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, June 10, 2025  
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.  
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  
June 10, 2025  
25-00443  
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:  
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length and time of submittal as set out in Board Resolution 91-333 (Land Use).  
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 10, 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:  
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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  
June 10, 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  
June 10, 2025  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convene to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Minutes of the June 3, 2025 Meeting  
County Executive Officer's Report  
25-00001  
County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer  
(CEO) on County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions,  
updates on major projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of  
interest to the Board and the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask  
questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent  
agenda.  
Administrative Agenda  
All matters listed hereunder constitute a consent agenda, and will be acted upon by a single roll call  
vote of the Board. Matters listed on the Administrative Agenda will be read only on the request of a  
member of the Board or the public, in which event the matter shall be removed from the  
Administrative Agenda and considered as a separate item.  
Resolutions to be Presented  
A-1)  
A-2)  
25-00482  
SUPERVISOR LEE  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming the week of June 9, 2025 through June 13, 2025 as Home  
Visiting Week in Santa Barbara County.  
25-00496  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN  
Adopt a Resolution proclaiming June 19, 2025 as Juneteenth 2025 in Santa Barbara County.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
Administrative Items  
A-3)  
25-00489  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Services Agreement with  
Aegis Treatment Centers, LLC for Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS)  
Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2027, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the  
Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (Board Contract No. 23-074) with Aegis  
Treatment Centers, LLC (not a local vendor) to update certain standard terms and service  
codes in compliance with state and federal requirements and increase the contract amount by  
$2,873,100.00 for a revised, total contract maximum amount not to exceed $24,575,700.00,  
inclusive of $5,325,900.00 for FY 2023-2024 and $6,416,600.00 thereafter for the period of  
FY 2024-2025, FY 2025-2026, and FY 2026- 2027, with no change to the contract term of  
July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are governmental funding  
mechanisms and/or fiscal activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
A-4)  
25-00505  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Services Agreement (Board  
Contract [BC] No. 24-119) with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., for Champion Healing  
Center Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Services for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 through  
2027-2028, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., (not a local  
vendor) (BC No. 24-119) to update certain terms in compliance with State and Federal  
requirements; and to increase the contract amount by $3,660,000.00 for a revised total  
maximum contract amount not to exceed $28,390,000.00, with no change to the contract term  
of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2028; 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-5)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00506  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the  
California Department of State Hospitals and the California Mental Health Services  
Authority (CalMHSA) for County Use of State Hospital Beds for Fiscal Years (FYs)  
2025-2027 and First Amendment to the Participation Agreement with CalMHSA for State  
Hospital Beds Program Administrative Fees for FYs 2023-2025, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee  
to execute a MOU with the CalMHSA for County use of State hospital beds for the period of  
July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027;  
b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the State  
Hospital Beds Program Participation Agreement with CalMHSA (No. 4640-SHB-2023-SB)  
to extend the term of the contract from June 30, 2025, through June 30, 2026, for a revised  
contract term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, and increase the total maximum amount  
payable under the contract by $11,216.00 for a revised contract maximum not to exceed  
$36,452.00 (inclusive of $12,618.00 per FY for FYs 2023-2025 and $11,216.00 for FY  
2025-2026); and  
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5), finding that the actions are administrative  
activities of government and governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-6)  
25-00507  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. Fiscal Year  
2025-2026 Renewal Agreement for Training Services, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent  
Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. (not a local vendor) for the provision of  
training services for a maximum contract amount not to exceed $10,000.00 for the period of  
July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the  
authorities listed below, all without altering the maximum contract amount and without  
requiring the Board’s approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board’s  
ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time:  
i) Suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience per Section  
20 of the Agreement; and  
ii) Make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Section 26; and  
c) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a project that is subject to  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are governmental funding  
mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
A-7)  
25-00508  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the Services Agreement with  
