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, March 18, 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  
March 18, 2025  
25-00217  
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;  
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the day prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at:  
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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).  
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hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805) 568-2240.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
March 18, 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  
March 18, 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  
March 18, 2025  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convene to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the March 11, 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)  
A-3)  
A-4)  
25-00219  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the month of March 2025 as American Red Cross Month in Santa  
Barbara County.  
25-00188  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of March 22, 2025 through March 30, 2025 as Tsunami  
Preparedness Week in Santa Barbara County.  
25-00196  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN, SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming March 25, 2025 as Women’s Equal Pay Day in Santa Barbara  
County.  
25-00190  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Dave Carlson upon his Retirement from the  
Probation Department after over 27 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens of  
Santa Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-5)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00224  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation in recognition and appreciation of Ron Werft’s distinguished  
service to Cottage Health in Santa Barbara County.  
A-6)  
A-7)  
25-00191  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Scott Hosking upon his Retirement from the  
General Services Department after over 36 years of faithful and distinguished service to the citizens  
of Santa Barbara County.  
25-00189  
SUPERVISOR LEE, SUPERVISOR NELSON  
Adopt a Resolution of Commendation honoring Colonel Philip Conran for his heroic contributions to  
the United States, for the lasting impact of his actions in defense of his fellow soldiers, and in support  
of his swift and well-deserved receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor.  
Administrative Items  
A-8)  
25-00195  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. (Formerly known as  
Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services, Inc.) Third Amendment to the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2025  
Services Agreement for Mental Health Staffing Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for  
Services of Independent Contractor with Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. (formerly known as  
Maxim Healthcare Staffing Services, Inc.) (“Amergis”) (not a local vendor) (BC No. 23-002) to  
increase the FY 2024-2025 maximum contract amount by $800,000.00 due to an increased need  
for temporary staffing services for a revised total maximum contract amount of $3,230,000.00,  
inclusive of $1,430,000.00 for FY 2023-2024 and $1,800,000.00 for FY 2024-2025, with no  
change to the contract term of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025; 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-9)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00198  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Professional Services Agreement with Storrer  
Environmental Services, LLC for a Habitat Restoration Plan for the Solomon Hills Recreational Trail  
System, Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the professional services agreement with Storrer  
Environmental Services, LLC (Storrer) to provide a habitat conservation plan for a recreational trail  
system in the Solomon Hills south of Orcutt (APN 101-020-076), in the amount not to exceed  
$25,000.00; and  
b) Determine that the above recommended actions are exempt from further review under the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3); which  
states that the activity is covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to  
projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be  
seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect  
on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.  
A-10)  
25-00201  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the perseveration of an Inclusionary Housing Unit through  
Acquisition, located at 2615 Caspia Lane, Summerland, CA 93067, First District, as follows:  
a) Approve execution by the Board Chair of the Real Property Purchase Contract and Escrow  
Instructions, in duplicate between the County of Santa Barbara (County), and Linnea S. Hall, to  
acquire that certain affordable housing unit at 2615 Caspia Lane, Summerland, CA 93067, and  
known as Assessor Parcel No. 005-700-008, in the purchase amount of $160,800.00;  
b) Adopt a Resolution of Intent to Purchase (set date of May 6, 2025 for acceptance);  
c) Authorize the Director of Community Services (CSD), or designee, to execute any and all  
escrow documents and complete the due diligence required to facilitate the terms and conditions of  
the proposed sale;  
d) Authorize the CSD Director, or designee, upon County ownership, to issue a Request for  
Proposal to identify an eligible buyer, execute any and all escrow documents, and complete the due  
diligence required to facilitate the terms and conditions of the proposed resale; and  
e) Determine that the proposed actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) guidelines, pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-11)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00199  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations to pause development of the local energy performance code, as follows:  
a) Approve staff’s recommendation to pause development of the energy performance reach code;  
and  
b) Determine that the recommended action does not constitute a project subject to environmental  
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15306, as the actions only involve information gathering.  
