Agenda - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

County of Santa Barbara

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

First District - Roy Lee

Second District - Laura Capps

Third District - Joan Hartmann, Vice Chair

Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Chair

Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino

Jana Petersen, County Executive Officer

Agenda

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

9:00 AM

JOSEPH CENTENO BETTERAVIA GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

BUILDING, BOARD HEARING ROOM

511 EAST LAKESIDE PARKWAY, SANTA MARIA

The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of: the Flood Control & Water

Conservation District, the Water Agency, the Laguna County Sanitation District, and other Special

Districts.

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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.

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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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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). For planning, zoning and

subdivision hearings, submissions more than one page in length must be filed with the Clerk no later

than 12:00 PM on the Friday before the Board hearing unless the Board by motion and 4/5 vote

determines to accept a late submission.

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4. Each person may address the Board for up to three minutes at the discretion of the Chair.

If you have any questions or if you are participating in the hearing telephonically or electronically and

need a disability-related modification or accommodation or have any issues attempting to access the

hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board's Office at (805) 568-2240 or sbcob@countyofsb.org.

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

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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 $500 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 $500 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 may conduct a Closed Session during a Board meeting, as

necessary and in accordance with applicable laws. 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.

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.

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

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes of the August 18, 2026 Meeting

County Executive Officer's Report

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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)

26-00774

SUPERVISOR CAPPS, SUPERVISOR HARTMANN

Adopt a Resolution proclaiming August 26, 2026 as Women’s Equality Day in Santa

Barbara County.

Administrative Items

A-2)

26-00769

AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding establishing the property tax rates and levying

taxes for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution establishing the property tax rates and levying taxes for the taxing

agencies in the County of Santa Barbara for the FY 2026-2027; and

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

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5),

because they are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any

specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the

environment.

A-3)

26-00758

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Grant Agreement with Sierra Health

Foundation: Center for Health Program Management (The Center) for California

Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Proposition 36 Behavioral Health

Requirements Implementation Funds for Fiscal Years 2025-2028, as follows: (4/5 Vote

Required)

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

to execute the grant agreement (CA26PRP23830), as well as the required dispute

resolution attachment, with Sierra Health Foundation: The Center for California DHCS

Proposition 36 Behavioral Health Requirements Implementation funds for facility

renovations in the award amount of $395,332.00 for the period of March 1, 2026

through March 31, 2028;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request (BRR) No. 1572, to accept Proposition 36 funds

from Sierra Health Foundation: The Center, acting on behalf of the DHCS, in the

amount of $395,332.00, to increase County’s infrastructure for substance use and

mental health services; and

c) Determine that the above recommended action is not a project that is subject to

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

to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) and (b)(5), finding that the action is

governmental funding mechanisms and/or administrative or fiscal activities that will not

result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-4)

26-00761

BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Services Agreement with Meraki Management -

CA, LLC dba Lightfully Behavioral Health for Day Rehabilitation Services (DRS) and

Day Treatment Intensive (DTI) Services for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2026-2028, as follows:

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

Independent Contractor with Meraki Management - CA, LLC dba Lightfully Behavioral

Health (not a local vendor) (Lightfully) for the provision of DRS and DTI services for a

total maximum contract amount not to exceed $400,000.00, inclusive of $200,000.00

for FY 2026-2027, and $200,000.00 for FY 2027-2028, for the period of August 25,

2026, through June 30, 2028;

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

following authorities regarding the above contract, subject to the maximum contract

amount and revocation of this delegated authority at any time: Make immaterial

changes (standard terms); modify performance measures (Exh. A-3 MHS); suspend

services (Exh. AA ADP/MHS); and reallocate funding, modify service codes and rates,

and withhold payment (Exh. B ADP/MHS); 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-5)

26-00756

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Approval of a Subordination Agreement for

Patterson Point (Project) Permanent Financing, Second District, as follows:

a) Authorize the Board Chair to execute a Subordination Agreement, with State

Housing Community Development (State HCD) for the Patterson Point Affordable

Housing Project subordinating a $1,488,000.00 County Loan to State HCD loan; and

b) Determine that the above recommended action is not a project under the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 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.