Family Service Agency (FSA) of Santa Barbara County for Alcohol and Drug Program and  
Mental Health Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2027, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Second Amendment to the  
Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with FSA of Santa Barbara County (a  
local vendor) (Board Contract [BC] No. 23-125) to update certain standard terms and federal  
award identification information in compliance with state and federal requirements; terminate  
the Intensive In-Home Services and Pathways to Well-Being (CWS Katie A) Mental Health  
Services Programs, effective June 30, 2025; update documentation, discharge, and staffing  
requirements to the Managed Care Mental Health/Brief Therapy Services Program; add the  
Buellton Union and Goleta Union School Districts as recipients of services of, and update  
client and program capacity and staffing requirements to, the School Based Mental Health  
Services Program, as well as terminate program services, effective June 30, 2026; terminate  
the Wellness Promotion for Seniors Program, effective June 30, 2026; update program  
budget and service type requirements; and reduce the contract amount by $3,519,782.00 for a  
revised, total maximum contract amount not to exceed $8,441,138.00, inclusive of  
$632,000.00 in Alcohol and Drug Program funding ($158,000.00 per FY) and $7,809,138.00  
in Mental Health funding ($2,832,230.00 for FY 2023-2024, $3,084,245.00 for FY  
2024-2025, $1,585,273.00 for FY 2025-2026, and $307,390.00 for FY 2026-2027), with no  
change to the contract term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027:  
i) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness’  
issuance of a Notice of Intent to Partially Terminate Agreement;  
ii) Approve and authorize the Director of Behavioral Wellness’ issuance of a Notice of Partial  
Termination of Agreement; and  
iii) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or  
designee to take actions necessary for the wind-down of the Agreement in relevant part,  
subject to the Board’s ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4)(5), finding that actions are governmental funding  
mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-8)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00509  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Homeland Language Services, LLC Services  
Agreement for Interpretive and Translation Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2026, as  
follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement for Services of  
Independent Contractor with Homeland Language Services, LLC (not a local vendor) for the  
provision of interpretive and translation services for the period of July 1, 2024 through June  
30, 2026, for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $500,000.00, inclusive of  
$250,000.00 for FY 2024-2025, and $250,000.00 for FY 2025-2026, and inclusive of  
$120,000.00 under Purchase Order (PO) No. CN8591, but which otherwise cancels, nullifies,  
and supersedes PO No. CN8591;  
b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the  
authority to (i) suspend, delay, or interrupt the services under the Agreement for convenience  
as provided in Section 20 of the Agreement; and (ii) make immaterial changes to the  
Agreement as provided in Section 26 of the Agreement; all without altering the maximum  
contract amount and without requiring the Board of Supervisors’ approval of an amendment  
of the Agreement, subject to the Board of Supervisors’ ability to rescind this delegated  
authority at any time; and  
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are 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 actions are governmental funding  
mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
A-9)  
25-00510  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Services Agreement with  
LocumTenens.com LLC for Mental Health Staffing Services for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, as  
follows:  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor (Board Contract No. 24-024) with LocumTenens.com  
LLC (LocumTenens.com) (not a local vendor) to increase the contract amount by  
$100,000.00 due to an increased need for temporary staffing services for a revised, total  
maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,800,000.00 with no change to the contract term  
of July 1, 2024, through 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  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
ADDENDUM  
Item A-10) on the Administrative Agenda is amended, as follows:  
A-10)  
25-00511  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., First Amendment  
to the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2026 Service Agreement for Institutions for Mental Disease  
(IMD) and First Amendment to the Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. FY 2023-2027  
Services Agreement for Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Services, as follows:  
a) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., (not a local  
vendor) for IMD services (Board Contract [BC] No. 23-132) to update certain terms in  
compliance with state and federal requirements; and to increase the contract amount by  
$385,000.00 to add additional IMD placements outside of the County for a revised total  
maximum contract amount not to exceed $2,185,000.00, inclusive of $580,000.00 for FY  
2023-2024, $675,000.00 for FY 2024-2025, and $930,000.00 FY 2025-2026, with no change  
to the contract term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026;  
b) Approve, ratify and authorize the Chair to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement  
for Services of Independent Contractor with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., (not a local  
vendor) for CSU services (BC No. 23-297) to update certain terms in compliance with state  
and federal requirements; and to increase the maximum billable hours from 20 hours per  
client to 23 hours per client, with no change to the maximum contract amount not to exceed  
$22,192,530.00 or the contract term of March 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027; and  
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are 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 actions are governmental funding  
mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in  
the environment.  
