County of Santa Barbara

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

First District - Das Williams, Chair

Second District - Laura Capps

Third District - Joan Hartmann

Fourth District - Bob Nelson

Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino, Vice Chair

Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer

Agenda

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

9:00 AM

JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM

511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA

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.

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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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and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).

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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 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:

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.

Disability Access

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.

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, Spanish language interpretation and sound enhancement equipment

may be arranged by contacting the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on Friday before the

Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805)

568-2240.

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

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the January 10, 2023 Meeting

County Executive Officer's Report

23-00001

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.

- Update Report on Storm Emergency

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

Closed Session

23-00095

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)

Suzanne Duca, et al., v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court

Case No. 21CV02683

Christopher Anderson, et al. v. County of Santa Barbara, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior

Court Case No. 22CV01299

Report from Closed Session

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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

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

A-1)

23-00059

Consider recommendations regarding a Mental Health Services Act Innovation (INN) Project Plan

Application for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2027: Housing Assistance and Retention Team (HART),

as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to

submit a FYs 2022-2027 INN Project Plan application to the Mental Health Services Oversight

and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC), for the HART project which serves to increase

retention within the County’s permanent supportive housing programs, requesting a total of

$7,552,606.00 from the MHSOAC over the estimated period of February 1, 2023 through June

30, 2027; and

b) Determine that the above action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal

activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project that may result in a

potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and is an organizational or administrative

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

and is therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to

Section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.

A-2)

23-00060

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Student Support Agreement with the Regents of the

University of California for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2027, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to

execute a Student Support Agreement with the Regents of the University of California for student

learning experiences at the Department of Behavioral Wellness from the date executed by the

County through December 31, 2027;

b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee to

make immaterial amendments to the Student Support Agreement in accordance with the immaterial

amendments provision of the Student Support Agreement, upon review and concurrence by County

Counsel’s Office through December 31, 2027; and

c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of the government

that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are therefore not

projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5)

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of the CEQA Guidelines.

A-3)

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Prop

47 Grant Agreement for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2026, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or

designee, to execute BSCC Grant Agreement No. BSCC 514-22, accepting $6,000,000.00 for

the County of Santa Barbara, for the provision of the Crisis, Recovery, Engagement, Diversion and

Outreach, Proposition 47 (CREDO47) Program, which diverts individuals with a history of mental

illness and/or substance use from the criminal justice system to trauma-informed crisis stabilization

and comprehensive mental health and substance use wraparound services, for the period of

September 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026;

b) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to

execute immaterial amendments that do not change the amount or substantive terms of the BSCC

Grant Agreement, subject to the concurrence of Risk Management, Auditor-Controller, and County

Counsel and the Board’s authority to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and

c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do

not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant

physical impact on the environment, and are therefore not a project under the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.

A-4)

23-00063

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Good Samaritan Shelter Alcohol

and Drug and Mental Health Services (MHS) Agreement for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2024, as

follows:

a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement (BC

21-031) for Services of Independent Contractor with Good Samaritan Shelter, a California

nonprofit (a local vendor), to reallocate FY 2021-2022 Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) and

MHS funds to FY 2022-2023 ($117,478.00 in ADP funds and $74,085.00 in MHS funds), with a

$2,210,348.00 increase in overall funds for FYs 2022-2024, consisting of $1,838,213.00 in ADP

funding (inclusive of $757,501.00 for FY 2022-2023 and $1,080,712.00 for FY 2023-2024) and

$372,135.00 in MHS funding (inclusive of $111,499.00 FY 2022-2023 and $260,636.00 for FY

2023-2024), for an overall Maximum Contract Amount not to exceed $20,640,387.00, consisting

of $18,558,513.00 in ADP funding (inclusive of $6,102,755.00 for FY 2021-2022;

$6,397,226.00 for FY 2022-2023; and $6,058,532.00 for FY 2023-2024) and MHS funding of