A-6)

26-00757

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Approval of St. Vincent’s Institution

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Subrecipient Agreement, Second

District, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board, pursuant to the Fiscal Year

2026-2027 Annual Action Plan approved by the Board on June 9, 2026, to execute a

CDBG Capital Subrecipient Agreement between the County and St. Vincent’s

Institution for $200,000.00 for the Family Strengthening Program Roof Replacement

Project; and

b) Determine that the above recommended action is 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 action is not a

project as it is the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government

fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may

result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.

A-7)

26-00762

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Approval of Request for Proposals to Retain

Contract Film Commissioner to Develop Framework to Facilitate Filmmaking in Santa

Barbara County, as follows:

a) Authorize the Community Services Department (CSD) Director to release a Request

for Proposals, and subsequently enter into a contract with the successful respondent to

perform the tasks outlined in the scope of work, in a maximum aggregate contract

amount not to exceed $150,000.00, for the period of October 1, 2026, through March 1,

2027; 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.

A-8)

26-00765

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance In Lieu Fees

and Requirements Annual Update, as follows:

a) Receive and file the 2025 Update and Annual Adjustment of Affordable Housing

In-Lieu Fees and Inclusionary Housing Requirements; and

b) 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-9)

26-00754

COUNTY COUNSEL

Consider recommendations regarding the Third Amendment to the Agreement for

Professional Legal Services with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, as follows: (4/5 Vote

Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement for

Professional Legal Services with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, A Professional

Corporation, to extend the term of the Agreement to August 31, 2027, and to increase

the maximum contract amount by $20,000.00 for a new not-to-exceed amount of

$150,000.00; and

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

Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)

(5), because it consists of government administrative and fiscal activities that will not

result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

A-10)

26-00773

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Approve Budget Revision Request No. 1611 (Majority Vote Required); and Budget

Revision Request Nos. 1583 and 1614 (4/5 Vote Required).

A-11)

26-00752

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, PROBATION DEPARTMENT,

SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE

Consider recommendations regarding Providing Access and Transforming Health

(PATH) Initiative Round 4 Award Acceptance, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Sheriff and Probation Chief, or designees, to

accept and receive funding from the California Department of Health Care Services

(DHCS) for PATH Round 4 Initiative Round 4 Award for approved activities for the

project period of January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, in the amount of

$1,300,000.00;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request Number 1601 in the amount of $650,000.00 to

establish appropriations in the County Health Department for unanticipated revenue for

services and supplies ($619,000.00), and indirect costs ($31,000.00) funded by the

Sheriff’s Department and Probation Department’s DHCS’ PATH Round 4 funding

award. Increase appropriations and offsetting revenue of $300,000.00 in Sheriff's

Office and $350,000.00 in the Probation Department funded PATH 4 Justice Involved

(JI) grant; 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 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines, since the recommended actions are

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-12)

26-00768

GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding the Best Value Contract Method Policy, as

follows:

a) Adopt the Best Value Construction Contracting Policy, establishing County

procedures and authority for use of the Best Value construction contracting method

pursuant to California Public Contract Code (PCC) Section 20155 et seq., for

construction projects exceeding $1,000,000.00 and for annual Job Order Contracts not

exceeding $3,000,000.00 annually; and

b) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project 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.

A-13)

26-00772

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Set window date hearings of September 22, 2026, November 10, 2026, and

December 8, 2026, for adopting proposed Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element

Amendments during calendar year 2026.

PROBATION DEPARTMENT

A-14)

26-00766

Consider recommendations regarding the 2026-2029 Memorandum of Understanding

(MOU) between Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority, dba

CenCal Health, and the Probation Department Susan J. Gionfriddo Juvenile Justice

Center (JJC), as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute a MOU effective

September 1, 2026 through September 1, 2029, between the Probation Department

and CenCal Health to implement Medi-Cal pre-release services under the California

Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Justice-Involved (JI) Reentry Initiative at

the JJC; and

b) Determine that the above recommended action is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3),

finding that the activities are covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA

applies only to projects which have the potential for causing significant effects on the

environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the

activities in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activities are

not subject to CEQA.