A-11)  
25-00499  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding County Arts Making Impact Grant Award  
Disbursement Recommendations, as follows:  
a) Review and approve the 2025 Arts Making Impact Grant Awards to disburse to selected  
applicants through June 30, 2026; and  
b) Determine that the recommended actions are not a project subject to the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), because  
they consist of administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical  
change to the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-12)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00500  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Sole Source Purchase of Custom Tile for the  
County’s “Tribute to the People of Lompoc” Mural, as follows:  
a) Authorize the County Purchasing Agent to issue a Purchase Order, not to exceed  
$50,000.00, for the purchase of custom tile from Enduring Images, Inc. as a sole-source  
procurement pursuant to County Code Section 2-39, subdivision (c), without requiring a  
formal bid process; and  
b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal  
activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).  
A-13)  
25-00503  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA),  
Subrecipient Agreements with the City of Santa Maria (City) (Fourth and Fifth Districts) and  
the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara (Third and Fourth Districts), as  
follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement between the County  
of Santa Barbara (County), and the City providing $150,000.00 in HOME funds to administer  
a TBRA program, Fourth and Fifth Districts;  
b) Approve and Authorize the Chair to execute a Subrecipient Agreement between the  
County and the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara providing $123,933.00 in  
HOME funds to administer a TBRA program, Third and Fourth Districts; and  
c) 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.  
A-14)  
25-00485  
COUNTY COUNSEL  
Consider recommendations regarding an Outside Counsel Contract Amendment with  
Oppenheimer Investigations Group, LLP, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement  
for Professional Legal Services with Oppenheimer Investigations Group, LLP, to increase the  
not-to-exceed amount by $110,000.00 for a contract total of $310,000.00; and to extend the  
term of the Agreement to June 30, 2026; 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.  
ADDENDUM  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
Item A-15) on the Administrative Agenda is amended, as follows:  
A-15)  
25-00473  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding amendments to the Cannabis Business Licensing Fee  
Ordinance, as follows:  
a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of  
the County of Santa Barbara amending and superseding Ordinance 5041 5181, “An  
Ordinance Establishing the Cannabis Business License Fee; and  
b) Determine for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that:  
i) 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  
ii) 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.  
A-16)  
25-00486  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Employer and Member  
Retirement Contribution Rates, as follows:  
a) Pursuant to Government Code Section 31454, adopt the FY 2025-2026 employer and  
member contribution rates, recommended by Cheiron, the Santa Barbara County Employees  
Retirement System (SBCERS) actuary, and recommended by the Board of Retirement on  
December 11, 2024, with an effective date of July 1, 2025 or for the payroll cycle in which  
that date occurs;  
b) Pursuant to Government Code Section 31873, elect to pay the portion of the normal cost of  
living adjustment that would be otherwise assessed to individual members who are not  
deemed to be new members pursuant to Government Code Section 7522.04(f), with an  
effective date of July 1, 2025 or for the payroll cycle in which that date occurs; and  
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c) Determine that the actions above are not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), because they consist  
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-17)  
25-00472  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding Amending Chapter 50 of the County Code - Licensing  
of Cannabis Operations Acreage Cap Reduction Discussion, as follows:  
a) Consider adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the  
County of Santa Barbara amending Chapter 50 of the Santa Barbara County Code, Licensing  
of Cannabis Operations pertaining to existing criminal background check and live scan  
requirements; and  
b) Determine for the purposes of the California environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that:  
i) 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  
ii) 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.  