$2,081,874.00 (inclusive of $726,018.00 for FY 2021-2022; $756,720.00 for FY 2022-2023;

and $599,136.00 for FY 2023-2024) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024 and

make other amendments as follows:

i) Update Agreement language for compliance with county, state and federal requirements;

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ii) Extend program services through June 30, 2024 for Exhibit A-3 Crisis, Recovery, Engagement,

Diversion, and Outreach (CREDO 47) Stabilization Center and Exhibit A-7 Step Down Supported

Housing, contingent upon the Board’s approval of Prop. 47 funds (Board of State and Community

Corrections (BSCC) Grant Agreement No. BSCC 514-22) at the January 24, 2023, Board

hearing;

iii) Add Case Management services to Exhibit A-7 Step Down Supported Housing;

iv) Reduce funds and reduce staffing for Exhibit A-9 AB 1810 Safe and Stable Housing;

v) Increase funds for the procurement of additional program supplies and extend program services

through January 31, 2023 for Exhibit A-10 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF)

Program;

vi) Decrease Homekey funds and add Case Management services for the Depot Street facility for

Exhibit A-11 Homeless Housing Case Management Services;

vii) Increase funding to add program services for Life House Safe and Stable Housing for Exhibit

A-13 Mental Health Homeless Clinicians; and

viii) Update Exhibit E ADP and MHS Program Goals, Outcomes and Measures; and

b) Determine that the above action is a government funding mechanism or other government fiscal

activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project 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-5)

23-00061

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE

OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Department of State Hospitals

(DSH) Pre-Trial Felony Mental Health Diversion (FMHD) Program Grant Agreement, Fiscal Years

(FYs) 2020-2025, as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the County Executive Officer, or designee, to execute the First

Amendment to the multi-year grant agreement with the DSH, (No. 19-79011-000 A1), to increase

the agreement amount by $2,218,000.00, for a total grant amount of $4,862,500.00 for the County

to secure appropriate placements and housing for certain FMHD clients and clients who are

currently on the DSH Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) waitlist, increase the overall number of

clients, and extend the term of the agreement for 24 months for the period of January 1, 2020

through December 31, 2024;

b) Delegate authority to the County Executive Officer, or designee, to accept subsequent reports

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pursuant to Exhibit A, Section 6.B of the DSH Grant Agreement (No. 19-79011-000 A1) and

make immaterial amendments that do not change the amount or substantive terms of the DSH Grant

Agreement; and

c) Determine that the above actions are government fiscal activities or funding mechanisms which do

not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant

physical impact on the environment, and are therefore not a project under the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.

A-6)

23-00083

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Authorization to Receive State Housing and Homelessness

Incentive Program (HHIP) Funds, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Authorize the Community Services Department Director, or designee, to execute a Professional

Services Agreement with CenCal Health to receive $560,000.00 in State HHIP funds through

CenCal Health to support improvements to the homelessness response system and meet California

Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) program requirements;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008682 for appropriations of $560,000.00 of added

revenue and corresponding expenses; and

c) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to

environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as the actions are organizational or administrative activities of

governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, and direct

staff to file a Notice of Exemption.

A-7)

23-00091

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the execution of an Amendment to extend the State of

California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) Program Subrecipient Agreement with

Partners in Housing Solutions, Inc., as follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a no-cost First Amendment to the

Subrecipient Agreement with Partners in Housing Solutions, Inc. for the CESH Program (extending

the term date to July 31, 2022 and revising the budget); and

b) Determine that the recommended actions are not the acceptance and approval of 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 project is a 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;

and that the actions are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Guidelines Section 15269(c) as they

consist of specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency.

A-8)

23-00058

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

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Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0008517; 0008619; 0008650; 0008683; 0008689;

0008690; 0008695; 0008699; 0008704; and 0008709. (45 Vote Required)

A-9)

23-00066

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding County Executive Office Reorganization, as follows:

a) Approve the proposed staffing reorganization for the County Executive Office that will be

incorporated into the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget development;

b) Approve an amendment to the Salary Resolution to reflect the addition of two Enterprise Leader

positions effective February 6, 2023; and

c) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), 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; and

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.