A-15)

26-00760

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA

COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT

Consider recommendations regarding the Laguna County Sanitation District,

Amendment No. 2 to Recycled Water Use Agreement with Santa Maria Public Airport

District, as follows:

Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:

a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Recycled

Water Use Agreement with the Santa Maria Public Airport District to extend the

contract end date to December 31, 2027; and

b) Determine that the above-recommended action is exempt from the California

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

(Existing Facilities), finding that the action consists of updating the contract term of an

existing facility used to provide public utility services with negligible or no expansion of

use, and direct the Clerk of the Board to file the CEQA Notice of Exemption.

A-16)

26-00759

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAGUNA

COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT

Consider recommendations regarding the Laguna County Sanitation District,

Authorization to Use the Design-Build Delivery Method and Initiate Procurement for the

Solids Handling Phase 3 Project (Project No. SOLID3); Fourth and Fifth Districts, as

follows:

Acting as the Board of Directors, Laguna County Sanitation District:

a) Approve the use of the Design-Build project delivery method for the Solids Handling

Phase 3 Project (Project No. SOLID3), pursuant to Public Contract Code Sections

22160-22169;

b) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to issue a Request for

Qualifications to solicit Statements of Qualifications from prospective Design-Build

entities;

c) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to evaluate Statements of

Qualifications and establish a shortlist of the most qualified Design-Build entities;

d) Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to issue a Request for Proposals

to shortlisted Design-Build entities;

e) Direct staff to return to the Board with a recommended Design-Build entity and a

proposed contract award, including contract amount and contingency, upon completion

of the solicitation process; and

f) Determine that the advertising for and receipt of qualifications and proposals is an

administrative and fiscal activity which will not result in changes in the environment and

therefore the action does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),ꢀpursuant to 14 CCRꢀSectionꢀ15378(b)(5).ꢀ

A-17)

26-00764

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding supporting Caltrans Traffic Control Measures on

State Route 192 (East Valley Road), and State Route 192 (Foothill Road and Casitas

Pass Road), First District, as follows:

a) Adopt a Resolution to support the California Department of Transportation in

exercising its authority to install “No Parking” signage within State right-of-way on:

i) State Route 192 (east Valley Road, Montecito); and

ii) State Route 192 (Foothill Road and Casitas Pass Road, Carpinteria); and

b) Find that the proposed actions are for the operation and maintenance of an existing

public facility, involving negligible, or no expansion of use beyond that which presently

exists, that the proposed action is therefore exempt from California Environmental

Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15301(c), and approve and direct staff to file the Notice

of Exemption on that basis.

A-18)

26-00777

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Consider recommendations regarding Orcutt and Tanglewood Transit Stop

Enhancements, Cooperative Agreement with City of Santa Maria, Santa Maria

Regional Transit (SMRT) Operator; Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote

Required)

a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Orcutt and Tanglewood Transit Stop

Furniture Improvements Cooperative Agreement with the City of Santa Maria, operator

of SMRT. The Agreement authorizes the Public Works Department to transfer a total of

$109,265.00 in Transportation Development Act - Local Transportation Fund

(TDA-LTF) to the City of Santa Maria to fund transit stop enhancements including the

purchase and installation of new transit benches and transit shelters at public bus stops

in the communities of Orcutt and Tanglewood;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 1569 to increase Fiscal Year 2026-2027

appropriation of $109,265.00 in Public Works Roads-Alternative Transport Fund

(FD-0019) for Services and Supplies funded by the TDA-LTF; and

c) Determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of the California

Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 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, and similar facilities. A Notice of

Exemption was filed on this basis on August 25, 2026, and the proposed action is

within the scope of that Notice of Exemption.

A-19)

26-00767

TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

Consider recommendations regarding the Treasurer’s Investment Pool Report for the

quarter ending on June 30, 2026, as follows:

a) Accept for filing the Treasurer’s Investment Pool Report for the quarter ended June

30, 2026, pursuant to California Government Code section 53646(b); 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 section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.