A-12)  
25-00203  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Cachuma Waterline (Contract No. 5 - Pool Loop),  
Project No. 8702, Award of Construction Contract, Third District, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve the plans and specifications on file in the Community Services Department for the  
Cachuma Waterline (Contract No. 5 - Pool Loop), Project No. 8702 (Project);  
b) Award, approve and authorize the Chair to execute, a contract in the amount of $612,271.89 to  
the lowest responsible bidder, Hanly General Engineering Corporation (Hanly), for the Project,  
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) Authorize the Director of Community Services, or designee, to order changes or additions in the  
work being performed for the Project via change orders in the amount not to exceed $43,114.00 as  
authorized under California Public Contract Code Section 20142;  
d) Approve the Budget Revision Request for completion of the Project; and  
e) Determine that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15162 no new effects will occur and no new mitigation measures would be required as a result of  
the recommended actions because there are no substantial changes proposed, no substantial  
changes in circumstances, and no new information of substantial importance regarding environmental  
effects of the project or of the sufficiency or feasibility of mitigation measures, and therefore the  
recommended actions are within the scope of the environmental review documents for this project  
[Mitigated Negative Declaration (09NGD-00000-00024) and monitoring program approved and  
adopted by the County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors on April 19, 2011] and no new  
environmental document shall be prepared for this project.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-13)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00163  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance to Amend County Code Chapter 46A -  
Inclusionary Housing, as follows:  
a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 46A  
to amend Sections 46A-2, 46A-3, 46A-4, 46A5, and 46A-6 and implement the specific actions  
described in Program 4 of the County of Santa Barbara 2023-2031 Housing Element Update  
(HEU); 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)(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.  
A-14)  
25-00205  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Professional Legal Services with Ross  
Spence, PC, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Professional Legal Services  
with Ross Spence, PC, with a not-to-exceed amount of $30,000.00 and a term ending January 31,  
2027; and  
b) Determine that the above 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-15)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00207  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding an Outside Counsel Contract with Vartabedian Hester and  
Haynes LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Addendum to the Engagement Letter with  
Vartabedian Hester and Haynes LLP, with a not-to-exceed amount of $25,000.00 and a term  
ending March 18, 2027; and  
b) Determine that the above 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-16)  
A-17)  
25-00197  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010325; 0010327; 0010340; and 0010343 (4/5 Vote  
Required).  
25-00208  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS  
DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Behavioral Wellness Transitional-Aged Youth (TAY)  
Program Lease Agreement at 2370 Skyway Drive, Suites 104, 203, 204, Santa Maria (Assessor  
Parcel No. 111-051-024) (Folio No. 003803), Fourth District, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Lease Agreement between the County  
Behavioral Wellness Department (COUNTY) and Francis D. and Alida Freda (LESSORS), for the  
use of 5,450 square feet of office space at 2370 Skyway Drive, Suite 104, 203 and 204 in the City  
of Santa Maria; and  
b) Determine that the 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)(4), finding that the actions are not a project as they are 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-18)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00192  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the 2024-2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project  
Conformity Review, as follows:  
a) Receive and file the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Action Letter from the  
December 4, 2024 hearing finding that the outlined Fiscal Years 2024-2029 CIP projects to be in  
conformance with the County Comprehensive Plan; and  
b) Determine that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)  
as they consist of organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in direct  
or indirect changes in the environment; and that the proposed actions do not constitute “Approval”  
within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15352 as they do not commit the County to a  
definite course of action in regard to any project.  
A-19)  
25-00209  
PROBATION DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement with Northpointe doing  
business as Equivant for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2025, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with Equivant, (BC 23220) to amend Exhibit A, Statement of Work,  
Section II adding subsection “h” for one-time services needed for the completion of a multi-prong  
research study, amend Exhibit B “Payment Arrangements” section A to increase the total contract  
maximum amount by $6,825.00 to $289,252.00, and replace in its entirety Attachment B-1 to  
Exhibit B, “Schedule of Fees”; and  
b) Determine that these activities are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), finding that these activities are covered by the  
general rule 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  
these activities may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are not subject to  
CEQA.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-20)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00204  
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a McKesson Agreement Increase for the 340B Contract  
Pharmacy Network Program, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to increase the Agreement amount for McKesson (not a local  
vendor) for an amount up to but not to exceed $120,000.00 per year and aggregate costs not to  
exceed $240,000.00 for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026, to procure  
pharmaceuticals for the 340B Contract Pharmacy Network Program;  
b) Approve and authorize Budget Revision Request No. 0010300 in the amount of $120,000.00 as  
revenue and expenses for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to the Public Health Department; and  
c) Determine that the recommended actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and are exempt pursuant to Section 158378(b)(4)  
of the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended actions are 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.  