A-10)

23-00071

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA) Grant

Application for Broadband, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the County Executive Officer, or designee, to sign on behalf of the County

a Notarized Affidavit as part of a LATA grant application established by the California Public

Utilities Commission (CPUC);

b) Delegate authority to the County Executive Officer, or designee, to apply for a LATA grant in the

amount of $1,000,000.00 to implement the Countywide Broadband Strategic Plan, and to sign any

documents required in connection with the grant, including a Consent Form;

c) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Letter of Support for the Application for LATA; and

d) Determine that the recommended actions are not the acceptance and approval of 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 project is a 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.

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23-00065

DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of an Agreement with the California Department

of Insurance for Life and Annuity Consumer Protection Program Grant, Fiscal Year 2022-2023, as

follows:

a) Adopt and authorize the Chair to execute a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the

District Attorney to execute a Grant Award Agreement with the California Department of Insurance

for the Life and Annuity Consumer Protection Program, for the award period of July 1, 2022

through June 30, 2023, in the amount of $59,500.00;

b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any future amendments to

extend the term of the Grant Award Agreement through December 31, 2023, or to increase the

grant award in an amount not to exceed an additional $50,000.00, with the concurrence of Risk

Management, County Counsel, and Auditor-Controller; and

c) Determine that the above recommendations are not the approval of a project that is subject to

environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a 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-12)

23-00068

DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding Renewal of Agreement with the California Department of

Insurance for an Automobile Insurance Fraud Program in the District Attorney’s Office, Fiscal Year

2022 - 2023, as follows:

a) Adopt and authorize the Chair to execute a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the

District Attorney to execute a Grant Award Agreement with the California Department of Insurance

for an Automobile Insurance Fraud Program to provide services for the period of July 1, 2022

through June 30, 2023 in the amount of $137,711.00;

b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any future amendments to

extend the term of the Grant Award Agreement through December 31, 2023, or to increase the

grant award in an amount not to exceed an additional $50,000.00, with the concurrence of Risk

Management, County Counsel, and Auditor-Controller; and

c) Determine that the above recommendations are not the approval of a project that is subject to

environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a 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.

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23-00072

DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding the renewal of an Agreement with the California Department

of Insurance for a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program in the District Attorney’s

Office, Fiscal Year 2022-2023, as follows:

a) Adopt and authorize the Chair to execute a Resolution approving, ratifying, and authorizing the

District Attorney to execute a Grant Award Agreement with the California Department of Insurance

for a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud Program to provide services for the period of July

1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 in the amount of $306,128.00 in total funding;

b) Approve and authorize the District Attorney, or designee, to execute any future amendments to

extend the term of the Grant Award Agreement through December 31, 2023, or to increase the

grant award in an amount not to exceed an additional $50,000.00, with the concurrence of Risk

Management, County Counsel, and Auditor-Controller; and

c) Determine that the above recommendations are not the approval of a project that is subject to

environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the project is a 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-14)

23-00078

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Construction Contract for the Santa Ynez Peak

Communication Tower Project (Project) No. 8809, Third District, as follows:

a) Approve the drawings for the Project on file in the General Services Capital Projects office;

b) Award, approve, and authorize the Chair (i) to execute the Contract for the Project in the base

amount of $499,900.00, to the lowest responsible bidder for the Project, Com Plus, Inc. (Com

Plus), to complete the installation of a 100-foot radio tower structure, subject to the provisions of

the documents and certifications as set forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project

located at Santa Ynez Peak Communication Tower, Los Padres National Forest, GPS

Coordinates: 34.52694, -119.97857, Santa Barbara, California 93105;

c) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders to the Contract in an

amount not to exceed $37,495.00, as authorized under California Public Contract Code Section

20142; and

d) Find that the proposed Project was previously found to be categorically exempt from the

provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines

Section 15301, subdivision (a), and 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines, because the Project is a minor

alteration to a public structure involving expansion of an existing tower, and the recommended

actions do not exceed the scope of such exemption.