A-18)  
25-00502  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Approve Budget Revision Request Nos. 0010421; and 0010444 (Majority Vote Required).  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-19)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00516  
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding application submittal for a Local Tobacco Enforcement  
Grant from the California State Department of Justice, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Director of the County Health Department, or Designee, to  
submit a Tobacco Grant Program application to the California State Department of Justice in  
the amount not to exceed $578,560.00 for the period November 1, 2025 through October 31,  
2028 (Fiscal Years 2025-2026 through 2028-2029); and  
b) Determine, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section  
15378(b)(4), that the recommended action is not a project subject to CEQA review because it  
consists of the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal  
activities that do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a  
potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
A-20)  
25-00491  
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding the California Department of Insurance Grant Program  
for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Automobile Insurance Fraud Program, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District Attorney, or designee, to submit an application  
and, if awarded, execute a Grant Award Agreement with the California Department of  
Insurance for the Automobile Insurance Fraud Program, for the award period of July 1, 2025  
through June 30, 2026, with an anticipated award of $143,500.00, up to a maximum grant  
award amount of $265,000.00;  
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, 2026,  
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 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) because they consist 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-21)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00480  
FIRE DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FIRE PROTECTION  
DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding the adoption of Designated Local Responsibility Area  
Fire Hazard Severity Zones (LRA FHSZ) within the Unincorporated Areas of Santa Barbara  
County, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District:  
a) Consider the adoption of an Ordinance (Second Reading) designating areas not identified  
as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones by the State Fire Marshal, as Very High Fire  
Hazard Severity Zones in the LRA boundaries as outlined in the maps which align with state  
requirements, local needs for fire protection services and evacuation considerations;  
b) Direct staff to notify relevant agencies (California Board of Forestry) of the adoption of  
these boundaries pursuant to Government Code Section 51179 after the second reading of the  
ordinance 30 days after this approved action; and  
c) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) the recommended action  
consists of organizational, administrative, or fiscal activities of government that will not  
result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
A-22)  
25-00488  
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding Charging Infrastructure for a Government Fleets Grant,  
as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the General Services Director to execute the Charging  
Infrastructure for Government Fleets Grant Agreement to accept grant funds in the amount of  
$4,746,355.00 from the California Energy Commission; and  
b) Determine that the above actions are 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 the actions as government funding mechanisms or other  
government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project that  
may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-23)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00501  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Paralegal Salary Adjustment and Position Allocation  
for the District Attorney’s Office, as follows:  
a) Adopt an Amendment to the Salary Resolution which adjusts the salary range for Paralegal  
(Class No. 005579, Range No. 5579) to $36.787 - $44.732/hour and allocates one (1)  
full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) Paralegal position to the District Attorney’s Office, effective  
June 9, 2025; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are 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 actions consist of administrative  
activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the  
environment.  
A-24)  
25-00514  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a performance-based salary adjustment for the County  
Counsel, as follows:  
a) Approve a 5.8% performance-based salary adjustment for the County Counsel effective  
June 23, 2025, for an annual salary of approximately $316,157.00, based on the performance  
review of the County Counsel completed by the Board of Supervisors on May 6, 2025; and  
b) Determine that the above action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 17578(b)(4), because it consists of  
government funding mechanisms and/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)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00498  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT  
Consider recommendations regarding a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Pictometry  
International Corp., as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement  
(Board Contract [BC] No. 19187) with Pictometry International Corp. (Agreement), by  
amending the scope of work to include additional services (Third Amendment);  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the City of Santa Maria  
(City Contract) for the sharing of deliverables under and funding contributions toward BC  
No. 19187;  
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010296;  
d) Waive further competition and authorize procurement of the imagery and software without  
conducting a competitive bid process, based on the prior competitive process by Los Angeles  
County under cooperative purchasing guidelines pursuant to County Code Section 2-38; and  
e) Determine that the above recommended 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  
therefore not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to  
Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
ADDENDUM  
Item A-26) on the Administrative Agenda is amended, as follows:  
A-26)  
25-00495  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FLOOD  
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT  
Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Flood Control Projects  
Authority to Advertise and Receive Bids, Second, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows:  
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:  
a) Authorize the Public Works Director to advertise and receive bids for the following  
projects:  
i) Blosser Basin Improvements Project (Project No. SM8310), Fifth District;  
ii) Bradley Channel Improvements Project Phase 1 (Project No. SM2183), Fifth District;  
iii) Hospital Channel Concrete Repair Project (Project No. SC2501), Fifth Second District;  
and  
iv) Orcutt-Solomon Basin Outlet Modifications Project (Project No. OR2401), Fourth  
District; and  
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b) Determine that the advertising for and receipt of bids is an administrative and fiscal  
activity which will not result in physical changes in the environment and therefore the action  
does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).  
A-27)  
A-28)  
A-29)  
25-00487  
SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE  
Consider recommendations regarding a Sheriff’s Volunteer Response (SVR) Agreement  
between the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and the Carpinteria Unified School  
District as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the Carpinteria Unified  
School District to provide Deputy Sheriff coverage for special events (Sheriff’s Voluntary  
Response law enforcement assistance), including but not limited to athletic, business,  
graduation and/or entertainment events, on a cost-reimbursement basis, between the period of  
June 10, 2025 and June 30, 2028; 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.  
