartmann, seconded by Supervisor Capps, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
a) Approved, ratified and authorized; and  
b) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Ayes:  
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.  
Re: Requested the Board to Form a Working Group to Discuss and Develop the  
Project Description for the Live Oak Camp and Live Oak Trail, and Include the  
Project for Analysis in the Recreation Master Plan - Kathy Rosenthal addressed  
the Board  
Re: Requested Board Support for County Open Space and the Carpinteria Bluffs -  
Arturo Tello addressed the Board  
Re: Concerns with the Santa Barbara County Conservatorship Program and  
Request for Independent Audit of the Adult Protective Services Department -  
Patty Perez-Hogan addressed the Board  
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  
HEARING TIME: 9:14 AM - 9:23 AM (9 MIN.)  
Budget Overview  
HEARING TIME: 9:23 AM - 9:39 AM (16 MIN.)  
Functional Group | Public Safety  
HEARING TIME: 9:39 AM - 9:43 AM (4 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentations regarding Departmental Budgets, as  
follows: District Attorney; Probation; Public Defender; Sheriff; and Fire.  
District Attorney  
Probation  
Public Defender  
Sheriff  
Fire  
Public Comment  
No requests to speak.  
Functional Group | Community Resources & Public Facilities  
HEARING TIME: 9:43 AM - 9:52 AM (9 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentations regarding Departmental Budgets, as  
follows: Public Works; Agriculture, Weights & Measures; Planning &  
Development; and Community Services.  
Public Works  
Agriculture, Weights & Measures  
Planning & Development  
Community Services  
Public Comment  
Re: Departmental Functional Group - Community Resources and Public  
Facilities: Patrick Crooks addressed the Board  
Functional Group | Health & Human Services  
HEARING TIME: 1:10 PM - 1:12 PM (2 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentations regarding Departmental Budgets, as  
follows: Public Health; First 5 Santa Barbara County; Social Services;  
Behavioral Wellness; and Child Support Services.  
Public Health  
First 5 Santa Barbara County  
Social Services  
Behavioral Wellness  
Child Support Services  
Public Comment  
No requests to speak.  
Functional Group | General Government & Support Services  
HEARING TIME: 1:12 PM - 1:42 PM (30 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentations regarding Departmental Budgets, as  
follows: Auditor-Controller; Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator;  
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor; Human Resources; Information Technology; and  
General Services.  
Auditor-Controller  
Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator  
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor  
Human Resources  
Information Technology  
General Services  
Public Comment  
Re: Departmental Functional Group - General Government & Support Services:  
Cheryl Trosky, Rosalie Hardoin, and Karin Hauenstein addressed the Board  
Functional Group | Policy & Executive  
HEARING TIME: 1:42 PM - 1:59 PM (17 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentations regarding Departmental Budgets, as  
follows: County Counsel; Board of Supervisors; County Executive Office and  
General County Programs.  
County Counsel  
Board of Supervisors  
County Executive Office & General County Programs  
Public Comment  
Re: Departmental Functional Group - Policy & Executive: Faizah Dean, and Karin  
Hauenstein addressed the Board  
Board Deliberation and Decision-Making  
10:00 A.M. ..... Recessed to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
24-00578  
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  
No reportable action taken.  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
24-00575  
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  
A motion was made by Supervisor Capps, seconded by Supervisor Williams, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
Acting concurrently as the Board of Supervisors; 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) Received, considered, and filed the Fiscal Year 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) Approved;  
c) Adopted;  
RESOLUTION NO. 24-144  
d) Approved to allocate the balance of the prior Fiscal Year set-aside for trails in  
the amount of $295,000.00 to the Modoc multi-use trail;  
e) Delegated;  
f) Received, and adopted;  
RESOLUTION NO. 24-145  
g) Adopted; and  
h) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
2)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
24-00576  
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  
A motion was made by Supervisor Hartmann, seconded by Supervisor Capps, that  
this matter be acted on as follows:  
Acting as the Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara  
Redevelopment Agency:  
a) Adopted; and  
RESOLUTION NO. 24-146  
b) Approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
5 - Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann,  
Supervisor Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
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.  
http://www.countyofsb.org