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23-00085

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a Contract for Santa Barbara Project No. 22026 for an

emergency facility system upgrade, Second District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve plans and specifications for an emergency facility system upgrade;

b) Approve and direct the Chair to execute a contract with a contractor in the base amount of

$1,694,100.00 for design and installation of a system upgrade at a Santa Barbara County facility on

an emergency basis (Contract), subject to the provisions of the documents and certifications as set

forth in the plans and specifications applicable to the project and as required by California Law;

c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008708 in the amount of $1,721,000.00, transferring

Proposition 172 fund balance from General County Programs in the General Fund to Capital Outlay

Fund 0030;

d) Authorize the Director of General Services to approve change orders in connection with the

Contract, in an amount not to exceed $97,205.00 as authorized under California Public Contract

Code Section 20142;

e) Find that the emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids,

and that the above recommended actions are necessary to respond to the emergency; and

f) Find that the proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (a),

Existing Facilities - Exterior or Interior Modifications, as it consists of the replacement of existing

equipment.

A-16)

23-00081

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Service Employees International Union, Local 620, Equity

Adjustments, as follows:

a) Effective January 23, 2023, approve the Tentative Agreement between the County and the

Service Employees International Union, Local 620, for equity wage adjustments that range between

6% and 10% for certain classifications with salaries that are between 12% and 23% below market

in base pay; and

b) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section

15378(b)(4) that the above action is a government fiscal activity which does not involve any

commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on

the environment, and therefore is not a project subject to environmental review.

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23-00075

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Submittal of Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendments

to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) Regarding Childcare Facilities and Minor Ordinance

Amendments, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Planning and Development (P&D) to submit the following

amendments to the Santa Barbara County LCP to the CCC for review and certification:

i) Ordinance No. 5168 (22ORD-00000-00005) amending Article II, the Coastal Zoning

Ordinance, to implement new regulations and development standards regarding Childcare Facilities

and Minor Ordinance Amendments to correct errors and typos;

b) Direct P&D to transmit the adopted Resolution to the Executive Director of the CCC; and

c) Determine that the submittal of the aforementioned Resolution and amendments to the Santa

Barbara County LCP to the CCC is exempt from environmental review pursuant to California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15265.

A-18)

23-00086

PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an acceptance of Award for the Tuberculosis (TB) Control

Program to assist in providing Food, Shelter, Incentives and Enablers (FSIE) for Fiscal Year (FY)

2022-2023, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute an Acceptance of Award No. 2242ADDF00

for the TB Control Program with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), TB Control

Branch to assist in providing FSIE for TB patients, patients suspected of having TB and/or contacts

to TB patients. This award in the amount of $38,100.00 is in addition to the previous award of

$6,499.00 that was accepted in August 2022, and is for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30,

2023;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0008684 to amend the Public Health Department’s

Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget to add $38,100.00 in new revenue and appropriation to be spent

during the period of July 2022 through June 2023; and

c) Determine that these activities are not a project and are exempt from California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended

actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project

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

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-19)

Agenda

January 24, 2023

23-00087

PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Maddy Emergency Medical

Services (EMS) Fund Hospital Payment Agreement with Marian Regional Medical Center

(Marian), as follows:

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

Marian to increase payment distributions by $115,000.00 to Marian from the Maddy EMS Fund

for partial compensation for providing trauma and emergency medical services to patients who do

not make payments for emergency medical services which include the homeless, uninsured, or

undocumented, for a revised total amount not to exceed $321,000.00, effective January 1, 2023

but which otherwise does not change the term of the Agreement ending December 31, 2026; and

b) Determine that the proposed action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA

Guidelines, because it consists of 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 impact on the environment.

