Consider recommendations regarding approval of a Sister County and Prefecture Cooperation Agreement between Santa Barbara County, California and Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, as follows: a) Approve a Sister County and Prefecture Cooperation Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan in substantially the form provided, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the agreement; and b) Find that the proposed action is not a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as it involves organizational and administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.

Committee

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Introduced

January 14, 2026

On agenda

January 27, 2026

Passed

January 27, 2026

Where it was heard

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Jan 27, 2026 Acted on as follows: Pass