25-00490  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Veterans’ Services  
Office Subvention and Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance Programs, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the California Department of Veterans Affairs  
Subvention Certificate of Compliance, FY 2025-2026  
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the California Department of Veterans Affairs  
Annual Medi-Cal Cost Avoidance Program Certificate of Compliance, FY 2025-2026; and  
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not 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 consist of administrative  
activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
25-00492  
TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
Consider recommendations regarding temporary transfers to cover cash flow deficits  
occurring from July 1, 2025 through April 27, 2026, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution “In the Matter of Authorizing the County Treasurer to Make  
Temporary Transfers to Political Subdivisions Whose Funds are in Custody and are Paid Out  
Solely Through the Treasurer’s Office for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026”; and  
b) Determine that the above action involves government funding mechanisms and/or fiscal  
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activities and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
pursuant to Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
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June 10, 2025  
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A-30)  
25-00504  
SUPERVISOR HARTMANN, SUPERVISOR CAPPS  
Consider recommendations regarding the reaffirmation of County opposition to new offshore  
oil leasing in response to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM’s) 11th  
National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Leasing Program, as follows:  
a) Adopt a Resolution reaffirming the County of Santa Barbara’s opposition to new offshore  
oil leasing off the coast of California in response to BOEM’s request for information  
regarding preparation of the 2025-2030 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, as  
published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2025 (Federal Register Doc. No. 2025-07479);  
and  
b) Determine that the 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 they are administrative government activities that  
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment, and direct staff to file  
a Notice of Exemption on that basis.  
A-31)  
25-00484  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Consider recommendations regarding a contribution of Fifth District Discretionary Funds to  
One Community Action, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the contribution of $25,000.00 to One Community Action, a 501(c)  
(3) nonprofit (EIN No. 82-1489073), from the Fifth District General County Programs  
Department 990 Discretionary Fund;  
b) Find that the project provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the  
County; 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 not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section  
15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
A-32)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00515  
SUPERVISOR LAVAGNINO  
Consider recommendations regarding the contribution of Fifth District Discretionary Funds to  
Transitions-Mental Health Association, as follows:  
a) Approve and authorize the contribution of $5,000.00 to Transitions-Mental Health  
Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN No. 95-3509040), from the Fifth District General  
County Programs Department 990 Discretionary Fund;  
b) Find that the project provides a community benefit that meets the social needs of the  
County; 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 not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section  
15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.  
Hearing Requests  
A-33)  
25-00483  
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  
Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding Case No. 25APL-00008, an appeal of  
the County Planning Commission’s approval of the G and K Farm/K and G Flower -  
Cannabis Processing Structure Design Review Project (hereinafter Project), Case No.  
19BAR-00000-00225, as follows:  
(Set a hearing for July 1, 2025. Time estimate: 45 minutes)  
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 25APL-00008;  
b) Make the required findings for Preliminary Design Review approval of the Project, Case  
No. 19BAR-00000-00225, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;  
c) Find that the Project is exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15268, because  
the land use entitlements, Case Nos. 19CUP-00000-00062, 20AMD-00000-00003, and  
19CDP-00000-00157, have already been approved and under the County’s Design Review  
ordinance, the Board of Supervisors lacks authority to address environmental impacts as part  
of the Preliminary Design Review appeal; and  
d) Grant de novo Preliminary Design Review approval of the project.  
Approval of Administrative Agenda  
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June 10, 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  
25-00517  
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Board of the Santa Barbara County  
Public Authority for In-Home Supportive Services  
Employee organization: United Domestic Workers of America, American Federation of  
State, County & Municipal Employees, Local 3930. Agency-designated representatives:  
County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato and Social Services Director Daniel Nielson.  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code section 54956.8)  
Property: Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 105-020-060, 105-020-061, and 105-020-062 (Fourth  
Supervisorial District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist.  
Negotiating party: Leonard Knight and Matthew Knight. Under negotiation: Price and terms  
of payment.  
Property: Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 105-020-063 and 105-020-064 (Fourth Supervisorial  
District). Agency negotiator: General Services Director Kirk Lagerquist. Negotiating party:  
Michelle Southwick Wood, Executive Director of Orcutt Area Seniors in Service, Inc. Under  
negotiation: Price and terms of payment.  