A-21)  
25-00202  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding the Measure A Five-Year Program of Projects for Fiscal  
Years (FYs) 2025-2026 through 2029-2030, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution for the Measure A Five-Year Local Program of Projects for FYs  
2025-2026 through 2029-2030 and distribution formula for submittal to the Santa Barbara County  
Local Transportation Authority for acceptance;  
b) Reaffirm Resolution No. 10-101, which establishes priorities and policies for the use of the local  
portion of the ½ cent sales tax for the transportation needs in Santa Barbara County;  
c) Direct staff to prepare FY 2025-2026 Road Maintenance Annual Plan based upon approved  
Measure A Program of Projects; and  
d) Determine that this action is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 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.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-22)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00211  
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Northwoods  
Consulting Partners, Inc. for Document Imaging System, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of Social Services, or his designee, to execute the Second  
Amendment to the Agreement with Northwoods Consulting Partners, Inc. for Document Imaging  
System to amend the term dates to reflect the contract term of May 18, 2021 through March 31,  
2025; and  
b) Determine that the activity is not a “Project” subject to California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) review 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-23)  
A-24)  
25-00193  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Receive and file the Annual DNA Identification Fund Report for calendar year 2024.  
25-00194  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Consider recommendations regarding a request for approval to sell tax-defaulted property at public  
auction via internet on June 25, 2025, as follows:  
a) Receive and accept the Notice of Intention to sell tax-defaulted property and request for  
approval from the Treasurer-Tax Collector;  
b) Adopt a Resolution Approving a Tax Sale, by Public Auction via Internet, of Tax Defaulted  
Property;  
c) Direct the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of the Resolution to the Treasurer-Tax  
Collector within five days after the date of its adoption; and  
d) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, because they consist 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 physical  
impact on the environment.  
Board of Supervisors  
A-25)  
25-00187  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Approve the reappointment of Marshall Miller to the Montecito Planning Commission, term ending  
January 1, 2027, First District.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-26)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00210  
SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Consider recommendations regarding a Contribution of $10,000.00 for United Way of Santa  
Barbara County (UWSBC), Mega Tax Day and Financial Resiliency Resource Fair, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize a contribution of $10,000.00 for the UWSBC Mega Tax Day and  
Financial Resiliency Resource Fair funded by the Second District funding allocation in General  
County Programs General Fund;  
b) Find that the above program is necessary to meet the social needs of the population of the  
County; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are organizational or administrative activities of government that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and are not a project under  
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA  
Guidelines.  
Hearing Requests  
A-27)  
25-00213  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA  
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT  
Set a hearing to 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:  
(Set a hearing for May 13, 2025. Time estimate: 15 minutes)  
Acting as the Board of Directors of Laguna County Sanitation District:  
a) Receive and file with the Clerk of the Board the fixed charge report for Fiscal Year 2025-2026;  
b) Approve the introduction (First Reading) 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;  
c) Read the title: “An Ordinance of the Laguna County Sanitation District Amending Ordinance No.  
3130 Adopted November 19, 1979, Which Established Service Charges, Connection Charges,  
and Other Rules and Regulations as Amended by Ordinance No. 4142 Adopted December 9,  
1993 Establishing Trunk Sewer Fees. This Amending Ordinance Changes the Annual Service  
Charge and Connection Charge for Single Family and Duplex Dwelling Units, Apartments,  
Condominiums, Trailer Spaces, Mobile Homes and Non-residential Development; and also  
Changes the Dutard-Solomon and Bradley-Solomon Trunk Sewer Fees,” and waive reading of the  
Ordinance in full;  
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d) Direct the Clerk of the Board to count and report the number of written protests, if any and  
if no majority protest: and  
i) Set a hearing (Second Reading) on the Administrative Agenda for May 20, 2025 to consider  
recommendations, as follows:  
1) 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;  
2) Consider the adoption of a Resolution authorizing the collection of said charges on the tax roll;  
and  
3) 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; or  
e) If majority protest, take no action and provide direction to staff.  
