County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Roy Lee  
Second District - Laura Capps, Chair  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Vice Chair  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Agenda  
Tuesday, May 20, 2025  
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  
May 20, 2025  
25-00418  
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).  
- Attend the Meeting In-Person - Individuals are allowed to attend and provide comments at the  
Board meeting in-person at the locations noted above.  
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Board meeting 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.  
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<https://santabarbaracounty.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_K_-NnevrSSG83XJBh-c4QQ>  
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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  
May 20, 2025  
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  
May 20, 2025  
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  
May 20, 2025  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convene to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the May 13, 2025 Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
25-00001  
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)  
25-00407  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution in opposition to Federal cuts to the Head Start Program.  
25-00414  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of May 2025 as Search and Rescue Month in  
Santa Barbara County.  
A-3)  
A-4)  
25-00417  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of May 2025 as Asian American and Pacific  
Islander Heritage Month in Santa Barbara County.  
25-00408  
SUPERVISOR LEE, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of May 2025 as Older Americans Month in Santa  
Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 20, 2025  
Administrative Items  
A-5)  
25-00406  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Services Agreement (Board  
Contract (BC) No. 24-230) with KPMG LLP for Behavioral Wellness Department Financial,  
Organizational, and Operational Reviews for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor (BC24-230) with KPMG LLP (not a local vendor) to  
extend the term of the contract from June 30, 2025 through December 31, 2025, for a revised  
contract term of February 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, with no change to the not to  
exceed maximum contract amount of $617,000.00; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the action is a governmental funding  
mechanism and/or fiscal activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
A-6)  
25-00410  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the California Mental Health Services Authority  
(CalMHSA) First Amendment to the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2025 Participation Agreement  
for Inter-Member Transfers Program Services (No. 4948-PT-2023-SB), as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Participation  
Agreement with CalMHSA for the Inter-Member Transfers (a.k.a Presumptive Transfer)  
Program (Contract No. 4948-PT-2023-SB) to extend the term of the agreement from June 30,  
2025 to June 30, 2027; replenish $200,000.00 to the Initial Funding Deposit (IFD), and  
replace Exhibit A, Section II, Program Overview to incorporate information pertaining to  
Assembly Bill (AB) 1051, for a revised total maximum contract amount not to exceed  
$250,000.00, inclusive of administrative fees consisting of portal fees ($4,000.00 annually)  
and transaction fees (5% of annual transfer-out payments), for the period of July 1, 2023  
through June 30, 2027; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5), finding that the action is a governmental  
funding mechanism and/or administrative or fiscal activity that will not result in direct or  
indirect physical changes in the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-7)  
Agenda  
May 20, 2025  
25-00409  
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Tuberculosis (TB) Control Local Assistance Funds  
Acceptance of Award Number 2542BASE-F and 2542BASE-S from the California  
Department of Public Health (CDPH), as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Acceptance of Award Nos. 2542BASE-F  
and 2542BASE-S for the TB Control Local Assistance Funds with the CDPH TB Control  
Branch to enhance current efforts to prevent, control and eventually eliminate TB in Santa  
Barbara County. This award, in the amount not to exceed $144,041.00 is for a period of  
performance from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026;  
b) Approve and authorize the County Health Director, or designee, to make any required  
certifications in accordance with Award Nos. 2542BASE-F and 2542BASE-S; and  
c) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning  
of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the  
CEQA Guidelines, because the actions consist of the creation of a government funding  
mechanism or other government fiscal activity, which does not involve commitment to any  
specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the  
environment.  
A-8)  
25-00411  
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  
Data Sharing and Use Agreement (DUA) for Participation in the National Syndromic  
Surveillance Program (NSSP), as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a DUA with CDC, and County of Santa  
Barbara Health (County Health) for participation in the NSSP. The DUA will remain in effect  
for a period of one year, beginning May 13, 2025 and terminating on May 12, 2026;  
b) Approve and authorize the Director of County Health, or designee, to make and sign any  
required representations or certifications in accordance with the DUA; and  
c) Determine that the recommended actions are not a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and are exempt per CEQA Guideline Section  
15378(b)(4), since the recommended actions are creation of a governmental funding  
mechanisms or other government fiscal activities that do not involve commitment to any  
specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the  
environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-9)  
Agenda  
May 20, 2025  
25-00412  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 2 to the Memorandum of  
Understanding (MOU) between Santa Barbara County Association of Governments  
(SBCAG) and the County of Santa Barbara for the Sheffield Drive to Ortega Hill Pedestrian  
and Bicycle Connector, First District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to the MOU with SBCAG  
for the Sheffield Drive to Ortega Hill Pedestrian and Bicycle Connector project to increase  
the SBCAG funding amount by $260,000.00 for a revised total not to exceed amount of  
$2,670,000.00, with a term through December 31, 2027; and  
b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of  
California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2) (continuing  
administrative or maintenance activities, such as purchases for supplies, personnel-related  
actions, general policy and procedure making).  
A-10)  
25-00413  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Road Maintenance Annual  
Plan, as follows:  
a) Approve and adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Road Maintenance Annual Plan;  
b) Approve Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Road Maintenance Annual Plan projects and authorize the  
Director of Public Works to advertise for construction; and  
c) Find the Road Maintenance Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 is exempt from the  
provisions of 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), and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on  
that basis.  