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION  
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Government Code section 54957)  
Public employee performance evaluations for directors of the following departments:  
Agricultural Commissioner; Behavioral Wellness; Child Support Services; Community  
Services; County Health; Fire; General Services; Human Resources; Information Technology;  
Planning & Development; Probation; Public Defender; Public Works; and Social Services.  
Report from Closed Session  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
Department requests continuance of Departmental Item No. 1) to 6/24/2025  
1)  
25-00415  
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the adoption of a proposed Fee Ordinance  
for Public Works Transportation Division’s Development Review and Plan Check Review  
services, as follows:  
a) Approve the introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance updating fees for the Santa  
Barbara County Public Works Department, pertaining to the Transportation Division’s  
review of subdivision maps and other documents related to development review and plan  
check review;  
b) Read the title of the Ordinance into the record and waive further reading of the Ordinance  
in full; and  
c) Set a hearing for the Administrative Agenda to consider the adoption (Second Reading) of  
an Ordinance, as follows:  
i) Adopt the Ordinance (Second Reading) updating fees for the Santa Barbara County Public  
Works Department, pertaining to Transportation Division’s review of subdivision maps and  
other documents related to development review and plan check review; and  
ii) Find that the proposed actions are administrative activities of the County approving  
charges that are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses, which will not result in direct  
or indirect physical changes in the environment, and are therefore not subject to the  
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(l)  
and not a “project” as defined for purposes of CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Sections  
15378(b)(4) and (b)(5).  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: CONTINUE TO 6/24/2025  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
2)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00493  
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND WEIGHTS & MEASURES  
DEPARTMENT, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,  
CLERK-RECORDER-ASSESSOR-ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Williamson Act Overview, as follows:  
(EST. TIME: 20 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file the Williamson Act Overview presentation; and  
b) Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of  
California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), as it consists of  
organizational and administrative activities.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
3)  
25-00512  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Mental Health Services Act  
Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, as  
follows:  
(EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)  
a) Approve and adopt the Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Program and Expenditure  
Plan Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended action is not a project that is subject to  
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to  
CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and (5), finding that the action consists of  
administrative activities of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical  
changes in the environment and is a governmental funding mechanism and/or fiscal activity  
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
4)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00513  
BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT, TREASURER-TAX  
COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Community Assistance Recovery and  
Empowerment (CARE) Act Update, and Senate Bill 43 (SB 43) Presentation and Notice to  
Implement on July 1, 2025, as follows: (EST. TIME: 40 MIN.)  
a) Receive and file an update on the CARE Court Act that established CARE Court in Santa  
Barbara County effective December 1, 2024;  
b) Receive and file notice that a presentation of the Update on the Deferred Implementation  
of SB 43 which modifies Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5008 by expanding the  
definition of “Gravely Disabled” is moved from January 1, 2026 to now be implemented on  
July 1, 2025;  
c) Adopt a Resolution amending the implementation start date of SB 43 to July 1, 2025 to  
supersede Resolution No. 23-290 adopted and authorized by the Board of Supervisors on  
December 12, 2023; and  
d) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not 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 consist of administrative  
activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
5)  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
25-00497  
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the 2025 Annual Homelessness Update,  
as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Receive and file a presentation on homelessness in the County of Santa Barbara to ensure  
compliance with State of California and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD) requirements, including:  
i) Local, State, and Federal funding to address homelessness overview;  
ii) Community Action Plan to Address Homelessness Year 4 Progress Report;  
iii) 2025 Point in Time Count and Housing Inventory Count; and  
iv) Encampment Resolution Strategy Year 3 Progress Report; and  
b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not 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 consist of administrative  
activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE  
6)  
25-00494  
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Implementation of Assembly Bill 2561 -  
Local Public Employees: Vacant Positions, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)  
a) Approve procedures that establish the framework and requirements for holding public  
hearings and reporting on the County’s workforce vacancies and recruitment and retention  
efforts in compliance with Assembly Bill 2561;  
b) Conduct a public hearing regarding Assembly Bill 2561, and receive and file an annual  
report on the County’s workforce vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts in  
compliance with Assembly Bill 2561; and  
c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not 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 consist of administrative  
activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the  
environment.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
Agenda  
June 10, 2025  
Adjourn to  
Budget Hearing  
Tuesday, June 17, 2025  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
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AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN  
CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC  
HEARING.  
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June 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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