A-28)  
25-00206  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding establishing Benefit Assessments for County Service Areas 3,  
31, and the Santa Barbara North County Lighting District, as follows:  
Acting as the governing authority of County Service Area 3, County Service Area 31 and the Santa  
Barbara North County Lighting District:  
a) Adopt a Resolution setting a Departmental Hearing on May 13, 2025 to establish benefit  
assessments for County Service Area 3, County Service Area 31 and the Santa Barbara North  
County Lighting District; and  
(Set a hearing for May 13, 2025. Time estimate: 15 minutes)  
b) At the Departmental Hearing on May 13, 2025 consider recommendations, as follows:  
i) Receive and file Benefit Assessment Reports for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for County Service Area  
3, County Service Area 31, and the Santa Barbara North County Lighting District with the Clerk of  
the Board;  
ii) Adopt a Resolution establishing streetlighting charges (no changes proposed), for County Service  
Areas 3 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026;  
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iii) Adopt a Resolution establishing streetlighting charges (no changes proposed), for County Service  
Areas 31 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026;  
iv) Do not establish the benefit assessments (set to zero) in those portions of the Santa Barbara  
North County Lighting District authorized to do so for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; and  
v) Determine that the above actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CCR 14 Section 15273(a)(1),(2),(3) and (4) of the State CEQA Guidelines  
because they are for the establishment of benefit assessment rates for services provided by County  
Service Areas 3 and 31, that no expansion of services or facilities will result, that revenues will be  
used for meeting operating expenses and financial reserve needs and requirements, and approve the  
filing of a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-29)  
25-00212  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding County Service Area 12 (Mission Canyon  
Sewer District), Resolution Relative to Collection of Sewer Service Charges and Sewer Connection  
Charges on the Tax Roll, First District, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for May 13, 2025. Time estimate: 15 minutes)  
Acting as the governing authority of County Service Area 12:  
a) Receive and file with the Clerk of the Board a report entitled County Service Area 12 Fixed  
Charges Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2025-2026;  
b) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the collection of sewer service charges and sewer connection  
charges for County Service Area 12 on the tax roll in Fiscal Year 2025-2026; and  
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 State CEQA Guidelines because  
they are for the establishment of service charges for services provided with County Service Area  
12, that no expansion of services or facilities will result, that the fees will be used for meeting  
operating expenses and financial reserve needs and requirements, and approve the filing of a Notice  
of Exemption on that basis.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
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.  
12:00 P.M. ..... Recess to Closed Session  
Closed Session  
25-00225  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code section 54956.8)  
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Board of Supervisors and as the Board  
of Directors of the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District:  
Property: Assessor’s Parcel Number 141-440-002, 900 Airport Road, Santa Ynez, California  
93460 (Third Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist.  
Negotiating parties: John Peyton (Owner) and Carey Kendall, Member of the Board of Directors,  
Santa Ynez Valley Airport Authority (Lessor). Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)  
Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: 1 case.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
25-00215  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding an Extra Help Services and Retirement Waiver  
for the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office, as follows: (EST. TIME: 5 MIN.)  
a) In accordance with California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1), certify that the  
appointment of retired County employee Victoria Hyland, Cost Analyst, is necessary to fill a critical  
need in the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office before 180 days have passed from her date of  
retirement;  
b) Approve and authorize the Treasurer-Tax Collector to appoint retired employee, Victoria  
Hyland, as an Extra Help employee to assist with accounting tasks on a part-time basis not to  
exceed 960 hours of annual service with an appointment effective date of March 31, 2025; and  
c) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because they  
consist of government administrative or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment.  
