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  
Friday, March 14, 2025  
12:00 PM  
SPECIAL MEETING  
CARPINTERIA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS  
5775 CARPINTERIA AVENUE, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013  
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  
March 14, 2025  
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is currently providing  
in-person participation.  
Board members and the public may participate from the following location:  
Carpinteria City Council Chambers  
5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013  
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/@csbtv20espanol74>. If you wish to provide  
public comment, the following methods are available:  
2. 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.  
3. Attend the Meeting In-Person  
Individuals are welcome to attend and provide comments at the Community Forum in-person.  
Please note, there will not be an option to attend via Zoom.  
If you have any questions or if you need a disability-related modification or accommodation,  
please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805) 568-2240 or at: sbcob@countyofsb.org.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
March 14, 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  
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:  
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  
March 14, 2025  
Disability Access and Accommodation Requests  
The City of Carpinteria Council Chambers are located at 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA  
93013. The Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible. Accessible public parking is available at this  
location.  
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 Thursday, March 13, 2025. 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  
March 14, 2025  
12:00 P.M. ..... Convene Special Meeting  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Community Forum on Cannabis Odor in Carpinteria  
I. Goals of the Community Forum  
a) On January 14, 2025, the Board unanimously directed the Planning Commission to amend the  
Ordinance to require multiple-technology carbon filtration. This forum will provide an opportunity to  
hear from the community most affected by odor impacts before the Board considers this issue at the  
March 18, 2025, meeting;  
b) Requesting feedback from community members specifically regarding the following:  
i) The proposed cannabis odor thresholds recommended by the Planning Commission:  
“…the operation cannot reach 7 D/T (Dilution to Threshold) for a consecutive 3-minute  
period time”;  
ii) The use of nasal-ranger technology to verify odor thresholds as well as other technologies  
to verify odor thresholds; and  
iii) Extension proposals from the Planning and Development Department;  
c) Holding this forum reflects the Board of Supervisors’ commitment to responding to community  
needs and maintaining flexibility in county governance; and  
d) The Board will not be voting on policy or giving additional guidance to Staff.  
II. Opening Comments from Board Members  
III. Questions/Comments from the Community with an opportunity for Board  
Members to respond and ask questions  
Please Note: All participants will have an opportunity to speak, with priority given to those  
providing feedback on the specific points outlined under Goal (b) listed above.  
IV. County staff will be on hand to answer any questions from the public or  
Board Members.  
V.  
Closing Comments from Board Members  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
March 14, 2025  
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.  
Adjourn 2:00 PM  
Adjourn to  
Tuesday, March 18, 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 Friday, March 14, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 12:00 P.M., and will be rebroadcast on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 5:00 P.M.  
and on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 12:00 P.M. on CSBTV Channel 20.