A-11)  
25-00213  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Laguna County Sanitation District, Ordinance  
relative to service charges, connection charges, and trunk sewer fees and a Resolution relative  
to the collection of service charges on the tax roll, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:  
a) Consider the adoption of an Ordinance Amending Ordinance Nos. 3130 and 4142 to  
Change the Annual Service Charge, Connection Charge, and the Dutard-Solomon and  
Bradley Solomon Trunk Sewer Fees;  
b) Consider the adoption of a Resolution authorizing the collection of said charges on the tax  
roll; and  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 20, 2025  
c) Determine that the above actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15273(a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of the CEQA Guidelines  
because they are modifications of service charges, connection charges, and trunk line fees for  
the purposes of meeting operating and capital expenses, as well as for meeting financial  
reserve needs required to maintain services within this existing service area, and the  
modifications in charges and fees are not for the construction of capital projects for the  
expansion of the service system and approve the filing of a Notice of Exemption on that  
basis.  
A-12)  
25-00403  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding an application for the destruction of confidential  
informant files, operator-evidence expense voucher receipt books, and cash box transaction  
ledgers, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the execution of an application for the destruction of records of  
Sheriff’s Special Investigations Bureau records that are at least 10 years old (confidential  
informant files) or at least five (5) years old (operator-evidence expense voucher receipt  
books and cash box transaction ledgers) and are no longer required by the law to be retained;  
and  
b) Determine that the above actions are organizational and administrative activities of  
government and not a project under the California Environmental Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).  
Board of Supervisors  
A-13)  
A-14)  
A-15)  
25-00419  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Approve the appointment of Pat McElroy to the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation Board of  
Directors, term ending January 1, 2026, First District.  
25-00420  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Approve the appointment of Mark Geriak to the Human Services Commission, term ending  
June 30, 2027, First District.  
25-00421  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Approve the reappointment of Arjun Sarkar to the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit  
District Board of Directors, term ending June 21, 2029, First District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 20, 2025  
Hearing Requests  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
A-16)  
25-00415  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the adoption of a proposed Fee  
Ordinance for Public Works Transportation Division’s Development Review and Plan Check  
Review services, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for June 10, 2025. Time estimate: 20 minutes)  
a) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance updating fees for the Santa  
Barbara County Public Works Department, pertaining to the Transportation Division’s  
review of subdivision maps and other documents related to development review and plan  
check review;  
b) Read the title of the Ordinance into the record and waive further reading of the Ordinance  
in full; and  
c) Set a hearing for the Administrative Agenda of June 24, 2025 to consider the adoption  
(Second Reading) of an Ordinance, as follows:  
i) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) updating fees for the Santa Barbara County Public  
Works Department, pertaining to Transportation Division’s review of subdivision maps and  
other documents related to development review and plan check review; and  
ii) Find that the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County approving  
charges that are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses, which will not result in direct  
or indirect physical changes in the environment, and are therefore not subject to the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(l)  
and not a “project” as defined for purposes of CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Sections  
15378(b)(4) and (b)(5).  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
25-00002  
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) (25-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
May 20, 2025  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
25-00405  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Emergency Shelters Zoning Ordinance  
Amendments and the Planning Commission’s recommendation to approve Case Nos.  
24ORD-00021 and 24ORD-00022 to comply with new State laws and implement Program 9  
of Chapter 5 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update (HEU), as follows: (EST. TIME: 25  
MIN.)  
a) Make the required findings for approval, including California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) findings, for the Emergency Shelters Zoning Ordinance Amendments, Case Nos.  
24ORD-00021 and 24ORD-00022;  
b) Determine that the Ordinance amendments (Case Nos. 24ORD-00021 and 24ORD-00022)  
are exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and 15265;  
c) Approve the Emergency Shelters Zoning Ordinance Amendments by taking the following  
actions:  
i) Adopt an Ordinance amending Section 35-1 (Case No. 24ORD-00021) of Chapter 35,  
Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code; and  
ii) Adopt an Ordinance amending Article II, the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Case No.  
24ORD-00022) of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code;  
d) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Planning and Development to submit the Emergency  
Shelters Zoning Ordinance Amendments (Case No. 24ORD-00021 and Case No.  
24ORD-00022) to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for review and certification as  
an amendment to the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Program; and  
e) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted Resolution to  
the Executive Director of the CCC.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
2)  
Agenda  
May 20, 2025  
25-00398  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Prohousing Designation Program, as  
follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive a presentation on the proposed application to the State of California Prohousing  
Designation Program;  
b) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the application and participation in the State of California  
Prohousing Designation Program; and  
c) 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.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
3)  
25-00404  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Public  
Safety Realignment Plan Addendum, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation on the FY 2025-2026 Public Safety Realignment Plan  
Addendum;  
b) Accept the Santa Barbara County FY 2025-2026 Public Safety Realignment Plan  
Addendum developed by the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) and approved by the  
Executive Committee of the CCP;  
c) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5),  
in that they are government administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect  
changes to the environment; and  
d) Determine that the acceptance of the FY 2025-2026 Public Safety Realignment Plan is  
exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that the  
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 the activities in question may have a  
significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to CEQA.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
4)  
Agenda  
May 20, 2025  
25-00416  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE, COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Response to the 2024-2025 Grand Jury  
Report on Epidemic Response, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Board of Supervisors’ response to the 2024-2025  
Grand Jury report entitled “Is the Santa Barbara Public Health Department Prepared for the  
Next Epidemic?”;  
b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter, and forward the letter and responses to the Presiding  
Judge of Santa Barbara Superior Court; and  
c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines  
15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because they are  
government administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect physical changes  
to the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
Adjourn to  
Tuesday, June 3, 2025  
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, May 20, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel  
20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday,  
May 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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