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 attached 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.

What this record is

Amount

$150K

Runs until

March 1, 2027 136 days — goes back out to bid date quoted from the award document

Type

rfp

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Committee

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Introduced

August 14, 2026

On agenda

August 25, 2026

Passed

August 25, 2026

Where it was heard

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Aug 25, 2026 Acted on as follows: Pass

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