Board of Supervisors

A-20)

26-00763

SUPERVISOR CAPPS

Consider recommendations regarding the contribution of $20,000.00 to the Isla Vista

Community Services District (IVCSD) for the Isla Vista bluff memorial installation, as

follows: (4/5 Vote Required)

a) Approve and authorize a contribution of $20,000.00 to the IVCSD for the installation

of the Isla Vista bluff memorial, funded by the Second District’s Discretionary Funds

held in General County Programs General Fund Committed Emerging Issues fund

balance;

b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 1618 to establish appropriations of

$20,000.00 in General County Programs General Fund for Services and Supplies,

funded by release of Committed Emerging Issues fund balance;

c) Find that the above project meets the social needs of the population of the

community; and

d) Find that the recommended actions are not a “Project” under the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Guideline sections 15378(b)(4) and

15378(b)(5), because they consist of organizational and administrative activities of

government and the creation of government policies that do not result in direct or

indirect physical changes in the environment.

Approval of Administrative Agenda

26-00002

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) (26-00002)

WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL

ATTACKS AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.

Recess to Closed Session

ADDENDUM

The Closed Session Agenda is amended, as follows:

Closed Session

26-00779

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION

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

Flying Goat Cellars, Inc., et al. v. Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, et al.,

U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Case Number 2:26cv05489.

Sun Coast Bloom, LLC v. County of Santa Barbara; Office of Administrative Hearings

Case No. 2026080068.

Valley Crest Farms, LLC v. County of Santa Barbara; Office of Administrative Hearings

Case No. 2026080029.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9)

Deciding whether to initiate civil litigation: 2 cases.

Report from Closed Session

Departmental Agenda

Planning Items and Public Hearings

26-00776

TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Jeremy and Megan Raff Appeal

of the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Transient Occupancy Tax Final Audit Determination, as

follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)

a) Consider an appeal of the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Transient Occupancy Tax final

audit determination for Jeremy and Megan Raff. The appeal was filed by Jeremy and

Megan Raff; and

b) Consider taking the following actions:

i) Conduct a hearing to consider the appeal of the final determination of Transient

Occupancy Tax, interest and penalties assessed by the Treasurer-Tax Collector on

Jeremy and Megan Raff in the amount of $65,840.11;

ii) Uphold the Treasurer-Tax Collector's final determination and deny the appeal request

for the waiver or meaningful reduction of Transient Occupancy Tax, penalties and

interest totaling $65,840.11;

iii) Deny the appeal request for a payment plan arrangement;

iv) Adopt the findings proposed by the Treasurer-Tax Collector; and

v) 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

26-00775

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding responses to the 2025-2026 Grand

Jury Report on Sheriff’s Office Overtime, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)

a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Santa Barbara County Board of

Supervisors’ response to the 2025-2026 Grand Jury report entitled “What’s Up with the

Excessive Overtime? A Look at the Overtime Issues in the Sheriff’s Office”;

b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the

Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and

c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines

15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because

they are government administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect

physical changes to the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

26-00771

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding responses to the 2025-2026 Grand

Jury Report on Emergency Preparedness, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)

a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Santa Barbara County Board of

Supervisors’ response to the 2025-2026 Grand Jury report entitled “Santa Barbara

County Office of Emergency Management: Is the County Neglecting Emergency

Preparedness?”;

b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the

Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and

c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines

15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because

they are government administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect

physical changes to the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

26-00770

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding responses to the 2025-2026 Grand

Jury Report on Property Tax Bill Charges, as follows: (EST. TIME: 30 MIN.)

a) Consider and adopt the responses as the Santa Barbara County Board of

Supervisors’ response to the 2025-2026 Grand Jury report entitled “What Are These

Extra Charges on My Property Tax Bill? A Look into What They Are and How They Are

Spent”;

b) Authorize the Chair to sign the letter and forward the letter and responses to the

Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara County Superior Court; and

c) Determine pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines

15378(b)(5) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because

they are government administrative activities that do not result in direct or indirect

physical changes to the environment.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

Adjourn to

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

County Administration Building

Board Hearing Room

105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor

Santa Barbara

Challenges

IF YOU CHALLENGE A DETERMINATION MADE ON A MATTER ON THIS AGENDA

IN COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR

SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS

NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF

SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC HEARING.

Announcements

The meeting of Tuesday, August 25, 2026 will be telecast live on County of Santa

Barbara TV Channel 20 at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday, August 27,

2026, at 5:00 PM and on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM on CSBTV Channel

20.

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