A-20)

23-00064

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Toro Canyon Creek Emergency Cleanup, First District, as

follows:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Works director, or designee, to execute an emergency

service contract with Pacific Petroleum California, Inc. upon review and concurrence of County

Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Manager, for a total amount not to exceed $651,996.00

based upon a $464,724.00 estimated cost for initial response, $128,000.00 for potential additional

services on as-needed basis, and a $59,272.00 contingency. This contract will provide emergency

response for oil cleanup and removal that occurred within Toro Canyon Creek and for ongoing

services, as needed; and

b) Find that the above recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality

Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15304 (Minor Alterations) and 15308

(Actions for Protection of the Environment) as an emergency response in order to restore, enhance,

and protect the environment from damages; and direct the Clerk of the Board to file the CEQA

Notice of Exemption.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-21)

Agenda

January 24, 2023

23-00082

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor for

Design and Environmental Permitting for Isla Vista Trash Capture Project, Second District, as

follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent

Contractor with Geosyntec Consultants (a local vendor) for Design and Environmental Permitting

for the Isla Vista Trash Capture Project with a period of January 24, 2023 through December 31,

2024 in the amount of $235,208.00;

b) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to make immaterial changes in accordance

with Section 48 of the Agreement, make amendments to the professional services agreement with

Geosyntec Consultants in the amount of not to exceed $23,520.00 for a total not to exceed amount

of $258,728.00, and to extend the term of the Agreement by up to one year if needed to complete

the work within the scope of the Agreement; and

c) Find that the proposed contract approval does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of

the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(5) (Organizational or

administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the

environment).

A-22)

23-00088

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Statements of Final Quantities for the 2020-2021

Countywide Pavement Rehabilitation and Obern Trail Lighting Improvements; Project Nos. 820737

and 862424, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Statements of Final Quantities for the following

projects:

i) 2020-2021 Countywide Pavement Rehabilitation and Fog Sealing, Project No. 820737; and

ii) Obern Trail Lighting Improvements, Project No. 862424; and

b) Determine that the Statements of Final Quantities is an administrative activity for the above

projects and were found by the Board to be exempt from the provisions of California Environmental

Quality Act pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15378 (b) (5); “organizational or administrative

activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.”

This exemption considers all future administrative activities for these projects such as Statement of

Final Quantities.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-23)

Agenda

January 24, 2023

23-00089

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement with Ritchie Bros. to sell County Surplus

Equipment, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director to enter into a multi-year agreement with

Ritchie Bros. to sell County surplus equipment through unreserved public auction for the period of

February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2025; and

b) Determine that the proposed actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality

Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist of

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

environment.

A-24)

23-00090

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with

Padre Associates Inc. for environmental services and Amendment No. 2 to the Professional

Services Agreement with Geosyntec Consultants Inc. for geotechnical evaluations at the Tajiguas

Landfill, Third District, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent

Contractor with Padre Associates Inc. (a local vendor) in the not-to-exceed amount of $63,923.00

for the period of January 24, 2023 to June 30, 2024 for environmental services pertaining to the

potential Tajiguas Landfill Capacity Increase Project;

b) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to approve Agreement

amendments within the scope of work in an amount of not to exceed $15,981.00 for a total

Agreement amount not to exceed $79,904.00;

c) Approve and authorize Amendment No. 2 to Agreement BC22054 with Geosyntec Consultants,

Inc. (a local vendor) for geotechnical evaluations pertaining to the potential Tajiguas Landfill

Capacity Increase Project, and increase the Agreement amount by $148,900.00 for a revised total

amount not to exceed $581,260.00; and

d) Determine that the recommended actions to award a contract for environmental services and

amend an existing agreement for geotechnical services, are fiscal and administrative activity not

constituting a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, as set forth

in 14CCR 15378(b)(4) and (5).