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2)  
25-00121  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Dimitar Yazadzhiev Appeal of the  
Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Audit Final Determination, as follows:  
(EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)  
a) Conduct a hearing to consider the appeal of the final determination of TOT, Tourism Business  
Improvement District assessment (TBID), interest and penalties assessed by the Treasurer-Tax  
Collector on Dimitar Yazadzhiev in the amount of $8,034.37;  
b) Uphold the Treasurer-Tax Collector's final determination and deny the appeal request for the  
waiver of penalties and interest totaling $1,717.82;  
c) Deny the appeal request for a payment plan arrangement for the TOT/TBID amount totaling  
$6,316.55;  
d) Adopt the findings proposed by the Treasurer-Tax Collector; and  
e) Determine that the above actions involve government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities  
and are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section  
15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
3)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00214  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Commission for Women’s 2025 Women’s  
History Month Service Awards, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the Commission for Women 2024 Women’s History Month Service Awards  
Presentation; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality  
Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(2) and (5) of the CEQA guidelines because they consist  
of general policy and procedure making and administrative activities of government that will not  
result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
4)  
25-00222  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICES  
DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation Annual  
Report for 2023, First District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 15 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the 2023 Annual Report for operations at the Santa Barbara Bowl; and  
b) Find that the proposed action is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in  
direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and is therefore not a project under California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 14 CCR 15378(b)(5).  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
5)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00223  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding amending Chapter 50 of the County Code -  
Licensing of Cannabis Operations, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)  
a) Consider the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 50 of the Santa  
Barbara County Code, Licensing of Cannabis Operations amending the existing odor abatement  
requirements for cultivation, processing, and manufacturing facilities to require the use of  
multi-technology carbon filtration or equivalent odor control systems;  
b) Read the title and waive further reading of the Ordinance in full; and  
c) Set a hearing on the Administrative Agenda of April 1, 2025 to consider recommendations, as  
follows:  
i) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an amending Chapter 50 to the Santa Barbara  
County Code, Licensing of Cannabis Operations amending the existing odor abatement  
requirements for cultivation, processing, and manufacturing facilities to require the use of  
multi-technology carbon filtration or equivalent odor control systems; and  
ii) Determine for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that:  
1) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c) these actions are within the scope of the  
Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program, and the Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and  
Licensing Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) [Case No.  
17EIR-00000-00003, State Clearinghouse No. 2017071016] adequately describes this activity for  
the purposes of CEQA; and  
2) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a), after considering the PEIR certified by the  
Board of Supervisors on February 6, 2018, that no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is  
required because: i) no substantial changes are proposed which require major revisions of the PEIR  
due to the involvement of new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase in the  
severity of previously identified significant effects; ii) no substantial changes have occurred with  
respect to the circumstances under which the ordinance is undertaken which require major revisions  
of the PEIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental impacts or a substantial increase  
in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and iii) no new information of substantial  
importance concerning the ordinance’s significant effects or mitigation measures, which was not  
known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time that the  
PEIR was certified, has been received that shows any of the following situations elements of CEQA  
Guidelines Section 15162(3) apply.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
6)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00216  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the County Planning Commission (CPC)  
recommended ordinance amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC)  
and Article II, Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) to clarify existing cannabis odor control regulations  
by revising development standards and Odor Abatement Plan (OAP) procedures, implementing a  
12-month compliance period, and establishing an odor threshold in the Coastal Zone to more  
efficiently identify, evaluate, and enforce cannabis-related nuisance odors, as follows:  
(EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Make the required findings for approval of the zoning code amendments, including California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
b) Determine that adoption of the CZO (24ORD-00012) amendments are exempt from CEQA  
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15265;  
c) After considering the Final Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) adopted for the  
Cannabis Land Use Ordinance and Licensing Program (Cannabis Program)  
(17EIR-00000-00003), determine that, as reflected in the CEQA findings, no subsequent  
environmental document shall be prepared for this project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section  
15162; and adoption of the LUDC Amendment (Case No. 24ORD-00011) is within the scope of  
the program approved earlier, and the Final Program EIR adopted for the Cannabis Program  
(17EIR-00000-00003) adequately describes the activity for the purposes of CEQA pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c)(2);  
d) Adopt the Ordinances to amend to the CZO (Case No. 24ORD-00012) and LUDC (Case No.  
24ORD-00011);  
e) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Planning and Development to submit the amendment (Case No.  
24ORD-00011) revisions to existing cannabis ordinance to the Santa Barbara County Local  
Coastal Program (LCP) to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for review and certification;  
and  
f) 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  
7)  
Agenda  
March 18, 2025  
25-00218  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Second Quarter update on Cannabis  
Taxation, Compliance, and Enforcement, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025, as follows:  
(EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file an update on the status of cannabis tax collection, land use permitting, business  
licensing, and enforcement;  
b) Provide any other direction to staff regarding the County’s cannabis program; and  
c) Find that the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County, which will not result in  
direct or indirect changes to the environment and therefore are not a “project” as defined for the  
purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under State CEQA Guidelines  
Section 15378(b)(5).  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
Adjourn to  
Tuesday, April 1, 2025  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
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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, March 18, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV  
Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM  
and on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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