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-25)

Agenda

January 24, 2023

23-00084

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD

CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Consider recommendations regarding Village Square Subdivision (TR 14,608), Fourth District, as

follows:

Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Construction and Dedication of

Flood Control Improvements with Los Alamos 59, LP and MHP Builder Inc. associated with

off-site storm drain improvements for Tract Map 14,608 in the Los Alamos Community; and

b) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162,

the recommended actions are within the scope of the environmental review documents for this

project [Environmental Impact Report (05EIR-00000-00005) previously certified September 7,

2005].

Board of Supervisors

A-26)

A-27)

23-00067

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Approve the appointment of Stefanie Herrington to the Behavioral Wellness Commission, term

ending January 1, 2026, First District.

23-00094

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Consider recommendations regarding the removal of Susan Keller from the Montecito Planning

Commission, as follows:

a) Pursuant to County Code section 2-26.5, approve the removal of Susan Keller from the

Montecito Planning Commission; and

b) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because it consists

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

changes in the environment.

Honorary Resolutions

A-28)

23-00073

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Martha de la Mora upon her retirement from the

Child Support Services Department after over 32 years of faithful and distinguished service to the

citizens of Santa Barbara County.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-29)

Agenda

January 24, 2023

23-00079

SUPERVISOR NELSON

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Martha Franco upon her retirement from the

Probation Department after over 29 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of

Santa Barbara County.

Resolutions to be Presented

A-30)

23-00077

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Brian Swanson upon his retirement from the

Probation Department after over 28 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of

Santa Barbara County.

A-31)

A-32)

A-33)

23-00080

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution recognizing the Lompoc Veterans’ Memorial Building Foundation for leadership

in renovating the Lompoc Veterans’ Memorial Building.

23-00070

SUPERVISOR NELSON

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Coleman Lucas for his service to the Santa Maria

Cemetery District and Community.

23-00076

SUPERVISOR NELSON

Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Barton Clark upon his retirement from the

Probation Department after over 21 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of

Santa Barbara County.

A-34)

A-35)

23-00074

SUPERVISOR WILLIAMS

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of January 2023 as Human Trafficking Awareness

Month in Santa Barbara County.

23-00069

SUPERVISOR HARTMANN, SUPERVISOR CAPPS

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming January 27, 2023 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in

Santa Barbara County.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

January 24, 2023

ADDENDUM

Items A-36) & A-37) are added to the Administrative Agenda, as follows:

Administrative Items

A-36)

23-00096

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding a modification to the Board of Supervisors’ 2023 Committee

Appointments, as follows:

a) Appoint Supervisor Nelson to the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Board in place of

Supervisor Lavagnino;

b) Appoint Supervisor Lavagnino as the alternate to the CommUnify Board in place of Supervisor

Nelson; and

c) Determine that the proposed action is an administrative activity that does not involve commitment

to any specific project, and therefore is not a project as defined by State California Environmental

Quality Act Guidelines section 15378 (b)(5).

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

A-37)

Agenda

January 24, 2023

23-00097

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD

CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Consider recommendations regarding the Public Works Director’s Report on Emergency Response

Actions from Impacts of Flooding and Storms and Continuation of Emergency Actions, as follows:

(4/5 Vote Required)

Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:

a) Receive and review a report from the Public Works Director regarding emergency actions taken

pursuant to Resolution No. 19-327 and Public Contract Code section 22050 related to emergency

operations responding to flooding, storms, and debris removal following the recent storm events and

the necessity of the action and the reasons the emergency will not permit delay resulting from

competitive solicitation of bids;

b) Determine that there is a need to continue the emergency actions ordered by the Public Works

Director;

c) Direct staff to return to the Board every 14 days to allow the Board to review the emergency

action and determine whether there is a need to continue the emergency action, by a 4/5 vote, until

the actions are terminated; and

d) Determine that the recommended actions are statutorily exempt under the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) actions

necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency that does not have a low probability of occurrence

and direct the staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors on that

basis.

Approval of Administrative Agenda

23-00002

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) (23-00002)

WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS

AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

January 24, 2023

23-00054

Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Community Action Plan to Address

Homelessness Updates including Homeless Encampment Resolution Strategy Year 1 Progress

Report, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)

a) Receive and file a presentation on homelessness in Santa Barbara County including:

i) Community Action Plan to Address Homelessness 18-month Progress Report; and

ii) Encampment Resolution Strategy Year 1 Progress Report;

b) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, acting on behalf of the County of Santa

Barbara, to submit an application for up to $6,000,000.00 and all certifications, standard forms, and

other related documents to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) for the

countywide collaborative to be selected for participation in the second round of the California

Encampment Resolution Funding (CERF-2) program;

c) Authorize the Community Services Director, or designee, to execute all certifications, standard

forms, and a grant agreement in a form substantially similar to the CA Encampment Resolution

Funding grant agreement, and other related documents required for the acceptance and

administration of CERF-2 State funds;

d) Provide other direction, as appropriate; and

e) Determine the above recommended actions are not the approval of a project that is subject to

environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), finding that the actions are organizational or administrative activities

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

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

January 24, 2023

23-00057

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Home Delivery of Meals to Seniors/Disabled in

Santa Barbara County, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)

a) Receive and file a presentation from the Department of Social Services regarding updates on the

home delivery of meals to seniors/disabled in Santa Barbara County;

b) Consider allocating $600,000.00 in one-time American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding

previously designated by Board for senior nutrition assessment and gaps funding, as follows:

i) Creation of a fund in the amount of $75,000.00 available through March 2024 to provide local

match to providers to potentially enhance their ability to draw down state, federal, or other funds;

and

ii) Creation of a flexible fund in the amount of $525,000.00 for providers to apply for assistance

with increased costs they are experiencing associated with the pandemic over the next two years

(Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 through FY 2024-2025). Criteria and process to be developed for

distribution; or

c) Provide other direction for allocating ARPA funding as appropriate to staff; and

d) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), 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; and

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.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

23-00055

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara County Broadband Strategic

Plan, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)

a) Receive and file a presentation on the Santa Barbara County Broadband Strategic Plan; and

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

Act (CEQA), because pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines the actions consist

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

physical changes in the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

January 24, 2023

23-00056

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission’s

Designation of Rocky Nook Park as a County Historic Landmark, First District, and consider

taking one of the following sets of actions: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 15 MIN.)

a) Approve the designation by and confirm the action of the Historic Landmarks Advisory

Commission and the conditions to be imposed and adopt a Resolution with conditions, designating

Rocky Nook Park located at 610 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 as a County

Historic Landmark, and determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308;

b) Modify the designation by the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission by modifying and

adopting the Resolution with conditions to be imposed designating Rocky Nook Park located at

610 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 as a County Historic Landmark, and

determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA

Guidelines Section 15308; or

c) Disapprove the designation of the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission designating Rocky

Nook Park located at 610 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 as a County Historic

Landmark and the conditions to be imposed, and determine that the project is exempt from the

provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

23-00093

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the County Planning Commission’s

recommended Ordinance amendments to the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development

Code (LUDC), to amend Chapter 35, Article 35.3 of the LUDC, to provide a streamlined

ministerial review process to implement State housing laws and to provide objective design

standards for multiple-unit and mixed-use development for housing projects, as follows: (EST.

TIME: 1 HR.)

a) Make the required findings for approval, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

findings;

b) Determine the Ordinance amendments (Case No. 22ORD-00000-00010) are exempt from the

provisions of CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State Guidelines for the

Implementation of CEQA; and

c) Adopt the Ordinance to amend the LUDC (Case No. 22ORD-00000-00010).

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Agenda

January 24, 2023

Adjourned at 4:17 PM

Adjourned to

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

County Administration Building

Board Hearing Room

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Santa Barbara

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CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC

HEARING.

Announcements

The meeting of Tuesday, January 24, 2023 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV

Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 5:00 PM

and on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.

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